Hyde testifies before insurance panel sobers up sensational charges
James Hazen Hyde former Equitable vice president testifies amid crowd and police at the Armstrong committee session detailing the Mercantile Trust loan tied to stock losses and campaign funds He accuses Harriman and Frick of conspiratorial aims and discusses Odell Harriman friction while denying fault in legislative matters and seeking to defend his role.
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New York
James Hazen Hyde
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Armstrong Committee
Hyde
Mercantile Trust Company
Equitable Life
J. W. Alexander
Alexander
Mr. Jordan
Frick
Mr. Alexander
Mr. Hyde
Thomas F. Ryan
Society
Allied Corporations
Equitable
Mr. Frick
Harriman
Odell Questions Hyde Claim On Ship Losses And Budgets
Former Governor Benjamin Odell Jr dined at the Republican club then spoke on Hyde’s assertion that he received 75000 from Mercantile Trust to cover shipbuilding losses. Odell said he would not issue a formal statement until prepared and noted he had sold bonds for 48000 after paying 169000 originally. He offered to testify and reveal the full history of the transactions.
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New York
Benjamin K. Odell, Jr
Republican Club
Newburg
James Hazen Hyde
Mercantile Trust Company
Odell
Mr. Hyde
Kavanaugh
Meet Weekend Rates Across Major Western Lines
Chicago reports Great Western failed to win adoption of weekend travel fare. Other carriers promise similar weekend excursions between Chicago and Minneapolis St Paul Kansas City and Omaha regions. Rates apply for travel Friday or Saturday with return by Monday morning.
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Chicago
Great Western Railroad
Western
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Kansas City
Omaha
Kentucky coal operators oppose Esch Townsend rate bill
A petition to President Roosevelt and Congress against rate legislation was adopted by a Louisville meeting of mine owners and operators from fifty three of Kentucky's largest coal mines and seventy coal companies. The group, representing over 5.5 million tons of annual output, urged a united stand against the Esch- Townsend bill with no dissent.
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Louisville
Roosevelt
Congress
Kentucky
Boy 13 Confesses to Parental Tragedy Fire
In Chillicothe Ohio on November 15 David Gillwater aged thirteen confessed to burning his younger brother Albert to spite their mother. He said he lit a stick as a torch and seized Albert setting his clothes on fire, leaving Albert burned to death.
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Chillicothe
David Gillwater
Albert
Avid
Mining Congress Opens in El Paso for Eighth Annual Session
El Paso Texas November 15 The first day of the American Mining congress eighth annual session was devoted to preliminaries welcoming addresses and committee meetings. The sole major address was the annual message from President Richards of Boise Idaho. This marked the day’s real feature.
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el Paso
Tex
American Mining Congress
Richards
Boise
Ida
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Fountain OF Good Things
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Hughes
Tie
J. H. Hyde
Union Pacific
Mr. Harriman
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Albany
Mercantile In Settlement
Executive Committee
The
Mercantile Trust
Henry C. Frick
E. H. Harriman
France
Hart, Schaffner & Marx Clothing
North Star
Manhattan
Reelof
Dr. Reed
Roy
George Hirsh
Meeting of
Kentucky Mine Owners and Operators
Burns
Mining Congress
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