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William E Harmons Death Reveals His Secret

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mysterious philanthropist who made generous financial gifts to great writers, obscure poets, unsung heroes and good children without ever revealing his identity, it was disclosed yesterday.” Although members of his family were “reluctant to discuss

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William E Harmons Death Reveals His Secret §1 — mysterious philanthropist who made generous financial gifts to great writers, obscure poets, unsung heroes and good children without ever revealing his identity, it was disclosed yesterday.” Although members of his family were “reluctant to discuss

William E Harmons Death Reveals His Secret §5 — $500 to be distributed as prizes in the form of savings accounts for children of good character among the hundreds who will spend vacations this summer at the society’s eight fresh-air camps.” Coming tomorrow: William E. Harmon describes…

William E Harmons Death Reveals His Secret §2 — …Harmon’s unique method of disposing of his money,” the Times reported that “many have been benefited by his unexpected gifts, and all have wondered vainly who he could be. Once he announced publicly, under the assumed name, that he…

William E Harmons Death Reveals His Secret §0 — On July 16, 1928 the New York Times published the obituary of William E. Harmon. Three days later, the Times revealed his secret. “William E. Harmon . . . a retired real estate operator noted for his philanthropies . . . was Jedediah Tingle, the

William E Harmons Death Reveals His Secret §4 — …Corresponding through “a banking address in Brooklyn” the society honored his request and “made no effort to learn who he was. Only two days ago it made known his latest gift of

William E Harmons Death Reveals His Secret §3 — on the ‘eternal mission’ of his own great-grandfather, whose name he had taken, ‘to bring smiles and tender thoughts to the great in heart, in high and low places, to comfort and cheer those who do exceptional things or…

William E Harmons Death Reveals His Secret §6 — upon something everybody wants” and enlisted his brother Clifford to “let everybody know that I have it for sale.” To see some of the ads the Harmon brothers used to let everyone know what they had for sale, see here…

History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River

Ruttenber, E.M. History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River; their origin, manners and customs; tribal and sub-tribal organizations; wars, treaties, etc., etc. Albany: J. Munsell, 1872.

…splendid in the water rising above it like high turf-heaps, appa rently from eight, sixteen, to thirty feet high ; very delightful to The place is well calculated to exalt the fancy of the the eye. poets. The ancient fabulous…

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History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §906 — …splendid in the water rising above it like high turf-heaps, appa rently from eight, sixteen, to thirty feet high ; very delightful to The place is well calculated to exalt the fancy of the the eye. poets. The ancient fabulous…

History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §841 — " would be- u no water or " little water or motion." Another classification would be ma, large water tea, valley or land cc the large water in the scape ; wan, inanimate motion literally ; valley," wan perhaps referring to that portion of…

History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §817 — …Moose water. . . . . Spirit water. Spring water. Rock water. " The particle na as heard in Namikong, denotes excellent, abundant, surpassing. By taking this for the objective syllable, and retaining the same nominative, and the same qualifying syllable made use of above…

History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §840 — …it form of negative words, and generally used for no ; wa is inanimate motion. This interpretation applied to the creek, tary " would be- u no water or " little water or motion." Another classification would be ma, large water tea, valley…

History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §818 — …Rocks of the valley. . Narrow pass of a river in the valley. Hills of the valley. . . . "Terminations in oga, change these terms to "place of hills and rocks," Terminations in /0, beautiful a place, "place of water and rocks," " place…

History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §172 — Their name is perpetuated in the of present village Sing-Sing, which was called Ossing-Sing, where they had a village. Another village was located between the Sing-Sing creek and the Kitchawonck, or Croton river, and was called Kestaubuinck…

History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §830 — …Saw mill creek was called Neperah, from nepe, water, and gave its name to the Indian village of Nappeckamak, which stood on the site of the present village of Yonkers, literally "the rapid water In an obscure nook on the…

History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §816 — …water ; ock, forest ; we have the following trisyllabic terms : Deer, .... HUDSON RIVE& INDIANS. the fishes ; insects, tiles, phenomena of the wide-spread heavens, of the forests and of the waters, supply words which are susceptible of being employed in the…

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The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903)

Bacon, Edgar Mayhew. The Hudson River from Ocean to Source: Historical, Legendary, Picturesque. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1903.

…One needs only to consult Griswold's Poets of America, the best anthology of half a century ago, to api^reciate the fact that, with few exceptions, sweetness rather than strength characterised even the best of the work of our…

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The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §270 — …One needs only to consult Griswold's Poets of America, the best anthology of half a century ago, to api^reciate the fact that, with few exceptions, sweetness rather than strength characterised even the best of the work of our…

The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §90 — …of life in the earlier periods of the world, given in the volumes of the old poets. Castle Point, the promontory from which the Dutch drove the Indians mercilessly into the river, was at the southern end of the Elysian…

The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §95 — …of dust were seen The sheep, the horse, the goat, The gentle heifer, ass obscene. The yearling and the shoate. And packhorses with fowls came by Befeathered on each side. Like Pegasus, the horse that I And other poets ride…

The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §89 — …of life in the earlier periods of the world, given in the volumes of the old poets. Castle Point, the promontory from which the Dutch drove the Indians mercilessly into the river, was at the southern end of the Elysian…

The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §273 — …the now-forgotten singer's name was one of the brightest poetical names of the dcLY, and alwa^'s mentioned along with those of Bryant, Dana, Halleck, Percivale, Pierpont, Pinckney, Sprague, and Woodworth. " Leggett, in his Biographies of American Poets…

The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §279 — …Street's poems, particularh" those dealing with the sterner asj^ects of nature, ga\'e him an earh' rank among the liest American ijoets. In his day, among both poets and |)ainters, there was a painstaking fashion of presenting minutiae…

The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §274 — …the now-forgotten singer's name was one of the brightest poetical names of the dcLY, and alwa^'s mentioned along with those of Bryant, Dana, Halleck, Percivale, Pierpont, Pinckney, Sprague, and Woodworth. " Leggett, in his Biographies of American Poets…

The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §290 — …The northern boundary of the village is the Croton River, important as a tributary to the lower Hudson, but still more so as the sole source of the water supply of New York City for more than a generation. The…

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William E. Harmon's Death Reveals His Secret

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…However, three days later, the New York Times revealed a remarkable secret: Harmon had been living a double life as "Jedediah Tingle," a mysterious benefactor who distributed generous gifts to writers, poets, and deserving individuals while maintaining complete anonymity. Through…

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