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Interviewing the richest men of New York in 1900s
Special correspondence describes how Vanderbilts and Rockefellers guard their privacy while others like Chauncey Depew Cornelius Vanderbilt's circle and Russell Sage are accessible with patience nerve and appointment. The piece notes how Henry Havemeyer and Elbridge Gerry respond to interview requests and how figures such as G P Morosini and Elbridge Gerry navigate press access.
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Depew
Steinway
Vanderbilts
Rockefellers
Cornelius Vanderbilt
New York
Yonkers
Sing Sing
Metropolitan Club
Vanderbilt
Cornelius
William K. Vanderbilt
Fifth Avenue Palace
Mr. Vanderblt
Grand Central Station
America
Mr. Vanderbilt
C. V
John D. Rockefeller
Frank
George Gould
Goulds
Sage
Edwin Gould
Russell Sage
Fifth Avenue
Forty-second Street
Dr. Paxton
Mr. Sage
Havemeyers
Gerry and
Morosini
Henry 0. Havemeyer
Sugar King
The
Sugar Trust
Havemeyer
Theodore A. Havemeyer
Elbridge T. Gerry
Chauncey M. Depew
Chauncey Depew
Chauncey
Sister of Charity
Dr. Depew
Howard
Sohn D. Rourefeller
Gars
Fourth Avenue
Twenty-third Street
G. P. Morosini
Gitson Willet