Recovery of Large Sums In Mutual Life Insurance Case
Complaints filed in New York allege trustees Grannis and Gillette conspired to misuse company funds. Grannis faced charges of approving unvouchered payments and paying for unauthorized services, with damages claimed around 200000. Gillette allegedly approved expenditures and drew expenses beyond corporate purposes, with about 68000 remaining unaccounted for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Aarinet Kobts
Grannis
View
Walter &. Uullette
Gravois
Scruti- Nice
Decaues
Action Agaist
Ir. Graenia
Ageguing
Polition Rarties
Sip Aetine
Mrorticential Fond
Gillettelleges
Slander and Envy Mirror Nightly Turmoil in Verse
Fragmentary verse voices inner conflict and slander as a demon of envy harms beauty and fame. It contrasts brutal imagination with a murder of sleep and a town tale of vengeance, ending with a Chicago News quote about a guest unable to recall prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Nial
Java
Arabian
Savare
Brownlow Wins in Committee in Tennessee Delegation Fight
The Republican State Executive Committee spent about fourteen hours over two days hearing contests among Tennessee delegations. The Brownlow forces held a solid lead, with 20 to 12 shown in voting and victories in Carter, Sullivan, Greene, Washington, Campbell, Sumner, Wilson, Hancock, Lincoln, Rutherford, and Shelby Counties. White County was a real Evans victory, while Bedford and Coffee (Newalh) counties saw contested seats withdrawn or unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican State Executive Committee
Madison County
Walter Preston Brownlow
Tennessee
Brownlow
Barry
Carter, Sullivan, Greene
Washington
Camnbell
Sumner
Wilson
Hancock
Lincoln
Rutherford
Shelby
White County
Evans
Bedford County
Newalh
Cannon County
Nashvilly Avivriens
Tenement sweatshop horrors prompt reform push
Henry D. Nave condemns child labor and filthy basement rag sorting in Mt Pleasant with stories of Italian children and others working long hours for pennies. He links disease, malnutrition, and crime to low wage manufacturing and liquor-driven social decay.
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Hood
Kingsley
West Side
Chicago
John Spargo
Woman's Home Companion
Melting of San Francisco Silver Coins Raises Loss Questions
A fire-damaged stash in the Rialto Building yields blackened masses of melted silver coins stored under Thornwell Mullally and concerns the United Railroads over recoveries. Officials hope Treasury rulings may allow value recovery, with possible vast losses if only bullion value is realized. Platinum gold escaped unharmed while copper and iron from cents and packed boxes mix into the recovered metal.
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Francisco Ghyonile
Francisco
Street
Rialto
Thornwell Mullally
Oak and
Broderick
Mullally
Treasury Department
Street Railway Company
United Railroads
Starr
Taft's Bold Start Risks Weak Finish, Chicago Note Warns
An editorial warns Secretary Taft against beginning with too much early speed. It cautions a strong first quarter could sap strength for the final stretch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Chicago News
Sousa Objects To Phonograph Fears Metallic Whines
John Philip Sousa argues the phonograph harms American voice with metallic whines. He complains not of personal danger but of neighbors injured by careless users who trigger the machines.
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John Philip Sousa
Terre Haute Star
Mt Pleasant Fertilizer Plant Nears Opening
The Mt Pleasant Fertilizer Company prepares for operations with a three story main building covering nearly an acre. The plant will handle about 200 tons daily and employ over 150 workers. Electric power will run machinery and lighting, with six inch water mains and a 30 000 gallon tank planned. Lodging houses and fire fighting equipment are provided. Total cost exceeds 80000 dollars and reflects credit to the city and county.
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Mt. Pleasant Fertilizer Company
Matry County
Shooting Affray at Phosphate Mine Involving Covington
A shooting affray occurred after Lawrence, a discharged laborer at a phosphate mine, returned with his brothers George and Aleck to confront contractor H B Covington. George fired six times without hitting. Covington fired three times but wounded none. The three men were jailed then released on $1000 bond.
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H. B. Covington
Lawrence
George
Aleck
Brown Rock Phosphate Company Elects Officers
At a Monday meeting the Brown Rock Phosphate Company elected officers including D W Shotner president Gregory vice president John Garrett treasurer and Herman D Rhum as an officer as incorporators discussed staffing and sending agents to find labor.
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D. W. Shotner
BL. Gregory
John Garrett
Herman D. Rhum
Brown Rock Phosphate Company
Society News: Young Guests Entertained by Master Killebrew
Master George Killebrew entertained many of his young friends at his parents home Monday night. Refreshments were served. Mrs George Jones entertaining her niece Miss Reece of Spring Hill.
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George Killebrew
George Joness
Neice, Mias Reece
Spring Hill
Taft argues Panama route merits at Ohio bar meeting
Secretary Taft spoke to the State Bar Association at Put-In-Bay about the Panama Canal, outlining government choice of the route, delays in excavation, and the need for sanitation before construction. He noted 25,000 workers have achieved much, including railroad work and water systems, while addressing material handling and long spur-track requirements.
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Put-In-Bay
Taft
Hig Apeich
State Bar Association
Panama Canal
Lior
Pansina
Ttway
Wheat flows steady as rains miss threshing town
Locals note that weekly rains did not hinder wheat threshing and loads enter town steadily. Farmers show readiness to sell at about 75 cents per bushel. Mt Pleasant merchant B A Brown becomes J J Hill traveling salesman for territory near Mt Pleasant. John Rhom Sr of Mt Pleasant lost a pocketbook in Columbia. Herald ads help locate lost property. City warancy law discussed as remedy amid busy, sunlit streets.
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B. A. Brown
Mt. Pleasant
J. J. Hill
Nashville
Herald
Mr. Pleasant
John Rhum, Sr
Columbia
Maury County
Rhom Roan
Broadway
Quotation Snaps From Various Papers Around Town
A collage of wry lines from newspapers cites jokes on Newport baths the Garden of Eden party and political bromides. Observers note quips about politics love and lawmaking with playful phrasing and sharp tone across several late 19th and early 20th century papers.
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Mutual Life Insur *Ance Company
Vate
Mount. Pleasant Department
Tian
Father Innocent
Henry D. Nave
Crawfordsville
Ind
H. J. Trigg
Birmingham
Ala
Maury Voorhies
Franklin
Mlle
Virgil Sherrod
Florence
F. M. Rickcotta
Edna Roth
West Nashville
Tom Alexander
Erma Welchle
Hampshire
Chas. Burns
Blue Grass Phophate Company
Brice Hughes
Miss Hill
Nona Hill
Mary Barrow
John Rhum
May Register
Elizabeth Bauguss
Sandy Hook
Virginia
Marion Ricketts
Annie Hall
Mamie
Saudie Brown
Williamsport
Rogers
Nathaniel Brown
Jacksonville
Fla
Mumford Smith
Sallie Simms
Mary Anderson I4
Louteville
Bari Bailey
John Mo‘Cormick
James Bailey
Mt. Joy
Lee Irwin
M.8. Meacham
Granbery Jackson
Ing
Root
Chicago Record-Herald
Newport Society
Newport
Releigh Times
Chicago Evening Post
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Garden of Eden” Party
Natchez
Gadsden
Atchinson Globe
Montgomery Advertiser
Tillman
Solacco Trust
Charleston News and Courier
Congress
Guatemala
Terald
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