Rich Washington and the Willards in a Capital Millionaire Feud
Special Correspondent A L Barber reports from Washington on John W Thompson a leading banker and real estate tycoon and the Willard brothers Joe Caleb and Henry. The piece details Joe Willard's austere Willard hotel area home life and a feud over property including the Ebbitt house and a small adjacent shack. It notes other magnates Samuel Norment John McLean Warder and Asphalt Barber expanding wealth in the capital with grand houses and real estate deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WashingTon
Corcoran
John W. Thompson
Thompson
New York
Pierce
National Metropolitan Bank of Washington
Madison
g@ad
District of Columbia
Massachusetts Avenue
Washington McLean
Cincinnati
Mr. Thompson
Capitas
Willards
Joe
Caleb
Henry
Willard Hotel
Joe Willard
Ebbitt House
Willard
Caleb Willard
Ebbitt
Fourteenth Streets
F Street
Oak Hill Cemetery
A. L. Barber
Henry Willard
United States
Samuel Norment
Bryan
Japan
Postoffice
Asia
McLeans
John McLean
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Blaine
Warder
Italy
Barber
Washington Pool
Trinidad
Fourteenth Street
John Sherman
Alpine Tramp to Matterhorn and the St Bernard Hospice
Special correspondence recalls an alpine ascent from Zer Matt to the Matterhorn and Theodule glacier, a glacier crossing, then descent to Breuil and Aosta. The journey includes a stop at the St Bernard Hospice with monks, and a final voyage to Martigny and Thun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Bernard
New York
Zermatt
Mount Rosa
Breithorn
Matterhorn
Switzerland
Theodule
Italy
Breuil
Aosta
St. Remy
Speec
Napoleon
Alps
Orsieres
Martigny
Mert
Thun
Bisher
New York Capitalists and Their Riches From Seth Low to Kemp
A long survey profiles Seth Low ex mayor of Brooklyn and A A Low & Co as major tea and trade players. It traces Schroeder and Bon, Charles Pratt of Standard Oil, George Kemp of Lanman and Kemp, and Morosini linked to the Erie rail wrecking era, detailing wealth, philanthropy, and social standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth Low
Brooklyn
Frederick A. Schroeder
Charles Pratt
Clinton Avenue
Schroeder
Standard Oil
Standard Oiltrust
Standard Oil Trust
New York
Long Island City
George Kemp
Murray & Lanman
Lanman & Kemp
West Indies
South America
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Kemp & Co
Kemp
Adolphus Halgarten
Turkey
India
London
Russell Sage
Wall Street
Fifth Avenue
Fiftieth Street
Buckingham Hotel
The Punch Origin Story and Owls Club Tale
The London Punch owes its name to Douglas Jerrold. In 1841 London a club named the Rationals later the Owls included famed painters and litterateurs. Members wore fool’s caps during conclaves and discussed a comic paper leading to the title Punch. Mark Lemon and Lemon Rede joined the group over hot water whisky and sugar. Jerrold joked that two lemons and other ingredients made a good glass of porn and Punch was agreed upon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Punch
London
Douglas Jerrold
Rationals
The
Owls
Mark Lemon
Lemon Rede
Jerrold
Job’s Book Comes Alive in Arizona and New Mexico
A Fort Defiance special correspondent describes the territory as the land of Oz in contrasts of narrow fertile valleys where the wealthy live, high plateaus for flocks, and desert mountains home to wild tribes in a perpetual predatory war with valley dwellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Defiance
A. T
New Mexico
Arizona
Land of Oz
Cavero
Albuquerque
Indians in Arizona and New Mexico
A historical survey describes Navajo, Ute, Apache, and Pueblo relations after Spanish and American incursions, noting cycles of conflict and peace from 1846 to 1874, drought, and shifting power. The piece contrasts frontier life with Navajo adaptation, Ute reserves, and Apache reputation, ending with Robertson’s observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pio Grande Valley
W. H. Carleton
New Mexico
Colorado
Termarua
Tierra Amarilla
Kit Carson
Mexico
Gila
N. M. Robertson
Back Handed Compliment About Emily de Bryster
A remark from Harper's Bazaar notes Emily de Bryster rarely smiles. The critic observes she has only smiled once in two days, describing the moment as ironic and unusual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily de Bryster
Harper’s Bazar
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RICH
Jehn W. Thompson
Mrs Millions
Willard Brothers
OUR
A. A. Low & Co
East India
China
New World
Mikado
Formosa
Telegraph
Exchange
Russia
Brooklyn Polytechnic
Columbia College
Columbia Law School
Gotham
City of Churches
Havana
Kings County
Germany
Schroeder & Bon
Metropolis
Erie Railway
Morosini
Erie
Herman
Victor Emanuel
Jay Gould
James Fisk, Jr
Hudson
Faues-Cunrrtis
London Punch
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