Gates Corner Profit Ends as Large Corn Short Settlement
Chicago July 15 The Gates Harris deal ends as shorts settle for millions of bushels of July corn causing a price drop to 65 1 2 cents and a later modest recovery. Estimates place Gates and allies’ profit near 1.5 million dollars shared among several millionaires. 3 to 5 million bushels of corn remain to be disposed of to complete settlements. The farmer is blamed for the collapse as cash corn floods Chicago while the Harris Gates group withdraws support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John W.W. Gates
Harris, Gates & Co
Gates
New York
Scotten
Harris-Gates House
Mr. Gates
Shorts
Harris-Gates
Warnin
Democratic Galveston Convention Honors Judge Reagan
The Texas Democratic state convention met in Galveston and organized with George Pendleton as temporary chairman. The platform committee and adjournment were set for tomorrow, with Judge Reagan eulogized as a Civil War cabinet survivor and receiving an ovation after the resolution. Ex-Congressman Lanham to be nominated for governor by acclamation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
George Pendleton
Bell County
Congressman Ball
RB A. John
John H Heagan
Reagan
Texas
Kansas City
W. T Lanham
Will Shelve Canal Matter Until Hay Returns
Washington July 15 A definite arrangement will shelve the Panama canal matter in its diplomatic phase until Secretary Hay returns from vacation. Colombia’s Senor Concha and Herran are informing Bogota of treaty modifications, with a response expected this week. The issue of sovereignty over the canal strip remains the key point to be settled after mature consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hay
Washington
Panama Canal
Cromwell
Panama Canal Company
Senor Concha
Herran
Legation
Colomoian
Soverelanty
Bogota
Colombia
American Congress
Americans Ask for War Ship at Bluefields
Americans seek protection for interests in Bluefields Nicaragua appealing to Washington for a United States war ship. The Marietta was to go there but is needed on the Venezuela coast, leaving no ship available at present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefields
Washington
State Department
New Orleans
Nicaragua
Marietta
Venezuela
WRAINS CRASH IN COLLISION Kills Engineer in New Jersey
July 15 news from Branchport reports the engineer of a gravel train for the New York and Long Branch railroad killed in a collision with a passenger train near Branchport New Jersey. The cause is under investigation with early reports suggesting the gravel train may have caused the crash.
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N.Y. &L Bbr
N. J
Feter
Killnear
New York
Tornado Ravages North Dakota Towns Across Great Lakes Region
A July storm devastates Borup and nearby towns with entire communities wiped out. Reports indicate Eldorado Thompson and Grand Forks area suffer severe damage while communication lines are down and relief trains are dispatched. Casualties unclear but destruction widespread across northern Dakota.
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St. Paul
Minn
Dakota
Borup
St Vincent
Great Northern
St. Vincent
Grand Grand Branch
Eldorado
Forks
Thompson
Larimore
Lake of the Woods
Northern Pacific
Paul
Minnesota
North Dakota
Grand Forks
N. D
McDonalds
Meckinock
Guby
Inkster
Conway
Erwin Attacked by Canada Lawyers Over Pass Motion
Canada lawyers for Carter's pass attack Erwin as unworthy to continue habeas corpus proceedings. They argue motions lack U S authorization and credentials, claim conflicts with prior actions, and accuse Erwin of attempting to influence U S opinion by offering to settle for 3509,000 to end extradition.
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Canada
Carter
Messrs. Greene and
Wavers
Manset
United States
Caron
Greene and Gaynor
United States of America
Andrews
Actad
Ing & Fore
Quebec
Gaynor
Marion Erwin
A Fontaine
Erwin
Jenox
He Was Proprietor of a Philadelphia Wall Paper Mills
Joseph Mariner, proprietor of the Philadelphia wallpaper mills, died by shooting in Smyrna Del. Facing heavy debts estimated at 160000 with assets only around 700, his life insured for 100000, most to go to his estate and family. Creditors had planned a meeting in New York to decide action.
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Philadelphia Wall Paper
Joseph Etor
Philadelphia
G. Mariner
Propri Wall Paper Mills
Smyrna
Del
Mariner
John W. Gates
Gates
Chicago
Quebec
Gaynor and Greene
Marion Erwin
Joseph G. Mariner
Navy
Jennings Fields Oil Fire Devours Tanks in Louisiana
A noon lightning strike at Jennings Field ignited storage tanks belonging to Jennings Oil Company, destroying tanks and derricks as fire spread toward nearby fields. Workmen leveed the area, while oil and gas burned ten feet high and a valve prepares to fail. Experts from Beaumont head to the field to aid in saving property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennings
Jennings Oil Field
Jennings Oil Company
Coulee
Southern
Northern
Crescent Oil
Beaumont
Strike Breaks in Chicago as Four Railroads Reach Deals
Chicago July 15 four railroads the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Chicago and Northwestern Nickel Plate and Illinois Central reached agreements with their freight handlers and teamsters majority of strikers expected to return to work tomorrow radicals may block mass meeting officials say the strike continues among twenty four railroads in the city Curran supporters remain unreconciled but most workers weary of the strike seem ready to resume work tomorrow without union recognition and with pay increases while some terms remain contested
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Chicago
al Young
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
Chicago and Northwestern
Nickel Plate
Illinois Central
Northwestern
Teamsters” Board
Raiiroads
Curran
Assets of Steel Trust Put at 1.4 Billion In Schawb Case
In a July 15 filing before Vice Chancellor Emory, J. Willam Curtisam seeks an injunction to halt a pond conversion plan. Charles M. Schwab, as president, states the assets of the subsidiary properties total about 1.4 billion dollars with annual earnings over 140 million. The response asserts no false statements by Schwab or secretary Trimble and lists assets including furnaces, coal and coke properties, gas fields, and substantial cash and in process materials.
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Tates Steel Corporation
Aspinwall Hodge
Bernard Smith
Newark
United 5
J Dn
Willam Curtisam
Emory
Swan
Charles M. Schwab
Steel Corporation
Agada
Bessemer
Schwab
Trimble
Wiodge
Forecast Brief: Showers and Warm High of 87
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected Wednesday and likely Thursday with light variable winds mostly west. High near 87 degrees. Past 24 hours precipitation and current deficiencies noted. Local items include a prison escape in Georgia, arrests, fire damage, and various regional notices touching courts, politics, and weather.
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Laulsville
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Minnets Central
Louisville and Nashville
Tilinotg Central
Jowh
Reagar
Dast
Texas Democrats
THE
Dragon Killers
Alphonse
Gaston
Georgia
Orien
Joseph Mariner
Jennings Fields
Louisiana
Sharles M. Schwass
Steel Trust
Henry East
Atlanta
Retur
J. F Collins
Jasper County
Candier
State Depot Commission
Eorgia
LaGrange
Methodist Episcopal Church
Berrien County
Marshal Hyers
Adel
Pybeo
Nehtning
Capitol
North Carolina
Asheville
Kentucky
Randall
Wilton Junction
Ala
Macedona
Edward
Cowes
Russia
Italy
Petersburg
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