Broken by an Injunction in Northern Pacific Panic
A Wall Street crash scene unfolds as Northern Pacific soars to 1000, then plunges amid a court injunction by Justice Gildersleeve at the urging of broker David Lamar and James R. Keene. The injunction halts further trading to dampen the corner and avert broader disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tocas
New York ‘Exchange
Northern Pacific
Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Supreme Court
Gildersleeve
Giants
David Lamar
James R. Keene
Keene
Shorts
Bon Voyage Burned Off Lake Superior Shore
Dispatches from Houghton Michigan report the passenger steamer Bon Voyage of the White Line Duluth burned to the water’s edge near the Lake Superior ship canal. Five members of the Altman family from Laurium perished as the vessel grounded and flames spread while passengers and crew escaped by boat. Lifesaving crews arrived quickly and aided in rescuing survivors as firefighters battled the blaze.
Insurgent Leader Cailles Chased. Clashes Across Provinces
Manila special reports Cailles, Laguna province insurgent leader, pursued south of Laguna and unlikely to surrender due to fear of personal penalties for killings. A hundred insurgents attacked Paglibac in Tayabas. they were repulsed without losses. Twenty first infantry routed 150 rebels at Zurbano Camp near Lusban, seizing supplies.
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Manila Special
Cailles
Laguna
Paglibac
Tayabas
Twenty-first Infantry
Zurbano
Lusban
Money Haul Through Philadelphia En Route To New Mint
A million dollars in virgin money is moved daily through Philadelphia’s busiest streets. Two men ride on money boxes while four armed watchers patrol each side with revolvers ready. The shipments travel from the old United States Mint at Juniper and Chestnut to the new mint at Sixteenth and Spring Garden near a mile away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
United States Mint
Juniper and Chesnut Streets
New Mint
Sixteenth
Spring Garden
Explosion on Huntington and Broad Top kills four crew
A boiler explosion on a freight engine at Mount Jallas the southern terminus of the Broad Top line instantly killed four crew members. Conductor Hollingshead and Engineer Berkstresser were blown about four hundred yards across the river as investigators seek the cause believed to be water filling.
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Huntington
Broad Top
Mount Jallas
Hollingshead
Berkstresser
Guard Sentry Killed at Fort Sheridan by Prisoner
Private Cumberlidge on sentry duty at Fort Sheridan near Chicago was killed when prisoner Smith Wheeler in the guard house snatched his rifle. In the scuffle Cumberlidge was Ghobbed to death. Wheeler escaped and later deserted during the war in Florida while awaiting transport to Cuba where he served a five year sentence.
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Cumberlidge
Fort Sheridan
Chicago
Smith Wheeler
Wheeler
Sentinel
Florida
Cuba
Fire destroys tenements in Ottawa hotel row
Fire at a Roy hotel in Ottawa Ontario spread along Clarence Street burning a block of tenement houses. Three men died and several others escaped by leaping from upper floors. Ten houses were destroyed though the total damage was slight.
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Roy Hotel
Ottawa
Ont
Clarence Street
Moey
Compromise allows nickel process use in armor plate
The government and private armor manufacturers reach a settlement on the nickel hardening process. The agreement permits usage of the nickel process in armor plates by the government or any private supplier producing armor for American ships.
America Arrives in Buffalo From Grand Haven Amid Ice Jam
The passenger steamer America of the International Navigation company reaches Buffalo after being detained by an ice jam in the St. Clair river while traveling from Grand Haven.
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America
International Navigation Company
Buffalo
Grand Haven
St. Clair River
Knitting Mills in Paducah Destroyed by Fire
Knitting mills at Paducah named The Alden Mills burned after an electric wire caused the blaze. Loss estimated at 20 000 dollars with 25 000 dollars covered by insurance. Fire crews reported extensive damage and full destruction of the plant.
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Alden
Paducah
Wall Street Panic and the Northern Pacific Clash
The piece describes a Financial panic caused by two powerful but non controlling factions fighting for Northern Pacific Railway stock. Shares surged to extreme prices and panic ruined many speculators outside the factional bid. It mentions Webster and Parkman in a separate, grisly historical note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Sodom
Gomorrah
Northern Pacific Railway
Chicago hit by stock market crash as fortunes vanish
The article describes a sudden financial tornado sweeping through New York and hitting Chicago. Thousands of small speculators were wiped out in moments while a few lucky traders might have turned hundred dollars into vast sums, but most in Chicago ended as losers in the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
la Salle © Street
Black Thursday seals Wall Street as history’s darkest day
A historic market collapse centered on Northern Pacific triggers unprecedented panic on Wall Street. Banks withdraw loans, lenders overrun, and brokers fear insolvency as stocks plunge 10 to 60 points. By day’s end immense losses erase prior gains, with factions pausing to avert total ruin.
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Pacific
Delaware and Hudson
Manhattan
Burlington
Dayton Pacific
Ceee Caves
St. Paul Wee Wen
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Seweae
United States Steel
Sebeees
Louisville and Nashville
Amalgamated Copper Mares
American Tobacco
Southern Pacific
Canadian Pacificc
Baltimore and Ohio
Consolidated Gas
N. Y
Deliware
Lackawanna and
Ern
Metropolitan
Chicago and
Alton
New York Central
Erie
Pennsylvania
Tennessee Coal and Iron
Reading Seas
Western Union Ee
Wall Street
Northern Pacific
Stock Exchange
Statesmen Are Caudit in Washington Markets
Washington residents faced steep stock losses mirroring national declines as fortunes evaporated in days. The crash affected hundreds who had recently seen large gains, reflecting the crisis's reach into the capital's financial circles.
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Washington
New York
National Capital
Fortunes Bee
Prac
X Secretary Foster Faces Bankruptcy Filing
Charles Foster of Fostoria Ohio petitions for voluntary bankruptcy in federal court Toledo showing liabilities of 747 008 with assets nil. Debt includes 236 574 20 unsecured 197 451 58 notes and bills and 170 374 14 accommodation paper totaling 747 etc. Foster, a prominent 19th century politician from Ohio, long resident of Fostoria. He served in Congress 1868 to 1878, governor in 1879 1880, and later as Secretary of the Treasury under Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Foster
Fostoria
Ohio
United States District Court
Toledo
Crartes Foster
Foster
United States
Finley
the Treasury
Harrison
William Windom
Treasury
Oklahoma Likely to Get Statehood, Intervie w Highlights
Dennis Flynn from Oklahoma predicts statehood for his state in the next Congress citing rising credit and national recognition. R E L Meehan of Monterey Mexico notes a booming economy and demand for educated, energetic Americans there. Judge Allen Page of Nebraska deplores easy divorces and moral drift in the U S while George B Lane recalls Senator Allen's long speech at Kearney in 1882.
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Dennis T. Flynn
Oklahoma
Congress
Washington
East
R. E. L. Meehan
Monterey
Mex
Mexico
George B. Lane
Olympia
Wash
Nebraska
W. ¥. Allen
Senator Allen
Kearney
Indiana State Fair and regional fair circuit dates listed
A fragmented OCR listing many fair dates and locations across Indiana. Entries include Frankfort, Muncie, Lafayette, Marion, Crawfordsville, Evansville, and others with Sept and Aug ranges, noting organizers such as EB Moore and Fred Wheeler. The text resembles a schedule of county and state fair events with dates and coordinators.
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Fairmount Aray
Petenon
James Elwood
New Albany
New Harmony
Rue
M.S. Clay
Rushville
Aia John
Franklin
William
W. W.'Steven
Boonville
J- F. Richardson
Crawfordsville
Marion
Acociation Bockins
East Enterprise
Golymbus
Ed. Redman
Tipton
Benjamin I
Hams Huntingburg
Nile
Eres Haute
Portland
Cete
Hardy Angola
E ‘S. Croxton
Indiana
Fair Circuit
Rochester
Fred
Wheeler
Crown Point
Fred ‘Wheeler
Valparaiso
Jzmi -Halladay
Charles Downing
Sears Sap
Laporte
Bert A. Orr
FF. Moore
Bourbon
B- W. Parks
Bremen
Edward Heckman
Evansville Youth Breaks Neck After Tree Climb
Fragmentary report details Thomas Whitney of Evansville breaking his neck after climbing a tree to view a bird’s nest. Other lines describe a Belgian glass blower killed by a train near Shirley and several unrelated domestic accidents.
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Thomas Whitney
Evansville
Alexander Deuben
Shirley
Willie
Daniel
Ashley
Libor
Simeon Yancey
Fortville
J. M. Grant
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Bear
United, States Steel
Union Pacific
Atchison
Eouth
Sanwiched
Sere
Fort Wayne
Misoate’ Ste
Teennls
Attrac
Ag Oc
Webster
Medical College
Parkman
DR. Webster
Allen Page
Southern Indiana
E.H. Nauer
North’ ‘Vernon
Aray
Ol Osgood
Charles
W. Gray
North Vernon
Fred H. Nauer
Madison
Johnson, Jr
Minor State News
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