Litigation ties drag in Chicago stock and concealed backers
Key witnesses describe Capt. Stern as a go-between to conceal the real parties behind a merger case. Peter Power testifies he acted for Weidenfeld and others, with stock shown in Chicago to prove ownership. The line of defense centers on who funded and directed the suits and where the money came from.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capt. Stern
Chicago
Lamb
Weidenfeld
American Tobacco Syndicate
Mr.Thomas
Thomas
Office
Content & Co
American Tobacco
Consolidated Tobacco
Guthrie
Power
Sophia
Milton L. Bouden
Lb. Chapman
Bouden
Henry Marquand
Marquand
Peter Power
F. B. Kellogg
St. Paul
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Peter
Mira
Mr. Kellogg
Weidenfeld and
Chapman and Boyden
Defendant Prepares to Oppose Motion Pending Review
The defendant said he would oppose any motion until he could examine Power's evidence more closely. Power was then taken back to Ludlow Street Jail for further processing.
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Power
Ludlow Street
Cockran Denies Involvement in Power Litigation
W Bourke Cockran says he was not at 81 Nassau Street yesterday and did not know of the matter until newspapers reports. He claims the claims about his connection to the Power case are false and notes he would not have used Lamb as counsel if involved. Parker C Chandler also not found at his usual offices.
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Chandler
Cockran
Lamb
Montreal
McTennan
Europe
Weidenfeld
Thomas
Cochran
W. Bourke Cockran
Nassau Street
Port Washington
L. L
Mr. Lamb
Parker C. Chandler
Boston
Bartholins Charged Over Mother's Murder Inquest
Chicago coroner jury pins homicide on William Bartholoin for his mother Anna Bartholin’s death by strangulation dated July 7. Co defendants Oscar Thompson and Edward Counselman held for grand jury as accessories in Minnie Mitchell case amid identity doubts and possible exhumation.
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Chicago
Minnie Mitchell
Anna Bartholin
William Bartholin
Oscar Thompson
Edward Counselman
Bartholin
May Brown
Mitchell
Miss Mitchell
Mitchel
Colorado Fuel and Iron Directors Shakeup Amid Battle for Control
The resignations of Gates Mitchell Blair and Lambert from Colorado Fuel and Iron were delivered to company headquarters but not acted on by the board. Attorneys say the four men are out of the Directorate under Colorado law, as the move aims to tilt control to Gates and allies. Osgood retains management until election, with proxy battles looming and court actions anticipated.
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Denver
Messrs
Gates
Mitchell
Blair
Lambert
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
John W. Gates
Colorado
Osgood
Fuel and Iron Company
Pueblo
New York
Atlantic ‘Seaboard
Operators wait for miners return as coal strike drags on
Bishop Potter departed for Cooperstown amid fading hopes for federation mediation. J Pierpont Morgan and George Perkins declined comment while operators warn of costly coal shortages. Retail dealers report rising paltry anthracite demand and potential price hikes. peat and lignite storage offer limited relief.
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Bishop Potter
Europe
Civic Federation
J. Pierpont Morgan
Cooperstown
N. Y
Mr. Morgan
George W. Perkins
Easley
The
Pierpont Morgan
Perkins
Morgan
Truesdale
Lackawanna Road
Pennsylvania
New England States
Buffalo
Manhattan Railway Company
Sixth
Ninth Avenues
Williams College chapel to replace Griffin Hall site
The Williams College chapel project changes plan from Goodrich and Griffin Halls to occupy the present chapel site. Griffin Hall cannot be moved and would be torn down as the old site is cleared. Architects work on plans for the new $100000 chapel funded by Mrs. F. F. Thompson of New York City.
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New York Times
Troy
N. Y
Williams College
F. F. Thompson
New York City
Goodrich
Griffin Halls
Griffin Hall
Williams
Kentucky Land Tract Sold Belonging to Breathitt Company
The Breathitt Coal Iron and Lumber property in Breathitt and Knox Counties comprising 129000 acres has been sold to Canadian buyers through Helen B. Lansdowne Covingtons largest stockholder. The tract is the only Kentucky land over 100000 acres in one continuous boundary and includes coal iron ore timber and potential oil.
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New York Times
Tackson
Breathitt
Knox Counties
John G. Carlisle
Stevenson
James
James P. Tarvin
Court of Appeals
Thomas H. Paynter
Ixentucky
Justice Leslie W. Russell Resigns from Supreme Court
Potsdam New York August 21 announcement says Supreme Court Justice Leslie W. Russell of Canton will resign effective October 1 to resume private practice in New York. Gov Odell will name a replacement with candidates including Judge Kellogg Theodore H Swift John Y from St Lawrence County and Vasco P Abbott ex Surrogate.
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Potsdam
N. Y
Supreme Court
Leslie W. Russell
Canton
Justice Russell
Law
New York
Gov
Odell
Kellogg
P. Larence
Theodore H. Swift
St. Lawrence County
John Y
Court of Claims
Ledyardle
Vasco P. Abbott
Rumor of Major Consolidation Plugs Omaha Packers
In Omaha on August 21 General Manager Howe of Armour Packing and General Superintendent Talliferro of Cudahys rushed to Chicago amid rumors of the Cudahys selling to the Meat Trust. Packing houses fear agency consolidation. thousands may lose jobs as sales houses merge under one central unit. Armours’ traveling reps ordered to report by September 1. others may follow.
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New York Times
Omaha
Neb
Howe
Armour Packing Company
Talliferro
Cudahy’s
Chicago
Cudahys
Meat Trust
Packing House
E. A. Cudahy
Macknac
J. Ogden Armour
Europe
South Omaha
Col Hubbell Ill in Brooklyn During Spanish War Involvement
Col William H. Hubbell commander of the Forty-seventh Regiment in Porto Rico during the Spanish war and head of the Spanish War Veterans Association in Brooklyn is seriously ill at Dr I M Holly's residence 656 St Mark's Avenue Brooklyn. He is suffering from a kidney disease.
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William H. Hubbell
Forty-seventh
Porto Rico
Brooklyn
I. M. Holly
St. Mark's Avenue
Miners Strike Ties to Arbitration Pressure and Morgan Role
In Wilkesbarre pressing for settlement by arbitration, T Ww. Hart urges use of all influence as suspicions grow over J Pierpont Morgan’s potential sway with railroad presidents. In Shenandoah, troops are deployed after alleged threats, later traced to a christening celebration by Hungarians. Patrick Sharp’s funeral draws 6000+ mourners as authorities keep order. Mitchell returns from Chicago denying knowledge of action to end the strike.
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Wilkesbarre
Penn
T Ww. Hart
Public Alliance of
Warnke
Duryea
J. Pierpont Morgan
United Mine Workers
John Mitchell
Shenandoah
Hayes
Pennsylvania
Morea
Gobin
Lansford
Patrick Sharp
Nesquehoning
St. Joseph’s Church
Summit Hill
Miners’ Union
Chicago Faces Severe Hard Coal Shortage
Chicago contends with an imminent coal famine as only about 25 000 tons remain for purchase citywide after existing contracts. Typical supply at this season reaches 300 000 tons, and prices have risen from 7.25 to as high as 9 per ton amid dealer demands.
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Chicago
Mother Jones Warns Miners Wives to March on Washington
In Indianapolis Mother Jones, famed mining organizer, warned that miners' wives will march on Washington if the strike remains unsettled by next winter. She said a popular Congress would arise while the other sits. Jones travels east from Milwaukee under orders from Secretary Wilson.
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Indianapolis
Aus
Jones
United Mine Workers’ of America
Washington
Milwaukee
Wilson
Charleston
Kanawha River
West Virginia
Morgan
Mr. Wilson
Texas Forward Reduction Company to Build Oil Refinery
The Texas Branch of the Forward Reduction Company, led by President Dr. C B Forward of Cleveland, Ohio, which failed yesterday, is constructing a large oil refinery near Orange. Much of the branch's stock is held in Texas.
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New York Times
Austin
Texas
The
Forward Reduction Company
C.B. Forward
Cleveland
Ohio
Orange
Tupelo Telegraph Report on Mississippi Race Riot
A report from Shannon and Tupelo describes Deputies pursuing about forty armed Black suspects after corn theft. James Randolph was shot in the head and shoulder, with reports of three Black men killed and eight prisoners detained. Sheriff Long reported conditions quiet after return from Shannon.
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New York Times
Tupelo
Miss
Long
Samuel Young
Shannon
James Randolph
Eubank
Davenport
Eubanks
James Eubank
Messrs
Randolph
Rogers
Barnett
Chickasaw County
Mayor Tom L. Johnson in Presidential Light
Cleveland August 21 Mayor Tom L Johnson emerges as the Democratic presidential front runner for 1904 with strong Western backing. Frank P Walsh Kansas City says Johnson is the salvation of the party and popular in the West, while Bryan’s allies push the idea. Democrats nationwide discuss Johnson’s potential and tax issue stance.
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New York Times
Cleveland
Tom L. Johnson
Frank P. Walsh
Kansas City
Missouri
William J. Stone
United States
Walsh
West
Mr. Walsh
Bryan
Johnson
East
Democratic Party
Whitney
Gryan
Harris resigns as president of Twenty third District group
At a meeting on Eighth Avenue and One Hundred and Twenty fourth Street ex-Al derman Horatio Harris resigned as President of the Twenty third District of the Greater New York Democracy. Richard A. Smith was chosen as his successor. Harris said his reason was speeches are misunderstood and another member may serve better. The gathering anticipated discussing the gubernatorial nomination but the topic was not opened. In Vicksburg Mississippi the Aug 21 triangular contest ending with John Sharp Williams winning the district.
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Twenty-third
Greater
New York
Eighth Avenue
One
Congressman Williams
Vicksburg
Miss
Eighth
John Sharp Williams
Patrick Henry
Charles E. Hooker
Williams
Warren
How Molly Led The Field And Other Sensational Snaps
Sensational betting talk ties a Saratoga tune and record wagers to a mysterious figure named W. The piece hints at Eastern Long Island Sound defense, Narrows route entertainment, and vivid anecdotes about prominent people. A romance springs from a pet canary escape. a fox hunting tale adds lively action.
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Saratoga
Long Island Sound
New York
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Stern
Treadwell & Cleveland
Cockrin
West Hurley
Lawer, Weidenfeld & Co
Mr. Cleveland
Colorado Fuel and Iron
Kentucky
W. H. Hubbell
Ill
Paderewski
Rosenthal
Sauer
Moszkowski
Josef Hofmann
the Aeolian Co
Fred’k Loeser & Co. Lauter Co
Newark
Jersey City
Public Alliance
Wilkesbarrie
Urges St
J. P. Morgan
Joan Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Illinois Mine Workers’ Union
Wilkesparre
Mother Jones
Forward Reduction Co
Mississippi
Harris
New York Times Saturday Review of Books
James Land Allen
Adv
California
Manhattan
NEW Sherman
Ola
H. W. Boynton
White House
Edward
Britain
David Graham Phillips
Man
Edward W. Townsend
John Kendrick Bangs
Molly
Adolph Klauber
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