Revelations At Legislature Hearings Stun Public
Joel G. Vancise, actuary for Equitable, testified on the stand as a mass of testimony is prepared for a report. The hearing to the legislature triggered astonishment and prompted new disclosures.
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1905
Page
1
Hyde urged higher dividends on deferred policies
New York December 10 The legislative life insurance investigating committee will close its sessions today after four months of testimony. Actuary Joel G. Vancise of Equitable Life Assurance Society testified he was pressured by Henry B. Hyde to inflate figures on dividends for deferred dividend policies, but he reported the suggestion to Vice President Alexander who persuaded Hyde to abandon the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Legislative Insurance Investigating Committee
Vancise
Joel G. Vancise
Equitable Life Assurance Soci “Y
Society US Yeare
Henry B. Hyde
Alexander
Hyde
Sluggers Guilty in Cook County Conspiracy Trial
Six Chicago union slug g gers and officers of the carriage workers union were found guilty of conspiracy to assault Chris Carlstrom after a jur y trial in Judge Chetlain s court. Frank Novak was acquitted. Each defendant faces penitentiary terms and Gilhooley a $2000 fine. The verdict closes Cook county s longest and most costly trial with 101 trial days and over 4000 veniremen, costing about 46000 to taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles Gilhooley
Marcus Looney
Edward Shields
Charles Casey
Charlies EL. Deutsch
John Heiden
Carriage-Workers’ Union
Chris Carlstrom
Chetlain
Frank Novak
Cook County
McCormick to Head Star League Papers in Indiana
Indianapolis December 30 The Indianapolis Star reports Alexander A McCormick editor and publisher of the Chicago Evening Post has bought an interest in the Star League which runs the Indianapolis Star Terre Haute Star and Muncie Star He will become editor and publisher of these papers succeeding John G Shaffer as president of the company
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indiana
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Star
Alexander A. McCormick
Chicago Evening Post
Star League
Terre Haute Star
Muncie Star
John G. Shaffer
Japan aims to develop Korea not make it a state
New York Dec 30 Korekiro Tasahira the Japanese financial commissioner said Japan intends to develop Korea and control its foreign affairs but does not seek to make Korea a vassal or a Japanese state. He arrived from Europe en route to Tokyo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Korea
New York
Korekiro Tasahira
Europe
Tokio
Wreck at Iroquois Bank Nets $600 Theft
Burglars used nitroglycerine to blow open the private Jacley, Wray & Co. bank in Troquois NL early this morning. They entered the building, wrecked the safe, and escaped with about $600 in cash. Local authorities launched a search for suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiltep
Troquois
Jacley, Wray & Co
Mason City Secures Major Cement Mill Investment
In Mason City Iowa on December 30 a new Portland cement mill project was announced. Citizens voted to raise 42000 dollars for the site and a substantial stock block was raised quickly to fund the venture. The plan aims to build a large cement mill bringing jobs and industrial growth to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Sie City
Sue
Deak
Fearful Death on Alaskan Marshes Claims Two Men
Seattle reports two men E K Rowley of Woodward Indiana and Harry Hughes perished in the marshy coast region of southeastern Alaska near Cape Yakataga to Cape Suckling after November 18. The Williams brothers, last to see them, described a grueling four day trek amid storms, hunger, and freezing water as they searched for relief and a rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
E. K. Rowley
Woodward
Harry Hughes
Alaska
Cape Yakataga
Cape Suckling
Dark Davis
Al-Ki
Hughes
Rowley
Kyak
Ernest
Ira Williams
Yakataga
Mr. Davis
Williams
Owley
Williams Boys
Pp. m
Willams
Hennes
Irish Voters Urged to Back Home Rule Candidates
London December 30. United Irish League executive council passes a manifesto guiding Irish voters in Britain to oppose unionists and back home rule allies. It advises supporting labour candidates on home rule, otherwise liberals, and excludes Rosebery followers. Redmond and Healy quarrel reportedly unresolved as the party plans to oppose Healy in re election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United Irish League
T. P. O’conner
Great Britain
Lord Roseberry
John Redmond
Timothy H. Healy
Healy
Chariton Fire Destroys Six Stores in City Block
A large blaze in Chariton Iowa destroyed six major brick stores on the north side of the square early today. Mayor Alexander estimated losses near $100,000 with the post office and many offices gutted. The fire started at Swift's restaurant. several medical and professional offices were wiped out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chariton
Iowa
Swift’s
Alexander
Missing men Rowley and Hughes feared dead after Alaska search
November 24 searchers failed to find Rowley or Hughes. They found a man who slept under a tree but no fire. The account faults a deputy marshal for not organizing a rescue. By December 14 no news reached Catalla or Kayak, and authorities suspected the men wandered into brush and died, possibly after exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowley
United States
Catalla
Hughes
Kayak
Newhuw Creek
Fairfield couple’s license denied amid Mouck divorce saga
Fairfield Iowa December 30 Special John Reed was refused a license to wed Ada Monck due to lack of proof of divorce from his wife whom he is not living with. The Mouck family troubles have been aired. Reed’s name links to past reports. Mouck recently killed his estranged wife with a stabbing and then shot himself dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
John Reed
Ada Monck
Mouck
Reed
Sacred Heart Church at Rockwell Destroyed by Fire
The Sacred Heart Catholic church in Rockwell, erected in 1892, burned down last night. The structure cost 320,000 to build with 5,000 in fixtures and 10,000 in insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockwell
Marshalltown
Sacred Heart Catholic
Major Hartwig Read Dies at 58 in St. Joseph Missouri
Major H. R. W. Hartwig prominent judge of the Buchanan circuit court and former mayor of St. Joseph dies at age 58 in Missouri. The longtime citizen, noted for wealth, passed away December 30 in St. Joseph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Mao
H. R. W. Hartwig
Buchanan Circuit Court
Speculators to pay high rate under exchange ruling
New York December 30 brokers on the New York stock exchange must charge the prevailing high interest rate on loans to customers as per a committee on commissions ruling. The decision ends rumors of brokers charging lower rates, stating the practice amounts to a reduction in commissions. In Dresden on December 30 a laborer jailed for riot and assault related to a socialist street demonstration was sentenced to three years. others received shorter terms. The Socialist demonstrations may resume in Leipzig at the New Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Stock Socialist
Exchange Committee
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Committee On Commissions of Exchange
Dresden
Leipzig
Struggle Deepens as Cruiser Independencia Heads to Santo Domingo
News from Cape Haytien reports the cruiser Independencia bound for Monte Christi, with uncertainty whether it serves fugitive Morales or acting President Caceres. Governor Rodriguez, allied with Morales, has seized San Lorenzo de Guayabin and fortifies it as tension rises. Citizens fear a decisive clash near Monte Christi amid disrupted telegraphic links to Puerto Plata.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Haytien
Hayti
Independencia
Monte Christi
Santo Domingo
Morales
Caceres
Rodriguez
San Lorenzo de Guayabin
United States
Puerto Peave
End of Navy hazing court martial session delayed
Anapolis Dec 30 The court martial trying Midshipmen Tremor Coffin Jr and Stephen Decatur Jr on hazing charges did not convene in the morning as defense counsel were given until afternoon to prepare. Over the past 24 hours rumors implicate many in the graduating class. Stephen Decatur Jr pleaded not guilty to hazing charges and to a separate count of aiding, while Isaac N McCrary and Gaylord Church were named in related counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anapolis
Tremor Coffin Jr
Stephen Decatur Jr
Board of Inquiry
Cummins Condemns Dolliver Rate Bill as Subterfuge
Des Moines reports Gov. Cummins denounces Senator Dolliver’s rate bill as a railroad-friendly subterfuge. He argues for a federal or similar body to set a minimum rate and warns the Dolliver measure would preserve unfair local discrimination, jeopardizing Iowa stock raisers. Cummins signals a reform push and plans for re nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Cummins
Roosevelt
Dolliver
Congress
Iowa
Interstate Commerce Commission
Des Moinnes
Omaha
Western Fruit Robbers
United States Senate
Notre Dame Student Shoots Fellow Prank Suspect
In Notre Dame Indiana Louis Roquela a Colombian student shot Claud A Bagby of Durango Colorado during a prank incident. Bagby died within minutes after Roquela who believed himself attacked fired in self defense. Roquela expressed deep distress over the affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame
Ind
Louis Roquela
Colombia
South America
Notre Dame University
Claud A. Bagby
Durango
Colo
Bagby
Roquela
Ihe
Aristocrat Baron De Fersen Arrives After Revolution Fever
Vasili Safonoff director of Moscow Conservatory and Baron de Fersen of Russia arrived in New York on the Celtic. De Fersen said he and many aristocrats fled St Petersburg in an armed train three weeks ago and that the aristocracy remains loyal to the czar. He warned the revolution’s end is unpredictable and likened the unrest to a spreading fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vasili Safonoff
Moscow
Conservatory of Music
Baron de Fersen
Russia
City
Celtic
de Fersen
St. Petersburg
Rebates charged against Chicago railroad officials
Federal grand jury indicts Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad, Darius Miller and C G Burnham on granting rebates to United States Steel Products Company. Offenses span six cities with a 30 percent rebate, joint tariff filed with ICC. Bonds set at 5000 each, total 15000 for Burlington officials. Key witnesses include Ty B Alder, J L Moore, and G W Perry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Darius Miller
C. G. Burnham
United States Steel Products Company of New York
United States Steel Company
Hlwood
Ind
Martins Ferry
Ohio
Pittsburg
Newcastle
Cleveland
Joliet
Ill
Vancouver
B. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States Steel Products Company
Burlington
Bethea
United States Circuit
Burlington Road
Ty. B. Alder
New York
J. L. Moore
G. W. Perry
Doctor Hart Sentenced to Forty Five Years for Murder
In Chicago on December 30 Dr Oliver B Hart was given a 45 year prison term by Judge Barnes after pleading guilty to the murder of Irene Klokow a ten year old girl in his Rogers Park home last October The defense led by Moritz Rosen thal saw Hart maintain composure as the verdict was read His victim had visited the Hart home to see her sister adopted by the couple prior to the fatal events authorities charged that Hart drugged the child with morphine and committed an assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver B. Hart
Chicago
Barnes
Criminal Court
Hart
Ber
Moritz Rosenthal
Dr. Hart
Irene Klokow
Rogers Park
Irene
A Long Tramp Van A Wilcox Finishing Atlantic to Pacific
Van A Wilcox arrived in Los Angeles on the home stretch of his trek from the Atlantic to the Pacific after 165 days and 3 667 miles walked since leaving New York. He plans to finish at Santa Monica today and has averaged just over twenty-two miles per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van A. Wilcox
Atlantic
Pacific
Los Angeles
New York
Santa Monica
Wilcox
Morton Reaches Nebraska Home To Be By Brother
Paul Morton president of Equitable Life Society arrived in Nebraska City today and is at the bedside of his brother Joy Morton. No change is reported in Joy Morton's condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Morton
Nebraska
Nebraska City
Neb
The
Equitable Life Society
Joy Morton
Earthquake Felt in Grenada and Trinidad
Islands of Grenada and Trinidad experienced an earthquake last Thursday at the same hour it was felt in Kingstown St. Vincent. The tremor was observed across both islands and reported from the capital on the date noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grenada
Trinidad
Kingstown
Island
St. Vincent
Burglars Kill Hayfield Village Marshal Ole Habey
Hayfield Minnesota early today Ole Habey aged 40 village marshal was shot and killed by burglars who were attempting to rob the town. The incident occurred in Hayfield with authorities investigating the deadly shooting as a homicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole Habey
Hayfield
Minn
Gover
Russia faces upheaval as protests flare and ministers change
In Moscow and St. Petersburg reports recount violent clashes at Prokharoff cotton mill with troops bombardment leaving many buried. M. Akymoff named minister of justice succeeding M. Manukhin amid unrest. Rail traffic resumes partially as authorities vow to restore order amid ongoing street fighting and barricade battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Doubassoff
Moscow
Prokharoff
M. Akymoff
Senate
M. Mavakhin
Mitan Windou
Mitan Riga
Baranovitchi
Minsk
Mieff
Odessa
London
Eng
Times Today
Howard University President resigns amid faculty blame
Dr John Gordon says deans failed to cooperate and trustees showed no support leading to his resignation as Howard University president. He charges that recent student outbreaks were inspired by members of the faculty. Washington, D C December 20 1920s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard University
Washington, D. C
John Gordon
Gordon
Weather for Iowa and Chicago December forecast
Dec 30 weather summary reports general fair skies for Iowa and Chicago with warmer conditions tonight and Sunday. Vague notes mention time references and unstable data but indicate mild temperatures and no major storms for the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Ds Pyim
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Actuary
Equitable
Cies
Him
M’cormick
Woodward, In
Coast of
Quinniston
Baldy
Smith
Octalee Spit
Jim Risen
Herman Seiglell
Octalee
Williams Brothers
Quarrel
Trish Party
England
Ers
Owa Town
Venice
Fil
Pittsburg Glass and Plaster Company
Major Hartwig Read
San Domingo
Annapolis
Brother
Marghall
M. Manukhin
Kieff
Nevsk
Tver
Nicholas
Kulitacia
Brunnain
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