henry clay frick

Gilded Age, Meet New Gilded Age

By Erik Loomis

In General

On January 24, 2020

Sometimes even I am not cynical enough for these times. Such as the estate of Gilded Age scumbag Henry Clay Frick seeking to buy up the estate of New Gilded Age scumbag Jeffrey Epstein. Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan perv palace could soon be an art museum.The...

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This Day in Labor History: May 31, 1889

By Erik Loomis

On May 31, 2016

On May 31, 1889, the South Fork dam, on the land of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club above the city of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, collapsed during a heavy rainstorm..

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Henry Clay Frick

By Erik Loomis

On August 23, 2013

I was in Pittsburgh for like 3 hours yesterday. What to do in the Steel City? I know, visit the grave of American supervillain Henry Clay Frick! This was a.

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