Power Trust Exposed in Water and Rail Interests Across States
A detailed report links water power groups with General Electric and other power interests, noting control over street railways and electric lighting in Portland, Seattle, Spokane, and 18 states. It cites J. P. Morgan connections, Stone & Webster management, and widespread influence through Electric Bond & Share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electrical Trust
Water Power Trust
Street Railway Trust
United States
General Electric
J. P. Morgan & Co
Gan & Co
Washington Water Power Company
Spokane
Wash
Hinstill Parsons
General Electric Company
General Electric Bond & Share Company
Portland
Portland Railway, Light & Power Company
Salem
Oregon City
Woodburn
Oregon
Vancouver
Electric Bond & Share Comany
General Electric Group
Pennsylvania
Colorado
New Hampshire
Washington
Great Falls
Mont
St Louis
Denver
Cal
Baltimore
Electric Bond & Bhite Company
Omaha Electric Light & Power Company
Buffalo & Lake Erie Traction Company
Seattle
Stone & Webster Management Association
Gtn
Electric Bond & Share Company
Portland Gas & Coke Company
Stone & Webster
Stone & Webster Mian Awgrement Association
General Electric Companies
Puget Sound
Water Power Policy and Public Control in Federal Report
A federal study analyzes Pittsburg utility interlocks among street railways electric grits and gaslight firms and Met gas companies. It argues for public development or rental control of water power to ensure public benefit, retain resource ownership, and prevent rapid private consolidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Met
Pittsburg
Bureau
Oddie Ends Engagement Rumor in Nevada
Nevada Governor Tasker Oddie confirms engagement to Mrs Dale Hartley Baker is off and declines to discuss politics with Kay Baker, warden of the state prison, or Attorney General Cleveland Waker. He notes no further comment beyond praising Mrs Baker as a nice woman while denying a link to prison administration tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tena
Tasker Oddie
Dale Hartley Baker
Kay Baker
Nevada State Prison
Cleveland Waker
Dale Hartley Haker
Oddie
Baker
Warden Baker
Wane of the Sailing Ship Ends in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Vessel Owners and Captains' Association dissolves after 39 years as many salt tonnage vessels have vanished. Remaining ships dwindle and no longer justify the group. Property losses along the coast from Cape Hatteras to Cape Cod total about 6 million dollars in recent months. The opening of the Panama Canal is seen as an additional blow to sailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Association
Cape Hatteras
Cape Cod
Panama Canal
Vessels Round Cape Horn See Sailing Tonnage Boom
Ships that have rounded Cape Horn face a tight market as schooner shortages push demand for sailing tonnage to a peak unseen in twenty five years. Shipping leaders note scarce available vessels and rising charter rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Horn
Gould Weds Again Rumor Ties Gould to Mystery Bride
New York reports fuel speculation that Howard Gould will wed a second time after returning from abroad. He traveled to complete furnishing Castle Gould near Port Washington, a project costing over $1,000,000. The young woman remains unidentified while Katherine Clemmons plans a Reno divorce, freeing him to marry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Howard Gould
Castle Gould
Port Washington
S. 1
Katherine Clemmons
Wading Party Attracts Long Beach Night Scene
In Long Beach a midnight wading party drew gasps as wealthy guests in evening dress walked the sand barefoot after a candy pull at the Virginia Hotel and a box party. Participants included Mrs. Walter J. Hill, Miss Walt, and Mrs. H. H. Sprague, among others, who joined men and women splashing through breakers after the theater show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Walter J. Hill
Northern Pacific Railroad
Walt
E. A. Walt
Salt Lake
H. H. Sprague
Virginia
Religion Forward Movement Ads Reach New York Sport Pages
The publicity commission of the Christian conservation congress plans religious advertisements on New York sports pages for six weeks. The effort ties to the forward movement and a meeting April 19 to 24, aiming to bring church calls for men to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Religion Forward
New York
Christian Conservation Congress
Man and Religion
Hen telephone spooks thief as mink is shot
In Winsted Cony To catch an animal killing hens B F Moore a poultry man near Sterrs linked a telephone to his henhouse The line rang to his bedroom with a bed post mounted receiver The thief mink was heard by hens alerting Moore who half dressed grabbed a shotgun and killed the intruder at daybreak
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winsted
B. FE. Moore
Aarhculturnd College
Sterrs
Moore
Mink
Your Gray Hairs Quickly Vanish
An article notes that gray hairs may appear early and are not always a sign of aging. It promotes Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a daily hair care solution that strengthens, reduces dandruff, aids growth, and can restore color. Sold by Pendleton Drug Co at fifty cents a bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Wyeth
Pendleton Drug Co
Roosters Crow Through Wire Beat Dawn Chorus
In the early morning a pecking crowing from roosters over the wire beats any alarm clock. Moore refuses to remove the telephone from the hennery, keeping a stubborn routine and a curious scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
Woman tames a man with tact and conversation
A fragment suggests a woman can shape a man’s actions by persuading him to talk about himself, using tact to influence behavior. The note hints at social dynamics and persuasion without further context.
Catarrh Cure Promoted as Constitutional Remedy
Claiming catarrh is a constitutional disease, F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo advertise Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only constitutional cure. They offer a $100 reward for a cure not achieved, note internal dosage, and urge readers to request testimonials and circulars from their druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Arene F
J, Cheney & Co
Hal
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Pendleton
T.P. W
the Peoples Warehouse
Earth
American Light & Power Company
Asheville Electric Company
North Carolina
Carolina Light & Power Company
Consolidate Light & Power Company
South Dakota
Rockford Electric Company
Illnois
Schnectady Power Company
Butte Electric & Power Company
Montana
Central Colorado Power Company
Northwestern Power Company
Minnesota
Pennsylvania Water & Power Company
Slerry
San Francisco Power Company
California
San Juan Water & Power Company
Western Power Company
Whatcom County
Ebailway & Power Company
Albany Southern Railway
Colorado Springs Light Heat & Power Company
Puget Sound Power Company
Commissoner
Niagara Falls Power Company
J. P. Mr
Westinghouse
Morgan Smith
Westinghouse and
Brady
Smith and Westinghouse
Atlanta Water & Electric Power Company
Anthony N. Brady
Westinghouse Electric *& Manufacturing Company
Brady, Westinghouse
Consolidated
Ias
Electric Light & Power Company
Lower Peninsula
Michigan
Mw. Clark & Co
Hodenpy
Walbridge
Bangor Railway & Electric Company
Tin Maine
San Francico
United Railways Investment Company
United Railroads
San Francisco
Sierra & San Francisco Power Company
Sierra Company
United Railways of
Philadelphia Company
Nevada
Old Vessel Owners and Captains’ Association
le. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
World's Dispensary Medical Association
R. V. Pierce
Gould
Shotgun
Geo. T. Cochran
Congress
James P. Neal
H. A. Waterman
Hermiston
J. F. Wallan
Umatilla County
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