Rise of Van Sweringen Brothers in Erie Rail System
The Van Sweringens emerged from modest Cleveland origins to drive growth in the Erie rail network. They bought the Nickel Plate line, built rapid transit corridors, and financed railroad expansion with strategic leverage, reshaping urban infrastructure around Cleveland and beyond.
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van Sweringens
ERIE
van Swéringeng
Cleveland
Leathers
New York Central
Buffalo
Thay Hui i Ge Wiepol
Suid & Will
Cleveland Bankere
J. Beret
Bennet
New York
Van Sweringen brothers push Cleveland rail empire plan
The text outlines the Van Sweringen brothers buying the Nickel Plate and Lake Erie and Western railroads in 1916, funding via profits, and aiming to unify them. They conceived a massive union station for Cleveland plus skyscrapers and terminals, costing about 200 million dollars over ten years, with backing from J P Morgan and George Fisk, expanding to control multiple lines and a planned billion dollar trunk system despite regulatory hurdles.
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Hessenis
Corry
Ravere
ASV
Swelingelis
Bse
Tim Dssom
Jong Extysp
Cleveland Druthers
Horatio Alger
Chetan
van Sweringen Urothers
Cleveland
Ellows
Grris Paxton van Sweingen
Matitis James van Sie
Aimitall
Utese Soying Seallers
Vourney
Hal
Meveland
Guy Sims
Lund Way
Uren
Thames
Brey
Sanedusky
Ohio
Peoria
Weale Crags
Lake Erie and Western
Beret
Public Square
Shaker Heights
van Sweringene
Sonyhow
Wallroads
Lrke Tk
van Sweringens
New York
J. P. Morgan
George Fisker
Thhey
Chesapeake and Ohio
Hiné
Pere Marquette
Hocking
Vailey
Wheeling and Lake Fire
Vehey
Interstate Commer Commission
Van Sweringen brothers push transit plans and city reshaping
The Van Sweringens advance a grand transit and real estate program for Cleveland. They seek a merged system and boast rapid service for a growing metropolis. Their towers and developments symbolize a vast empire, with mixed reactions from citizens and officials.
Brake man badly hurt in logging accident at Duckiddy
Plonesta Valley Railway brakeman Lindquist severely injured when logs rolled off a car onto him during loading. He was knocked down and a heavy log rolled over him. He was carried to the engine and rushed to Warren hospital with possible internal injuries. An earlier note mentions constitutional history and the English Revolution.
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Asery Lindquist
Plonesta Valley
Duckiddy
Phurstay
Shefield
Sheffield
William Lindberg
Warren Hospital
Hse
Public Utilities Corporation Bond Exchange Notice
Holders of coupon bonds should deposit them with The Chase National Bank in New York. Preferred stocks and registered bonds to Room 2016 at 61 Broadway. AAS80C/ATED June 18 1928 note mentions fixed return interest securities available on similar terms in exchange for listed securities.
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Associated Gas and Electric Company
Chase National Bank
City of New York
Nassau Streets
Broadway
New York City
Ated Public Utilities Corporation
Two French Fliers Plan To Return After Crash Tragedy
Paris dispatch reports two French aviators, Major Loula Idelko and Casimir, who survived a fatal crash while attempting a New York landing. Plans to retry the voyage face fuel shortages and weather, with one survivor stating they will try again despite the tragedy.
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United Press Star
Paris
Maurice Bellowed
Loula Idelko
Casimir
Bikze
New York
Coste Colt
Xen
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Phey
Feu Howe
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Thad
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R.E. Palmer Co
Jacquard Velour
R. E. Palmer
North Center Street
Corry, Pa
England
United States
Associated Gas and Electric System
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Lockport Ligeat & Power Co
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New Jeney Power and Light Co
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Northern Pennsylvania Power Co
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Reswater Cestial Power Corp
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Pwr Iiegaton Hosn
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Peice
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Florida Public Service Co
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Gan’& Coke Co
Water Corps
Manila
Politan Elson
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