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Show TWELVE TITANIC VICTIMS WERE WORTH $191,000,006 Men Who Met Death Like Heroe That Women Might be Saved, Had Everything to Live For. New York. Twelve of the victims of the Titanic disaster were worth a total of $191,000,000. i John Jacob Astor, head of the house of Astor in America, society leader, and one of the richest land owners ia the United States, if not the richest; worth ?125,000,000. Benjamin Guggenheim, son of Meyer Mey-er Guggenheim, and a member of the smelter trust; $10,000,000. George U. Wick, Youngstown, O., coal and iron magnate; $5,000,000. Isador Strauss, merchant and philanthropist, phil-anthropist, member of the firms of L. Straus Co., R. II. Macey & Co., and Abraham & Straus; $5,000,000. George D. Widener of Philadelphia, son of P. A. B. Widener, society man and promoter of many enterprises ani traction schemes: $5,000,000. r Harry Klkins Widener, his son; $2,- ood.ooo. Arthur Ryerson of Philadelphia; $5,000,000. William C. Dulles, member of ao old Philadelphia family; S2.500.noo. C. lluane Williams, Philadelphia; $2.liiMl,0o0. Frederick Sutton. Philadelphia; $500,000. Charles M. Hays, president of the Grand Trunk railroad, one of the rn-ist noted railroad men in America; $3,-0OO.U00. $3,-0OO.U00. Henry B. Harris, owner of the Hudson, Harris and other theatres; $1,000,000 |