Zimmerman Retires Richer by Millions
Eugene Zimmerman, president of the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton, announces retirement and sale of his Great Central interests. The Morgan-led new owners take control after a months long manipulation. Zimmerman and H B Hollins & Co owned 75,000 of 80,000 Great Central shares bought at 125 each. Sale price unknown but rumored at 175 would have netted 13 million, with Zimmerman earning millions overall. He declines future plans, saying he will step out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Morgan & Co
Eugene Zimmerman
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
The
Commercial Tribune
H. B. Hollins & Co
Morgan
Zimmerman
Great Central
Hollins
Madden’s Efforts to Win Back Wife Revealed in Court
In Judge Swing’s courtroom Louisville case Anne Louise Madsen v Madden tests a reconciliation plan. August Strauss of Lexington testifies Madden praised his wife and vowed to kill critics while aiding a return effort. Bowerman deposition notes Madden circulated a clipping about the Megrues. Reconciliation attempts faltered as Mrs. Madden refused to return.
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Madden
August Strauss
Lexington
Judge Swing
Anne Louise Madsen
Bristol musician Ma bel Hilbish dies after self inflicted shot
Miss Mabel Hilbish of Bristol shot herself in her bedroom and died soon after in Elkhart Indiana on Sept 15. A Chicago Conservatory of Music graduate age 25, she was said to be entertaining a Chicago College guest tomorrow when the weapon fell from a shelf and discharged.
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Commercial Tribune
Elkhart
Ind
Mabel Hilbish
Bristol
Chicago Conservatory of Music
Chicago College
Japs to Meet Secretary Taft in Tokyo Interview
The Diets lower house committee on recent disturbances will meet Premier Katsura tomorrow to demand abolition of martial law and form a special inquiry into police outrages. The Bar Association memorializes for martial law abolition. The President and Vice President will travel to Yokohama to meet Secretary Taft.
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Tokyo
Diet
Katsura
Bar Association
Yokohama
Taft
New Bank Law Targets Rogues with 50 Percent Restitution
A new banking statute is described as cracking down on criminals by forcing restitution of half of their stolen funds. The measure aims to curb bank fraud and deter rogue activity through stiff penalties and enforcement.
Ohio Bankers Promote Far Reaching State Examining Department
State officials push for a State Bank Examiners' Department with power to inspect every bank annually and demand up to five reports per institution. Penalties include potential liquidation and a 50 percent fine for embezzlement. The bill, drafted by bankers and the State Board of Commerce, awaits approval at the Cleveland convention.
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Ohio
Ohio Bankers’ Association
Ohio State Board of Commerce
Ohio Bankers’ Convention
Cleveland
State Board of Commerce
Committee On Financial Corporation
Drausin Wulsin
Cincinnati
Ohio Bankers’ Committee
Charles A. Hinsch
S. B. Rankin
Jealousy Follows Tragic Carbolic Acid Death at Home
Mrs Ethel Carscallen aged 19, ten months married, drank carbolic acid in front of her husband William at 615 Central Avenue yesterday afternoon. After a quarrel the glass with water looked liquid but proved poison. Dr E R Freeman pronounced her dead. Her husband, a solicitor for Judge Publishing Co, Cincinnati, had left for work earlier. she had recently moved from Birmingham, Alabama.
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Ethel Carscallen
William Carscallen
Central Avenue
Roosevelts Party Visits Empress at Summer Palace
Miss Alice Roosevelt and party including Mrs Rockhill and Mrs Newlands spent the night at the Summer Palace in Peking. They were received in formal audience by the Dowager Empress, who mingled with guests and gave gifts. The visit featured informal conversation and grounds inspection. The group later attended a German Minister’s at home in Peking.
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Peking
Alice Roosevelt
Rockhill
Newlands
United States
Miss Roosevelt
Summer Palace
Corbin
Yellow Fever in City Safe Says Health Official
Five refugees arriving from the South show mild to moderate yellow fever symptoms. Health Officer Davis says Cincinnati is safe as the local mosquito species cannot spread the disease here and patients are kept in a separate hospital building. Railroads would cover patient board during quarantine. a meeting with Queen & Crescent, Illinois Central and L and N will decide responsibility. If railroads refuse, Cincinnati may impose a quarantine on Southern points.
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Grand Central Station
Davis
Cincinnati
Ohio
Board of Health
Health Board
Queen & Crescent
Illinois Central
Louisville & Nashville
Canadians Seize An American Tug
The fishing tug Er C. Ogel, valued at $3,000, was seized in Canadian waters by the Canadian cruiser Vigilante and towed into Port Dover. Captain Albert Morrison and crew were taken to Port Dover and will be released pending settlement of the case.
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Commercial Tribune
Erie
Keystone Fish Company
Port Dover
Canada
Albert Morrison
Er C. Ogel
Assassinations in Broad Daylight Shock Baku
Daily Mail dispatch from Baku reports five assassinations in broad daylight within two hours on a busy street. Police indifference, with many officers described as Tartars, allowed the murders to escape.
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London
Daily Mail
Baku
Skirmishes in Baku District Reported With Heavy Losses
A private dispatch from Tiflis reports last night’s firing at several points in the Baku district and many skirmishes causing considerable loss of life. The situation is described as alarming with great uneasiness among the Tartars.
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Tiflis
Baku
Terrific storm devastates Omaha with hotel damage
A historic Omaha storm caused extensive damage to the Dodge Hotel with the roof torn off and fire following a lightning strike. Panicked crowds fled into rain and wind but were forced back by the blast, as officials assess the toll and danger.
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Commercial Tribune
Omaha
Dodge Hotel
Perkins Testimony Shows Self Deals Behind Life Company Books
George W. Perkins of J P Morgan and New York Life testified before a special committee on the 1901 02 bond sale and a $48702 check paid to J P Morgan Co for a campaign fund to Bliss. He said the $48072 entry was an executive action and the sale and repurchase were to mask a reduced liability, not deception of the Insurance Commissioner.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
George W. Perkins
J. P. Morgan & Co
New York Life Insurance Company
Perkins
Randolph
The
New York Life
National Republican Campaign Committee
Cornelius N. Bliss
McCall
McKinley
Mr. Perkins
Hughes
Finance Committee
Morgan & Co
J.P. Morgan &Co
Commissioner of Insurance
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Turfman
John E. Madden
Strauss
Mr. Strauss
Mrs. Madden
Mr. Madden
Megrues
Indiana
Examiners’ Department
Savings Bank
Savings and Loan Association
Savings and Trust Company
Safe Deposit and Trust Company
Society For Savings, Savings Society
Savings and Loan Society
C. A. Hinsch
Banker’ Association
Bankers’ Organization
James Timpson
Husband
He Takes It From Her
Mioa Rudgevelt Walts Empress
City
Dominion
Advaoat
Brdad
Skirmiskes
G. W. Perking
Loy
York
Hanover Bank
Armstrong
Hlow
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