The Maryland Central Pool and Its Rise and Fall
A Baltimore telegram outlines the Maryland Central pool scheme, its vast losses of Pittsburg money, ongoing suits against D Herbert Hostetter and Jewett, and multiple actions over stock and bond transfers. It details the transportation terminal company structure, key directors, and projected profits from coal royalties, terminal rentals, and railroad holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatch
Baltimore
Maryland Central” Pool
Pittsburg
D. Herbert Hostetter
Jewett
Deer Creek and Susquehanna Railroad Company
White
Amy du Puy
Herbert du Puy
Maryland Central Railroad Company
Maryland Construction Company
John Henry Miller
Samuel Rea
Winfield J. Taylor
Penn Anthracite Coal Company
du Puy
Transportation and Terminal Company
William Spencer
Erie
Maryland
John Gill
Mercantile Trust Company
James Sloan
Farmers and Mechanics’ National Bank
George & Grown
Alex. Brown & Sons
J. Swan Frick
William Gilmor
Came
George M. Jewett
T. M. Logan
Samuel Thomas
New York
George H. Bryant
J. G. Case
John K. Cowan
Terminal Company
North Avenue
Ebig
Maryland Central
Penn Coal Company
Baltimore Belt Railroad Company
Mt. Carmel
Northumberland
Columbia Counties
Baltimore Belt Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio
Belt Railroad
Terminal
Dispute Over Baltimore Belt Line Promotion and Stock Claims
A bitter suit unfolds over the Baltimore Belt Line project tied to the Transportation and Terminal Company. Du Puy alleges stock misrepresentation and unauthorized transfers by Miller Hostetter and others. Miller counters that stock moved through private deals with Lindenthal and that the Terminal Company held limited assets. The case details loans, stock swaps, and proposed public sale to wind up the company, with ongoing questions about officers, books, and control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Permiser Company
du Pay
du Payee
Henry Miller
Hhes
W. J. Taylor
J. H. Miller
Baltimore
Duro
Anderson, du Pay & Co
Farmers’ Deposit
Citizens’ National Banks
Pittsburg
H. du Puy
William Gilmor
Terminal Company
Gustav Lina Dorsed Benthal
Samuel Res
Maryland Central
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank
Gilmor
Alex Brown & Sons
Tech
Taylor
du Puy
John Henry M
Mutual Union Telegraph Company
Moseston Houseman, Esq
Hampton
Thomas Ae
T *E Ferst Magee
Artherler & Houseman
Gustav Lindenthal
Marvin Seesire
D. Herbert Hostetter
Hostetter
Miller
Messrs. Scaife
Transportation and Terminal Ey
John H. Miller
Jewett
Baltimore Belt Railroad
Belt Road
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
B.C
Lindenthal
Tredeethel
Rossman
Griffin
Keystone Bridge Company
Griffis
Marvin
Scaife
Case
Pew
Messie
Gill
Sloan
Brown
Fri
Thomas
di Miller
du Uy
John Henry Miller
Ande du Puy & Co
Terminal and Transportation Company
Maryland Central Railroad Company
York and Pesach Bottom
Deer Creek and Susquehanna Rail Company
North Avenue
Oak Streets
Pennsylvania
Station and Terminal Company
Atx
York
Peach Bottom
Deer Creek
Susquehanna
Jer
The
Transportation and Terminal Company
Penn Anthracite Coal Company
du Poy
Herbert Hostetter
Maryland Central Bonds
New York
Penn Anthracite Company
Ave Red Time Eee
Ake
Penti Coal Company
Nathaniel Taylor
Penn Company
Maryland
Iminal Company
Democratic National Committee Chairmanship Speculation Grows
The Dispatch notes Democratic leaders discuss potential successors to Colonel Brice. Names include Harrity of Pennsylvania, Oberly of Illinois, and Indiana’s Isaac P. Gray, with Gray touted as an ideal chair and possible cabinet promise if the Democrats win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hixetos
Democratic National Committee
General Barnum
Gorman
Draratch
Frank Dawson
South Carolina
Dowd
Charleston
Senator Ransom
North Carolina
Calvin
Brice
Cleveland
Harrity
Pennsylvania
New York
Palmer
Jaks
Oberly
Democratic State Committee
Illinois
Isaac P. Gray
Indiana
National Committee
Gray
Democratic Party
Cleveland has Virginia delegates in state convention fight
Special from Norroust Virginia shows Cleveland leading in delegates with solid county backing totaling about 200 pledged delegates and an estimated 25 unpledged, versus Hill at about 143, while several counties remain undeclared. The analysis projects Cleveland maintaining a wide lead.
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Norroust
Cleveland
Amherst
Nelson
Fauquier
Cumberland
North Danville
Montgomery
York
Dinwiddie
Southampton
Hill
Charles City
Patrick
Augusta
Fluvanna
Brunswick
Political Rumors and State Delegates in Presidential Talks
Washington reports Senator Gorman denying a split with Senator Hill over the Presidential nomination. The Colorado senators praise their convention vote while defending the silver stance. Indiana delegates appear pledged to Cleveland per Congressman Bynum, with Lew Wallace confirming no gubernatorial candidacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Hixeton
Harrison
Indianapolis
Bynum
Indiana
Cleveland
Chicago
West
General Declines Convention Delegation Roles
The General refuses to go to Minneapolis as a delegate to the National Convention, stating he will not act with authority yet will attend as a private citizen to support President Harrison's renomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tion
Minneapolis
Harrison
Southern Pressure on May Convention for Cleveland
Southern supporters urge Cleveland to halt the May convention of the New York bolters. Cleveland says he is not responsible for the meeting and was not consulted by its promoters. A Southern Congressman traveled to New York to press the issue, but the effort yielded little progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasn Hixeron
Cleveland
Congress
New York
Pace
Canal survey funds authorized in Erie to Pittsburg route
The House Railways and Canals Committee recommended a favorable report on Rep Dalzell’s bill to appropriate 40 000 dollars for a survey of a ship canal route connecting Lake Erie near Erie Pennsylvania with the Ohio River near Pittsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
House Committee On Railways and Canals
Dalzell
Lake Erie
Erie
Ohio River
Pittsburg
Philadelphia Dispatch Reports Early Appointments in New State Administration
Captain Morrison arrives from Pittsburg to assume state treasurer duties next Monday and names George M. Taylor as cashier. Auditor General elect Gregg discusses tax collection and appoints Peter D. Bricker as chief clerk. Greenawalt to remain in Treasury.
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Morrison
General Gregg
Philadelphia
John W. Morrison
Pittsburg
Harrisburg
H. K. Boyer
Hugh Morrison
George M. Taylor
State Treasury Department
Taylor
Mr. Taylor
North Liberty
Mercer County
Treasury Department
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Elect Gregg
George D. McCreary
McCreary
Sree Sree
Auditor General's Department
Peter D. Bricker
Jersey Shore
Henry C. Greenawalt
Greenawalt
Blackmailers Nabbed in New York Crime Bust
Captain Cross of the Eldridge Street police arrested E. J. Becker and William Finn of the Gerry Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children on charges of blackmailing keepers of disorderly houses. Inspector Williams had a list of 14 targets and the pair were caught on Third Avenue accepting $500 from a house keeper. Finn fled and discarded marked bills.
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New York
Captain Cross
Eldridge Street
E. J. Becker
William Finn
Gerry Society For the Prevention
Williama
Third Avenue
Finn
Million Dollar Wedding Gifts Shown in New York Ceremony
Miss Florine Ranger, daughter of Solomon Ranger, wed Maurice Wormser, son of Simon Wormser, at Temple Emanuel on Fifth Avenue. The ceremony featured a diamond sun from Isidor Wormser and a dinner and dance at the Rangers’ home. Bridal gifts totaled over 300 items valued above $500,000, including $300,000 in money and securities from the bridegroom’s father and bonds from Isidor Wormser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Florine Ranger
Solomon Ranger
Maurice & Wormser
Simon Wormser
Temple Emanuel
Fifth Avenue
Isidor Wormser
Ranger
Paying for the Grant Monument
New York reports the Grant Monument Association has 202,800 in subscriptions with less than 150,000 still needed to reach its 350,000 target. General Horace Porter announced the progress and anticipates full funding by Decoration Day with plans for another large demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Grant Monument Association
Horace Porter
Attempted drownings of William Stafford's 9 year old stepdaughter
Jessie Hoover, 9, jumped into White River to kill herself after her mother forbade playing on the railroad. She sank three times but was rescued by her father. Doctors revived her and authorities plan asylum placement due to suspected mental illness. This is her third attempt, including a recent pond drown incident with her brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodby
Elsa
Mrs. Dubesque
Teal
Westminster Church
Dune
Dr. Green
Clayton
Saher
Teale
Dubesques
North Broad Street
Milbank Fights a Duel Over Fox-Borrows Meeting
An unknown Frenchman challenged Harry Vane Milbank after remarks at the Fox-Borrows meeting. The duel occurred at about two miles from Ostend with pistols at 12 paces. the Frenchman was wounded in the hip and is reported in dangerous condition, Milbank uninjured, seconds named Lestrange and Fournier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Vane Milbank
Sidy
Ostend
Milbank
Lestrange and Fournier
Confessed Killer Claims Involvement In 1586 Kester Murders
Samuel Shiner of Sugar Load near Hazleton admits involvement in the 1586 murder of the Kester brothers at Seybertaville, saying Eveland and two others killed the men and split the loot. He accuses no further co conspirators. Higgins and Gallagher remain jailed. A detective will arrest the accuser once he recovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Shiner
Sugar Load
Hazleton
Kester Brothers
Seybertaville
Henry Higgins
Joseph Eveland
James Gallagher
Kester
Joe Eveland
Kunkle
Christenson
Eveland
William Kester
John Kester
Gallagher
Higgins
Hampton
Shiner
Cattlemen’s Owner Defies Governor’s Request in Wyoming
In Cheyenne on April 28 two deputy sheriffs demanded from Governor Barber the cattlemen held at Fort Russell. The Governor refused to yield the prisoners citing danger in Johnson county. Mass meetings in Buffalo and Sheridan denounced Barber as traitor to the people for aiding cattlemen. Sheridan closed a weekly for publishing resolutions. Citizens warned against Johnson county supporters of the stockmen and Cheyenne Sun. The resolutions promise protection of property and thief conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Sperial
Johnson County
Fort Russell
Barber
Buffalo
Sheridan
Oe Ge
Cheyenne Sun
White Ghost Rejects Funds and Demands Indian Justice
Chief White Ghost and other Crow Creek Agency leaders refuse government funds sent for distribution to Indians. He writes to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in Washington accusing the govt of breaking faith and warns of bloodshed unless justice is delivered, referencing Wounded Knee as a reminder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Uncle Sam
Chamberlain
Crow Creek
White Ghost
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Wounded Knee
Maryland Central Deal and National Capital News
This morning's page highlights the Maryland Central deal with Harrity and Gray in favor, plus two sensational suicides. It includes sewer assessment reductions, testing of the new ballot law, and experiences of six runaway boys. Editorials cover That Donegal Conference and Curtis on Civil Service Reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tugric
Harrity and Gray
Donegal
National Capital
Gould
New York
Roosevelt
Wanamaker
Curtis
Elizabeth Horror Strikes Two Families In Tragic Day
Mrs Caroline Dubosque wife of Frank L Dubosque an architect killed herself at their Elizabeth New Jersey home after a troubled marriage and health decline. John Steinert 45 beats wife Mia then kills himself after a brutal attack, leaving four children as orphans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizasera
N. J
Caroline Dubosque
Frank L. Dubosque
Jersey City
Clayton
Chester
Elizabeth
Dubesque
Samuel L. Moore and Sons Company
John Steinert
First Avenue
Henry Smith
A Librarian's Downfall in Milwaukee
Milwaukee librarian K. A. Linderfelt, head of the city library and president of the National Library Association, was arrested for embezzling about 5000 dollars by duplicating bills for books and supplies. He reportedly stole sums from 50 to 900 dollars per act as his attempt to live beyond his means.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
K. A. Linderfelt
Milwaukee Public Library
Linderfelt
National Library Association
Volapuk
Funeral for William Astor Held Private in Paris
The funeral of William Astor was conducted today at the American Episcopal Church Paris with private services. Mrs. Astor and her two daughters Mrs J Coleman Drayton and Mrs Orme Wilson attended with three friends. Mrs Drayton will travel with her mother on the steamer La Bourgogne to New York carrying Mr Astor’s body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Astor
Europe
Paris
William Astor
American Episcopal Church
Astor
J. Coleman Drayton
Orme Wilson
Drayton
la Bourgogne
Shieh
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William F. Robb
Maryland Court
Maryland Central Railroad
Bellaire
Delta
York and Peach Bottom
Baltimore and Lehigh Railroad Company
Susquehanna River
Generar Or
Beltee
Baltimore and
Ohio
M. H. Houseman
Houseman
Maryland Central Road
Mr. Samuel
Fighth Page
Harrity and
Colonel Brice
Virginia
Old Dominion
Cave Hill
Senator Hill
Senator Gorman
Leon Wallace
Lew Wallace
Connec
Law and Order Society
Judge Clayton
Mia Steinert
Lematgeer
Linderfeldt
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