Insurance leaders meet at Hartford convention
About 125 life underwriters from across the nation attend the National Association of Life Underwriters opening session in Hartford. Governor Roberts urges agents to restore confidence with strict integrity as executives pledge to use treasury funds to strengthen local associations and organizations.
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Commercial Tribune
Hartford
Conn
National Association of Life Underwriters
National Association
Henry Roberts
William F. Henney
L. C. Slayton
Connecticut Life Underwriters’ Association
Roberts
Insurance
John Dolph
Cincinnati
Association
Ohio policy holders push for insurer regulation amid Pattison tie
The Ohio Life Insurance Policy Holders' Association, led by J H Woodard, mailed letters to state party chairs and officials outlining a campaign to regulate life insurers and protect policy holders. The effort ties to Democratic gubernatorial candidate John M Pattison, who is president of a major Ohio insurer, though organizers deny a partisan fight.
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Ohio Life Insurance Policy Holders’ Association
J. H. Woodard
A. I. Vorys
George E.taylor
Washington, D. C
Ohio
New York
John M. Pattison
Pattison
Woodard
Morton Claims Equitable Made Unlawful Loans Turner Loans
Paul Morton released a report showing the Equitable Life Assurance Society paid 218264 to Mercantile Trust Co in Turner loans without proper authority. The 1894 loan faced bank examiner objections and grew to 1276478 by 1895 with varied collateral including Salt Lake stock and Colorado property.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Mercantile Trust Company
Paul Morton
Morton
Mr. Morton
Western National Bank
Equitable Life Assurance Company
Henry B. Hyde
George W. Turner
Louis Fitzgerald
The
Mercantile Trust
Marcello Hartley
John E. Searles
W. N. Coler, Jr
H. B. Hyde
John W. Young
Salt Lake & Eastern Railroad
Salt Lake
Kentucky Mineral and Timber Company
Amity Land and Irrigation Company
Colorado
Kentucky
Sherrick Resignation, Gambling Claims Hit Governor Speech
In Hamilton Indiana Governor Han ly, at the Thirtieth Indiana Regiment reunion, disclosed why ex Auditor David E. Sherrick resigned. He alleged Sherrick lost state funds at the gaming table, cited $10,000 sent to a casino at French Lick, and listed $75,000 in risky securities. He accused Sherrick of solicitations for railroad passes and warned of swift action if proof of misconduct emerged.
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Indiana
Hamilton
Ind
Hanly
David E. Sherrick
French Lick
Sterrick
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Sherrick
Monon Railroad
Reyes Colombia Dictator Seizes Power as Riots Surge
Unconfirmed reports from Panama say General Rafael Reyes, Colombia s president, declared himself dictator on September 8 and jailed Supreme Court members in Bogota. Troops fired on mobs outside the Presidential Palace, killing or wounding many rioters as revolutions spread to Antioquia and Santander.
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Supreme Court
Antioquia
Tander
Fortune Found in Widow's Trunk in Colorado
Relatives of Eliza Meharry Jeffers discover 10595 in gold in a black trunk once kept by the deceased. Her estate shows gifts to Ohio Wesleyan University and DePauw University totaling 60000 and 35000 respectively. She died at 81 after living with relatives, previously aiding two aged blind sisters in Eaton. Her wealth stemmed from husband Alexander Meharry.
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Secial Dispatch
Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Eliza Meharry Jeffers
Ohio Wesleyan University
de Pauw University
Mary
Sarah Ogden
Eaton
Alexander Meharry
Prioonrer Granted Permission To Attend Infant's Funeral
In Newark Ohio Judge Charles Seward allowed Levi Bavardin held on murder charges to attend his eight month old baby's funeral after his lawyers' petition and prosecutor Fitzgibbon's approval. Bavardin is jailed for allegedly killing his mother in law Mrs Francis Werts on June 1.
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Commercial Tribune
Newark
Chas. Seward
Common Pleas Court
Levi Bavardin
Bavardin
Francis Werts
Fitzgibbon
Elkins Predicts Passage of Railroad Rate Legislation
Senator Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia, in New York for consultations with railroad and business leaders, predicts a rate regulation bill will pass this winter as he leads Senate Interstate Commerce committee on railroad legislation in the coming session.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Stephen B. Elkins
West Virginia
Congress
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Elkins
Senate
Hague Meet for Second Peace Conference Likely
The article reports that the U S President sees progress toward a second Hague peace conference. Exchanges of views will go through the international bureau under the Permanent Administrative Council of The Hague. Russia’s stance is awaited as the path opens for a concrete invitation and date.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
International Bureau
Permanent Administrative Council of the
Hague
John Hay
United States
State Department
Hay
Fixig
Barnabas Niles Dies On Eve Of 98th Birthday
Van Wert Ohio September 19 Barnabas Niles died here on the eve of his ninety eighth birthday while preparing for a family reunion to mark his natal anniversary He helped build the first railroad into Cincinnati Passed away after 9 00 am after a short illness He wrote a life account for The Commercial Tribune published September 3 He will be buried in Van Wert His ancestry includes Hezekiah Niles founder of The Niles Register and Nathaniel Niles a clergyman author and inventor His father came west in 1808 and settled near Columbia Ohio He learned the cooper trade at twenty and later moved between several homes in the Columbus area His wife Willia Henrt Harrison later became U S President Thomas Harrison signed his marriage license He lived in Eastern Avenue for 13 years and then moved to the old homestead northwest corner His family has owned the property for about a century He helped build Cincinnati first railroad called the Little ...
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Commercial Tribune
van Wert
Barnabas Niles
Cincinnati
William Butler
Mr. Niles
Barnabas
New Hampshire
New
Eastern Avenue
Willa Henrt Harrison
United States
John Ludlow
Ludlow Grove
Morocco Crisis Delays Franco German Talks Over Mogador
Paris reports a fresh suspension in the Franco German talks on the Moroccan conference as Dr Rosen and M Revoil seek Berlin instructions. Official denials insist Mogador is not a negotiation point, while both governments seek a durable accord and reassure markets. Rosen calls for caution and a lasting peace. The Foreign Office dispute influences the Bourse amid overall tension.
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Paris
France
Germany
Dr. Rosen
M. Revoil
Berlin
Foreign Office
Mogador
Morocco
Rosen
Revoil
Madden in tears defends alimony claims in court
Turfman and husband John E. Madden testified amid emotion in Judge Swing's courtroom as his wife accuses him of cruelty and neglect in an alimony suit. He denied falsifying breeding records and disputed her allegations about foaling dates and entries, insisting he never pressured her and noting he was absent in the East when Applause foaled.
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John E. Madden
Judge Swing
Mr. Madden
Madden
Bert Steele
Pearl Thorn
Applause
Stanley Bowdle
Hiram Steele
Steele
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