Boundless Ambition Costs Harriman His Life
Eyewitnesses recount Edward H. Harriman’s relentless exertion as he fought to hold his vast holdings together. The piece contrasts his fate with Rockefeller and Carnegie, noting Harriman’s collapse and death while Rogers had already fallen, both driven by the same relentless drive of 19th century finance.
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EW York
Edward HM. Harriman
Mr. Harriman
Henry H. Rogers
Jay Gould
Roswell P. Flower
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Gould Heiresses Split Between Fathers in Court Ruling
The Gould daughters Helen Margaret and Dorothy will alternate custody, spending six months with Mrs. Frank J Gould in New York and six months with their father on Fifth Avenue or aboard his yacht. The arrangement also allows visits to relatives in Irvington and Lakewood, with the pair facing an unsettled upbringing amid two households and two sets of guardians.
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UAT
Helen Margaret Gould
Dorothy Gould
Gould
Frank J Gould
Supreme Justice
Giegerich
Solomon
Helen Margaret
Dorothy
Park Avenue
New York City
Fifth Avenue
Helen Gould
Irvington
on-the-Hudson
George Goulds
Lakewood
Frank Gould
Frank J. Gould
New York
Great financiers fortunes spread across many heirs
A historical survey shows wealth from Harriman Rogers Sage Vanderbilt and Gould widely distributed after death. Estates totaling about 411 million dollars pass to widows, children, and grandchildren, with much earmarked for philanthropy and future divisions among heirs.
Most Photographed Men in New York City
A New York City feature profiles the common street photographers and rubberneck tour guides who are frequently photographed by sight-seeing crowds. These lecturers, unseen by headlines, wear smiles for onlookers as they pose in bus groups and recount city sights years of daily posing have made them familiar to visitors and locals alike.
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New York City
End of Rowdylism in New Germantown Despite Peach Belt
In New Germantown New Jersey a small town near the peach belt curbed rowdy behavior by citizen action. A law and order club formed after nightly disturbances, leading to quick arrests for public drunkenness and a shift to private consumption away from town.
Furnishings Spending Tops Early Hotel Costs
A passage notes large furnishing outlays for luxury hotels led by Waldorf Astoria and Plaza with figures around 1.8 million and 1 million dollars respectively. It cites Bellevue Stratford and New Congress in Chicago at similar minimums, listing items like kitchen equipment refrigerators mirrors and a Louis XV bed. The St Regis and others show high costs for bedroom floors and general interiors as hotels grow into grand twentieth century equivalents of noble town houses.
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Waldorf-Astoria
Boldt
Plaza
Bellevue-Stratford
Philadelphia
Congress
Chicago
St. Regis
America
van Norden
Why Lights Injure Eyes and How to Prevent It
The article argues modern lighting harms vision due to ultraviolet rays. It cites Dr Terrien noting arc lights emit many harmful rays, more than Edison lamps, gas, petroleum, oil lamps, and candles. It recommends a mystery vapor lamp with greenish yellow glass shades to filter dangerous rays.
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Terrien
Studebaker Policy Promotes Shared Savings For Buyers
A 55 year old Studebaker policy emphasizes dividing with buyers the savings gained from superior manufacturing and distribution. The note highlights a 32 inch wheels all metal body as part of the product features.
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Studebaker
Studebaker Flanders Unveils the 20 Car Across Nation
Studebaker Flanders 20 is announced with plans to build 25,000 units in 1916. James Heaslett designed the car and E M F Detroit plants will supply manufacture. Deliveries begin January with 55 years of Studebaker backing and low per unit profit.
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Studebakers
Flanders
James Heaslett
Studebaker
Heaslett
Lauer Wa
Detroit
Studebaker-Garfords
America
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