 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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THEME FOR THE DAY.
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When the need for some photo-copying recently took me to a local chemist's, I found that somebody's master copy had been left on the machine. While handing it over for safe keeping, I recognised it as a personal balance sheet. Its details escaped mebut debts on credit cards were easily in five figures. The meager receipts, mostly income support, would be largely swallowed up by the monthly repayments.
What a despairing situation for any household to be in! Where is the hope of Easter, let alone the joy?
It underlined the concerns of Jubilee 2000, which is ...
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Come blow your horne.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The Beaver: Exploring Canada's History
; ...unless the name is Mozart or Prince William, and thus which great person...the most recent biographer of Sir William Cornelius Van Horne must resort to speculation. Even...details. In the late 1870s, Van Horne frequently lobbied legislators...
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 "Herald-News (Joliet, IL)")
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CANADA'S TOP BUSINESS LEADER OF LAST CENTURY WAS FROM JOLIET
Newspaper article from: Herald-News (Joliet, IL)
; Joliet's Sir William Cornelius Van Horne, this city's only...parents. On top of Van Horne's grave is a large...to distinctly mark Sir William's grave. The 12...committee who selected Van Horne as the most outstanding...
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 "Herald News, The (Joliet, IL)")
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Joliet mayor's son became railroad giant
Newspaper article from: Herald News, The (Joliet, IL)
; One night in 1864, William Cornelius Van Horne was working the telegraph station at the railroad...Joliet, there was only one knight. And that was Sir William Cornelius Van Horne. Van Horne, son of Joliet's first...
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Queen knighted railroad tycoon from Joliet
Newspaper article from: Herald News, The (Joliet, IL)
; One night in 1864, William Cornelius Van Horne was working the telegraph station at the railroad...Joliet, there was only one knight. And that was Sir William Cornelius Van Horne. Van Horne, son of Joliet's first...
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The Cuba Company and the expansion of American business in Cuba, 1898-1915
Magazine article from: Business History Review
; ...in the United States: Sir William Cornelius Van Home, former president...Secretary of State William R. Day.2 The company...power. In addition, Van Horne incorporated the company...Leonard Wood, Sir William Cornelius Van Horne, Percival...
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BRIDGE HAS A NAME
Newspaper article from: Herald-News (Joliet, IL)
; ...July 8). It is the C.C. Van Horne Bridge. That is the name...afternoon of June 20, 1936. Van Horne was the first mayor of Joliet...biographical sketch of C.C. Van Horne. One of his sons became Sir William Cornelius Van Horne when knighted by...
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JOLIET'S `BURIED TREASURES' WILL COME ALIVE SATURDAY AT OAKWOOD
Newspaper article from: Herald-News (Joliet, IL)
; ...Mountain during the Civil War. Sir William Cornelius Van Horne will talk about building a railroad...administration before the Civil War. William F. Barrett will talk about the...characters. For example, when Van Horne was told by his doctor that he...
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Test your Frankfort history with this quiz
Newspaper article from: Herald News, The (Joliet, IL)
; ...Sam, the beloved horse of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, lived out his...Charles A. Lindbergh. [] 4. Sir William Cornelius Van Horne was born in Chelsea (Frankfort...west coasts of Canada. The Van Horne Woods are named for his family...
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HELP FOR CEMETERY ARRIVES | DAMAGED TREES: LONG-TERM SOLUTION STILL NEEDED
Newspaper article from: Herald-News (Joliet, IL)
; ...constable killed in the line of duty. (Died 1896) Sir William Cornelius Van Horne: built a railroad through the Rocky Mountains and...Victoria in 1895. (Died 1915) He was the son of Cornelius C. VanHorne, Joliet's fir
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TEACHER FROM MINOOKA BRINGS HISTORY TO LIFE FOR STUDENTS
Newspaper article from: Herald-News (Joliet, IL)
; ...Kennesaw Mountain. Or if you're teaching the western expansion movement, take them to the Oakwood grave of Sir William Cornelius Van Horne. He carved the railroad through the Canadian Rocky Mountains and opened up an empire there. He was knighted...
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