Entrepreneurs

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Marshall O. Roberts, Art Patron [published Oct. 25, 1885]

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Walkin along Fifth avenue the other day I...

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Edward Stern and the Riverboat Sharpers [published Jan. 7, 1883]

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The recent death of Gambetta has given the...

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Building and Welcoming Foreign Ships [published May 7, 1882]

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New York ship-builders used to be so famous...

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The Mining Board…of Manipulation [published Apr. 30, 1882]

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Every now and then somethin’ about minin’, minin’...

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Rambling Reminiscences of Castle Garden [published Dec. 18, 1881]

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Discussin’ with a very old friend the other...

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Smart People of New York and Their Fortunes [published May 29, 1881]

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Among the many young men I have met...

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Claflin’s Fire Sale (Without the Fire) [published Dec. 27, 1885]

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“The unexpected always happens,” and, on the same...

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Notable Yachts of New York [published June 19, 1881]

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Besides the yacht America, to which I have...

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Beaucoup Buchu as a Path to Riches [published Feb. 22, 1885]

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I see that the handsome Mrs. Helmbold has...

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The Best Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt Bests [published Aug. 27, 1882]

jpkntz December 13, 2023

[Warning: The following column, published in 1882, contains an...