Frank Hyde Reveals Equitable Loan Details and Harriman Links
Former Equitable vice president James Hazen Hyde testifies on the 685000 Mercantile Trust loan recorded as J W Alexander number three, detailing stock coverups, personal losses, and Harriman’s role in a $50 million Union Pacific pool. He also discusses Odell settlement pressure and alleged conspiracies by Frick and Harriman to force his exile.
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New York
James Hazen Hyde
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Armstrong Committee
Hyde
Mercantile Trust Company
Equitable Life
J. W. Alexander
Alexander
Mr. Jordan
Wal
Talaga
Mr. Alexander
Mr. Hyde
Thomas Ryan
J. H. Hyde and Associates
Union Pacific Pool
Harriman
Mr. Harriman
Odell
Shipbuilding Company
Mercantile
Mercantile In Settlement
Executive Committee
The
Mercantilé Trust
Henry C. Frick
B. H. Harriman
France
Rioters Hit Vladivostok as Fires Rage and Foreigners Seek Refuge
News from St. Petersburg reports an uprising spreading to Vladivostok with mobs burning theaters and hotels while fires destroy many buildings. Troops fired on crowds as seventy buildings burned and foreigners took cover on ships in the harbor.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Vladivostok
Yeniseisk
Vladivosok
Greener
Gromoboi
Golden Horn
Tes
Ee Onan
Lawson Arrest Warrant Issued in Criminal Libel Case
In Boston on November 14, Judge Wentworth of the municipal court issued a warrant for the arrest of Thomas W. Lawson on a criminal libel charge after a private hearing. Counsel for Charles W. Barron stated the proceeding.
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Barron
Lawson
Mr. Barron
Boston
Charles W. Barron
Wentworth
Municipal Court
Thomas W. Lawson Orse
Partisan Claims in Ohio Minor State Official Returns
Columbus November 10 The official count will decide which party wins the minor state officials with Republicans leading in returns. Pattison the Democratic candidate for governor trails by about 43,000. Democrats claim control of house and senate. Republicans foresee a Republican senate 19 to 18 and house 61 to 60 amid likely county contests.
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Columbus
Pattison
House
Senate
Norwegian plebiscite favors Prince Charles as king
Early returns from 418 constituencies show 238,418 votes for Prince Charles of Denmark and 62,739 against. Republicans expected 33 percent but saved only 21 percent. Monarchist majorities strong in Republican leaders’ districts and coastal areas around Christiania.
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Christiania
Prince Charles
Denmark
Norway
Christs
Agrarian Disorders Spark Polish Alarm as Troops Deployed
Reports from St. Petersburg on November 14 describe growing agrarian unrest in Poland with military forces and machine guns sent to affected districts. Kursk Tu gansk residents mobilize for town defense while Balanda in Saratof province is burned by peasants. Nationalist factions in Warsaw unite in a Finland style strike, risking civil conflict. Authorities expect enough troops to maintain control though withdrawal seems unlikely.
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St. Petersburg
Poland
Kursk
Tugansk
Balanda
Saratof
Warsaw
Finland
Russia
General Strike Planned Across Russia Over Repression
In St Petersburg a council of workmen's delegates votes for a nationwide strike amid mutiny punishments and martial law. They demand an eight hour day by revolutionary means if needed, opposing employers and warning of wage and rate impacts on railroads. Roosevelt urges fair treatment for railroads shippers and workers.
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St. Petersburg
Cronstadt
Poland
Council of Workmen's Delegates
Russia
Fear Cuts in Wages Protest Against Rate Legislation
Washington November 14 An earnest protest was filed to the president against proposed railroad freight rate legislation by representatives of five great labor organizations. The notice argues the measures would impair wages and worker protections.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Father Convicted of Crime in Wheeling Case
In Wheeling West Virginia Sidney Woodey Jr. confesses to murdering Don Conley a crime for which his father was recently convicted Judge Wilkinson may grant a pardon to the father if the young man's statement is true and indictments are drawn against the son The killing stemmed from an old feud.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Sidney Woodey, Jr
Don Conley
Wilkinson
Government Dockyard Strike Expands at French Ports
The government employes strike began at principal naval ports. At L Orient two thousand arsenal workers demonstrated with red flags and Rochefort saw two thousand five hundred arsenals workers join. Brest hosts a smaller participation as a manifesto from the minister prompts action.
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Paris
L’orient
Rochefort
Brest
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Childrens Coats
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Ingrain
Brussels
Booth
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Sian Empire
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Thomas W. Lawson
Democrats
Ohio
Cials
Council OF Workkmen’s Dele
Gates
Legislation
West Virginia
Henderson
Tex
Elias Howell
Pirtle
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