Railroad Improvement Plans and Board Changes Discussed
Directors met in Baltimore to consider railroad development rather than staff changes. The focus is on improving the railroad's operations and management, with St Davies Wartieht connected to Beaboard Air Line dating to its inception. Wartieht served as Seaboard receivers chairman and later led the executive committee after reorganizations.
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Clirgdd
Baltimore
New York
St Davies Wartieht
e.Beaboard Air Line
Ite Minception
Seaboard
Edgerton Couple Die In Budds Lake Fire
In Newton New Jersey on June 6 Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Edgerton of Brooklyn were burned to death when their summer home at Budds Lake burned. Their daughter Mrs. A W Nolls had a broken leg and her husband jumped from the second story to escape. The bodies were found after the blaze was discovered by Mrs. Nolls. In Birmingham Alabama a jury found Thomas Duncan guilty of murder in the March 18 assassination of Felix Ellard on the Lewisburg road and sentenced him to life.
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Newton
N. J
Charles G. Edgerton
Brooklyn
A. W. Nolls
Edgerton
Budds Lake
Nolls
Birmingham
Ala
Thomas Duncan
Felix J. Ellard
Lewisburg Road
Lfe
Power of Five Men Over New York Banks Demanded Study
New York June 8 William Sherer manager of the New York Clearing House Association testifies before the Pujo committee. He concedes the five clearing house leaders wield vast unregulated power over bank admissions and suspensions and calls for judicial review to curb potential abuses. He notes the voluntary nature of the group and defends bankers’ need to protect market integrity while acknowledging the risk of arbitrary action.
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New York
New York Clearing House Association
William Sherer
Sherer
Fanest
Money Trust
Senate
Itn
Pujo
Samuel Untermyer
Clearing House Committee
Frank A. Vanderlip
National City Bank
James G. Cannon
Fourth National Bank
Walter E. Frew
Corn Exchange Bank
Richard Delafield
National Park Bank
Otto T. Barnard
New York Trust Company
Mr. Untermyer
Mr. Sherer
Tam
Roosevelt's Cause Is Lost in Taft Fight for Delegates
Chicago debates on contest hearings as Taft and Roosevelt factions clash over duties and rules. Taft claims majority support across states and territories, with 35 delegations for Taft versus 16 for Roosevelt, while Dixon asserts Roosevelt's public bid to nominate with a safe majority. Howell signals no Rosewater contest for now, aligning with Dixon.
Tafts name may not be first presented to GOP convention
Washington January 6 President Tafts name may not be the first to be presented at the Republican national convention in Chicago. Taft leaders in Washington say his name might not be put forward before Colonel Theodore Roosevelt is nominated. A draft plan carried by Taft secretary Hilles outlines the order using Cummins Arizona New York and Wisconsin before Taft or Roosevelt are named.
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Chicago
Taft
Roosevelt
Republican National Committee
Roosevalt
Washington
New York
William B. McKinley
Taft Fcrces
District of Columbia and Territories
Mr. Roosevelt
Robert M. Ia Follette
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Dixon
United States
Jane
Theodore Roosevelt
C. D. Filles
Ita
Arizona
Zona
Colonel Roosevelt
Arkansas
Ohio
Warren G. Harding
Cummins
Senator la Follette
Harding
Mr. Taft
House
Finance Committee
Senate
O'Loughlin
Sidney Belcher
Lietrich
Columbia
Rooseveit
Benator Lixon
PL. Flanigan
Nevada
Lucius Littaver
Taft Towithoug
Flanigan
Hoosevelt
McKinley
Sonuthero
National Committee
Newell Sanders
Tennessee
Sanders
Clearing House Tax Sparks Interstate Trade Debate
Witnesses testified that the New York clearing house taxes on out of town checks amount to a large annual drain, raising questions of restraint of trade. The panel discussed competition, costs in Boston versus New York, and whether a bank could withdraw from the system to escape the levy.
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New York Clearing House
Clearing House
Sherer
Untermyer
Boston
New York
Bankes
Bherer
Ia H
Banic
Clearing House Association
James &. Cannon
Buffalo
Natonal City
Roosevelt Man Goes Post Haste to Chicago
Oyster Bay June 6 Colonel Roosevelt dispatches State Senator William Flynn of Pittsburg to Chicago as his representative in the fight over seating contested delegates. Flynn starts at once to assist campaign manager Senator Dixon, with Roosevelt indicating a possible, but undecided, later departure.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
William Flynn
Pittsburg
Chicago
Roosevelt
National Committee
Segamore Hill
Rooosevelt
Hhs Aght
My Flynn
Coronel Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
FE. A. van Valkenburg
Philadelphia North American
Richard Quay
Matthews Quay
Alexander Moore
Beore
Bho
Hoosevelt
McKinley
Taft
No Star Chamber Set to Settle Fight in Congress
The press associations will represent newspapers in the hearings with two reporters from each group admitted to floor deliberations. No executive sessions will occur. Victor Rosewater of Omaha was elected permanent chairman as the committee weighed press access and publicity. Opinions split between Taft and Roosevelt camps over representation, with Kellogg urging broader access and a proxy vote cast by Knight. A roll-call rule was rejected, restoring the twenty-member requirement, with plans for daily stenographic reports of proceedings.
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Roosevelt
H Roosevelt
Republican National Committee
Taft
Howell
Rosewater
R. B. Howell
Nebraska
Dixon
Fromebraska
Rosewater and Howell
National House of Representatives
Washington
Victor Rosewater
Omaha
Thirtieen
Congress
Kellogg
Minnesota
Mr. Kellogg
T Coleman du Pont
Delaware
William B. Berah
Idaho
George A. Knight
California
A. R. Burnam
Kentucky
Pearl Wight
Louisiana
Frank B. Kellogge
William L. Ward
New York
John G. Capers
South Carolina
Thomas Thornton
South Dakota
Cecil
Borah
William Hayward
Man Shackelford
Alaska
Ay Bor Egel
Capitol View Homes Offer Renters Path to Ownership
An advertisement urges renters to buy Capitol View homes instead of paying rent, claiming small initial payments and modest monthly installments. Homes boast fine materials, pine framing, oak mantels, and good carpentry, with contact for Mr. W. D. Beatie at Equitable Building to arrange a viewing today.
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Capitol View
Callan
W. Db
Beatie
Equitable Building
Contests Shape Republican National Committee Meeting
The Republican national committee opened in Chicago to hear about contests for state delegations with 238 cases pending. R B Howell of Nebraska to succeed Victor Rosewater as chair while John F Hill of Maine led the late slate. proceedings adjourned for day with rules from four years ago readopted and a plan to seat Roosevelt supporters discussed.
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R. B. Howell
Nebraska
Victor Rosewater
Ptate
John F. Hill
Maine
Ech
Washington
Harry S. New
Indiana
William E. Borah
Idaho
George A. Korn
California
Borah
Thomas FI. Devine
Denver
Charles Cavender
Colorado
Henry Bartholdt
Charles Nagel
Miasouri
O. M. Landstrum
T. A. Marlow
Montana
Sanders
Tennessee
S. A. Perkins
A. M. Stevenson
N. B. Scott
West Virginia
Richard Bartholdt
Missouri
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Flynn
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Tatt
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Eade
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