All posts tagged "banks"
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16.1K10Business and LaborAnother Look at Hetty Green, The Witch of Wall Street
That Hetty Green hoarded her vast Gilded Age fortune and lived like a pauper there can be no doubt. That she was...
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15.7K16MassachusettsThe Red, Black and White Men of Glover’s Regiment Take Washington Across the Delaware
John Glover’s Regiment of Marbleheaders accomplished an amazing feat on the night of Dec. 25, 1776. They ferried 2,400 men, plus horses and artillery,...
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12.5K19Arts and LeisureHow the Grinch Became a Star of Stage and Screen
When the much-loved television special How the Grinch Stole Christmas first aired on Dec. 18, 1966, optimists thought it might run for...
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10.0K8Business 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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