Death of Av J Cassatt Former Pennsylvania Railroad Chief
The obituary notes the sudden death of Av J Cassatt in Philadelphia aged 67 from heart disease. Cassatt, born 1820 in Potsburg, rose to president of the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1889 after leading motive power and machinery and later expanding into other transport and finance concerns. He directed the Great New York City tunnel project and held multiple executive roles across six companies and thirty-three concerns.
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Pinisdelphia
Pes Johnston
Pennsylvania Railroad
Fle
Stokes Adams
Canead
Har Harbor
Philadelphia
Haverford
Cassatt
Cassait
Pumsburg
Germany
Troy Polytechnic
Pennsylvania
Cassate
New York City
Temastepec Mailroad Aims to Tie With Transcontinental Lines
The Kehuantepec road opens January 1 and a freight steamer service connects Coatzacoalcos to New York and Philadelphia. Additional routes reach New Orleans San Diego San Francisco Portland Seattle and Honolulu via San Francisco and Seattle. Three ships built by Union Iron Works and three large freighters chartered in New York will speed freight with new docks at Coatzacoalcos and Salina Cruz. anticipated savings reach forty percent on certain cargos.
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Mexico
Western
Astern
Francisco
New York
Panama
Rail officials face perjury charges over railroad valuations
At Hawthorne Nevada December 28 Judge Mack urged Judge Murphy to appoint a special Grand Jury to probe alleged perjury by Mona Tripp J F Hedden and J F Willicat in under reporting rail road valuations to Esmeralda County Board of Equalization. County seeks investigation into reports by Tripp Hedden and Willicat claiming low valuations and tax avoidance.
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Hawthorne
Nevada
Kemersida
Garson & Culorate
Mack
Houley
Alongo Tripp
J. F. Hedden
J. F. Willlout
Board of Equalization
Esmeralda County
Eemeral
Tonopah
Ate
Eemeralia
Carson & Colorado Company
Supreme Court
Tonoeye
Tripp
Hedden
Willicat
Reno
E. B. Clark
Fairview Miner
New Oreleans
American Bankers’ Association
Hoe
Joe Jarvis
Clark
New Orleans
Oborohill County
Ground granite rock as fertile soil aid for US farms
The plant industry in the United States reports testing ground granite rock as a cheap, rich soil improver. Weathered limestone ledges and rock erosion feed valley soils, with grinding costs low after setup. Market note: I. W. Harper sold by Eureke Cash Store and Ruby Hill Mercantile Co.
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United States
Azure
I. W. Harper
Eureke Cash Store
Ruby , Hill Mercantile Company
Storers and Storer Family Diplomatic Controversy and Intrigue
The Storers bellamy Storer former Ambassador to Austria Hungary and Wis Clever Wise with ties to two presidents face a long running feud with President Toomerelt. Once close to Roosevelt, their misunderstandings with the White House led to Storer’s recall as ambassador to Austria. Mrs Storer joined the president’s circle after her nephew Nicholas Longworth married Alice Roosevelt, complicating the entanglement. The piece notes Storer’s lineage to Bellamy Storer, a 1830s congressman ally of Daniel Webster, and details Maria Longworth, ceramic arts founder and art patron. In Nye County, a grand jury cleared Sam Spears for the killing of Fred Pardy at Rhyolite two weeks prior amid local tensions.
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Toomerelt
Gio
Roosevelt
Mr. Storer
Bellamy Storer
Congress
House of Representatives
McKinley
Lnter
Belgium
Spain
Obie
White House
Rand
Bellamy Store
Mes
Dellamt Storer
Austria
Storer
Cincinnati
Joseph Longworth
Misa Maria Longworth
George Ward Nichols
Wouse
Storers
Vatican
Nicholas Longworth
Alice Roosevelt
Nye County
Sam Spears
Fred Pardy
Rhyolite
Spears
Alfonso Shows Gratitude To Gallant Guard Captain
King Alfonso of Spain thanks Captain Schneider for guarding the carriage during the attempt on his life as President Londer of France watched. The king wires that he must be the godfather to the newborn daughter Madeleine of Captain Schneider and her husband. Colonel Echaque will baptize the child. Gifts from the king and queen accompany the baptism plans amid ongoing threats.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Spain
Selwelder
Manther
M. Londer
France
Assasoe
Schneider
Alfonso Tas
Ecbaque
Madeleine
Missouri Bill Aims to Bar Uliterates from Voting
Democratic lawmakers in Missouri planned to file a bill to bar Uliterates from voting, described as being aimed at Black voters. The piece notes varied other topics including Parkman’s death, Siberia aiding semi arid farming, Cuba tensions, Mrs. Russell Sage’s charity stance, and remarks by Secretary Root on Congo policy.
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Missouri
Harriman Parkman
South America
United States
Emporia
Kanass
Saterday
William E. Curtis
Siberia
America
Cuba
Russell Sage
New York
Adam
American Modern Language Association
New Haven
Conn
Candelaria Rises as Nevada Mining Boom Returns
Candelaria, one of the state’s oldest mining towns, with a silver production surpassing $60,000,000, rebounds amid Nevada’s mining excitement. The town, once dead, now thrives as properties reopen and the Holmes Mining Company, with English stockholders, rebuilds a 40 stamp mill, signaling a revival akin to the Comstock era.
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Candelaria
Nevada
Holmes Mining Company
Comstock
Postal card ruling to cut postage after March
Long communications via mail will cost 1 cent less after March as new rules from Postmaster General Cortelyou follow the Rome convention. The text notes postal cards may bear messages on the left half, with prepaid postage, and be delivered domestically and internationally. Miner Hicks, jailed for 15 days in a Bakersfield cave mine, signed a $500 weekly tour contract for a year to lecture nationwide, with Harry Lynnvile as a traveling rescuer accompanying him.
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Cortelyou
Rome
Postal Union
United States
Miner Hicks
Bakerfield
Cal
Harry Lynnville
Jeffries Matched Again for World Heavyweight Fight
San Francisco reports announced December 28 that William Delaney for Janes J. Jeffries and B F Taylor for the Rhyolite Athletic Association signed to stage the world heavyweight championship bout with five ounce gloves under Marquis of Queensbury rules. The April contest in Rhyolite, New Mexico, promises a 66 percent share to the winner and 40 percent to the loser. Squires of Australia has signaled readiness to travel.
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San Francisco
William Delaney
Janes J. Jeffries
B. F. Taylor
Rhyolite Athletic Association
New
Jeffries
William Squires
Australia
Marquis of Queensbury
Taylor
Squires
America
Taft Declines Presidential Run Yet Won't Rule It Out
Secretary of War William H. Taft stated his lack of political ambition and that he does not expect to be the Republican nominee. He added he would not reject the possibility if the opportunity arose, though he emphasizes duties to his official role. In Providence, Professor Edward A. Ross urged racial self-determination, arguing that eradicating poverty justifies hardship.
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Washington
William H. Taft
Edward A. Ross
University of Wisconsin
Providence, R. L
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Colorado School of Mines
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Eureka Lodge Directory
Eureka Lodge
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F & Aml
Masoale Hall
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W. M. Joux Hancock
St. John’s
St. John's
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Jai Lona
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Garo
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London
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Whitmore Agen
Henry McDaniels
Stats
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Taft
the Brown Hotel
Old Crow and
Hermitage Whickles
J. Carter Miller
Eureka Brewery
Eureka’s
Paul Yost
Main & Clark Streets
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R.A. Broyt
Nevada Loan and Investment Company
Reno Nevada
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