Harriman Enormous Deals in Stocks and Control Unite Rail Lines
The Interstate Commerce Commission heard details on Harriman led stock purchases for Union Pacific Southern Pacific Oregon Short Line and related lines. Records show cross ownership and unified administration under Harriman with promised loans and large stock holdings across Chicago and Alton Morgan Line and other steamship and rail entities. The inquiry probes the funding sources and exact system-wide control as hearings continue in Chicago and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Te Hington
New York
E H Harriman
The
Union
Coacrman Knapp
Commissione Lane
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harriman
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Southern Pacific
Oregon Short Line
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Counyy
Southern Pacific Company
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Portland
Orient
Ite Occidental
Itilt
Morgan Line
Atlantic Ocean
New Orleans
Union Pacific
Sene Canona Clark
San Pedro
Los Angeles
Salt Lake
Hlinois Central Railroad
Union Packie
St Joseph
Baltimore
Ohio
Chicago
Northwestern
Milwaukee
St Paw
Atchison, Topeka
Santa Fe
St. Joseph
Grand Island
Commission
Ern Pacific
Pacific
George J. Gould
Mr. Gould
Western Pacific Railway
Mr. Harriman
Gould
Nes
John G. Milburn
Millar
Tinfon Pacific
Kellogg
Southern Pacific Railway
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
H Harriman
Cornish
Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company
Morgan Steamship Line
Union , Pacific
Thera Biss
Chicago and Alton
Chicago and Alton Company
W .B. Leeds
Chicano, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Rock Island
Central Trust Company
Alton
Sant Pedro
W A. Clark
Mr. Kellogge
Traffe
San Pedro Company
Union Pacific Company
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company
Eeetary Millar
Mahl
Giant mining swindle suspect arrested in Philadelphia
Philadelphia police capture Jane R. Flower alias C Darney, once sought in New York for grand larceny and swindling investors out of about 1.8 million dollars in bogus mining projects. He used the name Prof. Oxford, posing as a benevolent elder who claimed a patent chemical process could create diamonds, drawing funds from society women and other investors. The arrest ends a worldwide manhunt that stretched from North America to Mexico and Central America after Flower fled bail in 1904. He will face a hearing in Philadelphia tomorrow morning.
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Flower
Darney
New York
Philadelphia
Jane
R. C. Flower
C. Darney
McCornville
Oxford
Agsent
Mexico
Central America
South America
Canada
United States
Mexico City
Brazil
Montreal
Padgahc
Ami Paterson
Dalney
Dr. Flower
Central St
Garvan
Arizona Eastern and
Montana Mining Company
Plower
Flowers
Belle Gray Taylor
Cornelia Storrs
District Attorney's
Theodore Hagaman
Waldorf-Astoria
Hagaman
Sama
Ume
Geoge E Mills
Sth Mills
Assnistant
Hae
Mra Hageman
Bhis City
Jersey City
Philadelphia man known in Washington for brokerage past
The subject, once with a Philadelphia origin, wore a double beard and large eyeglasses to project a professional look when arrested. He had previously been clean shaven on leaving the area. R. C. Flower, a recognized figure in Washington, once ran a brokerage office on F Street with a large client base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hhem
Philadelphia
R. C. Flower
Washington
F' Strest
Burnham Case to Face Special Panel in New York
Assistant District Attorney Nott said he will move for a special panel of jurors before Justice Fitzgerald in the Supreme Court to hear the case against Frederick A. Burnham president of Mutual Reserve Insurance. The district attorney seeks trial on January 14 for Burnham on a charge of grand larceny in the first degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nott
Justice Fitzgerald
Supreme Court
Frederick A. Burnham
Mutual Reserve Insurance Company
Burnham
Cold Wave Severs Gas Supply in Cleveland
Cleveland Jan 4 A severe cold wave shuts off natural gas to thousands of homes in Cleveland leaving many without heat or light. Crews fight a burst main in Summit County amid flooding and heavy rains delaying repairs. no relief expected until tomorrow late in the day while hospitals brace for strain.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Summit County
Aged Novice Kills Himself In New York Scene
The report notes an aged novice at St Tikhon Monastery in South Canaan killed himself in a room at the archiepiscopal residence in East Ninety seventh street New York. A bullet wound and revolver in his hand indicate suicide. He was eighty one and had been at the monastery for about a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dally
Ohio Gas Company
West Virginia
Cleveland
Akron
Qohic
New York
Theodore Slavinsit
St Tikhon Monas
Holy Orthodox Church
Sian
Canaan
Tels
St. Nicholas’ Cathedral
East
Slavinasi
St. Tikhon
South Canaan
Tikhon, D. D
North America
Aleutian Islands
Unclear Lumber Shipment Stalls in Transit
A December transport issue reports fifteen lumber cars shipped between the 1st and 10th that cannot be traced. The situation is desperate as the commission refuses to dispatch a special agent, believing a telegram to President Hill will achieve the needed result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
President Hill
Warships Hinted Over Emery Mahogany Concession Dispute
The George D. Emery Company, tied to Haston People, seeks a warship to Bluefields after Nicaragua’s Zelaya government abrogated their Mosquito territory concession and seized the Chelsea, Moss plant worth 250000. Minister Merry heads to Managua from Guatemala City amid fears of biased arbitration. Judge Penfield backs Washington interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Orleans
George D. Emery Company
Nicaragua
Blueflelda
Zelaya
Emery Company
Mosquito Territory
Borys
Tropics
Zeleya
Merry
Guatemala City
Managua
Tima
Penfield
State Department
Chelsea
Moss
Suffering in North Dakota From Cold Weather
North Dakota endured extreme cold with temperatures about 20 degrees below zero as residents stayed in bed to keep warm. Reports along the Great Northern line describe severe fuel shortages forcing people to burn wood from outhouses to heat homes.
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North Dakota
Minneapolis
Jan
Great Northern Railroad
One Hundred May Be Lost In Pacific City of Panama Wreck
A dispatch from Pescadero California reports that the Pacific Mail Steamship City of Panama wrecked near Peres Beach sixteen miles below Pescadero after departing December 31 for South and Central America. The ship carried seventy passengers and a crew of about thirty. Life rafts and wreckage marked City of Panama are ashore but no survivors found. A storm has raged along the coast for twenty four hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington. Post
San Francisco
Pescadero
Pacific Mail
Panama
South
Central America
Peres Beach
Wardell Beach
Townspeople Plead for Coal From Mohall to President Hill
Mohall residents report fuel shortages and bitter cold as businesses close. The Mohall Commercial Club and Modell Commercial Club urge urgent relief, asking Northern Pacific Railroad president Hill to devise prompt measures. Farmers burn straw amid the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce
Lanse
Mohall Commercial Club
Mohall
Noah
Lane
President Hill
Northern Pacific Railroad
St Paul
Modell Commercial Club
Constitutional convention backs states rights in Guthrie
Guthrie Oklahoma January 4 convention votes against State rights doctrine after debate. Judge Ledbetter argues against delegating federal power. Convention proposes two amendments to the federal constitution one for a federal income tax and the other for direct election of U S Senators by the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Okla
Ledbetter
United States
Hermit George Munson Found Dead Amid Hidden Wealth
Osceola Iowa January fourth Special to The Washington Post George Munson a reclusive resident was found dead from freezing in his dilapidated cabin. The search revealed thousands in cash stashed within floors and walls along with stocks bonds and hundreds of acres of land. Neighbors believed him poor despite large liquid and real assets including a bank trust plan reference noted in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Osceola
Iowa
George Munson
Munson
Promised Nurses Diplomas Prompts New Charges
New York report says Dr Julius Adelphi Gottlieb, arrested for sending his father in law an infernal machine, faces potential new accusations. Complaints from aspiring nurses claim they paid Gottlieb for diplomas and registry without meeting legal requirements. Dr J M Larque reports paying Gottlieb 550 dollars for fake registration without exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Julius Adelphi Gottlieb
Morris Gluckman
Gottlieb
J. M. Larque
Boston
Gottiieb
Larque
Powder plant blast attempt at King Powder Company
In Lebanon Ohio on January 4 a bold plot placed hundreds of lives and thousands of dollars at risk as primers were hidden in twelve tons of powder to blow up the King Powder Company plant southwest of town. No suspects identified yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Powder Company
Lebanon
Ohio
Here
Ponce Overdue Ship Sought After Storm Delays
Special to The Washington Post in New York reports the New York and Porto Rico Steamship Company vessel Ponce, carrying fifty nine people and a crew of fifty two, five days overdue from Porto Rico after sailing December 25. The Advance arrived from Colon with a fierce norther, boosting hopes the Ponce will soon reach New York. It notes a prior 1899 propeller loss and Savannah repairs, while crew lists were not available at the line's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Panama Railroad Steamship Company
Colon
New York and
Porto Rico Steamship Company
Ponce
Savannah
Harlan & Hollingsworth
Wilmington
Del
Texas Ranger Demands More Evidence From Judge Purdy
San Antonio Texas Ranger Captain Bill MacDonald arrived to press Judge Purdy for further testimony on the Brownsville troubles. He condemned Senator Foraker’s Senate remarks as an attempt to cross-examine him and cast reflections on Hanwera, insisting on a direct answer to defend his reputation and expose harm he believes the senator could cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Specia
San Antonio
Tex
Tan
Bill’ MacDonald
Texas Ranger
Foraker
Senate
Four Die in Fire on Lyndholmen Steamer Disaster
News from Christiania reports the mail steamer Lyndholmen on the route to Bergen caught fire off Farsand in a gale. Four passengers suffocated, one drowned, another went mad, and a lifeboat burned as the ship burned. The captain later ran the vessel ashore to save remaining passengers and crew amid a blizzard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christiania
Lyndholmen
Bergen
Farsand
High tension hearings open on wreck blame and block system
Interstate Commerce Commission begins a sweeping inquiry into Baltimore and Ohio and Southern Railway wrecks. Witnesses including engineers and dispatchers describe signals, sleep, discipline, and alleged failures of the block system. The hearing aims to determine blame and possible legislative remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio
Terra Cotta
Southern Railway
Lawyers
Samuel Spencer
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Clements
Commission
Hildebrend
Extra
Iildebrand
Takomi
Takoma
Walter
Hildebrand
Dent
Washington Junction
Blogo
Special
T. F. Dent
Camdes Station
Baltimore
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Ulness
Knon
Southern
Southern Railway Company
Paplic
Col. Watterson
Burneam
Jerome
Gold
Kogas
Semds Gall
Boston Company
Mahogany
Murray
City
California
Safe Trust Co
Ankine Dept
Dr. Gottlieb
Terrific Norther
Porto Rico
Bill” MacDonald
Senator Foraker
Nault
Lynndholmen
Christiana
Baltimore and Return
Baltimore & Ohio
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