Northern Pacific Declares Extra Dividend Through Northwestern Improvement
The Northwestern Improvement Company, a Northern Pacific subsidiary, has declared a cash extra dividend of 11 1-4 percent to Northern Pacific stockholders of record November 19 1908, payable December 3 1908. The announcement recalls prior large distributions tied to the Great Northern and Lake Superior holdings, with Northern Pacific stock rising on the news before retreating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Northern Pacific
Northwestern Improvement Company
Improvement Company
Great Northern Railway Company
Hill
Burlington
General Electric to Spend Five Million on California Hydro Project
General Electric's Pacific Coast division targets a close for a five million dollar hydro electric development contract in California. Other Pacific Coast hydro projects, plans completed long ago, will be let within months as money market conditions improve. Copper demand rises with new plants as prices advance to around 14 1/2 cents, with Heinze predicting near 15 cents by early next year.
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Pacific Coast Department
General Electric Company
California
Pacific Coast
F. Augustus Heinze
Heinze
Local Customs Receipts Jump After Taft Election
Port of New York customs receipts topped 1 million dollars as importers rushed to withdraw merchandise from bonded warehouses after Taft's election. They paid duties on goods stored since summer and fall, boosting yesterday's total to 1,164,000 dollars. Previous months saw low collections with only three million-dollar days in the last four months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Taft
Iron makers sell 56000 tons pig iron after election
Birmingham Alabama November 5 Alabama iron manufacturers sold 56000 tons of pig iron in the first twenty four hours after the election and orders for a large tonnage are in hand. The iron will be delivered in the first quarter of the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Pennsylvania Railroad Signs Another Steel Rail Order
By Telegraph to The Tribune Philadelphia, November 5, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company announced a fresh steel rail order following the prior $5,690,000 contract. The move signals continued expansion in track modernization and railway capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Taft Victory Boosts Prosperity With $1.28 Million Car Contract
The belief in post election prosperity accompanied a $1,280,000 contract for new steel passenger cars. The work was divided among the Pressed Steel Car Company, the American Car and Foundry Company, and the Standard Steel Car Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pressed Steel Car Company
American Car and Foundry Company
Standard Steel Car Company
Harahan Predicts Better Times After Taft Victory
Illinois Central President J. T. Harahan says Taft's election will prompt an immediate rise in business across all sectors, benefiting railroads and other enterprises. E. J. Buffington of Illinois Steel predicts a material revival, while J. C. Stubbs of Harriman Lines notes railroads prefer Taft to Bryan though some concerns exist.
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Illinois Central
Taft
Chicago
J. T. Harahan
Illinois Central Railroad Company
E. J. Buffington
Illinois Steel Company
J. C. Stubbs
The
Harrimanines
Two Hundred Rejoice Over Jobs From Erie Railroad
A large crowd gathers at Duane Street to hear that Erie Railroad will hire 200 unemployed men to work on road projects at Port Jervis. J. W. Calhoun of the unemployment committee calls it a good start, with 875 names still on the register awaiting work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee of the Unemployed
Duane Street
Port Jervis
Erie Railroad
Bui Taft
White House
Tribune
J. W. Calhoun
Committee of the
Steamboat Lines Repeal Wage Cuts Amid Prosperity Hopes
Representatives of 38 steamboat companies forming the Association of Steamboat Passenger Lines met secretly in Boston and rescinded plans to cut wages and trim expenses. H D Goulder said the move reflected belief that the country was on the road to prosperity and would likely raise wages. Reported across seaport and inland centers, the group noted a big increase in demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Boston
United States
Canada
Association of Steamboat Passenger Lines
H. D. Goulder
St Louis Sees Coming Prosperity, Says Business Leader
James E. Smith, president of the St. Louis Business Men's League, predicted in mid November that St. Louis would enjoy the greatest prosperity in its history within six months. He cited surging orders, depleted retail stocks, and factories expanding beyond present staffing as signs of national and local improvements following Taft's election.
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Business Men’s League
The
Tribune
St. Louis
James E. Smith
No Transfers Yet in Case Over Transfer Exchange System
Receivers of the Metropolitan Street Railway and Central Park North & East River Railroad petition for a rehearing on a Public Service Commission order instituting through routes and a transfer arrangement between Mth Street and 16th Street. They claim unconstitutional takings, improper zoning, and impracticality, warning of potential court action if rehearing is denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Public Service Commission
Fifty-ninth Street Crosstown
William N. Dykman
Central Park, North & East River Railroad Company
Fifty-ninth Street
Central Park
Dykman
Mth Street
16Th Street
Metropolitan Company
Central Park Company
Public Service Commissions
United States
State of
New York
Storm at P S C Meeting Over Long Island Trolley Plan
A heated crowd at the Public Service Commission hearing on the Long Island Railroad Company trolley line in Atlantic Avenue sparked sharp exchanges. Pro and anti positions were voiced by local business leaders and property owners amid interruptions, with adjournment set for Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCarroll
E. J. McGarr
Burton
Robert Stewart
Bedford and
Atlantic Avenues
Long Island
Business boom hits Pittsburg
Pittsburg reports industrial upturn as Standard Steel Car Company begins a two thousand car contract for Chicago and Alton Railroad with air brake equipment to be produced at Westinghouse Wilmerding plant and Hammond plant production. Carnegie Steel officials note election certainty spurred accelerated improvement work and pending contracts. John H. Jones of Pittsburg Buffalo Co says new mine equipment contracts worth several hundred thousand dollars will proceed, with more orders expected in two weeks and over one million dollars to be spent on new mines at Marianna, Washington County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Standard Steel Car Company
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Westinghouse Air Brake Company
Wilmerding
Hammond
Standard Company
Carnegie Steel Company
John H. Jones
Pittsburg-Buffalo Company
Marianna
Washington County
TO HOLD TRANSIT PROBE CHAMBER ACTION AND DINNER PLANS
The New York Chamber of Commerce moves to form a five member special committee to investigate delays in rapid transit construction and report findings to the chamber. President J Edward Simmons will appoint soon. A Waldorf dinner on November 19 will honor Canadian guests with speakers James Bryce Clifford Sifton Byron Walker and Senior Godoy. New members elected include Nicholas Murray Butler Olin Gray Bernhard Greer Henry MacCracken Sereno Pratt and William Wilgus.
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Chamber of Commerce
State of
New York
Chamber
New York City
J. Edward Simmons
The
Waldorf
George F. Seward
James J. Hill
Mr. Simmons
James Bryce
Clifford Sifton
Dominion
Byron E. Walker
Bank of Commerce
Toronto
Godoy
Walker
Nicholas Murray Butler
Olin D. Gray
Bernhard Greer
Henry M. MacCracken
Sereno
S. Pratt
William J. Wilgus
Majestic Brings Anxious Father To Seek His Daughter
J L Morgan of Marion DC hurried to New York and sailed for Europe to intercept his daughter Fayetta Morgan who was traveling with plans to wed poet W P Craig of Marion. Morgan arrived on Majestic after a frantic search. reports say Fayetta boarded a ship to New York and Craig sought marriage in Europe.
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J. L. Morgan
Marion
D. C
New York
Europe
Fayetta Morgan
W. P. Craig
Majestic
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Craig
Misa Morgan
Mediterranean
Craig
Italy
London
Southampton
Miss Morgan
St. Louis
Undefined street routing fragment at Warren and 13th
A fragmented OCR entry lists numbers 258 842 1302 with locations Warren Street 13th Street and 34th Street. No clear event or person is identifiable. limited context prevents a substantive summary beyond noting a street and numbered references.
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Warren St
13Th St
34Th St
Justice Truax denies Chaloner bid to overturn insane verdict
In the Supreme Court Justice Truax rejects John Armstrong Chaloner's request to set aside the Sheriffs jury findings declaring him insane. Chaloner is brother of Lt Governor Lewis Stuyvesant Chanier and former husband of Amelia Rives. He was declared insane eleven years ago and committed to Bloomingdale Asylum, from which he escaped and now resides in Virginia. His name once matched the Lieutenant Governor's spelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Truax
Supreme Court
John Armstrong Chaloner
Chaloner
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanier
Amelia Rives
Bloomingdale Asylum
Virginia
Marine Intelligence Miniature Almanac Summary
Maritime data lists sunrise and sunset times, high water marks for Sandy Hook and Gov Island, and ship dock expectations. Vessels St Louis Caledonia Slavonia La Touraine near Sandy Hook distances east of the point and estimated dock times. Destinations include Hawaii, New Zealand and Asia with listings of ships Nippon Maru Inveric Fosette Minnesota Antilochus USS Transport with voyage dates and routes.
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Sandy Hook
Gov. Island
Hell Gate
St Louis
Caledonia
Slavonia
la Touraine
New York
Hawaii
Japan
Corea
China
San Franands
Vancouver
Victoria
New Zealand
Australia
Francisco
Mariposa
Empresa
India
Samoan Islands
New Caledonia
Seattley
Alaskan
Tacoma
Eisco
Nippon Maru
Philippine
Seattle
Inveric
San Francisco
Fosette
Tahiti
Marquesas Islands
Sana
Minnesota
Guam
Philippine Islands
USS Transport
Coking fields show general resumption in Uniontown area
Indications point to a broad restart of operations in the Klondyke and Connellsville coking fields. Fred C. Keighley ordered full oven operation by December 1 at Oliver and Snyder Steel plants. W. H. E. Royce to run Republic Iron and Steel plant at Republic next Monday. O W Kennedy says Orient Coke and Coal will burn 480 ovens starting Monday. Atlantic furnace at Newcastle to resume after a year idle. Emerson Smith saws at Beaver Falls resume full operation today. Two new gangs hired for a large Pittsburg and Lake Erie bridge project over the Ohio River at Beaver. Ingram Richardson plant expansion work to begin contingent on Taft election.
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Uniontown
Penn
Klondyke
Connelsville
Fred C. Keighley
Oliver and Snyder Steel Company
Oliver
W. H. E. Royce
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Republic
O. W. Kennedy
Orient Coke and Coal Company
Atlantic Furnace
Newcastle
Emerson Smith & Co
Beaver Falls
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Ohio River
Beaver
Ingram-Richardson Manufacturing Company
Taft
Mayor Praises Police at Syracuse Traffic Review
A banquet and ceremony in Union Square Plaza honored 160 mounted traffic squad members who competed at the State Fair in Syracuse. Mayor McClellan presented a silk banner as dignitaries from the Police Department and State Fair Commission praised the force and its traffic regulation efforts.
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Syracuse
McClellan
Union Square Plaza
New York City
Police Department
Bingham
Woods
Bugher
Hanson
A. E. Perrin
Perrin
New York
London
Lord Tennyson
Immigration outlook after Taft election eyed by German liner
Gunstev H. Schwab of the North German Lloyd Line, an American representative, predicts immigration to the United States will surge again once Taft is elected. He warns the westward influx may not appear until late winter or early spring and ties immigration to U.S. economic conditions, noting increased labor demand in good times and outflow during hard times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunstev H. Schwab
Lloyd Line
Taft
America
Schwab
United States
Waring Medal Prizes For Greenwich Street Cleaners
The Woman's Municipal League will award bronze medals and cash prizes on November 17 to the most efficient Street Cleaning Department workers in Greenwich district. The Waring medal honors Colonel Waring, with Miss Katharine Day and Mrs. Redding leading the league effort funded by the league. A paid investigator tracked 300 workers all summer, and the incentive appears to have spurred improved performance.
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Woman's Municipal League
Greenwich
White Wings
Crowell
Colonel Waring
Katharine Day
Redding
League
Waring
Shipping News Arrivals From October to November
Steamers Alice, Liv, Majestic, Capac arrive with copper ore, passengers, mails and cargo. Alice sails from Trieste to Patras Palermo and Almerta, 81 cabin and 160 steerage passengers. Majestic sails Southampton Cherbourg Queenstown with 167 cabin and 197 steerage. Capac sails Tocoptila St Lucia Norfolk with noise. Liv proceeds to order to Finch Edge & Co from Santiago.
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Alice
Aust
Stuparich
Trieste
Patras
Palermo
Almerta
Phelps Bros & Co
Ber
Liv
Kollenberg
Santiago
Finch, Edge & Co
Bar
Majestic
Hayes
Southampton
Cherbourg
Queenstown
White Star Line
Capac
Blackader
Tocoptila
St Lucia
Norfolk
W R Grace & Co
Passage of Ships Outbound From Plymouth and Cherbourg
A list of ships sailing from Plymouth and Cherbourg with routes to New York, Havre, Colombo, and Queenstown. Entries mention vessels such as La Provence, Kaisar Wilhelm, Tennyson, and Lucia with dates in November and port connections in New York, Antwerp, Cadiz, and Cherbourg.
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AltainGer
Inagua
el Dia
Galveston
City of Savannah
Savannah
Princess Anne
Norfolk
la Lorraine
Havre
Plymouth
Chertwig
Shan Prince
Colombo
Bucrania
Boston A
Queenstown
Oceantc
Sal
Rio de Janeiro
Tennyson
New York
Liverpool
Lucia
Antwerp
Chester
Duterio
Cadiz
Paemareen
Span
Cherbourg
Kaiser Wilhelm Josse
New
Eres Weeks
Lincoln
Ger
Barbados
Calderon
Berg
St Michaels
Kent
Albe
Genoa
Naples
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N. P. Melon
General Electric
Hydro-Electric
Pennsylvania
Bryan
Passenger Association
Storm
Atlantic Avenue
Chicago & Alton
A. Barton Hepburn
Hepburn
Father
Rogers, Perr & Commpany
Broadway
Hartford Carpet Company
Thompsonville, Co
New Marbridge Building
Col. Broadway
T 'Hippodrome Alee Mats
Sporting Bird
Daly
Mats WM
Faversham
Lulu Glaser
Mats
Terasino
Louise Gunning
Marcelle
Huw Herald SQ
West End
Matinee
Gertrude Hoffman
Mimic World
Maxine Elliott
Myself
Bettina
Manhattan
Oscar Grand Opera
von Mond
Mile
Maria Labia
Zenatello
Renaud
Gilibert
de Grazia
Montanari
M. Cleofante
Campania
Thais
Miss Mary Garden
Milles
Trentin
Ponzano
Avezza
Renau l. Daimores
Vientlle
M. Cleofonte Campanini
Samson and Delilah
Mlle
Gerville
E Maria Labia
de Gland-Galletti
M. Campanini
Mme Luisa Tetrazzine
Mme. Tetrazzini
Prodi
Mile Trentini
Colombini
Sammarco
Marine Intelligence
Transpacific
Maracas
Trinidad
Wan Siale
Morro Castle
Havana
Maranhense
Booth
Adson
Irene Volumee
Almeria
Wees Clothilde Cuneo
Cuneo St Leonards
Tuscany
Greenock
Wells City
Swansea
Bristol
el Dorado
Pacific
Momus
New Orleans
Se Pacific Graf Walderses
Hamburg
HambAm Taormina
Italian Trifels
A St Lucia
Floriston Wanna
Tan Eees E! Alba So Pacific
OSC Louie
Lucantia
Onver
Aetons
Cunard Et FE ‘Ouraine French A Victoria
Hamb- Am Slav
Cunard
Caledonia Glasgow
Bitwin
Coamo
San Juan
Chesapeak
Algiers
Huelva
E Eightington
Prings
Vesee
Cretic Zores
White Star
Wiler
St Kitts
Comanche
Jacksonville
Prins Willem IV
Hayti
fSeguranca
Nassau
Ward
Monroe
Old Dominion
American
Cedric
White Star Oe
Caraci San
Herminius
Argentina
Houston
Pretoria
Mesaba
Atlantic
Glasgow
Iyde
Sam Galveston
Mallory
Hamilton
Old Dom
City of
Suriname
Demerara
Jefferson
Police
Syracuse Fair
Belasco
George Arliss Sturvesant
St Ve
Mats Wea
Mendelsso Lnow
Reba C. Emory
Buc To
M’cain
Magnificen Gray
Ted Vista
Hermann Klein
Madison Ave
Jomece
Lhembra
Alice Floyd
Frank Mourlan
Maud Lillian Berri
Zanetgs
the McNaughtons
Hyams & McIntyre
Arnold Daly & CO
Claire Romaine
Fadettes
Charlotte Parry & Co
Georgia
Lacoln Sq
Mortoks
Alex Parr Oe
Ammerstein’s
Mabehite
Mike & Marie Stuart
Laddie Clif
Gustav H. Schwab
Woman’s Municipal League
Porto Rico
Delano
Baltimore
New York and Baltimore Transportation Line
Moise
Hulphe
Newport News
Qld
Lin O
Gailleo
Bri, Watson
Hull
Sanderson & Son
Bayamo
Curtis
Tampico
New York and Cuba
Mail Ss Co
Hero
Nor
Sandra
Czarnikow, McDougall & Co
West India
Sso
Ida Tuneo
Iversen
Port Antonio
Cuneo Importing Co
Celtic Princess
Williams
Bremen
Barry
Charleston
J C Seager & Co
Iroquois
Ingram
Clyde Ss Co
Highlands
Mohawk View
Kemble Philadelphia
Shipping News
Port of
Cooper Square
Brooklyn
Browning, Kingsway & Company
Steet
Sth
Fulton Street
Brooklys
Agnor
John
Wen. Gillette
Samson
SAVOY
Henry Miller
Billie Burke
Knickerbocker the Girls OF
Hudson
Gottenberg
W. 44Th St. E
Bway
Edgar Selwy
Ethel Barrymore
W.somerset Maugham
Lady Frederick
Garrick
Eve S
Joseph Coyne
New Amsterdam
Das Nees
Liberty
VIA Wireless
Ibroadway Ae Theatre
van “Studdiford
Wierda ‘Herbert
Gaiety Theatre
Asto
Mr. Hodge
Mississippi
Symphony Society York
Walter Damrosch
Sundar
Estra
Rimsky-Korsakoff Sym
Spalding
St. & Box
Max Fidler
Bow Office
Tyson
Madison
East
St Sa
Elmendorf Rwa Ie
Lee T
Carnegie Halt
Lolland
Switzerland
den Wl Dmieewee
Stase
Pricessmann
Vater
Eve der Farrer von Kirchfeld Schiller
Wilhelm Tell
Dixey
W. Savage
Academy OF Mup
Charles Dillingham Montgomery & Stone Wc
RED Mill
Mats Wed Amt
4Th St
Loving PL
Ice Skating
Aine
Eden Musee
Cinematograph
FE Nary of
Manek Shah Mindod Roupr
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