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Died. Frederick William Vanderbilt, 82, oldest surviving member of the family, only surviving son of William Henry Vanderbilt, grandson of the original Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt; after a week's illness; in Hyde Park, N. Y. An unassuming philanthropist, he possessed the twin talents of most Vanderbilts for railroading and yachting, was a director of 22 railroads, sailed his ships on the seven seas. Once he landed on the rocks off the coast of Colombia, was rescued with difficulty by a United Fruit liner...
Died. Caroline Poulder King, 88, last surviving widow of a veteran of the War of 1812 (Private Darius King who served 54 days); in Cheektowaga, N. Y. She married King, then 73, in 1869, drew $14,149 pension (total 1812 War pensions: $43,216,480.57) after he died 17 years later...
...schools have been opened at University of Wisconsin, in North Carolina, in Berkeley, Calif, and in Chicago. They are now associated with the Affiliated Schools for Workers. Bryn Mawr supplies buildings and helps plan the summer school. The teachers come from high schools and colleges. Labor unions, college girls, Y. W. C. A.s, settlement houses and alumnae contribute the scholarships, $250 for each girl. A committee scouts the country for likely students of 20 to 35, for whom the only requirements are a sixth-grade education, three years' working experience and enrollment in local study groups. Some students...
Should Women Pay Alimony (Sat. 9:30 p.m., NBC-Red) debated by N. Y. Assemblyman William T. Middleton, Oxford Debater Maurice C. Dreicer, Novelist Fannie Hurst for the affirmative; N. Y. Executive Assistant Secretary of State Doris I. Byrne, N. Y. State Senator Leon Fischel for the negative...
...industrial averages stood at 131.94, rails at 25.45, utilities at 20.58. Leading stocks showed such gains as U. S. Steel from $43 to $54; U. S. Rubber from $27 to $32; American Tel & Tel from $129 to $142; Chrysler from $42 to $57; N. Y. Central from $11 to $15; Electric Power & Light from $9 to $1 i ; Johns-Manville from $71 to $84; General Motors from $30 to $36. Moody's Commodity Index rose from 136.7 to 140.8. All told, it was the biggest bull movement in any one week since that following the bank holiday...