Mackay Mausoleum in Greenwood Brooklyn described as magnificent tomb
Long account covers the Mackay estate and likely English death duty, the Greenwood mausoleum in Brooklyn, its grand Maltese cross plan, bronze doors, onyx columns, Carrara marble altar and family vaults. It notes John W Mackay's fortune estimates and his boxing incident in 1891. It then moves to Scripture printing in Japan and Spanish American War veterans counts and camps.
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London
John W. Mackay
Mackay
Greenwood
Brooklyn
Ninth Avenue
Hallowell
Connamara
Carrara
Jesus
W. C. Bonynge
San Francisco
Nevada Bank
Truth About Verne Reveals a Wealthy, Healthy Author
New York World correspondent visits Jules Verne at Amiens to verify rumors. Verne is not blind and remains financially secure, though his eyes cause trouble. He continues writing and aims to publish his hundredth book, living with his wife in a plain house.
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Jules Verne
New York World
Amiens
Dition
Boulevard Longueville
Mme. Verne
Jules
Has a Fine Record Gen Neville Lyttelton in South Africa
Gen Neville Lyttelton, succeeding Lord Kitchener as commander in chief, led the Fourth division in South Africa in 1900 and headed the Fourth brigade and Second division. Born at Hagley Worcestershire, he is the third son of the fourth Baron Lyttelton and an eminent old Etonian in the war.
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Neville Gerald Lyttelton
Lord Kitchener
South Africa
Hagley
Worcestershire
Baron Lyttelton
Rifles Brigade
Canada
Jowaki
Tel-el- Kebir
Khartoum
A. D.C
Ireland
Gibraltar
Bombay
War Office
Dublin
Aldershot
Lyttelton
Katharine
James Stuart-Wortley
Ideal Educator Eliot Promotes Elective System in U S Schools
Charles W. Eliot, Harvard president and newly elected National Educational Association head, transformed American education over 30 years. Boston born in 1831, he advanced from Latin School to Harvard and MIT, then led Harvard since 1869. He linked university life to community, endorsed reform, and championed the elective system to foster concentration and individuality.
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Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
National Educationalssociation
Boston
Latin School
Marehard
Eliss
Ehair
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Marvard
Tle
Eliot
Ami
Eliet
Park Man
Jepe
National Educational Association
Sir Liang Chen Tung Chinese minister at Washington
Sir Liang Chen Tung recently named Chinese minister to Washington has deep ties to the United States dating from the 1870s when he studied in Amherst Massachusetts and Phillips Andover academy. A Yale graduate and longtime diplomat he praises U S fair dealing and plans to accompany a mission to Peking before returning to Washington with his two sons to pursue American education.
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Liang Chen Tung
Washington
United States
America
Amherst
Mass
Phillips Andover Academy
Bancroft
Yale
Chang
Japan
Lowdon
Germany
Baron von Ketteler
London
China
Watris
Dilieuliex
Peking
Canton
Seeres Iary Hay
TP Waragly
Chin
Congressmen Cannon Watchdog of the Treasury in Congress
Congressman Joseph G. Cannon, long a force in Illinois politics, has risen as the watchdog of the treasury. A sturdy Republican from Danville, he was born in Guilford, North Carolina, and became Illinois attorney general at 25. His recent plea calls for restraint in national expenditures.
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Ilinois
Cannon
Danville
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Guilford
N.C
Clarence H Mackay rises as head of family business fortune
Clarence H. Mackay, born 1874 in San Francisco, inherits control of his father John W. Mackay's vast business empire. He has advised successful schemes, built a horse racing interest in Paris with Swenze, and expanded the Mackay stable. Head of Mackay-Bennett Cable, Postal Telegraph, Pacific Commercial Cable, Yonkers sugar refinery, Canadian Pacific, Southern Pacific, and White Knob Copper holdings, with investments in Klondike gold fields. He resides at Roslyn Long Island with wife Katherine Duey and a daughter born February 4, 1900.
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Clarence Hungerford Mackay
John W. Mackay
Mackay
Clarence H. Mackay
Clarence UM. Mackay
San Francisco
Europe
Villebon
Paris
W. K. Vanderbilt
Clarence I. Mackay
Wev
Little Silver
N. J
Mr. Mackay
Mrr. Mackay
Hanastar
Katherine Duey
Roslyn
Long Island
New York Tribune
Ife
Mackay-Bennett Cable Company
Postal Telegraph Company
Pacific Commercial Cable Company
Yonkers
Canadian Pacific Railway
Southern Pacific Railroad
White Knob
Grand Army Honors McElroy for 1862 war record and leadership
A Potomac Grand Army circular promotes Senior Vice Commander John McElroy for commander-in-chief at the national encampment in Washington in October. It highlights his Civil War service from 1862, his Andersonville captivity, a 1864 prison incident, 36 years of loyal G A R membership, and his editorial leadership roles at Toledo Blade and National Tribune, underscoring his qualifications and influence.
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Grand Army, of the Republic
John McElroy
Washington, D. C
McElroy
Ber
MacClernand Guards
Company L
Sixteenth
Illinois Volunteer Cavalry
Andersonville
Regulators
Toledo Blade
Toledo
National Tribune
Missouri Senator George Graham West Aged Yet Sharp Eyed
United States Senator George Graham West, 7% years old, remains keen eyed and active in politics. A Missouri representative since 1960, he began public life that year in the Missouri legislature after moving from Kentucky to Sweet Springs. He was born in Frankfort and graduated Center College in 1948. A Detroit chemist reports a process to make a champagne like wine from pineapple juice.
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George Graham West
Missouri
Frankfort
Center College
Sweet Springs
Detroit
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