Wall Street Panic as Brownley and Conant Clash on Sugar
In a tense Wall Street scene, Bob Brownley backed by Randolph millions battles Barry Conant on Sugar shares. The bid war drives Sugar from 210 down to 110 as panic spreads, raising questions about insider actions and looming suspensions.
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Bob Brownley
Wall Street
Jim Randolph
Randolph & Randolph
Brownley
Randolph
Beulah Sands
Virginia
Reinhart
Miss Sands
Barry Conant
Standard Oil
Sugar
Bob
Sugar Pole
Leutenants
Ike Bloomenstein
Joe Barnes
Barry
Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Damemeyer
Washington
Work Done in Sleep Dreams Profits for Inventors and Authors
The piece recounts how dreams inspired innovation and art, citing Stevenson’s nocturnal narratives and Condorcet’s calculus solution. It notes practical gains like the Bristol shot tower born from a sleeper’s dream and mentions Franklin and Voltaire as examples of ideas formed in sleep.
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Chicago Tribune
Robert Louis Stevenson
Stevenson
van Swinden
Amsterdam
Marquis de Condorcet
von Swinden
Voltaire
Henriade
Bristol
St. Mary Redcliffe
Government Reclamation Efforts Transform Deserts and Swamps
A Washington report discusses U S government reclamation of arid lands and proposed swamp land reclamation. It notes large gains from irrigation, new towns and railroads, and plans to reclaim swamp areas in several states, arguing long term value outweighs initial costs.
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Geological Survey
Washington
No. 1
Congress
Arkansas
Indiana
New Jersey
North Carolina
South Carolina
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Forest Use in U S Must Curb Waste to Avoid Timber Famine
A Washington dispatch cites high U S wood consumption now six times Europe per person and total use three to four times U S forest growth. Circular 97 of the Forest Service urges curbing waste and boosting growth, drawing on German and European experience for policy lessons.
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United States
Washington Dispatch
Europe
Forest Service
Germany
Saxony
Prussia
Senator Beveridge Warns of Newspaper Trust Power
Indiana Senator Beveridge denounces a growing newspaper trust that buys control of major papers to steer public opinion. He argues no legislation can remedy the evil and calls for people to reject biased coverage and seek truthful public discourse.
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Albert J. Beveridge
United States
Indiana
William Jennings’ Bryan
Roosevelt
Bryan
Thomas B. Reed
Impressions of Kuropatkin Before War With Japan
Josiah Flynt portrays General Kuropatkin as a capable regional administrator in 1897 Askabad. He notes his “stick-at-it-iveness” and hints at rumors of wealth from the Russo Japanese conflict, while praising his constructive side such as schools and railroads. He contrasts gossip with observed discipline and hints at broader women’s historical roles.
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Japan
Central Asia
Kuropatkin
Manchuria
Josiah Flynt
Success Magazine
Askabad
Europatkin
Bailiwick
Trans-Caspia
I Nke
Millions to China Gift From Indemnity Plan Discussed
Washington considers notifying China that the United States will accept about 25 million of the Boxer indemnity as costs of the rebellion and damages to Americans in China. The 39 year plan would shift most of the 360 million dollar indemnity into ongoing interest payments at four percent. China has begun payments and plans to continue until the debt is wiped out.
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Lake States
Pacific States
Washington
United States
America
Roosevelt
Root
China
Empire of China
Oriental
Imperial Government of
Dueling in France and The Rise of Humorous Scorn
A historical sketch recalls how dueling waned in France, noting Gambetta and de Fourtou’s fogbound November 1878 duel as farcical yet telling. It recounts other episodes, including a notary’s clash with Marshal Vaillant’s aide and a Paris journalist’s debonair return to a cuffing by mail.
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France
Plessis-Piquet
Messrs
Gambetta
de Fourtou
Chamber of Deputies
M. de Fourtou
Monsieur Gambetta
Napoleon III
Marshal Vaillant
Marshall Vaillant
Paris
Philadelphia Ledger
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Cayn
Tony Spamy
Hey
Sahara
Manhattan Island
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Great Exchange
Bob Brown
Bears
Exchange
Senator Beveridge
Dangerous Combine
Women IN Business
Margaret Draper
Mary Katharine Goddard
Mme. Ducondray
Mrs. Vandernpl
Thrale
London
Nantucket
Savings Bank
New England
Boston Custom House
Slifton
Iowa
Garden Plain
Susan King
Mme. Demorest
Gill
Giselle D'Anger
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