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One Man Who Rose Despite a Silver Spoon
Stuyvesant Fish, longtime Illinois Central head and Harriman rival, is described as a level headed, democratic magnate who rose from privileged birth to power. The piece outlines his clash with Harriman, Mrs. Fish social ambitions, and the broader implications for society, insurance and finance, naming Astor Vanderbilt and key firms.
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Stuyvesant Fish
Ilinois Central
Harriman
Robertus Love
Sturvesant Fish
Winds Central Ravroad
Abraham Lincoln
E. H. Marriman
Mr. Fish
New York City
Newport
Ife Insurance
Standard Oil
Hliman Central
Fish
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Uar
America
Mrs. Fish
Tinois Central
Astor
St. Louis
Mrs. Astor
Wiman
Sf Ja
Wall Street
Standard Oil Company
Zfaraban
Illinois Central
Bame
Harnman
Wiarriman
Vot Uuarabay
Nandal
Fanada
Republic
Nicholas Dash
Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton Fish
Grant
New York
United States
Nicholas
Hamilton
Ile
Miineis Central Railroad
Columbia College
I. Tilcott
Drexel
Nice
Stuyvesant
Peter Stuyvesant
New Amsterdam
Stuyvesant Finn
General Grant
Jim
Shove
Tie
Bev
Leif
Tannsen
Jerry
Ben
Lawson
Ty Price