Armour's Vast Benefactions Rise From Humble Roots
The life of Philip D. Armour is traced from farmhand and miner to grain king who built vast wealth and a charitable empire. He employed 20,000 workers with a $10 million payroll and valued interests at $150 million, while giving quietly through the Armour Institute and Mission. His generosity spanned education, child welfare, and aid to distressed families, with personal anecdotes of aiding old employees, paying mortgages, and supporting a former schoolmate to start a store.
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Armour
Philip D. Armour
West
Armours
Armour Institute and Mission
Mr. Armour
Armour Institute
School of Technology
Armour Mission
Joseph H. Armour
Chicago
Armour Avenue
Thirty-third Street
Amanatin
Henry
Fitch
Michigan Avenue
van Buren Street
Mr. Fitch
the Express
Baltimore
America
Armour a titan of wealth and philanthropy in Chicago
The article recalls Armour’s Wall Street actions during Grant Ward Co collapse, his decisive market stance, and his later charitable work. It highlights his aid to a minister, the salvation of Armour Institute through Dr Gunsaulus, and his systematic philanthropy via Armour mission funds.
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Baltimore
Grant, Ward & Co
John Geldmacher
Mr. Armour
Wall Street
Chicago
Armour
Brooklyn Anti Compulsory Vaccination League Meeting
A Brooklyn meeting in the public library denounced compulsory vaccination and urged legal redress. Dr. M. R. Severson presided as Henry Roland read letters criticizing health authorities and urging appeals to courts and legislature. A speaker threatened forceful resistance and urged public action across Greater New York.
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Brooklyn Anti
Public Library
M. R. Severson
Henry Roland
League
Leverson
Brooklyn
New York
Youthful Samson Performs Incredible Feats of Strength
William Reynolds, twelve, of Jersey Shore Pennsylvania, displays feats of strength by juggling heavy weights and tearing chains. His long untrimmed hair, claimed to be the source of his power, hangs well below his waist. He was a stout baby and grew rapidly.
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William
Philadelphia
North American
William Reynolds
Jersey Shore
Sampson
New Russian Foreign Minister Lamsdorf Granted Power
Cable from St. Petersburg announces Count Lamsdorf’s permanent appointment as minister of foreign affairs succeeding Mouravieff. He has led the foreign office since Mouravieff’s death and enjoys the Czar’s confidence, with Obolenski staying on as assistant.
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St. Petersburg
Count Lamedorff
Form Align
Count Mouravieff
Lamsdorf
Count Lamsdorf
Prince Obolenski
Count Lamesdorf
Russia
Surrender Tree at Santiago Landmark and Contested Naming
The Surrender Tree known as Arbol de la Paz sits northwest of San Juan hill near the San Juan to Wl Caney and Siboney roads. It hosts the Shafter Torel conference where the surrender or capitulation of Santiago was debated. Protected by a double wire fence with a notice against mutilation, it draws many tourists since the ceremony.
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la Paz
San Juan Hill
San Juan
Wl Caney
Siboney
Cuba
Shafter
Gen. Torel
Hobson
Santiago
8 UT
Inland Rescue Of Eight British Steamboats At Galveston
A hurricane driven fleet of eight British steamers stranded far inland at Cedar Point, 27 miles from Galveston. Hulls were sound and crews planned to refloat them. Seven boats were seaworthy and returned to water with little trouble. After a month the Tauton rode a dredged channel to tidewater and began loading for another voyage.
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Galveston
Cedar Point
Galveston Harbor
Senators Aim to Pass Nicaragua Canal Bill Amid Treaty Deadline
Washington dispatches report a Senate majority intends to push the Nicaragua canal bill this session. They will give Britain until February 16 to consider the amended Hay-Pauncefote treaty, pledging to pass the bill regardless of ratification to pressure London.
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Great Britain
Washington
England
Nicaragua
Lives in a Tree Near Marquette Michigan
An old man named Stears, once a leading Detroit cabinetmaker, has lived for years in a hollow tree near Marquette. The 15 foot tall stump holds a door and window, showing his craft in decorating the quirky home.
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Marquette
Mich
Stears
Detroit
Tias
West Virginia’s Oldest Woman at Mason City
The oldest woman in West Virginia is Mrs Peggy Craw a German resident of Mason City. She is a little over 100 years old appears 60 and handles all household tasks herself earning a living with her needlework and living independently relying entirely on her own hands for home and income.
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Milwaukee
Gertrude Gehritz
J. H. Huennekens
Gertrude
West Virginia
Mason City
Peggy Craw
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John J. Mitchell
John Plankinton
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H. O. Armour
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Kirk B
Charles W
Kansas City
J. Ogden Armour
New Zealand
Tschaikovsky
Youthful Sampson
Tauton
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