Rule of the money kings of Wall Street
A Wall Street editor argues a small financier oligarchy dominates U S business through trusts and railroads. Sereno Pratt cites Rockefeller Morgan and seven partners, detailing control of rail mileage, railroad capitalization, coal, express, and banks. He estimates trust power at vast sums and warns against heavyweight regulation fears. Also, James Burnz, an ex convict, confesses to a Reno saloon hold up implicating others and facing prison sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
United States
New York
Sereno
Pratt
Wall Street Journal
America
Senate of the United States
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
J. Pierpont Morgan
A. J. Cassatt
James J. Hill
EH. Harriman
George J. Gould
W. K.vanderbilt
W. H. Moors
William Rockefeller
Mr. Pratt
Congress
Standard Oil
Business Senate of the
Wallatree
Interstate Commerce Commission
James Burnz
Revo
Carson
Kelly
Reno
James Babin
Tony Curiate
Burns
Doabe
Organizations Favor Rate Regulation Says Deacon
E P Deacon chairman of the legislative committee of the Interstate Commerce Law Convention announced from Miwanukee Wisconsin last Saturday that a Newark New Jersey newspaper canvass shows out of 657 organizations a portion favor rate regulation of railway rates with a small proportion opposed.
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E. P. Deacon
Miwanukee
Wis
Newark
N. J
A Diplomat's Wife In International Turmoil And High Society
The article recounts Minister Griscom and his wife Elizabeth Duer Bronson facing danger during anti American hostilities linked to the Portsmouth treaty. It highlights Griscom's youth, their 1901 London wedding, gifts from New York society, and a perilous wedding tour to Persia with adventures including sand storms and a river accident. The Turkish sultan honors Mrs. Griscom with the grand cordon of the Order of Chefecat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Portsmouth
Tokya
Llvyd ¢. Griseum
China
Couger
Persia
Turkey
Insurance costs too much says Cleveland banker
A Cleveland banker argues life insurance costs are about one third too high, noting long-term corporate excesses and high salaries. He says modest expenses and stricter conduct could have yielded better policyholder returns, and questions why savings banks pay higher interest than insurance firms with tighter restraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Power Rates Cut at Goldfield by Nevada Power Milling
Nevada Power Milling and Mining Company lowers rates by 20 percent at Goldfield after starting a Bishop Creek California power line. The move comes amid threats of invasion by two rival firms recently organized in the area. Mining vacation blanks available at BESTINEL office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldfield
Nevada Power Milling and Mining Company
Bishop Creek
Inyo County
California
Gould Behind Western Pacific Announces Nevada Road Plan
George J. Gould confirms in a letter to Governor Sparks that his system is building a railroad through Nevada with branch lines to major points. He plans to visit Carson City during a West Coast trip and says progress will continue as fast as possible.
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Sparks
George J. Gould
Mr. Gould
Nevada
Great Gould
Gould
West
John Sparks
Carson City
Deak
Panks
Claude Piper
Virginia City
Ed. Piper
Carson
Virginia & Truckee
Reno
H. M. Yerington
Nevada Chamber of Commerce
Aganst
Reno Chamber of Commerce
Greater Nevada
Frank Golden
Chamber
Theodore Plang
San Francisco
Plant
Ida Schaltz
Oysters in Every Style and History of Oyster Industry
A college professor prompts students with Latin phrases about oysters to illustrate their ancient origin. The oyster family dates far back in earth history. U.S. production tops the world with about 30 million bushels annually. Virginia leads with nearly 10 million, followed by Maryland and New Jersey to New York. About 40 percent comes from natural beds while the rest arises from cultivated beds and seed transplanting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Virginia
Maryland
New Jersey
New York
Trust Raises the Price of Shoes in Chicago Dispatch
A Chicago dispatch reports buyers will pay retailers 50 cents to $1 more per pair due to leather market conditions. Shoemen say supply constraints and packers seeking higher profits justify the advance. Also notes Sheriff Logan’s report of $12,166.50 collected for county gaming licenses in Nye County for the quarter ending Sept. 0. Mining location blanks offered for sale at the BESTINEL office.
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Chicago
Logan
Nye County
Insurance probe tactics spark push to sway policyholders
Legislative committee probes reveal Maton Life Insurance Company hired a press agent to mold public view. About 14000 was spent on telegraph dispatches to major papers to cast President McCully in a favorable light, with reports routed through the Telegraphic News Bureau. Some dispatches allegedly cast McCurdy advantageously at the company’s expense.
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Legislative Committee
New York
Maton Life Insurance Company
McCully
Associated Press
Telegraphic News Bureau
Aline
Mutual Life
McCurdy
Nevada Faces Wide Yellow Fever Toll and Local News
Statewide yellow fever reports show 8348 cases with 435 deaths in New Orleans. Nevada items include Kinsey Bros borax sale for 5000 to a St. Louis capitalist, and Amy Parker narrowly escaping drowning at Ely. Ex congressman Geary to open a law office in a southern mining town amid Nevada notices.
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New Orleans
Kinsey Bros
Fort McDermitt
Humboldt County
Ballfroz
Rhiryvlite
Nye County
M. B. Spiker
James Hawley
San Pedro
Las Vegas
Lincoln County
Carson
A. J. Jodoin
Robert Arnold
Bullfrog
John
Catholics Embrace Civil Marriage Under New Pius X Catechism
The New York World cites Rome that Pope Pius X's new catechism marks a break with prior Catholic practice by mandating Catholics contract both civil and religious marriages. The text argues civil marriage ensures civic rights for spouses and their children, aligning church teaching with secular law.
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New York World
Rome
Pius X
Rockefeller Rival Invades Pacific Coast Oil Field
The sale of Western Oil Refining's Rodeo plant in Contra Costa County to Liebes Bros and Henry J. Crocker brings a Standard Oil competitor to the Pacific Coast. Cable notices report $10,000 subscribed to build another California refinery, likely in Liebes lands in Santa Barbara County where 6,000 to 8,000 acres of producing oil lands are held. Also notes Harriman's Empire alliance views with Japan for trans Pacific trade and Tonopah Railroad ore shipments ending Oct 20 totaling 2,178 tons with Goldfield 16 and Manhattan 10.
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Rockefeller
Coast Field
Western Oil Refining Company
Rodeo
Contra Costa County
Cal
Liebes Bros
Henry J. Crocker
Standard Oil
Pacific Coast
Itt
California
Liebes
Santa Barbara County
Tonopah R. R
Tonopeth
Goldfield
Manhattan
Tahoe Forest Reserve Enlarged and Renamed
The President announces enlargement of the Lake Tahoe Forest Reserve, extending to about 845 700 acres and covering the watersheds of the South, Middle and North Forks of the American River, the Lake Tahoe and Truckee basins, with a small extension across the Nevada border.
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Tahoe Forest Reserve
Lake Tahoe Forest Reserve
Tahoe District
American River
Lake Tabes
Truckee
State Line
Nevada
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Eureka
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Tokyo
Bestinel
Western Pacific
Mr. Fonld
Preas
State News
Hawthorne
Esmeralda County
J.B. Young
Goldfield Bank
University of Nevada
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Berkeley
A. B. Millett & Co
Smoky Valley
Lander County
Watt & McCourt
Tonopah Meat Company
Washoe County
George Robinson
Pope Pius
E H. Harriman
Southern Pacific
Far East
Orient
Japan
Bateman Streets
Eureka Nevada
Eureka Unit
A. C. Harris
Tom
Gordon
William M. Story
Harvey Spalding
Wahington
D.C
Ely
Pilg Knob
White Pine County
Eureka & Palisade
HK. Wheeler Co
Hagaman & Dial Eureka, Nev
James A. Rattazzi
North Main Street
Eureka, Nevada
Kind & Kraus
Clark Streets
Swift & Co
Marysville
Flora Morris & Son
Duckwater
Jesse Mendes
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