Wall Street Rebounds as Confidence Returns on Sept 29
Better mood spreads through New York trading floors as stocks rally after a week of foreboding. United States Steel quotes rise, Pennsylvania Railroad rumors spark chatter, and Standard Oil influences push prices higher before a late-day drop. Taylor & Mandeville fail to meet margins, causing a shock with customers in the room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
New York
Wall Street
United States Steel
Pennsylvania
Jacob H. Schiff
Standard Oil
A. J Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Rockefeller-Gould Party
Philadelphia
Taylor & Mandeville
Consolidated Stock Exchange
Broadway
Henry B. Taylor
J. Arthur Mandeville
Halt a Million Wanted by Parks
President Frank Buchanan of the International Association of Structural Iron and Bridge Workers signaled stepping down in the contest with Samuel Parks. The convention censured Roosevelt over the Miller case and Peabody over the Colorado strike. Parks seeks $1 assessments from each member to seed a $50,000 fund and proposes a one day wages levy to raise $500,000.
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Kansas City
Frank Buchanan
International Association of Structural Iron and Bridgeworkers
Samuel Parks
Resolutions Committee
Roosevelt
Miller
Washington
Peabody
Colorado
United States
Old Cincinnati Couple’s Fifty Year Wait Ends in Tragedy
Luther Merril, 80, turns himself in with his demented wife, married less than six months after a fifty year courtship. He sought help to restore her reason, recounting a life of thwarted fortunes, wartime service, and moves between Ohio Kentucky and Oklahoma, ending with her confinement under police guard in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Merril
Cincinnati
Merril
Newport
Kansas
Oklahoma
Middleport
Ienege
Athens
Ohio
Kentucky
Pulpit and Bar Favor National Divorce Laws
Cincinnati church and legal leaders back President Roosevelt framing a federal approach to uniform divorce laws. They argue Congress may lack power now but urge an amendment or national standards to curb lax state laws and perjury in divorces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BAR
Cincinnati
Roosevelt
United States
Congress
Washington
Frederick Spiegel
Common Pleay Court
Joseph B. Kelley
Dakota
Carl Nippert
H. M. Curtis
Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church
John Mackey
St. Peter’s Cathedral
America
England
Privy Council
Charles Frederick Goss
Avondale Presbyterian Church
Turks Repulse Insurgent Attack at Razlog and Razlog Fronts
Insurgents attacked the Turkish quarter at Razlog on September 27 and were repulsed. Turkish forces moved to Denmirhissar with artillery and guns. Razlog is reported aflame, fighting continues near Butchevo and Okhrida with Turkish casualties and refugee waves as all wires are cut.
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Salonica
Macedonia
Razlog
Denmirhissar
Rilo
Monastir
Butchevo
Okhrida
Zontcheff
Nevrokop
Demirhissar
Melnik
Seres
Revolutionary
Riela
Archbishop Kain in Critical Condition in Baltimore
Archbishop Kain of St. Louis is hospitalized at St. Agnes Sanitarium in Baltimore in critical condition tonight. His heart action is weak and irregular, with physicians constant at his bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Kain
St. Louis
St. Agnes’ Sanitarium
American Mission petition seeks Red Cross entry to Turkey
In Salonica on September 29 the American Mission asked Minister Leishman and British Ambassador Sir Nicholas R. O'Conor to admit a Red Cross corps into Turkey or allow mission members to dispense charity.
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Salonica
Macedonia
Leishman
Nicholas R. O'Conor
Red Cross Society
Turkey
New Lord Mayor Elected in London Aldermen Meeting
London September 29 Aldermen at Guild Hall elect Sir James Thomson Ritchie Lord Mayor for the coming year succeeding Sir Marcus Samuel. Ritchie is brother of the later Chancellor of the Exchequer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Guild
Derman
James Thomson Ritchie
Exchequer
Marcus Samuel
Riot at Sault Ste. Marie as workers clash with company
Nine men were arrested over involvement in Monday’s riot by discharged employees of the Consolidated Lake Superior Company at Wilde Station on the Algoma Central. Militia and police guard the plants while talks of workers seeking other jobs grow. Mayor Plummer rejects destitution claims and says unemployed men will be moved from the area once militia arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Consolidated Lake Superior Company
Wilde Station
Algoma Central
Soo
Amded Needy
Plummer
Soos
Canada Side
Mr. Coyne
Te Station
Cotton Corner Nets $8 Million for Brown in One Day
The New Orleans financier W P Brown led a world wide corner in September cotton on the New York Cotton Exchange, delivering massive profits as prices surged. Short sellers faced heavy settlements, largely European, with markets pressured and Wall Street hit. Brown bought up options to cover a short interest far larger than believed, driving the rally to new highs.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
New York Cotton Exchange
W. P. Brown
New Orleans
Wall Street
Brown
Exchange
Deathbed declarations emerge in Tillman trial
In Lexington D C September 29 the murder trial of former Lieutenant Governor James H Tillman proceeds with dying declarations as the aim. Ambrose Gonzales brother of editor N G Gonzales testifies about Tillman remarking he might stop at the penitentiary after shelving editorials in his pocket.
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Lexington
D. C
James H. Tillman
N. G. Gonzales
Ambrose
E. Gonzales
James R. Tillman
Gonzales
Thiman
W. B. Gause
Florence County
Francis H. Clergue Promoter of Lake Superior Bubble Burst
Francis H. Clergue, promoter behind the Consolidated Lake Superior Bubble at the Soo, faced a collapse that upset investors. The vast venture, valued at 117000 dollars, ended in losses for many backers.
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Francis ‘Hh. Clergue
Lake Superior
Soo
Columbus Seeks New Federal Court District in Ohio
Columbus lawyers propose creating a middle district with headquarters at Columbus and a separate judge, clerk, and marshal. The plan would shift Montgomery Dayton Clark Greene Preble Shelby and Miami counties from the Northern District into the new district, reducing Cincinnati’s territory and impacting its court workload and offices. Local officials remain silent but anticipate congressional action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
United States Court
Ohio
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Montgomery
Dayton
Clarke
Springfield
Greene
Preble
Shelby
Miami
United States Marshal
Wolcott Wins Decisive Victory in Colorado GOP
Former U.S. Senator Edward Wolcott won a decisive victory in the Republican State Central Committee in Denver. He was named temporary chairman without opposition and urged party harmony. A resolution endorsing President Roosevelt for re-election was adopted. Chief Justice John Campbell received renomination by acclamation for the Supreme Court seat.
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Denver
Col
United States
Edward O. Wolcott
Republican State Central Committee
Committee On
the Supreme Court
John Campbell
Conference on Church Merger Sets Stage in St Louis
In St Louis on September 2 the Cumberland Presbyterian and Presbyterian denominations began talks toward a merger at the Southern Hotel. A joint session is planned Thursday to push toward an agreement, potentially unifying schools publishing houses and churches. Mcro Rev Dr W H Black presided. the Presbyterian committee includes Dr Pitman of Princeton Indiana Dr Hartley of Laporte Indiana Elder Reuben Tyler of Cincinnati and Elder E S Wells of Lake Forest Indiana.
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ST. Louis
Cumberland Presbyterian
Southern
W. H. Black
Missouri Valley College
Marshall
The
Presbyterian Church
Douglass E. Pitman
Princeton
Ind
Reuben H. Hartley
Laporte
Reuben Tyler
Cincinnati
E. S. Wells
Lake Forest
Death Toll Rises After Toronto Riot Violence
Despatches report Alfred Dault died from injuries sustained in the riot yesterday. Authorities brace for further trouble as bushmen approach. Royal Canadian Dragoons deploy with horses and infantry. reinforcements from city regiments arrive.
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Toronto
Ont
Seo
Alfred Dault
Royal Canadian Dragoons
Buchanan
Soa
Cincinnati Man May Purchase Noted Estate
Harley T. Proctor of Cincinnati may buy Shadowbrook near Lenox Massachusetts for 500000 90 acres of lawns parks and farm. The late Anson Phelps Stokes built the estate at a cost over 1000000 and it recently moved closer to sale at 600000 amid a recent disposal of 126 acres.
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Cincinnati
Harley T. Proctor
Anson Phelps Stokes House
America
Mr. Proctor
Shadowbrook
Anson Phelps Stokes
Lenox
Mass
Stokes
Proctor
Cincinnati Man Cleared of Bigamy Charge
James S. Liebenrood, a telegraph operator, faced arrest in Kansas City on bigamy charges after a Cincinnati marriage and an annulment decree. Justice McGovern dismissed the case upon learning the facts. Liebenrood produced Cincinnati court documents to prove the marriage was annulled before a second Kansas City marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Kansas City
James S. Liebenrood
Liebenrood
Hev
Cincinnati
Protest Against the Czars Visit in Vienna
A 2000 strong Socialist meeting in Vienna protested the Russian Czar's visit. Speakers criticized the Czar as criminal and tyrannical, calling for his expulsion and denouncing his regime. The official rep blocked a resolution. crowd shouted Down with the Czar.
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Vienna
Czar
Russia
Siberia
Austria
Reichlin Murder Case Grand Jury Reports No Indictment
Lorain County grand jury finished its inquiry into the Reichlin murder case in Elyria Ohio and reported no indictment. Despite many witnesses, no definite culprit for Agatha Reichlin's death was identified.
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Lorain County
Elyria, O
Reichlin
Agatha Reichlin
Kentucky Auditor Named for Government Printing Office
Robert R. West of Kentucky has been appointed Auditor for the Government Printing Office in Washington. This replaces prior staff and signals a reshuffle in federal printing oversight.
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Washington
Robert R. West
Kentucky
Government Printing Office
President Says Millers To Stay Foreman Is Kept
The president told labor leaders he will not dismiss Foreman Miller for being a nonunion man and that his fitness will be settled in routine administration. Washington date Sept 29.
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Foreman
Washington
Miller
Woman candidate on county ticket in Indiana
Richmond Ind Sept 29 Miss Nora Holthouse a deputy in the County Recorder s office announced her candidacy on the Republican ticket for that office It is believed to be the first instance of an Indiana woman asking for a county position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Richmond
Ind
Nora Holthouse
County Recorder’s Office
Indiana
Poisoned candy claim kills four boys in Kokomo
Four Metzker children, aged 3 to 7, ate poisoned candy found behind a Kokomo grocery. One Gee child died tonight and two more of the four may die. the others are not recovering. The incident occurred today in Kokomo Indiana.
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Commercial Tribune
Kokomo
Ind
Jack
Gee
John Metzker
Aged Couple Receives Surprise Marriage License
County Clerk Yates in Covington issued a license to John Iden aged 76 of Washington Iowa and Martha A Slack aged 58 of Gilead Ohio. Squire Dunn performed the ceremony and the couple left smiling.
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Yates
Covington
John Iden
Washington, Ia
Martha A. Slack
Gilead
O. Squire
Dunne
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Cinnati Tribunal
Wolcott
U. S
E. O. Wolcott
Conference ON Church Merger
Presbyterian Union
Cincinnation
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