Northern Securities deal settles and consolidates railways
New York reports the Northern Securities company formed in Trenton with 400 million capital to end the Northern Pacific conflict. Harriman Kuhn Loeb and Rockefeller forces gain board parity, Union Pacific is pacified, and 141 million in stock is released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Northern Pacific Railway
Trenton
N. J
Northern Securities Company
Northern Pacific
Harriman-Kuhn-Loeb
BE. H. Harriman
Jacob H. Schiff
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
William Rockefeler
Mr. Morgan
My. Hill
Harriman- Kuhn-Loeb
Harriman
Hill-Morgan
Union Pacific
Burlington
Northem Securities Company
J. P. Morgan
James J. Hill
Edward HW. Harriman, Kuhn, Loeb
Great Northern
George F. Baker
Charles Steele
J. P. Morgan & Co
E. H. Harriman
Harriman Syndicate
The
Samuel Rea
Pennsylvania
James Stillman
National City Bank
H. McK. Twombley
Vanderbilts
William Rockefeller
Northern Pacific Common
New Northern Securities Company
Great Northern Railways
Factory Man Coming to Fort Wayne for Building Prospects
Bluffton News reports Charles Sisbey plans to visit Fort Wayne next week to inspect suitable buildings for a mitten factory. He notes orders are about 12 090 behind due to a lack of Racine operators and predicts growth to two hundred employees within a year. He expects to secure a building or nearby structure accessible by streetcars.
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Charles. Sisbey
Fort Wayne
Sisbey
Two Willows Claim Estate In Indiana Court
Laporte Ind Nov 14 J O Wheeler died recently in Marshall county leaving a large estate now contested by two alleged widows Mrs Chariste Wheeler Geneva MN and Mrs Mary Wheeler Qra Ind both claiming lawful widow status Evidence shows Wheeler last lived with his Indiana wife and a New York wife was revealed when Mrs Charlotte Wheeler sought pension funds in Washington for money due her deceased husband.
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Two Willows
Laporte
Ind
J. OU. Wheeler
Marshall County
Charistie Wheeler
Geneva
Mary Wheeler
Qra
Wheeler
Indiana
New York
Charlotte Wheeler
Washington
Miss Stone and Madame Tsilka Confined in Bulgarian Village Hut
From Sofia on November 14 Miss Ellen M Stone and Madame Tsilka are described as confined in a hut in a southern Bulgarian village. A Dubnitza secret committee conference reportedly favored a ransom reduction and Consul General Dickinson may seal the deal once funds cover the sum. Photographs of ex President Sarat off circulate among troops near the Turkish frontier amid the brigand threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia
Bulgaria
Ellen M. Stone
Madame Tsilka
Dubnitza
Dickinson
Saratoff
Macedonian Committee
Bulgarian prime minister calls for autonomy for Macedonia
Bulgaria’s prime minister told Sofia’s Journal and Advertiser correspondent that humanitarian reasons allow contact with brigands via an American agent and safe conduct for trusted individuals. He blamed Turkey for Macedonia’s ills and urged US consulates in Sofia Varna and Philippopolis to aid Bulgaria’s agricultural needs.
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New York
Petrs Karavelis
Bulgaria
Sofia
Journal and Advertiser
America
Dickin
Turkey
Macedonia
Europe
Berlin
Count Andrassy
Austria
Lord Beaconsfield
France
Germany
Cuba
United States
Varna
Philippopolis
Lad Injured At Play In Bonfire Explosion
Charles VanGorder, son of Engineer VanGorder of West Main street, lies in bed with a painful knee wound from a cartridge he threw into a bonfire Wednesday afternoon. A fragment from the cartridge struck his right knee, causing lacerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles VanGorder
Engineer VanGorder
West Main Street
Young VanGorder
Quiet Thursday Wedding for Nettie Frye and Dr. John Mercer
A refined ceremony united Nettie Frye daughter of Mr and Mrs Jacob Frye with Dr John G Mercer of Helmer Ind on Thursday at 52 John Street home of the bride Rev B Sawyer of St Pauls M E church officiated Attendants were Miss Bessie Aldrich and Charles Horton with music by cousin Isabell Eggamann The couple proceeded to a reception following the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie Frye
Jacob Frye
John G. Mercer
Helmer
Ind
B. Sawyer
St. Paul’s M. E. Church
John Street
Bessie Aldrich
Charles Horton
Isabella Eggamann
Wedding Dinner At Mrs Schultz Home For Mercer-Schultz Pair
A sumptuous wedding dinner honored the contracting couple at Mrs F H Schultz home with relatives and close friends in attendance. The bride, born in Fort Wayne, is a St Pauls M E B member with many local friends. The groom, Dr Mercer, is a rising physician from Helmer. They departed at 4:15 PM via the Grand Rapids and Indiana line for their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Schultz
Fort Wayne
St. Paul’s
M. EB. Church
Mercer
Helmer
Grand Rapids
Indiana Road
Christ's Lutheran Elects Church Offiers At Meeting
The annual congregational meeting elected J. H. Hiel as elder and J. A. Lechler and George Stout as deacons. Officers reported a satisfactory state of affairs with current expenses paid and a small treasury surplus. A social session followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ’s Lutheran Church
J. H. Hiel
J. A. Lechler
George Stout
Oldest Swiss German Bible in US to be highlighted in talk
Rev. John Herr of Lima Ohio nearby with a rare 16th century Swiss German Bible printed in 1558. The volume, translated from the Latin Vulgate by Andrew Gissner, features colored plates and linen paper, with about fifty copies struck. one survives in Berne, another in Berlin, and a third with Herr. Herr, a descendant of Hans Herr who came to the United States in 1710, has toured the West and Northwest collecting material for a Herr family history and counts about 25 000 living descendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Flehr
Lima
United States
Toner
Berlin
Herr
Lemg Haneds
John Herr
Hans Herr
Lancaster
Ierr
Pacific Co
Semi weekly Transcontinental Tourist Cars on Nickel Plate
Tourist cars operate between Atlantic and Pacific coasts via Nickel Plate connections. They offer sleeping accommodations like Pullman, with reduced berth rates and no extra cost for heating food or coffee. Cars depart Boston Mondays and Wednesdays and San Francisco Tuesdays and Fridays, with Buffalo departures at 1:00 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Eastbound from Chicago depart Tuesdays and Saturdays at 2:30 p.m. Contact local Nickel Plate agents or Fort Wayne regular agents for details.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Nickel Plate Road
Pullman
Boston
San Francisco
Buffalo
Chicago
Nickel Plate
C. A .Asterline
Fort Wayne
Ind
R. Dg. Hamilton
British India Purchases Rise With September Increase
British India bought $119,000 more in September than in 1900, and its purchases for the nine months rose $961,000. The figures indicate a substantial uptick in imports from the period before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British India
Stranger Uses Sympathy Scam to Steal from Relief Fund
A middle aged man posed as a victim of a fire to raise money for a supposed distressed family near Wallen. He gathered a large list of contributors on Wells street bridge the scam was exposed and he refunded the amounts. Several well known businessmen had donated between fifty cents and one dollar.
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Wallen
Wells Street Bridge
Widescale storm claims hundreds as lifeboat sinks
Isendon reports heavy storm damage across the United Kingdom. A lifeboat bound to aid a distressed vessel was struck by a wave, sinking with eleven crew aboard. Only three escaped, as numerous casualties mount along coasts amid widespread wrecks and rising deaths. The Norwegian bark Erratic near Saliburn found wrecked with nine drowned. Total drownings exceed one hundred so far.
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Isendon
Nea Yarmouth
United Kingdom
Theomuury
Saliburn
Durbin to Ignore Beckham Extradition Criticism
Governor Durbin returned from a quail hunt in Jennings county and received a letter from Kentucky Governor Beckham criticizing him for refusing the Taylor extradition. He read the letter, declined to reply, and said the incident is closed for ever, inviting more readers to judge Beckham's missive.
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Indianapolis
Durbin
Jennings County
Nim
Beck~ham
Kentucky
Taylor
Beckham
Elwood Editors Buy Tipton Advocate in Republican Paper Deal
Elwood Indiana November 14 W H and Ed Staley former Kokomo Morning News editors and proprietors who moved to Elwood to run buggy and implement business have purchased the Tipton Advocate from M Barnhart and will assume ownership immediately The Advocate once belonged to M W Pershing before his Tipton postmaster appointment The Staleys have a broad statewide reputation having previously operated at Frankfort
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Elwood
Ind
W. H
Ed Staley
Kokomo Morning News
R. L. Williamson
Muncie
Tipton
State
Frankfort
Saloons Face Damage Suit Over Liquor Sale Claim
A speaker vows to sue saloon owners who sell liquor claiming wrongdoing by their establishments. The remark frames a legal challenge tied to liquor sales and potential penalties for the businesses.
Spiritualism linked to swindle in Indianapolis case
In Muncie Indiana on November 16 authorities report W J Thompson was arrested in Oklahoma and warrants issued for Charles Hawkins over a $3600 swindle of Sarah Williams. It is alleged spiritualism was used to arrange a marriage between Williams and Hawkins to gain her money, with other prominent figures expected to be named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
W. J. Thompson
Oklahoma
Charles Hawkins
Sarah Williams
Thompson
Hawkins
Drinker’s Reform Plan Prompts Divorce Notice
B F Stevick announces in all city papers a plan to quit drinking as his wife sues for divorce. He orders saloonkeepers to stop selling him liquor and warns they will be prosecuted if they do so. His wife has consented to withdraw her petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
B. F. Stevick
Fort Wayne Poultry Show Expected to Succeed
The Fort Wayne Poultry and Pet Stock association plans a January event at Saengerbund hall with strong farmer interest across the state. Posters are printed and distributed, and poultry breeders will have exhibitor displays from several manufacturers at the livestock show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Germany Dominates World Coal Tar Dye Market
Germany furnishes about seven eighths of the world's supply of coal tar dyes with an annual income from this source exceeding $25,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Fort Wayne Trust Co offers 3 percent on deposits and loans
Fort Wayne Trust Co at Corner Court and Main St promotes 3 percent interest on certificates and deposits of one dollar and up. It makes loans on farm and city real estate at low rates with easy payments. Officers include Henry C. Paul president and Samuel M. Foster vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Paul
Samuel M. Foster
Andrew Hoffman
Charles A Wilding
William Paul
Ass’t
Thanksgiving Day Rates From Nickel Plate Road
Nickel Plate Road offers lowest Thanksgiving day rates for travel within 150 miles. Tickets go on sale November 27 and 28 with a return limit of November 29. Purchase at nearest Nickel Plate ticket office or contact C. Asterline T P A Fort Wayne Indiana or R J Hamilton agent Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Asterline
Fort Wayne
Ind
R. J. Hamilton
Workforce Builds Hartford City to Eaton Electric Line
Hartford City papers report more than two hundred men are now employed on the new Fort Wayne and Muncie electric line stretching from Hartford City to Eaton.
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Hartford City
Fort Wayne and Muncie
Eaton
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Fort Wayne Trust Co
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