Untermyer to lead money trust inquiry in Congress
The piece reports that Samuel Untermyer is eyed as counsel for a congressional probe into the Money Trust. It notes his prior stance on banking reform, outlines proposed remedies to curb bank influence, and references opposition and context from Democratic leaders and bankers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Untermyer
Money Trust
Congress
Untermyer
Washington
Mr. Untermyer
Guggenheim, Untermyer & Marshall
Stanley Steel
A. O. Stanley
Martin W. Littleton
Queen's Gems Stolen Arrest Linked to 1909 Theft
Scotland Yard detectives arrest a man connected to the long unsolved 1909 theft of royal jewels from a German steamer bound for Siam. The pearl necklace, insured for 50000 pounds, vanished in Bangkok when the box was opened. The suspect will face Bow Street Court tomorrow.
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NEW York Times
London
Scotland Yard
England
Bangkok
Sowaya Pongsi
Chulalongkorn
Siam
Singapore
Straits Settlements
Bow Street
Peace terms shaping in Turkey Italy war near end
Salonika correspondent of The Times says terms likely settled and hostilities may end soon. Berlin prices rise on armistice rumors from Tripoli. Turkish government amid constitutional debate. Constantinople dispatch claims closing Italian banks. Italian ships shell Turkish encampment at Djabana. no Italian casualties reported.
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London
Turkey
Italy
Salonika
The
Times
Berlin Bérse
Tripoli
Constantinople
Hodeida
Arabia
Piedmont
Puglia
Red Sea
Djabana
Yale Dean Leads Protests Against Tripoli War
New Haven January 4 The signature of Dean Rogers of Yale Law School heads the American section of a protest against the war in Tripoli prepared by the British Peace Society and sent from England. It denounces Italy for waging war without notice to Turkey or arbitration and asserts Italy violated the laws of nations.
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New Haven
Dean Rogers
Yale Law School
Tripoli
British Peace Society
England
Italy
Turkey
Cold Wave Grips Chicago and Western States
Chicago endures the severest cold wave in years with temperatures fluctuating around five degrees above or below zero. Forecast calls for a record low near ten below. aid for the poor rises as charitable groups struggle to meet demands. Snowbound freight train near Laird, Kansas, is freed with ice-laden Western Kansas snows hindering cattle and wagon transport.
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New York Times
Chicago
Kansas City
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé
Laird
Kan
Kansas
Dighton
Jetmore
Ness City
Santa Fé
Mrs Harriman Funds New Medical Research Committee
Mrs E H Harriman finances a new Academy of Medicine committee on Public Health Hospitals and Budget to collect facts on health sanitation and hygiene. The group will aid city officials and budget planning while monitoring hospital conditions and advocating improved public health policy.
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E. H. Harriman
Academy of Medicine
Bureau of Municipal Research
Academy
City Health Department
Bronx
Queens
Charles L. Dana
Lindsley Williams
W. Gilman Thompson
John H. Huddlestone
S. S. Goldwater
L. E. Holt
Abraham Jacobi
J. A. Miller
T. C. Janeway
William M. Polk
Queens County
New York Bar Association
Clearwater
Philadelphia
Dr. Lee
Lee
Seaboard Florida Limited Sleeper to Palm Beach
Seaboard Florida Limited saves a night on sleeper to Palm Beach Los New York 11 16 AM arriving Palm Beach next evening 10 10 PM All steel Pullmans electric lighted Seaboard Air Line Ry 1384 Broadway Ady
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Seaboard Florida Limited
Palm Beach
Los
New York
Seaboard Air Line
Broadway
Ady
Schiff endows Cornell with $100000 gift
Jacob H. Schiff of New York announces a $100000 gift to Cornell University. The donation is to promote German culture with no restrictions. Trustees will decide how to use the endowment, potentially funding new professorships or expanding the German department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Ithaca
N. Y
Jacob H. Schiff
New York Banker
Cornell University
Schurman
Schiff
University
Goldwin Smith
College of Arts and Sciences
Cornell
Lusitania and Hammerstein Arrive at New York Pier
The Cunarder Lusitania arrived off the bar at 11 11 PM with many passengers and mails aboard and will dock at her pier between 8 30 and 9 AM. Among those on board are Oscar Hammerstein Richard Harding Davis and the Marquis of Queensberry.
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Oscar Hammerstein
Richard Harding Davis
Marquis of Queensberry
Creta Creme Hand Soap Claims Instant Allergen Removal
An advertisement for Creta Creme Hand Soap promotes instant removal of stains and contaminants using a large can. The copy emphasizes quick action and cleansing power for everyday use.
Fighting Bob Evans Feature in Sunday Times
A vivid profile of naval character Fighting Bob Evans will be a leading feature in next Sunday's Times, highlighting one of the most picturesque figures the navy has produced.
Subways Tie Up Interboro Plans as Talks Continue
The Board of Estimate deferred funding for Section 5 of the Lexington Avenue Subway while ongoing talks with Pennsylvania Railroad and Interborough bankers determine the future alignment. The Public Service Commission awarded the $2.42 million contract to Metropolitan Contracting Company of Boston, but the project hinges on a final subway deal. Interborough concerns over amortization terms and a 6 percent return on $75 million have surfaced, with no definite agreement after sessions at the Union League Club.
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Board of Estimate
Lexington Avenue
Fourteenth
Twenty-sixth Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Interborough
Prendergast
Miller
Bronx
Public Service Commission
Metropolitan Contracting Company of
Boston
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Broadway
Thirty-fifth Street
Lower Broadway
the Battery
Fifty-ninth Street
Borough
McAneny
Theodore P. Shonts
Col. Williams
Union League Club
Harry P. Davison
J. P. Morgan & Co
Willcox
Mus
Brooklyn Rap Transit
Russian Mennonites Consider Texas or Oklahoma Settlement
Claus Esau and Peter Siemann, two tall Russians, sailed to Bremen aboard the Kronprizess after seven weeks in the United States seeking a settlement for sixty Sneezakaritchnekoff families from Siberia. They favor Southern Oklahoma or Central Texas and plan to bring twenty families this year with a reserve forty later, each family bringing at least ten thousand dollars.
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Claus Esau
Peter Siemann
Bremen
Cecile
United States
Sneezakaritchnekoff
Tobolsk
Siberia
Oklahoma
Texas
Esau
Swabia
Russia
America
New Charges May Defeat Judge Hook in Supreme Court Fight
Washington dispatch reports new information may delay President Taft's decision on filling the Supreme Court vacancy and alter his preference for Judge William C. Hook of Kansas. Brewer's opposition and an unexpected inquiry prompt renewed scrutiny, possibly delaying nomination and widening the field beyond Hook.
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New York Times
Washington, D. C
Taft
Supreme Court
William C. Hook
Kansas
Hook
White House
Judge Hook
Justice Brewer
Supreme Bench
Judge Vandevanter
Wickersham
Nagel
Panama
Southern's Southeastern Limited Advertised Pullman Service
A concise transit notice outlines the Southeastern Limited train service by Southern Railway, highlighting compartment, sleeping, and dining car options. The ad cites an office at 264 Fifth Ave at the corner of 20th Street, likely promoting the premier carrier status.
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Aiken
Augusta
Florida
Southern
Southeastern Limited
Southern By
Fifth Ave
Cor
20Th Bt.—Ady
Fleet Off For War Games With Connecticut Lead Ship
Rear Admiral Hugo Osterham sails on the flagship Connecticut to take part in a two week war game off the Atlantic coast. Battleships Delaware Michigan and North Dakota accompany the expedition as destroyers Sterrett and Walker deploy. Michigan returns later to recover James Kelsey, a coal passer from Seabrook New Hampshire, who died after a coal chute accident aboard.
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Hugo Osterham
Connecticut
Atlantic
Delaware
Michigan
North Dakota
Sterrett
Walker
James Kelsey
Seabrook
N. H
Tompkinsville
Bankruptcy Grabs Mr Grab in New Rochelle Case
John G. M. Grab of New Rochelle filed a bankruptcy petition listing liabilities of 1181 with no assets. Debts stem from 1907 for groceries cigars telephone and auto hire.
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John G. M. Grab
New Rochelle
Stateroom Cars to Washington Open at Station Exhibits
Advertisement notes stateroom cars to Washington depart from a station at 10:00 P M and 12:30 M with exclusive use for one passenger on Pennsylvania Railroad. It directs asking agents and calling Madison 1900 for details.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Madison
Ady
Lehar to conduct 100 New York concerts
Berlin reports Franz Lehar the composer of The Merry Widow has accepted conduct 100 New York concerts at $1000 per performance. The contract also calls for him to conduct the American premiere of Eva, his latest operetta now in Vienna and Berlin.
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New York
New York Times
Berlin
Franz Lehar
Merry Widow
Herr Lehar
Eva
Vienna
Cincinnati Paper Fire Threatens Tribune Plant
A fire broke out at the Commercial Tribune building on Walnut Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues in Cincinnati. The blaze endangered the structure and the newspaper plant, with decisive efforts underway to prevent total destruction.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Commercial Tribune
Walnut Street
Fifth
Sixth Avenues
Louisville Fire Wrecks Retail District. $400000 Loss
A January nighttime blaze in Louisville Kentucky caused about 400000 in damage in the retail district. Abe C. Levine Company and H J Gutman Co suffered full losses while Swartz Company’s five story store and contents were damaged by about 200000. Baldwin store and Courier Journal Building were lightly damaged. Across Fourth Street two theatres stood nearby. Fire officials faced extreme cold as 1200 occupants evacuated under manager assurances.
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Louisville
Abe C. Lev! Company
H. J. Gutman & Co
Swartz Company
Baldwin Company
Courier-Journal
Fourth Street
Fire wipes out King Ranch residence in Kingsville
Fire destroyed the residence of Mrs. Henrietta M. King on her 1,250,000 acre ranch near Kingsville Texas. The loss is about 50,000 dollars and the home was the finest country residence in the Southwest. The King ranch is claimed to be the largest in the United States and perhaps the world.
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New York Times
Kingsville
Tex
Henrietta M. King
King Ranch
United States
Fire damages Beeckman winter home in Providence
Fire at the Winter home of Senator R Livingston Beeckman in Providence caused nearly $3000 in damage. Electric wires are suspected as the source. Firefighters battled the blaze last evening, with valuable paintings and works of art saved. Most damage occurred to the house itself.
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New York Times
Providence
R. Livingston Beeckman
Newport
New York
School for Brides In Pittsburgh Offers Fast Course
The Margaret Morrison Carnegie School for Women in Pittsburgh announces a brides course to prepare new wives for household duties. Dorothy B. Scott notes it covers cooking, dressmaking, sewing, millinery, and garment design in a one month program totaling 63 dollars.
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New York Times
Pittsburgh
Penn
Margaret Morrison Carnegie School For
Dorothy B. Scott
Embalms St Bernard In Private Burial Plan
John Cadwalader Jr an attorney and son of a former port collector had his beloved St Bernard embalmed and shipped to Newburg on the Hudson where a summer home awaits. He plans a private burial on the estate stating there is nothing of public interest in the case.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
John Cadwalader, Jr
St. Bernard
Newburg
Hudson
Arrest Whitman Assistant in Punch on Street Car
Deputy Assistant District Attorney Theron R. Strong was arrested on charges of striking street car conductor Herman Newfield outside the Savoy Hotel. He was paroled on his own recognizance for examination tonight as Newfield consults the company lawyer. Strong, 30, resides with his father at 20 East 65th Street and has worked in the Homicide Bureau of the DA's office for eighteen months.
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Theron R. Strong
Herman Newfield
East Thirty-fourth Street
Savoy Hotel
Kernochan
Strong
Newfield
Theron G. Strong
East Sixty-fifth Street
Whitman
Homicide Bureau
Columbus Circle
Plaza Hotel
East Fifty-first Street
Taft Faces Long, Hard Battle for GOP Delegates
Washington dispatch traces a feud between Taft and Roosevelt from before Taft's nomination to post election tensions. It notes Taft vows to fight fair but there is no Taft challenge to Roosevelt, while detailing cabinet disputes, Roosevelt letters, and friction over promises to retain Roosevelt allies and staff as the two factions clash.
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New York Times
Washington, D. C
White House
Taft
Col. Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Taft
Col
Roosevelt
Senator Beveridge
Beveridge
Indiana
Bryan
William Loeb, Jr
Navy
James R. Garfield
Interior
George von Lengerke Meyer
Mr. Meyer
Mr. Garfield
Mr. Loeb
New York
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Clearing House Association
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Untermover
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MacVeagh
National Monetary Commission
New York State
Lindbergh
House of Representatives
First National of
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Reading Road
Amalgamated Copper Company
National City Bank
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Hanover National Bank
Woodward
Hanover National
London Times
Weather Bureau
Hatteras
Eastport
Upper St. Lawrence Valley
Grand Banks
Hudson River
Mrs. Harriman
Forthene City
Banker
Lusitania
Hammerstein
Bob” Evans
Interboro
Estimate Board
Conferrees
Brewer
Tice
Laws
Mr. Grab
Lehar
Cincinnati Paper
Courier Journal
R. L. Beeckman
School For Brides
Carnegie Institution
John Cadwalader
Dog
Dol. Roosevelt
Africa
Charles
Steel Trust
Tennessee Coal and Tron Company
United States Steel Corporation
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