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  • No Strikes for Mr. Donner — The Battle of Virden

    No Strikes for Mr. Donner — The Battle of Virden

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    Andy McPhee

    Pertinent History, William Donner
    December 17, 2020

    This is the second of a three-part series covering devastating strikes of the 1890s, strikes that surely helped cement anti-unionism in Donora’s founder, William Donner.

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  • No Strikes for Mr. Donner — The Pullman Strike

    No Strikes for Mr. Donner — The Pullman Strike

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    Andy McPhee

    Pertinent History, William Donner
    December 10, 2020

    This is the second of a three-part series covering devastating strikes of the 1890s, strikes that surely helped…

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  • No Strikes for Mr. Donner — The Homestead Strike

    No Strikes for Mr. Donner — The Homestead Strike

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    Andy McPhee

    Pertinent History, William Donner
    December 3, 2020

    William Donner, the founder of Donora, never liked unions. He was a businessman seeking ever-increasing profits, and unions tended to cut into them. Donner had grown into his wealth during a time of…

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  • Founder of Donora Biked ‘High’

    Founder of Donora Biked ‘High’

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    Andy McPhee

    Donora History, William Donner
    November 24, 2020

    Who was Prince Wells, and how did he get the great William Donner so blinkin’ high? William Henry Donner, founder of Donora, was an astute, no-nonsense businessman. He became business partners with some of the wealthiest men in history, including Henry Clay Frick and the Mellon brothers, Andrew and Thomas, owners of US Steel. He…

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  • The Carnegie-Donora Connection, Part 2: Donner Vertically Integrates Donora Mills

    The Carnegie-Donora Connection, Part 2: Donner Vertically Integrates Donora Mills

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    Andy McPhee

    Donora History, William Donner
    November 23, 2020

    The second part of two posts linking Donora’s founder with the industrial titan Andrew Carnegie.

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  • The Carnegie-Donora Connection, Part 1: Frick Shows Carnegie Value of Vertical Integration

    The Carnegie-Donora Connection, Part 1: Frick Shows Carnegie Value of Vertical Integration

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    Andy McPhee

    Donora History, William Donner
    November 18, 2020

    William Henry Donner, founder of Donora, was never a titan in the mold of Rockefeller, Carnegie, or the Mellon brothers were, but he learned a great deal from them all. Including how to build his mills in Donora.

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  • A Lesson in Negotiating

    A Lesson in Negotiating

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    Andy McPhee

    Donora History, William Donner
    June 7, 2017

    Donora, Pennsylvania, would likely not exist today if town founder William H. Donner hadn’t finally persuaded Margaret Heslep, a surprisingly crafty negotiator, to sell her land.

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