Reorganization of the Wabash and related rail dealings
New York August 18 first mortgage bondholders committee of the Wabash-Pittsburg Terminal orders foreclosure to reorganize the Wabash system under Harriman auspices. The plan would release the Wabash from obligations to the two roads, improve credit, and involve Wheeling & Lake Erie, Wabash-Pittsburg Terminal, and stock holdings amid Gould Harriman tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wabash-Pittsburg
Compan
Mercantile Trust Company
Wabash Rail
Terminal Company
Wheeling & Lake Erie
E. H. Harriman
Gould-Harriman
Harriman
Wabah Railroad
Wabash
George 7
Gould
Carnegie Steel Company
Injunction Restraining La Belle From Oil Drilling
George Duncan trustee for owners of the old rolling mill farm seeks an injunction against La Belle Iron Works to stop drilling for oil on most of the property in Altamont addition. The suit claims drilling is only allowed on the hillside face near the pike, with Erskine and Smith representing the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Duncan
Rolling Mill
Altamont Addition
la Belle Iron Works
la Bellé Iron Works
Atlamont Addition
Jefferson Iron Works
la Belle
Erskine & Smith
Death by Own Action A Wheeling man ends life in Ohio
Louis Swartz of Wheeling killed himself in Dennison Ohio on Tuesday August 11 using carbolic acid. Investigators traced the poison to Uhrichsville where he had sought work after a western trip. A letter from Minnesota warned of doing something desperate if he returned to Wheeling, and intimates believe he failed at the last moment to see his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Swartz
Wheeling
Dennison, Q
Swartz
Uhrichsville
Minnesota
Low water idles Monongahela coal mines in Pittsburg
A Pittsburg dispatch reports eighty percent of Monongahela coal mines idle as Ohio river low water halts shipments. Miners lose jobs while all coal sits on barges awaiting room for storage, a crisis seen as the worst in years risking widespread suffering without rain to raise river levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Monongahela River
Ohio River
Missing salesman Platt may have fled or foul play suspected
Rk C Platt traveling salesman for W F Davidson Company is missing since Saturday August 8 after boarding a Follawsbee car. The firm and Traveling Salesmen's association report no trace. He was with the company a year and a half, has a wife and two children at Coshocton, and his father is Major. Authorities weigh foul play, self harm, or concealment as possibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rk. C. Platt
W. F. Davidson Company
Davidson Wholesale Grocery Company
Coshocton
Try This Flavoring For Fruit Salads And Dishes
The author suggests pineapple juice as a flavoring substitute for wine, noting it as one of the best options for those avoiding wine. It adds zest to fruit salads and various dishes, described as excellent.
Viewers Appointed for York and Smithfield Pike
E. S. Evans, Richard Roberts and George Chambers were appointed as viewers of the York and Smithfield pike, with duties to survey and report on the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Evans
Richard Roberts
George Chambers
York and
Smithfield Pike
Immense selection of oak tables at low prices
Large shipment arrival enables display of new quartered golden oak tables in round and square tops with pedestal and five leg styles. Round top pedestal models popular in better grades offer features like a stationary or split base to extend from six to eight feet. Patent locks prevent sagging and keep pedestal and top tight together. Shop here to see line and prices.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lake Erie
Wabash Terminal
Platt
West Lafayette
Davidson Company
Fitch Company
Youngstown
Mills Grocery Company
Zanesville
Zanesville National Bank
Alonzo Hi. Graham
Walker B. Stratton
Apollo
Baltimore
Stratton
Graham
Mansfield & Merryman
LA Belle Clothing CO
Pitas Wnth
Mill Farm
Dennison
Ohio
Agawam
Wales
Special
Lino Soap
Market Street
May
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