Women Give Away the Millions They Have Earned
A New York focus on how wealthy American women distribute vast fortunes to charities and public works. Mrs. Leland Stanford, Mrs. Russell Sage, Miss Helen Gould, Mrs. Ryan, Mrs. Vanderbilt, Anne Morgan, and others fund universities, hospitals, churches, Y M C A buildings, sanitation, and social programs. The piece traces patterns of philanthropy across families like Gould, Vanderbilt, Belmont, and Whitney, noting impact on soldiers, education, and urban welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Woulin
Yan
Leland Stanford
Adoent of California
Stanford University
Rutnell Sage
Austind
Russell Sage
New York City
City Hall
Mouseum of
Central Park
New York Historical Society
Helen Gould
Jay Gould
Spain
United States
Women's Relief Association
Miss Gould
Jack Jessie
Mto
Naval ¥. M.C. A
Sands Street
Brooklyn
Navy Memorial
Naval Y. M. C. A
Norfolk
St Louis
Salvation Army
University Hospital
Charlottesville
Tarrytown
Vassar
Helen Day Gould
Guthrie
Okla
Gould
Tay Gould
Thomas ¥. Ryan
Traction
Cathedral of St. Peter
Richmond
Washington
D. C
Order of the Perpetual Adoration
Pius X
Vanderbilt
William K. Vanderbilt
Rutherford
Vanderbilts
Presbyterian Hospital
West Ham
London
Church Army
Mine Morgstn
Mias Anne Morgan
Pierpont Morgan
Tohis
National Civic Federation
Club Rooma
Third Avenue
Bronlyn Navy Yard
Cver
Morgan
New York
Dorothy Whitney
Wiliam C. Whitney
Mery Harriman
Railroad King
Harriman
Staten Island
Red Cross Committee of
Whitney
Clarence Mackay
Equal Franchise Sodery
Metropolitan Life
C. H. P. Belmont
Equal Suffrage Darkly
Fifth Avenue
Mackay
Long Island Charities
Trinity Episcopal Parish
Roslyn
L. 1
Carge
O. H. P. Belmont
Nassau Hospital
Mineola
Giulia Morosini
Kansas
Sky Pilot Recalls Faith, Wealth and Charity Wars
A Sky Pilot recounts how wealthy hosts invited him to their summer home then pressed for a large pledge for a Kansas church. He notes the era of Lady Bountiful grand charity, with Miss Helen Frick and John D. Rockefeller family women shaping giving. The tale ends with the stranger's offer to pay for locating the elusive hosts, who vanished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sky Pilot
Hadean
Kansas
Sahe
Giovanni P. Morosin
New York
Bronx
Santa Claus
Pittsburg
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Rockefeller
Due Mrg
Khlaveld T. McCormick
Easth Rockefeller
Ominous Quote From Luncheon About Italian Actress
An Italian mila表 Mme Cavalieri at an Ata luncheon portrays a French actress with vivid color. She calls her charming yet bluntly notes a possessive suitor. The exchanged lines reveal a tense scene as a young husband warns of betrayal while the actress responds with quiet irony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Cavalieri
New York Tribune
Tragic wreck tale of Ervai survivors cannibalism misdeeds
A Norwegian bark Er vai wrecked near Middleton Island on June 18. Only five of 22 crew survived the disaster and endured thirst and starvation. The captain and second mate drowned building a raft. The captain's wife killed her four children and herself after witnessing the men near death, believing cannibalism threats. American Patrick Palmer recounted raft escape and desperate search for water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Ervai
Middleton Feef
Australia
Capt
Anderson
Rafe. Anderson
Patrick Palmer
Coquimbo
Ole
Prisoner Eyes Gouged in Mohammedan Uprising
Monteagle passengers report a revolt in the Shens and Kanau districts sparked by harsh opium suppression by a Chinese magistrate. An opium smoker was blinded, arms removed, and the magistrate was attacked. he fled into a well as rebels besieged Mitsuhion and other towns, resisting troops as latest news arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Arieal
Shens
Kanau
Yamen
Michilhsion
Violinist Paul Schmidt Dies During Rigo Orchestra Show
San Francisco first violinist Paul Schmidt collapsed while playing in a downtown theater venue. A physician ruled heart failure as the cause as the crowded dining area looked on, with women in the audience visibly distressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lee
San Francisco
Paul Schmidt
Rigo
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises New Life for Suffering Women
A testimonial recounts ten years of female troubles including inflammation ulcers and sleep loss. After doctors gave up, the speaker credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health and relief from symptoms. The ad touts extensive cures and invites letters for confidential advice through Mrs. Pinkham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Mrs. Gronce Jonny
Marlton
Lydia E. Pinkham
Tod Ay
Pinkham Laboratory
Maas
Just as Bad Where Sitting Bull Was
Doane Robinson of South Dakota history declares Sitting Bull a medicine chief whose influence fueled Sioux agitation against whites. He says the medicine chief did not fire on Custer, but stood elevated between the Little Bighorn and Big Horn keeping spiritual influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sitting Bull
Doane Robinson
Department of History
State of
South Dakota
Gunter
Custer
Indian School Journal
Sleepy Carnations Linked to Gas in Hull Experiments
Florists report carnations fail to open, a phenomenon tied to a sensitive reaction to illuminating gas. Hull botanical laboratory experiments described in the Botanical Gazette suggest even tiny gas amounts cause this sleep-like behavior in the flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull Botanical Laboratory
The
Botanical Gazette
Doctor’s Wife Endorses Grape Nuts for All Ages
A nurse advocates Grape Nuts noting its palatable taste and adaptability from babies to the aged. She describes a home recipe using Grape Nuts soaked in water, beaten egg white, and fruit juice, claiming it nourishes even weak stomachs. The letter promotes Grape Nuts as ideal for breakfast during sickness or nerve trouble, inviting readers to seek The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bytmade
Wellville
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Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Margaret Carnegie
Mr. Carnegie
Kingsley Settlement House
Margaret Mariison Carnegie
Carnegie Institute
Dobson
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