Big Traffic Deal Loosens Anti-Trust Bounds in Rail Rates
A Herald report claims trunk line railroads have built a hidden traffic pool to fix freight rates after January 1. It states Morgan and Vanderbilt-controlled lines coordinate with Pennsylvania and New York Central to abolish tariffs and raise rates, with pooling already in grain and coal trades and control of Great Lakes steamer and canal lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
the Herald
Baltimore and Olio
Pensylvania
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Ohio
Pensylvania and Central
Erie
Delaware
Lackawanna and Western
Ontario and Western
Reading
Lehigh Valley
New Jersey Central
Chesapeake and Ohio
Messrs
Morgan and
Vanderbilt
Buffalo
Seaboard
Trunk Line
Great Lakes
Lake Lines
Authorities Plot to Control Freight Through Pool Tactics
A historical analysis traces how canal and lake traffic was dominated by lake lines and trunk rail lines. It claims independent boatmen faced coercive through rates and many leased boats to dispatch lines. It notes dissolving pooling signals as Joint Traffic and Trunk Line associations wind down, while a Thanksgiving day observance is mentioned.
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Joint Traffic Association
United States Supreme Court
Trunk Line Association
United States
Amerita
Fought to the finish she made a gallant resistance
Official report from Manila details the Urdaneta crew’s fate after the Sept. 17 engagement. Cadet Woods mortally wounded, later died. Mitch ell, Drummond, Stone and Grey killed. Greene and Powers escaped to report. two others alive Oct 30 with unknown whereabouts. Bodies of Woods and Grey recovered. burial site unknown.
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Cadet Woods
Ommcial
Mariense
Washington
Navy Department
Admiral Watson
Manila
Urdaneta
Oregon
Vigan
Wheaton
Greene
Powers
Mitchell
Drummond
Stone
Grey
Woods
St. Farley
Herbert
Burke
Transport Manavense Declared Seaworthy After Pacific Typhoon
A report from San Francisco to Washington details the Manavense voyage to Manila. The ship sailed Oct 25 with a capacity of 28 officers and 530 enlisted men and carried 17 officers and 380 enlisted, meeting Lloyds and treasury standards for hull, boilers, and life saving gear.
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Washington
O. F. Long
San Francisco
Manila
Honolulu
Metcalf
Lloyd’s Register
Hull
Lloyds
Treasury Department
Treasury
Aloo
Garlington and
Maus
Barneson
Hayes
Lloyd’s
Breach suit filed by Louise Callow in Algonquin ties to Chewning marriage
Elgin Illinois December 1 C D Chewning of Algonquin husband of Lucile Scanlan Elgin singer faces breach of promise suit by Louise Callow of Algonquin Bonds set at 10000 dollars
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Elgin
Als
C. D. Chewning
Algonquin
Lucile Scanlan
Louise Callow
Mysterious Ellis Glenn in Court Over Identity
Ellis Glenn, wearing male attire, is brought before Judge Dwight for discharge motions. Attorney Oller argues lack of authority and jeopardy issues after Glenn was housed at Chester penitentiary. Dukes family asserts uncertainty while James Dukes identifies Glenn. he worries about bond liability but favors acquittal if possible.
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Tiilishoro
Tls
Elis Glenn
Dwight
Oller
Miss Glenn
Chester
Ela Dukes
Nellie
Miss Dukes
James Dukes
Dukes
Glenn
Ellis Glenn
Wealthy Indianapolis woman flees with horsemanship teacher
Mrs. John TL Benepe, a leading society figure, leaves Indianapolis with J Q A Floyd, a Culver instructor, after a divorce and a contested estate. They travel to Cincinnati and Louisville before Mrs Benepe and her son relocate to Anderson to stay with her uncle George Craycraft. Authorities suspect mental imbalance.
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Indianapolis
John TL. Benepe
Cincinnati
J. Q. A. Ployd
Culver Military School
Maxinkuckee
Ind
Benepe
Major Doxey
Anderson
Remarkable Baumann Family From Indianapolis Reds Across Ocean
Indianapolis resident P Bau Mann visits Columbus as part of a noted family story. The father, German immigrant, moved to the United States with sixteen children. Baumann, 52, youngest, served as a Franco Prussian War captain and survived five gunshot wounds in a short battle. Nine brothers recently visited Germany and returned. Also mentioned is Charles W. Brown of Chicago endowing McKendree College with the Isaac Hinton Brown medal in memory of his father, a former alum.
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Columbus
Ind
P. Baumann
Indianapolis
Germany
Baumann
Atlantic Ocean
America
Lebanon
Dee
Charles W. Brown
Chicago
McKendree College
Isaac Hinton Brown
Brown
Mc Govern Defeats Sprague In Hartford Bout
In Hartford Connecticut last night Terry Mc Govern defeated Eddie Sprague in the second round of their boxing match. The bout was held at a local arena and showcased Mc Govern's win through a decisive stoppage in the second round.
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Hartford
Conn
Terry McGovern
Eddie Sprague
Northwestern railway line opens from Blue Earth to Mason City
The Northwestern system will throw open the Blue Earth City to Mason City line for service this Sunday. Mayor John MacVicar of Des Moines vetoed the recently passed 11 o'clock curfew ordinance applying to all.
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Minnesota
Northwestern
Blue Earth City
Minn
Mason City
John MacVicar
Des Moines
Franklin College
New Athens
Antonio Maceo
Francisco Gomez
Bejucal
Cuba
West End
Tacoma
Wash
Cullom
Graff
Ilinois
Federal Court District
New Orleans
Colombo
Manila
Brooklyn
New York Central
Depew Locomotive Works
Prairie
Baltimore
Norfolk
France
Rome
Modder River Battles Bring Heavy Boer Losses Reported
News from the front in South Africa notes heavy bombardment of Ladysmith and a Mo dder river engagement with General Methuen slightly wounded. Officers and Boers suffer casualties as reports detail losses at Belmont and Gras Pan, plus prisoners with Red Crossed sleeves.
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Modder River
Methuen
Mit
Kim Derry
Mafeking
Roer Kivournek
Joubert
Colenso
Chieveley
Estcourt
Frere
Tildyard
Bateaher’s Hill
London
BE. HW. Lygon
Coldstreams
Viscount Acheson
G. A. Moore
Ninth Brigade
General Methuen
Long
Yorkshires
von Hangel
Travers
Grenadiers
Elwes
Hill
Scots Guards
Flint
Lancashires
Earle
Ottley
Fox
Baker- Carr
Neilson
Argyll Highlanders
Orange River
Belmont
Gras Pan
Kimberley Under Fire as Boer Artillery Breaks Water Dams
Nov 24 Kimberley reports early rifle fire near Wrights farm and two large culverts blown near the railway toward Spyfontein. Boers seen in small bands. two laagers with 150 wagons at Olifants dam cut the dam to divert water. Official shell count about 1000 by Boers and 600 by British. Armored train reconnoiters toward Dronfield but withdraws after enemy gunfire. Wounded in satisfactory condition.
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Kimberley
Klokfontein
Wright
Spyfontein
Spytfontein
Kaffir
Olifant’s Dam
Free State
Dronfield
Boer artillery shells London reservoir fort near Wimbledon
From London dated December 1 Colonel Baden Powell reports to the War Office via General Walker from Cape Town that Cronje has moved with twenty wagons to Riceters in the Transvaal, leaving guns with the Marico and Luchtenburg contingents. Bombardments continue with little effect as guards probe and the garrison reports good health and no casualties.
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Wimbledon
London
Baden. Powell
War Office
Forestier Walker
Cape Town
Cronje
Riceters
Transvaal
Luchtenburg
Tam
Detroiter Antilibel Suits Against Free Press Total 525000
Detroit reports libel suits against the Detroit Free Press totaling 525000 with Governor Pingree seeking 250000 over charges linked to the municipal ownership movement. Other plaintiffs include John Gallinger foreman of the board of works 25000, William Moreland board president 25000 each, Joslyn assistant corporation counsel 50000 each, Eli Sutton 50000 each over grade crossing and Lansing McLeod ownership bills.
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Detroit
Detroit Free Press
Wpingree
Pingree
John Gallngher
Board of Works
Wo. HL Moreland
Joslyn
Jostyn
Eli R. Sutton
McLeod
Lansing
Cormmon Council
Trains Crash at Paterson Kill Six Injure Dozens
Six killed almost instantly and twenty seriously hurt when a Lackawanna accommodation train rear ends the Buffalo express near Paterson New Jersey. The dead include Willard Craig and family members from Scranton and Ithaca. two more victims, Daniel Rowe and G H White, will die. Engineer John Riordan survived, fireman fled before impact.
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New York
Paterson
N. J
Lackawanna Railroad
Buffalo Express
Willard Craig
Scranton Vad Tribune
Scranton
Willard
Daniel Rowe
Ithaca
N. Y
W. J. Wellbrook
Cornell
G. H. White
John Riordan
Riordan
Trumble Shot During Robbery in South Omaha
Harry Trumble a Packers National Bank collector was shot and killed by two men in South Omaha as he walked home. One attacker restrained him while the other rifled pockets. Trumble fired killing one assailant and the other fled.
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Omaha
Neb
Harry Trumble
Packers National Bank
South
Trumble
Hollenbeck Child Dies After Lamp Fire Tragedy
Kenosha Wisconsin December 1 The Hollenbeck child died from burn injuries sustained when a lamp overturned and caught fire The mother remained critically injured and unlikely to survive.
Two Million Dollar Fire Destroys Philadelphia Department Store
Two massive fires in Philadelphia's business district caused losses near two million dollars. Partridge & Richardson on Eighth and Pilbert burned from an electric spark, destroying its basement vaults and threatening nearby firms. Lippincott Publishing and adjacent stores suffered major damage. over 2,000 workers were left unemployed with little chance of immediate recall. Insurance covered the losses, and limited injuries were reported among firefighters.
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JFT Lipplecott Publishing Company
Philadelphia
Partridge & Richardson
Eighth and
Pilbert Streets
Market Street
Partridge & Richardson's
Ames
J. B. Lippincott Publishing Company
Filbert Street
Pirat
Liz Bros
Lippincott
Lippincott Publishing Company
Goo
Artman & Treiehler
Tragedy in Kenosha: Mother and Infant Perish in Fire
In Kenosha Wisconsin yesterday morning Mrs Hollenbeck and her infant child were burned after a lamp was overturned by the child. Both were enveloped in flames and are reported to be beyond recovery as doctors fought to save them. Neighbors aided as the blaze was extinguished.
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Kenosha, Wis
Hollenbeck
Kenosha
Wis
William Hollenbeck
Eastman
Dr. Ripley
Samuel Sinnett Dies Aged 82 In Muscatine Leader Of Populist Movement
Samuel Sinnett prominent and wealthy pioneer resident of Muscatine Iowa dies aged 82. He led in Greenback and Populist circles with a statewide reputation. native of Dublin and descendant of an old Huguenot family.
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Muscatine
Samuel Sinnett
Iowa
Dublin
Civic Federation Plans Crusade in Racine
In Racine Wisconsin on November 30 members of the Civic Federation held a meeting and prepared to launch a crusade of unspecified kind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Federation
Racine, Wis
Civic Federation of
Sixty Girls Strike for Higher Wages at Shattuck Mill
In Depere Wisconsin on November 80 sixty girls in the rag sorting room at the Shattuck and Babcock mill walk out seeking higher pay.
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Depere
Wis
Shattuck & Babcock Mill
Influenza Epidemic Strikes Horses in Chicago
The outline reports an equine influenza outbreak in Chicago. It notes rising internal revenue receipts for 1899 by 102,617,000 and mentions pension plans for Captain Gridley’s widow. Other items include Nashville’s welcome home for First Tennessee from Manila, the death of Calvino De Wolfe at 84, and various regional political and legal items.
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Chicago
Long
Captain Gridley
Nashville
Tennessee
Manila
Calvino de Wolfe
Ile
Turkey
England
France
Berry
Kaiser Wilhelm
Harry McDonald
Board of Trade Directory
John Barrett
Barrett, Farnum & Co
William and
John Demint
Bloomfield
Citivens
Co. D. Hughes
New York
Dewey
Grinley
Cgrinley
Unique Doings of the Public and the Men on Trial in Paris
In the French high court the Anti Semite League fortifications at Fort Chabrol were shown as evidence. M Guerin threatened a police officer with a carbine, provoking gallery interruptions and a one month imprisonment for Barthier. Separately in Pittsburg the National Glass Scale talks stalled as workers demand 10 percent raise plus union labor at seven non union plants.
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Paris
High Court
Senate
Fort Chabrol
AntiSemite League
M. Guerin
M. Querin
Port Chabrol
M. Barthlier
Pittsburg
National Glass Tableware Company
American Flint Glass Workers’ Union
Plague Ship J W Taylor Denied Docking Amid Bubonic Cases
New York officials report the board of health refused docking permission for the coffee laden J W Taylor, which arrived from Santos carrying bubonic plague cases. The vessel remains barred from its berth as health authorities assess the outbreak and implement containment measures.
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New York
Board of Health
J. W.taylor
Santos
Livestock market totals and price quotations across regions
Hogs estimated receipts 42 000 with mixed packing, light and heavy lots priced from 3.10 to 3.90. Cattle receipts 8 000 with steers from 4.00 to 7.00 and cows 2.00 to 4.70. calves and feeding stock priced down to 2.40. Sheep receipts 14 000 with lambs 4.00 to 5.40 and natives 2.75 to 4.40. East Buffalo items show varied cattle, hog and sheep quotes, with higher hogs at 3.85 to 4.05 and veals 5.50 to 8.50. Milwaukee grain markets list wheat and oats steady, rye firm, barley dull. Detroit grain notes cash white wheat 66 44s.
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Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Milwaukee Grain
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Hera
Pennsylvania, B, and O
Rear Admiral Watson
Panay
Iloilo
Island of Panay
Pavia
O'd Love
McGovern
Sprague
South Area
Hildyard
the Times
Natal
Ladysmith
Mstcourt
Twelfth Lancers
Viet Retiefs
Weenen
Sir W. F. Gatacat
Free Press
Lackawanna
Zary
Mount Clemens
Mich
William Carbury
Andy Quigley
John Yary
Zury
Bryan
Austin
Tex
William J. Bryan
Sulzer
Denver
Colo, Dee
North Park
Colo
Clay, Robinson & Co
Colorado Packing Company
Cooper
George W. Cooper
Indiana
Augustana
Bow Street
Michael J. Sampson
Limerick
Caminck
Lippincott's
J. B. Lippincott Company
Great Department Store Burns
Uncle Sam
St. Louis
the Post-Dispatch
Arnold Tuchschmidt
Internal Revenue Office
Eurn
Detroit Grain
Now
Cash White
Chicago Board of Trade
Burbanks
Hebrons
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