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Death and wealth mark July New York notices
The article reports the death of Hettie Green, famed as the world’s wealthiest woman, at 80 in New York City. It details her enormous fortune, long thrift, and public life, including her marriage to Edward H. R. Green, inheritance through her father Edward Mott Robinson, and her careful investment style and public reputation.
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New York
Hettie Green
Mrs. Green
Southern and
Southwestern
Texas
New Bedford
Mass
New York City
Martin van Buren
Edward Mott Robinson
Hettie Robinson
Edward H. R. Green
Hettie
Stort
John D. Rockefeller
John Howland
John
Cape Cod
Boston
Sylvia Ann Howland
Metropolis
Bering Sea
Edward H. Green
United States
Manila
Miss Robinson
Mr. Green
Green
Wall Street
Hoboken
Manhattan
Hetty
Colonel Green
Dewey
Sylvia
Hner
Matthew Astor Wilks