Two Daring Hold Ups In Philadelphia By Norman Duo
In Philadelphia on August 17 two bold robberies occurred at a money lender’s office and a jewelry store. Norman, claiming to be a campt, led two accomplices into the lender’s office and ordered clerks to surrender about 47 dollars from the drawer. They then fled to a jewelry shop where Norman demanded to view several diamond sets and two salesmen moved to detain him. The trio escaped as the accomplices fled. police have no solid leads as Norman refuses to cooperate.
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Pitadelphia
Plife
Norman
Philadelphia
di Tuum
Rej
Se “Hr Pole
Progess
Noman
Hong
Orman
Three Days Conference Ends With Bondholder Debate
New York Aug 17 After three days of talks bondholders of the Control of Georgia railroad pressed claims for fair payment as new controlling interests arrived. Directors’ meeting set for Aug with issues centered on bookkeeping and interest payments. Bondholders claim interest had accrued and all securities are entitled to payments as meetings indicate progress toward settlement.
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New York
Georgia Railroad
Oaihish Thorpe
Margen J
Lave
Ale
Lewis
Inter-Company Said To Close Paper Merger
Aug. 12 report from Win, Wis indicates a major merger in the U S paper trade. A leading manufacturer plans to enter the market with Union Paper controlling print paper across Wisconsin Minnesota and nearby states. The deal aims to spend 30 to 40 million to acquire multiple plants and consolidate the industry under International Paper Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Win
Wis
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ction
International Paper “Com
United States
Vony
Largest Rental Paid Anywhere in World
The Hudson Tunnel Company builds a terminal with nine steel industry tenants leasing four floors paying 60,000 yearly per car, totaling 240,000 annually and 27,400,000 over ten years. Tenants include American Steel Hoop, American Steel and Wire, National Tube, American Steel and Tin Plate, National Steel, American Bridge, Shelby Iron and Tube, United States Steel Products and Exports, Lorain Steel. Cleve Armfield reported from Morganton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Steel Corporation
Hudson ‘Tun[ Hel Company
Hudson
American Steel Hoop Company
American Steel and Wire Company
National
American Steel and Tin Plate
National Steel Company
American Bridge Company
Shelby Iron and Tube Company
United States Steel Products and Exports Company
Lorain Steel Company
Interview With The Blockaders And Other Local News
Mount Afry North Carolina August 16 The election of Captain D D Parks of the Surry Rifles to major is seen as a deserving promotion. A visitor to the jail yesterday recounts a conversation with the twelve Smithtown blockaders ages 18 to 50 who plan after sentence to the penitentiary. One old man joked about bottom chairs. Martin Greenwood who killed Jed Frances Puckett in Carroll County Virginia will be brought back for trial in September. Others were to arrive in Hillsville with their man today. Prof W M Wall is elected principal of Westfield Graded Schools and Sam G Pace is appointed chief marshal of the Galax Virginia fair. New York orders construction on the Northwestern side joint Southern Pacific Atchison line to connect San Francisco with Oregon via the coast, avoiding the Siskiyous. 110 miles through Mendocino and Humboldt counties will start, stock issued at 35 million dollars, with Willis to Shively 12 million, and a seven mile stretch costing 3 million to build.
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Mount Afry
N. C
D. D. Parks
Surry Rifles
Smithtown
Martin Greewood
Jed Frances Puckett
Carrol County
Virginia
California
Hillsville
W. M. Wall
Westfield Graded Schools
Sapt
Sam'l G. Pace
New York
Southern Pacific
Atchson Enterprise
San Francisco
Veka
Oregon
Drain
Portland
Dimcult Siskiyou
Mendocino County
Shiely
Humbolt County
Traction
Willits
Shively
Woman Blown Into Water and Drowned at Manteo
Norfolk dispatch reports the gasoline launch Edna May from Manteo caught fire after an explosion near Manteo. Miss Cora Midgett drowned after being blown into the water while passengers and crew suffered fatal burns. A passing sloop rescued those aboard the burning vessel.
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Norfolk
Edna May
Manteo
Nags Head
Cora Midgett
Fare
Thirteenth International Bible Conference Opens
The thirteenth International Bible Conference opens at Winona Lake Indiana with sessions starting tomorrow as thousands of church workers arrive from across the country. Notable foreign speakers include William Spur geon Cardiff James Orr Glasgow W R Lane London and John A Macdonald Toronto. Also noted are medical curiosities and a digressive anecdote about a boy choking on a whistle and a medical remedy. Railroads plan to reduce rates September 1 as announced by Seaboard Air Line and Birmingham and Atlantic officials. Pinkerton, a detective agency head, died aboard the Bremen at sea.
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Winona Lake
Ind
Winona
America
Wiliam Spur
Geon
Cardiff
Wales
James Orr
Glasgow
W. R. Lane
London
John A. Macdonald
Toronto
Big Picnic At Davidson Draws Thousands In A Day Of Fun
Davidson, N C Aug 11 Thousands gathered on the campus and grove to enjoy music by the Steele Creek Band rides on the Ferris wheel and merry-go-round and a hearty dinner. At 3 30 the crowd moved to Athletic Park to see Davidson beat Charlotte 16 to 2 Webb pitched well but poor support hurt him Batteries Webb and Harwell Proctor and Hall. A well behaved crowd netted a nice sum from stands and will be sent to Springs Orphanage.
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Davidson
N. Oy
Steele Creek
New Athletic Park
Davidson Reeei
Charlotte
Webb
Harwell
Proctor
Hall
Springs
Will Not Tamper With Green on Statue of Liberty
An aide explained that no tampering occurred with the Statue of Liberty. Work completed includes replacing damaged features and improving the base, with plans to add new head a frame work and clean the statue site. Official stated the War Department is not responsible for the statue’s case.
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New York
War Department
Fey
Baral
Hodissind
Tas
Baltimore and Ohio and Hill Morgan contest ends over Chicago Terminal Transfer Railway
New York August 16 The contest between the Baltimore and Ohio and Hill Morgan interests for possession of the Chicago Terminal Transfer Railway Company ended today. Stock represented by the committee and other details were not fully available in the report.
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New York
Baltimore & Ohio and
Hill Morgan
Chicago ‘Terminal Transfer Railway
Cereale
Member of Famous Drum Corps is Dead
Alphonso H. Haynes age 59 died after a prolonged illness in Raleigh North Carolina He belonged to the Confederate drum corps the only one in the south to attend all Confederate reunions He attended the Richmond reunion in May and is survived by his mother and two brothers Mony and Mal Haynes The three surviving members are J J Lewis Wiley T Johnson and W D Smith The funeral was held this afternoon
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Raleigh, N. C
Alphonso H. Haynes
South
Richmond
Mony
Mal Haynes
Drum Corpa
J. J. Lewis
Wiley T
Johnson
W. D. Smith
Buried Alive At Sylvia N C
A Canadian mica mine landslide burying Susan Bills and her 16 year old grandson James Cope. Both suffocated in the excavation while inside the mine. The incident, reported from Washington, D C, details a tragic burial with few survivors.
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Washington, D. C
Sylva
N.C
Susan Bills
James Cope
Canada
Bill
Captain Commits death by own action in shipwreck
Details from Buenos Ayres report a wreck in Ft Andero Bay of the American bark Prussia from Norfolk near Punta Straits of Magellan. The captain died by his own action as the vessel ran ashore. Total lives lost include 14 passengers and four sailors. A factory note touts Electric Biters as a cure for various ailments.
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Buenos Ayres
Ft. Andero Bay
Prussia
Norfolk
Punta
Straits of Magellan
North Carolina Farmers Alliance elects officers
Raleigh August 18 The North Carolina Farmers Alliance elected J B Patterson of Goldsboro as President J A McAllister of Lumberton as Vice President and Geo F Parrott of Kingston as Secretary and treasurer and state business agent The Hillsboro meeting adopted resolutions for state prohibition opposing foreign immigrants for fair freight rates and lower fares and supporting agricultural high schools in ten districts replacing jute with cotton bagging and backing Justice Department action against American Tobacco Company.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina Farmers’ Alliance
J.B. Patterson
Goldsboro
J. A. McAllister
Lumberton
Geo. F. Parrott
Kinston
Hillsboro
United States Department of Justice
American Tobacco Company
Harriman Seeks Federal Railroad Control Yet Prefers Holdings
Washington, Aug 16 Edward H Harriman told a State Journal reporter he would prefer to own all the country’s railroads rather than have them controlled by the federal government He said the time has not come for federal ownership and that a single owner for all lines might be better he declined to fully answer Interstate Commerce Commission questions.
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Washington, D.C
Edward H. Harriman
The
State Journal
Unites States
Mr. Harriman
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Promo In Newspaper Voice
An ad touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and urinary troubles. It warns that unhealthy kidneys contaminate blood and cause heart and other symptoms. It invites readers to obtain a sample bottle and a pamphlet from Binghamton New York for further guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmes Ko
Binghamton
N.Y
Kumers
Binghamton, N. Y
Valuable Life Lessons From King’s New Life Pills
Six years ago John Pleasant of Magella Indiana found life improving with Dr King s New Life Pills He notes they please everyone and credits ongoing use with benefits G M Shuford and W S Martin offer guarantees A bold holdup disrupted a Schuykill Valley Traction Co line last night Conductor McFadden was shot in the hand as robbers overpowered staff and stole that day s receipts Passengers who rushed to aid were warned off by the thieves
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John Pleasant
Magella
Ind
Dr. King
Pilla
G. M. Shuford
Martin
Armaist
Pottstown
Nea
Sehuykii Valley Co
McFadden
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Jeremma Mullins
Odessa
W. Va
Cardui
DeWitt
C. V and
WS. Martin
Mill Control Print Paper Market
U. S
Cleve Armfield
Morganton
Mount Airy
State Hospital
Farmers’ Institute
Dobson
J. A. Hadley
W. J. Watson
Tory
Snow
Creighton University
East Omaha
Des Moins
Chicago ‘American
Willie Sempson
Maistle
Thomas Jefferson
Calliope
C. M
Shuford
Irmingham
Ala
Seaboard Air’ Line
Birmingham
Atlantic
Southern
Robt. A. Pink‘ton
HillMorgan
Ben
Famous Drum Corps
Sylvia N. C
M. Shuford
W. 8. Martin
Wm A. Rertwell
Lucamn
N. Gy
Ted
C. B. Shuford
Ste
Allange Ames
Harriman
Fiszsimmons
Ugilist
Robert Fitzsimmons
Pharles J. Fisk
Plainfield
N. J
Charles B. Lufborrow
Charles Herr
Buckien
Charles Walters
Toghany
Sierra Co
Fr. Walters
C. M. Shuford
W. Martin & Co
Boston
Mass
J. Warren Hastings
Ansted
Bs Treasury
Washington
Hyker
Westlake
Pyker
Cras
Sastoria
DESEO
Neiter
Panes Rane
Orianoronanagshan
McGowan
Vis Estates
Enon
Eaare
Wilding
Fesse
Pee Pantera Ieee
Woolley
Teacherine Co
Thattanooga
Dr. Thacher
Castoria
Bears
Astoria
Johnstown
Lescona
Somon
Texas
Californa
Florida
Cuba
Porto Rico
Houliter
Rocky Mountain
Witte
Ardone
Couch
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