End of year payouts near 200 million dollars
The New York financial summary reports nearly 200 million dollars in year end interest and dividend disbursements to bond and stockholders. Major payouts include Union Pacific at 4.89 million, Southern Pacific 3.49 million, and Canadian Pacific close to 3.0 million, with US Steel and American Telephone among top issuers.
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New York
United States
Steel Corporation
Consolidated Gas Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Great Northern
St. Louis
San Francisco
Canadian Pacific
Relipes Café Declares Busy Business Day
Relipes Café shows full operation with brisk lunchtime rush as customers fill the dining area and order noted items. Manager E. Sloan oversees service amid steady traffic and local patron support.
Knife Struck in Heart in Floyd County Fight
James W Rierson died after being stabbed at Taylor Aldridge s spring drinking party near Locust Grove The brawl involved the Aldridge brothers and a man named Boyd Others present drank all day but no arrest had been made and it was believed the assailants left the county The murder is linked to a drunken Christmas feud
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Floyd
James W. Rierson
Locust Grove
Rierson
Aldridge
Boyu
Taylor Aldridge
Boyd
Robbery and murder shock Clarington station
Edward Hutchinson Baltimore and Ohio station agent in Clarington was robbed and murdered as burglars bound him and looted the station before setting a fire over the body. Officials gave no details but believed cash was taken and the attackers may have known the victim.
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Clarington
Edward Hutchinson
Baltimore& Ohio
Isis
Hutchinson
Distinct Earthquake Shocks Reported Across Washington Area
A notable earthquake was recorded by the weather bureau early this morning. Tremors lasted four minutes and fifty five seconds with peak ground movement of about five millimeters in Washington. Strong shaking was also felt along the coast and intenham Maryland, lasting about two hours.
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Washington
Tenham
Disaster at Sea Off Barnegat Sighting A Submerged Schooner
A yawl boat ashore near Barnegat New Jersey supports reports of a sea disaster. Steamers reported a submerged schooner and a five masted vessel abandoned near Barnegat, likely from a collision. Crews fate is unclear.
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New York
Barnegat
N. J
Exhumed coffin confirms Thomas C Druce identity at High Gate
London reports the exhumation of Thomas Charles Druce’s coffin after 43 years at High Gate cemetery. Officials confirm the body is an aged bearded man, discrediting a lead tablet myth and ending the Druce perjury case claims. Police surrounded the vault as the scene drew attention from observers.
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London
Thomas Charles Druce
High Gate
Robert C. Caldwell
Drace
Home Office
T. C. Cruce
Thomas Charles Cruce
Druce
George Hollamby Druce
Duke of Portland
Herbert Druce
West Virginia Weather Forecast Turns Fair Across State
A weather forecast calls for fair conditions across West Virginia with snow confined to the eastern portion and a drop in temperatures. Snow is expected only in the east, while the rest of the state remains dry and cooler ahead of midweek.
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West Virginia
Taft defends administration and cautions on railways
Secretary of War Taft visits Boston meeting ministers and merchants, condemns secret rebates and trusts while opposing government ownership of railways. He argues for regulated railways under law to curb abuses, warns against socialism, and appeals to New England for balanced conservatism amid financial panic. Senator Johnston and Congressman Shirley criticize centralization and overregulation.
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Boston
Mass
Taft
Merchants’ Association
Governor Guild
Elysium Club
United States
Jerome Jones
Boston Merchants’ Association
New England
Shirley
Kentucky
Joseph J. Johnston
Alabam
Identifications explode in Newark murder case
Newark reports that hundreds viewed the nude body found in a swamp near Harrigan but the victim’s identity remains undetermined. Police say autopsy delays hinder progress while attempts to identify the woman surface and collapse. a Brooklyn-sourced lead under the name Annie Nevins cannot be verified by Brooklyn police.
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Newark
N. J
Harrigan
Montclair
Annie Nevins
Brooklyn
Libel suit hearing on Harden von Moltke case resumed
Berlin reports the libel trial of Harden versus Count von Moltke resumed with Harden appearing weak and von Moltke cheerful. Doctor Schweninger testified he bears no ill will toward von Moltke while witnesses questioned Mrs von Elbe and her former companion Mai about reliability and alleged depravity.
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Berlin
Harden-Von Moltke
Harden
Count Kuno von Moltke
Schweninger
Prince von Bismarck
Count von Moltke
Wilhelm von Mohenau
von Elbe
Miss Mai
Nevada Governor Sparks Prepares Proclamation for Extra Session
Washington dispatch says Governor Sparks of Nevada will issue a proclamation calling the Nevada legislature into extra session. The president's latest communication orders national troops to stay at Goldfield for three weeks.
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Washington
Sparks
Nevada
Goldfield
Mrs Kinsey Reported Dying Near Philadelphia
Pittsburg December 20 Mrs Mary F B Kinsey mother of Mrs Charles M Schwab and Alva C Kinsey president of the Carnegie Steel Company is reported dying at St David near Philadelphia Family members have been summoned to her bedside.
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Pittsburg
Mary FB. Kinsey
Charles M. Schwab
Alva C. Kinsey
Carnegie Steel Company
St. David
Philadelphia
Republicans Busy in Old Virginia Fight for Fifth District
Washington dispatch reports Virginia Republican leader C Bascombe Slemp says the party aims to win another seat, eyeing the Fifth district where former governor Swanson’s successor is considered. He cites strong GOP margins and notes a push to ban liquor nationwide while resisting congressional dry status for Washington.
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Washington
C. Bascombe Slemp
Congress
Virginia
Slemp
Campbell Slemp
Ebbitt House
Swanson
RE. W. Saunders
Carter Glass
Lynchburg
Alva
Reclaim Jersey Meadows From New Jersey Plans
New Jersey delegates from the National Drainage Association convention led a county and municipal officials meeting in Trenton to discuss reclamation of the Jersey meadows. With docks and canals, millions of dollars in value could be reclaimed for commercial use, expanding waterfront area opposite New York City on the North River and bay.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
National Drainage Association
Baltimore
Jersey Meadows
North River
New York City
Identification bolsters claim in New Jersey pond death
New York report places Mrs Agnes Young as the woman found dead in a muddy pond near Harrison New Jersey last Thursday. Mrs Frank Hull of Newark identifies the body as Agnes Young and police accept the identification as correct.
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New Jersey
Agnes Young
New York
Harrison
N. J
Frank Hull
Newark
King
Brooklyn
Canadian Pacific Increases Capital Stock To 160 Million
Stockholders in Montreal sanction a 28.32 million dollar issue, completing the railway's authorized capital to 160 million. Proceeds likely fund expansion including a line to Seattle, enhancing CP’s reach and competition with Hill lines as Spokane International remains under CP control.
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Montreal
Quebec
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific
Seatte
Spokane International
Seattle
Hill Lines
Northwest
Stronger and safer as 1907 closes after financial stress
New York reports that 1907, a year of financial strain comparable to 1857 and 1873, ends with conditions stronger and safer than at the start. Conservatism kept speculation in check, limiting new securities absorption and reducing stock and bond transactions on the New York Stock Exchange.
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New York
New York Sock Exchange
Brent Jr. Dies After Christmas Shooting Incident
Roanoke Virginia December 30 1932 10 year old Robert Brent Jr son of Herbert Brent dies after being accidentally shot by playmate Edwin McNamee on Christmas day. Before dying he named his friend as a pallbearer and arranged gifts for friends and siblings in a final gesture.
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Roanoke
Robert ©. Brent, Jr
Hebert C. Brent
Edwin McNamee
Big Toys
Young McNamee
Strike Called by Union Miners in Kentucky Mines
A union strike of miners in non union mines in Hopkinsville Webster Union and Christian counties is set for Wednesday morning January 1. The official call was issued from Hopkinsville and several hundred men are expected to respond.
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Kentucky
Hopkinsville
Webster
Union
Christian Counties
Kelly Papke Draw In Milwaukee Fight
Hugo Kelly of Chicago and Billy Papke of Spring Valley fought ten rounds to a draw before the Badger Athletic Club in Milwaukee. The page also advertises DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills and the Daily Telegraph business office.
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Hugo Kelly
Billy Papke
Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago
Spring Valley
Badger Athletic Club
Ake DeWitt
Daily Telegraph Business Office
DeWitt
Thieves Stop Jewelers as Diamonds Stolen in London Men
In Findlay Ohio two men described by police as Joseph A Laboon and J C Moran of London England attempted to flee after examining trays of diamonds held by jeweler George F Thompson. A pursuing crowd stopped them and officers arrested them. Most stones were recovered valued at two thousand dollars.
Naval observatory to send World New Year greeting
The Washington Naval Observatory will dispatch a global New Year greeting at midnight, coordinated with telegraph and cable firms. The message should complete the telegraphic circuit around the world in about ten seconds.
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Naval Observatory
Washington Dee
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Ends Piles for Le Rayesville Merchant
Woolever, a well known Le Rayesville merchant, testifies that Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured his piles twenty years ago and keeps it on hand for sores burns and wounds. Priced 21 cents at druggists.
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Woolever
le Rayesville
N. Y
Real estate ads urged as safer, wiser investment
The piece argues that any money invested is wiser in real estate than in government bonds, calling bonds safe but less profitable. It advises readers with cash to peruse real estate listings for better returns.
Four men die and are injured in odd Norfolk & Western wreck
Sunday afternoon near Glen Lyn on the Norfolk and Western a rear wheel flange failure toppled eight cars onto five men walking along the track. Two Italians died, two were badly hurt, two more slightly injured. Rescue and medical crews arrived from Bluefield. Passenger service was delayed for hours.
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Norfolk & Western
Glen Lyn
Blueftel
Drs
Jett
St. Clair
Bluefield
Malignant Smallpox Strikes Swords Creek
Ferg Johnson of Swords Creek contracted a severe malignant smallpox after returning from Hurley. Quarantine placed on his house one and a half miles from the village as doctors confirm the diagnosis and warn family of exposure possibilities amid public concern.
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Swords Creek
Ferg Johnson
Johnson
Hurley
Ritter
Mays
Hartsook
Honaker
Night riders threaten farmer over black labor use in Kentucky
Ira Wills of Trigg county says night riders demanded he break his contract to hire Negro labor next year and eight men testified in warrants. In Nepton the American Tobacco outfit will move to Flemingsburg after a county judge vows protection for warehouse and buying operations.
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Hopkinsville
Dee
Ira Wills
Trigg County
Nepton
American Tobacco Pany
Flemings
Foreclosure Suit Filed Against Illinois Collieries Company
A foreclosure suit was filed in the circuit court by First Trust and Savings Bank as trustees against Illinois Collieries Company, described as the largest coal producer in Illinois. Glenn W. Trail of Chicago was named receiver. The bill alleges failure to meet sinking fund requirements on bonds, risking a $50,650 payment due January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
First Trust and Savings Bank
Iilinois Collieries Company
Unois
Glenn W. Trail
Negro Run Amuck in Abeville Killing Spree
In Abeville Mississippi on December 30 Montgomery a Black man killed his wife with a shotgun. He stampeded through the plantation pursued by armed men who eventually captured him and arrested both suspects.
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Abeville
Miss
Montgomery
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