Transcontinental Lines Officials Defend Consolidation Policy
Two top traffic managers, J Stubbs and J W Hannaford, defended Harriman era consolidation before the Interstate Commerce Commission in Chicago. They argued unified ownership could improve car supply and overall facilities, contradicting claims that concentration stifles competition, while other officials questioned the assumptions and potential impact on California business.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Harriman
Systema
J* Stubbs
Union Pacific
Vaafic
J W Hannafe
Northern Pacific
Messrs Severance
Kellogg Messrs Stubbs
Hammford
Southern Pacific
Great Northern Competiton
Hines
Hrexer
Net
Stubbs
Union Paane
Central Pacific
Cepstral
HH Harriman
Southern Pacffic
California
Ogden
Miggour River
Hanniford
Ewen
Hannaford
Lane
Ship Morgan Sinks After East River Collision
Thousands line the Brooklyn waterfront and bridge as the schooner Morgan sinks in eight minutes after a collision with the Lancaster No Yves. The Lancaster and Kennebec were guiding barges to Bayonne when a gust drove the Morgan under the bow of the Lancaster, the main topmast seen protruding from the water amid the chaos.
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Washington Pos
New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Branche Morgan
East River
Lancaster
Burnham Renominated by New Hampshire Republicans
In Concord New Hampshire United States Senator Henry F Burnham of Manchester was renominated tonight by the Republican state legislative caucus as Republicans control the body by a large majority The ballot resulted in Burnham winning 106 votes while Congressman Frank B Currier of Canaan received 31 votes Former Gov Chester B Jordan former Gov John Mr Tane and former United States Senator Chandler each drew one vote Burnham accepted the nomination in a brief speech
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Concord
Jane
New Hampshire
United States
Kenry F Burnham
Manchester
Burnham
Trank BD Currier
Cannan
Chester B Jordan
Go. John
Tane
Chandler
Molten Iron Inferno Devours Workers at Steel Plant
Disaster at a large steel factory as molten iron showers down, trapping many workers. Relatives rush to the scene as gas accumulation is blamed for the blast. A fire engine collision with a car injures four others en route.
Explosion at Jones & Laughlin Eliza furnaces rocks Pittsburgh
January 9 reports a massive gas blast at the Eliza furnaces killing at least three men and injuring others as molten metal sprayed outward. Survivors describe a terror scene with flaming figures, a halted mill yard, and families frantically seeking loved ones amid shattered streetcar windows and a guarded entrance.
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Pittsburg
Jones & Laughlin Steel Works
Eliza
John Cramer
Andrew Featherha
Gustave Kessler
Peter Snyder
Snyder
Vielima
Explosion at mill town sparks chaos and injuries
A failed protest outside a mill led to a violent explosion that sent crowds fleeing. Conductor and several men calmed the throng as injured women were cared for nearby. Firemen fought flames, downed live wires, and Chief Snyder, likely fatally hurt, is a renowned local fireman recovering after a recent injury.
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Bennett
Eliza
Hezelwood
Second Avemue
Monongshela
Snyder
Pennsylvania
New Shah Enthroned Amid Teheran News and Condolences
After the Shah Muzaffer en Din died, Mohammed Ali Mirza was proclaimed Shah at the palace with grand vizier support. Diplomats from Tehran will convey condolences. the funeral and interment plans are set for later details. The new ruler is seen as aligning with Britain and Russia, while Roosevelt sends condolences to Teheran.
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Shah
Mohammed Ali Mirza
Muzafferen-Din
Sheb
Slim Nest
Teheran
Persia
Patl
Mohamed Sani
Rusuan
Butish
London
Husa
Great Britain
Russia
Belgium
No Choice in Michigan Caucus First Senator Ballot
The Michigan Republican caucus in Lansing opened with the first ballot for United States Senator producing no clear choice. William Alden Smith led with 2 percent, while Townsend, McMillan, Samuel Smith, Hamilton, and Charles Smith trailed amid scattered votes.
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William Alden Smith
Lansing Mich
Ptate
United States
Charles E Townsend
William C McMillan
Aur Hil
Samuel Smith
Charles Smith
Hamilton
Former Queen Mary of Hanover Dies in Austria
Princess Mary of Saxe Altenburg, former Queen of Hanover, died this afternoon in Gmunden Austria after inguinal hernia surgery performed January 6. Born April 14, 1818, she married King George V of Hanover, who died in 1878. A cousin of the current English king, she was mother of the Duke of Cumberland. Hanover mourns as shops display black drapes and busts in her memory.
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Hanover
Prussia
George V
Mary
Hypnosis Trance Leaves Scottsville Man Unresponsive
Special to The Washington Fest Lexington Kentucky January. R T Booker of Scottsville Indiana a Bible student at Kentucky University has been in a hypnotic trance for twenty four hours after a treatment by Miss Ray McGarvey daughter of Rev J W McGarvey president of the Bible College. Medical skill fails to revive Booker who lies motionless in the college dormitory. During a Christian Endeavor social last night it was suggested Miss McGarvey could dynotize Booker. Laughing he said she could not and she stepped behind him and asked him to think only of her. She rubbed his forehead and he said I am sleepy then lapsed into unconsciousness.
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Lexington
R T Booker
Scottsville
Kentucky University
Ray McGarvay
J_W McGarvey
Bible College of the University
Booker
Christian Endeavor Social Last Night It Was Suggested That Miss McGarvey
Miss McGarvey
Hau Trial Delayed in Washington University Case
Karlsruhe January 3 Karl Hau of George Washington University, charged with murdering his mother in law who arrived here in custody yesterday from Hamburg, was placed in jail that night. The investigating judge will begin inquiries into the case at once but the trial is not likely to commence for some months.
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Karlsruhe
Karl Hau
George Washington
Hamberg
Duse Pronounced Out of Danger in Genoa
Genoa actress Eleonora Duse, who lay here with pneumonia, is now declared out of danger by physicians. She has been moved to Nervi, six miles southeast of Genoa on the Arsiera, and reports say Mme Duse is convalescent.
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Jane Elenora Duse
Pnese Morta
Nervi
Arsiera
Mme Duse
Ex-Shah's Third Son Raises 70000 Men in Iran Battle
Special cable dispatch from Teheran reports Ishrat, the ex-Shah’s third son, has raised a force of 70 000 men in Luristan to contend for the throne. The move risks tribal clashes in the south, though there is little prospect of success.
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Washington Post
London
Daily Mail
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Ishrat
Luristan
Aouth
Lynching in Iowa as mob takes Cullen from jail
A mob of over 100 men broke into the Charles City county jail in Waterloo Iowa tonight and dragged James Cullen a sixty year old weak minded man from the building. They hanged him from a bridge over the Cedar River after granting a brief prayer. The crowd tore hinges from doors and used railroad irons during the assault following a murder case involving Cullen and his stepson.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Charles City
James Cullen
Cullen
Cedar River
MISS CALHOUN'S DEBUT IN CHARLESTON SOCIETY
Miss Martha Calhoun eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Patrick Calhoun and great granddaughter of Senator John C Calhoun was introduced into society at a Charleston reception held at her parents home on Meeting street. The event drew a large crowd of Charleston families and notable out of town guests including Gov and Mrs Myron T Herrick and Mr and Mrs S T Dodge. Twenty five hundred invitations were issued, 1260 letters of regret arrived, and the debutante received 1500 bouquets from friends in the United States and Europe.
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Martha Calhoun
Patrick Calhoun
John C Calhoun
Aitair
Old South
Meeting Street
Myron T. Herrick
S T. Dodge
Cleveland
A. M Anderson
New York
Blackmailer Russell Recaptured After Escape From Dannemora
Edward J Russell the man known as the blackmailer who shot Phil Daly and tried to extort Judge Jenks escaped from Dannemora prison while en route to court. He was recaptured soon after on an L train. Russell, linked to the badger game with Addie Stanton, had faced habeas corpus proceedings and a prior conviction for the Daly robbery attempt.
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Edward J Russell
Edward Meredith
Phil Daly
Aimet H Jenks
Dannemora
Russell
Supreme Court
Truax
Jenks
Phil” Daly
Geme
Addie Stanton
Daly
Philadelphia
Long Branch
Fourth Avenue
Ohio official arrested in graft case charges amid political clash
Special to the Washington Columbus Ohio January 3 James W Johnson state supervisor of public printing was indicted and arrested for alleged interference with the processes of justice. He had taken office after predecessor Slater refused to surrender claiming Pattison illness prevented signing the commission. A penmanship expert deemed a letter to Slater signed ER T Ryan to be Johnsons handwriting, fueling the indictment. Governor Harris unlikely to remove Johnson without proof of guilt.
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Washington
Columbus
Ohio
James W Johnson
Gov Pattison
Mark Slater
Pattison
Johnson
Slater
ER T Ryan
Accusieg
In His Dotage At Eleven
A remarkable case ends with the death of James Anderson at Minneapolis city hospital at eleven years old and two months. Doctors say he showed premature old age with aging vital organs. His hair gray, eyesight failing, and walking cautiously, he lived in dotage since childhood though once bright mentally before two years of decline.
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Weehington
Minneapolis
Minn
City Hospital
James. Anderson
Northorne
Murdered and Burned Body Found Near Bergen Avenue
The body of a man murdered and burned beyond recognition with kerosene was found at 2:30 P.M. in a woods patch east of Bergen One Avenue opposite the Guttenburg race track by F M Voetsch, leader of a gypsy band. Believed to be an Italian Black Hand victim. Several East New Durham merchants have reportedly received Black Hand letters. Authorities canvass the Italian quarter for clues to identify the victim.
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Washington Post
New York
Bergen One Avenue
Guttenburg
F M ‘Voetsch
East New Durham
Six Held For Wreck. Other Arrests Expected Today
Five trainmen and dispatchers were taken into custody at once. Three more arrests were to be made today. Three dispatchers, two engineers, two conductors, and a substitute operator are accused. A jury criticizes twelve strong terms describing the block signal system operation on the B and O.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore Officials Named in Wreck Blame Report
W E McAuley of Baltimore assistant division dispatcher Thomas F Dent of Baltimore assistant division train dispatcher J W Kelley Jr of Baltimore division trainmaster B L Vermillion of Washington engineer train No 66 George W Neagle of Washington conductor train No 66 stated as indirectly responsible for the wreck in a report naming key personnel and their locations.
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W. E. Mecauley
Baltimore
Thomas F. Dent
Baltiore
J. W. Kelley, Jr
B. L. Vermillion
Washington
George W. Neagle
Verdict condemns Baltimore and Ohio block system
Coroner jury finds the manual block system unsafe for travelers and urges wage, inspection, and procedure reforms. Three men jailed, bonds set for engineers and conductors, and warrants issued for three more officials as Terra Cotta wreck case moves forward.
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