Andrew Carnegie Dies World’s Most Remarkable Philanthropist
Andrew Carnegie died at Shadow Brook Lennox Massachusetts from pneumonia. He resolved in 1901 to give away his fortune of about a quarter billion dollars, distributing roughly 300 million by the time of his death, launching a vast philanthropic campaign unmatched in scope.
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Carnegie Philanthropy and the Rise of a Steel Titan
A profile recounts Andrew Carnegie's fortune from steel to vast philanthropy. It notes gifts totaling tens of millions for libraries, education, and peace, including libraries in New York and St. Louis, a Carnegie Corporation endowment, and a global network of institutes. It also covers his immigrant beginnings in Allegheny City, his adoption of the Bessemer process, and the 1901 sale of his steel interests to a syndicate led by J P Morgan.
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Governor Carey names two notaries in Wyoming
Governor Robert B. Carey appointed Addig Bruebaker of Cheyenne and W. Sol-Camper of Laramie County as notaries public in the state after official action.
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