Burt Named President of Union Pacific Railway
Horace G Burt selected for the presidency of the Union Pacific Railway company with Oliver W Mink as vice president in charge of the New York office. The new board includes Wins ton Pierce James Stillman Marvin Hughitt Roswell Miller E M Harriman Louis Fitzgerald Henry B Hyde John W Doane Otto H Kahn T Jefferson Coolidge Jr George J Gould Oliver Ames George Q Cannon and Jacob H Schiff.
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New York
Horace G. Burt
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Union Pacific Railway Company
Burt
Clark
Winston 8. Pierce
James Stillman
Marvin Hughitt
Roswell Miller
E. M. Harriman
Louis Fitzgerald
Henry B. Hyde
John W. Doane
Otto H. Kahn
T. Jefferson Coolidge, Jr
George J. Gould
Oliver Ames
George Q. Cannon
Jacob H. Schiff
Oliver W. Mink
Union Pacific
Rock Island
Burlington
St. Paul
Council
Missouri River
Kansas City
Vanderbilt
Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad
Northwestern
Chicago and Northwestern
Starvation Fears Rise From Dawson Prices Hit High in Alaska
Seattle reporter John Lindsay arriving from Dawson warns of impending famine this winter. He and companions trek with 160 pounds of provisions as candles sell at 150 a box and coal oil at 45 a gallon. Other Dawson evacuees share scarce food claims. some doubt imminent starvation.
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Sxaquay
Alaska
Seattle
Wash
John Lindsay
Frank Ballaine
Olympia
Tom Story
Victoria
B. C
Bob Glynn
Lindsay
Fort Yukon
Verte
B. L. Bradley
Roseburg
W. B. King
Mercer
Cal
P. J. Holland
Butte
Thomas Brory
Robert.Glynn
van Zandts
Spokane
Walcott Tracy Fight Ends In Draw At Winter Circus
Walcott and Tracy fought six rounds in the Winter Circus building at Harmon Court and Wabash Avenue. The referee's decision was a draw and the crowd accepted it as fair. Announcements linked the bout to potential title matches with Walcott eyeing a middleweight shot and a Feb 22 bout in San Francisco against Kid Lavigne.
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Emboo
Gxrcaco
Joe Walcott
Tom
Tracy
Harmon Court
Wabash
Walcott
Sol van Praag
Louis Houseman
Chicago
Kid McCoy
Lavigne
O'Rourke
Kid Lavigne
Tragic Deaths Stir Washington Society Circles
In Washington on December 27 Miss Annie Virginia Wells daughter of attorney Lewis S Wells shot herself at her father's home 1311 N Street NW shortly after learning of Miss Lelia Herbert daughter of the ex secretary of the navy. Witnesses say illness and the shock of the Herbert death led to melancholia and a sudden act. Her mother, 88, was deeply affected.
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Washington
Lelia Herbert
Annie
Virginia Wells
Lewis
Wells
N. Street
Northwest
Mrs. Wells
Cuba Faces Starvation Crisis Prompted by Cuban Relief Efforts
The report details severe distress in Cuba with widespread starvation amid reconcentrados. The U S government under Secretary Sherman appeals for aid and notes a $3,000 charitable donation sent to Consul General Lee to aid relief efforts. It also covers Secretary Gages denial of a resignation and remarks about supporting the president.
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Washington
Cuba
State Department
Sherman
Day
Lee
Leiter in Control As Oats Shortage Looms for December
Chicago December oats delivery collapses as traders discover only 950 000 bushels in elevators while prices rise to 22 5 4 cents. Frantic calls for delivery near Friday close threaten a squeeze as unfulfilled contracts face settlement at closing prices amid Leiter driven wheat rise.
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Cmioaco
Leiter
Board of Trade
United States
L. Z. Leiter
Joseph Leiter
Chicago
Liverpool
Leiter, Sr
Leiter, Jr
Leiter's Inspectors Challenge No 2 Red Winter Wheat
Joseph Leiter wins a battle over grain quality as 8000 bushels on the Fran King are rejected for not meeting contract grade. The Alton elevator owner George A Seaverns may replace the lot with another grade while Leiter's inspectors prepare to protest and escalate the dispute.
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Leiter
Carcano
Joseph Leiter
George A. Seaverns
Alexander Geddes & Co
Seaverns
Alton
Scaverns
Lester
Tron King
Old Time Nebraskan Dead
Beatrice Nebraska mourns C N Emery founder of Nebraska Kansas history. He joined the Overland route stations Two Mile Creek and Liberty Farm where Stirling scenes occurred. He witnessed the 1864 Liberty Farm station burn by Indians.
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Beatrice
Neb
C. N. Emery
Nebraska
Kansas
Two Mile Creek
Liberty Farm
Indian Raid Claims Indemnity Tied to 1861 cattle loss
San Antonio Texas December 7 Indian depredation claim seeks 125000 indemnity for Amos Barnes estate widow and two sons alleging 2800 head of cattle at 50 each were captured by a band of 400 Apache and Navajo raiders near Fort Thorn New Mexico in spring 1861. Government attorney Ellsworth Ingalls leads the probe as families pursue recovery.
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San Antonio
Tex
Ellsworth Ingalls
Amos Barnes
Barnes
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