Pennsylvanians appoint new officers at Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia readers learn of a major board reshuffle at the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The changes create new vice presidential and manager roles as the firm consolidates divisions, moving Philadelphia headquarters to Harrisburg and abolishing the Pittsburg terminals superintendent post. All appointees are veterans of the railroad.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Rairoad Company
offichls
fleight
Pittsburg
J.B Thayer, Jr
George D. Dixon
Edwin P. Bates
Robert C Wright
Joseph G Searles
James R. Wood
Geoge W Boyd
Mr Wood
Rufus M. Pile
Mr Boyd
Joseph T. Richards
Alexander C Shand
Robert M. Patterson
Charles M. sheadlur
Herbert A Jaggard
W W. Winner
United Railway of New Jersey
William J. Reese
Pennsiania Railroad
Hartisburg
R H Large
Pennsylvania Railroad division
Alto
22 Lost in Steamship Crash
The British steamer Huddersfield sank after colliding with the Norwegian steamer Uto off Scheftingen near Antwerp on May 28. Twenty two Austrian and Italian emigrants perished while the crew were saved. survivors report most victims were crushed while asleep. The disaster is blamed on dazzling electric lights from a dredger anchored nearby.
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Uto
Antwerp
Huddersfield winch
Grimsby
England
Scheftingen
Huddersfiel
Bethlehem Steel and Shipbuilding Reorganization Plan
New York May 28 plan for reorganizing United States Shipbuilding Company to form Bethlehem Steel and Shipbuilding Company. It consolidates Union Iron Works Bath Iron Works Crescent Shipyard Canda Manufacturing and others with Bethlehem Steel assets, total capitalization 43 million dollars. Five trustees named to oversee management include Schwab Sheldon Pam and Wetmore.
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Bethlehem Steel and Shipbuilding Company
New York
United States Shipbuilding Company
George R. Sheldon
Charles S. Fairchild
New York Security and Trust Company
John E. Bone
Colonial Trust Company
Max Pam
Charles W. Wetmore
North American Company
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
Bath Iron Works, Limited
Hath, Me
Hyde Windlass Company
Bath
Crescent Shipyard Company
Elizabethport
N. J
Canda Manufacturing Company
Carteret, N. 2
Samuel J. Moora & Sons’ Company
Eastern Shipbuilding Company
New London
Hathlan & Hollingsworth Company
Wilmington
Del
Bethlehem Steel Company
Bethlehem Steel Works
South Bethlehem
Northampton Heights
Bethlehem Iron
Bethlehem Steel Companies
Shipbuilding Company
Bethlehem Iron Company
Messrs
Charles M. Schwab
James H. Reed
Pittsburg
Ex-Superintendent Machen Led Free Delivery Growth
Augustus W. Machen served ten years as superintendent of the free delivery division of the post office department. He oversaw significant expansion in both city and rural free delivery during his regime despite a recent suspension by Postmaster General.
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Augustus W. Machen
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Pennsylvania Republicans nominate state ticket at Harrisburg
At Harrisburg May 28 the Republican state convention nominated William L. Mathues for state treasurer William P. Snyder for auditor general and Thomas A. Morrison John J. Henderson for the Superior Court with acclamation. The platform praises the 57th Congress supports admission of New Mexico Arizona and Oklahoma and endorses Governor Pennypacker.
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Delaware county
William P. Snyder
Chester county
Superior Court
Thomas A. Morrison
McKean county
John J. Henderson
Crawford county
congress
New Mexico
Arizona
Oklahoma
statehood
Pennypacker
good roads
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Jewish Massacre Denounced at Carnegie Hall Meeting New York
Ex president Grover Cleveland spoke at a May 25 gathering in Carnegie Hall protesting the Kishineff massacre. William H. Baldwin Jr read resolutions urging protection for Russian Jews and U.S. influence on Russia to stop persecution and prevent further outbreaks. London reports funds for Kishineff relief may aid Jewish emigration to Britain and America.
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New York
Carnegie Hall
Kishinef
Grover Cleveland
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Russia
William H. Baldwin, Jr
United States
London
Standard
Odessa
Kishineff
Great Britain
America
President Roosevelt in Butte Gives Long Street Ovation
President Roosevelt arrived in Butte Montana via the Great Northern from Seena and was greeted by Mayor Mullins and militia. Senator W A Clark rode in the carriage with him as crowds lined the streets in a 40 mile welcome. Two thousand schoolchildren saluted at the court house and Anaconda residents presented a silver copper sapphire vase. Election Officials Indicted for Maryland ballot mishandling and voter disenfranchisement after failure to count ballots. Three drowned in swollen Arkansas River near Tamaha while a mail crew attempted to cross.
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Mont
Roosevelt
Great Northern Railway
Seena
Mullins
United States
W. A. Clark
Montana
Clark
secret service
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strane
Baltimore
Charles H Carter
William F. Porter
James T. McClellan
Textile Strike Averted in Philadelphia May Meeting
Textile workers say manufacturers granted a 34 hour work week to avert a general strike. At the United Textile Workers executive board meeting, 19 firms signed the schedule. Concessions by these units would prevent further walkouts on June 1.
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United Textile Workers
Machen Arrest Reveals $18,981 Take-Offs From Contracts
Washington May 28 The postoffice investigation yields a sensational arrest of August W Machen general superintendent of the free delivery service on a warrant charging he received 18 981 78 from Groft Bros for a patent postal box fastener It is alleged he profited for years and a $20 000 bond secured his release Two Groff partners were later arrested and released on bail While Machen awaits a June 5 hearing civil suit to recover the alleged sum is planned.
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August W. Machen
free delivery service
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