All posts tagged "swindle"
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9.5KConnecticutThe Double Life of Railroad King Robert Schuyler
Robert Schuyler was one of the most respected men of his era, the last person likely to pull off one of the...
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10.2K2Crime and ScandalThe Nineteenth Century Curse of Mercie Dale
The story of the curse of Mercie Dale begins around 1800 in Braintree, Mass. Mercie’s daughter Silence had married William Hayden in...
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8.1K9Crime and ScandalCharles Ponzi, The Financial Idiot Who Drove Boston Money Mad in 1920
Charles Ponzi sent Bostonians into such a frenzy over his get-rich-quick scheme in 1920 that police had to subdue enthusiastic investors. They...
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6.1K4Business and LaborConnecticut’s Charles Lewis Tiffany Starts a Small Gift Shop
Charles Lewis Tiffany, the founder of the world-famous Tiffany & Co., came by his trade as a young man in Connecticut. Born...
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15.0K2ConnecticutNew England Gold Hoax of 1898: Greed Meets Moxie
There is, in fact, gold in seawater. And that is the kernel of truth upon which two Martha’s Vineyard men would build...
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