Harriman and Fish Clash Over Proxy Tactics in Illinois Central Fight
Illinois Central stockholders rush home as New York financiers clash over proxy control. Harriman frets at delays and criticizes counsel while Fish boasts larger proxy handling. Opening stock books show limited trading and mixed proxy leverage as the battle continues in Chicago.
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Chicago
Illiois Central
Fish
New York
Harriman
William Nelson Cromwell
Stuyvesant Fish
Harr
Harahan
Gettysburg Civil War Heroine Remains at Post Under Fire
Mrs Elizabeth C Thorn of Gettysburg died in Harrisburg in her 70s after serving as cemetery superintendent during the Battle of Gettysburg. She endured shellfire at Cemetery Ridge and supplied generals Howard Sickles Slocum with critical topographical information used to shape the battle line.
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Harrisburg
Elizabeth C. Thorn
Gettysburg
Thorn
Cemetery Ridge
Howard
Sickles
Slocim
Chicagoans in Big Bank Deal in Racine
Three Commercial National Bank of Chicago men acquire large stock in Manufacturers’ National Bank of Racine. R. H. McElwee of Lake Forest ex-Judge Elbert H. Gary and Ralph Van Vechten of Chicago likely fund the deal. O. W. Johnson to be president and Warren J. Davis cashier starting Jan. 1.
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Racine
Wis
R. H. McElwee
Lake Forest
Elbert. H. Gary
Ralph van Vechten
Chicago
Commercial National Bank of Chicago
Manufacturers’ National Bank of Racine
O. W. Johnson
Warren J. Davis
Marinette
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