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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jul 04, 1915

Page

12

Coal Roads Win Suit Over Anthracite Trade

The Reading ownership of the Jersey Central Railroad remains undisturbed as the court rejects a government action to break up the alleged combination among Reading, Jersey Central, and associated lines. The decision upholds that the Reading companies and allied rail interests were not unlawfully restraining trade. The ruling voices implications for operators in eastern Pennsylvania amid antitrust scrutiny of coal transportation and railroad affiliations.

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Explosive Scene at Senate Reception Room Cited in Report

Court analysis notes separate corporations of way company and coal and iron firm and states commodities clause not mandating officer intent. It questions whether Reading Railway and coal firm truly violated the ban while also noting Jersey Central and Reading Railway compete in marketing coal.

Way Company The Coal and Iron Company Railway Cransvial Reading Railway Jersey Central Railroad Reading Company Jersey Central

Letter to the Post Calls Off explosives Trade

A June 1 letter signed by R. Pearce urges stopping the sale of explosives for war, arguing it funds bloodshed and violates moral law. The writer calls for a nationwide petition and a vote by mail to persuade President Wilson to end profiteering and prohibit shipments to all nations including Germany.

Holt claims he fired to scare Morgan during attempted stop of sale

The man, identified as Holt, says he traveled from New York to meet J P Morgan with a plan to halt arms exports fueling the war. He says he fired in the air at Morgan after a confrontation at Morgan’s New York home, intending only to scare him, and that he bore dynamite and nitroglycerin in pockets. He describes his background, travel, and motives, and notes he sent a telegram to his wife back in Texas.

Holt Morgan J. P. Morgan Mr. Morgan Wigon Marseilles Street Pali Tex Frank

British Ambassador Morgana Visit Details Hidden From Embassy

British embassy officials learned only from newspapers that Ambassador Spring-Rice planned a visit to Mr Morgan. He had been at Beverly Farms with Lady Spring-Rice and children and sent a wire delaying return to Washington until after the holidays. Officials believe he met Morgan to discuss joint arrangements for British war loans and purchases and to secure Morgan’s future cooperation.

Ambassador Spring-Rice Mr. Morgana Lady Spring-Rice Beverly Farms Washington Mr. Morgan Morgan

Holt Resembles Tator Who Disappeared Years Ago

Cambridge July 3 A discovery that Frank W Holt who shot J P Morgan bore resemblance to Eric Muenter a former Harvard instructor who disappeared after his wife Leona Muenter died of poisoning during childbirth Police considered summoning witnesses to view Holt Records in the Muenter case were sent to New York by Capt Patrick J Hurley Muenter a German born Harvard German instructor fled in 1906 before arrest He was never caught Acquaintances said his sister Bertha Muenter a Chicago teacher had ties to Harvard and the Kansas University origin He was about 34 years old

Glen Ove. Y Holt Dallas Tes Cornell Vanderbil University New York Ithaca Mila Thirty-sixth Street Seventh Avenue Cambridge Masa Frank W. Holt J. P. Morgan Eric Muenter Harvard University Patrick J Hurley Muenter Leona Mf Muenter Harvard Germany Bertha Chicago University of Kansas

T W Lamont Hurries East

Klamath Falls Oregon July 3 Thomas W Lamont of J P Morgan & Co telephoned from Pelican Lodge hunting place of the late Harri man for a special train to Weed California to reach a fast train for San Francisco and the East.

Klamath Fatla Oreg Thomas W. Lamont J. P. Morgan & Co Pelican Lodge

Holt Tells How Bomb Was Placed in Capitol Room

Mineola New York July 3 Frank Holt the would be Morgan killer recounted his actions from June 11 claiming he sought to halt American manufactured goods to the Allies. He described entering the Mills Hotel then obtaining dynamite and entering the Capitol with a package placed in a Senate wing room before an explosion amid questions about accomplices and dynamite origin.

Holt Pullman Capitol Mineola L. I Frank Holt J. P. Morgan Ithaca Glen Cove Morgan Washington Delaware Avenue Senate

Holt Thought Deeply About War Insane Says Father-in-Law

In Dallas, July 3, Frank Holt who shot and wounded J. P. Morgan was described by his father-in-law the Rev. Sensabaugh as a man who thought about the European war but opposed violence. He overworked himself this summer while preparing for duties at Southern Methodist University. His family, avoiding reporters, awaited further word as Mrs. Holt received a telegram from Glen Cove.

Holt Dallas Tex Frank Holt J. P. Morgan O. F. Sannabaugh Cornell Germany Frank Southern Methodist University National Capitol Glen Cove Flolt Mr Sensabaugh Mr. Morgan

Sun and Tide Table and Weather Forecast Summary

The report delivers a sun and tide table, weather outlook for the Washington area and surrounding regions, and daily temperature readings. It notes high and low tides, sunrise, and general conditions for Saturday through Monday, with showers possible in the Washington, Virginia, and nearby areas. Temperature trends suggest cooler, unsettled weather east of the Mississippi with occasional showers and light variable winds.

Weather Bureau Washington Wstrivt Columbia Marsland Virginia Inet Atlantic Rocky Mountain Mississippi River Near Gulf States Plains States Rocky Mountain Region Plains West Gulf States

Threatening letter to Austrian consul alleged in Wilson case

Captain John Henry of the U S secret service holds a letter believed sent to the Austrian consul by Rudolph Malik, jailed on a charge of sending an annoying communication to President Wilson. Malik demanded 340 dollars and threatened to shoot the consul and all in the office if not paid, claiming it would be a political crime.

Bryan Europe Balkans Columbia Wilson Adifer New York John Henry United States Secret Service Rudolph Malik Malik

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