Harriman Huge Stock Deals Raised in ICC Inquiry
The Interstate Commerce Commission heard that E H Harriman controlled multiple railroads and related steamship lines with a centralized administration. Records show Union Pacific and Southern Pacific share presidents, with assets in Chicago and Alton, Oregon Short Line, and Morgan Line, raising questions about funding and cross ownership across a vast transport system.
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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
Knon
South
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
Commission
Sant Pedro
W A. Clark
Mr. Kellogge
Traffe
San Pedro Company
Union Pacific Company
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company
Eeetary Millar
Giant mining swindle suspect seized by Philadelphia cops
Philadelphia detectives arrested Jane R. Flower alias C Darney, dubbed the era's most colossal mine swindler, in a center city room while posing as Prof Oxford. The fugitive faced New York grand larceny charges after fleeing in 1904, tied to bogus mining ventures and a claimed diamondmaking process. He traveled through Latin America and Canada before capture.
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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
Notable Philadelphia broker with shifting appearance
R. C. Flower, well known in Washington, once ran a brokerage on F Street with many clients. Descriptions note he carried a professional look with a beard and large eyeglasses during later arrest, contrasted with being clean shaven when first leaving the area.
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Hhem
Philadelphia
R. C. Flower
Washington
F' Strest
Special Panel for Burnham Case Set 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 Company. He seeks trial on January 14 for grand larceny in the first degree.
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New York
Garvan
Flower
Philadelphia
Arizona Eastern and
Montana Mining Company
Plower
Flowers
Belle Gray Taylor
Cornelia Storrs
District Attorney's
Theodore Hagaman
Waldorf-Astoria
Hagaman
Sama
Nott
Justice Fitzgerald
Supreme Court
Frederick A. Burnham
Mutual Reserve Insurance Company
Burnham
Cold Wave Disrupts Cleveland Gas Supply
In Cleveland Ohio a severe cold wave causes a complete cut off of natural gas to thousands of homes. Heat and light fail as crews repair a burst main near Summit County where flooding from rains and swollen streams hampers work. No relief until tomorrow evening.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Summit County
Aged novice kills himself in New York scene
The report ties two themes, a gas main break near Cleveland leaving thousands without heat and a separate New York tragedy. An elderly novice from the St Tikhon Monastery in South Canaan committed suicide in an archbishop's residence room. No motive is given.
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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
Lumber and railway car shipments go untraced
A despatched report notes fifteen freight cars shipped between December 1 and 10 cannot be traced. The situation is desperate and the commission will not send a special agent to the location as it believes a telegram to President Hill will achieve the desired result.
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Commission
President Hill
Warships Sought Over Nicaragua Mahogany Concession Abrogation
The George D. Emery Company, a Haston-owned group, faces Nicaragua's abrogation of its Mosquito territory mahogany concession. The plant valued at $250,000 was seized after Zelaya's government cited tariff violations. Minister Merry heads to Managua. Judge Penfield backs the company in Washington as arbitration looms.
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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
North Dakota Suffered As Cold Wave Hits Regions
The North Dakota area faced extreme cold with temperatures around 20 degrees below zero. Suffering rose as residents stayed in bed to stay warm and reused wood from outhouses amid fuel shortages along towns near the Great Northern line.
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North Dakota
Minneapolis
Jan
Great Northern Railroad
One Hundred May Be Lost In Pacific Mail Wreck
A Pacific Mail steamer City of Panama wrecked near Peres Beach sixteen miles below Pescadero after leaving December 31 for Central and South America. Sixty to eighty aboard including passengers and crew. No survivor found as a storm rages along the California coast. Wreckage marked City of Panama and life rafts arrive as search continues from Pescadero and Wardell Beach.
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Washington. Post
San Francisco
Pescadero
Pacific Mail
Panama
South
Central America
Peres Beach
Wardell Beach
Town Cries for Coal Appeal to Interstate Commissioner
Mohall Commercial Club of Mohall Noah appeals to Interstate Commerce Commissioner Lanse for urgent relief due to severe fuel shortages. The club wires President Hill of the Northern Pacific Railroad seeking prompt relief as coal runs out and businesses close amid bitter cold.
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Interstate Commerce
Lanse
Mohall Commercial Club
Mohall
Noah
Lane
President Hill
Northern Pacific Railroad
St Paul
Modell Commercial Club
Constitutional convention votes against States rights doctrine
Guthrie Oklahoma January 4 convention debates federal power. Judge Ledbetter opposes delegating power to the Federal government and urges reserving authority to the states. The body proposes two amendments to the Federal constitution: an income tax and direct election of United States Senators by the people.
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Guthrie
Okla
Ledbetter
United States
Hermit Munson Found Dead in Iowa Cabin Lined With Money
Osceola Iowa special to The Washington Post reports George Munson a hermit died of exposure last night. His dilapidated cabin contained gold and greenbacks piled in shelves and behind walls totaling thousands. Neighbors note Munson also held stocks bonds and hundreds of acres of land. Local observations suggest he was not as poor as feared despite a frugal life.
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Washington Post
Osceola
Iowa
George Munson
Munson
Promised Nurses Diplomas Alarm City Officials
New York reports Dr Julius Adelphi Gottlieb, arrested for sending an infernal machine to his father in law, may face new charges. Complaints from several aspiring nurses claim Gottlieb took payments promising diplomas and registry without needed examinations. Dr J M Larque recalls paying Gottlieb 300 and 250 dollars for a fake registration with no certificate.
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New York
Julius Adelphi Gottlieb
Morris Gluckman
Gottlieb
J. M. Larque
Boston
Gottiieb
Larque
Primers Put In Powder Threat At King Powder Plant
Lebanon Ohio January 4 hundreds of lives and thousands of dollars were placed in jeopardy by a bold attempt to blow up the King Powder Company plant. Primers exploded as they passed rollers revealing thirty primers concealed in twelve tons of powder. the plot aimed to destroy the entire facility, with the culprit or culprits not yet identified.
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King Powder Company
Lebanon
Ohio
Here
Ponce Overdue Steamship May Reach New York Soon
Special to The Washington Post reports the Ponce, 59 aboard with 5 first class, 2 second cabin and 52 crew, overdue since December 25 from Ponce. The Panama Advance reached New York from Colon and storms forced the Ponce to seek shelter. agents remain hopeful she will arrive.
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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 Senate Cross-Examination
Special to The Wastingtor Fest in San Antonio Texas Captain Bill MacDonald a Texas ranger traveled to San Antonio to demand Judge Purdy hear more evidence from him about Brownsville troubles He denounced Senator Foraker's Senate speech and said the senator should face him directly to hear the facts he claims are harmed by the remarks He described himself as a gentleman and condemned Foraker's stance claiming it empowers harm and misrepresents organized crime efforts.
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Specia
San Antonio
Tex
Tan
Bill’ MacDonald
Texas Ranger
Foraker
Senate
Four Die in Fire Aboard Lyndholmen Steamer
News from Christiania reports four passengers suffocated while escaping a fire aboard the Lyndholmen mail steamer traveling between Christiania and Bergen. A gale, snowstorm, and panic followed as passengers and crew struggled to reach safety. The captain guided the burning vessel ashore to save remaining lives.
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Christiania
Lyndholmen
Bergen
Farsand
Blame Higher Cries at ICC Hearing on Rail Wrecks
Intersta te Commerce Commission opens a wide inquiry into the Terra Cotta and Lawyers wrecks to determine if the block system or employee negligence caused the crashes that killed over twenty passengers and seven others. Witnesses include Engineer Hildebrand and Chief Dispatcher Dent as scrutiny focuses on signals, sleep, and rule compliance.
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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
Ern Pacific
Pacific
George J. Gould
Mr. Gould
Western Pacific Railway
Southern
Mahl
Southern Railway Company
Paplic
Mexico City
Brazil
Montreal
Padgahc
Ami Paterson
Dalney
Dr. Flower
Central St
Ume
Geoge E Mills
Sth Mills
Assnistant
Hae
Mra Hageman
Bhis City
Jersey City
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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