Harriman Loses Grip on Union Pacific Railroad
In New York a Wall Street intrigue unfolds as J. P. Morgan increasingly dominates the Union Pacific while Edward H. Harriman loses influence. Past battles with Morgan and Rockefeller surface as Harriman faces a fading plan for railroad supremacy and pressure to retire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward H. Harriman
Pierpont Morgan
Wall
Road Streets
Mr. Harriman
Mr. Morgan
Broadway
Wall Street
Union Pacific
Edward Harriman
J. P. Morgan
Standard Oil
Harriman
Mr. Hill
Northern Pacific
Morgan-Hill
Morgan
Steel Corporation
United States
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Stiflman
Great
Standard Oil Bank
Interstate Commerce Commission
Conquers High Alpine Peak in Swiss Alps
London Cable reports Walther of the Swiss Alpine Club finally reached the virgin Haute Tour Glaris summit after many failures. The 10,000 foot peak resisted alpinists for years and the final 100 yards required a four hour ascent up slippery rock with no handholds or footholds.
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London
Walther
Swiss Alpine Club
Haute Tour Glaris
Alps
Probing the Milk Trust in St. Joseph County
South Bend reports the circuit grand jury investigates a milk combine in St. Joseph County. The wholesale and retail dealers associations allegedly raised prices from 13 to 15 cents a gallon wholesale and from 6 to 7 cents a quart retail, allegedly violating anti trust law.
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South Bend
Ind
St. Joseph County
Circuit Grand Jury
Laborer In Luck Heirs Million Dollar Bequest
Ludington Michigan special report: day laborer John C Jeans receives a million dollar legacy from his Philadelphia aunt Amy T Jeans. The bequest highlights a dramatic midcentury fortune surprise.
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Ludington, Mich
John C. Jeans
Amy T. Jeans
Philadelphia
Beheading Halted by German Reprieve in Dortmund
In Dortmund a condemned man Kurzschut, a mine foreman killer, faced the execution ax when a jailer delivered a telegram from Hamm Superior Court delaying the sentence. Medical experts questioned his sanity, reopening the case and postponing the death.
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Dortmund
Germany
Kurzschut
Hamm
Inauguration of Oklahoma Governor Haskell in Guthrie
In Guthrie Oklahoma the inauguration of Governor Charles N. Haskell and state officers occurred with ceremonies on the Carnegie library steps. Five civilized tribes participated though Mary Tiger was absent due to injury. The event marked a shift from federal to republican government after eighteen years under paternal rule.
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Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma
Charles N. Haskell
Leslie G. Niblack
Carnegie Library
Frantz
Roosevelt
Oklahoma and
Indian Territory
Union
Charles Filson
Oklahoma Territory
Haskell
New State
Five Civilized Tribes
Mary Tiger
Washington
Government seeds new pine forest in Black Hills land
The Government Forestry Department plans to reseed denuded Black Hills lands near Deadwood South Dakota with yellow pine. The aim is to cultivate a new pine forest, a process spanning about a century until trees mature.
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Deadwood
S. D
Government
Forestry Department
Black Hills National Forest
Chinese Troops Slay Japs in Formosa Unrest
London cable reports a revolt of Chinese troops in Formosa leading to the murder of sixty three Japanese police and civilians. The Tokyo dispatch notes growing unease as Chinese mercenaries’ loyalty is questioned.
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Formosa
London
Tokio
the Times
Clergy Split Over Changing Gold Coin Motto
A special statewide inquiry among clergymen in Indianapolis shows 24 want to keep "In God We Trust" on gold coins while 18 favor removing it and five regard the issue as immaterial. The poll reflects strong sentiment against President Roosevelt's stance on the motto.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Roosevelt
Statement Declares Freedom From Divinity Preference
A quoted claim asserts freedom from any divine power while expressing contempt for humanity, framing a philosophical stance as a personal declaration against religious or moral restraints. The remark positions the speaker in opposition to social or ethical norms.
Bryan Refuses to Seek Nomination for Democratic Fight
Lincoln special reports William Jennings Bryan breaks months of silence in Omaha saying he will not campaign for the Democratic nomination unless offered plainly. He would accept if the party needs him but will not force a fight and trusts voters to decide his availability, stressing party unity and strengthening the platform with a victory that is not hollow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Washington
Democratic
Supreme Court
Illinois primary law to lengthen Chicago ballots
A new Illinois primary law would require Chicago voters to carry a ballot up to nine feet seven inches long for the presidential election. The measure, approved by both houses and in conference, adds many candidates across offices including U.S. senator and presidential electors. Ballot length grows by a foot per 48 additional candidates, with 60 county commissioner, 54 Municipal Court judge, and 18 sanitary trustee spots per party ticket.
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Chicago
Illinois
Supreme Court
New York Banker Charles Parney Ends Life After Downfall
Charles Tracy Parney, former president of Knickerbocker Trust Company and prominent New York banker, shot and killed himself Thursday at his home. Reported to have ample secured loans, he had just been removed from the presidency and was no longer a banking factor.
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New York
Charles Tracy Parney
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Financial World
Thaw Trial Delayed After Counsel Conference
Martin W. Littlet on chief counsel for Harry K Thaw and District Attorney Jerome agreed to postpone Thaw s trial several weeks beyond December 2 set by Justice Dowling after a conference in New York Special.
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New York
Martin W. Littleton
Harry K. Thaw
Jerome
Thaw
Justice Dowling
Jamestown Exposition to reopen grounds next year
Norfolk Virginia directors meet and decide to reopen the Jamestown Exposition grounds and exhibits next year. Plans and details are not yet released.
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Norfolk
Italian Banker’s Revenge in Rome Beheadings Killings
Banker Bertoni, once a millionaire, is arrested for killing his wife and her admirer Zerbati. The two victims were found beheaded along a road near Albano, with a wire stretched between trees on the highway. Bertoni admits the killings and predicts public sympathy and possible evasion of punishment.
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Rome
Bertoni
Zerbati
Albano
Indiana Brewers Join Independent Temperance Move
The Indiana Brewers Association informally vows not to open new saloons in the state and to stop funding fixtures for saloon keepers. They will aid authorities in enforcing the Nicholson liquor law and seek to curb anti saloon agitation by limiting saloon growth and pressuring bad operators.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Brewers’ Association
Indianapolis Brewers’ Association
Albert Lieber
Crawford Fairbanks
Joseph Schaf
State Association
Denison Hotel
Indiana
Joseph E. Bell
Brewers’ Association
Buffalo Bill Involved Affidavit in New York Case
Howard Gould files a Supreme Court affidavit alleging Katherine Clemmons had criminal meretricious relations with William F. Cody before their marriage. He claims Clemmons confessed to Miss Katherine Mer of London about the true nature of their relationship and Miss Mer’s testimony could prove the falsity of prior statements. Miss Mer is presently in New York.
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New York
Katherine Clemmons
William F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Supreme Court
Howard Gould
London
England
Gould
Miss Mer
Cody
Pioneer finds pure native gold nugget in South Dakota
Burke South Dakota special reports Nels Magee, a Gregory county pioneer, displayed a fifty one grain nugget of pure native gold found on a gravel knoll in Tripp county. He believes more of equal purity remains in the area as the deposit is likely glacial in origin.
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Burke
S. D
Nels Magee
Gregory County
Tripp
Insurance scheme aims to shield newlyweds from stork visits
Philadelphia reports a new firm formed under Pennsylvania law to insure married couples against stork visits for a price of 500 dollars. The article describes the unusual risk and the company’s legal setup.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Gold for More Eagles From England Mint Shipment
Ten million dollars in gold bullion arrived at the United States mint from England. The metal will be refined into eagles for immediate circulation in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
United States
England
Roosevelt Looms Over Panama Bond Plan For Relief
President Roosevelt endorses treasury relief measures proposed by Secretary Cortelyou, including 350 million Panama bonds and 100 million in 3 percent certificates. Bonds may back bank circulation and certificates aim to speed funds to urgent needs such as crop movement, with public funds kept intact. The plan seeks to calm financial distress and avoid bank runs while Congress considers a currency measure.
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Washington
Cortelyou
Treasury
Panama
Roosevelt
White House
Cortelysu
Congress
Reclaiming the Zuyder Zee Plans Return to Holland
London reports from The Hague that a Yast project to reclaim the Zuyder Zee is under consideration. The Dutch government proposes a bill to spend about 12 million dollars over seven years to reclaim 49 000 acres, a step toward larger aims to restore much of the submerged area.
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London
Hague
Yast
Zuyder Zee
States General
Holland
Campbell Signals Candidacy for Foraker Senate Seat
Columbus Ohio special governor Campbell a member of the State Tax Commission says he would be receptive to a US Senate bid to succeed Foraker. He favors the Democratic party winning a senator and would campaign against Foraker or any Republican nominee. He stresses the opposition is not personal and that he remains friends with Foraker.
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Foraker
Columbus
Campbell
State Tax Commission
United States
Senator Foraker
Democratic Party
Ohio
Remarkable Sun Outburst Observed by Oxford Observatory
Prof Ambau, director of Radcliffe Observatory, notes an extraordinary solar flare seen in Oxford. An immense flame rose at over 10,000 miles per minute to 625,000 miles high, then broke into fragments and vanished at 12 10.
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Oxford
England
Prof. Ambau
Radcliffe Observatory
Black youth charged with fatal harm in New Orleans case
In New Orleans, a Black girl about 18 is arrested on a charge of fatally harming Mrs. Bessie Carter at her residence in the old French Quarter. The case centers on the claim she wore the deceased mistress Clara Barrow.
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New Orleans
Clara Barrow
Bessie Carter
Royal Tragedy Rumor In Bavarian Death Story
The Vienna journal claims Prince Arnulf of Bavaria died from a sword wound after a duel with the Duke of Genoa, contradicting the official pneumonia death notice issued three days ago.
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Vienna
Neus Weiner Journal
Arnulf
Bavaria
Genoa
Margueriate
Italy
Salvation Army May Own Atlantic Steamers
London Cable The Shipping Gazette reports a likelihood the Salvation Army will soon own several Atlantic steamers in connection with its Canadian immigration schemes. Its methods of working are not approved by the steamship companies.
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London
the Shipping Gazetter
Salvation Army
Two Millions for Senate Seat in Pittsburgh
Ex state senator William Flinn speaks to friends in Pittsburgh about offering 2 million dollars to obtain a U S Senate seat, indifferent to whether the seat now held by Knox or Penrose becomes his.
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Pittsburg
William Flinn
United States Senate
Knox
Penrose
Miss Teresa McDonald Marks Golden Era in Pie Craft
Boston special highlights Teresa McDonald muse on oven mastery and pastry skills. She celebrates forty years as a cook and a record of 394000 pies baked at one restaurant, plus many doughnuts and puddings. Her pies laid end to end would stretch seventy miles.
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Boston
Teresa McDonald
Relic Swindle Tangles Michigan Officials and Wisconsin Buyer
An alleged Noahs Diary engraved on a copper tablet dug in Michigan was offered to a Wisconsin collector, exposing a clever relic scam. A former secretary of state is named along with a university museum curator and several Michigan men in the affair.
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Detroit
Mich
Michigan
Wisconsin
University
Sexton Carl Kopeski Dies Ringing Church Bell
In Chippewa Falls Wisconsin Carl Kopeski aged 60 longtime sexton of the Presbyterian church died while tolling the bell for a service. The bell rang once as if for a funeral then stopped a congregant entering the church found him dead on the floor with his hand on the bell rope.
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Chippewa Falls
Was
Carl Kopeski
Sexton
Presbyterian Church
Romance of Two Caboose Union
Des Moines Iowa special reports a couple wed aboard a moving freight train with a quick courtship of under two hours. Conductor G M Vail of Ft Dodge and Laura Patterson of Estherville tied the knot in an on board ceremony after a proposal that began as a joke but was taken seriously.
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Des Moines
Iowa Prairies
G. M. Vail
Ft. Dodge
Laura Patterson
Estherville
Iowa
Blood Spots Triggered Confession in Illinois Lake Killing
Paducah Kentucky special report says Harrison Stewart confessed to shooting his cousin Clem Stewart on November 4 after blood spots frightened him. He claimed jealousy over his wife as motive and says he paddled to the lake center in a canoe and threw Clem’s body into the water.
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Paducah
Illinois
Harrison Stewart
Clem Stewart
Stewart
Alabama House Passes Prohibition Bill After Long Session
The Alabama House of Representatives approved Speaker Carmichael’s prohibition bill by 63 to 5. Hundreds of women spent the day at the capitol as the measure prohibits selling or giving away intoxicating liquors after October 1 1908.
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Montgomery
Ala
House of Representatives
Carmichael
Capitol
Yarmouth to Sue for Divorce Involves Thaw's Sister
London dispatch reports the Earl of Yarmouth preparing to file for divorce from his wife Alice, sister of Harry K. Thaw. The claim comes via Ida Veronica Simonton, a key Thaw trial witness, who returned from London with the rumor.
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Pittsburg
Earl of
Yarmouth
Alice
Harry K. Thaw
London
Ida Veronica Simonton
Hak
Thaw
Dies at the Altar in Religious Fire Tragedy
Miss Hannah Oman aged 80 died in Findlay Ohio after her clothing ignited while she prayed during an ancient religious rite. Authorities report she was burned while burning incense and the fire spread to her garments.
Woman christens airship Sig net in Bell experiment
After years of experimental work the machine Bell hopes will solve aerial navigation was launched. Mrs. Bell broke a champagne bottle over the bow and named the ship the Sig net in a ceremony attended by close friends of the inventor.
Masked Robbers Hold Up Grower Near Guthrie Ky
Four masked men robbed J. M. Wade and his two sons at their Guthrie area home. They ordered the Wades to leave within forty eight hours. Wade and his sons, who were tending a tobacco crop, were assaulted with a revolver and a club.
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Clarksville
Tenn
J. M. Wade
Guthrie
Mr. Wade
Wade
Thomas
Claude
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