Rich Men Bestow Large Cash Gifts in 1913
New York reports 1913 gifts of 10 000 or more totaling about 302 450 000 with educational foundations receiving 170 000 000 and religious charities 95 000 000. Benjamin Altman leads with 18 000 000 bequest to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and other gifts to employees and foundations.
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New York
Benjamin Altman
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Altman Foundation
B. Altman & Co
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller Foundation
New York State
Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
United States Steel Corporation
Dunfermline
Carnegie Foundation
Canada
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Carnegie
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Carngie Corporation
Washington and Lee University of
W. H. Riggs
The Doings of the Van Loon Family pen
The column traces daily life and errands of the Van Loon family, noting small-town routines, social calls, and neighborhood happenings with a light observational tone. It sketches colorful household details and local characters in a gentle, dated voice.
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van Loon
Call Lure of Army Ruins Young Men Judge Says
Denver December 28 Judge George W. Allen of the District Court urged that the army and navy lure young men into service ruinously while hearing Mrs Nellie E Hackneys temporary alimony petition against Stephen M Hackney a U S A retired The judge called the service a ruinous lure to young men and a threat to families The remarks came during a divorce case proceedings in Denver.
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Denver
Col
George W. Allen
District Court
Army
Navy
Nellie E. Hackney
Stephen M. Hackney
United States Army
Allen
Painter Charles Ferrell Dies After Ladder Fall in Newburyport
Charles Ferrell of 3 Woodland Avenue Newburyport Massachusetts died tonight at Sacred Heart Hospital after falling ten feet when his ladder gave way at 324 Spruce Street. He was a painter by trade.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Smith
E. M. Hagar
National Portland Cement Company
Coleman du Pont
The
Institute of Technology
Henry Phipp
Harry K. Thaw
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Manchester
N. W
Charles Ferrell
Woodland Avenue
Newburyport
Mass
Sacred Heart Hospital
Spruce Street
Prominent 1913 Gifts Top $1 Million Each
A list of 1913 donations shows multiple donors giving one million dollars or more. Names include Benjamin Altman Andrew Carnegie John D Rockefeller and others such as Henry Phipps C R Crane and Rev Conrad Vreeland with totals cited like 2,435,281 for the overall figure.
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Benjamin Altman
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Veteran Thomas I. Winsor dies at Roxbury home
Thomas I. Winsor general manager of the Boston Towboat Company and a well known figure in marine circles died at his Roxbury home at 60 Cheney street yesterday. He had undergone an operation on Christmas Day but did not recover.
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Boston Tow Boat Company
Cheney Street
Roxbury
Commercial Photo Co
Thomas I. Winsor
Boston Towboat Company
Mr. Winsor
Winsor Family Matriarchs Maritime Leader Dies
Born in Duxbury in 1841, he left Powder Point School at 15 to join the Boston Towboat Company, rising to captain at 21. He became general manager in 1871 and served until his death. A charter member of several maritime groups, he left a widow Eliza A. Winsor and three children.
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Duxbury
Powder Point
Boston Towboat Company
Eliza Gerry
Boston
National Steam Navigation Society
Boston Pilot Association
Boston Marine Society
Eliza A. Winsor
Thomas I., Jr
Elsie T
Grace E. Winsor
Archbishop denounces tango as moral corrupter
Paris dated December shows Mgr Chollet, Archbishop of Cambrai, publishing a denunciation of the tango. He urges Christian families to ban the dance from homes citing moral concerns.
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Paris
Mgr. Chollet
Cambrai
Startling War Cost Figures Highlight United States Spending
A bold comparison claims militarism wastes resources equal to sinking Harvard University every three weeks. It asserts the Civil War would fund a $1700 bungalow with $400 furniture for every citizen, underscoring immense national spending.
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United States
Harvard University
Atlantic Ocean
Socialist lecturer exposes cost of war and state militarism
George R. Kirkpatrick, famed peace advocate, argued war costs far exceed poverty needs. He cited 25,000 teachers’ salaries for a year and 25 Harvard-like universities as examples, and denounced militarian culture and armed state power in a Franklin Union Hall address.
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Harvard
Boston
San Francisco
Franklin Union Hall
George R. Kirkpatrick
Rand School of Socialism
New York
State House
Double Arrest After Brighton Boarder Dispute
At 27 Montfern Street in Brighton two men were jailed after a violent dispute over a board bill. Picano allegedly hurled a boiling tea kettle at boarder William Campbell, wounding him with three scalp wounds. The quarrel reportedly began when Picano asked for payment and Campbell refused, insulting Picano.
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John Ficano
Montfern Street
Brighton
William Campbell
Picano
Campbell
German convict inherits $3000 while in prison
A German inmate at St. Jacob prison in St. Gall, serving a long burglary sentence, has received $3000 from a relative’s will. He plans to spend it in prison and treat fellow prisoners and wardens to a good time.
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Berlin
St. Jacob
St. Gall
Says Wifes Love Grew Cold After 30 Years
Denver in County Court divorce granted to Alonzo McCoy after 30 years of marriage to Addie W. McCoy. He cited mental cruelty and her statement that she had lost her love, describing a cooled relationship and her refusals to physical affection as the couple neared the Civil War veteran’s plea for separation.
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Denver
Addie W. McCoy
Alonzo McCoy
McCoy
James O Connor burns from kerosene lamp blast in South Boston
James O Connor, 63, of 180 Silver Street, South Boston, is hospitalized at City Hospital with extensive burns after a kerosene lamp exploded in his home shortly after 3 am yesterday. His clothing was burned and he was saved by awake household members who assisted him.
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James O'Connor
Silver Street
Boston
City Hospital
O’connor
Girl in Hospital After Poisoning Incident
Edith Meffings aged 32 of 83 Waltham street was admitted to the Psycopathic Hospital in Roxbury yesterday after taking poison. Police report states the motive unknown and condition not yet known.
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Edith Meffings
Waltham Street
Psycopathic Hospital
Roxbury
Woman Attempts Suicide In Home. Admitted To City Hospital
A woman attempted to take poison early yesterday morning around 4 00 at her home. She was moved to the City Hospital where doctors treated her and police then transferred her to the Psychopathic Hospital.
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City Hospital
East Dedham Street
Psycopathic Hospital
Brookline Fire Alarm Triggers Rapid Response in Village Square
A false alarm from Box 13 at Cumberland and High streets in Brookline caused excitement in Village Square yesterday afternoon after 1 15. Three new fire apparatus joined two existing units in responding to the call.
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Cumberland and
High Streets
Brookline
Village Square
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Concord
N. H
James Bartlett Hammond
Reed B. Freeman
Binghamton
N. Y
John Masterson Burke
Winifred Burke
C. A. Canfield
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J. P. Morgan
Anna Fallon Moore
James Amory Moore
Mary B. Pell
Columbia University
Rutgers College
Reformed Church of America
Julia Butterfield
Navy Branch
George William Hooper
University of California
Institute of Medical Research
Millikin University
Anna B. Millikin
James Millikin
A. A. Anderson
Pen
Veta
China
Japan
Lanark
Waiter M. Hatch & Co
Tremont Street, Cor. West
Momd
Evescoes Anonymous
Herman Simon Reed B. Freeman
Henry Phipps
George W. Hooper
Robert B. Brookings
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Conrad Vreeland
Louis A. Heinsheimer
William C. Borden
Socialist Peace Advocate
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Kirkpatrick
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