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James Franceschini began his curious conquests when he arrived in Canada from Italy, 20 years ago. For a time he dug ditches for a contractor; later, he became a contractor and hired other immigrants to drive trucks for him. Three years ago, he began to buy horses. Last week, four of these-Temptation, Preston Mavis, Myrtle Fashion and Sensation-pulled the high coach around the ring. James Franceschini, wearing a checked suit, a derby, a large cigar, and a diamond knuckle, watched them win the blue ribbon. It happened to be the 108th prize which his horses have taken...
...largest donor was Nominee Smith's friend since childhood, William F. Kenny, multi-millionaire contractor of Brooklyn, N. Y., owner of the private car St. Nicholas on which the Nominee has toured the country. His donations totaled...
Dramatic was the arrest of the scalawag building contractor who was believed, last week, to be more responsible than the suicided architect for the tragedy. When policemen dragged the contractor forth, more dead than alive, they had little trouble in extracting a confession. Apparently he had got behind his building schedule, had endeavored to speed up construction by pouring in cement before...
...Contractor William F. Kenny, owner of the "Santa Claus," burly, bluff, unpolitical, is the prime exemplar of what is meant by friendship with the Smith circle. He would give "his shirt" (estimated to be worth 40 millions) but no advice to the man whom he has known since they played together in the late Kenny Sr.'s firehouse...
...quickly and together they fashioned one, Al and George. A fortnight ago George lay dying. Al got daily bulletins. When George died, Al was almost the first to telephone the relict and her daughter. Busy, he bustled through the most pressing business, put aside his speech, got his friend, Contractor Kenny, to come up with the "St. Nicholas" for quick passage to Chicago. With them went a dozen other friends and his son, Arthur. At Englewood, a company of politicians boarded the train to converse with a strangely unenthusiastic Al. At the La Salle Street Station, massed battalions of Democracy...