Ramsey’s Proxy War for Wabash Directors
Joseph Ramsey Jr announces he will leave the Wabash Presidency October 1 after a feud with George Gould and calls for stockholders proxies for the October 10 meeting. He claims improvements and rises in earnings justify representation, seeks to replace Gould allies, while Bee Jeffery notes Gould’s support and Ramsey’s access to stock lists remains denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Ramsey, Jr
Wabash Railroad
George J. Gould
Wabash
Goulds
Mr. Ramsey
Bee Jeffery
Rio Grande
Wall Street #5
Ramsey
Gould
New York
Jeffery
Denver and
Europe
Index to Departments Amusements Arrivals of Out of Town Buyers
The page lists departments with page references including Amusements on page 6, Arrivals of Out-of-Town Buyers page 6, Business Troubles page 12, Commercial World page 1, Court Calendars page 12, Marine Intelligence and Foreign Mails page 12, New Corporations page 14, Real Estate page 13, Society page 9, United Service page 12, Weather Report page unspecified, Yesterday's Fires page 2.
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Commercial World
Marine Intelligence
United Service
Weather Report
Bryan to Roosevelt Opens Call for Permanent Peace
In a published open letter from Lincoln, Nebraska, W. J. Bryan commends President Roosevelt for peace between Russia and Japan and urges a movement for permanent peace. He argues for authority to submit international questions to an impartial board of investigation and report, potentially replacing prior arbitration limits.
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New York Times
Lincoln
Neb
W. J. Bryan
Roosevelt
Russia
Japan
Senate
Congress
Realty Battle Over Manhattan Railway Blocks
Dispute centers on a $2,000,000 bid for two blocks bounded by Seventh and Eighth Avenues, 144th and 146th Streets, formerly storage yards for the Manhattan Railway. Max Marx says a formal contract was to be signed after Interborough officials accepted his offer, but they later withdrew the property from the market.
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Seventh
Eighth Avenues
144Th
146Th
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Wall Street
Max Marx
Marx
Interborough
Board of
George R. Read & Co
Interborough Company
Manhattan Railway Company
Drowning After Pier Landing Dispute at Coney Island
Herman E Helfenstein 41 a West Hoboken merchant drowned off Coney Island after a fishing attempt. Fellow anglers John and Frederick Simpson rescued him from 300 yards offshore but were blocked from landing by a pier watchman delaying medical aid. Helfenstein died at Dreamland pier after arrival of doctors.
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Herman E. Helfenstein
Coney Island
James Street
West Hoboken
N. J
John and
Frederick Simpson
Court Street
Brooklyn
Helfenstein
Simpson Brothers
Wetehiman
Dreamland Pier
Clay
Morrison
Thielfenstein
Battle of sea monsters in mid ocean reported
A dramatic clash between whales and many giant swordfishes occurred mid ocean last Tuesday. The Baltic sighted the foamy water mass amid a fierce melee off the starboard about 11:30 pm. Whales fought back but the sea monsters showed greater numbers and power.
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New York
White Star
Baltic
Liverpool
Bottle Drifted 61 Years Finds Letter From 1899
A bottle cast from the Labrador wreck in March 1899 floated across the Atlantic and was recovered in August at New Harbor Newfoundland. Cattleman George B. Blandford had cast the note to a Montreal newspaper. Fisherman Reid Durnford found it after six and a half years at sea.
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Montreal
Dominion
Labrador
Scotland
George B. Blandford
New Harbor
Hermitage Bay
Newfoundland
Reid Durnford
Atlantic
White Mountains Autumnal Excursions Ticket Sale Notice
Tickets go on sale Sept 15 to Oct 7 for autumn trips to the White Mountains via the New York New Haven and Hartford Railway Agents. Inquire at NY, NH and H R R offices for rates and details.
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White Mountains
N. H
President approves Shonts food award for canal zone
President Roosevelt approves Shonts report confirming Jacob E. Markel of Omaha wins the Panama Canal zone hotel and subsistence concession. The decision emphasizes Markel's 30 years in railroad hotel operations and notes the government will own the permanent plant while the contractor maintains equipment.
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Oyster Bay
Panama Canal Zone
Jacob E. Markel
Omaha
Panama Railroad Company
Roosevelt
Shonts
Shants
Marke
Hudgins & Dumas
H. Balfe & Co
New York
Markel
Sudgins & Dumas
Ships Pass Sandy Hook On Transatlantic Run
The steamship Parima arriving from St. Thomas passed Sandy Hook at 11225 last night. Graecia from Inagua reported passing Sandy Hook at 1240 this morning. Steamship Lucania en route from New York to Liverpool went Brow Head at 455 this morning.
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Parima
St. Thomas
Sandy Hook
Graecia
Inagua
Lucania
New York
Liverpool
Brow Head
Round-trip Tickets to Pacific Coast Points Ad
One way and return rail offer from Erie Railroad with $50.00 fare to Pacific Coast Points aboard through October 30. Advertised at 390-1159 Broadway New York and 333 Fulton Street Brooklyn with agent Ady.
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Pacific Coast
Erie Railroad
B'way
N. Y
Fulton St
B’klyn
Ady
Death of Baron Salomon de Gunzbourg in Paris
Paris reports Baron Salomon de Gunzbourg found dead at his residence amid sugar market losses. The sugar crisis reportedly sees $52,000,000 in losses across firms, threatening major houses and pressuring beet growers and manufacturers as prices fall.
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Paris
Baron Salomon de Gunzbourg
France
Shot hits American tug in alleged waters clash
The fish tug W. J. McCarter, from Keystone Fish Company's fleet, arrived in Erie with a large hole in its side after a shell from Canadian cruiser Vigilant struck during a dispute over waters. Captain Frank Handy said he was pursuing nets when approached and fired upon, causing alarm but no surrender.
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New York Times
Erie
Penn
W. J. McCarter
Keystone Fish Company
Vigilant
Frank Handy
McCarter
Shanghai Boycott Strains U S Goods in Shanghai
State Department reports from Consul General Rodgers in Shanghai describe a severe impact of the Chinese boycott. Approximately 169000 bales of American piece goods worth about 8 million gold are in warehouses, with marketing and collection challenges rising as Manchuria remains closed. Estimated foreign goods affected in Shanghai reach 25 million gold. Consul Sammons in Niuchwang says Chinese officials there declare the boycott suppressed.
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Washington
State Department
Rodgers
Jat
Shanghai
Manchuria
Sammons
Niu-Chwang
Direct Cable Assured to China and Japan
The Commercial Cable Co. will extend its lines to Yokohama and Shanghai securing landing rights after three years of negotiations. Plans include routes from Guam to Yokohama and Manila to Shanghai forming a system covering two thirds of the globe with quick service to China and Japan.
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Japan
China
Clarence H. Mackay
Commercial Pacific Cable Company
Yokohama
Shanghai
McKinley
Takahira
United States
Mackay
Globe
San Francisco
Honolulu
Midway
Guam
Manila
Pacific Ocean
Far East
Philippines
Newfoundland
Europe
Pacific
Russia
Roosevelt
Knox
Moody
Armistice Signed by Russian and Japanese Generals
Major General Ovanosky and Gen. Fukushima signed an armistice ordinance near Shakhedze after nine hours of talks. The agreement covers the Gunshu Pass area in Manchuria. Ovanosky and his suite returned from Kochiation at 8 this morning.
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Gen. Ovanosky
Kochiation
Osky
Gen
Fukushima
Shakhedze
Cholera Reported in Breslau Sailor Child
Prof Fluegge told Breslau City Council a sailor's child at hospital had cholera. Germany reports 183 cases with 66 deaths. no new cases. Officials warn Courland and Volhynia governments face cholera threats and have taken precautions.
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Germany
NEW York Times
Berlin
Fluegge
Breslau
Mournful burial for tramp Griffin in Ambo y poor ground
Michael Griffin killed on the Central Railroad was laid to rest in Perth Ambo y with only city constables as mourners. They had previously collected fees from the county jail, and Griffin’s only listed relative, a boatman brother, could not be found. The constables sent a large floral piece.
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Messrs. Hudgins & Dumas
Ellis Island
Markel
Shonts
New York Times
Perth
Amboy
Michael Griffin
Central
Griffin
Porto Ricans Rally to Fight “Lazy Worm” Ailment
Washington dispatch reports Captain Ashford funds a $15,000 campaign against anaemia in Porto Rico. In June to August about 10.04 patients were treated with cures nearly every time. At Abonity station one third of residents, 487 people, were treated in August. six died, 716 discharged cured, with many others recovering. The illness leaves victims unable to work and humors food shortages as blamed by locals.
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Washington
Porto Rico
Army
B. K. Ashford
Abonity
Motor Car for Railway Tested by Union Pacific
The Union Pacific test of motor car No. 2, built for service, carried 57 railway officers from Omaha to Valley and back at a top speed of 52 mph. The return trip beat the Overland Limited by six minutes, promising use of this steel car for branch and suburban work by many railroads. It includes modern conveniences.
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Omaha
Union Pacific
Eastern Railway
Valley
Neb
Overland Limited
Denial from Fairbanks Ties to Printing Office Scandal
Senator Daniel McRausdell, Sergeant at Arms, denies Vice President Fairbanks was involved in a Government Printing Office stock scandal. He cites a communication from Fairbanks and states Fairbanks does not own Mergenthaler stock nor used influence to place Mergenthaler into the printing office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Daniel Mc Rausdell
United States Senate
Fairbanks
Mergenthaler Company
Mrs Young to Fight Exile Charge in Chicago
Beatrice M. Young, exiled from New York after shooting Mrs Catherine Morgan in the Imperial Hotel, arrives in Chicago to press for a trial. She denies fleeing voluntarily and accuses Mr Young and allies of scheming to hush the case, pledging to return west for justice.
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Chicago
New York City
Catherine Morgan
Imperial Hotel
Beatrice M. Young
New York
Erick Fricks Forgiveness of Homestead Remarked
In Pittsburg on September 14 H C Frick, once at odds with Homestead during the 1892 strike, toured a hilltop park he donated in 1898. He gave four city block grounds, beautified the park with funds and a fountain, and, seen walking alone last Sunday, was greeted by old residents who recalled his role in the clash.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
H. C. Frick
Homestead
Mr. Frick
Homestead Borough
Woman from West Medford dies by her own action in New York hotel
Miss Helen Berry, 21, of West Medford, identified as the woman who killed herself in a Manhattan hotel. E L Berry, her brother, telegraphed to hold the body. her father left for New York to bring it home. The Berry family says she had no known love affairs and had suffered a nervous disease affecting her head for about a year. She was active in church work and had been traveling recently.
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Boston
Manhattan
New York
Helen 5
Berry
West Medford
E. L. Berry
Miss Berry
Lorenzo A. Berry
Falls 200 Feet Alive Child Survives Palisades Plunge
Florence Buchanan aged 244 years fell from the Palisades at Mountain Road West Hoboken while playing near home at 391 Mountain Road. She survived the 200 foot drop despite severe injuries and is unconscious with slim chances of recovery per doctors. Burnett's Extract of Vanilla advertised in the piece.
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Florence Buchanan
Mountain Road
West Hoboken
Freight handlers in Chicago urged to accept railroad offer
Chicago Sept 14 Indications show freight handlers union will not strike after waiving a 10 percent wage increase. Railroads proposed changes in hours and pay while injuries were addressed. The union Executive Committee tonight advised members to accept the railroad offer.
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Chicago
Miss Ethel Cram Dies After Skull Injury
Miss Ethel Cram 35 daughter of Henry A. Cram and sister of J Sargent Cram died at her mother's Highwood summer home in Lenox Massachusetts after two months in an unconscious state from a July 18 skull fracture caused by a kick. cerebro meningitis developed in the final days and death was expected hourly. The accident happened while driving home from Pittsfield.
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Lenox
Mass
Ethel Cram
Henry A. Cram
New York
J. Sargent Cram
Highwood
Miss Cram
Pittsfield
Russian Vice Consul Arrested in Chicago
Prince Nicholas Engalitcheff, Vice Consul for Russia in Chicago, appeared in Police Court charged with violating the city speed limit for automobiles. He was arrested last night and, despite claiming exemption as a foreign government representative, posted a $15 cash bond. The case was adjourned to September 23.
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Chicago
Nicholas Engalitcheff
Russia
Family offers $1000 reward after merchant dies by suicide
The family of Frederick W. Hansing, a retired dry goods merchant, who jumped from the Washington Bridge on Tuesday while melancholia, offers a $1,000 reward for the recovery of the body.
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Frederick W. Hansing
Washington Bridge
Nothing Quite Equals It The Twentieth Century Limited Ady
The Twenty First Century Limited is described as the 18 hour New York to Chicago train by the New York Central Lines. It leaves New York at 3 50 P M and arrives in Chicago at 8 30 next morning.
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New York
Chicago
New York Central Lines
Ady
Lehigh Valley R R Fare From New York to Pacific Coast
Advertisement notes a $50 railroad fare from New York to the Pacific Coast offered by Lehigh Valley Railroad for travel between Sept 14 and Oct 30. The brief notice highlights the route without additional terms.
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N. Y
Pacific Coast
Lehigh Valley
R. R
Ady
Fare to Philadelphia and return by Pennsylvania Railroad
Travel offer for September 16 17 and 18 good to return until September 25 on account of I O O F meeting. Ady.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
I. O. O. F. Meesting
Ady
Citizens' Union withdraws from Fusion movement in New York
The Citizens' Union pulls out after repeated adjournments and refusals to name candidates. Justice Gaynor asked for three days to decide on Mayoralty. Republicans Municipal Ownership League and German American Reform Union pressed on. Cutting states Citizens' Union will report to City Committee and will act as it sees fit.
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Fusion
Citizens’ Union
Municipal Ownership League
William J. Gaynor
Berltk
Justice Gaynor
League
Thomas Gilleran
C. Augustus Haviland
Republicans
German-American Reform Union
Messrs. Gilleran
Haviland
Cutting
Fifth Avenue
Citizens’ Union Committee of Sixteen
Jerome
Ie Republican Party
Sept. T
Mr. Jerome
Republican Party
Citizens” Union
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Investigation Board For International Disputes
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Panama Railroad
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Wallace
Magoon
Ross
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Mr. Balfe
Mr. Markel
Hie
S$ Ea
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Commercial Cable Co
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Gen. Ovan
Caucasus
Elizabethpol
Tm.is
Revolutionary Party
Saku
Shirinkin
ST. Petersburg
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Volhynia
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Helen ‘Berry
West Medford, Mass
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