Cleveland Honored for Insurance Leadership
Tributes in New York marked the first session of the Association of Life Insurance Presidents annual meeting. Grover Cleveland, late president, was praised as a conscientious, public-spirited figure who joined the life insurance field late in life and brought dignity and probity to the association.
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New York
Grover Cleveland
Association of Life Insurance
Cleveland
United States
Canada
Paul Morton
The
Iquitable Life Assurance Society
Navy
John H. Finley
College of the City of New York
Morton
J. Sterling Morton
Finley
Adlai E. Stevenson
Charles A. Peabody
Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York
Nfe
Equitable
Mr. Cleveland
South Carolina
Chicago
Presidents’ Association
Much Wanted Man Free in Seattle Handle Forgery Case
Elliott A. Archer, sought in Newark for forgery involving $70,000, was released in Seattle as Gov. Mead refused to honor the requisition. Archer had been in custody since the request was not honored.
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Seattle
Wash
Elliott A. Archer
Newark
N. J
Gun Man Found Guilty in Arizona Murder Case
Prescott Arizona December 6 Frank Spence the Arizona gunman charged with murdering Edgar R Sullivan on October 22 was found guilty of murder in the first degree and given the death penalty
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Prescott
Ariz
Frank Spence
Arizona
Edgar R. Sullivan
Roosevelt Raps Suffrage Favors It Yet Sees No Good
President Roosevelt personally voices support for woman suffrage but doubts practical results from such a move. He tells a women's meeting that a mother belongs in the home, outlining his view on the suffrage question and maternal role.
Roosevelt on suffrage lukewarm stance noted
The excerpt records Theodore Roosevelt stating that a woman belongs at home and that suffrage will not improve conditions. He says he is tepid on suffrage and that most women are lukewarm too, but he believes it will not produce evils.
Roosevelt Letter on Woman Suffrage Reveals Tepid Support
New York December 5 President Roosevelts stance on woman suffrage disclosed by Rev Dr Lyman Abbott reading a November 10 1908 letter. Roosevelt says he personally supports suffrage but is not an enthusiastic advocate and questions its impact while affirming equality of rights and the central role of women as mothers.
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New York
Roosevelt
Lyman Abbott
National League For the Civic Education of Women
Abbott
Mr. Roosevelt
West
Soo City wreckage found near Cape Ray confirms loss
Reports from North Sydney say wreckage including a steamer cabin and 60 life preservers bearing the Soo City name was recovered near Cape Ray Newfoundland. The Soo City, 438 net tons, 171 feet long, built 1888 West Bay City Michigan, last seen November 11 at Ogdensburg.
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North Sydney
C. B
Cape Ray
Newfoundland
New York
Great Lakes
Ogdensburg
West Bay City
Michigan
Chicago
Grand Rapids
Mich
Soo City
Holland
Atlantic Ocean
Indiana Transportation Company
John Dority
South Haven
Bonaparte in Rail Victory
The U S government wins a bid to expedite the case against the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad Co to relinquish stock in the Boston and Maine railroad. Three circuit judges grant the motion over railroad objections claiming the act unconstitutional.
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Boston
Bonaparte
United States
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Boston & Maine Railroad
United States Circuit Court
Steinheil Exam Continues Under Tight Secrecy Paris
The examination of Mme. Steinheil in the murder case of her husband and mother continued Friday at the Palace of Justice. Proceedings remain highly secret with her showing remarkable coolness and self possession during cross examination.
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Mme. Steinheil
Paris
Palace of Justice
Powers Plan Code for Naval Battles
United States Great Britain and Japan back key proposals on naval warfare code with France support, while disputes persist over search rights, contraband, blockading methods, vessel destruction before trial, neutral port coal visits, and the Alabama incident. Britain seeks broader search rights and stricter contraband rules, while the continental powers push limits, causing a split in positions among the ten nations at the London conference.
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London
Great Britain
International Prize Court
Hague Congress
Foreign Office
United States
France
Germany
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Spain
Holland
Japan
Charles H. Stockton
George Grafton Wilson
Brown University
John H. Gibbons
Earl of Desart
Charles L. Ottley
Naval Intelligence
Committee of Imperial Defenses
Naval Intelligence Department
Edward Grey
England
America
Lands Confiscation in Ekaternasy Affects Jews Colonists
A Moscow dispatch via London reports the Russian government has confiscated all lands of Jewish agricultural colonists in Ekaternasy. The colonists, with rights dating to 1840, face impact on thousands of people.
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New York
Russia
London
Jewish Morning Journal
Ekaternasy
Quiet Night in Port-au-Prince Amid Hopes for Restored Order
Port-au-Prince reports a calm night with no disorders and officials expressing hope that normal conditions will be rapidly restored. Local observers note no incidents as the city holds steady after recent tensions.
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Port-au-Prince
Nevada Bank Closes Doors In Round Mountain Bankruptcy
Tonopah Nev Dec 5 The Round Mountain Banking corporation of Round Mountain 60 miles north of Tonopah has closed its doors. Bag lang are given as the cause.
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Nevada Bank
Tonopah
Nev
Round Mountain Banking Corporation
Round Mountain
Court hears Mrs. Rice recount Davis and Dr. Austin murder plan
In Omaha, December reports show Abbie Rice detailing Dr. Austin securing a killer while defense objected to linking Charles E. Davis to the murder. The testimony covers poisoning plans, car rides, and meetings at the doctor's office as witnesses corroborate.
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Omaha
Charles E. Davis
Frederick T. Austin
Abbie Rice
Rustin Salling
Aconite
Davis
West Farnam Sar
Austin
Fortieth Street
Dr. Rustin
Meyer & Dillon
Farnam Street
Sixteenth
Fortieth
Farnam
Dutch Warships Demonstrate Off Venezuelan Coast
Three Dutch warships led by the battleship Jacob Van Heemskerk steamed 3,000 yards offshore from Puerto Cabello to La Guaira in a show of force. The Friesland and Gelderland headed to Maracaibo for similar display as tensions with Venezuela over Castro’s 1908 decrees persist. The voyage signals a likely blockade prep and follows prior Dutch protests and ship seizures near Curacao.
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Willemssted
Jacob van Heemskerk
Friesland
Gelderland
Venezuela
Puerto Cabello
la Guaira
Maracaibo
Willemstad
Netherlands
de Ruijter
Holland
Castro
Curacao
Venezuelan
Penelope
Venezuelan Coast Guard
Justicia
J. H. de Reus
Reus
Ohio Oil Charges Are Nolled in Hancock County
Findlay Ohio December 5 Standard Oil prosecutions in Hancock County ended Friday when Prosecuting Attorney David asked for all indictments against the company to be dismissed. Judge Duncan granted the entry stating alleged illegal practices were eliminated and that suits are now pursued by the U S attorney general and state and federal courts in Missouri.
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Findlay
Standard Oil Company
Hancock
David
Duncan
Standard Company
United States
Ohio
Missouri
Fire devastates Portland riverfront docks and steamer
A Friday blaze in Portland Maine caused about 280000 dollars in losses. Two of eight Grand Trunk Railroad docks were destroyed and the Dominion Line steamer Cornishman partly loaded was ruined.
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Portland
Grand. ,Trunk Railroad Company
Dominion Line
Cornishman
Torpedo Boats Reach San Diego Port
Six torpedo boats arrived at San Diego from Magdalena bay and joined the destroyers already in port. The new arrivals are the Davis, Lawrence, Goldsborough, Farragut, Fox, and Rowan, under the command of Lieut. Howe.
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San Diego
Cal
Magdalena Bay
Davis
Lawrence
Goldsborough
Farragut
Fox
Rowan
Hafid Accepts Algeciras Terms For Morocco Sultanate
Mulai Hafid has definitively accepted the Algeciras act and the accompanying conditions demanded by the powers for recognition of his sultanate. Paris reports the decision was announced Friday, marking Morocco’s political future under the new ruler.
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Mulai
Paris
Saved on Day of Doom and Commutation for Hocker
Robert Hocker, a Black man, was sentenced for a hate crime and, on December 6, in Frankfort Kentucky, secured a commutation to life imprisonment by order of Governor Willson, after a prior sentence to be executed.
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Frankfort, By
Robert Hocker
Lexington
Asgt
Gov. Willson
Special Grand Jury Indicts Chicago Primary Frauds
The Special Grand Jury report in Chicago's first August primary indicts two score or more politicians and others for ballot stuffing. It accuses judges and clerks of election of connivance and notes widespread fraud prior to a city election. Voting machines are urged as a remedy and civil service expansion is recommended. The inquiry found some civil service staff may bear fault, but police offered no aid to accountability.
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Chicago
Special Grand Jury
River Flood Destroys Buildings In Pine Bluff Ark
Fifteen frame houses and a two story business building were lost to rising Ark ansas River waters in Pine Bluff. Flooding undermines a dyke near Barraque and Georgia streets as the river continues to rise threatening the east side of the city recently rebuilt after a two year old fire disaster. The flood worsened after a dynamited breach on the north bank redirected current against the government dyke, which was swept away.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Arkansan
Barraque
Georgia
County Court House
Dutch vessels threaten as US supports Holland
London reports four American warships slated for Curacao early January and signals U S backing for Holland against Venezuela. Willemstad notes the Netherlands began a naval demonstration after failed talks, with warships patrolling 38 000 yards off the coast from Puerto Cabello to La Guaira.
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London
Telegraph Today
Curacao
United States
Holland
Venezuela
Willemstad
Netherlands
South American Republic
Puerto Cabello
la Guaira
Cummins in Washington Arrives for Senate Session
Senator Cummins and Mrs. Cummins arrive in Washington accompanied by John Briar named as future secretary. They stay at the Arlington Hotel for about a week. Cummins plans to attend the session Monday with a possible oath on Tuesday.
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Washington, D. C
Cummins
John Briar
Senator Cummins
Arlington Hotel
Students Escape Fire in Springfield College Dormitory
Two hundred students at Springfield business college fled in night clothes as a coal bin fire caused by spontaneous combustion spread through the dormitory building. Edward Boydston, a one legged student, dragged a trunk to safety and then returned for his crutches. one student was hurt.
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Springfield
Business College
Edward
Boydston
Bombardment Rumor Denied by War Office
Budapest December 5 The report current here that Montenegrin began bombarding Cattaro noted by Montenegrin territory yesterday morning has been declared by the war office to be absolutely without foundation.
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Budapest
Cattaro
War Office
Revolution in Salvador under Alfaro leadership begins
Dec 5 marks the start of a revolution in Salvador Managua Nicaragua led by former Vid President Prudencio Alfaro. The action signals a new phase in regional upheaval as factions mobilize and authorities monitor the situation closely.
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Salvador
Managua
Nicaragua
Vid
Prudencio, Alfaro
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