Merger plan for railroads to be resubmitted to ICC
Washington May 26 AP a revised merger plan for Southwestern rail lines including Kansas City Southern Missouri Pacific Texas and Cotton Belt will be filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission within a few days. L F Loree head of the group said the new financial setup keeps the essential structure but addresses prior concerns about cross ownership. He discussed the plan with officials at the White House and at the ICC during a session with Commissioner Meyer as the group seeks approval of the revised proposal.
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Washington
Southwestern Ds
Intecommerce Commission
L F Loree
Railtrom Group
Misssouri-ban
Texas
Cotton Belt
Loree
White House
President Bridge
Interstate Commerce Com
Kansas City Southern
Losee
Gemumission
Somer Meyer
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Publicized
A public benefactor figure, Dr Pierce, praised for restoring health and strength with his herbal medicines. The narrative touts his remedies as reliable for weakness and various ailments, sold in liquid and tablet forms and available via trial packets from the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo.
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Pierce
Dres Invalids
Buffalo
Last of Indian Tribe Revealed Near Anadarko
An AP report profiles Harry Shirley, rumored last of the Nah-Dah-Ko, Indian couple lines, living on a farm near Anadarko with his white wife and three children. The Nah-Dah-Ko vanished after internecine conflict. legends tie the town name to their name. Spanish records note their 1542 Louisiana homes.
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Anadareko Okla
Harry Shirley
Pat Shirley
Shirley
Anadarko
Cad
Texas
Louisiana
Nah-Dah-Kos
Dismissal of Boston Plea for Low Grain Rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission dismissed Boston Maritime Association’s complaint over west to Atlantic grain rate differentials. The agency found general rates reasonable and未 proved discrimination against Boston, despite prior suggestion that Buffalo to Atlantic ports could be equalized. The five year effort to achieve rate equalization continues unresolved.
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Washington
Boston Maritime Association
West
Interstate Commerce Commission
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
Maritime Association
Boston
Atlantic
Great Lakes
Buffalo
Botton
Boston Chamber of Com
Merce
Boston Chamber
Reassessment of Ford Tax Defended in High Court
W Hall Trigg argued before the board of tax appeals that the government may reopen a five year reassessment window in the Couzens Doodge Ford stock tax case. He said the current Commissioner can correct past errors as courts do. Opponents claim value fixed by the bureau ended the case with no fraud or error shown.
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Associated Press
Washington
W. Hall Trigg
Board of Tax Appeals
Internal Revenue
Daniel C. Roper
Trigg
David A. Blair
Couzens
Republican
Michigan
Internal Revenue Bureau
Fitch hailed as first to propel vessel by steam
Bardstown Kentucky May 25 129 years after his death John Fitch inventor of the steamboat is honored by federal and state governments A monument unveiled by the War department notes Fitch’s priority over Fulton Gov Fields urges correct history and that textbooks credit Fitch for the invention Fitch a native of East Windsor Connecticut came to Bardstown as a boy and later built a steamship that operated up the Delaware river before misfortune drove him to France and back to Bardstown where he died by his own hand in 1798
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Associated Press
Bardstown
John Fitch
W J Fields
Wm Department
Hisstory
Fitch
Fulton
Globe
Henry Fulton
Fitch Fitch
East Windsor Conn
Valley Forge
Delaware River
France
America
Former Retreat Patient Sues Hartford Estate Manager
Frank E. Capewell of New Hartford sues Riverside Trust Co for 100000 alleging illegal restraint of his release from the Hartford Retreat and unauthorized control over his 125000 estate. The suit cites improper jury over Capewell, blocked records access, unpaid expenses, and costs incurred in securing his freedom. Clayton H Klein leads Capewell’s legal team with others involved in the contested actions before the Litchfield County Superior Court.
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Hartford
Riverside Trust Company
Frank E. Capewell
New Hartford
Trust Company
Charles E Lord
Litchfield County Superior Court
Capewell
Clayton H. Klein
Frank B O'Neill
Waterbury
Frank B Munro
Winsted
Capwell
Frederick T Simpson
Dr Simpson
Allen R. Diefendef
New Haven
Frank Brunn
Waltereinth
Necco Candy Brings Necco Wafers to Nickel Size
A vintage ad promotes Necco Candy with a nickel sized price and a variety of treats. It touts Necco Wafers Bolster peppermint chocolate pieces under the New England Confectionery Company name from Boston.
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Asven
New England
New England Confectionery Company
Boston
Mass
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Mr. Duffy
Jimmy Dugan
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Horlick
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