Stinnes Builds Vast German Industrial Empire After War
The article traces Hugo Stinnes rising from near ruin to a sweeping consolidation of German industry. He absorbs coal, iron, and chemical interests, forms the Rhine Elbe union with Gelsenkirchener and Bochumer Verein, controls vast coal and lignite assets, and moves into Sweden and Austria, financing through Swiss-backed means and provoking political reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stinnes
Ruhr Valley
Kirdorfa
Gelsenkirchener Mining Corporation
Germany
Karxemburg
Gelsenkirchener
Bochumer Verein
Rhine-Elbe Union
Luxemburg
Ruhr
August Thyseen
Rhineland
Dresden Bank
Mulheim Mining Corporation
Saar
Upper Silesian
Ribecksachen Corporation of
Halle
United Coal Dealers Corporation of
Berlin
Ile
Nuremburg
Koenigsburg
Fleneburg
Hamburg
Bremerhaven
Sweden
jIn
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Austrian Alpine Mining Corporation
Styrian Alps
Great Alpine Company
Austria
Italy
Italiana
Treason trial near close in Blizzard case at Charleton West Virginia
The Blizzard treason trial nears closing as the defense rests and the prosecution resumes final rebuttal. Blizzard testifies denying leading armed miners or carrying ammunition while recounting his role in warning about federal troops. Coal officials challenge Murray and Porter statements as the trial details unfold in Logan County.
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Sergi
Timothy Lynch
Fort Thomas
T. W. Guy
A. C. Porter
United Mine Workers
Porter
Guy
Phillip Murray
Miners’ Organization
Reach Creek
Murray
Col
Willam Wiley
Boone County Coal Corporation
Beach Creek
Blizeard
Bliezard
Lens Creek
Blair
Logan County
Blizzard
William Perry
United States
Diliizard
Flizzard
Bilezard
Buzeard
Trial on Roof of House in New York Court
Justice of the Peace Arthur Jones was painting his house roof when a case came before him. The trial was held on the shingles, reporting a brief courtroom scene on a domestic roof.
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New York
Arthur Jones
Amundsen to Speak in Seattle on Polar Quest
Raold Amundsen will present a public talk in Seattle detailing his polar explorations and plans for a seven year journey north. He is expected to discuss the Northwest and Northeast Passages, the South Pole discovery, and his recent continental flight crash. I. A. Sverdrup will also speak on the scientific program for the expedition.
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Seattle
Raold Amundsen
Amundsen
Northeast Passage
South Pole
I. A. Sverdrup
Freight Cut Aims to Cut Consumer Costs by Ten Percent
Washington May 25 The 10 percent freight rate cut ordered by the Interstate Commerce Commission is expected to trim the national cost of living by about a billion dollars yearly. Officials estimate the freight bill will fall from 300 to 400 million dollars, easing expenses for each citizen. Government experts and Justice Department guidance aim to ensure the saving is passed to consumers, with the measure effective by July 1 and potentially boosting business activity. A passenger fare cut remains debated, while wage cuts for railroad workers may follow to support the freight reduction.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Government Statistica
Department of Justice
Harding
Bualnese
Lumber Boom Foreseen From Freight Rate Cuts
Forecasts predict a strong lumber upswing due to interstate freight rate cuts. Pacific Northwest reductions around 12 percent are cited by J I Veitch. West Coast Lumbermen report week ending May 20: 89,395,398 feet produced, 105,609,628 feet sold, 94,125,566 feet shipped.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Pacific Northwest
J. I. Veitch
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
R. B. Allen
West Coast Lumbermen's Association
Puget Sound
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
West Coast Lumbermen’s Association
Freight cut aids Seattle business rebound
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a general reduction in tariff and freight rates. Frank Waterhouse, president of the Chamber of Commerce, says the move will stimulate business by aligning transportation costs with current price levels, undoing wartime high rates that delayed improvements. He adds the decision should spur greater activity as expectant projects resume.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Frank Waterhouse
Chamber of Commerce
Commission
Jilted lover shoots convent student in Pueblo
In Pueblo Colorado Miss Consuelo Baca a 12 year old convent student was shot by Miss Josephine Liberto a divorcee who drove to the convent in a taxi and entered her room after falsely claiming the physician Dr J F Baca called her a poisonous snake The gun jammed after the first shot and the girl is expected to recover The motive appears to be revenge according to police Dr Baca Mina Taca’s father is a prominent local physician who denies Liberto’s accusations
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Pueblo
Colo
Consuelo Baca
Josephine Liberto
Aca
Democrats Clash at Olympia Convention Sparks Wild Debate
At the state Democratic convention in Olympia, speeches devolved into a free for all as delegates debated a League of Nations plank and attacked Gov Hart's record. Key figures included Francis A. Garrecht named permanent chair, Judge Moore quelling late fights, and notable speakers like Willis Mahoney and Rep. Dill.
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Wiliam BR. Lee
Tacoma
League of Nations
Resolution Committee
Lee
Francis A. Garrecht
Spokane
Olympia
J. Stanley Webster
Congress
William Hickman Moore
Seattle
Incendiary Fires Reported in Belfast
Belfast reports a deadly night in sectarian violence with a constable killed and four dead, twenty wounded. Incendiary fires burned across the city amid a severe bombing outbreak as Protestant workers return home.
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Belfast
Blackmail Ring Threats Bared in Chicago Case
Police say they broke up a coast to coast blackmail ring targeting wealthy women after Eugene Bryant's arrest for receiving a dummy package of 750. A. H. Shotwell was named in a poison pen letter offering to suppress divorce facts for payment. An accomplice signing as Fontaine was suspected. Bryant claimed shell shock and gas exposure in France influenced his actions.
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Chicago
Eugene Bryant
Bryant
A. H. Shotwell
Fontaine
Arest
Premier Poincare Assured Confidence in Paris Debate
Paris May 25 Premier Poincare is assured of a large vote of confidence after two days of parliament debate. Observers note the government has not yet decided to send an army into the Ruhr if Germany pays up by next Wednesday, a key point in the foreign policy discussion.
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Germany
Stinnes
Styrian Alps
Thesult
Zug
N. FE. A. Service, Inc
Paris
Poincare
France
Chamber of Deputies
Ruhr
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