Erie Mail Train Holdup Sparks Shootout Near Erie
A masked gang of about a dozen held up a fast mail and passenger train five miles from Erie Pennsylvania. Crew members Block Rooney and Bemis were wounded, passengers panicked as robbers fired from the woods, and the thieves fled into the ravine and trees after rifling the cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Express
Erie
Philadelphia
Andre Heroadd
C. H. Block
H. D. Rooney
C. T. Bemis
Block
Rooney
Albert Caray
Carey
Kia Freman
Masa
Anic
Ship Crash Kills Two on Spokane Excursion Vessel
Victoria news reports two women passengers died of shock after the Spokane excursion steamer, a premier Alaska run vessel, struck a rock in Seymour Narrows and beach near Phunper Bay. The ship valued at 400000 was beached to prevent sinking. most passengers were landed by sailboats. Mrs Gardner F Williams of Washington and Mrs Z F Strauss of Philadelphia perished. Williams's social and engineering prominence noted, with connections to the Taft circle and De Beers South Africa. The wreck prompted arrivals of relief ships and inquiries into the incident.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Spokane
Alaska
Seymour Narrows
Phunper Bay
Vancouver
Williame
Washington
Rocky
City of
Seattle
Gardner F. Williams
Williams
Oakland
Cal
Washington Society
Dorothy Gardner Williams
Helen Taft
White House
California
R Street
Gardner Willams
de Beers Consolidated Diamond Company, Limited
South Africa
Cecil Rhodes
Barney Barnato
Willian Mein
Dorothy Williams
Mauss Gertrude Williams
Mein
Gertrude Wiliams
Frederick Faust
Willams
Michigan
Wiliams
John Hays Hammond
United States
George
Great Britain
Corporation Commissioner Reviews Birth of Big Combine
Smith declares restriction of competition was a prime object of the organization. Property valued at 1 402 000 000 dollars was worth 682 000 000 dollars before reinvestment of earnings eliminated much water, an expert says. No action recommended.
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Smith
Bureau of Corporations
United States Steel Corporation
Taft
Herbert Knox Smith
Steel Corporation
Trust
C Corporation
Trust facts show steel group with heavy water in assets
A report on the steel trust notes capitalization at 1.402 billion with tangible assets around 682 million. Earnings reinvestment reduced water in the company while the promoting syndicate earned 62.5 million cash. Combine now holds 5 percent of fake ores and the valuation shows tangible property at 1.187 billion versus 1.168 billion in outstanding securities, an increase about 5 million. Herbert Knox Smith’s study on the steel trust provides these figures.
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Steel Corporation
United States Steel Corporation
Combine
Herbert Knox Smith
Steel Trust
Report on United States Steel Corporation reviewed
The Bureau of Corporations report submitted to President Taft and released last night portrays the steel group as monopolistic chiefly through ore holdings and transport. It details the 1899 1907 consolidation era, 250 subsidiaries, and a $62.5 million promoter gain, warning of antitrust risks tied to ore control and logistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steel Corporation
Iron and Steel Industries
Crisis near in Britain as peers urged to accept defeat
London July 1 A political crisis looms as the Daily News reports the government will seek crown prerogative to create enough new peers to swamp the Lords if amendments crippling the veto bill are not withdrawn. The Spectator urges Lords to accept the curtailment of powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Daily News
Asquith
Viscount Morley
Council
House of Lords
Spectator
Lords
Demented youth escapes nurse escapes in sailboat near Cotuit
Kenneth Linn of Tampa Florida, 19, believed adrift in a small sailboat off Vineyard Sound after fleeing a hospital nurse in Cotuit Massachusetts. He reportedly became mentally unbalanced after a baseball injury this spring. The boat’s tender was found empty on the harbor shore and a search is underway for Linn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotuit
Mass
Vineyard Sound
Kenneth Linn
Tampa
Fla
Linn
Ryan Foils Card Sharps Aboard Mauretania
Allen A. Ryan, son of Thomas Fortune Ryan, exposed two professional card players aboard the Mauretania near Queenstown. He warned W. C. Ayres of New York that two women wished to see him and Ayres left, after losing about $200. Three days later a pool of $1,000 was won for the ship’s best guess on the rim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Allen A. Ryan
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Mauretania
Queenstown
Ryan
W. C. Ayres
Ayres
Hineelf
Free
Biddles Rescued in Surf at Ventnor Beach
Cordelia Biddle aged 17 and her brother Livingston 16 of a prominent Philadelphia family were caught in an undertow at Ventnor. Life guards pulled them to shore after James Lew Jr risked his life to help before rescue crews arrived.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Cordelia Biddle
Livingston
Philadelphia
Ventner
James Lew Jr
White Girl Weds Chinese In Baltimore Church Union
Tessie Lieb a 20 year old Sunday school teacher at Fulton Avenue Presbyterian marries Lee Jo a Chinese laundryman in Baltimore. Her father closed their home to the couple and they reside above O K Laundry at 22 4 Ashland Avenue. The Rev J E Cook saw no objection while the bride vows to stay with her husband. Week End Resort Tickets Extended for Chesapeake and Ohio trains good for return through July 5.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Fulton Avenue
Ashland Avenue
J. E. Cook
Miss Lieb
Lee Jo
Joseph Lee
Miss Lie
Thielk
Cipher in will bobs heirs grand totals in cipher
Four grandchildren of Mrs. Margaret Watson Allis were set to receive 25 dollars each due to a cipher omission in her will. The court ruled the figures 5 then a period and two ciphers meant five dollars and cents, correcting the intended 25 000 per heir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. Allis
Washington Post
Milwaukee
Wis
Margaret Watson Allis
Edward P. Allis
Allis-Chalmers Company
Tarrant
Milwaukee County
Louisville
Edward Phelps Allis
Maud Allis
William Phelps Allis
Mentone
France
Karel
Express Tariffs Cut Take Immediate Effect August
Express tariffs from major carriers arrive at the Interstate Commerce Commission, showing large rate reductions set to begin August 1. Long hauls to noncompetitive points see cuts up to 100 percent, and the distinct two tier system for packages under 10 pounds ends in favor of through-haul pricing. Officials anticipate a commission report finding the rates too high as debates over parcels post and express regulation continue.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Long Island
Commission
Post Office Committee
House
Erie
Steel Trust
BE. A. Sutton
Harvard
Chamber of Commerce
New Regiment
Sugar Trust
Hines
King George
Mr. Taft
Massachusetts
Society
Post
New York
News of
Alexandria
Gil Thiet
Ban on Yokohama Denied by Officials
Special to The Washington Post reports Tokyo based Hochi rumor that the United States ordered the American Asiatic fleet not to call at Yokohama due to murder of sailors and local vice. Embassy and State Department deny the claim as false.
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Washington Post
New York
Tokyo
New York World
Hochi
United States
Ambassador O'Brien
Yokohama
O'Brien
World
Washington
State Department
Carried Skyward by Feet In Balloon Ropes
In Treynor Iowa on June 30 18 year old Ransom Jones was caught in balloon guide ropes and carried aloft. He held on gripped the rope turned himself around and rode the balloon three miles from Treynor before descending uninjured. He helped roll the balloon back for cartage.
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Washington Post
Treynor
Iowa
Ransom Jones
Jones
Mystery in Death Body Shows Bruises and Stabbing Hints
Edmund Sutton a 29 year old farm supervisor from North Fork Loudoun county Va was found dead in a barn with multiple bruises and lacerations. Police and Loudoun county authorities suspect foul play though initial reports cited heart disease. Relatives believe murder while delaying embalming and telegrams from Virginia raised questions about the death. Investigations will proceed by local and county officers with possible public notice of burial plans.
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Edmund Aution
North Fork
Loudoun County
Sutton
Washington
Fourth Street
A. D. Butz
Wise
Fifth Precinct
Robert Boardman
Butz
Carruthers
Cora Sutton
Leesburg
Miss Sutton
Idea
BE. Carruthers
Edmund Sutton
Big A. m
Purcellville
Erie Railroad Train Robbed
An Erie Railroad service incident reported in today’s issue details a train held up during its run. Investigators seek suspects as passengers and crew recount the event with officials promising updates.
Riot and fires mar ongoing UK shipping strike action
Across the United Kingdom strike conditions worsen as ports report standstill and rioting. In Liverpool the steamer Arabic was set afire in five beds, while police contained disorder at the north docks. Shipowners and unions clash over concessions as passengers seek hotels amid uncertain sailings.
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United Kingdom
London
Liverpool
Cunard
Canadian Pacific
Allan Lines
Pattormy
North Docks
New Castle
Shipping Federation
DROWNS TO ESCAPE FIRE AT OCONOMOWOC LAKE
Pamine Alexander a 19 year old Milwaukee banker’s daughter leaped into Oconomowoc Lake to escape an engine explosion on the power boat named for her, died despite rescue efforts. Her body was recovered two hours later as fire swept the scene. Summer resorts along Southern Railway lines in Virginia and North Carolina advertise seasonal travel with low round trip fares and strong service.
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Washington
Wis
Pamine Alexander
TM. Alexander
Milwaukee
Oconomowoc Lake
Alexander
Miss Alexander
Southern Railway
Virginia
Caroliga
Land of the Sky
Ac. &c
Crimson crew triumphs as Harvard tops varsity four oared race
Yale wins fresher eight race while Harvard claims varsity four event. Harry N. Atwood completes a 108 mile biplane trip from Squantum Massachusetts circling over crews during action.
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Yale
Harvard
Harry N
Wood
Squantum
Mass
Harvard Wins Big In Varsity Eights At Thames
New London June 6 Harvard swept the Thames races failing to sweep only the Yale freshmen in the big varsity eight Oared event. Harvard won by fourteen lengths with Yale taking the freshmen race and Harvard the four oared. Atwood flew over the course with Mayor Mahan aboard to watch the event. 50 000 spectators saw the race as Harvard dominated from start to finish.
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New London
Conn
Harvard
Thames
Crimson
Yale
Cambridge
Harry N. Atwood
Mass
At. Wood
Atwood
Bryan F. Mahan
Mahan
Ma. Premacy
Wray
New Haven
West Bank
Rieal Camams
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Mothia
Cara
Philadelpha
Buffalo
Tfronh
Belle Valley
C.F Bemis
Baltimore and Ohio
G. F Williams
J. E. Strauss
Baltimore and Ohie Railroad
Jids
Arust
Semerber
Wellington
Corporation Commissioner
Carnegie Company
Federal Steel
National Steel
American Steel and Wire
American Tin Plate
American Steel Hoop
American Sheet Steel
National Tube
American Bridge
United States Steel i Corporation
Union Steel Company
Clairton Steel Company
Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Bureau of Corporation
United States Steel
Vority Storace Co
Britain
Biddles
Cornelia
Brother Livingston
Bride of
Chesapeake & Ohio
Harpers Ferry
Martinsburg
Berkeley Springs
Cumberland and Return
Baltimore & Ohio R
Union Station
Mystery
E. A. Sutton
White Sulphur Springs
England
Hull
Amsterdam
Hamburg
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