Huge railroad deal launched by James J Hill planned take over
In St Paul on June 1 the Great Northern announced $600 million in bonds aimed at refinancing old debt and financing the potential acquisition of the Burlington system. Officials say consolidation of Great Northern and Burlington may not be immediate, but the move provides means for Hill to control Burlington in time. The fate of Northern Pacific remains unsettled, with options including absorption by Northwestern or Great Western.
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Bt. Paul
Great Northern Railroad
Burlington Railroad
Great Northern
Burlington
Northern Pacific
Hill
James J. Hi
Northwestern
Great Western
Great Northern and Burlington merger suspected in Wall Street reports
In New York on June 1 officials from Great Northern decline comment on a proposed 600 million bond issue while streets expect James J. Hill to merge Great Northern with Burlington. Bonds may fund buying Northern Pacific’s Burlington stake, with 222.4 million collateral bonds from 1901 maturing 1921 but retiral possible each Jan 1 or July 1. No alliance with Northern Pacific and Northwestern is seen, though Morgan interests and Chicago Great Western could coordinate as a substitute.
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Great Northern
Burlington
New York
James J. Hill
Wall Street
Hill
Northern Pacific
Bury Lington
Financial
Northwestern
Morgan
Chicago Great Western
Graft Indictments Nolled in Pittsburg Council Cases
In Pittsburg the quarterly sessions court granted a nolle prosequi on 62 remaining indictments in the councilmanic graft cases. Indictments against County Delinquent Tax Collector Max G. Leslie and former Common Council President William Brand were not dismissed. Brand serves a term in the Western penitentiary.
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Len
Pittsburg
R. S. Frazer
John D. Shafer
John C. Haymaker
Quarter Sessions
Max G. Leslie
Common Council
William Brand
Western Penitentiary
Drought Threatens New England Fruit Harvest
New Haven reports drought across New England may shrink the fruit crop. June forecasts warn that lack of rain could yield a very small harvest as apple blossoms failed to translate into abundant fruit after a heavy bloom season.
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New England
New Haven
Conn
Helped Avert Panic in 1907 Declares Government Control
Elbert H. Gary of United States Steel testified before a Granley steel trust committee that U.S. Steel helped avert the 1907 panic by buying Tennessee Coal and Iron at an inflated price to prevent a crash. He urged government guidance for major firms and called for a public, responsible channel for corporate action. Additional witnesses, including W. B. Dickson and John Lambert, were summoned to appear.
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Washington
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation Directorate
Granley Steel Trust
J. Pierpont Morgan
John W. Gates
Steel Corporation
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
New York
Moore & Schley
Mr. Gary
Tennessee Concern
Henry C. Frick
Morgan
Roosevelt
Root
Gary
American Iron and Steel Institute
Commtttee
W. B. Dickson
United States Steel Corporation
John Lambert
Republic Iron and, Steel Company
Decision in Tobacco Case Destroys Sherman Act Pact
Washington May 20 The Supreme Court ruled the American Tobacco Company and allied firms violated the Sherman antitrust law. The court ordered disintegration of the tobacco combination within six to eight months or its interdict in interstate commerce, with a receiver appointed. It allowed a supervised restoration to harmony with the law.
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Tobacco Trust
Supreme
Thp
United States
Hell
American ‘Tobacco Company
Shernyan
Tobacco Corporation
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
United States Circuit Court For
Southern District of New York
Loss is About 600000 Palatial Lake Steamer North West Destroyed by Fire
Buffalo New York June 4 The North West a large passenger steamer owned by Northern Steamship Company was damaged by fire to about 600000 with only the steel hull left The sister ship North Latdh suffered heavy scorching No injuries reported Both vessels were in this city undergoing overhaul for the season opening June 21 Watchmen escaped serious harm and alerted authorities The North West built about fifteen years ago carried more than 500 passengers and measured 986 feet in length 5000 tons and 8000 horsepower
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Buffalo
N. C
Manmoth Lake
Northern Steamship Company
North Latdh
Baltimore and Ohio
Aiken
Witelman
Verryville
Cleveland
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Somerset
Mass
Lough Valley Railroad
Duffalo
Chicago
Louisville
Indiana Harbor
Ind
Lake Shore
Seventy Outrages Tied to Labor Troubles Listed
A lengthy report catalogs seventy dynamite outrages across the U S over the past years. Instances involve bridges, derricks, and construction sites in cities from Miller's Falls Massachusetts to Cleveland Ohio to New Haven Connecticut with multiple explosions and near misses. The National Erectors Association links the attacks to labor strife, noting extensive property damage and several injuries.
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United States
Ife
National Erectors’ Association
Central Vermont Railroad
Miller's Falls
Mass
Holsting
Kimberley Avenue
West River
New Haven
Conn
Salt Treasure in Sahara Oasis Captured in Africa
The article describes the desert oasis of Agram or Fachi in the Sahara known for salt wells that drive regional trade. Commandant Mowret reports a fortified settlement with a salt economy, defensive walls, a central well, and dried stored foods enabling the inhabitants to endure sieges and raids.
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Holland
Africa
Sahara
Agram
Fachi
Mowret
Preach Colonial Infantry
Take ‘Tsehad
Air Mid
Bilma
Central Africa
Moorish Az-Zahra: Secrets of Cordova Pompeii Unearthed
Spanish excavations at Az-Zahra near Cordova reveal a Moorish palace complex once favored by Caliph Abd ar Rahman III. The site, sacked in 1009, is studied under strict secrecy with treasures rumored to exceed 40 million dollars.
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Old Cordova
Sierra Nevadas
Modern
New Cordova
Az-Zahra
Pompeii
Abderrahman
Cordova
Ab Hakem
Almansur
Hisham I
Profit From Hens Reported By Eugene Keeper
Mrs. A H Smirek of Eugene Oregon reports a yearly net profit of 121 dollars from sixty hens. She records 7978 eggs laid totaling 136 55 dollars, 108 chickens raised and 27 50 dollars from sales, with 42 45 dollars in expenditures including shell chop and wheat. Hens are Rhode Island Reds and Plymouth Rocks. Vienna begins a 18 million aqueduct project serving about 1 300 000 people.
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A. H. Smirek
Eugene
Ore
Ithode Island
Plymouth Rocks
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