Vanderbilt Not Factually Said Public Be Damned
A historical article clarifies who uttered the phrase public be damned amid railroad lore. It shows William H. Vanderbilt spoke it to a reporter aboard a private car while en route to Chicago, with corroboration from contemporaries.
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Cornelius
Commodore
Vanderbilt
William H. Vanderbilt
Wall Street
Commodore”’ Vanderbilt
William
Cornelius Vanderbilt
St. Louis
New York Central
Grand Pacific
Chicago
East
Clarence P. Dresser
Dresser
John Dickinson Sherman
Western
Union
Sherman
Hyde Park
Chicago Tribune
Vanderbilt Denial Shifts blame After Public Outcry
Amid reports of his blunt remarks about railroads and public benefit, Vanderbilt denies quotes, claiming misquotation by porters. Newspapers note two reporters preserved notes. Wall Street remains divided, with some calling him a crazy loan and others doubting his rhetoric.
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Vanderbilt
Chicago Times
Gotham Gossip
New York
Chicago
Wall Street
W. H
Ancient Hawaiian Seafaring and Modern Yacht Contests Across the Pacific
The piece contrasts Honolulu enthusiasm for annual yacht races with legendary Polynesian navigation. It recounts Paao the Samoan builder of a forty-paddle canoe and Lonokaeho’s controversial mission to Hawaii, detailing early voyaging, voyagers, and the enduring maritime spirit across Pacific ports.
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Hawaii
Hawaiian
San Francisco
Pacific
Honolulu
New York
Seven Seas
South Pacific
Know Thyself and End Marriage Dissatisfaction
A columnist argues that personal self awareness is key to happiness in marriage. Focusing on self limits blame on spouses and reveals how women’s choices and unrealized dreams shape dissatisfaction, urging mutual effort to improve a wife’s and husband’s shared life. Bell Syndicate WNU Service.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
The Greatest Man and Conscience as Anchor
A quotation attributed to William Ellery Channing defines the greatest man as one who chooses right with resolve, resists temptations, bears burdens cheerfully, remains calm in storms, and relies unfalteringly on truth virtue and God. It warns that conscience is an anchor that can be carried away like a wrecked ship.
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William Ellery Channing
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