Fall of the Chicago Traction Securities
The Supreme Court decision on Illinois 1865 act undermines Charles T. Yerkes era streetcar schemes. Morgan, Armour, Marshall Field estate, and Elkins-Widener losses total tens of millions as Union Traction and City Railway stocks plunge. Balloons burst revealing fictitious values and a 99 year franchise bluff.
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Chicago
House of Cards
Chicago Traction Securities
Philadelphia
New York
United States Supreme Court
Morgan, Armour
Marshall Field Estate
Elkins- Widener Street Car Syndicate
Charles T. Yerkes
State of
Illinois
Supreme Court
Union Traction
Chicago City Railway
Union Traction Company
J. P. Morgan & Co
J. J. Mitchell Syndicate
Elkins-Widener Syndicate
Yerkes
North
West Side
North Chicago
West Chicago
Street Car Trust
Charles Tyson Yerkes
Stock Exchange
West Chicago Street Railway Co
Consolidated Traction
Grosscup
Federal Court
la Salle Street
Union
Morgan-Field-Armour Syndicate
City Railway
Morgan-Field Syndicate
City Railway Company
Balloon in French Court and Chicago Transit Woes
A Paris balloon case moves toward the courts amid questions of aerial navigation and liability. In Chicago, Charles T. Yerkes faces long legal fights over 99 year statutes and the collapse of traction securities, with receivers appointed for Union Traction and West Chicago companies.
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Yerkes
Chicago
Frank Parmalee
Parmalee
Lincoln
Douglas
Dick’ Oglesby
Illinois
Moore Brothers
Diamond Match
Rock Island Consolidation
Chicago Stock Exchange
Chicago Traction Securities
Charles T. Yerkes
New York
Philadelphia
Fargo
N. C
St. Paul
Union Traction
West Chicago
North Chicago Company
City of Chicago
Union Traction Company
Paris
France
Bacon
Gouzeau
Aeronaut
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus in Atlanta Politics
A satirical piece by George W. Peck recounts a circus show in Atlanta where Peck and his father organize rival Roosevelt and Bryan civic clubs. They stage lantern processions with hornets and chaos ensues, causing a near riot as both black and white audiences clash amid stinging hornets and fleeing performers.
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Bad Boy
Atlanta
Roosevelt Club
Bryan
Roosevelt
Brysn
Teddy
Pery
Occupations in Paris and the Society Brokers
A London writer notes Paris society hides a web of elites who flaunt titles yet fear a fall. Titled women run artful trades with dealers, staging receptions to sell relics and art. A society matrimonial broker links penniless nobles to coronets for a commission, while lesser brokers squeeze fees from restaurants churches and other clients.
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Paris
London
Marquis d’Angelus
Count Kolwski
Mondaine
Mile. Durand
Duval
Fry
Countess X
Mme. J
Sicily as the heart of Italy and the Garden of the Sun
The passage argues Sicily embodies Italy’s essence more than the north, linking Sicily to Greece and Palestine in a reverent literary meditation. It notes Sicily as the southern Italian spirit, its beauty intensifying Italian character, and contrasts northern and southern Italy with Goethe and Goethean ideas.
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Greece
William Sharp
Egypt
Indies
Asia
Palestine
Italy
Europe
Sicily
Garden of the Sun
High Finance in Old Rome Reveals Ancient Fortunes
A Scrap Book table cites wealth values for ancient Romans including Croesus Caecilius Isidoreus and Apicius, noting gifts, bribes, debts, and legacies. It also mentions Caesar’s bribes to Servilla and Seneca’s fortune, with totals up to 118 million in late Rome. The piece closes with Baron Takaki on Japanese students studying English as a future global language.
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Rome
United States
Czar
Russia
John DD. Rockefeller
Antony and
Caligula
Croessus
Caecilius Isidoreus
Pole Amch
Sean
Demetrius
Pompey
Lentulus
Clodius
Milo
Apicius
M. Scarus
Tusculum
Vaimch
Caesar
Servilla
Brutus
Seneenser Paulus
Curio
Nince
Antony
Seneca
Tiberius
Baron Takaki
Japan
Mexico's Flour Mills Increase in Nation
The report notes that there are 375 flour mills operating in Mexico as of the current period, reflecting ongoing industrial capacity in the grain processing sector.
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Mexico
Married in Sign Language at Charleston ceremony
In Charleston Illinois Frank Cohoon of Jasper county and Etta M Abrams of Hillsboro, deaf couple, wed in sign language ceremony conducted by Rev George H Brown of the First Christian Church. The minister, unfamiliar with sign, guided vows read aloud and signed by the couple with nods. They met at a Jacksonville school for the deaf.
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Charleston, Ill
Frank Cohoon
Jasper County
Etta M. Abrams
Hillsboro
George H. Brown
First Christian Church
Mr. Brown
Jacksonville
Figures Correct Railroad Official Census of a Trunk
In a brief exchange a railroad official questions the value of a trunk while a passenger explains his wife packed it. The official muses that if a woman packed the trunk, everything in the house could be inside.
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H’m
N. Y
Insinuation on Women in Business Sparks Debate
A Houston Post quotation questions gender roles in commerce, contrasting a woman’s decision time on baby ribbon with a man’s quicker real estate bargaining. The exchange highlights early 20th century attitudes toward women’s market participation and gender bias.
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Houston Post
Theatrical Manager Asks Applicant About Walking Gentleman
An exchange reveals a theater manager questioning an applicant about suitability for a walking role with a wary actor asking how far west the position may go. The brief item appears in New York Weekly.
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N. Y
Wonderland Quip Reflects Real Life Straighter Than Tales
In a playful remark the mad hatter boasts he may not be mad as the husband of women who buy hats. The line humorously contrasts fairy tale whimsy with real world relationships and stern realities.
Oleo or Butter Question Sparks Diner Exchange
A diner at a cheap restaurant asks if a spread is oleo or butter. The tough waiter answers yes, challenging the diner with a firm chin and a pug nacious glare, and the diner drops the subject.
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Houston Post
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