Carnegie Glad to Sell Carnegie Company to Morgan
Former Judge James R. Reed testifies in the suit to dissolve the Carnegie company recounting Andrew Carnegie’s willingness to sell to J Pierpont Morgan. The witness cites Carnegie’s remark about unloading the burden to Morgan and heading off to Europe. Reed also notes no jury-dinner evidence of price fixing among steel makers.
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Pittsburg
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Andrew Carnegie
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Carnegie Company
Morgan
Pierpont
Europe
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Reed
Creditors to get two thirds of their claims in Bangor
Creditors of Tyler Fogg & Co. the Bangor banking firm that failed in 1911 will receive a dividend of 66 cents and four mills on the dollar. Liabilities were about 700000. Between 1500 and 2000 claimants will be paid. Payment to be made early next week.
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Tyler Fogg & Co
Owner sought for four pound box of bonbons
City Point police blotter reports a four pound box of bonbons found in a doorway on East Fifth Street. A youthful patrolman retrieved the candy, resisted tasting, and handed it to the lieutenant. The station may dispose of the property if no owner claims it. Separately, social circles note the engagement of Leta Pell Wright of New York to Grafton H. Pyne, with plans for a June wedding in England.
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Hat theft case nets $100 fine for William Shubert
Haverhill June 17. William Shubert of Lawrence was fined 100 dollars by Judge Winn in the District Court for stealing women’s silk hats from the Emmons Brothers factory. The court found him guilty of the offense committed at the employer’s premises.
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Emmons Brothers
William Shubert
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Winn
Potatoes to be sold at six cents a bushel in Kansas City
Kansas City dealers aim to move 29 railroad cars of last year's potatoes to consumers at 6 cents a bushel to prevent crop rot in yards. The Housewives' League opened talks with railroads to secure the supply and distribute the produce to shoppers.
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Hank the Hermit Brings Animals to Picnic Party
Hank the Hermit entertains a party of picnickers with his animals in a lighthearted comic setup. Readers are invited to view the next Sunday's Post comic section for the full scene.
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Hank the Hermit
Cut Glass Sale Teems with Floral Cutting Sets
A newspaper sale ad highlights 8 inch cut glass bowls priced at 2.98 and 4.00 for sugar and cream sets, plus 2.50 to 7.98 each. Salad sets 9 inch size feature new floral cutting with prices from 2.00 to 5.00 per set.
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Lineneheus
Six-month-old Walter Grady enters Greater Boston baby contest
Walter Vincent Charles Grady, six months old, son of Mr and Mrs Charles Grady of 151 Chelsea Street Charlestown, visited the Post office where he grinned and gurgled from the moment he arrived. His mother says he has never been sick a day and notes he is a bottle baby weighing 28 pounds last Monday. A first tooth has appeared, a tiny pearl in his pink gums, marking his husky growth. He sure is some fine boy.
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Charles Grady
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Homes page previews Japanese embroidery and wedding inspiration
Next Sunday's Post features a Homes page with a lesson in Japanese embroidery, floral centrepieces for the dining table, and pretty items for the bride's trousseau, highlighting style ideas and trends.
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Strike halts Bell lines in St. Louis as union talks fail
In St Louis on June 17, girl telephone operators at the South western Telephone Company walked out after officials refused to negotiate with the union. Company claims under half quit, union says all Bell exchanges were affected while independent lines remained operative. Discharges from the maintenance department in May cited as cause, company says lack of work.
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Southwestern Telephone (Bell) Company
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Winloch
Senator Lane Charges In Senate Over Indian Bill
In Washington on June 17 the Indian appropriation bill discussion grew heated as Senator Lane of Oregon accused colleagues of presenting a bill with scant information. Senate Stone retorted that Lane spoke without understanding. Chilton blocked a 2500 salary rise for Cato Selis and Gallinger struck a land suit settlement in eastern Oklahoma. Debate on tribal funds contracts continued as the session adjourned.
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Uncle Sam Auctioneer Plans Sale of Smuggled Fashions
Public auction at noon in the Post Office building will dispose of more than 20 Paris gowns plus wraps laces and embroideries seized as smuggled property from a trunk found on the Cunard pier in East Boston last March. Total value about 4500 dollars.
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War Will Come Says Gen Wood at Carnegie Institute
General Leonard Wood, chief of staff, told Carnegie Institute commencement that war is coming and every young man should have a year's military training. He warned the nation would need 600000 troops and 16000 to 17000 officers immediately if war arrived, noting current officer supply of about 4000 and the risk of disease in unprepared troops.
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Penn
Leonard Wood
United States Army
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Carnegie
Wood
Grand Jury Probes Wilson Threat Case In Cleveland
A special federal grand jury began an investigation in Cleveland into Giuseppe Pomare, arrested in Youngstown for sending a threatening letter to President Wilson demanding 5000 dollars.
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Maizie the Motor Maid Promises More Adventures Next Week
The Post teasers readers with Maizie the Motor Maid continuing adventures in a full-page, four color feature next Sunday. Illustrations by an unnamed artist and verses by Paul West accompany the ongoing serial.
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House Democrats to Meet on June 25
Representative Palmer of Pennsylvania, chairman of the Democratic caucus, called a meeting of House Democrats for 2 p.m. on June 25 to consider a report from the caucus budget committee.
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Palmer
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Democratic Caucus
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