Fixed the Books This Is the Charge New York Grand Jury Brings
A New York grand jury indicts J. R. Hageman, president of Metropolitan Life, on seven forgery counts and three perjury counts tied to year end book adjustments. The panel also opened an inquiry into Equitable Life’s affairs as it scrutinizes loans and transfers with Mercantile Trust, Central Trust, Brown brothers, and Vermilye & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York County
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
J. R. Hageman
State Insurance Department
Hageman
Grand Jury
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Metropolitan
Grand
Insurance Company
Mercantile Trust Company
Central Trust Company
Brown Brothers
Insurance
Vermilye & Co
Insurance Department
Resignation Shocks Mutual Life Trustee Higginbotham
Harlow N Higginbotham of Chicago resigns as trustee of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York citing the Albany dispute over insurance regulation and the lack of state action. He says ongoing controversy and regulatory delays impair the company’s standing and thus submits his resignation effective immediately.
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Chicago
Iarlow N. Higginbotham
Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York
William F. Dix
Higginbotham
Albany
Senate
State of
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Georgia Killing Bee Near Reidsville
A mob attacked the home of Flem Padgett’s father after an attempted assault on a white woman near Reidsville Georgia. Padgett fired on the crowd killing Hare and wounding four others. The posse returned fire killing Padgett and two of his daughters while wounding two of his sons.
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Georgia
Reidsville
Flem Padgett
Hare
Padgett
Crop market surges as drought and pests spread fears
Chicago May 22. Wheat and other grains rise sharply on the board as reports warn of serious damage to crops from frosts, cold, and green bugs. July wheat gains, oats and corn advance, and traders push prices to new highs amid bullish crop news from Nebraska, Kansas, and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
Nebraska
Kansas
Struggle for Jury in Steunenberg Murder Case
Boise reports predicts first witness will testify in the Steunenberg murder case within a week. Jury options remain open with eight challenges and a vacancy from illness. opening statements due Monday or Tuesday, with Harry Orchard likely to testify for a full week.
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Boise
Idaho
Steunenberg
Cole
Fremont Wood
James H. Hawley
Senator Borah
Haywood
Harry Orchard
Orchard
Five Die in Pittsburg Steel Mill Slip and Explosion
Five men were killed and four fatally injured at the Elza furnace of Jones and Laughlin Steel in Pittsburg last night. A slip caused an explosion as molten metal sprayed workers, nearly cremating them.
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Pittsburg
Elza
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
Nicaragua Revolt Reported From Zelaya Cable
A cablegram received in New Orleans from President Zelaya of Nicaragua says the Salvadoran revolution broke out yesterday led by Prudencio Alfaro. No further details were provided.
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New Orleans
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Salvador
Prudencio Alfaro
Jury of His Own Race in Chickasha Trial
Clyde Fitch a black man was charged with assaulting a ten year old girl. The jury was composed entirely of black jurors and found him guilty. He was sentenced to life in the penitentiary.
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Chickasha
I. T
Clyde Fitch
Cashier Confesses $25,000 Shortage. Bartlett Held in St Louis
Caleb V. Bartlett, cashier of Madison Coal, confessed a $25,000 shortage and hid in a hotel with a private detective’s help. He was re arrested by a city detective and jailed pending embezzlement charges.
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St. Louis
Caleb V. Bartlett
Madison Coal Company
Jealous Husband Fires Fatal Shot In Muncie Bust
In Munce le Indiana Tony Miller employed at Ball Brothers glass works shot and killed his former wife Jessie Miller forty. He spied her with another man on the south side of town and fled after the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncele
Ind
Tony Miller
Ball Bros. Glass Factory
Jessie Miller
Miller
Dr. King's New Discovery Praised by Iowa Resident
G. G. Clark of Weatfield Iowa credits Dr. King's New Discovery with saving his life from deadly lung illness. He says his cough and severe chest symptoms ceased after starting the medicine and he finished with two more bottles. The product is guaranteed by druggist O. D. Kacefel with trial bottles available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. 8. Clark
Weatfield
Iowa
O. D. Kacefel
Pittsburgh Move to Annul Philadelphia Gas Charter
May 2 Pittsburg authorities act to annul the Philadelphia company charter through quo warranto after gas price hikes from 25 to 30 cents per 1000. City seeks attorney general action and potential special legislative session. Allegheny and nearby towns join protests against the utility monopoly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
United Railways Investment Company of
San Francisco
Guthrie
Stuart
Pennsylvania
I A Allegheny
Allegheny River
Allegheny County Light Company
Philadelphia Company
McKeesport
Kirachler
Allegheny
West Virginia
Ohio
Mexican editor testifies on shooting in Brownsville
Paulino Preciado, editor of a Mexican newspaper in Brownsville, recounts the Brownsville shooting of Frank Natous to the Senate Military Affairs Committee. He describes five or six uniformed black soldiers entering the court, fatally shooting Natous, and wounding him and himself, corroborating other witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Preciado
Brownsville
Tex
Frank Natous
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Tillman
Natous
Preciade
Negro Solditera
Baseball scores from city leagues across the nation
National League games saw Philadelphia beat Pittsburg 3 to 2 and Boston rout St. Louis 15 to 5. Brooklyn defeated Cincinnati 6 to 3 while New York fell to Chicago 5 to 2. American League results: Detroit 0 over Philadelphia 3, Chicago 3 over Boston 1, Cleveland 4 over Washington 1, St. Louis 3 over New York 0. American Association results included Indianapolis 4 over Columbus 3 and St Paul 10 over Minneapolis 2. Toledo failed to disclose full score against Louisville 6, and Milwaukee 2 over Kansas City 0.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Boston
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Indianapolis
Columbus
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Toledo
Louisville
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Temple Leased for Sehmits Trial in Bush Street
In Gen Francisco on May 33 the Bush street temple was leased by Elisor Biggy to host the Sehmits trial, marking a notable development in local affairs.
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Gen Francisco
Bush Street
Elisor Biggy
Sehmits
Ireland Rejects Limited Irish Council At Dublin Convention
The May 22 Dublin convention, with about three thousand delegates, rejects Burrell’s Irish bill, insisting on home rule or nothing and signaling no further self government in this session. London notes the government will shelve the measure to avoid cabinet dissension.
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Dublin
Ireland
John E. Redmond
Mansion House
Davis
Dillon
Healy
London
Burned Steamer Naomi At Lake Michigan Edge
Four coal-passers died and one passenger J M Rhoades of Detroit fatally burned when the Crosby line steamer Naomi burned to the water’s edge between Grand Haven and Milwaukee. Fifty passengers and nearly all crew were rescued by the Kerr en route Milwaukee to Grand Haven. Loss estimated at 225000 dollars.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
J. M. Rhoades
Detroit
Crosby Line
Naomi
Grand Haven
Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
Kerr
Thos, Traill
May Tie Up Building Operations in Denver Strike
Denver May 22 Nearly 1 000 carpenters employed by building contractors strike refusing to work with material from mills using non union woodworkers. Action threatens to drive out other unions in the building trades council and may halt city building operations for a short period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Building Trades Council
War path feared among Yaqui in Sonora
Yaqui Indians of Sonora, Mexico are reported to be on the war path again. Inroads and clashes raise regional tensions as authorities monitor the situation and seek to prevent further violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonora
Mex
Evansville Strife Over Street Railway Strike Debated
Mayor Boehne denies reports of anarchy in Evansville Ind amid a street railway strike. He says violence is exaggerated and police maintain order. Reed, a Chicago strikebreaker, now runs cars with a loyal, imposing crew as unions vow support but avoid broader action. The company converts its building at Second and Locust into housing for workers.
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Evansville
Ind
John W. Bodine
Koch Detective Agency
Nashville
Koch
John Reed
Chicago
Reed
Highmen
Harvard
Frehight
Second and Locust Streets
Boilers Explode At Clay City Electric Plant
In Clay City Indiana on May 27 two boilers at the Clay City Electric Light company exploded with a terrible report. Fireman Ralph Travis aged eighteen was killed instantly along with teamster John Swinger and their driven team of horses. The brick engine room was shattered and debris damaged nearby houses and the Nickey machine shop with minor injuries to some workers. Property loss estimated at $10,000.
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Clay City
Ind
Clay City Electric Light Company
Ralph Travis
John Swinger
Nickey
Electric Light
Daughters of Rebekah Indiana Elect Officers at Meeting
Indianapolis May 22 The Daughters of Rebekah of Indiana elected officers at their annual meeting President Louise Longjabr Lebanon vice president Artie Andrews Lafayette warden Amnetta Brehm Noblesville secretary Oro E Norris Crawfordsville treasurer Hettie McClary Dale trustees William King Mrs Duvall Mrs Anna Brautigan All names and towns appear in the official report of the gathering.
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Indianapolis
Daughters of Rebekah
Indiana
Louise Longjabr
Lebanon
Artie Andrews
Lafayette
Amnetta Brehm
Noblesville
Oro E. Norris
Crawfordsville
Hettie McClary
Dale
William King
Duvall
Anna Brautigan
Jury Obtains Case in Grand View Murder Trial
In South Bend Indiana on May 22 a jury has been obtained in the circuit court for Day Armstrong in the murder of Carrie Vincent at the Grand View hotel last New Year. The state's attorney seeks capital punishment if found guilty.
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South Bend
Ind
Carrie Vincent
Grand View Hotel
Armstrong
Body of White Man Found in Ohio River Near Rising Sun
A white man about 35 years old and five feet eight inches tall was found dead in the Ohio river near Rising Sun Indiana. He weighed around 160 pounds and wore black clothing with black hair. A cob pipe was the only item recovered from his pockets.
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Rising Sun
Ind
Ohio River
Here
Funeral Directors Meet Opens in Indianapolis
The twenty seventh annual convention of the Ina Giana Funeral Directors association opens May 22 at the Claypool hotel in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ina Giana Funeral Directors’ Association
Tm Eession
Claypool Hotel
Hero of Stromboli shows daring of young American scientist
Frank Alvord Perret of New York attracted wide notice for his perilous ascent of Stromboli during a violent eruption. He explained the eruption’s unusually long quiet spells followed by powerful explosions, noting the crater’s fiery activity and ash showers as he survived the descent.
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Vesuviaa
Island of
Stromboli
Crater
Frank Alvord Perret
New York
Stromibeli
Battlefeld
Bhlmself
Perret
Stromboli Volcano Crisis Brings Honors to Perret
Frank A. Perret assistant director at the Royal Observatory Mount Vesuvius received Italian medals for heroism during the Stromboli eruption. The episode followed lava and ash showers that destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum as Perret, Matteucci, and team maintained duty. Perret, under forty, previously founded the Electro company in Brooklyn and later migrated to Springfield, contributing as astronomer and inventor.
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Perret
Royal Observatory of
Mount Vesuvius
V. H. Metteuchi
Pompeii
Tercuhiuenum
Matteuch
Stromboli
Strombell
Lipart Isles
Italy
Sicily
Aeolus
Purgatory
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute
Electro Company of Brooklyn
Springfeld
Mass
More Often Mrs Bridge Whist Debutante Fight Principally
A fragmentary chat about card play and débuts in New York hints at procedural tips for bridge and social debuts. The text reads as scattered phrases likely from a society column or column tip sheet.
Grand Army Reception in Fort Wayne Opens Encampment Events
May 22 Fort Wayne Indiana hosts the first reception in the state G A R encampment. Department Commander Brown attends in the rotunda at the courthouse with Mrs Waugh and Mrs Browning in the receiving line. A grand parade and review follows with fourteen Indiana National Guard companies and the Ninth Regiment. K of P in line.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Brown
Grand Army
Waugh
Woman's Relief Corps
Browning
Indiana National Guard
Presbytery endorsements push union talks with United Church
Ninety presbyteries endorse Erie presbytery proposal to form a negotiating committee with the United Presbyterian church to seek union. The United Presbyterian church has about 125000 communicants and otherwise no major differences with the parent church.
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Columbus
Erie
Gemreal Assembly
United Presbyterian Church
David
Electric Bitters Benefited Fayette Veteran After Injury
David Parker of Fayette N. Y. says Electric Bitters cured his stomach troubles after years of costly medicines. He claims the tonic saved his health following a Gettysburg injury and praises it as a great remedy for the aged and for female weaknesses. The product is guaranteed by Obes D. Kacofel, a druggist.
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David Parker
Fayette, N
Gettyeburg
Obes
D. Kacofel
Markets Report Grain and Livestock Prices Across Cities
Indianapolis Grain and Livestock reports wheat prices at 90c for Wakun and 95c for No 3 red, corn at 44 to 46 cents, hay and millet values, cattle prices around $5 to $6, hogs mixed near $6, with receipts of 16 608 hogs and 1 300 cattle. Cincinnati Chicago New York East Buffalo livestock prices listed with varied hogs sheep and lamb figures. grain futures noted with July wheat at $1.03 and $1.42 3/4 for July.
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Indianapolis
Timothy
Cincinnati
Chicago
Jon Tealers
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New York Grand Jury
Harlow N. Higginbotham
Insurance Directorate
Blrrett
United States Inland Waterways Commission
May Irwin
Comedienne
Kurt Eisfelt
Odessa
Republic of
Guatemala
Coney Island
Henry Hahn
Philip Krenning
National Association of Manufacturers
Devilla
Presbyterian Assembly
Board of Home Missions
Boehne
Rebekah
Hero OF
Burning Mountains
Frank A. Perret
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
the Mutual Trust and Deposit Company
Pearl Strelev
NEW Albany National Bank
Arnet
Ayer
Gettysburg
East Buffalo
Lambe
The
Tribune
New Albany
Mfg
Machine Sur
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