Millionaire Harriman at Omaha rail desk learns big system
A collage of vignette items reports H M Harriman toils at a railroad desk in Omaha to study the business of a vast system his family controls. Other items cover a Charlottesville double murder suicide, a steamer Glinda ashore near Puerto Padre Cuba, and various political and social notes from the era.
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H. M. Harriman
Omaha
Ives
Pred Jones
William C. Gray
Abbie Oeedrich
Charlottesville
Vic Munson
Glinda
New York
Puerto
Padre
Cuba
Takubira
Hay
Unie
Roosevelt
Wilson
PB. Hl. Webster
Kansas
Wong Livision
Agricultre
Mayne
Henry BE. Adyar
New York Central
Metin Gay Lombard
PF Lombard
Marie Gurtruta Tongue
Juungiter
Thomay
J. Tongue
Portland
Pytterson
Cleveland
Yariety Kushibiki
St. Louis
Parvlann
Yours Wovian
Colorado Springs
Bessie Bouton
Wittal
Frantlin
Charles Fo Ddge
Texas
Charley Ww. Morse
Emma D. Eliott
Bishop Talbot
Pennsylvania
Elliott
Peru
Ind
Clare Taylor
Anne Artington
Ann Murphy
Adrian Taylor
Blackwell's Island
Laura
Eldy Hospital
Tose
Ward Artillery Club planned by Magnus 4 Hess
Magnus 4 Hess, nicknamed the original Uc- Kinley man, announced plans to organize the Twentieth Ward Artillery Club after an encounter with burglars. A jumble of misread lines mentions Jennie Teal, a new bride, dying after childbirth in Mercy hospital, and various political names and events across states.
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Magnus
Hess
Uc- Kinley
Jennie Teal
Mercy Hospital
Otero
New Mexico
Murrhy
Arizona
Anucy
Political unrest over charter fight and labor strikes in Chicago
Colorado fears violence as opposition to the Chicago charter plan grows. Governor Peabody and state Republicans mobilize legislators while labor tensions rise. a Denver election judge alleges ballot tampering. In Marion Iowa a factory lockout and looming riots target unionists. The Chicago Federation of Labor fields candidates amid wage disputes and worker strikes, with blame cast on strikers by some parties.
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Colorado
Peabody
Cook
Chicago
Electr Deneen
Mackingly
Denver
Willam E. Trautmann
East .c. Louis
Doreen
Shelpeh
Tiiois Reginta
Marion
Jud
Chicazo Federation of Labor
Emil G. Sirset
Market notes and transport lines amid festive trade
The report notes halting stock activity with prices fluctuating and calls by officials for improved market guidance. Chicago Christmas sales set records signaling a strong upcoming season. The opening of a freight line from Chicago and Boston to St Louis stirs rivalry among southern and northern railways over tonnage. Ambitious routes enable dividends without extra public funding as depreciation and improvements draw from earnings.
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Aie
Stael
Haliday
Ales
Sioeh Exchange
Garfields Pai
Chicago
Boston
Ilinds
St. Louis
Settle World's Fair Row Ends Dispute With Alps Concession
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition and the Tyrolean Alps concession reached an amicable settlement over charges for heat light and water during the fair. The Alps will stay on site beyond dismantling of pavilions. Adolphus Busch resigned as director amid the dispute but the Alps company agreed to pay about 20 thousand dollars of the originally demanded 75 thousand.
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St. Louis
Alps Company
Adolphus Busch
Alps Concession
Russian Mobilization Turmoil Amid War Riots and Conscripts
Reports from St. Peléesburg and Shanghai describe mobilization disruptions in Folwad and Bakhout with conscripts pillaging stalls. U.S. military attaches Schuyler and Reichman traveled from Mukden to Petersburg, praising treatment while keeping details undisclosed. A Russian sailor from the cruiser Askold faces court martial, with Ningpo tensions rising. Yuek, port arrivals in Yokohama, and Moscow congress notes reflect Russia’s war strain and internal unrest.
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St. Peléesburg
Folwad
Razon
Nyondarme
Bakhout
Tie
Walter 8. Schuyler
Carl Reichman
United States
Miitary
Era Koropatkin
Mukden
Petersburg
Washington
Warangon
Liaoyaung
Shanghai
Askold
Stilom
Foreign Board
Pekin
Ningpo
Stanghei
President to Hunt Bears in Texas Invitation
Washington reports Congressman John Garner, whose district borders the Rio Grande, inviting President Roosevelt to Texas for a peccary hunt. Garner says the president showed eagerness for another hunt, promising a hunt between Del Rio and El Paso with horses, hounds, guides, and attendants, though noting he is aging and would prefer a tamer horse.
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Austin
Tex
Dee
Adyleas
Washington
John Garner
Rio Grande
Roosevelt
Texas
Mr. Garner
del Rio
el Paso
Taken for Mrs Roosevelt at the Metropolitan Opera
In New York on a December day Miss Alice Wesleivel and her daughter were mistaken for President Roosevelts wife and daughter during Parsifal at the Metropolitan Opera House. Police corrected the misidentification and the women continued their visit.
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New York
Dee
Roosevelt
Day Hyter
Miss Alice
Mre
J. Wesleivel
Rovacyet
Aist Alice
Athoreied Consideralie Outer
Metropolitan Opera House
Moody Starts War on Paper Trust
Attorney General Moody filed a petition in U S district court to dismantle the paper trust led by General Paper Co and other pulp firms. The suit alleges the group fixed prices and sales terms across states dictating who received paper and where it could be shipped, naming Wisconsin Minnesota and Michigan manufacturers as defendants.
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St. Paul, Minn
Moody
United States District Court
Brialf
United States
General Paper Company
Paper Aid Pulp Companies
The
Paper Trust
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Control of Insurance in Federal Hands Debate
The Philadelphia Press notes that insurance figures show state control driving costs up while federal supervision could reduce labor and expenses. Quoting Massachusetts Commissioner Mirznr Wright and Wisconsin's former commissioner, it cites tax and fee disparities, with North Carolina and Wisconsin examples. Life companies alone pay about 9,000,000 yearly in taxes and fees across states.
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Philadelphia
Agreuion
Mirznr Wright
Massachusets
Cortoner
Wisconsin
Government to probe tobacco industry in Wisconsin and Milwaukee
Washington announces government investigations into the so called tobacco bush in Wisconsin with Milwaukee and Edgerton identified as key sites. The inquiry aims to cover all branches of the tobacco trade and could reveal major surprises in the state’s tobacco operations. Milwaukee is highlighted as a primary field with Edgerton also involved.
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Milwakee
Gee
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Ate AL
Washington
Wisconsin Council
Wisconsin 2
Edgerton
Whale
Miss Gray Gate Judgment in Wis Town Suit
Pend duino Wis Dee Eva D Gray daughter of Mr Gray of Lamartine receives a verdict of 2000 dollars in a suit for breach of promise against Galland of Lake Gee in Walworca county court.
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Pend Duino
Wis
Dee Eva D. Gray
A, Ty, Gray
Lamartine
Escult
Canrt
Walworca
Linn
Galland
Lake Gee
Young Bride Ends Her Life in Chicago After Poverty
Mrs. Jonnie Deal, 22, wife of a farmer, arrived in Chicago two months ago seeking work after leaving her husband. She gave birth Christmas night at Mercy Hospital, kissed her newborn, then drank chloroform and died. The coroner investigates. she sought escape from poverty and illness and had hired private care in a north side facility before moving to Mercy Hospital.
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Chicago
Dee
Jonnie Deal
Morey Nospital
Deal
Aea Wactou
Doge Bal
Anya Gonmiengku Sary
Tate
Chisago
Saulturin
Mercy Hospital
Mercy Hospitad
Shot Injures Lodi Traveling Salesman in Accident
Robert Green of Lodi a shoe firm traveling salesman was accidentally shot Monday afternoon. He lies in critical condition at Madison Hospital after accompanying Fred Seville from Seville department store. The double barrel shotgun discharged while Green removed his coat. the No 6 shot lodged in his stomach region. Green and Seville, both from Lodi, notified physicians. Drs J A Jackson R H Jackson and colleagues cared for him during transfer to Madison.
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Robert Green
Lodi
Madison Hospital
Fred Seville
Seville
Lod
Mr. Green
Mr. Seville
Green
Grean
Madison
Eiy Hospital
Dre
J. A
R. H. Jackson
H. Edwin
Charles Nott
Edwin Perry
Creep
Fairbanks Becomes Mason in Ottawa and Sealthis Rite
Senator Charles W. Fairbanks returns from Washington to Indianapolis and attends Masonic rites. He receives the first and second degrees at Ottawa Valley Lodge and the third degree at the Sealthis Rite temple, with the ceremonies conducted by Oriental Lodge.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Dae
Charles W. Fairbanks
Washington
Oaigres Yesuarday
Eleet
Ottawaval Lodge of Masons
Oriental Lodge
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Settle World's Fair Row
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