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George Graham Rice. My Adventures with Your Money
My Adventures with Your Money
Table of Contents
FOREWORD
CHAPTER I. The Rise and Fall of Maxim & Gay
THE BIRTH OF AN IDEA TO COIN MONEY
THE HIGHER MATHEMATICS OF THE OPERATION
HOW "THE ONE BEST BET" WAS COINED
REAL INSIDE TURF INFORMATION
THE PUBLIC ASKS TO BE MYSTIFIED
PRESTIGE RESTORED BY A CLERK'S RUSE
A BOASTFUL RACE PLAYER GIVES AID
FORTUNE CHANGES HER MOOD AND SMILES AGAIN
THE KENTUCKY COLONEL FALLS IN LINE
BETTING THE PUBLIC'S MONEY AT GREAT PROFIT
$130,000 IS LOST AND WON IN A DAY
A DISASTROUS NEWSPAPER WINDUP
CHAPTER II. Mining Finance at Goldfield
A PARTNERSHIP OF PURE NERVE
BUCKING THE TIGER ON THE DESERT
BIDDING $3,000,000 WHEN BROKE
MILLIONS IN THE VISTA HELD NO CHARMS
"HUMAN INTEREST" VERSUS TECHNICAL MINING
BEGINNING THE ADVERTISING BUSINESS
SOME ADVERTISING THAT PAID
BUILDING GOLD MINES WITH PUBLICITY
HAIR-RAISING STORIES FOR DISTANT READERS
THE MERCURY OF SPECULATION
THE BIRTH OF BULLFROG
ENTER, CHARLES M. SCHWAB
WHY THE BOTTOM FELL OUT
HOW ABOUT THE PUBLIC'S CHANCES?
JUMPING JACK MANHATTAN
CHAPTER III. The Brewing of a Saturnalia of Speculation
TRYING IT ON THE STRAY DOG
ADVERTISING FOR THINKERS
YES, "BUSINESS IS BUSINESS"
FORTUNES THAT WERE MISSED
THE TALE OF BULLFROG RUSH
PRIZE FIGHTS AND MINING PROMOTION
THE YEAR OF BIG FIGURES
THE STORY OF GOLDFIELD CONSOLIDATED
AT THE HEIGHT OF THE FRENZY
CHAPTER IV. The Greenwater Fiasco
GETTING INTO THE GAME
ALL THE COPPER IN THE WORLD
THE COLLAPSE OF GREENWATER
THE SHAME AND THE BLAME
CHAPTER V. On the Eve of the Great Goldfield Smash
THE RISE OF WINGFIELD AND NIXON
THE WINNINGS OF A TENDERFOOT
I AM LANDED HIGH AND DRY
THE BEGINNING OF THE RAID
SOME PERTINENT PERSONALITIES
THE TIME WHEN MONEY TALKS
CLOUDS IN THE WESTERN SKY
FROM CREDIT TO CRASH
DOWN WITH THE SULLIVAN TRUST COMPANY
SOME HINDSIGHT THAT CAME TOO LATE
CHAPTER VI. Nipissing and Goldfield Con
AN ORGY IN MARKET MANIPULATION
THE GUGGENHEIMS ENTER NIPISSING
NIPISSING ON THE TOBOGGAN
WHO GOT THE $75,000,000?
THE WONDER MINING-CAMP STAMPEDE
TEAGUE ATTACKS SENATOR NIXON
"CALLING FOR A SHOW-DOWN"
MANIPULATING GOLDFIELD CON
ENTER, NAT. C. GOODWIN & CO
THE STORY OF THE GOLDFIELD LABOR "RIOTS"
THE DEATH OF GOVERNOR SPARKS
CHAPTER VII. Rawhide
REAL GOLD AT RAWHIDE
THE RAWHIDE COALITION MINES COMPANY
A RACE OF GAMBLERS
CHAPTER VIII. The Press Agent and the Public's Money
PUBLICITY VIA ELINOR GLYN
"AL" MILLER'S SIEGE
THE FUNERAL ORATION FOR RILEY GRANNAN
AMONG THE "BIG FELLOWS"
THE REVERSE ENGLISH
THE POWER OF THE PUBLIC PRINT
RAWHIDE AGAIN
CHAPTER IX. The Wall Street Game
GOOD BIG FISH VS. BAD LITTLE FISH
RIGHTEOUS WALL STREET AND THE "SUCKER" PUBLIC
THE MARKETING OF MINING STOCK
I BUCK THE WALL STREET GAME
THE "DOUBLE-CROSSING" OF RAWHIDE COALITION
"INSIDE" MARKET SUPPORT
CHAPTER X. Enter, B. H. Scheftels & Company
MORE TRUTH ON THE "MINING FINANCIAL NEWS"
THE SCHEFTELS PRINCIPLES
THE SCHEFTELS COMPANY AGAINST MARGIN TRADING
CHAPTER XI. A Fight to the Death
THE FIRING OF THE FIRST GUNS
THE STORY OF ELY CENTRAL
THE ASSAULT ON ELY CENTRAL
THE CLASH OF BATTLE
A BOMBSHELL IN THE ENEMY'S CAMP
A GOVERNMENT RAID IS RUMORED
THE RAID ON B. H. SCHEFTELS & CO
A TOOL'S CONFESSION
THE GUGGENHEIMS
CHAPTER XII. The Lesson of It All
