Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1901 — MOST SPECTACULAR FIGURE IN WALL STREET. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MOST SPECTACULAR FIGURE IN WALL STREET.

James R. Keene, one of the foremost figures in the public eye during the present skyrocket flights of railroad and Industrial stocks, has earned the title of the “Prince of Plungers.” Conspicuous in that group of operators famous in Wall street for the last fifteen years, he has made and lost at least four fortunes in the battle of speculation. During his career, and

often with his back to the wall, Mr. Keene fenced with the late Jay Gould and such other masters of the game of stocks and money. His recent deals, it is declared, have outdone anything that Gould ever attempted. Mr. Keene has a habit of speaking of millions of winnings as lightly as if he were a farmer gratified over a good horse trade. His fortune today is estimated at $12,000,000 to $15,000,000.