Oil Pipeline Rights of Way Questioned at Kansas Hearing
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe official J R Koontz testified about Standard Oil pipelines occupying railroad rights of way from Sugar Creek Kansas City east to Illinois and questioned whether Kansas rates were compensatory. Officials discussed rate impacts on independents and pipeline advantages.
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Kansas City
J. R. Koonz
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Marchand
Commission
Standard Oil Company
Santa Fe Railway
Sugar Creek
Illinois
Southern Kansas Division
Nta
Koontz
Thomas R. Morrow
The
Santa Fe
Kansas
Mr. Koontz
St. Louis
Neodysha
Prouty
Webster
Standard Oil
Mr. Low
Bogardus
G. W. Moffatt
G. W. Mayer
E. M. Willhoyt
Standard
Topeka
Joplin
Springfield
Lawson Charges Insurance Firms Again in Telegram
Thomas W. Lawson telegraphs New York legislature's insurance committee alleging that reform measures rivaled by allies are being killed. He says he holds policies signed by new officers and affidavits from insured stating they received them for nothing but as proxies with large rebates.
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Boston
Mass
Thomas W. Lawson
Armstrong
Insurance Investigating Committee
New York
Oshkosh Fears A Coal and Ice Trust
In Oshkosh Wisconsin on March 16 prospects of a coal and ice trust controlling prices spread across Fox River Valley. A canvass finds Oshkosh Neenah Menasha Appleton Green Bay Fond du Lac all affected as two longtime dealers exit, signaling intensified price influence.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Fox River Valley
Neenah
Menasha
Appleton
Green Bay
Fond du Lac
Calumet Baking and coal combine face price squeeze
The article notes Calumet Baking forming a combined entity with coal dealers advancing coal prices to zero cents at Appleton. It warns the consolidation of ice-proper ties may trigger a squeeze and reports plans to break the combine by securing independent competition amid spring price moves.
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Appleton
Settle Postal Row Today in Racine
In Racine Wisconsin the contest for the assistant postmaster has heated. Postmaster Christopher C Gittings asked Congressman Henry A Cooper to pick a candidate and Cooper granted him full power. Arthur Pugh a $180 treasury job aspirant was rejected. Likely nominees include Thomas Leslie or William French. Dr W Powell, diseases of women.
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Racine, Wis
Christopher C.gittings
Henry A. Cooper
Cooper
Gittings
Arthur Pugh
Treasury Department
Madison
Albert Stoffel
Frederick Gates
George Buck
Thomas’ Leslie
William French
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Coats
Cambrie
CASKA
Hoeschler
SSS
TORES
Oil Trust
Marcus A. Low
Rock Island Railway
Bes
Red River Alley
Minnesota
South Dakota
Pillsbury’s Best
I. Schilling & Sons
Pearl Street
Lawson
Insurance Co’s
Oskosh
Coal and Ice Trust
Main Street
Dr. W. Powell
S. Gantert
South Third Street
Rae
Verona
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