Vanderbilt’s Struggle to Keep a Vast Estate United
The New York press reflects on William H. Vanderbilt’s life as a relentless effort to preserve immense wealth against time and competition. It notes the West Shore dispute, the peril of sustaining a vast fortune, and Vanderbilt’s restrained benevolence, contrasting him with his father the Commodore and pondering the fate of the estate after his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. ‘Vanderbilt
New York Central Railroad
Vanderbilt
Erie railway
commodore
New York Central
Central
West Shore
Mr. Vanderbilt
stroggin
United States
Garrett
Gould
Roberts
Bickel Platers
United
leas Pobie
ita
William H. Vanderbilt
poe
Pennsylvania
Salk
New York
Yankee Doodle Read Before New York Historical Society
Mr George H Moore lectured at the New York Historical Society on Yankee Doodle tracing its origin from Dutch roots to colonial tensions. He cited William Marr a 1725 enslaved ads and Dr Richard Shuckberg linking the tune with English and Fisher's Jig, noting the term’s early slang usage and cross colonial reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Moore
New York Historical society
Mr. Moore
Gordon
Jonathan Hastings
Cambridge
Harvard
William Marr
Elis
Score
Irving
New York
Pe ‘lvenia
Richard Shuckberg
New England
Albany
Fisher's
Contested Tune Yankee Doodle in Revolutionary Fray
Fragmentary report describes British officers jeering at colonials and the taunting tune Yankee Doodle being linked to contumely toward the Yankees. It mentions tar and feathering in Boston, Lexington’s reaction, and the surrender of Cornwallis with French forces involved, all reflecting wartime disdain and the tune’s role in morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Ditson
Boston
Lexington
Moore
Lancashire
Cornwallis
fayette
Curious Facts Concerning Faner ule
A collection of notes on ancient and varied burial customs from different cultures. Roman beds burned, Mohammedans bury without coffins, Greeks mix methods, Indian wives once joined funeral pyres, Irish wakes protected by music, Greenlanders bury with a child and a dog, Australians bind hands and strip nails, Ressiana place a death certificate in the hand for Peter at Heaven’s gate. Philadelphia Call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roman empire
India
Peter
Philadelphia Call
Dress standards clash in society and home
A fragment discusses conflicting fashion norms, noting public ball attire vs home dress, and the paradox of exposing oneself in public yet not in private. It questions propriety, then mentions an incident of a man on the A P L road who fainted and nearly choked on medicine, ending with a brief Arkansas recorder reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Reep
Premium and seed prize offered by San Francisco Bulletin
The San Francisco Bulletin announces a premium and seed prize valued at more than the price of the paper to subscribers of the Gazette. The notice hints at a reader incentive program but provides few specifics beyond the prize's value and eligibility implied by subscription.
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Joosne Gand
Carmen
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Chambers
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Nevada
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