nydus/Frenzied Finance, Vol. 1: The Crime of AmalgamatedPublic

This volume compiles a series of articles originally published in Everybody's Magazine concerning the practices of high finance. The author presents a historical account of business dealings spanning twelve years and challenges readers to evaluate the veracity of the events described.

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PHOTOGRAPH OF HEADING AND SIGNATURE OF JOHN A. McCALL'S LETTER OF JANUARY 22d, SENT IN DUPLICATE TO MR. LAWSON'S OFFICE; OF SPECIAL AGENT GILLESPIE'S LETTER OF JANUARY 27th; OF MANAGER HAYES'S LETTER OF JANUARY 28th. THESE THREE LETTERS SOLICITING INSURANCE, FOLLOWED EACH OTHER WITHIN A PERIOD OF SIX DAYS. — photograph of heading and signature of john a. mccall's letter of january 22d, sent in duplicate to mr. lawson's office; of special agent gillespie's letter of january 27th; of manager hayes's letter of january 28th. these three letters soliciting insurance, followed each other within a period of six days.

Is it any wonder that I called the history I am writing "Frenzied Finance"? The man who wrote the letter practically saying that I was a black-mailer and that my reason for attacking the New York Life was my anger because he would not take me into his company, and the man who wrote the ones begging me to come in, are one and the same; and he absolutely controls directly $400,000,000 of the people's savings in the New York Life, and indirectly unnumbered millions in affiliated institutions!

I think the case is complete. The policy-holders of the

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