brooklawn

Quote: "John A McCall...who died under a cloud." What in the world does that mean???

If this is the same property referenced in this New York Times article, he paid a full $100,000 for the estate property - that was a whopping big sum in 1902.

There was a big investigation into insurance company practices in New York State in the middle of that decade, which led to insurance reforms -- which were fought by New York Life Insurance Company, of which McCall was president. The impression I get from a few NYTimes articles is that he was often attacked for the things he said.

Hi synchronism: According to the associated newspaper article for this image, John A. McCall, president of the New York Life Insurance Company built this elaborate home (called Shadow Lawn) in New Jersey to entertain his guests in high style. Unfortunately, amidst insurance investigations came his untimely death "many believe from a broken heart." More information about this is available in the Chronicling America web site. See: chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1908-08-02/ed-...

A golfer apparently. This NY Times article describes her as "Miss Georgianna M. Bishop of Brooklawn, former National and metropolitan champion"...

Golf news from May 28, 1914: → "The elimination of the title holder, Miss Marion Hollins of Westbrook, LI, from the women's metropolitan golf tournament today by Miss Georgianna Bishop" (Hartford Courant) → "Miss Lillian Hyde of the South Shore Field Club defeated Miss Georgianna Bishop nineup and seven to play" (Boston Evening Transcript)

New Wikipedia article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgianna_Bishop

trialsanderrors: Thanks for the thorough research on Miss Bishop! We can expand the caption information when we update.