Chadwick declares total debt and huge broker commissions
In Cleveland bankruptcy court Mrs. Cassie L Chadwick says total indebtedness tops 750000 with 517000 received from loans and 233000 paid as commissions to lenders. She admits a 190800 note tied to 78000 actually received and a 112800 commission, and says many papers are in other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Cassie L. Chadwick
Herbert D. Newton
Boston
America
Louis J. Grossman
Nathan Loeser
Chadwick
Loeser
Bankruptcy Court
Charles H. Stewart
Wolfers Bros
Brussels
Belgium
Grossman
Brookline
Mass
Newton
Oberlin
Europe
R. Cutter
Commis ‘Sion
Relations in Chadwick case detail loans and jewelry security
The testimony outlines loans totaling 225000 with Mr Friend lending 7512000 and notes for 150000 given in exchange for jewelry as security. Chadwick claims assistance in creating loans totalling 150600 and receipt of the full 150000 from those loans.
Standard Oil License Existed Since 1895 in Kansas
Topeka March 25 Standard Oil had a state license since 1895, granted to Standard Oil Company of Indiana by the charter board. The attorney general’s suit to oust the company on antitrust grounds will proceed, but the no-license allegation will be withdrawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Standard Oil Company
Kansas
State Charter Board
Indiana
Coleman
Winnipeg Highway Robbers Sandercock and MacDonald Sentenced
Sander cock Sandercock and MacDonald were sentenced by Judge Richards to fifteen and ten years respectively with seventy five lashes for robbery with violence against Winnipeg merchants. The first instalment of twenty five lashes was given Friday. MacDonald screamed loudly and was carried to his cell. Sandercock groaned as lashes began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Sandercock J
MacDonald
Richards
Sandercock
Diamonds Stolen In Bold Jewelry Store Robbery
Two men entered A. D. Ernone’s jewelry shop in the Colonial Arcade Cleveland on March 25 and grabbed a tray containing 4000 dollars in gems before fleeing into the crowd. Detectives are pursuing the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
A. D. Ernone
Colonial Arcade
Death passes Mrs. Belmont in near-fatal home collapse
Mrs Oliver H P Belmont narrowly escaped death at Brockholt the New York country home near Hempstead L I when after time in the reading room she left and the heavy paneled ceiling collapsed from above burying mortar joists and laths as she descended the stairs authorities report the incident occurred in March and she was uninjured aside from shock
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Oliver H. P. Belmont
Brockholt
Hempstead
L.I
Barking Dogs Declared Nuisance In Whitehall Township
Whitehall township commissioners pass an ordinance banning barking or howling from 10 p m to 5 a m. First offense fines the owner five dollars. second offense mandates shooting the dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allentown
Board of Commissioners of
Whitehall Township
Big Railroad Pension List
Statistics by the Pennsylvania Railroad pension department show $1,614,087 paid in pensions to retired employees in the first five years ending December 31, 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Railroad
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Dogs Save Miners Lives in Board ing House Fire
Barking dogs saved ten miners during a boarding house fire in Morea near Mahanoy City Pennsylvania. The men were awakened by the dogs howling at daybreak as stairways filled with flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahanoy City
Morea
Berge Sues Prophetstown Village Over Jail Death
Mary Berge administratrix of Henry Schue sues Prophetstown village for $10,000 damages after Schue burned to death in the village jail last January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Mary Berge
Henry Schue
Prophetstown
Rob Church Poor Fund Robbery at St. Marys Church
Cape May New Jersey March 25 robbing of the St. Marys church poor fund while Rev D F Kelly rector was at breakfast. Amount taken not yet known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rob Church
Cape May
N. J
St. Mary’s Church
D. F. Kelly
Strike Breakers Must Go
New York March 25 The Interborough Rapid Transit company plans to reinstate all former employees amid fear of forfeiture of charter due to dangerous service by green hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Child Killed in Altercation in Connellsville Case
In New Haven during a dispute between Louis Cignomi and his father a shot fired by the son killed his 22 month old sister. The incident occurred as authorities investigate the fatal turning point of the altercation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connellsville
Louis Cignomi
New Haven
Clash Over Asphalt Claims Drives Venezuelan Arbitration Debate
Washington reports intrigue over the asphalt trust and rival interests. President Castro rejects arbitration, Roosevelt takes no new action, and Venezuelan courts are deemed the proper venue for disputes including the Orinoco Steam Navigation Company damages, while questions remain over Jarrett and Critchfield claims and potential coercive actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Asphalt Trust
Venezuela
Castro
Roosevelt
White House
Orinoco Steam Navigation Company
Orinoco Company
A. F. Jarrett
Critchfield
Maracaibo
Bowen
Police guard the freshmen at Michigan banquet
In Ann Arbor on March 25 the University of Michigan held its annual freshman banquet under police protection after sophomores attacked and intruders tried to break up the event. Officials guarded doors as speakers were missing and the toastmaster was reportedly kidnapped, yet the banquet continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Dresser Sued for 936,100 Bond Recovery After Shipbuilding Collapse
New York March 25 Daniel Leon Dresser brother in law of George W Vanderbilt is bankrupt due to United States Shipbuilding Company collapse. John W Young sues to recover bonds and stocks entrusted to Dresser for 936100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Daniel Leon Dresser
George W. Vanderbilt
United States Shipbuilding Company
John W. Young
Dresser
Death of Gen Charles Tracey Former Congressman
Gen Charles Tracey aged 67 died at his Albany home. He served as congressman for the district from 1887 to 1895 and was chairman of the national committee of the Gold Democratic party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tracey
Albany
N. Y
Charles Tracey
Congress
Gold Democratic Party
Held for Land Frauds Pierre 8 JD March 25
Local brief notes a case of land frauds involving individuals in Pierre. A person aged eight is listed with initials JD and a March 25 date referenced, with the associate operator RB.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
Chicago and New York Produce Prices Mixed Across Meats and Produce
Chicago and New York markets list varied prices for butter cheese eggs and poultry, with numbers for crates and per pound. Live stock prices follow across major cities for cattle hogs sheep and lambs, showing range values and regional figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Young Americas
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Burbanks
Ohio
New York
Omaha
Kansas City
St. Louis
St. Joseph
Pittsburg
Buffalo
Sailor Walks Fifty Miles To Settle Tiny Debt
George Dunn, an elderly seaman, walked fifty miles from Black River Falls to La Crosse to repay a 25 cent debt he owed since 1895 to Coroner Edward Cronon. He said the small bill was the only one he owed and paid it to quiet his conscience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wis
George Dunn
Black River Falls
Dunn
Edward Cronon
Fleas Suspected in Spread of Spotted Fever
In New Haven on March 25 Prof. Addison B. Verrill of Yale University publicly stated that spotted fever, with numerous local cases, is likely transmitted by bites of fleas or similar insects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Addison BE. Verrill
Yale Zoological Collection
Redeem the Fourth Movement Under Anti Saloon League
A nationwide drive by the American Anti-Saloon League aims to redeem the Fourth of July from misuse. The plan seeks to enlist every temperance organization in the United States to support the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Subway Expansion Plans For New York City
New York city rapid transit planners reveal subway expansion costs of 230 million dollars. Proposals are submitted by the New York City Railway company and the Interborough company to the board of rapid transit commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gotham Subways
New York
New York City Railway Company
Interborough Company
Board of Rapid Transit Commissioners
Electrified Doorknob Kills Man at Home in St Louis
In St Louis a storm damaged power line fell across a doorknob in John McGovern’s home. He was instantly killed as he attempted to enter the house after dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
John McGovern
Diamonds Hidden in Canada Claim by Scientist
Dr Ami of the Canadian Geological Survey says diamond wealth lies in Canada between the Great Lakes and Hudson Bay, a region spanning Ottawa and Ontario. The statement comes from Ottawa on March 25 as a preliminary assessment of mineral potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ottawa
Ont
Dr. Ami
Canadian Geological Survey
Great Lakes
Hudson Bay
Wind toppled factory as two workers injured in Marion
High winds wrecked a portion of the American Window Glass company factory at Gas City. Two workers were injured, with one possibly facing death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ind
Harvard Chemistry Professor Dr E S Wood Taken Ill
Telegraphic snatches report Dr E S Wood, professor of chemistry at Harvard Medical School, was noted as being taken ill. The fragmentary dispatch provides no further details on his condition or whereabouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Ss. J Wood
Harvard
Baron von Nolken Attacked in Warsaw Bombing
Baron von Nolken chief of police in Warsaw was injured in a double bombing plotted by revolutionists. A first blast at Praga police station wounded six and drew him there. a second blast near the castle wounded him and a pursuing officer died. The assailant escaped. Reports describe a broad revolutionary plot with hundreds of arrests and calls for uprising across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Baron von Nolken
van Nolken
Praga
Vistula
Socha
St. Petersburg
Revolutionary Party
Barassoff
Poland
Siedloo
Bielsk
Vladslavsk
Rodin
Uniat
Kotzk
Trouble to Secure Money Without Work in Iowa City
A clever swindler moved through Iowa City on March 27 claiming to be from Boston and using a forged card matching victims names. He asked for money to “carry him over the night,” visiting five men in one day before police were informed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Boston
Water Cures Free To All At New Castle Farm
James Keplinger owns a 60 acre farm near New Castle Indiana with a mineral spring famed for medicinal properties. An eastern company offered $40000 for the land but Keplinger declined preferring to keep the farm and provide the water gratis to all who want it rather than sell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Ind
James Keplinger
West Baden
Martinsville
Eastern Medicine Company
Keplinger
Morton cuts his trip short on Dolphin mission
Secretary of the Navy Morton must curtail his Caribbean visits to return to Washington before April 3 to join the presidential party for a Texas and Colorado tour. A hurried call at San Juan and brief stops at Guantanamo and Havana are planned, with the Dolphin expected to land the secretary in time for the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Morton
Dolphin
Texas
Colorado
San Juan
Guantanamo
Havana
United States
Auto collision in Hollywood claims life of Mrs Sherman Pease
In Los Angeles on March 27 a car crash at a crossing with an electric car killed Mrs Sherman Pease instantly and seriously injured her husband Sherman Pease. Two other occupants, Mr and Mrs I E Welcome, suffered minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Sherman Pease
I. E. Welcome
Twins Born in Chicken Brooder Aid by Doctor
In Tallula on March 27 the infant daughters of Sylvester and Mrs Bast, born March 28, were placed in a chicken brooder for warmth since no baby incubator was nearby. The attending physician used the brooder to help keep them alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallula
Sylvester
Mrs. Bast
Resignation from Regents Board Leads to Appointment
Col. W. M. Liggett dean of the State Agricultural College and a regent resigns from the board in St. Paul Minnesota on March 27. B. F. Nelson of Minneapolis is appointed to fill the vacant seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Regents
St. Paul, Minn
W. M. Liggett
State Agricultural College
The
State University
B. F. Nelson
Minneapolis
Nebraska Legislature allocates 200000 to fight cordage trust
The Nebraska legislature approved a 200000 appropriation to combat the cordage trust. The plan envisions building a factory in Lincoln to manufacture birder twine at a price the trust cannot match, aiming to break its grip on the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
Cordage Trust
Fourth Trial for Powers Begins in Kentucky
Frankfort March 27 Caleb Powers faces a fourth trial for the Goebel assassination as the court of appeals overrules the commonwealths rehearing petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powers
Frankfort
Caleb Powers
Gov
Goebel
Court of Appeals
Commonwealth
Wisconsin Assembly Passes Dahl Liquor Bill
Madison March 27 The assembly approved the Dahl liquor bill targeting unscrupulous druggists requiring an affidavit from each liquor purchaser at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Assembly
Elder's Wife Is Killed by Street Car in Burlington
Mrs. W. B. Schwiering wife of the presiding elder of the German Methodist church was struck by a street car in Burlington Iowa and died instantly on March 27. The incident occurred as she crossed the street and yielded no chance of rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elder
Burlington
Iowa
W. B. Schwiering
Prolific San Francisco Salmon Factory Reports Egg Output
California fish factory in San Francisco has kept a close tab on a single salmon's eggs and found the fish produced more than five thousand eggs. The report notes the salmon yielded over four and a half tong of fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
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Mrs. Chadwick
James Pittsburg
Standard Oil
Manitoba
Mrs. Belmont
Supreme Court
Duluth
Milwaukee
Toledo
Liverpool
Peoria
Wwe
BOARD
TRADE
von Nolken
Will
Cuba
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