New Airline Line Aimed From New York To Chicago
A proposed New York Pittsburg and Chicago Airline would run a low grade double track route from New York to Chicago with electric locomotives. Ground construction may begin this fall for a three year build, backed by foreign capitalists and a $75 to $100 million budget.
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Ers
Joseph Ramsey, Jr
Wabash Railroad
New York
Chits
New York, Pittsburg
Chicago
Pennsylvania
York
Keystoke
Pennsylvaniai Railroad
Allegheny Mountains
Ramsey
Pittsburg Dispatch
Pen Pittsburg
Newsey
Underground Freight Line Ready for Business in Chicago
Chicago Aug 15 The Tunnel company announces completion of the Illinois underground freight railroad system. Forty five electric locomotives and several tied cars are prepared for service in the district bounded by Chandler Cheyenne lake Halsted and Sixteenth street. The company placed orders for 500 additional cars and thirty five new locomotives. Connections with thirty downtown buildings finished. more under way.
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Chicago
Illinois
Ch Ayenne
Lake
Halsted
Sixteenth Street
Cam
Negro Troops Unruly Reported in Brownsville Riot
A Brownsville dispatch says formerly stationed Negro troops became unruly during the day. A report states one man was killed. The Brownsville mayor requested state rangers to restore order.
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Houston
Tex
Brownsville
Whsville
Ice Company Witness Links Railroad Directors in Conspiracy Case
Joseph A. Miller, manager of the Toledo Fuel and Coal Co, testifies he was purchasing agent for the Ann Arbor railroad before leading the ice company, and that Wellington Burt, Harry Ashley, and railroad executives largely owned the ice company. He says the office sits on Ann Arbor road property with no rent paid.
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Clements
Joseph A. Miller
Toledo Fee and Coal Company
Kinkade
Miller
Ice Company
Ann Arbor
Wellington R. Burt
Harry Ashley
Ann Arbor Road
Burglars Fire Michigan Village
In Berrien Center Michigan on August 15 burglars robbed a store and set the building on fire. A bucket brigade of 100 men battled the flames for three hours to save the village.
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Berrien
Center
Mich
LA. Bris
Court Issues Injunction In Bank Failure Contested
Judge Bethea issued a temporary restraining order to block interference with the Milwaukee Avenue Cooperative store assets amid a Chicago bank dispute. The order shields a solvent institution while a receiver petition remains set for hearing. A separate warrant accuses Henry W. Hering, bank cashier, of forging a $10,000 note in Marcus S. Kirkeby's name.
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Chicago
Bethea
United States District Court
Milwaukee Avenue Co-operative
Stensland
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Henry W. Hering
Marcus S. Kirkeby
Kersten
Kirkeby
Insurance Ledger Snapshot of Assets and Liabilities
A fragmented financial note shows total assets of 550000.00 and 250000.00 alongside 227600.00, plus capital paid and unearned premiums on outstanding risks. Total liabilities are mentioned, though exact figures are unclear. The entry resembles an insurer's balance sheet with partial figures for assets and unearned premium reserves.
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Wace Ae
Spirit voyage to Mars by Society for Physical Research president
Sackville G. Leyson reports a spirit trip to Mars, 141 million miles away, returning in forty minutes while his body rested. He describes fiery Mars, red and green clouds, two tribes of hair-covered beings, large one-eyed giants and small ground dwellers, rubber trees, and eerie landscapes.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Mars
United Teamsters Organization Elects Officers in Chicago
The United Teamsters of America, a new rival to the International Brotherhood, completed its organization by electing officers in Chicago on August 15. Seventeen Chicago unions and 110 delegates, including 41 from New York, backed the move across about sixty locals, with out of town delegates requiring union sanction to ratify. Rochester, New York, was chosen for the next convention.
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Chicago
United Teamsters of America
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
New York
Rochester
N. Y
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