He Trusted Rockefeller and a Surgeon’s Generosity
Dr Gustav C E Weber recalls a young John D Rockefeller paying fifty dollars monthly for a past surgery. Years later Rockefeller, now rich, sent for Weber for medical advice on a recurrent issue. Weber offered care without charge but Rockefeller insisted the $500 be given to a needy medical student. The ailment that required surgery remains unspecified.
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Gustav ‘C. E. Weber
Land
Ohio
Nburg
Weber
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Vatican Annuities and an American Ambassador's Chief Lackey
Vatican annuls marriages when partners lack free agency, citing Monaco and Baden connections. Ambassador Whitelaw Reid appoints Hon. William Walsh, third son of Lord Ormathwaite, as chief lackey at Dorchester House in London, amid aristocratic lifestyle and London residence.
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Whitelaw Reid
Vatican
Monaco
Mary Hamilton
Mary
House of Baden
Duke of Hamilton
Napoleon
Albert
Monte Carlo
Florence
Marie
Russia
Tassilo Festetics of
Volna
Vienna
Albert of
New Orleans
Michael Heine
Court of St. James
William Walsh
Bestowels
Walsh
Reid
England
King’s Down
Mr. Reid
Mr Reid
Lord Ormathwaite
Dorchester House
Marble Palace
Park Lane
Ambassador Reid
London
Norah Spencer- Churchill
Duke of Marlborough
First Completed Government Irrigation Canal in the West
A government irrigation plan unfolds across the Interior Department schedule with $32.87 million earmarked to reclaim 1,839,000 acres at $17.50 per acre. Private efforts have already reclaimed 10,000,000 acres, with expert estimates suggesting 75,000,000 to 100,000,000 more acres could be irrigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reclamation Service of the Interior Department
United States
France
Germany
New York
West
Humorous Tales of King Edward and the Prince of Wales
Return visitors share anecdotes from Europe and Britain. A king in a dog cart helps a fish seller with a portrait coin, then aids a family in need. In a theatre fire scene, the Prince helps with buckets while a pompous bystander refuses, claiming status.
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Europe
Edward
Prince of Wales
Cost of Columbus Fleet in Early Exploration
The article notes that Columbus outfitted three ships for a total cost of $3,000 with salaries of $300 for Columbus and $200 for the other captains, plus crew wages of $2.50 a month. It comments on the era's money value and scarce shore leave.
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Sam
White House
Horace Vose
Cape Cod
Pinckney
Presidential Mansion
Quentin
Big East Room
Bac
Columbus
America
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Privdte
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Pius SX
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Duke of Devonshire
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