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Mark Hopkins
Mark Hopkins
Mark Hopkins 1813-78, American railroad builder and merchant, b. Henderson, N.Y. A clerk in a village store and later a commission merchant in New York City, he was more than 35 years old when he went to California. There he became (1853) a partner of Collis P. Huntington and was later one of the incorporators of the Central Pacific RR, of which he became treasurer.
Bibliography: See O. Lewis, The Big Four (1938, repr. 1963); E. C. Latta and M. L. Allison, Controversial Mark Hopkins (2d rev. ed. 1963).
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Hopkins fighting his way to greatness.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 9/30/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...possibility of a megabucks bout with Hopkins. Also around to proclaim...fight will be for a record: Hopkins tied the late Carlos Monzon's division mark with his 14th successful defense...previously had categorized Hopkins as an "old man" ready for...
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 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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HOPKINS.(Obit)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 4/10/2005; 617 words
; ...and two daughters-in-law, Joseph T. Hopkins Jr. of Lagunitas, CA; Thomas Hopkins of Middle Grove; Daniel and Stacy Hopkins and Mark and Pamela Hopkins of Schenectady; six grandchildren: Faith Livak and Satira Lord of Burlington, VT...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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HOPKINS A MODEL PLAYER AT RECEIVER.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 7/9/1999; 700+ words
; Byline: MARK SINGELAIS Staff writer ALBANY...boyish good looks, Greg Hopkins of the Albany Firebirds is...which clouds the fact that Hopkins, 27, can play football...against the Kats (8:30). Hopkins was an all-Arena selection...
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 "Post-Tribune (IN)")
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NOAH HOPKINS' MOM: I DESERVE TO DIE
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 11/5/1999; 700+ words
; ...never had anything to do with them." Hopkins' pregnancy with Noah was supposed to mark a new beginning for Hopkins and her husband, Perry, after they...children because of alleged abuse by Hopkins. The couple had renewed their wedding...
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 "Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)")
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Hopkins knocks out De La Hoya in ninth round.
Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA); 9/18/2004; 700+ words
; ...heavyweight event. The old mark was the $71.4 million...the 39-year-old Hopkins enjoyed the biggest payday...in and fight night. Hopkins and De La Hoya came out...good but were off the mark drawing the biggest reaction...After five rounds, Hopkins was ahead 3-2 on one...
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Hopkins Facing Taylor in Title Defense
News Wire article from: AP Online; 5/3/2005; ; 686 words
; ...mouth. The 40-year-old Hopkins then laughed and, referring...professor costume was a joke, but Hopkins is taking his July 16 fight...months of negotiations, will mark the 21st defense of his title...Line." "He's next," Hopkins said. "Next in a line of...
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Hopkins Rich in His Own Way; He Puts Self-Made Titles on Line Against De La Hoya
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 9/14/2004; ; 700+ words
; Bernard Hopkins has been called the best pound-for...consecutive title defenses. Yet, when Hopkins fights Oscar De La Hoya on Saturday night...the neighborhood of $30 million while Hopkins's take will be approximately a third...
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 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)")
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HOPKINS DEPARTS BOEING FOR LUCENT DESPITE SHORT STAY, CFO HIGHLY PRAISED.(Business)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 4/25/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...including a bonus of $633,600. Hopkins received a signing bonus of...reaction to the news about Hopkins. The stocks of other aerospace...Boeing shares before word of Hopkins' departure became widely known...analyst. ``One of the question marks is who will fill those shoes...
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Hopkins says performance belies report on incidents. (high runway incidents at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport)
Magazine article from: Crain's Cleveland Business; 2/25/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...been maintained as activity at Hopkins continues to increase. Total...1989, said airport spokesman Mark Courtney. Traffic in 1989...958 operations in 1988. The Hopkins operation was named the FAA...accounts for about 40% of Hopkins' air traffic with about 180...
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Hopkins earns unanimous win
Newspaper article from: The Sun, San Bernardino, Calif.; 2/19/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Eastman was almost chasing Hopkins. Few punches were landed, but Eastman did find the mark a couple of times. The...boo in the third round as Hopkins circled Eastman, trying...angle. Slowly but surely, Hopkins began to find the range...
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Mark Hopkins
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Mark Hopkins American educator Mark Hopkins (1802-1887) was president of Williams College and a defender...president of Williams. Further Reading Frederick Rudolph, Mark Hopkins and the Log: Williams College, 1836-1872 (1956), is...
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Hopkins, Matthew (d. 1647)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
...deemed themselves indebted to Hopkins and his gang. By this expedient...in search of the "devil's marks" on different parts of their...examined remained obstinate, Hopkins and his men seated them in...disguise. The inquisition of Hopkins and his confederates culminated...
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Hopkins, Mark
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
Hopkins, Mark (1802–87), Massachusetts physician, Congregationalist...Garfield said, “Give me a log hut, with only a simple bench, Mark Hopkins on one end and I on the other, and you may have all the buildings...
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Matthews, Jack
Book article from: Contemporary Novelists
...Tricks. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1990. Storyhood...Baltimore and London, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993. Poetry...Heartland. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1986. Memoirs...he will often miss whatever mark is there, and knowing also...
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Blalock, Alfred
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History
...schools of Vanderbilt and Johns Hopkins and held numerous appointments...x2010;year career at Johns Hopkins, Blalock occupied the posts...infants. In 1944, at Johns Hopkins, Blalock and Dr. Helen Taussig...and Other Problems , 1940. Mark M. Ravitch , Alfred Blalock...
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