Market Review and Outlook on Rail Rates and Trends
A market review notes little change in averages with the weekly average at 97.05 and a slight dip to 4.77. It cites shrinking trading, subdued volatility, abroad declines in London and Paris, and debates over railroad rate increases 7 percent. It discusses railroads' costs, capital, and the case before the Interstate Commerce Commission, weighing profitability against higher rates and the need for system-wide transportation improvements.
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London
Paris
Iil
France
New York
Astern
Interstate Commerce Commission
U S. Requests Ignored by Villa Amid Mexican Arrests
Details on Villa’s stance, court actions, and missing or detained Americans including Gustave Bauch and Curtis as U.S. and Mexican authorities seek proof of spy charges. Reports note Villa’s pursuit of proof to discredit Constitutionalists and the fate of those allied with him in Chihuahua Juarez.
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Gustav Bauch
Villa
Chihuahua
Letcher
State Department
Bauch
New Tberia
J. M. Patterson
Curtis
Compton
Mexico
Juarez
Benton
Supreme Military Court of the
State of
Gustave Bauch
Frederic Gonzales Garza
Fidelavila
Rauch
Constitutions
Franisco Villa
United States
Thomas D. Edwards
Edwards
Marion Letcher
Om Rauch
Juarez Theatre
Lnuch
Los Remedios
Protection of Foreigners in Mexico Grows Key Issue
Washington reports indicate protection of foreigners in rebel Mexico has become a top U.S. concern. Officials note Benton’s death inquiry and Villa’s account prompt calls for stricter foreign safeguards and possible executive session discussions in the Senate foreign relations committee.
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Washington
William S. Benton
Villa
Mexico
Wilson
Congress
Shively
Senate Foreign Relations
Senate
Equitable Life Shows Strong Year of Gains and Payouts
The Equitable Life s of the United States reports continued progress with assets and insurance payments to policyholders. Over $20,000 invested for policyholders with an average yield of 5.90 percent. domestic death claims paid this year, about 99 percent settled within a day after proofs of death were received.
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Statenves Assurance Saul
Equitable Lifes
United States
Coolidge Says Dissolution Suits Require Stand
Louis A. Coolidge, treasurer of United Snoe Machinery, argues that compromising with the Department of Justice over the New Haven railroad dissolution would demoralize New England and hurt stockholders. He notes potential gains from a court battle but fears broader public and regional harm, while defending his firm against DOJ action and calling for a fight rather than a settlement.
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Louis A. Coolidge
United Snoe Machinery Company
New Haven
Department of Justice
New England
Boston
New Haven Road
Shoe Machinery Company
Washington
Road
Telephone Company
No Neutral Zone at Torreon Report
El Paso February 23. Wem Fletcher went to Torreon to learn foreign wishes on the subject. He found foreigners remaining to guard property and they did not wish to leave during a battle.
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EL Passo
Torreon
Wem Fletcher
Evgn
Creelman Criticizes Wilson Policy as Blunder in Mexico
The piece portrays Huerta as a brutal, corrupt dictator driven by personal wealth and brandy fuelled excess. It argues Wilson and Bryan misjudge the path to stability, citing widespread violence, corruption, and social collapse amid the Mexican crisis.
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Huerta
Wilson
Bryan
Mexico
Republic
United States
Mexico City Darkness and Drunken Dictator’s Brutal Reign
The report describes Huerta’s resort where a presidential office operates and cabinet meetings occur amid gambling and immorality. A drunk Huerta orders the assassination of minister Urutia, a threat the officer cannot fulfill. The piece contrasts Huerta’s regime with rebels in the north and U.S. calls for intervention and democratic reform.
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Mexico City
Huerta
Urutia
Interior
Wilson
Bryan
Villa Relates Benton Killing In Juarez Office
General Villa's account of the Benton death aligns closely with the Juarez statement. Benton sought to murder Villa. Villa says he struck first, then allowed guards to arrest him and ordered a court martial and execution. Villa denied harming Benton himself and asserted Benton confessed after trial.
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Chihuahua
Mex
Villa
William S. Benton
Juarez
Benton
United States
Europe
British Parliament Reacts to Benton Case in Mexico
London reports show Parliament and press denounce Francisco Villa's killing of British subject Williams Benton in Juarez. Sir Edward Grey outlines government stance and US communications while promising protection for Britons and seeking facts. newspapers condemn the act as murder amid inquiries into other European disappearances.
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Franc
Mexico City
Great Britain
Germany
Huerta
United States
William S. Benton
Juarez
Villa
Chuahua
Letehes
Benton
Mexico
Washington
Cecil Spring-Rice
Bryan
State Department
Sir Edward Grey
Benton Case
London
Francisco Villa
Hhouse of Commons
Edward Grey
Europe
House
Sir Edward
General Orozco Jr. Returns to Mexico City after Escape
General Pasqual Orozco Jr., who led Mexican federal volunteers at Ojinaga, arrived in the federal capital last night after hiding in Texas during the manhunt and then crossing back into Mexico to reach federal territory.
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Ojinaga
Menico City
Pascual Orozco, Jr
Texas
Mexico
Troop Train Blown Up Near Vera Cruz
In Mexico an Interoceanic railway troop train carrying 2 company from Mexico City to Jalapa was blown up by rebels near Lima station 140 miles from Vera Cruz. All aboard the train including 55 officers and men and the English engineer were killed. A following passenger train was fired upon but escaped.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
Mexico City
Jalapa
Lima
Interoceanic Railway
Laurence Not The Missing Englishman In Juarez Case
Early valley dispatches identify Roger Laurence as present in the Imperial Valley, ruling him out as the Englishman who disappeared in Juarez. Reports earlier tied John Lawrence, a former California Development Company engineer, to the search for William S. Benton, but details remain unclear.
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Los Angeles
Imperial Valley
Roger Laurence
Juarez
Sil Paso
John Lawrence
California Development Company
William S. Benton
Northrop urges foreign invasion to end Mexican turmoil
Dr Cyrus Northrop president emeritus of the University of Minnesota advises invading Mexico with allied powers as a path to stability. He tells university students that the United States should abandon the Monroe doctrine temporarily and invite European nations to protect citizens before withdrawing to allow Mexico to settle.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Mexico
China
Cyrus Northrop
University of Minnesota
United States
Northrop
Peking
Dr. Northrop
Minnesota Peace Society
Dividends Questioned by American Agricultural Chemical
Rumors of a split among directors over continuing common stock dividends at the American Agricultural Chemical Co have circulated for months. Stockholders, who waited over a dozen years after the company’s formation to receive any common dividends, now seek clarity on the stock's status. A Boston Post financial page special will analyze annual reports to discuss dividend advisability.
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American Agricultural Chemical Co
Boston Post
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