Mutual Life Inquiry Opens Witnesses In Committee Probe
New York October 17 The legislative committee investigating the insurance business resumed sessions with Richard A McCurdy president of Mutual Life Insurance and James H Hyde former Equitable official ready to testify James McKeen presented asset figures to counter claims that Mutual Life assets exceeded European bank assets McKeen contrasted Mutual Life assets 440 978 871 with France Germany and England banks 2 226 574 725 and cited top bank salaries Hyde signaled willingness to appear at any time Stanchfield a former gubernatorial candidate attended the session CONTINUED ON PAGE RIGHT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Richard A. McCurdy
Mutual Life Insurance Company
James H. Hyde
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Fred Nixon
Assembly
Hyde
William H. McIntyre
The
Equitable
John B. Stanchfield
Elmira
Stanchfield
James McKeen
England
France
Germany
James M. Beck
Mutual Life
McKeen
Bank of Germany
Bank of England
Blaze damages Concord upholstery plant and nearby buildings
In Concord New Hampshire fire started at Brown and Bragg upholstery on Warren Street. It spread to adjacent brick and wooden blocks, damaging the Pickering Furniture Company building and Welch Sullivan liquor dealers. Total loss around 25000 dollars. Batchelder owned origin building suffered 2500. Fire involved Company B New Hampshire National Guard armory area. Heaviest losses listed for Brown and Bragg 2000, Pickering Furniture 5000, Welch Sullivan 300, Company B 600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N. H
Brown & Bragg
Warren Street
Frank G. Batchelder
Pickering Furniture Company
Welch & Sullivan
Company B
New Hampshire National Guard
French fleet commander extracts tooth. royal eyes open
A fragment notes a dental extraction performed by the commander of the French fleet with the king unaware of the state of the patient. It mentions Dr. J. Gagnon and Dr. A. Kent at 46 Merrimack Street and hints at accompanying reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tate
J. Gagnon
A. Kent
Merrimack Street
Wage Increase in Fall River Five Percent Hike and Profit Sharing
Fall River announces a five per cent wage increase and a profit sharing plan affecting 25 000 workers. The raise takes effect October 23 1905 and aims to restore pre July 1904 wages plus a small additional gain. The plan mirrors Governor Douglas's proposed settlement and could set a pattern for New England mills amid a long textile dispute.
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Fall River
New England
Wm. L. Douglas
Taylor
Textile Council
Thomas Taylor
New York
Carnegie for Peace at St Andrews Rectorate
At St Andrews Andrew Carnegie was reelected lord rector with a galaxy of American attendees and honorary degrees. Carnegie urged a League of Peace linking five nations to ban war and promote arbitration, outlining a plan to bypass conflicts through the Hague and allied arbitral bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andrews
Scotland
Andrew Carnegie
Whitelaw Reid
London
Charlemagne Tower
Berlin
Henry C. Potter
New York
Wm. J. Holland
Carnegie Museum
Pittsburg
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
New Yor
Carnegie
University of St. Andrews
Britain
Pekin
League
French naval buildup near Venezuela amid Castro stance
Paris reports French armored cruiser Desaix sails for Martinique with Lavoisier and Chasseloupe Laubat to form a five ship division under Admiral Revie de Lapeyrere. The force sails to Fort de France to deter Venezuela, awaiting Castro's explanation to avoid stronger action. A blockade of Venezuelan ports may follow if diplomacy fails.
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Paris
Desaix
Cherbourg
Martinique
French West Indies
Castro
Brest
Lavoisier
Chasseloupe-Laubat
Jurien de la Graviere
Trade
M. Taigny
France
Fort de France
Venezuelan
Search for heirs of Lowell man in Aspen probate inquiry
Court of probate in Colorado seeks relatives of John Gallagher who died in Aspen in July 1905. Heirs in Lowell are sought to establish claims to a sizable estate including mining stock and promissory notes. Dennis J. Murphy asks inquiries from interested relatives to contact him for preliminary steps and information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Probate
Colorado
John Gallagher
Aspen
Col
Lowell
Dennis J. Murphy
William Redford
Thomas Redford
Orange
N. J
Casey
William
Lawrence
Middlesex Street
Edward Preset
Bedforde
Redfords
Ham Wee
Courier-Citizen
Capt Mitten Will File Nomination In 25th District
Capt A D Mitten, defeated for the Republican nomination in the 25th district, says he plans to file nomination papers today or tomorrow. He is securing the 60 signatures and notes he was not treated fairly, with delegates tied to Bradbury. He may run as an independent. The piece discusses waning support in England and Ireland and on the continent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Mitten
Courier-Citizen
Bradbury
New Orleans Exiles Return Home During Yellow Fever End
New Orleans reports a steady fever decline as residents rush back home. The return follows reduced yellow fever danger and anticipation of President Roosevelt's visit. In the state in the last 24 hours, two deaths were recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Roosevelt
Strike at Markle Mine Shuts 3000 Workers in Hazleton
Hazleton Pennsylvani a October 17 a strike by Jeddo colliers of G B Markle Co. has halted 3000 workers after drivers quit over wages below the standard. A company committee failed to address grievances citing improper lodging of complaints, while a mass meeting last night voted to suspend all work today pending action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazleton
Jeddo
G. B. Markle & Co
Markle Co
Answers
Parisian City Fathers Meet King Edward
About sixty members of Paris municipal council, guests of London officials, were received in audience by King Edward in Buckingham Palace. Foreign Secretary Jowen and Ambassador Cambon attended. The king greeted each visitor and exchanged greetings. A visit program mixed talks on progress and amusement. The French delegates plan to return to France October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Paris
Buckingham
Jowne
Cambon
Ota
France
Japan Tobacco Monopoly Faces Revenue Uncertainty
A fragmented report indicates Japan's Tobacco Monopoly expects varying revenue this year with estimates suggesting potential shortfalls or gains. Officials weigh production and pricing adjustments amid market shifts affecting state tobacco income.
Adams Leads Massachusetts Board of Trade Meeting
President Charles E. Adams of Lowell presided at the Massachusetts state board of trade annual meeting in Boston. He urged a uniform municipal accounting system, urged opposition to any repeal of the bankruptcy law, and urged removing the internal revenue tax on denaturalized alcohol. He warned of Japanese cotton mills in Japan threatening U.S. cotton in China, and highlighted Massachusetts aims for cheaper raw materials to raise wages via lower living costs.
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Boston
Charles E. Adams
Lowell
Massachusetts State Board of Trade
Hotel Vendome
Adams
Executive Council
Congress
China
United States
Far East
Japan
Asiatic
America
Committee On Manufactures
Massachusetts
Canada
New England
Death by laudanum at boarding house on Dutton Street
John Evans, about 60, died at St. John's hospital after taking laudanum at 297 Dutton Street boarding house run by Mrs. L. D. Sanborn. He faced a suspected temporary insanity, had planned Europe travel, and left $71 cash, a $500 savings balance, naturalization papers, and a letter to his son Thomas Evans. He belonged to Court City of Lowell, F. of A.
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John Evans
St. John’s Hospital
Dutton Street
Evans
L. D. Sanborn
Europe
St. John's Hospital
Lowell Institution
Thomas Evans
Union Street
New Haven
Conn
Court City of
Lowell
Golf stick death shocks Boston merchant in Newt on links
Charles Mann, 63, a Boston coal broker from Darrow Mann Coal, died at Brae Burn golf links Newton after being struck by a fellow player's golf stick. He collapsed and died three hours later at the club house. Mann's home is listed as 26 Crawford Street Roxbury. The incident followed his round on the last green.
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Newton
Chas, Mann
Boston
Brae Burn
Mann
Links
Geo. l L. Wert
Crawford Street
Roxbury
Mr. Mann
Darrow-Mann Coal
Kilby Street
Bos
Mob targets Black man in Harbourside incident
Reported in London that a mob hanged a Black man as a white man stood by. Details are scarce but the event sparked immediate outrage and inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Necro
London
Monthly Interest Deposit Notice
Interest begins monthly on the third day of each month. Deposits of 1.00 or more accepted. Signed by Vince Pera in South Georgia.
Mill help scarce in New Bedford and textile centres
Boston Oct 17 The bureau of statistics of labor reports a widespread scarcity of mill hands in Massachusetts New England and even English centres. In New Bedford fines on weavers are blamed for emigration to better paid positions abroad with over 100 moving to Wesson Miss for a year at 2 dollars per working day. The Massachusetts exodus to Canada and England is waning but many workers still leave, especially from Fall River, in a transitional phase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Bureau of Statistics of Labor
Bulletin
Massachusetts
New England
New Bedford
Wesson, Miss
Mississippi Mills
Canada
England
Fall River
Shifting Nationalities in Textile Mills Reported
The bulletin notes changing immigrant labor in Massachusetts mills. English workers were replaced by French Canadians, then Portuguese, now large numbers of Poles, Jews, and Greeks fill textile roles. Manufacturers dislike unskilled labor but claim scarcity forces recruitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Black Hand Attacks Garbalvo Store In East Side Blast
A dynamite charge exploded at Antonio Garbalvo's grocery at 1% Stanton Street shortly after 3 AM, wrecking the doorway and shattering upper windows, sending tenants into panic. Garbalvo, who received a Black Hand demand for $1000 a week earlier, suspects the attack is personal. An earlier Flatiron Building blast on Twenty third Street and Broadway caused boiler-room steam leaks, injuring two workers as lights failed and chaos ensued. Richard Haley and Alfred Lostue were hospitalized and later reported improving. several firefighters were treated but not seriously hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Antonio Garbalvo
Stanton Street
Garbairo
Garbalvo
Flatiron
Twenty-third Street
Broadway
Richard Haley
Alfred Lostue
Simple Life for Grand Duke Cyril Reported
Report notes the marriage announcement involving Cyril of Ruel and Princess Wie Menta in October at Tegerness. It conveys a plan of a simple life for the couple, with emphasis on modest living and early retirement from public duties.
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Grand Duke
Cyril
Cobure
Duchy of
Saxe-Coburg and Cole
Cyril of
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Sultan OF
Morocco
Washington Savings Institution
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Lowell Trust Co
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Douglas
Carnegie For Peace
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St. Louie Ka
Mitten
Ireland
Catarrlets
Ste. Wm
Tantra
Hoon CO
Markle Mine
King Edward
A & Ye Wn
State Board of Trade
Tangier
Ceuta
Tetuan Bay
John E. Crowther
Edward 8
Hatton
Royal Marines
Vallente
Mohammed el Torres
Valiente
Associated Press
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Tat
Fentaces
Moroces
Mediterranean
Strait of Gibraltar
the Babbitt Co
Bar Marche Building
Vince Pera
Traders National Bank
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