Vanderbilts Sidelight on Fortune Distribution
A Vanderbilt family note explains how Cornelius 2d’s fortune is to be divided among participants and why the eldest son is excluded from share. It outlines how the vast wealth originated and passed to the current generation.
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Cornelius 2d
Vanderbilts
Newport
Cornelius Vanderbi
Cornelius
Alfre Wyane Vand Erbi
Ho Se
Cornelius 3d
Vanderbilt
Commodore
Cornelius 1St
Cornelius Jeremiah
William Henry
Vanderbilt fortunes and Newport party reveal long rise of a family
The piece recalls the Vanderbilt wealth and public image, detailing Alfred Vanderbilt's control of most of the fortune, Cornelius receiving smaller shares, and Gladys entering society with a large stake. It notes founders in transport and the Dutch immigrant Jan Van Der Bylt arriving in 1650, framing the family's rise from modest beginnings to vast wealth.
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Alfred
Cornelius
Cornelis
Gladys
Vanderbilt
America
James Watt
George Stephenson
Robert Fulton
Jan van der Bylt
Vanderbilt's Rise Tied to River and Rail Fight
The passage recalls Cornelius Vanderbilt threatening a transit firm and ruining rivals like Daniel Drew in the Hudson river transportation wars. It notes Vanderbilt's impact as he expanded into railroads, leaving rivals defeated and some fading from memory as his empire grew.
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Daniel Drew
Hudson River Transportation
Drew
Vanderbilt
Cornelius the Great
Vanderbilt Power and the Dorsey Baby Campaign
A sprawling portrait of the Vanderbilt fortune’s rise and a parallel political tale in which reformer Harry Wendell and ward leader Tom McMannis leverage a recreation pier fight to topple boss Richard Dorsey. The hot weather and a “D-n the babies” remark ignite a ward-wide anti-Dorsey backlash, shifting power in the Tenth.
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River Front
Ltarry Wendell
City Reform Club
Harry Wendell
Tom MacMannis
Richard Dorsey
Harry
Canaan
McMannis
Dorsey
McManus
Fat Baby
Wendell
McManuis
Tenth Ward
Machine
McMannils
Tom McMannis
Reformers
Johnnie O'Neil
The
Express
Reform
East Side
Leutenant
Albany
Alfred Mann
Mr. Mann
Boss Dorsey
Tenth
Jack Whitney
the Express
Mann
Rogers
Whitney
Couity
Jones
Tim Collins
Tim
Collins
Heitier
Mrs. O' Neil
Johnnie
Mrs. O'Neil
Organization
Mrs. O'Neill
Mollie Grady
Tim Colling
Mollie
Theo Dorsey
The Vanderbilt Family and Its Fortunes Through Generations
The article traces the Vanderbilt lineage from Cornelius Vanderbilt I through four generations, highlighting heir splits and lavish wealth. It notes Cornelius II, William H. Vanderbilt, and several descendants, their marriages, and the estate’s divisions. It also recounts Cornelius I’s rise from ferry operator to dominant steamboat magnate and his role in California gold wealth and Central American affairs.
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America
William H. Vanderbilt
Bill
Vanderbilt
William
H. Vanderbilt
Staten Island
William HH
John W. Garrett
Cornelius
Willi K
William H
Condense
Grace Wilson
Corny
Fulton
Hudson
Cornelius Vanderbilt
New York
California
Nicaragua
Isthmus
Commodore” Vanderbilt
William Walker
Central America
Napoleon
Tennessee
Book Set With Diamonds From Brazil Pope Receives Costly Album
The Roman Catholics of Brazil present the pope with a priceless gold covered album encrusted with diamonds and emeralds as thanks for appointing the first Brazilian South American cardinal. It features a medallion portrait of the pope and a papal monogram in gems. The report notes a remarkable voice range and asks how high she can go.
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Brazil
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Robertus Love
Hepfinderbilts
United States
House of Astor
Jay Gould
Rockefeller
Morgan
Nicaragua Transit Company
Railroad Kings
Edward Crane
New York, New Haven
Hartford
Crane
New England
New York Central
Lake Shore
Michigan Central
Canada Southern
Vanderhilts
Maria Louise Kissam
Brooklyn
Alfred Ist
George W. Vanderbilt
William K
Biltmore
Asheville
N. C
Duke of Marborough
Willie K., Jr
Elliot F. Shepard
Bill” Vanderbilt
Vanterbilds
Boss Dorsey and the Babies
Alice
Pater
George W
Ale Vanderbilts
Long Island
Jacob Vanderbilt
Jacob
Phoebe Hand
Alfred G. Vanderbit
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