Why did tycoon Andrew Carnegie keep Bill Jones’ portrait in his bedchamber? Gratitude? Because Jones, the engineering genius, made the Carnegie-owned Edgar Thomson Steel Works (ET) the world’s most profitable steel mill. Guilt? Just two days after Jones’ death, Carnegie’s business representative and attorney visited Jones’ grieving widow, Harriett. They persuaded her to sign over […]
Tom Gage
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Ready for Primetime
Amid all the wagging cuteness and elegance on display at the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show last week, a local pup turned some heads. More Than Ready, an Irish setter owned by Fortuna’s Tom and Anita Gage that came into the competition ranked 18th in the nation for owner handler dogs, took home a […]