Question

This person held a namesake series of illegal price-fixing “dinners” in New York. Stalin’s plan to “catch and overtake” a place named for this American (15[1])is documented in a Stephen Kotkin book. This man ineffectively tried to end (15[1])convict leasing in the Alabama mines he acquired as chairman of a company that merged with TCI to stave off the Panic of 1907. This man names a (-5[1])platoon-based “plan” for “work-study-play” education created by John Dewey’s disciple William Wirt. This former (*) judge’s “federal” company became part of a firm (-5[1])helmed by Charles Schwab after a 1901 merger planned by J. P. Morgan. The Jackson 5’s first record label was based in a “city of the century” (-5[1])named for this man, which inspired the Soviet city of (10[1])Magnitogorsk (10[4])before (10[1])becoming a classic example of urban decay (10[1])in the Rust (10[1])Belt. (10[1])For 10 points, what co-founder of U.S. Steel names a city in northwest (10[1])Indiana? ■END■ (10[2]0[1])

ANSWER: Elbert H. Gary [or Judge Gary; accept Gary Plan, Gary Works, or Gary dinners] (The Jackson 5 was signed by Steeltown Records.)
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2024 Chicago Open07/28/2024Y1593%13%20%119.36

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Will AlstonLMM's LLM MLMA Nervy Liberal Nanny Hence2415
Michael CoatesBerkeley Mafia and the Chicago BoyMindgoblin of Little Hobbes3715
Matt WeinerSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUAREgenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yet65-5
Aidan MehiganFirst Cause, First Cause, make me young!var merchants87-5
Victor PavaoLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, ChicagoGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood Vermeer114-5
Christopher SimsThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to seeAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUH12410
Naveed ChowdhuryLisan al-QuibCharlotte's Moderately Successful Team12510
Jaskaran SinghThe Dyatlov Passement incidentI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)12510
Gareth ThorlaksonThe Empire Bikes Backit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brown12510
Tejas RajeBHSU Bsticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zone12510
Dillon RobertsonNJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)Les Missourables12610
Dylan MinarikAre You There, Chat? It's Me, MargaretThe Oldest Men in the World13310
Matt Laferwhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anythingThe Jeam Team13610
Andrew HartPunished "Venom" BHSUWe Need New Names13710
Conor ThompsonGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood VermeerLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, Chicago15010
Colin Stewartvar merchantsFirst Cause, First Cause, make me young!1520
Eric BobrowRead slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: ANJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)15210
Corry WanggenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yetSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUARE15210