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    1. Langeloth Sept. 4, 1914 McDonald PA Record
    2. Victoria Hospodar Valentine
    3. Langeloth Endowed By Its Rich Founder Jacob LANGELOTH, once a penniless immigrant, who amassed a fortune of $30,000,000 in eighteen years, left the bulk of his vast holdings for the benefit of humanity by his will, which was filed last Saturday for probate. He was a dreamer, an inventor, a financier, and held strong convictions on religious matters. He left nothing to churches and directed that no clergyman be allowed to officiate at his funeral. Mr. LANGELOTH was chairman of the board of directors of the American Metal company. The declaration of war by Germany is said to have been the direct cause of the death of Mr. LANGELOTH, August 14. He had been deeply interested in the fortunes of his fatherland and had provided that various institutions in German should receive bequests. With his residuary estate Mr. LANGELOTH founded a great home for the benefit of "middle class persons of education and refinement." He endowed the future city of Langeloth, Pa., with $150,000 and remembered numerous charities and employees with substantial bequests.

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