National Packing Company Formed With 15 Million Capital
Chicago March 24 announcement of the National Packing company incorporation with 15 million capital. The purchase includes Omaha Packing Hutchinson Anglo-American and United Dressed Beef plus Fowler Packing and aims for 140 to 150 million annual business. Directors include J H Lyman J O Ogden Armour H F Swift Edward Morris and others. J D Standish named secretary and treasurer.
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Chicago
National Packing Company
Omaha
J. P. Jyman
New Jersey
Omaha Packing Company
Hammond Packing Company
Hutchinson Packing Company
Anglo-American Provision Company
United Dressed Beef Company
Fowler Packing Company
J. H. Lyman
J. O. Ogden Armour
H. F. Swift
Edward Morris
J. A. Valentine
Arthur Meeker
Len Swift
EK. F. Swift
Ira Morris
James D. Standish
Kennedy K. McLaren
J. D. Standish
Irish land bill introduced in Commons by Wyndham
The Irish secretary presented the government bill proposing a free grant of 30 million dollars for land reform. Tenants would pay 3 4 per cent interest on government loans, with total advances up to 2 500 in congested areas and 5 000 elsewhere. Three state commissioners will supervise sales of untenanted lands, effective November 12.
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London
Wyndham
House of Commons
Michael Finucane
Government of Bengal Revenue
General Statistical Department
Frederick Wrench
William F. Bailey
Ireland
Merger filed uniting major steel firms in New Jersey
Articles of merger signed in Trenton to form the National Steel Company joining American Steel Hoop National Steel and Carnegie with 63 million dollars capitalization. Old combined capital 252 million. The merger promises savings of over 7 thousand dollars annually in NJ state fees. Directors include Corey Schwab Gary Blackburn Murray. Officers are Corey president Blackburn secretary treasurer and McCausland assistant treasurer Campbell assistant secretary auditor. All new officers from Pittsburgh.
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Trenton
N. J
American Steel Hoop Company
National Steel Company
Carnegie Company
New Jersey
W. E. Corey
C. M. Schwab
E. H. Gary
W. W. Blackburn
Thomas Murray
W. C. McCausland
J. J. Campbell
Pittsburg
First Great Northern Cargo Ship to Launch in Groton
Officials of the Eastern Shipbuilding Company announced the first big Great Northern cargo ship at Groton will launch on April 16. The 630 foot steamer named Minnesota will be christened by Miss Clara Hill, daughter of J J Hill president of the Great Northern Railroad. The vessel is 28 000 tons gross.
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New London
Soo Railroad to extend 200 miles north from Glenwood
President Lowry announced the Soo Railroad will build a 200 mile extension this summer from Glenwood into White Earth reservation country. The plan opens new country to Minneapolis while provoking Great Northern and Northern Pacific, seen as a railway war move.
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Lowry
The
Soo Railroad
Glenwood
Minn
White Earth
Twin Cities
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Soo
Legal Precedents on Damages and Trusts from L R A Reports
A survey of cases including Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Church on breach of prompt telegram duties, and various Neb Mo Va cases on jury rights, mortgage subrogation, trust preferences, usury limits, and parental duty to support versus trust interests.
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Neb
State
Lincoln Savings Bank
D. Company
Morrison
Cestul Que
Boston Ice Channel Cuts for Britannia Steamship
Boston merchants voted to cut a ten mile ice channel at their own expense so the Britannia could sail on schedule in February 1844. Frederick Tudor led the ice cutting with horse-powered machinery through six to twelve inch thick ice, drawing crowds as tents and booths appeared on the frozen harbor. The lane was completed February 3 and the steamer steamed to sea amid cheering spectators.
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Boston
Frederick Tudor
Advertiser
Britannia
New York
Atlantic Monthly
Ben Bolt and Jerusalem in a quiet, reflective verse
A mixed verse item recalls Ben Bolt in youth and aging, with a granite grave and memory of Alice. The scene shifts to a dream of old Jerusalem, where angels sing Hosanna and the Holy City shines with no night. The fragments preserve two distinct poems by Thomas Dunn English and F. E. Weatherly.
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Ben Bolt
Alice
Ben Sult
You and
Salt Sea
Thomas Dunn
Old Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Chang'd
New Earth
New Jerusalem
F. E. Weatherly
Rubbernecking Dangers in City Streets Cited by Officer
Police report five women daily are injured in Chicago shopping districts by street cars and vehicles. An officer faults rubbernecking for most incidents and notes many victims blame themselves after turning to look at fashion or hats, leading to near misses and hospital or home care.
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Elise
Rubbernecking Habit Cited By Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune notes that many men, including respectable ones, habitually gaze at women on the street as they walk downtown. It quotes a conservative estimate that two in five men will look around as they pass by, a behavior labeled rubbernecking.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Knobnoster reshaped by railroad moves and town shifts
A long Nebraska tale recalls Benton on the Platte and Knobnoster in Missouri shared fates as rail lines diverted and towns moved. Houses rolled to stations and new sites were abandoned as engineers rerouted lines and locals watched with suspicion.
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Nebraska
Benton
Platte River
Union Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Knobhoster
Oil Grinds the Wheat at Mt Lebanon
An oil motor from Indianapolis grinds wheat on Mt Lebanon, powering the mill operation.
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Indianapolis
Mt. Lebanon
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