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Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel in Fort Wayne, Indiana

11 Sep 1907

Page 9

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Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel

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Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1907

Page

9

Two Fragile Boys Inherit Billionaire Grandfather’s Fortune

The two fragile boys are named heirs to America’s first billion dollar estate, as the grandsons of Chicago merchant Marshal Field. The fortune will pass if they survive to 1945, with the estate growing yearly, and their mother hopes the funds will be used for the country’s good and that one may become a politician.

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America Marshal Field Chicago Chauncey Keep Arthur B. Jones Merchants’ Loan and Trust Company Field Marshall Field & Co Marshall Field Marshall Field, Jr Marshall Henry Gwendolyn Hlindis Trust and Savings Bank Merchant Harvard House of Commons Washington Chicago Tribune Nannie Scott Field Lakewood N. J
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Heirs to Marshall Field Fortune Could Reach Billion

The Field brothers Marshall and Henry stand to inherit a vast residuary estate from the late Chicago merchant. If both live to fifty, Marshall would receive three fifths and Henry two fifths, with sums potentially approaching a billion dollars after 38 years of trusts. Various estimates place the total at $75 to $100 million present value, growing with real estate and investments.

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Marshall Henry Field Merchant Prince of Chicago Marshall Field Henry America Marshall Field the Elder Field Corporation Merchants’ Loan and Trust Company of Chicago Chicago New York Young Marshall Field Joss
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Richard Mansfield remembered for temper and charity in theater life

Tributes recall Richard Mansfield’s blunt manner and generous deeds. He disciplined staff with abrupt firings at New Amsterdam and Pike Opera House, yet supported charitable acts and collaborations. Friends recount his nearsightedness, memory lapses for faces, and intense devotion to stage projects, including attempts at a Jamaica steamship venture.

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Richard Masfield New Amsterdam New York Klaw Klaw & Erlanger Mansfield Company Ivan the Terrible Mr. Mansfield Mansfield Ben Stevens Malcom Douglas Mr. Douglas Douglas Pike Opera House Cincinnati Detroit Board of Commerce Morris Greet
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New York City Marshall Field 3d Trust Fund For Children Eton England London Jyarghall Field Til SS OF the Great Taft Philadelphia Jamaica Boston Wilhelizing Prince Wilhelm Hippodrome
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