Cassatt Not to Profit by Immunity Clause Controversy
President Cassatt dismisses clerk Joseph B Boyer who testified of taking more than 745000 from coal companies over three years. Commission officials say immunity not extended to Cassatt and probe may include other wealthy employees. Witnesses describe stock purchases and salary details amid graft allegations and railroad car discrimination charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Joseph B. Boyer
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Cockrell
Clements
Boyer
Commission
Congress
Mr. Cassatt
Joseph K. Aiken
Monongahela
Pennsylvania Road
Glasgow
Pittsburg & Buffalo Coal Company
Dunkirk Coal Company
Peabody on Graft and Mutual Life Grand Jury Findings
President Charles A. Peabody of Mutual Life criticizes six weeks of the Special Insurance Grand Jury, noting immunity promised to several ex-Mutual officials for a potential indictment of a high official. He questions the effort and hints at strain from past examinations by Western state officials. The panel plans to continue, with new indictments possibly ordered as witnesses include Mutual Life auditors and bookkeepers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Peabody
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Special Insurance Grand Jury
Mutual
Peabody
Jerome
Perkins
Charles A. Preller
C. Clifford Gretsinger
Mutual Life
Charles F. Gleason
Edward J L. Vredenburg
Auditor’s Department
George E. Trumpler
Cashier's Department
Samuel I. Hall
Thomas H. Baham
State Insurance Department
Alfred Mackay
Tucker to die by electricity in Charlestown prison
Boston June 7 Charles Louis Tucker of Auburndale convicted of the 1904 murder of Mabel Page at Weston will be executed by electric chair in Charlestown State Prison during the week of June 10 Gov Curtis Guild refused clemency citing trial evidence and a governor’s inquiry report by Justices Sheldon and Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Charles Louis Tucker
Auburndale
Mabel Page
Weston
Charlestown
Curtis Guild
Sheldon
Sherman
Edgar J. Sherman
Henry N. Sheldon
Commonwealth
Tucker
White House expense debate in Congress name Trump
The House denounces White House spending with Brundidge alleging extravagance in furnishing grounds and travel. He cites higher costs under Cleveland McKinley and Roosevelt and condemns the Barnes appointment as an insult to Washington women and men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Brundidge
Cleveland
McKinley
Théodore Roosevelt
Executive Department
Greenhouse, &c
Washington
Minor Morris
Barnes
City of
Gen. Grosvenor
Ohio
Mr. Brundidge
Index to Departments and Page References
A listing of newspaper sections with page numbers for Amusements Business Troubles Court Calendars Financial News Marine Intelligence New Corporations Real Estate Society United Service Weather Yesterday's Fires Auctions Deaths Furnished Rooms Help Wanted Hotels Lost and Found Marriages Resorts Travelers Guide and other items with their page designations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Intelligence
Society
United Service
Weather Report
Travelers’ Guide
One Night to Chicago by The Twentieth Century Limited
The Twentieth Century Limited of the New York Central Lines promises a fast 964 mile ride from New York to Chicago leaving at 3 30 P M and arriving 8 30 A M next day. It claims the fastest long ride in the world with 18 hours travel time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Twentieth Century Limited
New York Central Lines
America
New York
Vanderlip predicts no quick drop in prosperity or rates this year
Frank A. Vanderlip of National City Bank, speaking from Chicago to Wall Street wires, said prosperity will not abate this year but money rates may not stay as low as they are now. He cited weak New York reserves and demand for general business and crops this fall as factors keeping rates up and questioned insurers liquidating San Francisco loss securities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Vanderlip
National City Bank
Chicago
Wall Street
New York
Vanderlip
San Francisco
New York Times
Fulton Market
South Water Street
Standard Company
Bartzen
Union Stock Yards and Transit Company
Stock Yards Company
Libby
McNeill & Libby
Nelson Morris Co
Robert H. Cowdrey
United States
Sir Thomas Lipton
London
Gary
Ind
United States Steel Corporation
Indiana
Little Calumet
Pennsylvania Rail Lines Offer Nonstop Chicago Service
Pennsylvania announces 18 hours to Chicago with special roadbed using rock ballast dustless surface. Leaves New York at 3 55 P M for Chicago arriving 8 55 A M. Other fast trains to St Louis advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Sailor Mullens Wins Big at Gravesend Races
J Mullens a colored oiler on the U S cruiser Colorado won 1450 at Gravesend. He made six wagers, winning four and losing two, with bets ranging from 1 to 1000 dollars. Mullens drew a large crowd as he wagered and collected after Lady Amelia Fergus Court Dress Cairngorm King Cole Ballot all featured in his afternoon of racing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Mullens
Colorado
Gravesend
Uncle Sam
Mullens
Tyler
Lady Amelia
Fergus
Court Dress
Sailor
Mullene
Cairngorm
Cole
King Cole
Ballot
Senate Knox flags rate bill pass provision impact
In Washington Senator Knox said studying the pass amendment reveals that removing it would shift the law away from the 1895 standard to the rate bill schedule rule. La Follette warned that keeping the bill as is would ban free transport for railway mail clerks and rural route workers, costing the Post Office about 1.5 million dollars yearly. The Senate sent the measure to conference to fix the defect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Senate Today
Knox
la Follette
Senate
Post Office Department
Department
Bck
London syndicate to build Times Square music hall
The McVickar Gaillard Realty Co announced a London led syndicate, headed by Edward B. Kinsila, will purchase 117 West Forty-second and 106 to 118 West Forty-third streets for a new music hall. The project, estimated at 1.25 million dollars, aims to open in spring or summer next year with a 25 foot Forty-second Street frontage, a 144 foot Likaes Street auditorium area, armchair seating, a 40 to 50 piece orchestra, a large restaurant, and a roof garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times Square
London
West Forty-second Street
West Forty-third Street
McVickar- Gaillard Realty Company
Edward B. Kinsila
Playhouse
Forty-second Street
Forty-third Street
Lik Aes Street
San Francisco Bond Plan Moves Toward New York
A San Francisco sub committee travels to New York by private car to discuss a proposed bond issue of 100 million dollars or more urged by Wall Street financiers led by E. H. Harriman. The group includes Dr. Devine Judge Morrow Walter J. Bartlett and ex Mayor Phelan as others depart later this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
San Francisco
Citizens’ Finance Committee
New York
Southern Pacific Limited
Dr. Devine
The
Red Cross
W. W. Morrow
Walter J. Bartlett
Phelan
E. H. Harriman
Franklin K. Lane
Wall Street
Gen. Greely
Army
Peratt B
United States
Schmitz
Inventor of the Wrench Lying Dying in New Jersey Hospital
William E. Brooks, inventor of the inserted saw tooth wrench the alligator wrench and the bicycle wrench lies dying at St Francis Hospital in Trenton from a complication of diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
William E. Brooks
St. Francis’s Hospital
Special Trains For Yale Prince ton Game At Princeton
Special trains left New York West 23d Street Station via Pennsylvania Railroad at 8 25, 9 25, 10 55 A M and 12 25 P M to Princeton for the Yale Prince ton baseball game Saturday June 9. Returning, trains depart Princeton about 30 minutes after the game ends, stopping at principal intermediate stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale-Princeton
Princeton
New York
West 23d Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ady
Packers Losses Stir Chicago Stock Yards Trade Downturn
Chicago reports a dramatic drop in stock yards business with losses totaling about 20 million dollars in ten days. Inspectors push for 1 million dollars in improvements at the yards and orders for fast contracts while Bartzen vows tough action against packers.
A Human Chameleon from Ithaca puzzle to doctors
Warren B. Harris of Ithaca is noted by Cornell Medical School physicians for color changes with atmospheric conditions. The white man born in Corry, Harris appeared as blue and purple due to a congenital heart defect causing oxygen starvation. He stands about 5 feet tall and weighs ninety pounds.
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New York Times
Rochester
N. Y
Cornell Medical School
Warren B. Harris
Ithaca
Harris
Corry
Penn
Cornell
Gould Yacht Niagara Arrives After European Cruise
The steam yacht Niagara owned by Mr and Mrs Howard Gould with guests including W H Hall of New York docked last night after four months cruising European waters. The vessel sailed from Southampton May 24, passed the Azores, reached Horta in under a week, and completed a swift Atlantic run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Gould
W. H. Hall
New York
Train of the Century: The Twentieth Century Limited
The 18 hour New York to Chicago service runs aboard the New York Central Lines. Leaves New York at 3 80 P M arrives Chicago at 8 30 next morning making it a night's ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
New York Central Lines
Grea Railroad
Adv
Resumed Probe Into Ascoli Cope Disappearance
Italian authorities intensify inquiry into the loss and alleged sale of the Ascoli cope once bought by J. Pierpont Morgan and returned to the government. Evidence suggests ecclesiastics at Ascoli cathedral and a distracted bishop linked to the case, bishops have been replaced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Ascoli Cope
J. Pierpont Morgan
Asli
Miss Gleason Marries Quietly in St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Old friends of the late Patrick Gleason known as the Battleaxe Mayor of Long Island City learned Jessie Gleason wed last Monday at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. The bridegroom remains unidentified with rumors naming a Brooklyn drug clerk. Efforts to serve Jessie Gleason with a surrogate court citation in her father’s estate have been unsuccessful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Gleason
Long Island City
Jessie
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Brooklyn
Motorman Chased After Killing Boy Near Webster Ave
John Nugent, motorman on the Webster Avenue line, struck and killed 5 year old Louis Oferoff near 471 Webster Avenue last night. A hostile crowd chased Nugent two miles to Morrisania Police Station where he took refuge in a cell and was later charged with homicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Oferoff
Webster Avenue
John Nugent
Morrisania
Nugent
Rojestvensky to be tried in naval court
In St Petersburg the naval court of inquiry indicts Vice Admiral Rojestvensky and Bedovoi torpedo boat destroyer officers for surrender after the Sea of Japan battle. Trials set for July 4 with death as the penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Naval Court of Inquiry
Rojestvensky
Americans Buy Key Moscow Plant From Belgians
The Westinghouse Company bought the Central Electric Company plant in Moscow for 2 million dollars, ending Belgian control of a 3 million dollar facility. The sale marks Americans' takeover of four major Moscow manufacturing concerns, including Singer Sewing Machine, American Airbrake Works, Westinghouse Electric Works, and Barry Machine Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Central Electric Company
Westinghouse Company
Singer Sewing Machine Factory
American Airbrake Works
Westinghouse Electric Works
Barry Machine Works
North William Street Bank Promises 24 Hour Service
Valentine Schmitt announces the opening of a new all night bank at Park Row and North William Street aimed at downtown workers and merchants. The North William Street Bank plans 500000 capital with 125000 surplus, led by J Wanner and funded by named investors including Joseph Huber Charles Faber and Frederick C Frick. It targets night workers in newspaper offices and nearby merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valentine Schmitt
Brooklyn
New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Park Row
North William Street
Schmitt
Arrest in Equitable Case Shocks Madison
Secretary of State Walter L. Houser was arrested in his Madison office on a charge of attempted bribery of a state officer. The case stems from testimony by Insurance Commissioner Host that Houser carried a draft decision to influence Host in favor of the Suitable Life Assurance Society, tied to La Follette campaign contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Walter L. Houser
Host
Legislative Insurance Investigating Committee
Houser
Suitable Life Assurance Society
Mercer University President Resigns. Jameson Named Successor
Mercer University in Macon Georgia announces the resignation of President Charles Lee Smith and Vice President Kilpatrick. Trustees appoint Dr S Y Jameson of Atlanta as new president amid reported faculty friction since Smith became president months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon, Ga
Charles Lee Smith
Kilpatrick
Mercer University
S. Y. Jameson
Atlanta
Packers Fight Beveridge Aimed Reform Split in Committees
Washington June 7 The Chicago packers through Thomas Wilson seek to discredit the Neill Reynolds report but face a setback as Dr Neill reads a trade proposal letter from Dr Dyson. The House Agriculture Committee shows limited support for Wadsworths plan while Democrats back Beveridge with possible tweaks. The panel plans to defer a Chicago inspection amid time constraints and mounting pressure to pass a clean sanitary certificate program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Chicago Packers
Thomas 5
Wilson
Neill-Reynolds
Neill
House Committee On Agriculture
Dyson
Chicago
Beef Trust
Neall
Wadsworth
Beveridge
Cannon
Ackers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. Aiken
Capt. Hicks
Brazwell Coal Company
Pittspurg and Westmoreland Company
Penn Manor Coal Company
Pittsburg and Westmoreland Company
H. A. Kuhn
F. Potter
Donohoe Coal and Coke Company
Westmoreland County
Alexandria
the Mutual
Gov. Guild
Morris
House
Ark
Appropriations Committee
Tar
Oller Mullens
Cruiser Colorado
Bill
New Times Square Theatre
London Syndicate
Southampton
Azores
Morgan
Miss Gleason
Battleaxe
Amerigans
Westinghouse
Night Bank
Wisconsin
Georgia College
Smith
Mercer
Usher
Packers
Hagekins
Vermont
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