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The public be damned! (on whether the public should be consulted about luxury trains Aug 1918

William Henry Vanderbilt

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William Henry Vanderbilt
Age: 64 †
Born: 1821
Born: May 8
Died: 1885
Died: December 8
Entrepreneur
New Brunswick
New Jersey
William Henry Vanderbilt I
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Damned
Luxury
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