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Peabody Centenary Celebrations Across Two Continents
The piece honors George Peabody on the 100th anniversary of his birth, noting international commemorations on February 18 across London and Washington. It highlights his donations shaping public education, the fund’s administration, and tributes from Grover Cleveland and leading institutions, with details on regional observances and future plans for memorials.
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Ilis
Low County Council
George Peabody
William M. Evarts
Grover Cleveland
William C. Endicott
Joseph H. Choate
J. Pierpont Morgan
George Peabody Wetmore
South
United States
Washington
Robert C. Winthrop
Statesman
Massachusetts
Jabez L. M. Curry
School of Geology
Yale
Harvard
Johns Hopkins
D. C. Gilman
Eliot
London
Melville W. Fuller
England
Peabody
Great Britain
Mass
Lyceum
Danvers
Baltimore
Harvard University
South Danvers
Bay State
New York
Aer
Arenes
Napoleon
V’rench
Paoli
Buonaparte
Cesari Colonna
Corsican National Guard
Magdalena Islands
Caprera
Garibaldi
St. Stephen
Magdalena
Bonifacio
Ajaccio
Light Inian
Sloane
Gantary