Compromise Talks Aim to Standardize Eastern Passenger Rates
Shippers and railroads press toward a uniform rate system as George W. Perkins mediates between railroad chiefs and packing houses. Negotiations consider moving to a 5 cent per 20 pounds or a 22 to 3 cent mile scheme, with trials of uniform interstate fares and potential revenue shifts. The outcome hinges on a delicate deal balancing packers' costs and railroad profits. Next week, passenger traffic officials reconvene to review figures.
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Chicago
East
George W. Perkins
J. P. Morgan & Co
Packing House
Seaboard
Perkins
New York
Packing House Ledger
Eastern Railroad
Mississippi River
Surplus Share Push at American District Telegraph
Small stockholders push to compel distribution of the $2,000,000 treasury surplus as increased dividends. If directors refuse, court action may force the payout. Western Union, holding influence, controls about $785,000 of stock but is buying more to gain a majority and vote against higher dividends.
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American District Telegraph Company of
New Jersey
Western Union Telegraph Company
Frectors
Western Union
Blair Issues Ultimatum on Elevated Line Merger
Chicago June 18 The Blair syndicate demands a firm stand from the Metropolitan Elevated directors on consolidation or remaining out. Blair warns the merger will proceed with the other three lines and will not raise its price. He departs for New York confident three roads will join in one company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Metropolitan Elevated Railroad Company
Henry A. Blair
Blair
Metropolitan
New York
The
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Yale Commencement Week Opens With Play and Plans
Yale commencement week began with the Dramatic Association presenting The Taming of the Shrew on campus. Expected events include a Taft Hotel project, class reunions for the classes of 30 and 80, memorials for Warren Seabury and Sumner, speeches by Justice Brown and President Hadley, and Taft’s anticipated visit with his son’s graduation and class dinner.
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Tribune
New Haven
Yale
The
Dramatic Association of
University
W. P. Bullitt, Jr
Katharina
W. de F. Manice
Petruchio
Episcopal
Heator
Washington
Partridge
Japan
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Warren Seabury
United States
Dryden
New Jersey
Brandegee
Connecticut
John Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Justice Brown
United States Supreme Court
Law School
William Graham Sumner
Sampson Lyceum
Otto T. Barnard
Hadley
Foreign Missionary Association
Yale Mission College
Roosevelt
Mason Moore
Admiral Dewey
Manila Bay
Rooseveltt
Gladiators
William F. Knox
Spartacus
Taft
Robert
Yale Renominated Unopposed at Putnam County GOP Meet
John R. Yale was renominated to the Assembly with no opposition at the Putnam County Republican Convention in Carmel. Delegates to the State Convention include Yale, Hamilton Fish, and J. B. Southard. to the Congress convention are Weeks, Edgar Stannard, and William Benjamin. The group adopted resolutions congratulating Theodore Roosevelt on his safe return to America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Poughkeepsie
John R. Yale
Putnam County
Carmel
Clayton Rider
Yale
Hamilton Fish
J. B. Southard
E. C. Weeks
Edgar Stannard
Brewster Bank
William Benjamin
Garrison
Theodore Roosevelt
America
Northwestern Gas Light Consolidated Under People’s Group
The Northwestern Gas Light and Coke Company, once independent, is now controlled by interests linked to the People's Gas Light and Coke Company. The merger combines Northwestern with Cicero Gas Company, with common stock authorized at 5 million and about 4.175 million outstanding. The deal closed months ago with undisclosed price. The merged entity serves most of Cook County not covered by People's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern Gas Light and Coke Company
People’s Gas Light and Coke Company
Northwestern Company
John R. Walsh
Cicero Gas Company
Cook County
Near Death For Detroit Street Car Crowd
One hundred passengers on a crowded Detroit avenue street car faced death when the car derailed on the Superior Viaduct. The car hung over the open draw with six feet of the forward truck over the edge. Patrolman Zipp was injured rescuing a purse. the motorman stayed at his post and applied the air brakes in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
J Cleveland
Detroit Avenue
Superior Viaduct
Zipp
Tobacco Demurrer Overruled in Anti-Trust Suit
Federal Judge Connor overruled the American Tobacco Company demurrer in the Ware Kramer Tobacco Company suit seeking 1 400 000 dollars damages. The bill alleges that the defendants used trust methods to crush competition and would violate the anti trust law if true.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Raleigh, N. C
Connor
Ware Kramer Tobacco Company
American Tobacco Company
Modern Carpet Cleansing by T M Stewart
T M Stewart of 42 West List Street has perfected a compressed air carpet cleaning system. He operates a large wagon delivery service and can dispatch a cleaning unit to any home by phone.
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T. M. Stewart
West List Street
Stewart
Mining stock closing quotations from San Francisco
Official closing quotations for mining stocks list numerous named mines and companies such as Hale & Norcross, Belcher, Kentucky, Ophir, Occidental, Caledonia, Sierra Nevada, Potosi, Overman, Imperial, Crown Point, Utah, Yellow Jacket, and more with varied prices and fractions across the board. The report records multiple entries and abbreviations typical of 19th century market summaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Hale & Norcross
Alpha
Andes
Sulig
Belcher
Kentucky
Test & Belch
Lady Wash
Cas Caledonia
Colenge
Overman
Chemiskwes
Potosi
Cal & Va
Imperial
Utah
Curry
Yellow Jacket
Hamersley Estate Fight Draws Fifty Lawyers in Court
Queens County Supreme Court heard a petition to appoint a referee to account for Louis C. Hamersley's estate and to decide its distribution. The dispute centers on whether Louis Gordon Hamersley or the Mason heirs have rightful claims to the multimillion dollar fortune. Justice Blackmar will name a referee this week to determine the accounting and heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queens County Supreme Court
Justice Blackmar
Long Island City
Hammersley
Roland Reed Rasquin
William Rasquin, Jr
Alfred H. Renhaw
Lily Warren Beresford
Louis C. Hamersley
Louis Gordon Hamersley
J. Hooker Hamersley
Hamersley
Mason
Duchess of Marlborough
Margaret Chisholm
Henry Pee Man
Louis S. Hamersley
George G. Williams
Jacob K. Lockman
Government files Sherman Act suit against Great Lakes Towing
Cleveland June 18 the government sues the Great Lakes Towing Company claiming it is a trust restraining trade and seeks ouster of its charter. The action in U S Circuit Court cites the Sherman act and names nineteen officers directors and stockholders as defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Great Lakes Towing Company
United States Circuit Court
William R. Day
Washington
Great Lakes
Duluth
Buffalo
New Jersey
Edward Smith
James Davidson
Bay City
Mich
A. B. Wolvin
D. Sullivan
Chicago
M. H. Wardwell
George A. Garretson
Z. F. Newman
Ll. C. Hanna
H. G. Dalton
C. E. Grover
R. R. Rhodes
L M. Bowers
Binghamton
C. W. Elphicke
William Livingstone
Detroit
John A. McGean
Montclair
N. J
William Dempster
Hill warns of rain day ahead for workers
In a St Paul address James J. Hill counselled locomotive workers to cut living costs and save for a rainy day. He linked inadequate rail facilities and limited borrowing to upgrade terminals and warned that bumper crops could block traffic and that lawmakers often raise living costs through ill considered laws. He predicted a prolonged downturn after the next low mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
James J. Hill
Hill
Five Masked Bandits Rob Cleveland Paving Pay Satchel
In Cleveland on June 18 five masked men held up Elmer Demarest and Charles Peters near Newburg and took a $1,000 pay satchel. A sheriff's posse pursued for fifteen miles. shots were fired, one posse member was wounded, and one bandit was captured with the money recovered. The chase for the remaining robbers continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Elmer Demarest
Charles Peters
Cleveland Trinidad Paving Company
Newburg
Stevens Named President of Pacific & Eastern Railway
John F. Stevens former Panama Canal chief engineer now heading the Pacific & Eastern Railway Company succeeding the resigned John R. Allen. William Gerrig is re elected vice president and general manager with J W Lawlor named secretary to replace G B P Humphrey. Hill and associates have nearly acquired the minority 40 percent stake once held by retiring president Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Stevens
Panama Canal
Hill
Oregon
Pacific & Eastern Railway Company
John R. Allen
William Gerrig
J. W. Lawlor
G. B P. Humphrey
J. R. Allen
James J. Hill
Final Hearing Held in Slater Trust Co. v Randolph-Macon Coal
Judge Hand presided in the United States Circuit Court over a suit by Slater Trust Company against Randolph-Macon Coal Company and others of Missouri. The complaint charges misrepresentation of coal holdings in bonds sold on a mortgage to the trust company. Judge Hand reserved decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slater Trust Company
Randolph-Macon Coal Company
Missouri
Judge Hand
United States
Truste
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company Plans Capital Increase
A special meeting of stockholders will vote to raise capital from 17.5 million to 22.71 million dollars to fund a planned expansion of business. The move aims to provide necessary funds for growth and increased operations.
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Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
Evening Wraps and Pongee Paletots in Domestic Make
The listing presents multiple evening wraps previously priced 98.00 to 145.00 now offered at 58.00 and 75.00 with some 19.75, 25.00, and 45.00 figures. It also notes pongee paletots formerly priced 33.50 to 75.00.
Marine Intelligence Miniature Almanac Entry
Sun and moon data with high and low water times for Sandy Hook Governor's Island and Hell Gate. Includes sun set and moon phase timings and relative nautical references. The fragment provides typical coastal navigation notes without a full article context or date.
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High Water
Sandy Hook
Governor's Island
Hell Gate
Ships sail plans reported from Sandy Hook beacon
Wireless reports show the Columbia at 293 miles east of Sandy Hook at 6 4m yesterday and due to dock this forenoon. The Rotterdam at 770 miles east of Sandy Hook at 8 50 am yesterday is set to dock Monday forenoon. The Chicago at 800 miles east of Sandy Hook at 4 30 am yesterday is also expected to dock soon.
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Columbia
Sandy Hook
Rotterdam
Chicago
Maritime Shipping Notices Across Europe and Americas
A calendar of vessel movements lists ships with origins and destinations including Columbia Palermo Southampton Cedric Liverpool Glasgow Algiers Naples Hull Rotterdam Hamburg Baltimore and many others. Entries show June dates for arrivals departures and cross Atlantic mail routes among operators like Cunard White Star Lloyds and Mallory with destinations from Bordeaux to New Orleans and Havre to Gibraltar.
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Columbia
Palermo
St Paul
Southampton
Cedric
Liverpool
Columbia Glasgow
Wilson Hudson
Algiers
Gibraltar
Abruzzi
Naples
Buffalo
Hull
Oceania
Sabine
Key West
Rotterdam
Minnetonka
Mallory
Trent I
Coamo
San Juan
Ny&pr
Chicago
Havre
Holl-Am Cargoes
London
Prinz F Wilhelm
Bremen
Lloyd
Prinz Sigismund
Savanilla
Hamb-Am
Maracaibo
Red D
Bayamo
Jampico
Antilles
New Orleans
el Valle
Savannah
Kronprinz Wm
G Lloyd
Carmania
Cunard
Korona
St Thomas
Quebec
Marowijne
Paramaribo
Dwi
Venezia
Fabre
Nederland
Bermuda
Royal Mail
Galveston
Macon
Denver
Shipping Schedule Totals For June Clerical Listing
A historical maritime timetable notes ships and sailings from Galveston and nearby ports. It lists vessel names such as Voltaire Suriname Iroquois Cecile Mauritania Hamburg Noordam Oceania City of Savannah and others with departure times and destinations across June dates and multiple routes.
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Concho
Galveston
Mallory
Voltaire
Rio
Suriname
Paramaribo
Dw1
Woglinde
Pernambuco
Iroquois
Jacksonville
Clyde
Antilles
New Orleans
Savas
Sabine
Texas
Oceania
Naples
Trent
Bermuda
R Drumcree
Argentina
Arp
Port of New York Arrivals Steamer Byron Report
Port records show the Steamer Byron from Brazil and the Caribbean arriving at New York on Saturday June 18 1910 with cargo from Santos Rio de Janeiro Bahia and Barbados. The voyage origins included Brazil and the West Indies with docking details noted for customs and passenger handling.
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Port of
New York
Byron
Santos
Rio de Janeiro
Bahia
Barbados
Bes
Maritime Route Names and Ports Listed in Dispatch
A long list of ships and ports appears, naming vessels and destinations such as Glasgow Naples Minneapolis London Cristobal City of Columbus Savannah Princess Anne Norfolk Newport News New York Southampton Liverpool Sagua de Tanamo Antwerp New Orleans Caracas San Juan Philadelphia Newport News Ist Brunswick Roma Marseilles Naples Havana San Juan Galveston Hamburg Kingston and more, reflecting a navigational or shipping record.
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Bar
Manna Hata
Baltimore
New York and
Moise
Panama
Cristobal
Malls
Columbia
Trieste
Patras
Palermo
Oran
Phelps Bros & Co
City of
Clyde Ss Co
Karema
Calcutta
Colombo
Port Salad
Algiers
Boston
Norton & Son
The
Rheinfels
Ger
Charleston
Finch, Edge & Co
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
Hamburg
Southampton
Cherbour
Evelyn
Cardenas
Matanzas
Munson
Jefferson
Newport News
Norfolk
Old Dominion Ss Co
Luisiana
Ital
Genoa
Naples
C B Richard & Co
Ec Omnatien
Mdse
Ossabaw
Brunswick
Brunswick Ss Co
Furneesia
Glasgow
King Albert
Minneapolis
London
Advance
Carolyn
Delaware
Philadelphia
Altamaha
Istunswick
Roma
Marseilles
Saratoga
Havana
Harry Luckenbach
San Juan
Apache
Jacksonville
el Cid
Galveston
Cleveland
Grenada
Trinidad
Prinz Joachim
Kingston
Cattle Market Reports From Chicago Telegraph Note
Telegraph report from Chicago dated June 18 notes cattle receipts at 700 with steady prices. Beeves range $5 65 to $8 10. Texas steers $5 25 to $7 15. Western steers $5 40 to $7 60. stockers and feeders $3 99 to $8 40. cows and heifers $2 75 to $9 0. calves $5 0 to $6 9. Hogs listed but not completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Chicago
Texas
Kansas City
Western
Souther San &Ifers
Cincinnati
Une
Carrie Bee
Louisville
Maritime Shipping Notation From World Ports
Arrivals list includes Bordeaux June 17 St Laurent Paris via New York Manila June 16 Wray Castle via Algiers and Singapore. Fisheuard June 18 Caronia sailing to Liverpool. Rio Zanehi June 16 Black Prince proceeding toward New York.
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Bordeaux
St Laurent
New York
Manila
Wray Castle
Algiers
Singapore
Fisheuard
Caronia
Liverpool
Rio
Black Prince
New Or
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Shippers
Chicago Packers
American District Telegraph Co
H. A. Blair
Oberammergau
Sunday Tribune
BIG Gas Concern Merged
Northwestern
People’s Company
Hamersley Estate
Posse
Stevens
Hill Road
Slater
Stern Brothers
Pongee
West Twenty-third Street
Batiste
Whitcomb Metallic
Fifth Avenue
Marine Intelligence
New-York Tribune
Dimity
Transpacific
N. Y
Corea
China
Tacoma
Hawaii
Philip
Liberia
Tahiti
Marquesas
Cook — Islands
New Zealand
Australia
San San Francisco
Mariposs
Samoan Islands
S— Estralia
An Francisco
Ippine Islands
Shipping News
Sailbpd
St Michaels
Re d'Italia
Mesaba
Finland
Berg
Antwerp
Dover
Ryndam
Boulogne
Rauenfels
Malta
Athinalt
Constantinople
Butt of Lewis
Oscar IT
Dan
Christiansand
Copenhagen
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