Word: francisco
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Rudolph Spreckels, who became famous as the supporter of Francis J. Heney in the San Francisco graft prosecution, will deliver the fifth of the series of lectures on "The Social Problem and its Remedies" in Emerson D this afternoon at 4 o'clock instead of at 4.30, as was previously announced. He has chosen for his subject "The Business Man's Remedy." The lecture will be open to the public...
...Spreckels is the son of Claus Spreckels, of San Francisco, and a millionaire in his own name. Shortly after coming of age, he became interested in the gas company of San Francisco. Upon looking into its affairs, he found it corrupt in its relations with the city council and its own shareholders. The latter in answer to an appeal from Mr. Spreckels, threw out the old board of directors and elected his reform ticket. As president of the First National Bank of San Francisco, he saw and studied finance and politics from the inside...
...Rudolph Spreckels will deliver the fifth of the series of lectures on "The Social Problem and its Remedies" in Emerson D on Friday afternoon at 4.30 o'clock. Mr. Spreckels was a financial and moral supporter of Mr. F. T. Heney during the San Francisco graft prosecution. The special topic of his lecture will be "The Business Man's Remedy." The public is cordially invited to attend...
...west, he will lecture next in St. Louis, and from there he will go to Chicago, to deliver a series of addresses at the University of Chicago. At the University of Wisconsin, he will give a similar course of lectures. It is possible that he will go to San Francisco, before returning to New York, whence he will sail for Europe about April...
...Heney, of San Francisco, who was to have lectured on "The Remedy by Prevention," in the series on "The Social Problem and its Remedies," in Emerson D this afternoon, will be unable to do so, owing to the illness of his wife...