Equitable dispute moves toward mutualization under Hyde plan
Policyholders win a course to place stock in a trustees board chosen for trustworthiness. The plan, supported by James H Hyde and Thomas J Ryan, aims to divest voting power to policy holders and elect 28 of 52 directors by their instruction while trustees decide the remaining 24. Paul Morton to chair the board with reform underway.
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Mer Company
Insurance Department
Jesse
James H. Hyde
Mr. Morton
Thomas J. Ryan
The
Equitable
Hyde
Superintendent of Insurance
Wall Street
Morton
Soc
Cleveland
Morgan J. O'Brien
Supreme Court
George Westinghouse
Pittsburg
Morton to Begin Soon With Equitable Directors Dinner
Charles Stewart Smith and August Belmont attended a Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria with Mr Morton. Morton received congratulations as questions arose about who will take charge of Equitable affairs after his resignation in Washington.
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Mr. Morton
Charles Stewart Smith
Hyde
Alexander
August Belmont
Equitable Directer
Joseph
Poate
Wildorf-Astoria
Morton
Fiean
Washington
O'Brien Urges Ryan to Aid Equitable Trustees
Presiding Justice Morgan J. O'Brien, soon to be a trustee of Equitable Life, says he urged Thomas F. Ryan to help rebuild the troubled life insurer. He notes his own policy stake of 165000 and offers to devote time without pay to restore public confidence and protect policy holders.
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Morgan J. O’brien
The
Equitable
Equitable Life
Thomas F. Ryan
Equitable Society
Ingalls Sleeps Over It In Hyde Stock Move
Cincinnati June 9 Special to The Times M E Ingalls reacts to word of syndicate buying Hyde's stock by saying he will discuss the matter tomorrow morning and declines to offer views tonight. The Times report on the equitable developments prompted the remark.
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New York Times
Cincinnati
Ohio
the Times
Equitable Developments
M. E. Ingalls
Mr.Ingalls
Hyde
Morton A Railroad Expert Becomes Equitable Life Board Chairman
Paul Morton has been appointed Chairman of the Equitable Life Board. A longtime railroad man, he began as a clerk in 1877 with the Boston and Maine and rose to roles including General Passenger Agent and General Freight Agent. He later held top posts at multiple lines and companies before serving as Secretary of the Navy. His career also spans leadership at Colorado Fuel and Iron, Whitebreast Fuel, and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad.
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Hyde
Livde Amt
Paul Morton
Secretary of the Navy
Morton
Sanmiel Uquiermyer
Elihu Root
William 5. Gulliver
Thomas Byan
Morton Trust Company
Equitable Life Board
Boston and Maine Railroad
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Mr. Morton
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Whitebreast Fuel Company
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fé Railroad
Navy
Roosevelt
Congressman Baker
Brooklyn
House
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Atchison
Charlotte Goodridge
Kansas City
Chicago
Life Savers' Association selects Boston for next convention
The Life Savers' Mutual Benefit Association wrapped up its annual convention at Brighton Beach a day early and chose Boston as the next meeting site. Officers elected include President N B Rich, First Vice President T H Patterson, Second Vice President Thomas H Barber, and Secretary Treasurer J T Westcott.
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Mutual Benefit
Association
Brighton Beach
Boston
Cant. N. B. Rich
T. H. Patterson
Thomas H. Barber
J. T. Westcott
Trap Tactics Case in Training Drill
A training course describes laying a trap to destroy an enemy, drawing on lessons from experience. The guide outlines methods tested in practice and emphasizes disciplined execution.
Enquist recalls battle ordeal off Sea of Japan
A telegram from Manila dated June 5, transmitted from Rear Admiral Enquist, details May 27 actions between Tsu Island and Khotsu Island. He reports nine Japanese ships, heavy losses for Russian ships Oshabla Borodino and Kniaz Souvaroff, and that the squadron headed for Manila due to damage and coal shortage. The admiral praises his crews for conduct above praise.
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ST. Petersburg
Enqulist
Manila
Chin Yen
Oshabla
Borodino
Kniaz Souvaroff
Alexander
Kniaz
Emperor Nicks Sends Thanks to Rojestvensky
Czar Nicholas Telegrams Admiral Rojestvensky and squadron officers in formal message praising honorable duty for Russia and the Emperor. The note wishes a speedy recovery and offers blessing amid questions over ship surrender and crew conduct.
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St.petersburg
Nicholas
Rojestvensky
Russia
Enquist
Chagin
Almaz
Disarming Russian Cruisers Reported Interned
Secretary of the Navy received a cable from Admiral Train stating the Russian force under his command is interned after June 8 noon. Breech-plugs are removed and engines disabled to ensure internment. The Russian Admiral and his officers and men have given parole not to conduct further operations.
Skirmishing at the Front in Early June Actions
Gen Linevitch reports Japanese attacks on our left flank repelled. Russian forces retook Santsiatou in the Tsin Valley and pushed enemy guards back in the Flun Valley near Boyhe. A third unit drove Japanese from Nanchantchentzi toward Taoyangow as of June 9.
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ST. Petersburg
Linevitch
Emperor
Nicholas
Tsin
Santsiatou
Flun
Boyhe
Nanchantchentzi
Taoyangow
Tokio
Lianshhuichuan
Chenchengtsu
Chapengan
Soufangtae
Changtu
Taaotun
Shihuuti
Red Cross Tobacco Offered as Donated Supply
ICAZAN European Russia June 9. An other Red Cross scandal has developed as supply donated for soldiers is put on the market at Harbin. The report notes illicit sale and questions surrounding the handling of Red Cross relief items.
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Harbin
Icazan
European Russia
Red Cross
Tobacco donation for soldiers on sale at Harbin
Discovery shows a contribution of 5000 pounds of tobacco intended for distribution among the soldiers in the field is now being sold at Harbin. The finding raises questions about control and use of charitable supplies in the area.
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Harbin
Small British China Fleet Moves Homeward
London reports that the China station battle ships will be sent home and the China squadron becomes cruisers only. The change, seen as response to the Russian fleet destruction, allows seven extra battleships to be allocated to European waters and mirrors Germany's focus on home waters. Hong Kong dispatches say coal export proclamation will not be enforced yet.
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London
Hongkong
China Station
China
Great Britain
Germany
Admiralty
Rioting Across Cities Tells of Russia Unrest
Moscow and St Petersburg report a tense wave of protests with police clashes. Minsk rioting leaves nearly a hundred shot, while Moscow workmen face blank revolver fire as crowds resist dispersal. The Zemstvo Congress ultimatum signals potential civil conflict and a planned imperial response.
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London Times
NEW York Times
ST. Petersburg
Minsk
Erivan
Boys Try to Burn Church in Tarrytown
Police seek Samuel Hopper and John Cwarie, both twelve, for allegedly setting fire to a barn behind the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Had quick action not been taken, the barn and church might have burned. The boys reportedly did it for fun to see a burning church. A general alarm is active.
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New York Times
Tarrytown
Samuel Hopper
John Cwarie
Timber lands shielded from floods in Adirondacks policy
Albany reports Forest Fish and Game Commissioner James S Whipple signals a policy shift to protect state forests from flooding. The case involves A A Low, brother of former New York mayor, who owns a mill with Bog River water rights in Hamilton County. Whipple will act to halt flooding of state lands for mill water storage.
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New York Times
Albany
James S. Whipple
New Forest,Fish and Game
State Commission
A. A. Low
Low
New York
Bog
Hamilton County
Adirondacks
Commissioner Whipple
Kilburn Called To Be Removed By German Senate
At a Buffalo meeting of the German Senate Association the committee investigating F D L Kilburn State Superintendent of Banks censured his methods in relation to the German Bank. A resolution was adopted calling for Kilburn's removal and a more capable successor to fill the office.
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Buffalo
German Senate Association
F. DL. Kilburn
Mayor Weaver Names Advisory Board and Bribery Arrest
Philadelphia June 9 Mayor Weaver announced a fourteen member advisory committee including John Converse and Charles Emory Smith to advise on city business. Separately waterworks official John A Acker was arrested on bribery charges after a hearing and held on 2000 bail. Robert Bromily, foreman at waterworks machine shops, was also dismissed.
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Philadelphia
Weaver
Citizens’ Advisory
John Converse
Baldwin Locomotive Works
William Potter
Italy
Hugh McCaffrey
McCaffrey Fire Works
Rudolph Blankensburg
Charles Emory Smith
Walter F. Hagar
Mahlon N. Kline
Francis Bb. Reeves
William T. Tilden
W. W. Justice
Morris Newberger
John R. Musser
John H. Michener
Charles P. Harding
John A. Acker
Acker
Robert Bromily
Court Clerk Kane Dies After Heart Attack
Cornelius J. Kane longtime Supreme Court clerk and secretary of the Twenty-seventh Assembly District Democratic Association collapses on Third Avenue near East Eighty eighth Street and dies. He served as secretary for the New York Knights of Columbus council and was a prominent Upper East Side figure.
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Cornelius J. Kane
East Eightyseventh
Supreme Court
Third Avenue
Eighty-eighth Street
Kane
John O'Connor
Knights of Columbus
Upper East Side
Twenty-seventh Assembly District Democratic Association
New York
Blaze Hits Cotton Cargo Aboard Mashona in Brooklyn
A fire in the forward hold of the tramp steamship Mashona at Forty second Street Brooklyn caused 25000 dollars damage to cotton jute and oils. The ship from Calcutta carried Norton Sons of the Produce Exchange cargo. Firemen fought the blaze for about ninety minutes while the crew formed a bucket brigade to aid efforts.
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Forty-second Street
Brooklyn
Calcutta
Norton & Sons
Produce Exchange
Foundry Workers Strike in New York and New Jersey
The New York and New Jersey Foundrymen's Association, formed about three weeks ago, rejects wage increases and the closed shop demanded by the International Association of Foundry Employes. Secretary Henry C. Hunter notes low wages elsewhere and shrinking trade here as employers seek to retain their business. The strike began at Benjamin Fox & Son, West Thirty-fourth Street, with actions at several independent firms.
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New York and
New Jersey
International Association of Foundry
New York
Newark
Henry C. Hunter
Benjamin Fox & Son
West Thirty-fourth Street
Suspect Arrested Over Missing Diamonds Case
Mrs Dorothy Auerbach reports $2000 in diamonds stolen while visiting friend Miss Antoinette Cortelyou. Police arrest Cortelyou and Ruth Bundy at Columbus Ave and Sixty sixth St. Cortelyou released on bond two hours later. Jewelry not found. Cortelyou claims relation to Postmaster General Cortelyou, unverified.
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Dorothy Auerbach
West Ninety-third Street
West Sixty-eighth Street
Antoinette Cortelyou
West Sixty-sixth Street
Auerbach
Miss Cortelyou
Thomas Healy
Quinn
George B. Cortelyou
Raise steel workers pay in new wage agreement
Detroit June 9 wage conference between Republic Iron and Steel Company and the Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers resulted in a compromise for the year ending July 1, 1906. Retiring AES president Shaffer indicated the agreement yields an average 7 percent raise, below the 11 percent sought, restoring the 1908-04 scale.
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Detroit
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
T. J. Shaffer
Amalgamated Association
Shaffer
Tragedy Near Bath Beach as Teenager Is Killed by Train
William Japle, seventeen, of Bay Thirteenth Street near Bath Avenue Bath Beach, was swept from a moving Brooklyn Rapid Transit train as his raincoat snagged on a gate. Dragged three blocks, he fell, his foot caught in an electric shoe, and was run over by a passing wagon after the body was hurled into the roadway.
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William Japle
Bay Thirteenth Street
Bath Avenue
Bath Beach
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Floating dock Dewery tests begin at Sparrows Point
The new floating dock Dewery was launched at Sparrows Point and will undergo two to three weeks of tests. If it matches the navy's largest ships in capacity, it will be prepared for a voyage to the Philippines. no ships have been named for the test.
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New York Times
Washington
Sparrows Point
Dewery
Philippines
Rockefeller Seeks Road Change At Mount Pleasant
At a Mount Pleasant highway meeting John D. Rockefeller won permission to discontinue 700 feet of the old Bedford Road in front of the J. W. Schell property bought for $30,000. Rockefeller plans grading and a course change to ease Schell's objections to the highway improvement. Even Rockefeller opponents at Pocantico Hills supported the move.
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New York Times
Tarrytown
Highway Commissioners
Town of
Mount Pleasant
John D. Rockefeller
Bedford Road
J. W. Schell
Schell
Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Reich seeks jury panel in suit against La Bau estate
Justice Greenbaum denied a special jury panel for Mrs. Elizabeth Reich to recover 39639 from the estate of Mrs. Alicia Vanderbilt La Bau. Reich says a contract to buy a farm exists while executors claim La Bau only obtained an option.
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Justice Greenbaum
Supreme Court
Elizabeth Reich
Alicia Vanderbilt la Bau
William K. Vanderbilt
Republican leaders to greet Odell on St Louis arrival
State Chairman Odell returns from abroad to St Louis today. President Halpin of the Republican County Committee, John Calvin McKnight, and other leaders will board the St Louis at Quarantine. A crowd and many officials will be at the pier at docking time. County Clerk Hamilton accompanies Odell and is rumored as mayoral candidate.
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Odell
St. Louis
Halpin
Republican County Committee
John Calvin McKnight
Hamilton
Drowned Man Oliver Hurst Motive Suspected Family Feud
Deputy Sheriff Thomas Chatham arrested Kye Cummings and another man, Vineyard, in Ebenezer after Oliver Hurst was drowned in the Kentucky River near the China Mineral Company's mines. Initial reports blamed a skiff capsizing but later developments suggest murder amid long standing family trouble.
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New York Times
Harrodsburg
Thomas Chatham
Ebenezer
Kye Cummings
Oliver Hurst
Kentucky
China Mineral Company
Hurst
Iiter
Yesterday's Fires Report Of Light Damage Across City
From Thursday night to Friday night scattered incidents list addresses and owners with minor damage totals. Notable losses include Isaac Holschultz 32,000, Metropolitan Railroad Company traffic damage, and H T Kaufman 104. Several locations show trifling damage and unknown owners.
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Joseph Gilps
Fifth Street
Joseph Feldman
Second Avenue
Centre Street
Isaac Holschultz
Morris Avenue
Western Union Telegraph Company
Broadway
Twentieth Street
Metropolitan Railroad Company
T. Elizabeth Street
Hudson Street
H. T.kaufman
Ninety
Strike Talks Stall as Peace Efforts Fail in Chicago
Chicago June 9. Strike situation shows no progress aside from a couple weak efforts for peace. Teamsters committee tried to negotiate with large State Street department stores, but the initiative failed just as earlier attempts.
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Chicago
Teamsters
State Street
Merchants and Planters Bank Assigns in Mississippi
The Merchants and Planters Bank of Greenville Mississippi assigned today after drafts were protested in New York. Dr J T Atterbury vice president of the First National Bank was made assignee.
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New York Times
Greenville
Miss
Merchants and Planters’ Bank
New York
J. T. Atterbury
First National Bank
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