Oldest Bank in the World? Egidu of Nineveh Recounted
Ancient records from a public archive near Nineveh describe the Egidu banking house as dating to about 2300 years before Christ. The firm grew wealthy by collecting taxes for the king and later managing revenues for several Assyrian provinces across five generations.
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Egidu
Abraham
Uring
T. P.’s Union Weekly
Thackeray Autograph Anecdote From Recollections
Wodder notes Thackeray disliked autograph requests and once examined a young lady’s album. He penned lines about Mount Blane and added A HUMBLE SUGGESTION. He quips about who wrote whom and mentions Albert Smith and Lindley Murray in a brisk, playful exchange.
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Wodder
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Lindley Murray
W. M. Thackeray
Child comforts ragged beggar and old woman in lane
A five year old girl meets a barefoot, ragged elder carrying a bundle of sticks. The child reaches out with pity and tenderly speaks of wishing the old woman well, while a nearby man jokes about a hospital story.
Pierce medicines praised for purity and effects across era
The article extols Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and other remedies claiming alcohol-free formulas with original principles. It denounces corruption, supports trust busting, and highlights Milton D. Purdy as a key figure in federal anti trust efforts alongside Attorney General Bonaparte.
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Minnesota
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Trust Busting and Its Champions
An analysis of young reformers aiming to curb the power of capital and blood-mancy kings. The piece examines methods used to win a place in the war on capital and the criminal avenues linked to wealth and influence.
Trust busting figures sweep to curb big business
By Robertus Love, the article outlines federal efforts since 1887 to restrain monopolies and criminal trusts. It highlights Attorney General Bonaparte, special counsel Kellogg, and the Standard Oil and tobacco cases, plus officials like Herbert Knox Smith and Edwin W Sims advancing enforcement and legal strategies.
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St. Louis
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St. Paul
Steel Trust
Minnesota
Northern Securities Company
J. Pierpont Morgan
Steel
James J. Hill
Morgan
New York
Steel Corporation
Knox
Western Paper
Whellogg
Purdy
Wall
Smith
Standard Oil Company
Edwin W Sims
Chicago
Batt
Bureau of Corporations
Sins
Podge Landis
James CC. McReynolds
Tennessee
Mr. Purdy
Tobacco Trust
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