Market Break Deepens on Western Roads Move
Stocks fell sharply as confidence waned after a government move against Western roads and rails planning cost curtailment. Union Pacific led the decline from 175 to 168 and steel common dropped amid heavy liquidation. 1,475,488 shares traded with four stocks logging new yearly lows.
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Union Pacific
Reading
St. Paul
Steel
Western Reeds
Pacific
London
Commissar House
Shorts
Taft displeased by rumors of coming market panic
President Taft, amused and irritated, learned Wall Street chatter misquoted his remarks to Northern University graduates. He warned that business cannot sustain ten years of trade growth, foreseeing possible slowdowns or panics but noting overall progress and eventual recoveries.
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Taft
Wall Street
Taft Wee
Nevic
Calumet and Hecla Reduces Dividend
Boston June 3 The quarterly dividend of the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company is cut from eight dollars per share, the amount paid in the last quarter of its 1968 fiscal year. The reduced dividend is to be paid at the corresponding quarter this year.
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Boston
T He Calumet and
Hecla Mining Company
Geyser Spouts Ice Water in Yellowstone Park
Telegraph report from Helens Mont June 3 notes a geyser in Yellowstone Park spurting ice cold water despite warm weather. The event drew curiosity from visitors and local observers. Supported by sightseers who described the plume shooting high into the air.
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The
Tribune
Roosevelt declines to swap sentiment for sentimentality in speech
London June 4 The Times prints Theodore Roosevelt's letter replying to a critic who urged replacing sentimentality with sentiment in his Guildhall address. He defends the term saying sentimentality is a weak reed while affirming the value of high ideals and feeling in guiding actions.
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London
the Times
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Egypt
Britain
Villiers Predicts War and Canada’s India Role
Frederick Villiers, speaking at the Canadian Club of Victoria, urged Britain against Egypt rule, forecast a Britain Germany clash, and said Canada should ready about thirty thousand troops for potential India action as Russia might pressure India during a war.
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the Tribune
Ottawa
Ont
Frederick Villiers
Canadian Club
Victoria
B. C
Roosevelt
Egypt
Great Britain
Germany
Express Train in Wreck Near Great Barrington
An express train from Pittsfield colliding with a stopped freight near Great Barrington, Massachusetts, telescoped two freight cars and a caboose. About 100 passengers were shaken but not seriously injured. Engineer John Blake and fireman were slightly hurt. baggage master Charles Gedney suffered chest contusions. Traffic halted for two hours.
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Great Barrington
Mass
Pittsfield
New York, New Haven & Hartford
John Blake
Charles Gedney
Danbury
Conn
Fireboat Rams Schooner Off West 46th Street
Fireboat James Thane responding to a West 46th Street alarm struck the moored schooner alongside the pier causing a ten foot hole in her starboard side. Damage to the schooner totaled about $200 as the crew fled to safety. fire started in a hayloft at West 44th Street car No.32 and the cross current prevented proper steering.
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West 46Th Street
James Thane
Kelly
Wherum
West 44Th Street
Boy Leaves Hair on Roof After Escape Incident
Eight year old Francis Kary of 141 East North Street, a habitual truant, slept on the roof of 171 East 1th Street with his head caught in a softened tag. Patrolman Prazak and Dr. Fulton responded. the boy escaped with hair left on the roof after being freed and sent home.
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Francis Kary
No. 141
East Noth Street
1D Street
Second Avenue
East 1Th Street
Balloon Found Swallowed by Cow In Amherst Area
A balloon launched from Pittsfield by Professor Roteh of the Blue Hills Observatory was found at Dwight Station near Amherst. The cow that encountered the balloon died from choking, but the accompanying instruments have not been located.
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Amsherst
Mass
Pittsfield
Roteh
Blue Hills Observatory
Dwight Station
Here
Procter May Renew Gift to Princeton Graduate School
Following Isaac Wyman’s estate bequest to Princeton University for its Graduate School, William Cooper Procter of Cincinnati plans to renew his offer of 500000 dollars, which would add about 1 million to the endowment if matching funds and site conditions are met. Procter withdrew earlier amid policy disputes and changes in school plans.
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Isaac ©. Wyman
Salem
Mass
Princeton University
William Cooper Procter
Cincinnati
Procter
Moses Taylor Pyne
Board of Trustees
Wilson
Princeton
Pyne
Isaac C. Wyman
University
Andrew F. West
Princeton Graduate School
Racing War in New Orleans
New Orleans reports a clash between church and state over restoring horse racing after a two year ban. Archbishop James H. Blenk calls Catholics to oppose the contemplated crime against children and homes, urging faithful action against the sport and its supporters.
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The
Tribune
New Orleans
James H. Blenk
Blenk
Canada Stocks in Demand Amid London Investments
William Mackenzie, president of Canadian Northern, returned from England with over 40 million dollars distributed to debentures, subsidies, road, and coal concerns. Settlement totals include 6.9 million for Canadian Northern debentures and 14 million for Dunsmuir Collieries. Securities remain popular in London.
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Tribune
Toronto
William Mackenzie
Canadian Northern
England
Winnipeg Street Railway
Western Canada Lumber Company
Dunsmuir Collieries
Brazan Coal Fields
Alberta
Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific Railway
London
Mackenzie
Contractor Pitou fatally injured in Chenango Falls crash
Word of an automobile accident at Chenango Falls twelve miles north of Binghamton reached The Tribune. Mr Pitou of Creeden Pitou contractors is reported fatally injured after the car struck a bridge and threw him onto planking. Physicians and nurses were summoned from Binghamton.
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the Tribune
Binghamton
N. Y
Chenango
Pitou
Creeden
Syrian’s Double Life Badly Hurts Rider and Horse
A chaotic incident injures a rider and destroys a horse’s calm at a rural event. Hamilton pursues a frightened animal, escalating the scene and unsettling local safety. Authorities investigate motives and secure the area.
Double life pleaded guilty as forgery in Brooklyn
Selim Ghazal a Syrian born in Brooklyn and once a U S Treasury agent admitted guilt to forgery in the second degree and received a state prison sentence of three to six years Judge Crain imposed the term after prosecutors described Ghazal as using a trusted position to forge checks from the Greek and Syrian Grocery and Liquor Co and to victimize merchants.
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Selim Ghazal
16Th Street
Brooklyn
United States
Treasury Department
Crain
Winfred T. Denison
Joseph W. Wheatley
Delehanty
Ghazal
Washington Street
Farjalla, Araktounji & Co
Jerome
Araktounji
Russellville suit claims damages over forced dining incident
R L Page Jr of Red Bay sues C W Weir and others of Quitman Miss for 10000 damages claiming after publishing a Quitman Globe dance account he was confronted by citizens who tore out the story, forced him to eat it and drove him from town. Rail tickets between New York and Atsehy are accepted on Day Line steamers.
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Russellville
Ala
R. L. Page, Jr
Red Bay
C. W. Weir
Quitman
Miss
Page
Quitman Globe
New York
Atsehy
Taft cheers as railroad bill passes in Detroit
President Taft at a Detroit Board of Commerce dinner hears the Senate has passed the railroad bill. He claps and exclaims Bully Bully, then congratulates Senators Burrows and Alden Smith and Representative Denby nearby. Mutual congratulations follow.
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Detroit
Taft
Detroit Board of Commerce
Senate
Burrows
William Alden Smith
Representative Denby
Perkins Making Peace in Chicago Rail Conflicts
George W. Perkins of J. P. Morgan & Co. urged Western railroad presidents and shippers to meet for a conference next Tuesday after two days of talks in Chicago. He warned against panic and pressed amicable settlement, telling manufacturers railroads faced a grave financial outlook amid government policy.
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Chicago
George W. Perkins
J. P. Morgan & Co
New York
East
Western Railroad
Perkins
Russian Aeronaut Popoff Dies Soon After Aviation Crash
Russian aviator M. Popoff, instructor of avia tion in the army and pioneer of Russian aviation, was fatally injured when a Wright machine crashed at Gatchina during a Ministry of War flight. He flew a quarter of an hour before the descent struck an elevation and wrecked the craft. He suffered chest and thigh injuries and a severe head wound. recovery is doubtful.
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St. Petersburg
M. Popoff
Gatchina
Ministry of War
Russia
Bandits Loot Mexican Ranches Near Oaxaca Raid
Eighteen attackers led by the noted Santanon struck Hacienda Bella Vista in southeast Oaxaca. Manager Roberto Voight and two employees were killed. Mrs Voight was bound and maltreated. Bandits looted the house then seized $4000 from Hacienda La Pomona and attacked two additional ranches as authorities pursued them.
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Mexico City
Santanon
Bella Vista
Oaxaca
Roberto Voight
Fall Kills Horsewoman Miss Marion Mossman
New Haven reports the death of Miss Marion Mossman twenty nine, a Vassar graduate and athlete, who died after a carriage accident near Guilford as she headed to a Madison summer home. Her father Rev W D Mossman, head of the City Missionary Association, survives with two sisters.
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New Haven
Marion Mossman
Vassar College
City Missionary Association
Guilford
Miss Mossman
Madison
Vassar
Confession Follows Police Phone Link in Brooklyn Robbery
Detectives Neggersmith and Manning arrest Edward Jones and William O Rourke after a telephone tip from a Brooklyn police call about a home burglary coincides with their pawnshop stakeout. Jones and O Rourke confessed to stealing jewelry including rings pins watches and bracelets claimed by Edwin Domingue and guests Annie Graemer and Gertrude Bateh.
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Brooklyn
Neggersmith
Manning
Brooklyn Detective Bureau
Myrtle Avenue
Edward Jones
Fulton Street
William O’ Rourke
Prince Street
Jones
O'Rourke
Edwin Dominge
Benedict Avenue
Woodhaven
Jones and O'Rourke
Domingo
Annie Graemer
Gertrude Bateh
Weather Worries Veteran and Suicide in Pittsburg
June 3 report from Pittsburg notes a veteran named George Stevenson aged seventy eight shot himself with a Civil War era revolver. Stevenson, a pioneer coal operator of the Youghiogheny Valley, cited unsettled weather and melancholia as factors.
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Pittsburg
George Stevenson
Stevenson
Youghiogheny Valley
Senate Passes Railroad Bill in Ten Hour Senate Debate
The Senate approved the administration railroad bill by 50 to 12 after a long session with many amendments debated. Republican leaders controlled the proceedings while Democrats split on key votes, including a late roll call on La Follette amendments and proposals affecting the Court of Commerce.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Court of Commerce
Senate
Chamberlain
Clay
Gore
Paynter
Simmons
Stone
Bacon
Fletcher
Frazier
Hughes
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Percy
Purcell
Rayner
Shively
Smith
Maryland
South Carolina
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la Follette
Nelson
Kean
Beveridge
Borah
Bristow
Clapp
Dolliver
Elkins
Interstate Commerce Committee
House
Court of Commercce
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Commerce Court
Carter
John Jay
John Marshall
Hale
Bacon, Bailey
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Calumet & Hecla
Theodore Roosevelt
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Edwards
White Wings
Hamilton
Charles K. Hamilton
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New Britain
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Egerton L. Winthrop, Jr
Board of Education
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