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...when in 1878 he obtained $10,000 from his half-brothers to start a newspaper in Cleveland. He called it The Penny Press and resolved always to keep himself and his work close to the plain people. This appears to have been the expression of a business conviction rather than a spiritual necessity, however. Soon after his first Press began making money, Publisher Scripps began what amounted to the invention of chain journalism. His system: find an ambitious young man, stake him as cheaply as possible (the way E. W. Scripps began), let him be part owner; the greater...
...months similar Chinatown killings have happened sporadically in New York, Newark, N. J., Chicago. U. S. newsreaders who thought "Tong wars" carry-overs from the days of native pomp, crime, and paganism were mistaken. Tongs are not, never were, ancient Oriental groupings for feuds. They are, instead, practical busi ness protective associations formed in the U. S. after the Civil War to keep Chinese laundrymen, restaurateurs, merchants, servants, etc. from molestation by competitors or the authorities of any race. The laundry business (fast becoming a Chinese monopoly in the U. S. until the advent of steam-machinery from Troy...
...almost from infancy, he was constantly vowing to stop smoking. He wrote in his diary, on the walls of his room, the date on which he would smoke his last cigaret. The dates were soon in numerable. When his parents died. Zeno came into a fortune. He played with busi ness, gambled on the stock exchange. There he met shrewd, blunt Malfenti, who took a fancy to him, took him home to meet Signora Malfenti and his four daughters. Zeno instantly fell in love with the most beautiful, but he had such a genius for putting his foot...
...spent a few weeks touring in Germany and there I have seen much. ... I have been impressed with the thought that Germany is making a marvelous recovery from the financial effects of the War. . . . I predict that Germany is going to lead the procession in a general revival of busi ness throughout the world and it will not be long before its ... indefatigable industry will make the whole nation vibrate with prosperity. . . . The competition of Germany in the markets of the world is going to sorely perplex creditor nations. . . . Germany's rejuvenation ... an interesting chapter in the history...
...City. His pianist, Ferdie Grofe, a brilliant technical musician, helped him greatly toward fame by his skilful arrangements of current songs. Whiteman himself can tell little about a composition from reading it; he puts in most of his own touches in re hearsal. Famed in the trade for his busi ness acumen, he hires the best and most expensive players, keeps them in a good humor. He paid his former saxophonist, Ross Gorman, $50,000 a year. His own earnings are about $500,000 a year. He likes striped ties and custard, owns a ranch near Denver, likes to wear...