Old Home Town – 100 years ago

From the Lawrence Daily World for Dec. 19, 1908: “The artificial character of the stock market is no longer to be concealed, says a dispatch out of New York. Manipulation has now controlled the movement of prices for many weeks and it has never been more apparent than during the week just closed. Apparently the market has been bullied almost to a standstill by greedy, unprincipled people. Officials agree prompt action if vital.”