JOHN AND HORACE DODGE DIED IN THE LATE STAGES OF THE SPANISH FLU IN 1920.

SETTING OUT FROM DETROIT TO NEW YORK BY LUXURY TRAIN ON A BITTERLY COLD JANUARY 2, 1920, JOHN AND HORACE DODGE EAGERLY QUAFFED A NUMBER OF GLASSES OF SMUGGLED CANADIAN WHISKEY AS THEY LOOKED FORWARD EXPECTANTLY TO THE FUN AND CAMARADERIE OF THE ANNUAL AUTOMOBILE SHOW IN MANHATTAN. LIFE WAS GOOD AND GETTING BETTER. THE […]

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Were the Dodge Brothers Jewish?

Henry Ford had a fear and resentment for the Dodge brothers, Horace and John. He was superstitious about their red hair, disapproving of their rambunctious lifestyles, and embittered over their considerable contribution to the success of the Ford Motor Company. In the early days of the Company the Dodges produced most of the Ford cars, […]

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Echoes Of  Dodge V. The Ford MotorCompany (1919)

In its August 15, 2018 edition, the Wall Street Journal published an opinion piece written by Senator Elizabeth Warren, (D. Mass.) under the caption “Companies Shouldn’t Be Accountable Only to Shareholders.” In her article, Senator Warren notes a fundamental change in business practices occurring in the late 1980s in favor of rewarding corporate shareholders with […]

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