Westinghouse Finances Shake Pittsburg Markets
A lender crisis tied to Westinghouse interests led to six receivers being appointed in Pittsburgh. The Iron City Trust Company faces $1.7 million in depositor liabilities, with assets over $4 million. Government deposits were urged to rise, and several local banks moved gold as a precaution.
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Commercial Tribune
Pittsburg
Westinghouse
Pittsburg Clearing House Association
Pittsburg Stock Exchange
United States
Trust Company
Westinghouse Electric and = 6 Manufacturing Company
Westinghouse Machine Company
Security Investment Company
Ewing
United States Circuit Court
Nernst Lamp Company
New York
Stock Exchange
Almot
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
T. H. Given
H.S. A. Stewart
E. M. Herr
Rockefeller Funds Stabilize New York Banks Crisis
John D Rockefeller arranged large loans to New York financial institutions to ease panic. Secretary Cortelyou pledged extensive Treasury support with 25 million dollars in deposits and aimed to restore public confidence amid a temporary crisis. Knickerbocker Trust and Trust Company of America actions followed, signaling a rapid return to stability and renewed market assurance.
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Prent
Kno
Washington
Cortelyou
New York
Pittsburg National
Commercial Tribune
John D. Rockefeller
Treasury Department
Treasury
J. P. Morgan
Trust Companies
Trust Company of America
Secretary of the Treasury
Banking and Trust
Stock Exchange
Empress of China Sinks Near Vancouver Dock
The Canadian Pacific liner Empress of China sank beside its dock in Vancouver How a moment opened the ship's fate remains unclear with officials and witnesses unable to determine the cause or confirm casualties teams toil to salvage.
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Canadian Pacific
Vancouver
B. C
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Roosevelt Home Delighted By Southern Trip Homecoming
President Roosevelt returned to the White House on October 23 after a 24 day journey visiting eleven states. He praised the South reception and noted the bear he hunted, while signaling support for a Mississippi Valley waterway project championed as national importance.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Southern Railway
Lynchburg
Reading
Oliver
Fitzhugh Lee
Key
Wilkie
Secret Service
Keokuk
North Carolina
New York
Mississippi Valley
Kaiser Presentes Busts to West Point From Wilhelm
Emperor William of Germany sent busts of Frederick the Great and Field Marshal Count von Moltke to the United States Military Academy at West Point New York on October 23 as tokens of interest in the American army.
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Commercial Tribune
West Point
N. Y
Emperor William of Germany
United States Military Academy
Frederick the Great
Count von Moltke
Academy
Japanese Steamer Kokwo Marux Wrecked Off Rishmna
A Moji dispatch reports the Japanese freight steamer Kokwo Marux from Hongkong to Yokohama went ashore in a storm off Rishmna and is a complete wreck. The crew were rescued in lifeboats. The loss on ship and cargo is $700,000.
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Tokyo
Moji
Kokwo Marux
Hongkong
Yokohama
Rishmna
Explosion on River Steamer Teal Kills Two
Two men are dead and a third is seriously injured after an oil burner explosion aboard the river steamer J. N. Teal near Portland Oregon on October 23. Authorities may investigate the cause of the blast.
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Commercial Tribune
Portland
Ore
J. N. Teal
Rivermen Form National Drive for Inland Waterway Legislation
Steamboat owners from Ohio Mississippi and tributaries met at the Business Men's Club voting to seek a Supervising Inspector General for inland rivers and to petition Congress to place inland river traffic under the Interstate Commerce Commission. President James A. Henderson urged separate river regulations and safety rules, while Captain J E Elligon advocated rate publishing to curb unfair competition. A national meeting in Washington on December 3 was planned to push the effort with a new inland waterway organization to follow.
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United States
Business Men’s Club
Ohio
Mississippi
America
Lakes
Gulfs
Aerran
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
James A. Henderson
Commission
J. E. Elligon
Cincinnati
Washington
Pittsburg
Henry Leyhe
St. Louis
Charles W. Crown
New Orleans
R. E. Lee
Memphis
J. F. Ellison
Edward Nowland, Jr
J. A. Henderson
M. F. Noll
Marietta
George Doubleday
Nashville
L. V. Cooley
Paducah
O. K. Wildes
Natchez
Miss
Taft to Inspect Coast Defenses in Manila Visit
Secretary Taft extended his Manila stay to examine island governance issues and coast defense work. He will depart November 10 on Rainbow for Vladivostok then begin a train trip on November 19. Taft opened the university hospital and met with officials amid a chorus of civic engagements.
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Taft
Commercial Tribune
Manila
P. I
Rainbow
Vladivostok
Islands
Tafts
Legarda
Subig Bay
Naval
University Hospital
Chamber of Commerce
Interisland Service
German Balloon Pumm ern Wins in Aeronautic Event
Ohioan wins prize in dirigible contest as Brewer and Brabason of English Airship reach Cincinnati to tell their story.
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Brewer and Brabason
Trust Question Discussed at National Civic Federation
Chicago Oct 23 The second day of the National Civic Federation convention focused on the corporation including talk on the trust situation overcapitalization and labor attitudes. Speakers included J W Jenks Edgar Bancroft Isaac Seligman Irving Fisher Frank Parsons Judge Peter Grosscup Samuel Gompers Frank Kellogg and E E Prussing.
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Tribune
Chicago
National Civic Federation
J. W. Jenks
Cornell University
Edgar A. Bancroft
Isaac N. Seligman
New York
Irving Fisher
New Haven
Frank Parsons
Boston
Peter S. Grosscup
Grosscup
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Frank B. Kellogg
St. Paul
E. E. Prussing
Lake Mohonk Conference Opens With Philippine Question
The Lake Mohonk Conference began sessions at Lake Mohonk New York with delegates including Albert K. Smiley outlining aims. The main issue debated is whether the United States should retain possession of the Philippine Islands amid discussions of Indian Affairs and education.
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Commercial Tribune
Lake Mohonk
N. Y
Albert K. Smiley
United States
Philippine Islands
Andrew S. Draper
State of New York
Francis E. Leupp
United States Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Indian Bureau
James S. Sherman
Utica
Taft Travels to Subic Bay to Resolve Defense Rift
Secretary Taft began a voyage to Subic Bay to mediate a dispute between the army and navy over continued large scale fortification expenditures. A Naval Board once favored Subic Bay as the main naval base, but army engineers now deem the bay indefensible without vast land defenses.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Taft
Subic Bay
Army
Navy
Naval Board
Subig Bay
Philippines
Naval Base
Dewey
Olangapo
Manila
Cavite
Taft’s St Petersburg visit hints Kaiser meeting likely
Secretary Taft expects to reach St. Petersburg on December 4, a week later than planned. The delay makes a meeting with Emperor William II and the American Secretary of War probable.
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Kaiser
ST. Petersburg
Taft
Emperor William of
Germany
Norfolk & Southern approves $25 million mortgage bond issue
Norfolk stockholders voted to authorize a $25,000,000 aggregate mortgage bond issue for rolling stock and improvements. The 5 percent sinking fund bonds will be issued as first and refunding mortgage gold bonds, limited to the outstanding principal at any time, with the Trust Company of America named trustee for a deed of trust on railway property subject to existing liens.
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Commercial Tribune
Norfolk, Va
Norfolk & Southern Railway
Trust Company of America
Rai
Explosion at Kimberly mines kills two in Nelsonville
An explosion at the Kimberly mines two miles east of Nelsonville, Ohio, today killed two miners and injured at least three, with about 150 workers employed at the site. Aid was sent from Nelsonville for the injured.
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Commercial Tribune
Nelsonville
Kimberly Mines
Emperor Francis Joseph Convalescing in Vienna
In Vienna on October 23 reports indicate a clear improvement in Emperor Francis Joseph's health as convalescence begins. His doctors note progress and the emperor signs state documents with a steady hand.
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Francis Joseph
Vienna
Home Missionary Society Opens 26th Meeting at St Mark's
More than 300 women attended the St Mark's Methodist Episcopal Church session in Brookline as the Home Missionary Society of the denomination began its 26th annual meeting. The 250,000-plus members were represented, with Rev. John Galbraith presiding elder of the Boston District assisting in devotional services. The convention organized with Mrs. Clinton D. Fisk of New York as presiding officer, and Cincinnati's Mrs. F. A. Aiken named Secretary, with Mrs. Henry Wade Rogers of New Haven as Assistant Secretary.
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Commercial Tribune
Boston
St. Mark’s Methodist Episcopal Church
Brookline
Home Missionary Society
John Galbraith
D.D
Dillon Bronson
St. Mark’s
Five Men Drowned at Katalla Alaska
Special dispatch reports five men drowned at Katalla Alaska on October 13. Names listed include J. Higgins of Seattle, Co Hendrickson of Portland, Edwin Olsen, Arthur Williams, and Tony Depasquale. information came via the British steamship Saratoga.
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Commercial Tribune
Seattle
Wash
Katalla
Alaska
Saratoga
J. Higgins
Co. Hendrickson
Portland
Edwin Olsen
Arthur Williams
Tony Depasquale
Record of early 20th century air races by international crews
A compiled list of long distance flights from October 21 to 23 detailing aircraft names such as Pommern Isle de France Dusseldorf St Louis America Abercron Anjou United States Lotus II and pilots like Oscar Erbs loeh Alfred Le Blanc Hugo Von Abercron Alan R Hawley J C McCoy Rene Gasnier Major H B Hersey and crews. Distances range from 350 to 880 miles with times from 24 hours 50 minutes to 59 hours half of entries end near U S or Canada locations and include Atlantic era routes.
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Asbury Park
Wisle DE France
Pleasant
N. J
Dusseldorf
Dover
Del
ST. Louis
Westminster
America
Patuxent
Abercorn
Manassas
Anjou
Mineral
United States
Hamilton, Ont
Memphis
France
Antony
Lotus II
Herbertsville
Hugo von Abercron
Hans Heidmann
Alan R. Hawley
August Post
J. C. McCoy
Charles. Def. Chandler
Mad
Abercron
Paul Meckel
Rudolph Denig
Prince William County
Rene Gasnier
Charles Lehee
Louisia County
H. B. Hersey
A. T. Aberholt
Caledonia
Ont
Lotus IL
Griffith Brewer
Claud Brabazon
German Pommern Wins World Balloon Race From St Louis
The second International Cup ended with Germany’s Pommern claiming first in a record broken contest from St Louis. L Isle de France finished closely behind and Dusseldorf placed third while American entries ranked lower as distances hovered around 880 miles. The finish near Asbury Park and Herbertsville drew near Atlantic coast landmarks.
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Commercial Tribune
ST. Louis
Germany
G.S. Lahm
Aero Club of France
l'Isle de France
Asbury Park
Herbertsville
N. J
Atlantic Coast
Pt. Pleasant
Dusseldorf
L’isle de France
Dover
Del
Geological Survey
United States
Washington
Atlantic Ocean
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