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35-673: Kansas City's Hotel Savoy was built in 1888. It was built by the owners of the Arbuckle Coffee Company . In 1903 the original hotel was remodeled and the west wing was added featuring the Savoy Grill dining room. The Savoy Grill was the oldest continuously operating restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri, until it temporarily closed in 2016. In the early 1900s, the Savoy was a luxury destination for travelers arriving by train in Kansas City. It

70-557: A "sugar war". Havemeyer bought a controlling interest in Woolson Spice Company of Toledo, Ohio , Arbuckle's main competition in the coffee industry. The competition caused coffee prices and product quality to drop. In 1898, when Arbuckle's refinery was complete, the price war extended to sugar. In 1901, Arbuckle and Havemeyer agreed to end the war and Havemeyer accepted Arbuckle's presence in the sugar industry. They both raised prices again, and this allowed an additional competitor in

105-604: A coffee roasting and sugar refining company. John Arbuckle III was born in Scotland in 1838 to Thomas Arbuckle, a Scottish immigrant to the United States and an operator of a cotton mill and a small grocery and spice business. He attended local schools in Allegheny City and Pittsburgh . He attended Washington and Jefferson College for a short time starting in 1856. He dropped out shortly after. In 1860, Arbuckle entered

140-480: A low of US$ 5 (equivalent to about $ 200 in 2023), and caused a permanent lowering of towing costs. He also designed methods to raise sunken vessels and worked to establish a warning system to allow ships in distress to call for help and salvage vessels would come to their aid. He founded the Arbuckle Wrecking Company and it helped salvage sinking ships, including the naval collier USS Nero and

175-475: A machine that automatically filled and sealed sugar bags. They set up a partnership with Henry Havemeyer , head of the Sugar Trust , to produce sugar in two-pound bags. Charles died in 1890. Havemeyer made inroads to keep sugar prices low, and this challenged Arbuckle and his growing sugar business. In January 1897, Arbuckle started to build a sugar refinery. For the next two decades, Arbuckle and Havemeyer waged

210-575: A wealthy Irish -born iron manufacturer from County Clare , and Jane ( née Gregg) Curtin, the daughter of U.S. Senator Andrew Gregg . Along with Miles Boggs, Curtin's father established Eagle Ironworks at Curtin Village in 1810. Curtin's family was prominent in Pennsylvania politics and in the American Civil War. He was the great-grandson of James Potter , the vice president of Pennsylvania, and

245-641: The USS Yankee . Arbuckle built a retirement colony for older citizens and a hotel in Lake Mohonk . In 1901, he established the Arbuckle Deep Sea Hotel off the shore of New York City to help low income workers. He made another hotel for handicapped wishing to learn a trade. He also ran the Sunshine Magazine , a magazine for children. Arbuckle married Mary Alice Kerr, daughter of William Herr ,

280-512: The 1840 election , campaigning for Whig presidential candidate William Henry Harrison . In 1855, Pennsylvania governor James Pollock appointed Curtin Superintendent of Public Schools. With the collapse of the Whig Party, Curtin switched to the newly formed Republican Party and successfully ran for governor of Pennsylvania in 1860 . At the same time, he helped Abraham Lincoln win

315-716: The American Civil War , helped defend his state during the Gettysburg Campaign , and oversaw the creation of the National Cemetery and the ceremony in which Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous Gettysburg Address . Curtin was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania . Sources vary as to his birth date. Some list April 22, 1815; others list April 22, 1817. Curtin's gravestone uses the 1815 date. His parents were Roland Curtin Sr.,

350-600: The Arbuckle Brothers Company . He was the first merchant to sell packaged coffee. He invented a machine with a machinist and draftsman to fill, weigh, seal, and label the bags in one continuous operation. Arbuckle sold his packaged coffee under the Ariosa brand and was popular in the western frontier , gaining the motto: "The Coffee that won the West". The brand had a sugar coating to add sweetness and an egg coating to allow

385-680: The Susquehanna River . Major General George G. Meade , a Pennsylvania officer whom Curtin had recommended for brigadier general and command of one of the Pennsylvania reserve brigades in 1861, defeated Lee in the Battle of Gettysburg . Following the Battle of Gettysburg, Governor Curtin was the principal force behind the establishment of the National Cemetery there. Through his agent, David Wills , Curtin persuaded President Abraham Lincoln to attend

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420-640: The Tyrone and Clearfield Railroad . After the Civil War, Curtin lost his party's Senate nomination to Simon Cameron , and was appointed Ambassador to Russia by President Ulysses S. Grant . Curtin later switched to the Democratic Party , and served as a U.S. Representative from 1881 until 1887. On May 30, 1844, Curtin was married to Katharine Irvine Wilson (1821–1903), a daughter of Dr. William Irvine Wilson and Mary (née Potter) Wilson. Together, they were

455-541: The 1960s, Yuban was an abbreviation of Yuletide Banquet. Kraft Foods owns and distributes this brand today. The Community House in Allegheny City was gifted by Arbuckle's sisters as a living memorial to the family. Andrew Gregg Curtin Andrew Gregg Curtin (April 22, 1815 – October 7, 1894) was an American lawyer and politician . He served as the 15th governor of Pennsylvania during

490-733: The Republican nomination for president . A large crowd attended Curtin's inaugural ceremonies on January 15, 1861. Curtin was a strong supporter of President Lincoln 's policies in the Civil War , and Curtin committed Pennsylvania to the war effort. Curtin organized the Pennsylvania Reserves into combat units, and oversaw the construction of the first Union military camp for training militia . It opened in an agricultural school nearby Harrisburg as Camp Curtin on April 18, 1861, and more than 300,000 men were drilled there during 4 years. In

525-482: The arrangement, but agreed to pay the U.S. Department of the Treasury US$ 695,573 (equivalent to about $ 25,474,700 in 2023), a sum representing shortage of duties for the last ten years. In 1901, Arbuckle also entered the towing business. He believed that a rate of US$ 50 (equivalent to about $ 1,800 in 2023) to tow from New York City to Albany was too steep. The price of towing quickly dropped, reaching

560-445: The bar. On October 23, 2014 a major fire destroyed the kitchen of the Savoy Grill. The historic restaurant area was not destroyed but sustained significant smoke damage. The fire was caused by a cook who was not paying attention. The restaurant was closed down and the hotel was evacuated. Arbuckle Coffee Company John Arbuckle (1838 – March 27, 1912) was an American businessman who founded Arbuckle Brothers Company ,

595-663: The battlefield and returned home. He also founded the state-funded Orphan's School to aid and educate children of military men who had died for the Union cause. Soon after the war, Curtin was elected to the honorary position of a 3rd Class Companion of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States in recognition of his support for the Union during the war. As governor, from 1858 to 1860, Curtin also served as president of

630-466: The county. He returned to the grocery business and they renamed the company to Arbuckles & Co. when the brothers' uncle died in 1865. The Arbuckles entered into a coffee roasting business together in Pittsburgh. In 1868, Arbuckle patented a formula for an egg-based glaze that coated coffee beans, protecting them from the air. In 1871, the brothers moved their business to New York City and formed

665-414: The dedication of the cemetery. Governor Curtin was sitting with Lincoln on the platform on November 19, 1863, when Lincoln delivered his famed Gettysburg Address . In his first term, Governor Curtin suffered a severe breakdown from the stresses of war. Secretary of State Eli Slifer handled governmental affairs during the increasingly frequent periods when Curtin was incapacitated. President Lincoln offered

700-486: The famous Booth No. 4, which was frequented by Harry and Bess Truman. The Savoy Grill, located at 9th and Central, was a longstanding Kansas City, Missouri fine dining establishment that was founded in 1903 and gained historic landmark with the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Many notable figures have visited the restaurant including Harry S. Truman who made frequent visits over his lunch hour when he

735-647: The former mayor of Pittsburgh. They married in Pittsburgh in 1868. His wife died in 1897. Arbuckle suffered from malaria later in life and died on March 27, 1912, at his house in Brooklyn. He was buried at Allegheny Cemetery with his wife. In 1921, the New York City location of Arbuckle Brothers in Dumbo, Brooklyn , was more than 12 city blocks with its own railroad and port facilities. The company stayed in family's hands until 1929. Arbuckle's company closed in 1935. It

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770-731: The governor a diplomatic position abroad, but he chose to run for reelection in 1863 . To coordinate Union war efforts, Curtin convened the Loyal War Governors' Conference on September 24 and 25, 1862, in Altoona . This event was one of his most significant contributions to the Union war effort. He formed the Pennsylvania State Agency in Washington, and another branch in Nashville, Tennessee , to provide support for wounded soldiers on

805-619: The grocery business with his brother, Charles. Arbuckle served in Company B of the 15 Militia Regiment called by Governor Andrew Curtin under the threat of a Confederate invasion in 1862 during the Civil War . He served as a private for 10 days, when the unit was discharged. He later served in the Independent Cavalry Battalion in July 1863 for a period of six months. Under both units, he did not receive any military training and never left

840-434: The grounds to settle quickly. The Arbuckles used creative marketing with their coffee. They included premium coupons in their packaged coffee, which allowed them to get a secondary revenue source in other goods, like handkerchiefs, curtains, and razors. Arbuckle's coffee empire in the United States earned him the nickname "Mr. Coffee". The brothers then sought expanding from coffee to sugar. Arbuckle developed and patented

875-645: The pioneers' departure from Westport Landing and their journey along the Santa Fe Trail. Holslag, who was a pupil of The National Academy of Design and John LaFarge, is represented at the Congressional Library in Washington, D.C. The Savoy Murals have been included in the Smithsonian Institution 's "Bicentennial Inventory of American Paintings." ". The Savoy at 21C now has the murals surrounding

910-482: The pure food movement. Arbuckle established an independent sugar testing laboratory to monitor the quality of sugar in the American market. There is suspicion that Havemeyer may have had some involvement in these legal issues. In 1909, Arbuckle's firm was implicated in arranging customs fraud for underweighing and undervaluing crude sugar shipments in its Brooklyn docks with custom inspectors. They claimed no knowledge of

945-591: The sugar industry, Claus Spreckels and the Spreckels Sugar Company . The "sugar war" is estimated to have cost the participants more than US$ 25,000,000 (equivalent to about $ 915,600,000 in 2023). By 1911, the Sugar Trust left the coffee business. In 1901, Edward Beverstock, a food and dairy inspector in Toledo, charged a retailer selling Arbuckle's coffee with violating Ohio's pure food law. The charge

980-522: The years that followed, Curtin became a close friend and confidant of Abraham Lincoln, visiting the White House several times in order to converse about the status of the war effort. Curtin was very active during the Gettysburg Campaign, working with Major General Darius N. Couch and Major Granville O. Haller to delay Robert E. Lee 's Army of Northern Virginia and prevent it from crossing

1015-482: Was for using egg and sugar glaze to increase the weight and inferiority of the coffee product. The trial was held in Toledo, and Harvey W. Wiley , chief chemist of the U.S. Department of Agriculture , was used as a witness. The jury found Arbuckle guilty, but the appeals court reversed the conviction, citing that the original jury had been improperly selected and were closely associated with the claimant and his son. Arbuckle became friends with Wiley and worked with him in

1050-500: Was reopened as Savoy at 21c. The newly renovated hotel then joined Historic Hotels of America , a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation , in 2019, and it remains a member in 2022. Brandon Brumback helms the kitchen as Executive Chef of the Savoy & 21c Museum Hotel. "The original Grill Room was surrounded by The Savoy Murals, painted by Edward Holslag in 1903 when he was in his early thirties. Those murals depict

1085-652: Was sold and combined with Maxwell House , which would later join General Foods . In 1994, a company based in Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania , resurrected the Arbuckle name. Another company based in Tucson, Arizona , have sold coffee under the Arbuckle name since 1979. The Yuban brand (sometimes Yule brand) was Arbuckle's name for his personal mix of fresh coffees for Christmas gifts. According to General Mills advertisements in

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1120-427: Was the first hotel seen by travelers as they entered the city from the old Union Depot. With the depression of the 1930s and the later shift toward suburban living, the hotel began to fall into disrepair, although the restaurant remained active. The Savoy was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 30, 1974., and renovation of the hotel into a bed and breakfast began in 1985. The renovation project

1155-403: Was the grandson of Andrew Gregg , a prominent Pennsylvania politician. He was the uncle of John I. Gregg and cousin of David McMurtrie Gregg , both Union generals in the Civil War. His cousin was Colonel John I. Curtin . Curtin attended Bellefonte Academy , Dickinson College , and Dickinson School of Law . After law school, Curtin began practicing law. He first entered politics during

1190-592: Was the owner/operator of a downtown haberdashery . Booth No. 4, known as the presidents' booth, has been host to Warren Harding , Harry S. Truman, Gerald Ford , and Ronald Reagan . During prohibition, rather than remove the bar, drapes were hung up to conceal its presence. The Grill was most famous for its seafood and steaks. Its slogan in the 1960s and 1970s was: "The Savoy Grill: A new, different, and exciting restaurant over sixty years old". The Savoy Grill closed in 2016. The hotel and restaurant remained closed until 2018 while new owners refurbished them. The restaurant

1225-413: Was undertaken by owner Don Lee. Lee had purchased the Savoy Grill in 1960 and the entire Savoy Hotel in 1965. During the renovation, care was taken to preserve original pieces of the hotel that were still in usable condition, including the original reception desk and stained glass artwork. The Savoy Grill included the original carved oak bar, high beamed ceilings, murals painted in 1903 by Edward Holslag, and

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