Schwab Controlled Property After Sale
New York, Jan. 7. Ex-President Charles M. Schwab of United States Steel faced sharp questions from Attorney Untermyer in a hearing to make permanent the receiver ship of United States Shipbuilding Company. Schwab refused to reveal personal holdings, asserted government contracts were to be shared, and said he had controlled Bethlehem Steel through 1902 before selling to the shipbuilder. Adjourned until next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles M. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
Untermyet
United States Shipbuilding Company
Schwab
Guthrie
Untermyer
Steel Corporation
Mr. Untermyer
Mr. Séehwab
Carnegie Company
J. P. Morgan & Co
Directorate
the Shipbuilding Company
Pam
Messrs
Nixon
Dresser
Morgen & Co
Morgan & Co
Mr. Schwab
Morgan
Bethlehem
Arrest of City Treasurer in Bond Theft Scandal
City Treasurer John A. Glines of Haverhill was jailed after a $43,000 bond theft was uncovered. The City Council accepted his resignation and appointed a successor while authorities pursue criminal charges. The Sinking Fund Commission located the bonds in Boston as the mayor and solicitor prepare next steps. Glines, once trusted by bankers and manufacturers, faces a dramatic fall from a respected public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverhill
John A. Glines
Glinds
Glines
Aetna Indemnity Company
Hartford
Conn
Sinking Fund Commission
Boston
Rowe
Killam
Carleton
Mayor Wood
Half the fun of coffee without the caffeine switch
A quoted ad copy promoting Postum as a coffee alternative. It suggests trying Postum for a week or ten days to feel better, claims coffee causes poor health, and notes a small booklet titled The Road to Wellville included in every package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellville
Honored Haverhill official John A Glines defalcation shock
An obituary style remembrance recounts John A Glines long service in Haverhill. Born to old settlers, he rose from clerk at the town post office in 1881 to city treasurer by 1890. The piece lauds his integrity and expert financing amid repeated political changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverhill
John A. Glines
Hast Parish
Postal Service
Anna Cunningham
Nova Scotia
David B. Kenney
John A. Glinés
Eity
Many Loan Orders In Common Council 1904 Session
City council members opened the year by introducing loan orders totaling 615000 for municipal buildings and playgrounds with most referred to finance. Proposals include 100000 for Ward 19 building, 50000 for Parker Hill engine house site, 100000 Ward 17 building, 50000 Ward 17 playground, 150000 South Boston municipal building, 90000 East Boston gym and bath, and 0?000 parkway on Ward 23. A 38 to 14 vote approved a three member badge committee for 1904. Cadogan seeked fire alarm whistle authority transfer review to the mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Dolan
Wan
Board of Street Commissioners
Finance Committee
Spillane
Parker Hill
Grady
Ward 47
Ward 17
Bradley
Ward 15
South
Boston
Carter
Ward 2
Bath
Price
Ward 23
Anawan Avenue
Washington Street
Cadogan
City awed as former Haverhill treasurer faces arrest
Mrs Glines clings to her daughter after her husband John A Glines is jailed on charges of extensive city funds theft. Citizens at Pentucket Club react with disbelief as Glines, once trusted for bonds and financial dealings, now faces justice behind bars. The case shocks the community and questions his past dealings.
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Haverhill
Mrs. Glines
Post
City Hall
John’ A. Glines
Pentucket
Main Street
John A. Glinen
John’ A Glines
Dr Shoop Restorative Offer Promises Quick Cures
An appeal touts Dr Shoop Restorative as a cure for ailments, offering six bottles at cost with a money back guarantee if not helped. The letter urges readers to send for the book, name Dr Shoop, Box on the Pearl, Racine Wis, and claims high success with few failures. It emphasizes honesty, urging sick friends to try the remedy and spread the word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PR Sree
Shoop
Nealert
Racine
Wis
Bail denied for John A. Glines in Haverhill case
Wealthy friends failed to cover the $20,000 bail for former city treasurer John A. Glines. Monroe Chesley tried to recruit associates but could not raise the sum. Judge Ira A. Abbot and District Attorney W. Scott Peters stood firm on the $20,000 bond. Glines remained in jail overnight as his wife and daughter awaited word.
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Highland Avenue
John “A. Grimes
J. B. Williamson
North Church
Christ
Judas
Horace’ Sargent
Ira A. Abbot
W. Scott Peters
Aga
Hy ‘Horned
Pentucket
Mrs Glines Weeps Alone In Scandal Turmoil
Mrs. Glines of Highland avenue weeps as news of her husband John A. Glines's disgrace reaches Haverhill. She tells a Post reporter she knows nothing of his affairs, fears for her daughter, and pleads for privacy while awaiting word from her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverhill
St.p of the Post
John A. Glines
Highland Avenue
Gan
Inquest Opens Over Iroquois Theatre Disaster
Chicago January seventh report on coroner Traeger’s inquest into the Iroquois Theatre fire begins in City Council chamber. Witnesses describe locked doors four-deep crowds and a curtain fireball. Experts discuss asbestos curtains and curtain integrity amid testimony from 200 plus witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Traeger
Dineen
Goroner
Mary Evjna Torney
Verhill Lady Refuses Interview on City Treasurer Affairs
Post reporter finds Flor ence S. Hill at 13 Arlington street but she declines to receive visitors. Hill has been associated in the treasurer's office with Mr. Glines and previously acted as treasurer in his absence, making her the most knowledgeable about city finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington Street
Jordan Will Witnesses Were Not Experts
Supreme Court sustained the defendants exceptions in the McCoy et al executors versus Stewart L. Jordan case on the will of William S. Jordan. The court held that nonexpert witnesses who described the testator’s appearance gave nonresponsive remarks and did not undermine the testator’s mental soundness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
George M. McCoy
Stewart L. Jordan
William S. Jordan
Avery Held for Harvard Break In
Jesse W. Avery Jr. charged with breaking and entering Russell Hall Harvard dormitory was found probably guilty in the District Court yesterday and bound over to the grand jury in 1000 dollars bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse W. Avery, Jr
Russell Hall
Harvard
Veteran Gosse to Be Buried Today
The Spanish War veteran Edward EB. Gotse will have a funeral at Jones's undertaking on Lagrange Street today with services in the chapel. The body goes to the Spanish War Veterans' lot at Mt Hope Cemetery for burial.
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Gosse
Edward EB. Gotse
Jones
Undertaking Establishment
Lagrange Street
Legion of Spanish War Veterans
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Culver Loses Suit in Breach of Promise Case
At Superior Civil Court East Cambridge yesterday a jury ruled for defendant W Hawkins of Winchester in the Culver Hawkins breach of promise case. Abby Culver a 60 year old Somerville widow sued for 25000. The case drew much attention and featured several notable incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Civil Court
East Campridge
Hawkins
Culver-Hawkins
Abby Culver
Somerville
W. Hawkins
Winchester
Charles W Morse Marriage Annulled and Dissolution Ordered
Charles W Morse had his marriage annulled after a challenge that he was not served and did not defend. The decree was set aside and a subsequent decree nullifying the marriage to Clemence C Morse was confirmed, with finalization in three months. Mrs. Morse, Clemence Cowles of St Louis, was reportedly married to Morse in San Francisco.
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Morse
Clemence Cowles
St. Louis
Dodger
San Francisco
Dodge sought in 1898 as Aragon Hotel manager
Charles F. Dodge, whose wife annulled Morse marriage as illegal, arrived in Atlanta in 1898 to manage the Aragon Hotel. He left for the West before Christmas, planned to visit Los Angeles, and may be in New Orleans. He kept a room at the Lofida while his wife pursued divorce charging drunkenness after a four day visit.
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Atlanta
Charles F. Dodge
Charles W. Morse
American Ice Company
Dodge
Aragon
West
Denver
Los Angeles
New Orleans
Cosmopolitan
Lofida
The
New York
Montpelier
San Francisco
Broadway
Morse
Japanese Fleet Battles Russian Squadron in Far East Clash
Japanese naval forces engage a Russian squadron as diplomatic moves unfold. Foreign ministers and high military leaders anticipate a wartime conference in Tokyo while markets recoil and Governor Taft meets Marquis Ito at Yokohama. The talks reportedly secure U S neutrality and potential use of American ports if war erupts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Japan
Isope
Taft
Marquis Ito
United States
Yokohama
Maraisis
Far East
Russia buys all horses at Kaigan market in China
Pekin dispatch reports no new details on Russian reply. Official circles lack clarity on prospects. Russia has purchased all horses available at Kaigan, the largest horse market in northern China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
Kaigan
China
Paw Paw promoted by Col Hancock on tonic claim
Col John Hancock of the U S Pension Office in Washington and his wife endorse Paw-Paw as a remedy for dyspepsia nervousness despondency and general weakness. Hancock, brother of General Winfield Scott, cites its authoritativeness and value and urges readers to use Munyon's Paw-Paw and Paw-Paw Laxative Pills sold by druggists with prices of 1 for large bottle and 25 cents for pills.
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John Hancock
U. S. Pension Office
Washington, D. C
Col
Hancock
Winfield Scott
Gettysburg
Munyoh
Munyon
American Marines Sent to Corean Capital to Protect Interests
Japanese railways reach the capital of Corea and American marines are dispatched in haste to Seoul to shield not only the American legation but also the Chemulpo electric railway and electric light works, with other major American interests in Corea noted by the State Department as possibly the most important outside nations' stakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Corea
Washington
United States
Allen & Seoul
State Department
Chemulpo
Seoul
Parcigne
Coréan
Corean
Japan Hopes for U S Support in Open Ports Plan
In Paris on January 7 the Japanese minister said the United States hold the key to peace and urged Washington to back Japan’s stance. He cited a U S treaty with China opening three Manchurian ports to world trade, noting Russia’s control had violated treaty rights. He insisted Japan seeks no selfish gain but the interest of all nations and maintained hope for peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Petry
Randolph Street
Elvira D. Puedo
Joseph H. Bruce
Japan
America
Paris
United States
China
Manchuria
Russia
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Florence Hill
Ross L. Wood
Mr. Glines
Aspen
Sterling
Highlands Avenue
George H. Carlton
Monroe Chesley
Old North Congregational Church
Arthur Jacobs
William Roberts
Horace Sargent
Heverhill
DR. ‘King the Reliable
Hesp Cosble
Ene Sonable
Washington St
Cor
Avon St
Bandays
Lady Assiants
Oxtera
Antonio Frosciano
Mr. Stetson
George W. Stetson
Hingham
Mass
C H. Trainer Manufacturing Company
Stetson
Miss Hill
Jordan
Avery
W. Grove
Fe Pen Co
Ieee
Water
Crohariestown
Stacey
Pharmerville Pertia Glen
Aveambridge
Oxbury
Gammon
P. Sheldon
Rerett. F
Bayerniti Tisuiand
H.ayer
Mothon
Ucester
Proctor Bros
de Park
Allor's
Podester
N.H
Bames Drug Sa
Noshua
Underutll Drug Co
Charles W Morse
National Dental Parlors
Winter Street
Ie Si
Vorenberg
Sunda
Davis
Shannon
Opticians
Chas.e. Davis
Boylston Street
Arlington
Oxford
Lewis Jones & Son Undertakers
Lagrange ST
Wilson J
Elizabeth
Janesa Carr
Oa Street
Orientights
Allen
George W. Allen
Montrose Street
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