Harriman Forces Directors on Santa Fe Board Obsessed Stock Clash
Chicago January reporting on Interstate Commerce Commission inquiry into E H Harriman holdings. Witnesses reveal Harriman allies Rogers and Frick were placed on the Santa Fe board after Union Pacific accumulated large stock. Ripley confirms no pooling but notes competition with Southern Pacific. Testimony details stock totals and board representation, with officials subpoenaed as hearings proceed in Washington and New York.
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Washington Post
Chicago
E H Harriman
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harriman Lines
Atchison
Union Pacific
Ripley
New York
William Mah
Southern Pacific
Frick
Rogers
Harriman
HH Rogers
Hénry C Frick
Union Pacife
Mchigan
LeWyer
Frank B Kellogg
James J. Hills
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
F B Kellogg
Union Pacifc
Santa Fe
Rome
Directors discuss Harriman, Union Pacific, and Santa Fe
In a regulatory exchange, Santa Fe leaders defend directors as capable and deny wanting Harriman as an officer. Questions probe competition between Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, and Santa Fe, and why Rogers and Frick were chosen over Harriman due to lack of active management ties.
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Santa Fe
Union Pactic
Ripley
Southern
Union Pacific
Prouty
Harriman
Milburn
Southern Pacfic
Kellogg
Stillman Sails to Europe Amid Harriman Inquiry
The Washington Post reports, via unnamed authority in the financial district, that James Stillman of National City Bank may have sailed on the Kaiser Wilhelm 7 to Europe. Subpoena rumors tied to the Harriman Interstate Commerce Commission probe circulate, but no service confirmed.
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Washington Post
New York
Financial District
James Stillman
National City Bank
Europe
Stidlman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harriman
Stillman
Marshal Hencel
Sajd
Wiliam Rockefeller
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Rockefeller
Harriman Road
William G. Rockefeller
Trion Pacific
Shipping mystery grows as Ponce missing nine days
In New York news that the steamer Ponce of the New York and Porto Rico fleet is nine days overdue sightings of derelicts near its course raise the possibility of collision or wreck. The Maracas from Port of Spain failed to appear adding to hopes the Ponce may be towed or still afloat. Navy ships including the Connecticut seek traces while Mrs Harvey, wife of the Ponce’s captain, collapses from nervous strain. A telegraphic note brings cautious hope amid official orders to search and salvage efforts in Caribbean waters.
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Washington Peat
New York
Ponce
New York and
Porto Rico Steamship Company
United States Hydrographic Offica
Cotlege
Trinidad Line
Maracas
Port of Spain
San Juan
Porto Rico
Charleston
Munyaguez
Hampton Roads
Culebre
Swift
Connecticut
Foraker Bill Aims at Brownsville Inquiry
The Senate moves toward a resolution to investigate the Brownsville riot while deferring ruling on the President’s authority to discharge black soldiers. Senator Foraker seeks amendments. Lodge’s substitute is considered. Tillman’s pending speech delays a final vote as leaders confer for a compromise. Senator Daniel defends presidential power. public sentiment remains divided.
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Tullman
Senate
Brownaville
Senator Foraker
Mr. Lodge
Capitol
Tillamn
Ohio
Tillman
South Carolina
Foraker
Tilman
Brownsville
Senator Lodge
Lodge
Foaker
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Military Affairs Committee
Daniel
Virginia
Ballot boxes seized as court order ignored in New York
Attorney General William Jackson said he could not locate all ballot boxes held under a Supreme Court order amid Manhattan storage confusion. Deputies raided storage sites to seize boxes containing Hearst McClellan ballots, sealing them for use in quo warranto and election law cases. Dooling refused to disclose locations, risking contempt, while courts and officials argued over compliance.
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New York
William Schuyler Jackson
Supreme Court
Board of Elections
Manhattan
Dooling
Albany
Hearst-McClellan
McClellen
William R. Hearst
Jackson
Greater
Dooknay
Ellison
Justice Hendricks
Board of Erections
FEI
Hendricks
Apen
Staten Island
Czar to Be Slain Says Exile in Chicago
Gregory Gershuny, a Russian revolutionary escaped from Siberia, told The Washington Post in Chicago that the Czar will be killed before his return to Russia. He expressed regret that his engagement in America prevents participation and voiced faith in the American people backing the Russian freedom movement. He doubted U S policy would block his pleas and criticized the President while praising popular support for liberty.
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Chicago
Washington
Russia
America
Gregory Gershuny
Siberia
Jackson Hotel
United States
State Department
Russian Movement For Freedom
Detroit Stove Plant Fire Kills One, Injures Several
A Detroit fire at the Michigan stove works plant on Michigan Avenue caused about 750000 in losses as flames destroyed most of the factory. One man died at St Marys Hospital, Joseph B Tack in critical condition, and others suffered skull fractures and injuries from a runaway horse team. Firemen escaped serious harm, crowds filled the streets, and the plant is to be rebuilt. spontaneous combustion among coal stocks is listed as the probable cause.
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Washington Post
Detroit
Mich
Michigan Stove Works
Michigan ‘Avenue
St Mary's Hospital
Joseph B. Tack
Joseph E. Tack
Dixon
Brady
London Meteorologist Predicts U S Earthquakes January 12
Hugh Clements, London meteorologist, forecasts further U S earthquakes on January 12. He offers no location details and also predicts an earthquake in Algeria tomorrow.
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Washington Post
London
Jan
Hugh Clements
America
Algeria
South Dakota to Return North Carolina Bond Sums
Retiring Gov Crawford denounces carpetbag era deals as schemes using the state for private ends. He urges the legislature to return 22 418 dollars to North Carolina, arguing moral duty and state unity. Governor Crawford was inaugurated at noon with simple ceremonies in Huron.
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Garpethag
Gov. Crawford
Washington Post
Pierre
Dak
S H. Birod
South Dakota
North Carolina
Elrod
State University
Sala
South
Coe I. Crawford
Huron
Girl Sues Professor for Breach of Promise in Cambridge
Miss Annie L. Manley of Boston sues Prof. Marcou assistant professor of romance languages at Harvard for $25,000 in Middlesex Superior Court East Cambridge. He is described as a bachelor residing at Riverbank Court and teaching French to Harvard students. Manley’s age and details are sparse. counsel says she is single and lives in Boston.
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Washington Post
Boston
Mang
Philippe Betsimap Mareau
Mervard University
Middlesex Superior Court
East Cambridge
Annie L. Manley
Marcou
Land
Riverbank Court
Harvard
Dewey
Misa Manley
Ocean Temperature High Delights Passengers on Shimosa
Special to The Washington Post New York Jan The British steamer Shimosa commanded by Capt Chaplin reports extraordinary warmth from the Gulf Stream area to Sandy Hook. He notes water temperatures way above seasonal norms and says the ocean felt like summer in winter, with readings near 62 degrees miles from the Gulf Stream and expected freezing near the stream.
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Washington
Sandy Hook
China Ports
Chaplin
Gulf Stream
Shah of Persia dead heir Mohammed Ali Mirza new king
Special Cable Dispatch reports Shah Muzaffar-ed-Din Mirza died at Teheran leaving Mohammed Ali Mirza born 1872 as heir and successor to the throne. He is described as in his prime, energetic, educated, and a capable administrator who has already acted as regent during the late Shah’s absence.
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Teheran
Shah Muzaffer-Ed- Din Mirza
Mohammed Ali Mirza
London
Shah
Persia
Tehgran
Russia
Great Britain
Morteza
Ersian
United States
Muzaffar-ed-Din
Nasr-ed-Din
Nasr-ed
Azerbaijan
Leutenant
Europe
Shakespeare Under Ban By Nashville Ministers Alliance
Nashville ministers declare Shakespeare immoral and Romeo and Juliet especially reproachful. They urge trustees of the Ryman Auditorium to stop the production, arguing the play should not be shown to the public. A committee from the alliance sought action from the venue but was refused.
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Nashville
Chattanooga
Tenn
Mauiplaters’ Alliance
Ryman
Alliance
Fort Reno Hearing Tangles Army Conspiracy Claim
Reports flood in from Fort Reno Oklahoma as a preliminary hearing ties a charge of assault with intent to kill to Corporal Edward L Knowles of the Twenty fifth Infantry. Army officers at multiple posts go armed and a broader investigation into alleged plots against white officers unfolds with several arrests anticipated.
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Fort Neobata
Otter Points
el Reno
Okla
Fort Reno
Edgar A. Macklin
Brownsville
Tex
Edward L. Knowles
Wenty-Fifth Infantry
Macklin
Estowles
Canadian County Grand Jury
la Junta
Colo
Fort Niebrara
Nebr
Knowles
United States
Madson
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Oklahoma
War Department
Woman Slayer Will Live in Spite of Wounds
George C. Falley a Greek florist who shot and killed Mrs Lena Wiedemann and wounded Miss Pauline Ratel will recover doctors said at Roosevelt Hospital. Falley, under police guard, and Frederick Bergman who aided Ratet, were questioned. Wiedemann prepared for his wife’s funeral and said the attacker had attempted to kiss her.
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Washington Rose
New York
George C. Falley
Lena Wiedemann
West Eighty-secot Street
Pauline Ratel
Wiedemann
Roosevelt Honotal
Ratel
Fatlon
Frederick Bergman
Czilin
Bryce to Be Here Feb 24 in Washington
James Bryce the British Ambassador to the United States will likely arrive in Washington February 24 after arriving from Dublin. He plans a brief stay at the Caps before Congress adjourns. Mrs Bryce hosts her closing receptions prior to leaving her Portland Place residence.
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London
James Bryce
United Statas
Washington
Congress
Gre
Seidlitz Powder Death Warns of Its Dangers
Special dispatch reports that a young woman school teacher near Wrexham died minutes after taking Seidlitz powder from a blue packet. A physician warned that an incautious amount of tartaric acid in the mixture can be fatal to someone with a weak heart. The item notes the powder sold by J. H Small & Sons, florists in Washington and New York.
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London
Wrexham
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