Word: philanthropist
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...list of eight eminent authorities on various phases to Hebrew culture has been announced by the Harvard Menorah Society as speakers for the monthly meetings of the group. The first meeting will be held early in November, and will be addressed by Louis E. Kirstein, prominent Boston philanthropist...
...Pocketing perhaps half this money, Liu nevertheless spent at least $50.000 mex. to improve Chefoo's police force, to push his superb street paving program and to encourage his new Institute of Silk Culture. Liu, frankly a bandit who worked up into the roles of petty statesman and local philanthropist, had only one real fault during the summer. He did withhold (steal) all of Chefoo's local revenues from Governor Han of Shantung...
Died. George Holmes Maxwell, 68, Boston philanthropist, president of North American Chemical Co.; in Pasadena...
Died. Joseph Benjamin Dabney, 74, California oil man and philanthropist: of heart disease; at Santa Barbara. He pioneered in the Bakersfield oil fields, helped develop the Ventura field after most big companies had despaired...
Died. Electa Matilda Curtis Ziegler, 91, philanthropist, widow of the late William Ziegler, founder-president of Royal Baking Powder Co., foster mother of President William Ziegler Jr. of Great Island Corp.; of old age; in Manhattan...