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Philanthropy 101: Carnegie vs. Rockefeller

Carnegie and oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller were rivals in the field of philanthropy. The newspapers kept score. Here's a snapshot of the race to give it away:

The Box Scores

Year	Newspaper	Carnegie	Rockefeller
1904	The Times of London	$21,000,000	$10,000,000
1910	The New York American	$179,300,000	$134,271,000
1913	The New York Herald	$332,000,000	$175,000,000

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