Rockefeller and Carnegie Benefaction Essay
A long profile contrasts John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie as tireless givers. It notes Rockefellers church and education endowments including money to the University of Chicago, missions abroad, and hospital and religious causes. It mentions Carnegie’s vast donations to churches and universities and rumors of a $26 million gift, with references to public anonymity of benefactors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
University of Chicago
Baptist City Mission of
New York
Rockefeller
Harlem
Japan
India
Yale
Harvard
Smith
Columbia
Standard Oil Company
Midway School
Harper
Chicago University
Chicago Institute of Learning
University
Old Penn Church Seeks Support for 1597 Structure Repair
Rev. B. J. Kerby plans a Philadelphia visit to rally funds for restoring the Penn church dating to 1213 with a 1736 chancel. The site sits 700 feet above sea level overlooking Windsor and the Thames valley, with a vault housing grandchildren of the Penn founder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn
B. J
Kerby
Philadelphia
Edward
Pennsylvania
Windsor
Thames
Blood Test of Guilt and a Shifting Trail of Evidence
The mixed Shanghai court heard a native detective accused of abducting a betrothed girl. Witnesses including the girl and her mother denied maltreatment, but Magistrate Chang ordered the mother beaten to force a confession, which failed. The accused on his knees swore in Chinese as ornate church relics and Penn family brasses were described. the case ended with the magistrate ruling the blood was mixed and remanding the detective on a criminal charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Chang
IN DEFENSE OF RUSSELL SAGE
Cairo Citizen editor John C. Fisher reports Sage is not read as unfeeling. a Western city social experience is described as staggeringly odd by an English literary man who visited Chicago and joined a large party in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Sage
John C. Fisher
Cairo
Mr. Bagance
Sean
Cambridge
Chicago
Camera Mania and the Rise of Photo Journalism
The passage notes the fusion of cameras, sensational reporting, and photographic bureaus in newspapers. It highlights New York offices where the craze for pictures drives coverage, shaping both yellow and conservative papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Man of Wealth Defends Church Ties After Mockery
A miner turned wealthy patron, Mr Connell, defends his church involvement after a young scoffed at religion in his presence. He states he built his wealth through hands and brain and remains grateful for his origins and faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Connell
Connell
The Chinese Mother
A Chinese boy was brought to Pekin Hospital severely injured by a heavy leg. Doctors decided to amputate to save his life. The mother arrived with a request to pickle the amputated limb to bury with the family. The fragment ends with unclear details about the boy’s condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin Hospital
Tamaily
Pickle
Patn
Washington Notables Exchange Banter Amid Washington Feuds
In a textured Washington scene, politicians mingle over lunch as vest pocket rivalries simmer. Senator Vest jokes about colleagues while President’s allies are described as rough diamonds, and public light is cast on fraught Senatorial feuds among Vest, Morgan, and Clapp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Morgan
Alabama
Washington
Clapp
Vest
Minnesota Statesman
Jones
Ty People of at the ree
Ty People of at the ree. Unclear fragmentary text yields no readable events or identifiable entities.
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Man of
Iron and Steel
John 1. Rockefeller
West Fifty-first Street
West Fifty-fourth Street
Carnegie
Reno
Old Penn Church
Scott
Talleyrand
France
Napoleon
John Penn
William Penn
Martha
Thomas’ Penn
Juliana
Curzon Street Chapel
Thackeray
Marlboro
Vanderbilt
Pean Church
Velit
Perkins
Benouls
Californias
Shoreham
Saas
Heretet
United States
Unc
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