Corbin Banking Co Assigned to Pay Creditors
New York March 28 The Corbin Banking company assigned for creditors to George Austin. Principals are George Edgell and Austin Corbin with assets exceeding liabilities by over a million dollars. Company holds Manhattan Beach Far Rockaway land valued at about 5 million but sale impractical now. liabilities estimated 1.7 million with total assets around 3 million. Creditors expected to be paid in full.
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New York
Corbin Banking Company
George Austin
George
Edgell
Austin Corbin
Corbin
Manhattan Beach Hotel and Land Company
George S. Edgell
Austin Corbin, Jr
Long Island Railroad Company
Austin
Manhattan Beach
Far Rockaway
Man Harming Himself Figured In Noon Attempt
John Bruno a former Nickel Plate fireman cut both arms wrists and legs with a pen knife in a noon attempt to end his life. He was found near Lindenwood cemetery and taken to St Joseph's hospital after threats of self harm.
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John Bruno
Nickel Plate Road
Bruno
James Bruno
Dave Bruno
Lindenwood Cemetery
St. Joseph’s Hospital
W. W. Barnett
Hill road wins stock issue fight in state high court
The Minnesota Supreme Court unanimously upheld the Great Northern railroad's right to issue 60 million dollars in stock. The state had argued the company must first seek review by the railroad and warehouse commission and prove necessity. The Ramsey county injunction was reversed, with Chief Justice Start delivering the court's unanimous opinion.
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St. Paul, Minn
Atete Supreme Court
Great Northern Railroad
Young
State Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Hallam
Ramsey County District Court
Supreme Court Today
Start
W D Fairbanks Home Burns in Manafield Fire
Champaign Illinois March 28 The $20 000 home of W D Fairbanks brother of Vice President Fairbanks burned to the ground near Manafield early Wednesday morning The fire started from lightning or from combustion of paint distributed in cans over the house
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Champaign
W. D. Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Manafield
Houge
End of gambling in Waco noted after raid
Waco Texas March 28 Five wagonloads of gambling paraphernalia were seized by Constable McNamara and his anti gambling ticket elected officer last night. The Fort Worth tragedy has crystallized sentiment across the region.
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Waco
Tex
McNamara
Fort: Worth
Textson
Drunken Lakeside men clash with residents in bed
Patrolman James Barr testified in city court about two intoxicated men, John Johnson and John Doe, who roamed Lakeside seeking women and attempting doors. Both were fined five dollars plus costs. Johnson claimed large sums and a destroyed memory, while Dee appeared addled after a night behind bars. A second incident involved three youths playing music in Calhoun and Columbia streets, with one stubbornly resisting police and getting a ride in a city safety wagon. Coram Reske faced Provocation, but Gus Papas was discharged amid testimony.
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James Barr
Lakeside
St. Mary’s
Barr
John Johnson
John Doe
Indiana
Johnson
Dee
Calhoun
Columbia Streets
Elliott
Safety Department
Coram Reske
Gus Papas
Wayne Shoe Company to Open Large Fort Wayne Factory
The Wayne Shoe company has leased basement to fifth floors of the Randall building at Harrison and Pearl and will start large scale men and boys shoe manufacturing. Capital stock to double to 100000. Theodore G. Seemeyer presides with William F. Moellering VP and Robert Millard secretary treasurer. Factory to employ 200 plus workers within ninety days, with offices and salesrooms retained on West Columbia Street. The new plant, central and modern, aims to expand the company’s wholesale reach across the territory.
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Wayne Shoe Company
Randall
Harrison and
Pearl Streets
Fort Wayne
Theodore G. Seemeyer
William F. Moellering
Robert Millard
West
Columbia Street
Randall Building
Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company
Ledbetter Sentenced to Life for Second Degree Murder
In Muncie on March 28 Lewis Ledbetter, 43, was found guilty of murder in the second degree for shooting and killing Orda Kirkwood in Edward Gillespie’s saloon on January 4. He received a life sentence to the penitentiary, with transfer to Michigan City awaiting.
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Muncie
Lewis Ledbeter
Orda Kirkwood
Edward Gillespie
Ledbetter
Michigan City
Fort Wayne Sundered by Severe Rain and Hail Storm
A ferocious storm lashed Fort Wayne Wednesday evening. Heavy rain and hail shattered greenhouse panes, flooded cellars and streets, and disrupted streetcar service. The damage is extensive to greenhouses including Bush farm Connett Whitmore Lanternier Vesey Meyer's. losses run to hundreds of dollars, with stock largely spared. The Maumee river rose, sewerage could not cope, and outages were repaired swiftly.
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Fort Wayne
Maumee
Shawnee Run
Creighton
South Wayne Avenues
Perfection Biscuit Company
Connett
Whitmore
Flick
Lanternier
Vesey
William Meyer
Railways Will Not Advance Hates On Coal
Washington reports prompt action by the interstate commerce commission averted a potential clash between coal shippers and railroads in Indiana and Illinois. A proposed 10 cent per ton coal rate rise prompted meetings with Judge Wood United Mine Workers president John Mitchell and coal operators. Railroads were contacted and later reconsidered and abandoned the proposed rate increase.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Indiana
Illinois
Judge Wood
Indiana Railroad Commission
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Chicago
State Railroad Commission of
Eastern Illinois
Evansville
Terre Haute
Indianapolis Southern
Cleveland
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Illinois Central
Knapp
Named His New Deputies
Indianapolis announces the list of deputies named by John C. Billheimer state auditor under the new appropriation. E Neal of Noblesville becomes securities clerk in the insurance department at 2500 dollars. Charles Kelley of Knox, Stark County, is building and loan clerk at 2500 dollars. John Ashbury advances to bank clerk at 2500 dollars after serving as land clerk at 1800 dollars. Bank examiners are George A. Bingham, James R. Henry, and BH. M. Pinshaw. Additional deputies to be named this week. all depart April 1.
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Indianapolis
John C. Billheimer
General Assembly
E. Neal
Noblesville
Supreme Court
Insurance Department
Charles Kelley
Knox
Stark County
John Ashbury
George A. Bingham
James R. Henry
Gosport
BH. M. Pinshaw
Cicero
Ashbury
Death of James Henry Smith Wealthy New York capitalist
New York dispatch reports the death of James Henry Smith on a world wedding tour. His bride, the divorced wife of William Rhinelander Stewart, married in last year, with funeral arrangements set for Yokohama to San Francisco. Smith inherited a fortune near 60 million dollars, with the estate now valued at 60 to 65 million.
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New York
Tokio
James Henry Smith
Mr. Smith
San Francisco
Eugene Zimmerman
Cincinnati
Duchess of
Manchester
George Smith
Fifty-seventh Street
Fifth Avenue
Wm. C. Whitney
Smith
Chicago
Northwest
Scotland
America
Saloons Targeted Near Fort Sheridan Under Probe
Springfield March 28 The Illinois house passed a resolution for an investigation into Highwood saloons near Chicago and Fort Sheridan. The move comes after complaints of saloon conditions angered by war department concerns about demoralizing soldiers. The committee on licenses recommended wiping out Highwood saloons. a heated debate followed before the committee was appointed.
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Jil
House of Representatives
Highwood
Chicago
Fort Sheridan
Ilinois
Washington
War Department
House
Committee On
Shurtleff
Allen
Illinois
Sollitt
Atlantic
Pacific
Committee of Investigation
General R B Brown to Attend Fort Wayne Encampment
General R B Brown of Zanesville Ohio chief of the Grand Army of the Republic will attend the Indiana state encampment in Fort Wayne May 23 with Adjutant General Joseph W O Neall also of Zanesville. Their presence is expected to boost interest for thousands of veterans while local efforts seek a cent a mile railroad rate and the finance committee plans solicitations this week. Corporal Tanner to deliver principal address at Island Park Grand Army day assembly.
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R. B. Brown
Zanesville
Grand Army of the Republic
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Brown
Joseph W. O'Neall
Tanner
Lagrange G.A. R
Island ‘Park
Explosion of dynamite kills two in Atlanta freight yard
In Atlanta on Peters street eight cases of dynamite exploded near the Southern railway freight depot. Two Negro men died Will Smith and Will Jenkins. Walter Pullen white and Pink Moore Negro were seriously injured. The blast wrecked the car and damaged three others and the depot. Dynamite, shipped by DuPont Powder to its Atlanta branch, was described as percussion caps. Cause unknown, believed linked to unloading.
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Atlanta
Southern Railway
Peters Street
Will Smith
Will Jenkins
Walter Pullen
Pink Moore
DuPont Powder Company
Dastardly derailment of Keystone Express near Wilmerding
Pittsburg reports train No 20 derailed east of the city with no injuries. investigators suspect deliberate wrecking by same attackers who damaged the Chicago limited No 23. rails tampered on both tracks with tools found nearby and two men seen along the line.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wilmerding
Penn
Here
Stewart
Chicago Limited
Poorbaugh
Johnson
Train Wreck Near Carlton Kills Two Crews
The Northern Pacific passenger train from Duluth to St. Paul derailed at Carlton after leaving Duluth last night. Engineer Thomas M. Quinlan and fireman Wm. Messilmore, both of St. Paul, were killed. Several passengers were slightly injured as the wreck toppled telegraph poles and interrupted Duluth communications. The accident is blamed on water overflow undermining the tracks.
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St. Paul
Minn
Northern Pacific
Duluth
Carlton
North American Telegraph Company
Thomas M. Quinlan
Wm. Messilmore
Man whose invention gave Carnegie fortune dies at 72
Pittsburg March 28 John Brislin aged 72 inventor of the modern rolling mill tables that aided the Carnegie wealth died at his home from heart disease following a letter from Andrew Carnegie about a delayed reward. Brislin, a Carnegie boyhood chum, and Anton Vinnac patented rolling tables but fought Carnegie Steel over patents. The case reached federal court, reversed on a technicality, and Brislin died after learning Carnegie’s knowledge of his plight. Samuel Tewell, 72, a long time Wells County resident, died Wednesday in Nottingham township after a long illness.
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John Brisiin
Carnegie
Fifth Avenue
Magee Street
Andrew Carnegie
Brislin
Homestead
Anton Vinnac
Carnegie Steel Company
Buffington
United States District Court
Steel Company
Federal Court of Appeals
Buff
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Earl S. Sloan
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Mass
Keystone Express
Pennsylvania
Turtle, Creek
Samuel Tewell
Wrells County
Nottingham Township
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