The Past, Reimagined
How The Wall Street Journal of 2014 might have covered the news of July 8, 1889.
By JASON ZWEIG
July 7, 2014 4:39 p.m. ET
Settlers are still streaming into the Oklahoma territory, nearly three months after the land rush began. A3
Socialists from 20 countries will convene next week in Paris for the Second International to debate how to combat capitalism. Friedrich Engels is unlikely to attend. A10
The death toll from the May 31 flood in Johnstown, Pa., will likely exceed 2,000, authorities say. Dam owners Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick and Andrew Mellon have not been charged. A1, A4
After its May bankruptcy, the consortium trying to build a canal across Panama has no restructuring plan. The better-funded Nicaragua Canal Co. has begun digging. A9
France is using its Exposition Universelle, with the base of the Eiffel Tower as its entrance arch, to showcase the nation’s industrial prowess and competitive market economy. A9
German engineers Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach will debut their “steel-wheeled wagon,” a gasoline-powered horseless vehicle, at the Paris exposition. B10
Several years after the Shanghai Stock Exchange peaked, investors are scaling back on expectations for returns in China. C8
The Canadian movement to be annexed to the United States is gaining some adherents even after a defeat in Parliament. A10
Source: The Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/articles/whats-news-1889-business-finance-headlines-from-the-wsj-1404765688