For Whom The Opening Bell Tolls
Accessibility: Large rectangular gravestone with a rounded top. Photo is slightly grainy to make the stone easier to read. It says: Charles H Dow | Nov. 6, 1851-Dec 4, 1902 | With Malice Toward None With Charity To All (as an aside: I think Edward Jones might disagree…) | Lucy M. Dow | March 22, 1848 -July 16, 1918.
Charles Dow
Public Domain Photograph
Charles Henry Dow:
“Charles Dow” New World Encyclopedia. February 2, 2017. https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Charles_Dow
“Humble Beginnings of the Dow Jones: How a Sterling Farmer Became the Toast of Wall Street” Connecticut History. April 17, 2014. https://connecticuthistory.org/humble-beginnings-of-the-dow-jones-how-a-sterling-farmer-became-the-toast-of-wall-street/
Geisst, Charles R. Encyclopedia of American Business History. Infobase Publishing: December, 2005.
Harris, Karen. “Charles Henry Dow: The Man Who Created Modern Economics” History Daily. https://historydaily.org/charles-henry-dow
Bonus Link:
Charles' Book: Newport, The City By the Sea
Charles' Book: A History of Steam Navigation Between New York & Providence
Accessibility Description: Photo is grainy (to help make it easier to read the small metal plaque near the bottom that reads: Edward Davis Jones | October 7, 1856 | February 16, 1920. The stone is tall and narrow, with a rounded top that has some small scroll craving on the sides. Clara Alice Jones, Aug 15, 1858- Oct. 27, 1880 is carved into the side of the stone above Edward’s plaque.
Edward D. Jones
Photo taken from the record of the Forrest Jones Papers at the Boulder Colorado Public Library.
Edward Davis Jones:
Brown Alumni Monthly. Vol XX, No. 8. Brown University Press: March 1920.
Conley, Patrick. The Leaders of Rhode Island's Golden Age. Contributions from The Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame. The History Press: Charleston, SC, 2019.
"Dow Jones History” Dow Jones and Co. 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060807214105/http://www.dowjones.com/TheCompany/History/History.htm
"Edward Davis Jones: Inducted: 2006.” http://riheritagehalloffame.com/Edward-Jones/
“Edward Jones” Forest Jones Collectionhttps://snaccooperative.org/view/61243585#resources
Ponsi, Ed. Technical Analysis and Chart Interpretations: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding Established Trading Tactics for Ultimate Profit. Wiley Publishing: Hoboken, NJ, 2016.
Bonus Links:
FindAGrave - Charles Milford Bergstresser
Providence Morning Star Newspaper
Providence Evening Star Newspaper
Land Acknowledgment:
We’d like to acknowledge that we recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Wampanoag, Pokanoket, and Narragansett peoples. Here in the Northeast and all across the country, native peoples are still here and thriving. For more information, please see the links below.
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