Connecticut western news., 1909-11-18
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the formation of the steel trust was made known in New York when the American Telephone and Telegraph company issued a statement that it had acquired control of the Western Union Telegraph company by the pur- chase of stock from the Gould family and the Russell Sage and MOrOsini es tates. This means that the capital stock in various telephone and tele- graph corporations, including the Post al Telegraph and Commercial Cable companies, aggregating ill all more than $1,O00,O0O, will be dominated by one set of financiers.
 Charging Henry w. Savage, pro ducer of Mary Jane's Pa," and ClaX- ton Wilstach, business manager of the company, with circulating reports that the failure of the company was entire ly due to his poor acting, Henry E. DiXey filed suit a. Minneapolis for $50,OOO for slander
 The Democratic executive commit tee of Kings county, N. Y., elected Deputy Comptroller John H. McCOOey to the chairmanship of the committee, made vacant by the death of Senator McCarren, thus installing him as the new party leader in the county.
 Six companies of the First regiment of Indiana uniform rank, Knights of Pythias, and the colonel of the regi- ment, Frank Shellhouse of Indianap- oils, were expelled from the order by BrigSdier General Wilson on the charge of insubOrdination.
 Bernard J. Burke, a New York cap italist, obtained q judgment of $552, 900 against St. Clair county, Mo-, in the federal court at Kansas City be- cause that county in 1870 floated bonds for tie LebO and NeOsho railway, which was never built
 The fourteen inch naval gun arrived at the naval arsenal in Washington from the Midvale Steel company's plant. where it was cast. It is fifty three feet long and weighs over sixty three tons. It will throw projectile weighing 1,4OO pounds.
 Supreme Court Justice Bowling of New York signed decree separating Mrs. Frances Burke-ROcheB Batonyi from Aurel Batonyi, the professional whip. The divorce resulted from the recent trial, in which Mrs. Lillian Lawrence was named.
 The long standing dispute over the location of the naval base on the Pa cific was settled at Washington by the selection of Pearl HarbOr, Hawaii, by the joint army and navy board. The recommendation was approved by President Taft.
 Mrs. Elizabeth G. Raymond, daugh- ter of Chief Justice Gummere of the supreme court of New Jersey, got divorce from her husband, Thomas l.. Raymond. assistant prosecutor of Els sex county, on grounds of cruel treat ment
 Kingdom Gould, eldest son of Frank J. Gould, was elected a director of the Manhattan Railway company at the annual meeting of the stockholders of the company in New York. George J. Gould was reelected president.
 Students of Brown university at Providence, R. l., padded and ducked Vernon D. BabingtOn, a student, under the college pump for writing letter to a newspaper denouncing the foot ball team and it's coaches.
 Governor Hughes of New York re ceived the resignation of Justice Hen " A. Gildersleeve of the supreme court. Justice Gildersleeve, who is a Democrat, intends to resume the prac- tice of law.
 General managers of fOrty-twO west ern railroads considered demands made upon them at Chicago by fire men and enginemen in their employ for a wage increase of from 20 to 40 per cent.
 Ed COrrigan, the noted horseman and eX-OWner of Hawthorne park filed a petition of bankruptcy in the United States court at Frankfort, Ky, giving assets as $13,653 and liabilities $174,- 100
 Governor Hughes of New York ap- pointed Clark Williams, state superin. tendent of banks, to fill out the unex pired term of the late state cOmptrol- Ter, Charles H. Gaus.
 Borden's Condensed Milk company of New York absorbed the Sheffield Farms-SlawsOn-Decker company, it's principal rival. The combined capital is $31, 100000.
 H. c. Prick and the Melton banking syndicate of Pittsburg secured control of the Pittsburg Coal company, a $64,- 0OO0 corporation.
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