New U P Bond Issue Moves Forward By Directors
Union Pacific directors announce a planned first mortgage bond issue near 50 million dollars secured by unmortgaged lines as a move to finance through low cost debt. Stockholders will vote May 5 on ratifying the plan and the takeover of Leavenworth Kansas Western and Topeka Northwestern properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Wall Street
E. H. Harriman
Union Pacific
Leavenworth, Kansas & Western Railway Company
Topeka & Northwestern Railroad Company
Millar
Millar Gmted
Leavenworth, Kansas & Western
Topeka & Northwestern
Leavenworth
Miltonville
Kan
Menoken
Onaga
Kansas
Unian Pacific
Southern Pacific
Harrimen
Hartman
Yestermo
Evans on armor belt debate sails Atlantic fleet report
Secretary Metcalf released Admiral Evans views on armor belt placement in battleships. The discussion centers on belt height, protection versus waterline exposure, and implications for the Atlantic fleet voyage to the Pacific Coast. Evans cites officer replies, notes academic nature, and aligns with Metcalf's pre-sailing instructions.
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Washington
Metcalf
Evans
Pacific Coast
Admiral Evans
Hampton Roads
Mexico City Shaken by Two Severe Earthquakes
Mexico City experienced two strong earthquakes March 26. The first at 4 50 p m lasted over four minutes with minor damage and no deaths reported. A second, more intense shock at 9 17 p m cracked walls and halted clocks as residents fled theaters. Telegraph service was briefly disrupted.
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Mexico City
National Observatory
Knickerbocker Trust resumes business after reopening
The Knickerbocker Trust Company reopened at noon amid strong deposits and no runs. Deposits topped withdrawals by half a million dollars, with large sums from the Pennsylvania Railroad and General Electric, plus out‑of‑town support from Boston. The event featured Mr Keep and directors, with no clearing house ties and a cautious market reaction.
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Knickerbocker Trust Company
Trust Company
National Bank of Commerce
34Th Street
Fifth Avenue
Clark Williams
Broadway
125Th Street
Lenox Avenue
14Th Street
Third Avenue
Charles H. Keep
J. T. Brown
Herbert L. Satterlee
William A. Tucker
Charles F. Hoffman
Frederick G. Bourne
G. Louis Boissevain
Nathan Rauch
West 10Th Street
Rauch
Nathan Harris
Harris
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
General Electric Company
City Trust Company
Boston
New England
Keep
Knickerbocker
B. L. Allen
Joseph T. Brown
H. A. Dunn
F. G. King
Rate fights begin in Illinois and Missouri
Chicago March 26 presidents and general counsel of railroads in Illinois and Missouri conferred to challenge cent fare laws in both states and the Missouri freight rate law. They plan to file petitions in state courts seeking declarations of unconstitutionality on grounds of excessive penalties. They expect state courts to align with the U.S. Supreme Court Minnesota and North Carolina rate decisions. Similar action may spread to other states.
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Chicago
Illinois
Missouri
Supreme Court
Minnesota
North Carolina
Mock Trial Ends With Unremovable Handcuffs
Carnegie Technical School students staged a mock trial with John Wasson charged with theft. He wore old handcuffs. the jury split, he was discharged, and the shackles could not be unlocked by early attempts. A machinist later freed him at Oakland police.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Carnegie Technical School
John Wasson
Engineering
Wasson
Oakland
Woman Bravely Faces Blaze to Save Five Children
Mrs Lillie Raymond of Brooklyn entered a burning two story house at 148 45th street yesterday after her daughter spotted flames. She rescued five children including Harry and Annie Locke and infants of Mrs Locke, then Zeidler children Daniel and Edward, before flames trapped her clothing and burned her hands as the home burned down.
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Lillie Raymond
49Th Street
Brooklyn
45Th Street
Raymond
Harry Locke
Annie Locke
Joseph Locke
Max Zeidler
Daniel
Edward
Andrew Jackson Autograph Letter Found in Vermont
A Telegraph report from Rutland Vermont March 6 states Frederick S. Platt uncovered an autograph Dec 26 814 letter by General Andrew Jackson. Written to Willie Blount then Tennessee governor, the note recounts prelude to the Battle of New Orleans and Jackson’s defeat of Wellington’s veterans. A postscript mentions sixty prisoners including Major Mitchell aiding Washington’s burning.
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The
Tribune
Rutland
Andrew Jackson
Frederick Ss. Platt
Burlington
Willie” Blount
Tennessee
Bradleyb. Smalley
John G. Saxe
New Orleans
Jackson
Wellington
Mitchell
Washington
Democrats Define House Wing On Roosevelt’s Program
Minority leader Representative John Sharp Williams of Mississippi outlined Democratic stance on President Roosevelt’s congressional program. He urged support for measures benefiting the country, including publication of campaign contributions, prohibition of child labor in the District of Columbia and territories, an employers’ liability bill, and taxes on water power rights, while opposing broad changes to antitrust and tariff policy. He said solid Democratic support, with enough Republican votes, could pass these measures within constitutional limits.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Hepburn
Iowa
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Judiciary Committee
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Representative Littlefield
Maine
Organized Labor
Littlefield
Cannon
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
House of Representatives
House
Roosevelt
Congress
Williams
District of Columbia
Territories
Supreme Court
Judge Blackstone Removed by Virginia Assembly
Richmond March 26 The General Assembly removed Judge J W G Blackstone of the 4th Circuit for immoral conduct and neglect of official duties. Great Spring Water cited in excerpt.
Loss May Be A Million In Bank Embezzlement
Pittsburg march 26 rumors spread that Farmers National Bank losses from Henry Reiber and John Young may reach 800000 to 1000000, far above officials' claim of 300000. The two confessed after three days in the bank basement on a wildcat mining scheme.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Farmers’ National Bank
Henry Relber
John Young
Reiber
Young
Bank Raiders Fail in Arkansas and Barton Robbery
In Gentry near Springtown Arkansas four attempts to blow the Farmers Bank safe failed after a premature detonation killed a robber who carried a map noting Gentry Springtown and Sulphur Springs. Prior thefts included $1300 at Springtown and $300 at the Gentry post office. An identical night crime near Chanute Kansas saw nitro explosions wreck the State Bank in Barton but robbers fled after the second blast.
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The
Tribune
Gentry
Ark
Farmers’ Bank
Springtown
Here
Arkansas
Sulphur Springs
the Tribune
Chanute
Kaw
State Bank
Barton
Strike in Five States Shapes Coal Miner Action
A general strike of faculty five state coal miners Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Arkansas and Texas will start next Wednesday. About twenty five to thirty five thousand workers are expected to participate. The order was issued by Howat Colvith and Mass leaders of the unions after a letter from the Southwestern Coal Operators Association, as the contract expires next Tuesday amidst scheduling disputes.
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The
Tribune
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Alexander Howat
George Colvith
John Mass
Southwestern Coal Operators’ Association
Tombs Inmate Escapes During Exercise Hour
Adair Salvara also known as Thomas O'Brien, a Tombs prisoner awaiting burglary trial, escaped with visitors during exercise between 2 and 3 pm. He was in cell 713. guards McDonald and Dull were suspended as an investigation by Commissioner Coggey proceeds. Salvara, born to Spanish parents in this country, is sought by the Detective Bureau as officials pledge a rigid inquiry into the escape.
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Adair Salvara
Salvara
Thomas O’brien
Cornell
Yorkville
Charles Sharr
East 4Th Street
John McDonald
Walter Dull
Coggey
Department of Correction
Hammerstein to Build Philadelphia Opera House After Louise
Oscar Hammerstein announced plans to erect a Philadelphia opera house after the Manhattan Grand Opera Company performance of Louise starring Mary Garden. He said plans were submitted to authorities, ground will break next Monday, and the house will open November 15, with ground breaking and opening date greeted by applause.
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Philadelphia
Manhattan Grand Opera Company
New York
Oscar Hammerstein
Louise
Mary Garden
Hammerstein
Mrs Sage Returns Sag Harbor Home to Girls
Mrs. Sage did not receive all meters but acted quickly after two Sag Harbor girls appealed for their home. Agents had been buying nearby properties around the ancestral house, including the Moylan home, at high prices. The Moylan family, faced with an attractive offer, saw their house sold. The girls asked Mrs. Sage to sell to their father, but she refused and instead gave the home to the girls.
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Hepburn
Judiciary Committee
House
Judiciary
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Cannon
Asher C. Hinds
Russell Sage
Sag Harbor
PASS RACETRACK BILLS BIG VOTES IN ASSEMBLY
The Assembly passed two anti racetrack gambling bills by large margins. The Percy Gray amendment to strike the discriminatory clause drew 125 to 9, and the Penal Code amendment imposing one year in prison for professional gambling drew 126 to 7. Several assemblymen opposed or switched votes. debate highlighted political risk for party leaders. Senate outlook remains tense with possible delays before final passage.
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Tribune
Albany
Cuvillier
Donnelly
Fay
Geoghegan
Graubard
D. C. Rotenson
Chemung
Hughes
Oliver
Keller
Marty” McCue
Hart
Merritt
House
New York
Senate
Bomb Explodes in Hallway Near Poniomolo Bank House
A bomb blast shattered the hallway near the Dominic Ponomolo bank house on Elizabeth Street drawing patrols. Italian residents crowded the scene as officers searched for the bomber. Patrolman Ferguson found Mrs Pasquale Cassazza hanging by her hands from a fire escape after losing her footing.
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Elizabeth Street
No. 246
Dominic Ponomolo
Pasquale Pati
Black Hand
Ferguson
O’brien
Eller
O'Brien
Pasquale Cassazza
Rockefeller praises Southern women on Hot Springs golf links
Telegraph dispatch from Hot Springs Virginia reports John D. Rockefeller playing golf with local enthusiasts. He praises Southern women as the handsomest in the world and issues a challenge to hotel guests to compete on the links during his stay. Also notes Atlantic City train schedules via Pennsylvania Railroad with morning and weekend services.
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Tridane
Hot Springs
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeler
Rockefeller
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Harriman
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James Stillman
Henry H. Rogers
Connecticut
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Railroad Securities Company
St. Joseph & Grand Island Railroad Company
Ty la Storrs
Henry R. Buck
Hartford
Conn
W. A. Arnold
Willimantic
Ates
East Granby
Messrs
HH Rogers
St Joseph & Grand Island Railroad Company
Troy
Koen Ang Stillman
Tilmois Central Railroad Company
Ofirector
Joseph @ Grand Island Hatiroac Company
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Carnegie “Tech
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Hot Springs, Va
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