Harriman Reorganized Union Pacific Earliest Rail Empire
Edward Harriman, born 1848, rose from errand boy to railroad magnate. He reorganized the Union Pacific at fifty, creating a vast ocean to ocean system, while Wall Street prepared for his death in 1909. Morgan signaled the market shift, lifting Union Pacific stock as investors reacted to Harriman’s passing.
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Edward H. Harriman
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Illinois Central
Union Pacific
Arden
N. Y
Kedward AH
Harriman
Tower Hill
Hariman
J. Pierpont Morgan
B. H. Harriman
London
New York City
William Rockefeler
William G. Rockefeller
Jacob H.acne
Otto Kuhn
Kuhn
Loeb Ae Speyer & Co
Henry GC
Frick
James Stillman
George F
Union Pank
Triman
America
James J. Hill
Jay Gould
Harriman Remembered as Giant of Railroads and Finance
Edward H Harriman rests after a life shaping American railways and finance. The Arden home burial follows a European illness and a final plan to rehabilitate Union Pacific and Southern Pacific. He leaves a widow and five children Avery Roland Mary Carol Gerry among survivors.
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Arden
Harriman
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Herriman
Europe
French Aviator Killed When Plane Turned Over
Juvis sur Orge France balloonist B Lefebvre died in a crash while practicing over the aviation field. The machine suddenly turned and slammed to the ground at a low height striking the aviator as he was pitched forward. The cause of the accident remains a mystery.
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Juvis-Sur-Orge
France
B. Lefebvre
Berea College Gift Comes From Chicago Benefactor
Dr D K Pearsons announces a $100000 gift to Berea College in Kentucky and notes trustees have raised $400000 more. The deadline to raise the additional $400000 has not been set.
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Chicago
D. K. Pearsons
Berea
Kentucky
Pearsons
Tom L. Johnson Likely Democratic Mayor Nominee in Cleveland
Incomplete returns from the Cleveland municipal primary suggest Tom L. Johnson will be the Democratic nominee for mayor for a fifth consecutive term. His rival was Dr. F. W. Watz, an alderman.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Tom L. Johnson
F. W. Watz
Americans Hared by Floods Near Linares Ranch
Americans J. K. Goodward and Stuart Bryan, owners of the Santa Ana ranch, are believed to be marooned a mile and a half from the house as floodwaters rise threatening starvation.
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Linares
Mexico
Santa Ana
J. K. Goodward
Stuart Bryan
North Pole Controversy and Peary Roundup in London
London reports Commander Peary's polar dash with one fatality, Professor Ross Marvin, drowned near Cape Columbia. Leaks from Battle Harbor detail a 1908–1909 timeline of crossings, depots, and wintering at Cape Sheridan, with notes on weather, ice, and the Roosevelt's voyage.
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London
England
Robert BE
Peary
North Pole
Ross G Marvin
Battle Harbor
Labrador
New York
Cape Sydney
Cape York
Greenland
Eteh
Cape Sheridan
Roosevelt
Cape Columbia
88Th Parallel
89Th Parallel
Cape Sabine
Indian Harbor
Marvin
Perry
Sydney
America
Herbert L. Bridgman
Peary Arctic Club
Cook
Miah
Lady Franklin Bay
Thank God Harbor
Bergs Careen
Oes
Cape Colan
Hubbardville
Drs
Goodsall
Borup
Professor Marvin
Cape
Bartlett
Explorer
McMillan
Mr. Bridgman
Copenhagen University Copenhagen
Denmark
University of Copenhagen
Dr Cook criticizes Peary trip as Cook argues claims gain support
Copenhagen reports that Dr Frederick A Cook and allies cite Peary’s speed of 26.7 miles in nine days as the first corroborating link to Cook’s assertion. Peary counters with 239 miles in 13 days to reach the pole, while Cook’s overall miles and days are attacked as unlikely by skeptics. New York scientists and explorers, while cautious, see Peary data as supporting Cook and call for a formal scientific inquiry to settle the dispute.
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Dr. Cook
Commander Peary
Peary
Cook
Ical Society
Brussels
New York
Roald Amundsen
Copenhagen
Greenland
Utah
America
Denmark
Europe
Frederick A. Cook
New York City
Georgia News In Paragraphs Resignation and Trials
Superintendent A B Coombes at Milledgeville prison farm resigns amid criticism. Georgia figures include William H Mitchell jailed in Thomasville awaiting a possible pardon or commutation, Governor Brown not pursuing further action. Other items cover public notices, crop reports in Elbert and Butts counties, a lost colonial manuscript, and safety at sea amid wrecks and speed concerns.
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A. B. Coombes
Milledgeville
Thomasville
William H. Mitchell
Lucile Linton
Brown
Thomas County
Mitchell
Joseph F. Gray
Savannah
Guyt McLendon
Mr. Gray
Congressman Adamson
Dickinson
John H. Booker, Jr
West Point
Rolando Sutton
Military Academy
Booker
Governor Brown
J. M. Elliott
LaGrange
G. L. Rivers
Hiliott
Rivers
Chattanooga
Georgia Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Macon
Shackelford Brothers
Athens
Wilcox County
Dr. Walker Place
Abbeville
Butts County
Jackson
Georgia
Allen D. Candler
London Board of Trade
London
England
G. W. Harrison
Printing Commission
Harrison
General Assembly
Western and Atlantic
Hart
Oil Fuel in the British Navy and Its Policy Shift
Cassler's Magazine notes that Britain abandoned oil fuel despite foreign fleets adopting it for efficiency. Limited oil supplies at home push the Admiralty to reserve stocks, while many ships already use liquid fuel. The article suggests a future return to oil if imperial sources expand. The Detroit Free Press questions balloon shooting in its editorial phrase Aim high.
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Admiralty
Cassler
The
Detroit Free Press
Prominent Men Test Coffee Replacements in Postum Letters
A North Carolina school superintendent shares his mother's coffee-related heart and stomach symptoms improving after switching to Postum. He notes the family’s overall health rise, with her recovery highlighted as the most marked. The letter ends urging readers to try Postum and read The Road to Wellville, stating there’s a reason.
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North Carolina
Jim
Postum
Wellville
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Berea College
Tom Johnson
Robert E. Peary
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