All posts tagged "banking"
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10.8K4Arts and LeisureKarl Muck Departs the Boston Symphony Orchestra in World War I Era Scandal
Henry Lee Higginson founded the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1881, and for nearly 40 years made it an unparalleled success. Until, that...
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12.9K13Business and LaborFlashback Photo: J.P. Morgan Canes a Photographer
J.P. Morgan was known as the most powerful banker on Wall Street, but he was born and buried in Hartford, Conn. Morgan...
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11.4K22New HampshireJohn Wingate Weeks, the Improbable Savior of the White Mountain Forests
If you had to guess who saved the White Mountain forests from destruction, you probably wouldn’t come up with a politically ambitious...
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24.2K20Business and LaborThe Parker Brothers of Salem, Mass., Build A Game Empire
Search any New England attic and you’re likely to find a version of Parker Brothers’ Monopoly. The beloved board game can trace...
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21.7K12Business and LaborBabson’s Boulders: A Millionaire’s Odd Dogtown Legacy
Eccentric millionaire Roger Babson had an unusual hobby that mortified his family: During the Great Depression, he hired unemployed stonecutters to carve...
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13.7K8Business and LaborAustin Corbin, The ‘Part-Hog, Part-Shark’ Robber Baron of New Hampshire
In the history of New Hampshire, Austin Corbin stands out as probably the most loathsome blight the state ever produced. So perhaps...
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