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FAYETTE CO. HISTORICAL SOCIETY
NewsletterNov 07
The Fayetteville News Feb.2008
Today in Fayetteville Dec 31, 1909
Worlds Richest Woman
Estate of EH Harriman was really worth over 200,000,000 dollars
New York City-.Edward H Harriman was really worth at the time of his death over 200,000,000 although a recent
appraisal of his estate placed its value at 149.000,000. Since Mr. Harrimans death his estate has profited by a
rise in market values, and it is stated that the wealth of Mrs Harriman may be conservatively estimated at
220,000,000, which would make her probably the richest woman in the world.
Collages vote for football
Colleges want to retain the American game.
New York City-fifty collages out of approximately eight-eight in the inter collegiate athletics assn. have voted for
retention of the American football game, with the elimination of mass plays and other dangerous plays.
Five institutions voted that the preset game is satisfactory, except for minor details, Seventeen favored the
English game of Rugby, seven take a midway position between the American game and Rugby, and 9 voted
that either the American game should be radically changed or Rugby substituted.
Dixie First American Song
Yankee Doodle is second in the popularity contest.
Washington DC- "Dixie" has finally been officially proclaimed as the first in American songs and music in
popularity. Such is the verdict of OGT Sonnect,
Chief of the Division of Music on the Library of Congress. "Yankee Doodle"
he says though no longer a national song is still second only to Dixie" in the popularity contest.
submitted by CB Glover