Million Dollar Graft Alleged In Illinois Central Rail Scam
Inspector Harold Sims testified before Master in Chancery Russell B. Mason about a complex scheme that defrauded the Illinois Central by padding more than 90 000 in bills for car repairs. Officials and car company officers allegedly shared graft, with inspectors and shop crews inflating charges and using railroad materials and cars for private profit.
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Thicazo
Tlingis
Ster
Russell B. Mason
Harold Sims
Ilinois Central
Memphis
Nois Central
Mer Ltiness
C. Ostermiann
Harahan
Oir
Ompany
Kilroad
Mrn
Actund Hs
Tifinois
Hilrood
Mem
Markets Report From Chicago and Nearby Cities
Market notes from Chicago and Indianapolis list cattle receipts and prime prices, hog and sheep counts, and grain quotes. Prime cattle traded around 9.00 to 9.50 per hundredweight with varied lamb and sheep values. wheat and oats prices posted for the day.
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Incinnati
Shippers
Sito
James
Trains Delayed by Track Operation Change at Elk Hart
West bound Lake Shore trains arrive late in Elk Hart as rail division changes from left to right hand between Cleveland and Toledo. Train No 15 made twelve stops yesterday morning and again today due to interlocker issues. Purdue University tests spark arrestor devices on locomotives showing no sparks in a twenty minute run but cinders in the smokebox later.
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Lake Shore
Elkhart
Cleveland
Toledo
No. 15
Purdue University Laboratory
Dreadnought cars on through trains expand service network
The fireproof and breakproof dreadnought cars run on through trains linking New York and Philadelphia to Chicago St. Louis Nashville Indianapolis Cincinnati Cleveland Wheeling Pittsburgh Baltimore and Washington. Pennsylvania Railroad orders 600 all steel Pullman cars and they are arriving quickly.
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New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
Nashville
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Wheeling
Pitsburg
Baltimore
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York Central Plans Court Appeal Over City Tax Ruling
The New York Central lines intend to appeal to the courts to overturn a referee's decision allowing New York City to collect taxes for nine years. The company argues its rights on Park Avenue were not granted through a public franchise.
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New York Central Lines
City of
New York
Park Avenue
Rail firm contracts for 1000 all steel gon dola cars
Baltimore and Ohio placed contracts for 1,000 all steel 100,000 pound gon dola cars. This brings total orders by the company to 6,000 in two weeks and fifty locomotives were ordered from Baldwin Locomotive Works.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Train to Grand Rapids for races by Lake Shore
A thirteen car train was set for Grand Rapids from here by the Lake Shore company yesterday evening to serve Grand Rapids to Wakimazoo for the races today. The fastest New York to San Francisco trip now takes eighty seven hours and forty five minutes.
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Grand Rapids
Lake Shore Company
Wakimazoo
New York
San Francisco
Fifty boys ride freight to Goshen for Buffalo Bill show
About fifty boys rode a freight train to Goshen last evening around 6 45 to see the Buffalo Bill show.
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Goshen
Railroad Personalities Signal Upgrades At City Shops
Fireman FL A Simall resumes duties after illness. Albert J Keyser a master mechanic office clerk visits Kinglewood on business. J T Kavin master mechanic visits Lake Shore shops for city business. Keenan of Western Union lines inspects Lake Shore equipment from Toledo. Plan to install telephones for train dispatching noted. New switchboard for services reportedly ordered and to be installed soon at the loo telegraph office.
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Albert J. Keyser
Kinglewood
J.T. Kavin
Lake Shore
Keenan
Western Union Lines
Toledo
Fmd
Switc
Servics
Loo
Local Advertiser Promotes Alternative Fuel Free Policy
A regional notice urges consumers to consider non gas fuel options for vehicles and daily energy use. It highlights available subsidies programs and compares costs over five years.
Local Real Estate Notice and Sale at Turnock’s
A public notice announces a 6 percent Proney to loan on real estate security. The Citizens Trust lists items including Columbia Dry Cells 20c and Turnock’s Roller Spaces 48c. A sale is advertised at Dean Millinery.
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Proney
Citizens Trust Ree
Columbia Dry Cells
Turnock
Turnock’s
Baseball Night at Bucklen Theatre Draws Fans
Baseball night at Bucklen Theatre features Keith leading a weeklong show with a performance of Casey at the Bat by the leading comedian and a singing by Miss Amos. Tickets were provided to local club members by President Proctor of the I M league.
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Bucklen Theatre
Keith
Proctor
Casey
Amos
Jeading
Roasting Pan Patented For Automatic Basting System
A patent was granted for a meat roasting pan that self basts by collecting juices through a percolator and spraying them back on the meat. The device aims to keep meat moist during cooking by distributing natural juices as a fine spray.
Obliging London Shopkeepers Earn Praise For Service
New York Sun correspondent visits London shops noting derby hat makers who offer custom fits and tests of timepieces. He contrasts personalized service with American ready made abundance and observes meager window display care in most London stores outside Regent Street and Bond Street.
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New York Sun
London
Jermyn Street
Ordey
Vie
Franwyn
Scottland
United States
Regent Street
Bond Street
London Shops and the American Retail Enterprise
The piece notes London's few large shops and cites a recent American enterprise as a principal store. It observes that many retail outlets are shallow, with depths of only twenty to thirty feet, and comments on the structure and stock arrangement of these small shops.
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London
Hot Weather Advice From Milwaukee Physician
A Milwaukee physician warns against iced drinks and too cold foods in heat. Eat light yet nourishing meals, prefer warm or room temperature foods, and drink small amounts of water frequently. Avoid overtaxing the stomach while hot, stay outdoors, rest, and moderate activity to prevent heat illness.
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Milwaukee
Our National Extravagance and the Billion Dollar Congress
A New York World summary argues that spending has surged from a billion to a two billion dollar Congress. It urges decisive ballot action to curb wasteful public money and questions the pace of fiscal expansion.
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New York
Retrenchment and Reform echoes in party critique
A political critique argues that demagogic spending and trust-fueled exactions rival government costs under Roosevelt era policy. It calls a return to the Tilden platform with retrenchment and reform as a remedy against perceived excesses.
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Democratic Party
United States
Motorcycles and vehicle safety urged by judge
Judge Bregg of Philadelphia compared an automobile to a locomotive on roads, stating the need for competent engineers to drive such devices. He warned that children fools and drunkards have no place in the driver’s seat of a locomotive.
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New York Tribune
Home Life in Kansas and Odd News Snippets
A humorous collection notes that a woman in Kansas backyard methods prove she is an entomologist, contrasts Abyssinia where the wife is master, and mentions a husband washing spoiled razor bone in acid. It also cites an electrical glue melting pot and remarks on English cotton industry employing more women than men.
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Kansas
Atchison (Kas.) Globe
Abyssinia
Baseball scores list from National and American leagues
National League results include St Louis 8 Chicago 6 and New York 6 Philadelphia 2. Cincinnati 4 Pittsburgh and Boston 5 New York 3 in a two game set. American League games show Boston 5 3 Ne York 4 6 and Philadelphia 4 Washington 5. Central League reports Grand Rapids 3 Dayton 4 in eleven innings. Zanesville 0 Evansville 1 South Bend 6 Fort Wayne 4 Wheeling 2 7 Terre Haute 4 2.
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Chicago
Weere Bittsburg
New York
Cincinnati
Philadelphia Ss
St. Louis
Anhlit
Brooklyn
Boston
Philadelphia
Ebed Ee
Srtasreen
Detroit
Rere Scoene
Cleveland
Eee
Enews
Washington
Sem
American Association
Pet
Minneapolis
Toledo
St. Paul Seesaw Ee Sins
Ene Seene
Kansas City
Columbus
Milwaukee Pee Reacon
Indianapolis
Louisville Ey
South Bend
Eee Ee
Wayne Cim
Dayton
Pittsburgh
Ne York
Grand Rapids
Zanesville
Evansville
Fort Wayne
Wheeling
Terre Haute
Games for Today Matchups Across Major Leagues
Chicago meets St Louis and St Louis plays Cleveland while Philadelphia faces New York and Washington. Cincinnati travels to Pittsburgh and Boston hosts Brooklyn with New York visiting Boston and Chicago visiting Detroit.
Government reports 742 banks organized and 7125 active
The government reports 742 national banks organized, 219 have discontinued business, leaving 7,125 banks in existence with authorized capital of 5,992,967,635. The figures reflect the current banking landscape and capital allocations across the system.
Wild ducks and swallows speeds noted in birds study
A historical wildlife note compares flight speeds with ducks estimated at ninety miles per hour and swallows noted as faster, highlighting avian energy and migration pace.
Schedule Sets Eight Indiana Michigan League Games
The local club will play all but two of eight remaining games in the Indiana Michigan league, with two away to avoid interfering with the St. Joseph Valley Chautauqua. The season closes at the driving park Labor Day against Berrien Springs, strong pennant contenders, with a August 10 game at Berrien Springs during the county picnic.
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Indiana
Michigan
Wil
Elkhart
BG Aout Proctor
St. Joseph Valley
Berrien Springs Club
Jay
Dowagiac
Niles
Berrien Springs
Derrien Springs
Terrien Springs
Bertier Springs
Chess Tournament Planned at Y M C A Building
Arrangements are under way for a chess tournament at the Y M C A building with a date planned for late September or early October as weather cools. The decision followed eighteen checkers games between Miles Compton and Ro PL Fisher at the association building, Compton winning eight to six with four draws.
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Y. M. GA
Miles Compton
Ro PL Fisher
Association
Vicavious
George Learman
Private banks run central finance for England France and Germany
The excerpt states England France and Germany maintain private central banks. It notes Fach as the sole depository of government funds and that all public payments pass through them.
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England
France
Germany
Fach
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Broadvent
America
Yonkers
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