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1908 - 1919 Edward and Beulah Boynton 1919 - 1921 J. Oswald Dailey (June 1, 1919 - April 18, 1921) 1921 - 1925 Title transferred to Florence C. Dailey who defaulted loan and the Rochester Trust and Safe Deposit Company took control during this period 1925 - 1942 Elizabeth J. Burns (October 19, 1925). Listed for sale in 1940.
Madison Ave facade. Steelcase, an international office furniture company founded and headquartered in Grand Rapids, purchased the house in 1985. [13]Before restoration began, extensive research into the home's original 1909 state was conducted through personal interviews, historic photos, original drawings and documents, and publications about Wright. [14]
Legislation passed in 1908 authorizing the establishment of a memorial commission, but it received only $5,000 in funding. [6] Legislation was introduced again in 1912 by Senator George Sutherland . Sutherland's bill proposed construction of a 5,000-seat amphitheater with an underground crypt (for the burial of famous individuals) to cost no ...
Two others were killed near Montpelier as well. The tornado then struck Amite directly, carving a path of destruction 2 mi (3.2 km) wide through the town. Many structures were completely destroyed in Amite, and 29 people were killed. Four others were killed near Wilmer, along with nine additional fatalities occurring near Pine.
The historic Sacco and Vanzetti trial was held in the Norfolk County Courthouse in 1921 under heavy police guard. [51] The two were Italian-born American anarchists, who were arrested, tried, and executed for the killings of Frederick Parmenter, a shoe factory paymaster, and Alessandro Berardelli, a security guard, and for the robbery of ...
Knox progressively improved their models, moving the engine from under the seat to up front under a hood and going from chain-driven to shaft-drive. [3] [2] In 1908 a water-cooled four-cylinder engine was introduced and customers could choose air-cooled or pay $100 more for water-cooled models. [2]
The Waldorf Astoria New York is a luxury hotel and condominium residence in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, United States.The structure, at 301 Park Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets, is a 47-story, 625 ft (191 m) Art Deco landmark designed by architects Schultze and Weaver and completed in 1931.
Sears, Roebuck and Co., commonly known as Sears (/ s ɪər z / SEERZ), [6] is an American chain of department stores founded in 1892 by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck and reincorporated in 1906 by Richard Sears and Julius Rosenwald, with what began as a mail-order catalog company migrating to opening retail locations in 1925, the first in Chicago. [7]