Gas Trust Encroaches On Equitable, Rockefeller Moguls Move
A sprawling report outlines Standard Oil and East River Gas plans to seize control of the Equitable Gas Company via a trust led by J. Pierpont Morgan. Key figures include E. C. Benedict, Anthony B. Brady, and August Hoiman, with shares exchanged to form a new holding. The maneuver cites a plan to pay cash per share and reconstitute ownership to secure a dominant, nationwide gas monopoly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rockefeller
Exquitable Gas Company
Raultabie
Standard OM
Walt Struct
Rogkerefier
Mavemeyer
Standard
Equitable Gas Company
Ttis & Bananas
Aldrich Coure
Broadway
E. C. Bemdict
Anthony B. Brady
Chatiea Dintrich
East River Gas Company
Air
Benedict
Equstable Company
J. Pierpont Morgan
East River Aynicary
Tat Syndicate
East River
Moat Conservatve
Sluana
Joneses
Brew Ra
Eugene Kelly
Goelets
Baat River Gas Company
Equitable
Wall Street
Gas Trust
Central As Company
Equitable Company
Euet River
Central Gas Company
Corporaton Act Exchange
New York and East River Company
New York and East Fiver Gas Company
Sloteim
EL — Benedict
Bis
August Hoimant
East River Company
HM. M. Rodgers
Standard Ol Company
Est Hiver
Bas
Labor's Menace Address by W. J. Bryan in Concordia Park
In St. Louis Missouri on Labor Day a large crowd greeted W. J. Bryan at Concordia Park. He urged wage earners win reforms, praised labor unions, warned against special privileges, and advocated arbitration and opposition to government by injunction. About 5,000 attended a Jeffersonian club reception later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
W. J. Bryan
Concordia Park
Bryan
New York
Jeffersonian Club
Consolidation of Gas Firms Shapes New Empire
A report details a planned consolidation led by M H Rodgers William Rockefeller and James Sitman with strong backing to form a dominant gas trust. The Equitable official notes a bid of 220 per share and 78 cash or 20 percent bonds for each share, aiming to end turf wars and reduce expenses under Pierpont Morgan leadership. Henry Keene remains president of the Equitable, with FL Miller as secretary in the new company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Rodgers
Wiliam Rockefeller
Blanchard ON Company
James Sitman
City National Bank
Sandard Oil
Equitable
Pierpont Morgan
Syncsiitate
New Deal
Henry Keene
The
Equstable
FL Miller
East River Corporation
Thirtyninth
Porty-third Street
East River
LM Tots
Hou
Maine
Iurus
Blockade at Shaguay halts gold seekers near Dyea
Juneau AP dispatch describes a mass of travelers arriving by steamers City of Kingston Farralion Elder Rosa Ue and Queen with cargoes toward Dyea and Skaguay. Many horses spoiled by mud. others abandon travel or run out of funds. Camp huts rise, but supplies run low as winter gear and lumber remain scarce. Some miners from Juneau eye eastern markets. a sale of mines at Hunter Bay Admiral island was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lal
Associated Press
Junean
Kingston
Farralion
Elder
Rosa Ue
Queen
San Francisco
Dyea
Skaguay
Chilkoot Pass
White Pass
Mir
Yukon
Juneau
United States
Alaska
Hunter Bay
Capitan o Capitano Charged At Alaskan Ports
Vancouver B C Sept 7 The steam ship Capitano Captain Powis has returned from Juneau Dyea and Skagway bringing down one miner from Juneau displeased with prospects for gold fields this fall. Customs officials charged $30 duty per horse and the voyage notes others from Alert Bay vessels in distress.
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Vancouver
Capitano
Powis
Juneau
Dyea
Skasmay
Bristol
Eugene
Victoria
Alert Bay
Union
Pewlt
Teese
Dyes
Shaguay
Overrun by wild horses in Arizona prompts slaughter debate
Phoenix officials seek guidance as large bands of unbranded wild horses menace northern Arizona. Attorney General Frasier consulted on local slaughter option, livestock board to handle the issue as populations surge and wildness increases. Robbery report notes $2.94 stolen from a Pa ch Express safe near Folsom, New Mexico, with criminals unseen. Freight rate cut announced by Morgan Steamship and Southern Pacific Halfway lines lowers Atlantic seaboard through rates, first price set at $207.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Frasier
Sry One
The
Livestock Board
Denver
W. K. Mcallister
Morgan Steamship Line
Southern Pacific Halfway Company
Atlantic Seaboard
Clocks in Mount Vernon Misfire Due to Wires Crossed
Five local stores ran synchronized electric clocks wired from the Western Union office when the clocks began racing their hands. A telegraph operator heard a broadcast from Greenwich to New York, and merchants found clock wires crossed with the telegraph line. The fault was fixed after an investigation at the telegraph office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Western Union Telegraph Office
Greenwich
Why People Are Nervous Dr Charcot's Nervine Tablets advertised
A German physician decries the age of nervousness as cities bustle and work exhausts. The ad cites widespread fatigue and insomnia among all classes and promotes Dr Charcot's Nervine Tablets as a cure, claiming strength and health, with price details and mail order testimonials from Mifreka Chemical & Mig in La Crosse Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charcot
Drusgists
Mifreka Chemical & Mig
la Crosse
Wis
Montezuma Hotel Promises Healthful Retreat in New Mexico
An ad extols New Mexico resort options with Las Vegas Hot Springs highlighted. It touts Montezuma Hotel as a standout in the Southwest, offering healing for the ill, medical attendants, rail access by W. C. Garvey, agent for A. T. & S. F. Railway, and reasonable rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Las Vegas
Southwest
W. C. Garvey
A. Tt
F. Railway
Golden Ball Change On Warrensburg Court House Dome
Warrensburg Missouri September 7 the golden ball atop the new court house dome was replaced before 6 am by order of the county court all Democrat members reacting to Republican compliments about the ball and its alignment with continental trends the contractor and architect were surprised by the replacement. Free exhibit paintings and sketches by Arthur Peck on Monroe Street, afternoons except Mondays. We mend and sew on buttons free of charge. Peerless Sixam Laundry.
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Warrensburg Court House
Warrensburg
Court House
Aliver
Arthur Peck
Monroe Street
McMasters Not Partisan G A R History 18 Ready
New York dispatch notes J B McMasters of the University of Pennsylvania will author a G A R History of the United States. The work covers the Civil War with emphasis on southern generals, battles, and the Reconstruction era, including Johnson’s role, and promises a balanced, non sensational treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Bacher- Masters
United States
Chicago
J. B. McMasters
University of Pennsylvania
Lee
West Point
West Port
Mason and Dixon
Tistory
South
Washington
Bull Run
Fort Fisher
Fort Beary
Burnside
McClellan
Gettys
Bure
Confederacy
George H. Thomas
Sheridan
Buchan- Reid
Kearsage-Alabama
Monitor
Merrimac
Andrew Johnson
Kate Chase Sprague Seeks Funds To Save Ohio Home
Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague daughter of ex Governor Salmon P. Chase arrived in Columbus Ohio on a mission to raise funds via popular subscriptions to buy her father’s looms in Washington. She visited wealthy merchants she knew from former days and reported strong prospects to prevent sale at public auction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Kate Chase Sprague
Washington
Salmon P. Chase
Ohio
Winnipeg Premier Heads East for Winnipeg Duluth Railroad Talks
Premier Greenway and Attorney General Cameron left for the east to confer in Chicago with representatives of the company negotiating the Winnipeg Duluth railway project. Rumors say he hopes for a deal, while a New York firm linked to the Rockefellers plans to question him in Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Greenway
Cameron
Chicago
Preminr
New York
Rockefellers
Toronto
Gunboat Cantine Grounded Near Montevideo Bay
A cable from Montevideo reports the US gunboat Cantine ran aground near the bay in heavy seas. Tugboats Pista and Republica aided, freeing the vessel and towing her into the bay. Damage details are not yet known as an examination proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herald
Montevideo
United States
Cantine
Pista
Republica
Caxtine
Three Tramps Cremated After Jail Fire in Fargo
Nine city marshals and a posse captured three tramps who robbed stores in Conway Walsh county. A jail fire killed one of the tramps and others died from burns. Authorities believe the blaze aimed to aid escape but grew out of control. Separate incident reports three youths ages 16 and 12 fined or released after playing cards on church steps. Also notes a round trip fare via Santa Fe and Bryan Day at the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo
Nn. v
Conway
Walsh County
Gre Therm
Parkdale
M. H
Will Larsen
Bob Larsen
Freddie Stepheon
Jaden Atchison
Will Lareen
Ong
Topeka
Burlingame
Santa Fe
Bryan
Dr Pierce Discovery and Golden Medical Discovery Claims
An advertisement asserts Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery restores vitality, aids digestion, filters poisons, fights disease germs, repairs tissues, and builds strength. It includes patient testimonials and promotes Pleasant Pellets as natural laxatives used with the discovery for permanent cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toe
Tall
Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute of
Buffalo
Gibbs
Ruveeltville
Kopap
Piet Pierce
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Prisce
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Creat Mall Order
Michigan Ave
Chinago
Scott Bros
Fourth and Taylor Streets
Modern
Topeka Steam Laundry
Dr. Lewis
J.B. Hayden
Mousas Ave
Kansas City Ladies
Coil
Riucaiem
Eyal Aatatenbis
Inecrucios Carphalls
Rimrocier Gedeuenpetuey
Vallees
Arhus
P.O. Lusepeden
Renee
J. Hoge Tyler
Democracy OF
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LABOR
F. A. Pesk
Crosby
G.A. R
Arthur Massey
West Fifth Street
Ollereas
Telepmons
Golnit Wasuine
Asie
Building and Loan Association
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John Dudley
Topeka Transfer Co
F. & Bacon
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