Decree dissolves Harriman Union Pacific merger plans
Federal judges in Utah approve the plan ending the Union Pacific Southern Pacific merger known as the Harriman combine. The decree, effective upon filing in Salt Lake City, permits the government to challenge any illegal conditions arising from the stock exchange and directs a commissioner to monitor the plan’s enforcement.
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William T. Hook
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Wilson
Southern Pacific
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio
Central Trust Company of New York
Union ‘Pacific
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American Tobacco Com
Gettysburg Reunion Brings Veterans and Villagers Together
At Gettysburg fifty years after the great battle, 40 000 veterans converge on the field camped in a tent city. Survivors of Buford and Wheeler and local women sing Rally Round the Flag Boy as old memories rise. Knights with blue and gray share meals, stories, and a quiet respect amid the semi centennial commemoration.
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Meade
President Wilson Heads North for Summer White House Trip
Washington June 30. President Wilson plans an early departure aboard the yacht Flower for a trip to Gettysburg and nearby points. He will stay with family at a mountain home and use Gettysburg as a temporary summer base. No salutes or courtesies will be fired or acknowledged as he seeks retirement. Dr. Harry T. Gray accompanies the president. return to the House expected Thursday night.
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Gettysburg
Conrad Meets Wilson in Washington on Personal Business
Helena businessman Wilton W. Conrad is introduced to President Wilson in Washington. Senator Myers today noted Conrad’s presence in the capital on personal business.
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Washington
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Helena
Balkans On Verge Of Fratricidal War Across Fronts
Allied powers fail to avert Balkan clash as Bulgarian, Servian, and Greek forces clash from Saloniki to the front lines spanning about 140 miles. Greek and Servian attacks are contested by Bulgaria, with Athens and Belgrade submitting protests. Saloniki troops ordered to surrender arms amid rising hostilities.
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Released From Insane Asylum Slays Mother-in-law
Lou W. Davis, paroled from the Oregon state hospital, shot and killed Mrs. Stewart, his mother-in-law, in Vortland. He wounded Ben Agee, a Ballston teamster, who died later? Agee was taken to a Portland hospital. Stewart and Agee restrained Davis until the sheriff arrived.
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Oregon State Hospital For
Salem
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Staggering Thousand Remnant of an Army
About 1,000 federal soldiers reached Guaymas on June 28 after a fortnight of fighting above the port. Led by Gen. Pedro Ojeda, the exhausted troops suffered thirst and wounds, with many deserters along the forced march from Guaymas to Hermosillo, as reported by San Jose de Guaymas.
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Eighty-one dead from heat and city probes deepen
In the day’s Standard Page a heat wave claims eighty one lives as a lobby investigation widens. Gettysburg hosts forty thousand veterans while legal actions shrink into focus with Arriman dissolution approved and Mayor Duncan plus five aldermen facing charges.
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Mayor and Aldermen to be Tried by Outlaws
The central committee of the Reds decides the mayor Duncan and six Socialist aldermen who backed the Ellingwood ordinance will be tried by the outlaw Reds. Trials likely split, some aldermen may explain actions. a minority align with the Yellows. The Reds name their grievance committee led by W Lipson. Duncan sought Finn association support after appealing to Finn hall body to withdraw backing. The Finn vote and tie in the Butte Socialist conflict add to a hard-fought contest. Reds emphasized organization permanence with Con Mc Hugh as chair, Frank Mable secretary, and Charles Whitley treasurer.
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W. Lipson
Finlander Hall
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Butte
Yellows
Con. McHugh
Frank Mable
Charles Whitley
African Lions At Large Near Iowa Town
An automobile party from Charles City heads toward Osage to join locals in a hunt for African lions reported near the area. Motorists say armed men watched roads and several claim sightings. Tracks claimed to be clear. Reports mention two lions escaped from a Manchester circus and two empty cages arriving at Mason City.
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Judge Rules Banker Guilty Of Appropriating School Funds
Salem Oregon June 2 J Thorburn Ross formerly president of the Guarantee Title and Trust Company of Portland was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary upon conviction of appropriating school funds deposited in the bank. The state circuit court sentence was sustained by the United States court.
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J. Thorburn Ross
Guarantee Tite and ‘Trust ‘Company
Portland
Percy
Court of the United. States
Six Long Days of Killing Heat Rocked Central West
A heat wave battered the Central West for six days, culminating in the hottest June day on record. Residents endured extreme temperatures with no relief in sight as officials warned of heat-related health risks and advised staying indoors and hydrated.
Heat plague hits Midwest with hundreds dead
Heat wave across the Central West from Denver to Lake Superior pushes temperatures into the 90s and 100s. Chicago records a 102 degree day, with 48 deaths officially, plus dozens more in Wisconsin Minnesota and Michigan. Drownings storms and prostrations swell city hospitals as relief remains distant.
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Weather Bureau
Twelve Boys Drown After Riverside Walk Collapses
In Lawrence Massachusetts a wooden walk over the Merrimac river collapsed as impatient boys crowded the bathhouse entry. At least 12 youths aged 9 to 15 died, with as many as 40 present. Stronger swimmers reached the outhouse bank while others disappeared beneath the swift current and river bed drags recovered bodies late.
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