Estate feud ends as Fair heirs reportedly settle again
Report says lawyers reached another settlement with Frank Preston Smith of Newark, a newly confirmed heir to Charles Fair’s estate. The sisters Mrs. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Oelrichs had previous settlements totaling about 5 million dollars, with a late claim arising after Mrs. Fair’s widowhood timing debate. No official figures released.
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Mystery of the Man in Black on Sandy Hook Boats Solved
The Wall Street boat mystery ends as it is revealed the Man in Black is the father-in-law of the bootblack supervisor on Sandy Hook Steamship vessels. He greets riders daily from the Highlands to the city, always in black with a furtive walk and twitching hands.
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Wall Street Restaurateurs Benefit as Prosperity Returns
Wall Street brokers and bankers resume patronage at high class eateries in the financial district. After a slump during the panic, prosperity returns with brisk lunches and fuller bills, lifting mood and business for the district’s refined restaurants.
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Retiring Financier Thomas Fortune Ryan Plans Virginia Estate
Virginia born financier Thomas Fortune Ryan, prominent in New York finance, plans to retire to his Virginia estate. He envisions a million dollar Richmond residence and a similar skyscraper in Richmond as he spends winters there and summers at Oak Ridge in Nelson county. Ryan, born 1851 in Lovingston, Virginia, began with modest means and rose to lead major financial ventures before deciding to settle in Virginia.
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Ida Von Claussen Poised for European Court Favor
New York reports Ida Von Claussen, famed American social figure, may soon gain court access in Europe and could become a princess in Rome or Russia. Rumors name Prince Paul Ourousoff of Russia and Prince Sforza Caesarina of Rome as contenders in a possible marriage alliance. She previously pressed President Roosevelt and the state department in 1908. The article also notes a record chimney under construction at the Great Copper Falls smelter in Montana, rising 506 feet high with a 74 foot diameter foundation and 54 foot top, linked to furnaces by a 1,800 foot long flue.
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