Billionaire rivals Carnegie and Rockefeller wage grand giving war
A long retrospective traces the rival fortunes and philanthropy of Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller. It notes daily giving rates, major gifts to libraries, universities, and medical research, and predicts further large gifts as each man vies to outdo the other in global philanthropy.
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Andrew Carnegie
John Or. Rockefeller
Mr. Carnegie
Mr. Rockefeller
Wall Street
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Carnegie
Rockefeller
University of Chicago
Etuill
Carnegie Institute
Washington
Chicago Institution of Learning
Institute For Medical Reseach
Rockefel
Mr. Car
John D. Rockefeller
Steel Trust
Pocantico Hills
Westchester County
Hudson
Fifth Avenue
Skiba
Messrs
General Education Board
Institute of Medical Research
New York
Almanacs through the ages and key pioneers
The text traces almanac history from ancient Greek and Alexandria roots to Europe. It notes a 13th–14th century manuscript presence in the British Museum and the first printed European almanac by Purbach. Regiomontanus advanced it with a 57 year span 1475 1551 and was also a bishop.
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Alexandria
Europe
British Museum
Purbach
Regiomontanus
Fortitude of Injured Swiss Guide Genoud
Extraordinary fortitude was shown by Swiss guide Genoud who rode a diligence to Bourg St. Pierre and was thrown into a ravine thirty feet deep. He broke his left arm and shoulder and several ribs yet walked miles through the mountains to Geneva, refusing help and preferring Geneva hospital care.
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Genoud
Bourg St. Pierre
Osieres
Geneva
Housewife Phrase Reflected In Local Conversation
A local remark questions the meaning of housewife with a definition implying many women work outside the home and return only to sleep and dress. The dialogue highlights evolving views on domestic roles in the community.
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Dreas
Brooks Theory for Preachers
Phillips Brooks, appointed bishop of Massachusetts in 1891, described a theory that sermons should draw from daily life and familiar events. He urged clergymen to engage with the world, observe nature and people, and illustrate truths through common experiences. Brooks practiced this by visiting the poor, watching ships, and studying life to move listeners.
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Phillips Brooks
Massachusetts
Christ
Solomon
Mr. Brooks
Brooks
Boston
Thoreau
E. J. Edwards
Morgan gifts 500000 to endow New York trade schools
A philanthropic effort to secure a permanent endowment for New York trade schools led by a women’s committee met financier J. Pierpont Morgan who pledged the full $500,000 after being asked how much was needed. Morgan’s decisive response followed a prompt assessment of needs and savings for the Palisades campaign.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
New York
Hudson River Palisades
Mr. Morgan
Disturbed Peace of Salmeon at Cockermouth Court
London Truth reports a Cockermouth case where a collier was fined 15 shillings for disturbing salmon on spawning beds by walking along river banks. The magistrates accepted the tale of fish driven to spawn by observers, implying the act was not strictly a salmon fishery offense.
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Cockermouth
London
Man of Letters Guards a Secret Cellarat Library
A witty exchange reveals a scholar who spends long hours in a library, inviting quips about his temper. The punchline hints at a hidden cellarat, suggesting a concealed object or area within the study. The dialogue blends humor with a mystery surrounding the library space.
Not Safe. ae He handled his subject without
The fragment shows a clipped phrase about handling a subject. No clear event dates, people, or organizations are readable to identify a full incident or outcome for a proper summary.
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Chicago
Mr. Negie
Johnson
George Boutwell
Senate
Benjamin F. Butler
New York City
Congress
Johnsqn
George S. Boutwell
Boutwell
the Treasury
Grant
Fox
Burke
Sheridan
Hastings
United States Supreme Court
Salmon P. Chase
House
House of Representatives
United States
William M. Evartts
Chase
Evarts
Evart
Butler
James W. Grimes
Iowa
United States Senate
CAIRINGIE _OCKE
Almanacs
George W. Perkins
Morgan
Palisades
Mr. Perkins
Salmeon
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