Graveyard to Millionaire Patrick Dillon in Steel Era
Patrick Dillon rose from cemetery gravedigger to trusted supervisor for the Carnegie steel empire after Mrs. Henry Phipps placed him in Homestead mills. He kept a mill running during the Homestead strike, earned $5,000 then £500,000 later, and finally became Mr. Phipps personal building adviser with a substantial salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Spillane
Pittsburgh
Patrick H. Dillon
Paddy Hilion
Henry Phipps Dillon
Carnegie Mills
Lomestead
Dillon
Hilt
Carnegie Company
Patrick Dillon
Carte
Gekke
Mr. Phipps
New York City
New York
Starretts
Bia
Mr Phipps
Dilon
Phipps
Burned Books and Censorship Through History
The piece reflects on libraries and authorities burning books, recalling Froude’s Nemesis of Faith and Milton’s remark on books versus writers. It notes Stevenson among the “men of burned books” and mentions Samoa’s 1892 context and a burned work titled Footnote to Twistory, burned by German order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Froude
Oxford
England
Milton
AL. Stevenson
Samoa
Twistory
Hhe
Quote exchange on wealth from Detroit Free Press
A Detroit Free Press item quotes a playful exchange about wealth and restraint. One speaker wishes for money and wisdom, the other for a scare to halt at nine million and enjoy it. The brief dialogue captures attitudes toward riches and prudence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Pree Press
Notice of Sale of Real Estate in Monroe North Carolina
By order of the Superior Court of Union County a special proceeding Wille L Curler administratrix invites bids at the Monroe courthouse on March 5 1915 at noon. Two adjoining parcels in Monroe bound by McLellan Flow and others totaling about 7 444 acres offered to highest bidder with terms one third cash and balance in eight and twelve months bearing 1 or 6 percent interest. Commissioner J Pratt and attorney Vannie Pratt presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County
Wille L. Curler
C. Curler
Ada Stafford
Consimia Dover
Court House
Monroe
N. C
Low
N.C. Winz
Elizabeth McLellan
McLellan
Curlee
Register of Deeds of
John E Flow
D. C
M.D. J. Bireers
Jane
Wadesboro
Finke
Shute & Son
Cuthbertson
Crowell
Austin
Q. J. Pratt
Vannie Pratt
Administrator's Notice for John Nixon Estate
Notice by Stack and Marker Attorneys to all heirs and parties to the John Nixon estate to appear and settle promptly by February or the claim will be barred. Dated January 20. Attorney for John Nixon deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
John Nixon
Dereanwd
Nixon
Stack & Marker
Attys
Notice of Public Auction to Satisfy Mortgage
By virtue of a mortgage deed by J W Roberts and wife to J P Mitek dated March 1017 and recorded in Union County North Carolina the undersigned will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Monroe North Carolina a lot of land in Indian Trail described as starting at a corner of J W Roberts and running 100 feet to a corner with 200 feet legs sets, to satisfy the mortgage. This 16th February 1445. THOS P TUCKER Assignee of Mortgagee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Roberts
JP. Mitek
Union County
Monroe
N. C
Toni
W. Roberts
Joli
Neberts
Cora Raverty
J. F. Riteh
Jyne
Indian Trail
N.C
Thos. P Tucker
Notice of Trustee Sale of Land in Union County
By deed of trust J B Price and wife to trustee to secure indebtedness recorded in Union County Register of Deeds Book A S page 41. Sale Friday March 19 1914 at 12 o'clock at Monroe court house to satisfy the debt with description of land and two horses and mules included. Trustee S A Richardson. Attorney W B Love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Price
Register of Deeds Office
Union County
A. S
Manel
Court House
Monroe
T. J. Gordon
W. FP. Alexander
J. F. Doster
Rocky River Road
Rocky River
Leva
Coren A
Chorinda Helms
Register of Deeds
Valen County
Evan C. Helms
Irady Price
Office of Register of Deeds
A. Richardson
W. B. Love
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Grivedgger
Man OF
Mammoth Homestead
America
Cam
Ireland
Europe
Miss Dillon
Geremany
Alice
Dillons
Berlin
Carnegie
Wim
The
Bank of Union
Just
Monroe Motor Car CO
McCall
E McCall
Patrera
LEE & Lee CO
Monroe, N. C
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