Roosevelt urges Congress to pass insurance reform code
President Roosevelt transmitted a Chicago insurance convention report and urged enactment of a comprehensive insurance code for the District of Columbia and the nation. The measure aims to prevent scandals revealed by the Armstrong committee and to standardize state and federal insurance laws.
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Roosevelt
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Chicago
Armstrong Committee
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House of Representatives
Armstrong Legislative Committee
New York
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Minnesota
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Department of Insurance
Truth on Whisky Labels Prompts Labeling Rules
Washington reports Dr. Wiley cites a London court decision defining Irish and Scotch whisky and condemning mislabeled imports. Officials say samples contained little real whisky, and violators were fined. imports must be labeled by contents to avoid false Scotch or Irish claims.
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Washington
London
Wiley
Department of Agriculture
Scotch
Walsh May Escape From Bank Misappropriation Case
Chicago April 17 District Attorney Morrison said a government inquiry could exonerate Walsh if railroads once thought owned by him are shown to be owned by the Chicago National Bank of which he was president. He faces misappropriation charges involving 3,000,600 dollars in bank funds. Walsh asserts directors and stockholders owned and supervised the railroad property.
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Chicago
Morrison
John P. Walsh
Chicago National ‘Bank
Walsh
Walsh T Yeaterday
Collier Deed Held For Sal e As Wife Seeks Property Sale
Willie Collier testifies in Brooklyn supreme court as he faces a suit by Louise Allen Collier to force sale of his St James L I property. He says no buyer at 20000 yet, will sell on offers meeting that value, plans Australia tour. Judge Kelly orders deed held with counsel, sale possible during absence. Mrs Collier attends in gray suit, silent.
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New York
Willie’ Collier
Iselly
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Louise Allen Collier
St. James
L. I
Colliers
Collier
Kelly
Mr. Collier
Carnegie disgusted by fuss over kiss at Atlanta
News from Pittsburg reports Andrew Carnegie denying any intent to oppose Hobson amid sensational Atlanta kiss coverage. A Carnegie library reception sparked two women to kiss him, provoking widespread but disputed publicity with Hobson firing back criticisms and challenging Carnegie to kiss across the country.
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Andrew Carnegie
Atlanta
Mr. Carnegie
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Holmes
J. H. Eichberg
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California
Lakes
Gulf
Hobson's
Laird O' Skibo
Schwab
Corey
Ishpeming, Mich
United States
Heaven
Immunity Plan Fails in Federal Rebate Cases
Waneas City April 17 In the rebate cases in the federal court the plan of immunity fled by the railways was denied. Judge Humphreys at Chicago had decided against the basis of the beer trust cases.
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Waneas City
Humphreys
Chicago
Beer Trust
New Push for Comprehensive Federal Penal Code
Washington April 19 reports Judge Moon head of the committee on revision of the laws outlines a sweeping federal penal code. The plan divides about 9 000 sections into title by title edits, aims to replace the 1878 revision, and eliminates the old chaotic system with a modern, categorized code.
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Pear
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House
Judge Moon
United States
Dowie Rejects Offer Over Zion City Control
Dowie through attorneys rejects Voliva plan to form a nine member control board for Zion City and its assets. Dowie will seek a chancery bill to void Voliva's transfer of property to Deacon Alexander Granger and regain possession of church books. Dowieites vow excommunication for Voliva when the first apostle returns as head of the church.
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Zion City
John Alexander Dowie
W. G. Voliva
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Dowie
Voliva
Apostle
Christian Catholic Church
P. C. Haley
Sid
Lake County
Waukegan
Alexander Granger
Windber Riot Leaves Three Dead Amid Coal Striker Clashes
Three men were killed and a 12 year old boy fatally wounded during a Windber Pennsylvania riot as striking miners clashed with deputies and a mob. Deputy Sheriff McMullen fled into a house, later surrounded, then the mob fired on officers. Dinamite fears rise as troops are called, with more arrests and a chaotic night in the mining town.
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Husone Deking
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Phitro Martini
Paul Zius
Antonio Mazubra
Charles Ioster
Charles Tosier
Somerset
Sherif Bagley
Rndo
W. A. McMuhen
McMullen
Charles Davis
Davis
Paul Zils
Fire Department
Nauor
Windder
Springfield Mob Violence Sparks Territorial Tension
April 13 report from Springfield Missouri describes a Black man Fatally wounded during an attack on a Black escort of a White woman. Gunfire by Peters and mob arrests follow as militia restores order and a grand jury prepares to indict up to fifty or more.
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Polk
Roscoe Patterson
Sper
Lynechtrys
Njilin
Court Rules Drake Committee Lacked Authority in Cincinnati Probe
Cincinnati's common pleas court decides the state senate had no authority to investigate Cincinnati and Hamilton County offices as conducted by the Drake committee. Thomas J. Davis, cashier of the First National Bank, resisted testifying about bank deposits, prompting arrest, habeas corpus, and return to court. His lawyers argued the information sought was confidential between bank and customers.
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State Senate
Hamilton County
Drake Committee
Common Ples Court
Thomas J. Davis
Iet National Bank
Common
Newt
Washington House Passes Bill to Raise Bank Loan Limits
The House approved two bills to increase how much national banks may lend to a single borrower. Each loan cannot exceed the bank’s capital stock by a wide margin, tightening or expanding limits as specified.
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Washington
House
New York Law Bans Campaign Contributions by Firms
Governor Hir ins signed two insurance investment committee measures. One lets life policy holders vote for all directors even if they lack stock in the company. The other bans any corporation not organized for political purposes from making political contributions.
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New York
Albany
N. Y
Hirins
Insurance
Are your hairs few a good sign
London reports a humorous claim that there are no bald criminals and no bald lunatics based on statements from a Halifax magistrate and a Bradford asylum head, though others doubt the theories. Officials note few bald criminals due to short criminal lifespans or reform.
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London
J. T. Riley
Halifax
H. M. Field
Bradford
Rainshill Asylum
Bethlehem Hospital
Riley
American Athletes Arrive in Naples for Athens Olympics
The steamer Barbarossa carrying American athletes en route to the Athens Olympic Games arriving in Naples on April 18. The crew reports the team will depart for Athens on April 22 to compete.
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Athen Beach
Naples
Athens
Oday
Two Steamboats Sink in Soo River Collision
In Sault Ste Marie Michigan on April 16 two freight steamers Saxona with flax and Nugene Zimmerman carrying coal collided in the Soo River. Both sank in twenty feet of water but at separate points leaving the channel clear. All crew members are safe. The Zimmerman was on its maiden trip.
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Sault Ste Marie
Mich
Saxona
Zimmerman
Alcohol Bill Passes In Washington on April 16
The institutionalized alcohol bill passed the down.
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Dewn
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