Burt Named President of Union Pacific, Major Rail Directors
Horace G Burt, long with the Northwestern, is slated as president of the reconstituted Union Railway Company. The new board includes key executives from Vanderbilts, Rock Island, Burlington and St Paul lines, with Oliver Ames named vice president in New York. Burt’s selection follows pushback against concentrating control and aims to broaden leadership across major roads and terminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonex
Horace G.’Burt
Chicago and Nor Efstern Railway
Union Ailway Company
Burt
Clark
James Still- Hoghitt
Roswell Miller
Harriman
Louis
Fitzgerald
Hyde
John W. Doane
Otto
Jefferson Coolidge, Jr
Gould
Oliver Ames
Georgeon
Jacob H. Schiff
Oliver Ak
New York
Mr. Burt
Union
Vanderats
Union Pacific
Lake Shore
Ohland Northwestern
Rock Island
Burlington
St.Paul
Kansas City
New ‘Board
Vanderbilt
NortheWestern
Fremont, Elkhorn
Missouri Valley
Rand
Chicago and
Griffiths Arrested in Denver in Swindle Case
New York dispatch says William H Griffiths was arrested in Denver by a city detective sergeant. He is charged with swindling Denver Mining Exchange president Richard J Bowles out of $14,016 on Nov 26, 1892. An indictment was returned Oct 19 for presenting an accommodation note as a company obligation. Bowles alleges Griffiths posed as agent of the Colorado Mining Co and claimed Coe endorsed the note. He described land and irrigation equipment to persuade payment. Griffiths will be brought to New York for trial.
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Bowles
Mining Exchange
New York
William H Griffiths
Denver
Griffiths
Richard J. Bowles
Denver Mining Exchange
L. B. Coe
Leadville
Colorado Mining Company
Yuma
Ariz
Coe
Arizona
Walcott and Tracy Fight Ends In Draw At HarMon Court
Walcott and Tracy fought six rounds in Har mon court and the referee scored a draw. The crowd deemed the result fair as plans and forfeit bets stirred talk of future matchups including Walcott facing Kid Lavigne in San Francisco.
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Osmtoaco
Joe Walcott
Tom Tracy
Winter Circus
Harmon Court
Wabash Avenue
Walcott
Sol van Praag
Louis Houseman
Chicago
Kid McCoy
Lavigne
O’rourke
Kid Lavigne
San Francisco
Tracy
Billy O’connell
Joe Choynski
Billy Stift
Bob Armstrong
Billy White
Tom O'Rourke
George Siler
Murder and Suicide At Lenhart Home In Oakland
John Palmer of Oakland killed Mrs Cora Lenhart with a 32 revolver as she swept indoors then shot himself. Inquest verdicts held Palmer died by his own hand and Mrs Lenhart died from a revolver wound. Palmer had stayed with the Lenhart family since Christmas and had shown signs of despondency and mental instability. Local kin and Omaha relatives arrive for funeral arrangements for Mrs Lenhart.
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Luetgert
Cuicano
Seasion
Gary
Agatha Tosch
O. Clark
Swan Nelson
John Bialk
Tosch
Klinger
John Palmer
Oakland
Dan
Cora Lenhart
Smith & Wesson
Mrs. Lenhart
Lenhart
West End
Bertha
Clarence
John C. Palmer
Commercial Hotel
Harry Breece
Telegraph
Harry
Bear Grove
Willie
Missouri
P. D. Lenhart
Mr. Lenhart
Neola
Leonard Palmer
Edward
Alexander
Palmer
Geo. W. King
Omaha
Lawrence
McWaid
George W. King
Charles King
John W. McDonald
Alex Osborn
Levi Dow: Aging Poem Fragments in Holiday Tone
A brief fragment depicts Levi Dow aging as festive season verses reflect on joy and greetings. The lines mingle nostalgia with seasonal cheer and a sense of time passing. The text preserves a literary mood rather than a clear news event.
Russia Gould Defy the World in Kin Chau Occupation
A San Francisco dispatch reports Eli T. Sheppard asserting Kin Chau is a strategic walled port at the head of Lau Tung Gulf. He argues Russia’s seizure signals near domination of Corea Manchuria and the gulf, enabling defiance of world powers and affecting diplomacy. Also covered are a Nebraska federal suit over a check totaling 201,406.05, and Wisconsin Central foreclosure actions totaling 14.3 million.
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Oxar
Goren
Manchuria
Lan Tung Gulf
San Francisco
Eli T. Sheppard
China
Kin Chau
Russia
Lau Tung
Yaloo
Yaloo River
J H O Banquet At Christmas Dinner
The J H O club hosted a 6 o'clock Christmas dinner at the arches with 24 young ladies in attendance. Carnations roses and smilax adorned the tables while Nellie Taylor acted as toastmistress. Afterward guests enjoyed games and music. visitors included Mr Colter Miss Ferrier and E P Stover from neighboring towns.
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J. H. O. Club
Arches
Misa Nellie Taylor
Mrs. Colter
Smithvil,Mo
Hattie Ferrier
Corner Bluffs
Wayne
Neb
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T and Miller
Com- Ced
Mink
Will
W York
Vicksburg
Cincinnati
General Catchings
Vicksburg, Miss
Congress
City
House Committee On
Battle“Field of
Gettysburg
Chickamauga
Shiloh
Lentz
Ohio
Griffin
Wisconsin
McDonald
Maryland
Capitain Lafe Young
Des Moines
Young
John A. T. Hall
New Orleans
Atlanta
Xicaco
Chiquita
Lincoln
Holcomb
Vernor of
Iowa
William Baines
John Doe
Robert Kirkood
Pottawattamie County
Southmaha
Goddard
Ball
Kansas
Orry
J. D. ‘Goddard
F. J. ‘Jackson
Longan
Ryan
James Potter‘god
Pugil
Paddy
Jobn L. Sullivan
Walgott-Tracy
England
London
Lord Salisbury
United States
Hay
America
Bering Sea
Great Britain
Japan
Canada
Constantinople
Greece
Actium
Prevesa
Gulf of Ambracia
Big Electrical Combination
St. Louiis
Missouri Electric Light and Power Company
The
Edison Electrical Company
Morton
New
Fifth Avenue Trust Company
Touc
O. W. Holmes
H.g.weber, & Co
Newman & Altman
Peoria
Ll.eod Jl
Overman Wheel Company
Springfield
Mass
Chicopse Falls
H. H. Bowman
Springfield National Bank
Agseta
Corbett
Clevelant
John Donaldson
Donaldson
Cleveland
John L. Sullivan
J. J. Corbett
Jackson
Mitchell
Sullivan
Fitzsimmons
Carson City
Bell
Alexander Melville Bell
Edinburgh
Scotland
Graham Bell
H. G. Shelby
Toronto
Novak
Qrpar Ramos
Frank Novak
Edward Murray
Supreme Court
Burnhap
Murray
Norway
Kimball
Mitchellville
Chang Yin Hunan
Barret, Mon
Clearwater
Levi Downs
Smyth
District Court
Douglas County
Omaha National Bank
J. H. Millard
Bartley
Millard
Wisconsin Central
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Central Lines
Jenkins
United States Circuit Court
John A. Stewart
Edwin H. Abbott
Wisconsin Central Railroad Company
Galena
Kan
A. Corbin, Jr
North Empire
Corbin
Loomis
Dos
Caracas
la Guayare
Fransis
B. Loomis
Venezuela
Carcano
Ins
City Markets
Cutcano
Dec
Montagie & Co
L. T. Spangler
Atla
Towa
ArTvantic
J. HO. C. Banquet
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