Capital Combine and Growth of United States Steel 1901 1910
Summary details the formation of United States Steel Corporation by J Pierpont Morgan, the 1901 merger of 15 companies, and the 1910 capitalization and wage, pension, and plant data. It notes assets including 508 million common stock and 360 million preferred, bonds, 225000 employees, and earnings projections. It also lists subsidiary plants and transportation assets and mentions a dissolution petition alleging monopoly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Steel Corporation
J. Pierpont Morgan
United States
New Jersey
Wrenton
Charles M. Schwab
William Elligs
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Steel Company
American Steel and Wire Company
Minois Steel Company
Indiana Steel Company
American Sheet & Tin Plate Company
Illinois Steel Warehouse Company
Lorain Steel Company
Union Steel Company
Carlron Steel Company
Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railway
Elgin, Joliet & Fastern Railway
Chicago, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway
Bessemer & Lake Erie Railway
Birmingham Southern Railway
Union Railroad
Iroin
Carnegie Natural Gas Company
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
National Tube Company
Ohio
Widow Sues Lynn Broker Over $2000 Contract Action
Mrs. Evelyn A. Bangs files suit against John A. Herne, a Lynn broker and agent, for $2000. An attachment was recorded. Bangs, 50, widow of a Washington physician, once lived with Herne. she sold property at 20 James Street via his agency and has since disappeared from Rhodes block. Herne, described as middle aged, had known her for about four years and has left town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Evelyn A. Bangs
John A. Herne
Cambridge Voters Oppose New Charter At Democratic Meeting
The Cambridge charter proposal faced strong condemnation at Cypress Hall where Mayor J Howard Barry and others denounced the plan. Speakers warned the referendum and initiative provisions were a political blind and would be removed by a Republican Legislature despite the city’s support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Cambridge
Democratic City Committee
Cypress Hall
J. Howard Barry
Jeremiah F. Donovan
J. B. Vallaly
Francis J. Carney
Henry J. Cunningham
Barry
Yale Stadium Plans Expand Committee And Projects
Yale's stadium committee in New Haven has grown to 21 members and formed a six person executive group to oversee urgent tasks. The agenda includes improving playground facilities and constructing a new fireproof athletics building.
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YALE
New Haven
Yale Stadium
Bride's Father Ties the Knot in Chelsea Ceremony
The wedding of Susan Gardner Bakeman daughter of Rev. Francis W. Bakeman and William Edward Mansfield son of William J. Mansfield occurred last night at First Baptist Church Chelsea with about 600 relatives. The bride was given away by her brother Francis A. Bakeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan’ Gardner Bakeman
Francis W. Bakeman
Clark Avenue
Chelsea
William Edward Mansfield
William J. Mansfield
Pleasant Street
Wakefield
First Baptist Church
Francis A. Bakeman
Franklin Falls
East, Jaffrey, N. H
Horace Sargent
Revere
Kenneth W. Wilson
Newton and Wallace &. Boardman
Johnson Involved in Masonic Inquiry in Scotland
The Masonic Grand Lodge of Scotland ordered an inquiry into Jack Johnson the American heavyweight’s initiation as a member of the lodge of Forfar and Kincardine in Dundee. It is alleged the initiation featured scenes not typical of the craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dundee
Scotland
Masonic Grand Lodge of Scotland
Jack Johnson
Forfar
Kincardine
Johnson
Allen B. Farmer Weds Natalie Morrison in New York
In New York City at the Church of the Mésalah on October 26, Natalie Morrison, daughter of Mr and Mrs David M Morrison, married Allen B Farmer of Boston. The bride wore a white satin gown with pearl and rhinestone embroidery and carried a lilies of the valley bouquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen B. Farmer
New York
Natalie Morrison
David M. Morrison
East 49Th Street
Boston
Taft Tours Wisconsin with Politicking on Tariff Vetoes
President Taft journeys through Green Bay Appleton Oshkosh and Milwaukee in Wisconsin. He avoids political debate in speeches while explaining tariff vetoes and defending executive action. Mayors and senators accompany him as Pemé-du Lac fans turn out after a tense invitation dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Taft
Wisconsin
Oshkosh
Green Bay
Appleton
Papers Served on Gary and Morgan
United States marshals served copies of the bill in equity on the individual defendants Gary and Morgan in New York. Judge E H Gary said he received his copy around seven o clock and had no comment. J Pierpont Morgan confirmed receipt and declined further remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
E. H. Gary
Card of Directors
Corporation
Gary
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Chickenpox at Boston Navy Yard Prison
Three suspicious cases at the naval prison in Boston were diagnosed as chickenpox by city health officers after evaluation by Dr. Weber. A prisoner and two guards were removed to Chelsea Naval Hospital and the guard detachment remains quarantined while conditions are monitored for any reemergence of illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval
Navy Yard
Boston
Weber
Naval Hospital
Chelsea
Board of Health of
Rescue of Harbor Cook From Barge Aboard At Albany Street
John M. Mangle a cook aboard the barge Foster docked at Union Fuel Company Albany Street clung to the rudder after swimming in the cove for over thirty minutes. An officer was lowered to fasten him aboard and haul him up. He had fallen while returning to the barge and cried for help without hearing any reply before spotting a light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Mangle
Cook
Foster
Union Fuel Company
Albany Street
Mangle
Kelli- Mer
Steel Division Fights for Existence Under Sherman Action
New York Oct 26 The United States Steel Corporation prepared to defend its existence after a Sherman Act suit was filed. J P Morgan and Judge Gary spoke through a joint statement denying wrongdoing and asserting the company acted within the law and did not seek dissolution. The board emphasized the need to halt rumors and reaffirmed commitment to stockholders employees and the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Great Corporation
Washington
Trenton
J. Pierpont Morgan
BE. H. Gary
Francis Lynde Stetson
Steel Corporation
J. P. Morgan & Co
Gary
Mr. Stetson
Charles M. Schwab
William E. Corey
Morgan
Department of Justice
Supreme Court
Directors of Steel Corporation Face Dissolution Talk
Two Boston bankers Robert Winsor and Gardner Lane, directors of the Steel Corporation, consider whether the firm might dissolve or be dissolved by legal action. The move followed a directors meeting amid government action and a plan to drop ore land leases and reduce ore freight charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
The
Steel Corporation
Robert Winsor
Kidder Peabody Company
Gardner M. Lane
Lee Higginson Company
Fosss veto of Ellis milk bill sparks letters to the editor
In a letter to the editor the author defends Governor Foss against the Ellis milk bill veto. The writer argues the milk regulation board composition, the role of the State Board of Health, and claims the bill would reduce duplicative inspections by coordinating local boards rather than weakening state authority. They insist the veto rests on misreadings rather than solid legal grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foss
Milk Regulation Board
State Board of Health
State Board of Wealth
Ellig
Boards of Health
Legislative
Massachusetts Association of Boards of Health
Massachusetts Dairy Bureau Veto Frustrates Conservation Efforts
An executive committee letter from Boston dated October 26 objects to a veto seen as harming both consumers and producers. It notes the veto blocks life-saving measures and sustains conditions the Dairy Bureau calls a menace to consumers and a burden to producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Dairy Bureau
William Lowell Putnam
Richards M. Bradby
Hugh Cabot
M. D
Somerville Police Criticized Over One Day Off Policy
President Ralph M. Smith of the Board of Aldermen condemned the Somerville police for poor discipline and lethargy. The board delayed action on granting a day off as punishment for the force. Mayor's selection promoted Captain J A Cribbey to assistant chief engineer. A hearing on Fire Captain Peter J Kelley’s removal on six charges was set for November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville
Ralph M. Smith
Board of Aldermen
J. A. Cribbey
Fire Department
Peter J. Kelley
Kelley
Shepard Norwell Aid Association Dance at Howe Hall
About 500 members and friends attended the Shepard Norwell Mutual Aid Association annual dance and supper at Howe Hall Huntington avenue last night. The event began at o'clock and supper followed two hours later amid elaborate bunting and plants, with the hall kept lively well after midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepard Norwell Mutual Aid Association
Howe Hall
Huntington Avenue
Wiliam Lam MM
Foss Raps Patronage by Machine in Massachusetts Tour
Governor Foss spoke to large crowds in Lowell Lawrence and Haverhill criticizing Republican machine control. He argued state finances should run like a business, denouncing patronage and urging efficiency while rally leader Cronin predicted a 5000 vote edge in Lowell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverhill
Foss
Lowell
Lawrence
Cronin
Democratic Committee
Massachusetts
Frothingham Attacks Foss in Hyannis Campaign Speech
Lieutenant Governor Louis A. Frothingham denounces Governor Foss over failed promises on the high cost of living and tariffs and defends state investigations as costly but unproven. Frothingham’s running mate Robert Luce rebukes Foss over state institutions and appointments to medical facilities in Worcester and Westboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foss
Frothingham
Commonwealth
Robert Luce
Gardner
Worcester Insane Hospital
Worcester Insane Asylum
Westboro Insane Asylum
Beacon Hill
Noon Rally at Faneuil Hall Draws Democratic Speakers
A noonday rally at Faneuil Hall will host Governor Foss as principal speaker with Mayor Fitzgerald and Sherman L. Whipple among others to support Democratic candidates including David I. Walsh George W. Anderson Charles B. Strecker Frank J. Donahue and Augustus J. Thorndike. Additional rallies planned tonight at Boulevard Hall Ward 1 two open air events in Ward 12 Harrison avenue Sharon and Northampton streets Minton Hall Ward 28 and Municipal building Codman square Ward 24.
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Lawrence
Haverhill
Lowell
David I. Walsh
Charles B Strecker
Boston
John F. Meehan
Cornelius Cronin
Democratic City Committee
Associates’ Hall
Cronin
Foss
Meehan
Charles B. Strecker
Strecker
Frothingham
Riley
Mr. 8Er
City Hall
Opera House
Faneuil Hall
Fitzgerald
Sherman L. Whipple
George W. Anderson
Frank J. Donahue
Augustus J. Thorndike
Boulevard Hall
Harrison Avenue
Sharon
Northampton Streets
Minton Hall
Municipal
Codman Square
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Capital Combine
J. P. Morgan
U. S. Steel Corporation
Oferre
Bride
Miss Bakeman
William E. Mansfield
McGovern
Stephenson
Pemé-du Lac
Wolff
Boston Bankers Among Directors
Great Northern
Commissioner of Corporations
Wall Street
London
New York Exchange
Ellis
Shepard Norwell Aid Association Dance
Boat Service Organization
New England
Locomobi
Locomobile Company of America
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