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420:(1860–1929) on December 12, 1885. His "intellectual partner" and an "accomplished musician", Julia B. Rice campaigned successfully against the horns and whistles of ships and founded the Society for Suppression of Unnecessary Noise (1907). They had six children: Muriel "Polly" (1888–1926),
428:"Molly" (1891–1990), Marjorie "Lolly" (1893–1980) and Julian. Dorothy Rice (Peirce, Sims) and Marion Rice Hart both became famous sportswomen—aviators, among other things—and writers. Isaac and Julia, Muriel and Dorothy are buried in a family plot at Woodlawn Cemetery in
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was built) found it difficult to finish making the last details operable and were running out of cash. Isaac Rice moved in, taking over and renaming the company as the
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Sims". Find A Grave (findagrave.com). Retrieved
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627:Isaac Leopold Rice at Findagrave.com
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336:(Elco) to his family of companies.
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273:Isaac L. and Julia B. Rice House
262:Consolidated Rubber Tire Company
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142:Company and others; chess expert
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216:several lines, including the
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966:Works by or about Isaac Rice
368:General Dynamics Corporation
818:"Flying in the Face of Age"
775:"Rice, Mrs. Isaac L."
249:Co. (later Exide) in 1897.
210:Columbia College Law School
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334:Electric Launch Company
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891:"Rice, Isaac Leopold"
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993:Frank Taylor Cable
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536:Qxf6 24.Qd5
476:Rice Gambit
341:World War I
303:Lewis Nixon
1052:Categories
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559:References
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319:Holland VI
311:Holland VI
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