No Fight Expected As Valley Road Sale Nears
The Allegheny Valley railroad sale proceeds at noon with a Pennsylvania led committee likely to win. Reported bids hinge on $26 million needed to secure credit, with Pennsylvania interests controlling the reorganization and plans to expand capitalization and stock types. The deal could redefine freight routes and shorten links between New York and Chicago while preserving current workers under the buyout terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny Valley
Pennsylvania Road
Robinson
John B. Jackson
P. A. BR. Widener
Philadelphia
R. D. Barclay
Pennsylvania
Erie
Pany
Homewood
Ft. Wayne
Redbank
Driftwood
New York
Chicago
Pitts
General Passenger Agent Clark to attend meeting in New York
General Passenger Agent A. E. Clark of the Lake Erie road left for New York to join an important meeting of general passenger agents. The Alton boycott crisis grows as the Erie system raises the embargo, sparking debate over commissions and continued bargaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Clark
Lake Erie Road
New York
Alton Road
Erie
Alton
Cnts
Pittsburg Drove Yard and Terminal Reelect Officers
Annual meetings of the Pittsburg Drove Yard and Pittsburg Terminal Companies re-elected old officers and directors. Anthony J. Thomas of New York is President of the Terminal Company, which owns docks and terminal facilities at Fairport leased to the Pittsburg and Western. Johns McCleave heads the Drove Yard Company, leasing yards on Herr's Island to cattle men. no annual statement was issued as stockholders are content with rents and dividends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Pittsburg
Robinson
Pennsy
Com
C. 5
Herr’s Island
Discrepancies in Pig Iron Rates Spark Joint Meeting
A joint meeting of the Youngstown and Pittsburg freight committees at the Lake Shore office will review pig iron rate discrepancies. Railroads previously refused to reduce rates after winter efforts. A separate filing shows a $10,000,000 mortgage by the Cleveland and Pittsburg road to Farmers' Loan and Trust Company, backing total indebtedness of $6,364,000 with $5,900,000 spent on construction and equipment.
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Youngstown
Pittsburg
Lake Shore
Recorder's Office
Cleveland and
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company
New York
Holiday Gifts Feature Jewelry Advertisement
An advertising item for Chemical Diamonds offered in solid gold jewelry. The display notes a Corner Liberty intersection at Smithfield and Smithfield street location with product listings marketed as exclusive gifts.
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Liberty
Smithfield
Smithfield Street
Devil's Soldier Spiders Captured by Sailor in Texas Fort
A sailor bringing specimens from Yucatan shows a large jar of gray brown spiders with five inch bodies and two inch legs. Indians call the aggressive creature the Devil's soldier, feared as a deadly foe and noted for its rapid, tree clinging movement and dangerous bite.
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GaLoVeEsTos
Tex
Gulf
Yucatan
Fine Royal Worcester and Hungarian Ware on Display
Royal Worcester ware Hungarian pieces and other celebrated items with fine decorations. Marble busts vases and statuettes in copper and silver bronzes onyx tables and lamps. Henry TERHEYDEN's Jewelry at 530 Smithfield Street open every night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Worcester
Grevara
Henry Terheyden
Smithfield Street
Christmas Music Boxes At Kleber Bros Store
Kleber Bros offer Freres music boxes in the 506 Wood street shop, promising delight for all ages. Exelu ts for the Freres line, prices range from 175 to 350 dollars, with the store open every evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kleber Bros
Freres
Wood Street
Holiday Desk and Office Goods In Silver and Plated Ware
A retail notice lists desk and office accessories including inkstands blotters blotters and rulers and penwipers arranged as a holiday assortment. Jos Breuau m Co 48 Fifth Avenue. K Sart sole agent corner Likert and Smithfield and 311 Smithfield Street. H P Ecker Co 76 Fifth Avenue advertise pianos organs and easy payments with Crayons Free until January 1 1893 and Aufrecht Studio 77 Fifth Avenue offers a life size crayon tree with cabinets urging early visits.
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Jos. Breuaum & Co
Fifth Avenue
K. Sart
Likert
Smithfield
Smithfield Street
Aufrecht
Postage stamps twice used allegations amid New Jersey arrest
Colonel Henry L. Potter of Linden New Jersey and New York's Customs House faces bail in a stamp reuse case. Potter says Linden postmaster bears a grudge and that a conspiracy ruined him. He claims a servant bought the stamps and that washed stamps may have been placed by the postmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry L. Potter
Custom House
New Jersey
Potter
Linden
X. J
Stone
Mee
Woman chases burglar through New York streets
Miss Sadie M. Eaton awoke to intruders in her boarding house hallway. She chased one thief to Twelfth Street and Seventh Avenue, where a police officer arrested him. The prisoner, James Murphy, was held on $1,000 bail at Jefferson Market Justice Kelly's court.
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New York
Dec
Sadie M. Eaton
West Thirteenth Street
Esha
Miss Eaton
Twelfth Street
Seventh Avenue
Jamee Murphy
Jefferson Market
Kelly Eld
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Evterosopy
Triton
S @ailor
Texas
H. Kleber & Bros's
H. P. Ecker & Co
Pitta Pa
Panl Parker
Fleishman & CO
Sucverst
DI Ipers
Cochran
Cochran’s
The
Cor. Market
Fourth Ave
Del
Europe
York
Hamberg
É. Pitta
Hite Star Line
Uecantan
Liverpool
Aland United
Wreutante Dee
Adriatic
Gil Awamery
Britannic
Featonic
Majestic
Gamnate
Ine Et Panies
Rons
White Star Dock
West Tenth St
H. Maitland K Kersey
Broadway
Dei-P
Allan Line
Royal Mail
Glasgow
Derry
Galway
Scotland
Ireland
Einer Ardan Line
London
State of Caltfin
State of A
CABLN
Becon
McCormi
American Line
Aoe
Philadet
Patton de Fone
CORMI
Cactus Blood Cure
Joseph Fleming & Son
Market St
Haliday
Pearine
Ap Leather
Newmarkets
Girls’ Reefers
C. C
TOY World
Titania
China
ANG
Mithe DD Streat
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