Metropolitan Surety Company Faces Losses After Insurance Order
The Metropolitan Surety Company, with offices in the Potter Building, received a cease to accept new business order from the State Insurance Department due to impaired capital and surplus. The firm faced large losses from burglaries, a Chicago bond suit, and a West Point barracks contract default, triggering leadership changes and calls for additional funds to resume operations.
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Metropolitan Surety Company
Potter
Ce Department
United States
Insurance Department
State Department
Chicago
Sane
Metropolitan
John J. Caulett
Andrew Freedman
United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company
Tammany Machine
Freedman
Richard Croker
Caulett
David McClure
Tammany
McClure
M. J. McCloskey
Church
West Point
Metroolitan
Pacific Coast
Gulf
Home Office
McCloskey
Rd of Directors
Premier Asquith Defeated as Education Bill Dropped
London December 4 The government decided to drop the Education bill after a deadlock with the Church Party over funding for non-rate aided schools. The Licensing bill was rejected by the Lords, leaving the cabinet with the Old Age Pensions Act and little else of note. Premier Asquith announced the withdrawal of the measure and speculation about future policy followed. Walter Runciman, president of the Board of Education, backed the bill.
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NEW York Times
London
Asquith
House of Lords
Walter Runciman
The
Board of Education
Amherst Book Sale Sets Record Prices in London
The Amherst collection sale in London saw record bids with the best price for the editio princeps Cicero of 1465 at 3500 dollars. An 1483 St Albans chronicle sold for 2000 dollars, while many lots stayed under 500 dollars. The day total reached 17810 dollars.
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NEW York Times
London
Amherst
Cicero
Fust
Schaeffer
Quariich
Sunderland
Ives
New York
St. Albans
Ashburnham
Boy's wit saves auto party at Paterson crossing
Twelve year old Willie Somers closed the Newark branch crossing gates at Clay Street after the Erie Rail road tower collapsed. He saved an auto with a man and two women aboard moments before a fast train passed. The tower operator Morris Dunlap lay unconscious. Dunlap was taken to St Joseph's Hospital in critical condition with paralysis.
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New York Times
Paterson
N. J
Newark
Erie Railroad
Clay Steet
Tower An
Willie Somers
Clay Street
Morris Dunlap
Somers
Dunlap
Tran
Dexter & Lambert Silk Mill
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Rich Italian Gone From Mott Street Mafia Ties
Imprisoned Italian quarter figure Ignazio Lupo vanished leaving debts likely over 100000. His store at 210 to 214 Mott Street was stripped of stock, with about 1500 dollars in merchandise left and another 50000 anticipated goods found in Jersey City. Associates linked to violence and murder, including Petto the Ox and Catania, linger in police history as investigators pursue Lupo’s disappearance and potential assets.
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Ignazio Lupo
Mott Street
J. W. Henkel, Jr
Jersey City
Lupo
Italy
Petto the Ox
Vito Laduca
Giuseppe de Drino
Benedetto Catania
Luca
New York
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Catania
Eleventh Street
Avenue B
United States
Secret Service
de Drino
Prince Street
Laduca
Petto
Ois
Harlem
Tragic suicide ends life of Brooklyn man
George Schulze a 54 year old former employee of Hartman & Goldsmith at 16 Jay Street returned home to Brooklyn after losing work two or three months ago. He told his wife and children he could not find another job then shot himself in the bathroom after locking the door. He died at Bradford Street Hospital while Dr Fisher worked over him.
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George Schulze
Hartman & Goldsmith
Jay Street
Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn
Frank
Georgiana
Edna
George
Bradford Street
Mat
Dr Fisher
Mr. Schulze
Dr. Fisher
Indiana Republican chairman resigns from party posts
James P. Goodrich, chairman of the Indiana Republican State Committee, announces he is out of politics and will retire from the committee. The move signals a restructuring of the party to be undertaken soon by Senator Beveridge. Beveridge will oversee the distribution of federal patronage in Indiana.
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New York Times
Indianapolis
James P. Goodrich
Indiana Republican State Committee
Beveridge
Holiday Book Number Part II in The Times
The New York Times publishes Part II of the Holiday Book Number featuring twenty eight pages of seasonally themed literary content. It includes a list naming One Hundred Best Books of the holiday reading season.
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New York Times
Missing jewels and Da Vinci Mona Lisa vanish from widow's Philadelphia home
Police report a $90,000 theft from Mrs. George Wood's North Broad Street residence following her death on October 13. Valuables include a Mona Lisa miniature, topaz pendant, pearl earrings, rubies, necklaces, and a diamond crescent pin bequeathed to Venice's Countess Moretti. Despite searches, tracing the belongings remains unresolved.
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Philadelphia
North Broad Street
George Wood
American District Telegraph
Leonardo da Vinci
Stolen Mail Cache Found on Indiana Farm
Two bushels of first class mail, mostly opened, were found today in a secluded spot on the David Homes farm northwest of Warsaw Indiana. The letters were mailed from Michigan and addressed to the East. The thief took only cash, leaving checks and money orders intact.
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Warsaw
Ind
David Homes
Here
Michigan Points
New Police Dogs Arrive for Parkville Precinct Work
Five probationary police dogs arrived by red car at Parkville Station in Brooklyn guided by Lieut Wakefield and Lieut Kelly. The dogs, assigned to patrol areas including Borough Park and Flatbush, were ordered to investigate unfamiliar people, alert in burglar cases, and deter suspects with barking and forceful actions as needed.
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Bronx
Lieut
Wakefield
Parkville
Brooklyn
Borough Park
Flatbush
Kelly
McCarren Re-enthroned At Stormy Kings County Meeting
At a stormy Kings County Democratic Executive Committee session last night an attempt to oust Senator McCarren failed 22 to 6. Anti McCarren leaders led by Michael E. Butler proposed a five member reorganizing committee. Butler offered to resign as leader, and his bid ended with a three hour session and a confused breakup.
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Kings County Democatic Executive Committee
Kings County
McCarren
Michael E. Butler
Twelfth
Butler
Salome the Bronx Zoo Python Dines on Pellet Dinner
Salome a 24 foot regal python at the Bronx Zoo had her annual voluntary dinner yesterday in her enclosure. It was her second meal of her own free will after two years in residence though keepers sometimes feed a pellet on a forked stick. A 60 pound peccary from South America injured a leg and was shot by Reptilierator Ditmars, with Salome reacting to the scent.
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Salome
Bronx
South America
Ditmars
Ditmas
Dutch Warships Demonstrate Off Venezuelan Coast
Three Dutch warships led by the Jacob van Heemskerk cruised along the Venezuelan coast from Puerts Cabellé to La Guayra at 3 000 yards to shore. Friesland and Gelderland will repeat actions at Maracaibo as tensions rise over Curacao commerce and Caracas relations.
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Willemstad
Jacob van Heemskerk
Friesland
Gelderland
Venezuela
Puerts Cabellé
la Guayra
Maracaibo
Netherlands
de Ruijter
Holland
Caracas
M. de Reus
Curacao
Castro
Illemstad
Cairo
Guadeloupe
Bordeaux
France
Juan Vicente Gomez
la Puerto Cabello
Maracaibo Guayrao
Castro's $60,000,000 Sent to Europe
Paris reports President Castro of Venezuela is en route to Europe for a supposed operation and may abandon his country. Newspapers claim he has about $60 million deposited in England and France. Berlin notes no surgeon has confirmed any plan for an operation.
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Castro
Europe
Paris
Venezuela
England
France
Berlin
Israel
Guadeloupe
Santander
Spain
Bordeaux
Pousson
Arcachon
Castro era Venezuela ruler and fortunes of leaders
The account recalls Cipriano Castro who led a 60 man revolt in 1899, seized Caracas and became Venezuela's president. It notes his 1901 six year term, 1907 re election, and compares his wealth to historic leaders Antonio Guzman Blanco and Joaquin Crespo who amassed tens of millions while mostly based in Europe or Venezuela.
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Cipriano Castro
Los Andes
Venezuela
Andrade
Tachira
Castro
Fernandez
Tocuyito
Caracas
Antonio Guzman Blanco
Paris
Joaquin Crespo
Guzman Blanco
Europe
Crespo
Fire in Buckholtz Lumber Yard Threatens Bellevue Hospital
A morning blaze at the Buckholtz lumber yard near Twenty-ninth Street and First Avenue, with Bellevue Hospital ringed by flames, prompted quick mobilization. Chief Croker arrived, fireboats aided, and by 3 30 oclock the fire was reported under control.
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F. C. Buckholtz
Twenty-ninth
Thirtieth Street
First Avenue
Evans Refuses House Gift From Los Angeles Admirals
Rear Admiral Evans declines a proposed residence in Los Angeles after being named chairman of the Los Angeles Harbor Company board. He notes he does not want to accept a house or any present, citing lessons from Admiral Dewey. The announcement follows his acceptance of the board chair after a lecture tour.
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New York Times
Los Angeles
Cal
Evans
Dewey
Chauffeur Kibbe Sentenced for Manslaughter
William E. Kibbe, who drove the car that struck and killed Mrs. Eliza T. Smith near the New York New Haven & Hartford station, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and received four months in jail. Judge Case contrasted Kibbe with W. H. Phair, another chauffeur sentenced earlier for a fatality while intoxicated, highlighting differences in circumstances.
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Hartford, Conn
William E. Kibbe
Eliza T. Smith
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Case
W. H. Phair
Abruzzi Ruby Ring Declared Genuine by Trader
Pittsburg December 4 A ruby ring once linked to the Duke of the Abruzzi and Miss Katherine Elkins is deemed genuine by Sipe a leading stones importer. He values it as a stone of substantial worth and notes the ring recently passed through Elkins Virginia before reaching its destination in Miss Elkins hands.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Elkins
New Baritone Cecil Outtram Sings Toreador at Philadelphia Opera House
Oscar Hammerstein discovers Brooklyn baritone Cecil Outtram who has never sung opera before and will perform the Toreador in Carmen tonight. Outtram, previously only a concert singer, was chosen after Crabbé was unavailable due to a Jongleur appearance and a trial proved satisfactory.
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Oscar Hammerstein
Hammerstein
Philadelphia Opera House
Cecil Outtram
Brooklyn
Mr. Crabbé
Manhattan
Outtram
Rebate Guilty Plea Fines Set for Railroad Firm
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway and W R Johnson & Co pleaded guilty to rebating before Judge Waddill in Richmond Virginia. The railroad was fined 9000 dollars and Johnson & Co 4500 dollars. Defense said principals knew nothing of violations but admitted likely conviction due to agents actions. A P Gilbert was found not guilty yesterday.
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Richmond
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
W. R. Johnson & Co
Waddill
A. P. Gilbert
Carmack Fund Reaches Ten Thousand Dollars
Funds collected across Tennessee for prosecuting the Carmack slayers total $10,000, with many subscriptions coming from states, and support from G. T. Fitzhugh and other attorneys. Excess is to be used for an educational fund for the late senator E W Carmack’s son, age ten.
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New York Times
Memphis
Tenn
Tennessee
United States
E. W. Carmack
G. T. Fitzhugh
Santa Claus Arrives With Jolly Saint Nick Visit
A festive arrival brings a big package of cheer as Santa Claus makes a friendly appearance with a jovial Saint Nick greeting. Children gather, and the scene emphasizes holiday spirit and community joy.
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Santa
Claus
Old Saint Nikitas
Women Suffrage Rally at Carnegie Hall Draws Dense Crowd
Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt presided as suffrage supporters packed Carnegie Hall for a mass meeting denouncing President Roosevelt as lukewarm on woman suffrage. Mrs Phill Snowden urged readers to judge England by its strongest advocates and recounted abuses faced by English suffragists.
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Carnegie Hall
Roosevelt
Berkeley Lyceum
Carrie Chapman Catt
Taft
Charles F. Aked
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Croker
Aked
New York
England
Clarence Re
J. D. Prince
New Jersey
Prince
Magistrate Barlow
August Belmont
Guy Lowell
Melville Stone
Egerton Winthrop
Robert Goelet
Gould
Ernesto Fabbri
Henry Miller
Ric Stevens
Oliver Iselin
Philip Lydig
John Pratt
Dorothy Whitney
William K. Vanderbilt Sr
Ida M. Tarbell
Frederick C. Havemeyer
Clarence Weer
Ste Crocker
Lewis Chanler
George Harvey
W. D. Howells
J. Borden Harriman
Aldrich
Butler Duncan
Frederick Nathan
Simkhovitch
Strachan
Wilvns
Rabbi Wise
Phill Snowden
House of Commons
Enland
Humphry Ward
Aesuld
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