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Died. Daniel Guggenheim, 74, famed copperman and philanthropist, father of U. S. Ambassador to Cuba Harry Frank Guggenheim, brother of Simon Guggenheim, onetime Senator from Colorado and three other potent financiers (Murry, Solomon R. and William); after a short illness, of heart failure, at his home in Port Washington, L. I. He was second of the seven sons of the late Meyer Guggenheim who emigrated from Switzerland as a boy, made lace in Philadelphia, later built up one of the greatest metal trusts in the world (American Smelting & Refining Co.). Constant aide in his father's metal projects was Daniel...
Died. Charles C. Bolton, 75, Cleveland financier and philanthropist, business associate of the late great Marcus Alonzo Hanna, father of Congressman Chester Castle Bolton; after a long illness; in Cleveland...
...greatest Goddard rocket (9 ft. long) exploded 1,000 ft. in the air, disappointed him and so terrified Worcester (Mass.) townspeople that they moved to prevent any further rocket shooting (TIME, July 29, 1929). Last week better news came when it was announced that Daniel Guggenheim, air-minded philanthropist, had given Rocketeer Goddard $25,000 for experiments, would give him $75.000 more in the next three years if needed...
Married. August Heckscher, 81, Manhattan zinc tycoon, philanthropist; and a Mrs. Virginia Curtiss, 55, of Greenwich, Conn.; at Croton-on-Hudson...
When the first Richard Teller Crane died he was known as one of Chicago's great developers and industrialists, as traveler and philanthropist. That reputation extended to his five sons, three of whom are now alive, to whom Mr. Crane left his business. Of these Richard Teller Crane Jr. is present president of the company. Of him as of his father it is said that he would rather visit a Crane Co. shop than attend a theatre. He never flies although his wife's brother-in-law is famed flying Publisher Joseph Medill Patterson. In his huge Lake...