Northern Pacific Strikes Bid to Block Northern Securities
A Minnesota court issued a restraining order to halt retirement of Northern Pacific preferred stock amid a federal lawsuit over a planned three‑line railway consolidation. The suit alleges illegal coordination with Great Northern and Chicago Burlington to create the Northern Securities Company and control rates, with the aim of transferring control to one umbrella entity.
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Mnion
Eliott
Hennepin County
Harrow
Theompany
Peter Power
Comin
Newark
New York
Mr. Sult
Harriman
Hill- Morgan
Minnesota
Charles S Mellen
Northern Pacific
Northern Pacific Company
Northern Securities Company
Great Northern Railroad
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Ailway Company
Northern Pacific Railroad
Great Northern Railway Company
Chicago, Hurlington and Quincy Railway
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Great Northern Railroad Company
Pacific Ocean
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company
Billings, Mont
Chicago
Northwest
Great Northern
Chicago, Buriington and Quincy
Kzally
Northerm Securities Company
Ratlway
Northern Securities
Great
W Northern
United States
Northern Pact
Cape
Dill
Northandelfic Railway Company
California Senator Declines Roosevelt Cabinet Post
Washington December 30 Special. Senator Perkins of California, a Roosevelt ally, says he has no taste for a cabinet seat and would not consider the suggestion. The note hints that Navy Secretary Long may resign at the first opportunity, opening the way for a new secretary.
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Washington
Long
Perkins
California
Roosevelt
Candidates for United States Senate in New Jersey
At a Trenton Republican conference the Senate vacancy caused by General Sewell's death was discussed. Governor Voorhees, First Assistant Postmaster General Johnson, and Congressman Fowler attended. State Senator EB Stokes was urged to run but would wait for Sewell's funeral, with others named as potential candidates including David Baird, Barker Cummere, John S. Dryden, and John W. Griggs. Governor Voorhees offered the state treasurer post to Johnson, who may accept.
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United States Senate
Trenton
United Sates Senate
Owell
Voorhees
Johnson
Charles N Fowler
EB Stokes
Cumberland County
United States
Funere
Sewell
Stokes
David Baird
Camden
Barker Cummere
Mercer
John S. Dryden
Essex
John W Griggs
George B Swain
Northern Pacific 75 Million Convertible Bond Plan
A bill proposes selling bonds to raise 75 million to retire the preferred stock of the Northern Pacific Railway. The 4 percent convertible debentures are a fixed charge on earnings and assets, with court action already begun and a writ of injunction sought. A $54 million check from J P Morgan & Co. was delivered for subscriptions and to fund the retirement plan.
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Northern Pacific
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Moreyhill
Elliott
New York
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
J P Morgan & Co
Northern Pacific Bains Company
Governors Meet Over Railway Consolidation Plan
Northwestern state executives and attorneys general met in Helena to discuss opposing the proposed consolidation of the Northern Pacific Great Northern and Burlington railways. Governor Van Sant of Minnesota advocated a uniform state approach, while others signaled likely endorsement and continued action.
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Helena
Mont
Northwestern
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Burlington
van Sant
Minnesota
Rogers
Northern Securities Company
Nose
Religious Riot Rocks Lewis Island Over Church Union
On the island of Lewis a riot erupted as Free and United churches merger met opposition. Police were flown in after villagers locked out the minister who joined the United church. Confrontation with constables ended when officers capitulated and departed amid stone and stick bombardment.
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Free and
United
Scottish Churches
Lewis
Miinister
London
Island of
Free and United Churches of Scotland
Nese
United Church
Alaskan Boundary Hitch Reported London Views on Commission
London commentary reacts to a Reuters Washington note that Hay and Pauncefote may form a tripartite commission with the United States Great Britain and Canada to settle the Alaskan boundary and other disputes. The Daily Mail urges reasonableness and perhaps arbitration while noting limited chances for full Canadian concessions amid other tensions. The Daily News flags Canadian reciprocity talks as significant.
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London
Reuter
Washington
Hay
Lord Pauncefote
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Daily Mail
The
Great Lakes
Daily News
Rebels Keep Colombia Busy General Herrera Lands in Tonosi
Calon, Colombia, December 30. General Herrera arrives with a large expedition after debarking December 24 from liberal steamers Ibis, Darien, and Gallan. He is described as a top revolutionary leader, around whom capable men are gathering. Government reinforces Las Obispo and Matachin to block interior routes, while authorities raise measures for possible clashes. Reports say revolutionists on the Darien fretted the Pacific steamer Chiriqui near Pedregal. Cord gunboat remains at Panama. the French cruiser D Estress has arrived.
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Calon
Colombia
Galveston
Tex
Tonosi
Ibis
Darien
Gallan
Herrera
Panama
Barranquilla
Las Obispos
Matachin
Pacific Steam Navigation Company
Chiriqui
Pedregal
Concord
D Estress
Misa Knight v Duke of Manchester to Be Fought to Finish
London reports say the duke of Manchester and his father in law Dugene Zimmerman deny any settlement talks with actress Miss Portia Knight over alleged breach of promise of marriage. Knight insists no compromise and expects a January hearing, promising a fight to a finish.
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Misa Portia Knight
Duke
London
Mesars, Boxal
Miss Knight
Associated Press
Duke of Manchester
Sought Life of Emperor in Japan Assassination Attempt
Vancouver reports a foreigner Thorson and ex-j parliament member Tanaka Sjoseo attempted to reach the Japanese emperor during a viewing ceremony. Tanaka offered a document to be presented to the emperor. Thorson drew a pistol but was overpowered by palace guards. Thorson jailed, Tanaka pardoned.
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Japan
Vancouver
Thorson
Tanaka Sjoseo
Sailor Stabbed During Fight Aboard US Warships Albany Chicago
A dispatch from Nice reports a violence incident aboard the US warships Albany and Chicago at Vila Franche. A seaman named Dillon of the Albany was seriously stabbed during a fight yesterday evening. Three sailors on the Chicago vanished after the melee.
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Wiew
Chicago
London
Nice
Vila Franche
Albany
Dillon
Albury
Pec Hinocsailante
Four Pistols In His Face At Hallenbeck Murder Scene
Coroner hears widow and mother testify in the Greenport murder case as four masked men with coats turned inside out fired on Peter Hallenbeck on Christmas Eve. Harvey Bruce’s confession links four youths to the killings while sheriff’s searches tie equipment and footprints to the accused.
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Hallenbeck
Almina Hallenbeck
George Greenwood
Stockport
Harvey Bruce
Brookside
Greenwood
Bruce
van Wormer
Burton Allerton
Ike
van Wormers
Kinderook
Harsh Words for the Friars at Rizal Memorial Services
Manila observes Rizal day with memorial services and a procession marking Rizal’s 1896 execution site. Acting Governor Wright addresses participants as cries show intense anti friar sentiment, including hostile chants near the Augustine monastery.
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Jose Rizal
Manila
Fulpino
Lunca
Rizal
Wright
Augustine
Eight Cities Form New Baseball League In Session
Representatives from Milwaukee Indianapolis Toledo Columbus St Paul Minneapolis Kansas City and Omaha met in Kansas City on December 30 to organize the new American Association league The Omaha franchise was awarded to Frank Bantle and seen as a challenge to the Western League owned by W A Rourke The meeting marked a bold declaration of league expansion and competition.
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Kansas City
American Association
H D Quinn
W. Clingman
Milwaukee
W H Watkins
Rauschrupt
Indianapolis
Charles J Strobel
Toledo
T J Brice
Murchison
Columbus
George P. Lennon
St Paul
Walter Wilmot
Minneapols
George Tebeau
Dalegar
Omaha
H. D. Quinn
Frank Bantle
W. A Rourke
Admiral Schley
Baltimore
Schley
Schiey Cage
New York
James Farker
Perth Amboy
N. J
Admiral Schiey
Congress
Pyramid Pile Cure Boosts Owens Mill Wife Recovery
A customer from Owens Mill Missouri reports Pyramid Pile Cure greatly helped his wife after one trial, claiming it cured her piles completely. The ad cites availability at local druggists and notes mail order from Pyramid Drug Co Marshall Michigan.
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Geo. C. Gelck
Owens Mill
Gale
Fae
Pyramid Drug
Marahull, Mich
Census shows vast 1900 industrial combinations in US
Washington census statistics reveal 153 corporations with authorized capital of 8.61 billion and issued stock of 3.09 billion, led by iron and steel with 508.6 million in gross products and 311.8 million invested. More than 60 percent of these firms formed between 1899 and mid 1900, excluding gas and electric companies.
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Washington
Combinati Nn
Bnase
Wood Reduces Railroad Rates In Cuba Decree
Havana December 30 a decree reducing the railroad tariff on sugar and tobacco by an average of 25 percent will be issued by General Wood tomorrow Cuban planters have jointly protested against alleged excessive rates from interior points to sea ports The new decree aims to uniform rates across the island.
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Havana
General Wood
Christian Converts Massacred in Ning Sha Fu
The Shanghai Daily Express correspondent reports a massacre of a missionary and Christian converts at Ning Sha Fu in Kan Su province where Prince Tuan and General Tung Fuh Siang reside. It is alleged Tung Fuh Siang’s troops carried out the killings. A second item notes Yadkin River flooding near Winston NC with two trestles washed away and a canceled passenger train.
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London
Shanghai
Daily Express
Ning Sha Fu
Kan Sou
Prince Tuan
Tung Fuh Siang
Winston
N. C
Yadkin
Mooresville
Marconi’s Mother An English Woman
Parisian papers boast of wire telegraphy praise while noting Marconi’s mother was English. The Paladelphia Times recalls pride tempered by that fact. A chaotic Chicago note mentions vegetables and a stray remark about seeds.
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Marconi
The
Paladelphia Times
Diamond Studded Medal Presented to Schley
Washington December 30 The Maryland councils of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics present a diamond studded medal to Schley at a ceremony tonight in the capital.
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Washington
Maryland
Junior Order of United American Mechanics
Medal Studded With Diamonds Honors Rear Admiral Schley
A magnificent diamond studded medal is presented as evidence of personal esteem and admiration for Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley in recognition of his services. The item signifies high regard from peers and supporters.
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Winfield
Schley
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