Order for Harriman Show Cause Over Union Pacific Holdings
The United States seeks an order to compel Edward Harriman and Otto Kahn to answer questions about Harriman's control of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific, including Chicago & Alton stock dealings and Pacific purchases. The petition, filed in federal court, cites extensive testimony and notes Harriman’s long leadership roles and stock acquisitions through Kuhn, Loeb & Co.
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United States Circuit Court
United States
Stimson
Department of Justice
Interstate Commerce Commission
Edward H. Harriman
Otto H. Kahn
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Commission
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Hough
Shields
Messrs. Harriman
Kahn
Harriman
Chicago & Alton
Illinois Central
Pacific
H. B. Rogers
H. C. Frick
Artain
Gahn
Henkel
Mr. Kahn
West
Morristown
Guthrie, Cravath & Henderson
Barriman
R. S. Lovett
Paul D. Cravath
Lovett
New York
Chicago
Portland
San Francisco
Seattle
Los Angeles
Union Pacific Railway
Utah
Bes
Oregon Short Line
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company
Southern Pacific Company
Kentucky
Ogden
New Orleans
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Honolulu
Oriental Points
E. H. Harriman
Union Pacific Company
Southern Pacific Fmpany
Oregon
Baltimore & Ohio
Gregan
Harrimans
Frank B. Kelof
Manton Pacific
Atchison, Fepeka & Bantu Fe
H. H. Rogers
H. C
Belfast mobs fire on crowd as deaths occur
In Belfast on August 12 troops opened fire near Cullingtree Road after rioters attacked a police inspector. A woman and a man were killed, many wounded, and hospitals overflowed as soldiers charged the mob and rioters wrecked streets and property into the night.
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Belfast
Constabulary
Cullingtree Road
Falls
Grosvenor
Saratoga Lid Off Signals Opened Gambling Clubs
Saratoga’s odds dens reopened tonight after a summer pause. Fashionable venues stayed low key while smaller clubs welcomed the public with brisk business. Visitors, including Wall Street men, shifted to New York after the stock market crash.
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Tribune
Saratoga
N. Y
Wall Street
New York
Patrolman Rescues Family in Six Story East 75th Street Fire
Patrolman John Fitzpatrick crawled through smoke to save Mrs Amelia Popper and her two daughters Adelaide and Emma from a lower floor fire in a six story tenement at 309 East 75th Street. He lowered them to firefighters as the fire and smoke overwhelmed residents. Detectives later arrested two youths, George Jene and Emanuel Meistrels, on suspicion of starting the blaze. Damage listed under $30.
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East 75Th Street
John Fitzpatrick
East 67Th Street
Amelia Popper
Adelaide
Emma
Frank la Tier
East 74Th Street
la Tier
Fitzpatrick
Popper
Duane
Michaels and
Donnelly
East 61Th Street
Geores Jene
Emanuel Meistrels
First Avenue
Ex Secretary Long Recovered Leaves Brunswick for Buckfield
Ex Secretary John D. Long and his wife departed Brunswick Maine today for Buckfield his former home reports say he has fully recovered from a recent illness and is traveling with his wife to resume residence.
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Long
Brunswick
John D. Long
Buckfield
Mr. Long
Dewey's Pure Grape Juice Advertisement
Ad for Dewey and Sons Co at 138 Fulton Street New York promotes Dewey's Pure Grape Juice as the most healthful summer drink.
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Dewey’s
Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
Caid Sir Harry MacLean Freed by Elkmes Tribe
In Tangier on August 12, Caid Sir Harry MacLean, longtime Morocco official and bodyguard to the Sultan, was handed over by his captor the bandit Raisuli to the Elkmes tribe and released. Negotiations between Raisuli, the Sultan’s government, and Britain had preceded the release, with efforts to secure fair treatment for the former captive.
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Elkmes
Raisuli
Tangier
Caid
Harry MacLean
Harry Macle
Morocco
Harry
Standard Oil Responds To Commissioner Smith Report
Standard Oil publishes a brief reply from its New York office at 26 Broadway denying the commissioner’s criticisms. The statement defends the company’s conduct as compliant with public rights and law and promises full answers to Herbert Knox Smith’s assertions when appropriate.
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Commissioner of Corporation
Standard Oil Company
Broadway
Herbert Knox Smith
United States
Bureau of Corporations
Mr. Smith
Three Men Arrested Over Stolen Bonds Valise Heist
Three young men were arrested and jailed at Police Headquarters after attempting to bargain for the return of a valise containing 850000 in bonds from Thomas Loose of Patchogue. The men named John Hanlon Andrew Farrell and David Pelzinger seemed to plan a sale at 72 East 13th Street. Detectives on hand thwarted the scheme as the valise was recovered.
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Thomas Loose
Patchogue
Long Islam
John Hanlon
East 152d Street
Andrew Farrrell
Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn
Andrew Farrell
David Pelzinger
Jackson Street
Loose
Sixth Avenue
No. 72
East 13Th Street
Up Police
Carrette and
Murphy
Kentucky Feud Turns Deadly In Floyd County
In Goodloe Floyd County Samuel Arnett and Will Sheppard shot at William Stephens home killing Nora Stephens and wounding Arnett. Sheppard fled and remains at large. Stephens is linked by marriage to a Fitzpatrick sister, tied to a prior Prestonburg circuit court shooting case.
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Lexington
Goodloe
Floyd County
Samuel Arnett
Will Sheppard
William Stephens
Stephens
Nora
Arnett
Sheppard
Fitzpatrick Boys
Andy” Coburn
Prestonburg
Congo State replies to Twain pamphlet in Brussels
The Congo Independent State press bureau issued a pamphlet in Brussels on August 12 responding to Mark Twain's King Leopold's Soliloquy. The document argues against Twain's portrayal and defends Congo policy.
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Congo
Leopold
Brussels
Du Ponts Guarantee Teachers' Pay Increase
The Du Pont family in Wilmington Delaware pledged to raise the salary of each teacher at Alexis I Du Pont public school by $100 yearly due to insufficient state and county funds. The notice mentions vacation travel advertising within the same brief item.
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Tribune
Wilmington
Del
Alexis I. du Pont
du Pont
Stock Market Plunge Deepens Amid Demoralization
A severe stock market collapse sent many issues to new multi-year lows yesterday with the New York Central sliding to 162 and Consolidated Gas down to 103 by day’s end. Bearish sentiment grew from Attorney General BonaParte threats against corporations and ongoing money market tightening, though some bargain hunting appeared from interior buyers.
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London
New York Central
Bears
Consolidated Gas
Great Northern
American Smelting and Refining Common
Amalgamated Copper
Union Pacific
United States Steel
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Missouri Pacific
Delaware & Hudson
Pennsylvania
Louisville & Nashville
Northern Pacific
Interborough
Bonaparte
Standard Oil Company
Associated Banks of
New York
Standard Oil
Telegraphers Strike Cripples Western Union and Postal
In New York City Western Union and Postal Telegraph workers walked out after a whistle signal, crippling metropolitan and national telegram service. Union officials claimed thousands struck while company officials disputed the numbers and moved to consolidate operations in main offices. The walkout spread to Philadelphia Baltimore Washington and other cities as managers pledged to maintain essential service with remaining staff.
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Western Union
Associated Press
Postal Telegraphers
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Baltimore
Washington
Cleveland
Buffalo
Albany
South
Montreal
Can
Worcester
Mass
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Greater
New York
Western Union Telegraph Company
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
The
Postal
Western
Percy Thomas
Metropollitan
Joseph J. Ahearn
Telegraph Company
Belvidere Broecks
Wesley Russell
Chicago
Pine Street
Daniel L. Russell
Board of Strategy
Thomas Brennan
Ahearn
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Bronx
Staten Island
Long Island City
Flushing
Queens
Kings
Broadway
Brooks
Wee
Postal Telegraph
E. J. Nally
Nally
Postal Company
Leonard Street
Broad Street
American District Telegraph Company
Financial District
14Th Street
Dc. C. Adams
Postal Telegraph Company
Leonard, Broad Street
Mr. Nally
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ORDER
Usher
Ady
Caid Maclean
SMITH
Company
Commissioner of Corporations
the Tribune
Mark Twain
DU Ponts
St. Paul Eeeree
Atchison Roseee'e
Delaware & Hudson OT
Louisville & Nashvi
Interborough-Met
Consolidated G Ow
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