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...Southern schools receiving scholarships were American University, Armstrong College, Emery University, George Peabody College. the University of Miami. Rollins College, and Vanderbilt University...
Nurses from the nearby Children's and Boston Lying-In Hospital reported loud noises from Vanderbilt Hall, the dormitory, at about midnight. They called Boston police, but officials sent them away when they arrived, saying they were not needed...
Once nominated, Harriman would doubtless draw all the New Deal-Fair Deal support and the endorsement of organized labor. Like Stevenson, Harriman has the handicap of a past divorce (his second wife is the ex-wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt ["Sonny"] Whitney). Against Taft, his strong foreign-policy record might bring in some of the independent vote, but would pale as an asset if Eisenhower is the G.O.P. candidate...
Died. Mrs. Florence Adele Vanderbilt Twombly, 94, great lady of New York's old "400," philanthropist, and last surviving grandchild of railroading Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt; in Manhattan...
From Little Acorns. How modestly it all started! To help support the Civil War, Lincoln's Congress in 1861 adopted 33% levy on all incomes over $800. The New York Herald applauded: "Millionaires like Mr. W. B. Astor, Commodore Vanderbilt . . . and others will henceforth contribute a fair proportion of their wealth to the national Government." This act was never enforced, but in 1862 Congress passed a 3% levy, plus a 5% tax on incomes over $10,000, thus introducing the now famed principle of taxation according to ability to pay. There was little dissent. In 1864, more gradations were...