Du Pont Buys Equitable Life in Mutualization Plan
General T C du Pont secures control of Equitable Life Assurance Society capital stock from J P Morgan. He aims to increase policy holder influence by expanding board representation from 28 to 52 and to pursue a broader mutualization while retaining ownership and coordinating with current trustees to shape loans and governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General T. Coleman du Pont
Equitable Life Assurance Society
J. P. Morgan
Hugo McAtamney
Woolworth
General du Pont
James Hazen Hyde
Wall Street
MFR
Thomas F. Ryan
Grover Cleveland
Morgan J. Oprien
Georgee Westinghouse
J. 2’. Morgan
New York
Wilmington
Del
Brien
3. P. Morgan
Joseph K. Choate
Lewis Cass Ledyard
Aoustable Life Assurance Society
Dee & Capital Stock
SHU
Hotchkiss
Equitable
W. Morgan
Acadeerry
Morgan
McAtamney
Aoting
Day
Man Accused of Attacking Girl Described in Detail
William J. Clarke heard a scream near 517 West End Avenue and aided a fearful 20 year old girl, Miss Clementine Collins, who alleged Maurice T Hooper hijacked her for an assault in his second floor room. Hooper denied speaking and was taken to the West Sixty eighth Street station with the accuser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Clarke
West Ninety- Afth Street
West End Avenue
517
Mr. Clarke
Luderman
Eighty-sixth Street
Maurice T Hooper
West Sixty-eighth Street
Clementine Collins
Hooper
Dan
Harry Cooper
Princeton Sophomore Killed In Auto Crash
Special to The Times Princeton June 12 Robert F Speir a Princeton sophomore was killed early today when his car skidded and overturned near Princeton He was caught under the steering wheel and his neck was broken George McPherrin was with him but escaped serious injury The accident followed the sophomore parade and freshman dance Speir is the son of Francis Speir Jr New York attorney and Princeton University's counsel The body was taken to an undertaker and later sent to his parents home in South France
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Princeton
N. J
Robert F. Speir
Speir
Francis Speir, Jr
New York
Princeton University
George McPherrin
McPherrin
Iarrison Street
J. B. Wiss
France
Speirs
Frank Plea Hearing Sees Slaton Visit Factory Site
Governor Slaton will tour the National Pencil factory to study the Mary Phagan murder scene as Leo Frank seeks clemency from death to life imprisonment. The hearing reveals the jury never visited the factory and adjourns until Monday for further arguments.
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Atlanta
John M. Slaton
National
Mary Phagan
Leo M. Frank
Hugh M. Dorsey
Frank
Slaton
Dorsey
Capitol
N. F. Evans
Daniel H. Kent
H. D. Spencer
Georgia
New Yorker Dies in Head-On Car Crash at Echo Lake
A seven passenger car carrying New Yorkers ran off a bridge at Echo Lake near Stroudsburg Pennsylvania. Louis Levy of New York died in the accident. Arthur M Lesser Mrs Yolanda Gledhill and Richard Gledhill were severely injured. Lesser is hospitalised with a fractured skull and punctured lung in very serious condition. Injured were brought by a Delaware Valley Railroad train to a local hospital. The party was en route to the Delaware Water Gap for the weekend.
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New York Times
Stroudsburg
Penn
Echo Lake
Louis Levy
Arthur M. Lesser
Yolanda Gledhill
Richard Gledhill
Delaware Valley Railroad
Delaware Water Gap
Kidnapping of Girl in Yonkers Shocks Elm Street
Mrs. Martin Morrison 29 and her daughter Ethel 6 walked on Elm Street Yonkers when a man jumped from an auto, seized Ethel and sped away. Police sought the vehicle and the kidnapper. Morrison had custody rights granted by court. she and her husband are not divorced.
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Elm Street
Yonkers
Martin Morrison
Maple Street
Ethel
Seaboard Air Line Promises Splendid Trains to Major Cities
Advertising copy touts Seaboard Air Line Railway service to Atlanta Birmingham and Florida destinations. The jaunty message highlights swift steel trains and enhanced travel along its routes amid midcentury promotion.
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Seaboard Air Line Railway
Atlanta
Birmingham
Samah
Florida
Cube
Andy
Wilson note changes tone after South American consultations
An Argentine editorial reports the United States consulted South American chancelleries before sending its latest note to Germany, describing a new humanitarian phase. The Nation and other papers praise the note for defending neutrals amid deadly sea warfare and Lusitania casualties.
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Wilson
South America
Germany
Buenos Aires
United States
Razon
Lusitania
Italian Troops Win Trent Towns and Reinforcements Move In
Verona reports say Italian forces near Rovereto and Mori have seized or near-seized Trent area towns. More than 1,000 Austrian prisoners pass through Verona. Geneva dispatch cites 45,000 reinforcements moving to the Italian front with 64 batteries.
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Trent
Verona
Italy
Rovereto
Tyrol
Mori
Geneva
Laibach
Tribune de Geneve
Trent Front
Carniola
Carinthia
Ploeken
Mauthen
Valsugana
Gorisia
Gradisca
Dalmatia
Tolmino-Kurfreit
Battle Raging On the Dnie ster Forces Fight Along Dniester Line
A major battle unfolds along the Dniester River in Galicia with Russian forces clashing against Austria and Germany. German troops at Zurawna are repelled while Russians withdraw to the river. Austrians claim a crossing east of Hordonka amid ongoing heavy fighting. The Germans push toward Lemberg as both sides seek the initiative, and a separate German assault on the Rawka River claims 5,000 Russian prisoners.
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Horodenka
Zurawna
Lemberg
Przdmysl
Rawka
Bolime
Sochaczew
Petrograd
London
Juravno
Galicia
Dniester
Ugartsberg
Mosciska
Irzemys
Stanislau
War Office
Olchowice
Bukaszowice
Novochine
Wyschnuve
Kozara
Halicz
Pruth
Germans firm for submarine war but hopeful of peace
Washington reports the second American note to Germany on the Lusitania sinking was delivered via Ambassador Gerard. Officials show relaxed tension and optimism that Berlin will respond after Meyer Gerhard arrives. President Wilson golfed and plans a later vacation in Cornish New Hampshire as diplomats await Germany’s reply.
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Washington
Gerard
Wilson
Cornish
N. H
Berlin
Meyer Gerhard
Bernstorff
Germany
Bryan
New York
New Yorker Herald
America
United States
New Yorker Staats-Zeitung
Bryan notes soften German note prompts cautious stance
From Washington and Petrograd reports, Bryan defends his resignation and explains his reasons for not signing the second German note. He cites three hoped for moves to ease tensions, warns war must be avoided, and urges German-Americans to support peaceful relations with Germany.
Wilson Note Divides German Opinion On Lusitania Issue
Berlin observers voice surprise at Wilson's note while German leaders urge restraint. Officials praise the tone but fear the ammunition question will fuel anger. Editors run the full text with restrained comment as German publics back submarine warfare and demand guarantees on shipments and neutrality rights.
Italian Advance Sees Gradisca Occupied Quietly
June reports from Rome say Gradisca fell with rapid Italian progress and a calm public reaction. Gen Cadorna delayed announcing conquests to ensure they would be permanent as Gradisca and Monfalcone remained under Italian control for days before official word. The Austrian staff admits losses only for key towns now in Italian hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York Times
Rome
Gradisca
Carso Mountains
Cadorna
Monfalcone
Cormons
Cervignano
Italians Capture Porto Rosega and Advance Toward Trieste
London dispatch reports Italian troops capturing Porto Rosega near Monfalcone and advancing from Monfalcone toward Trieste with aims to seize Gulf of Anzano coastline and secure Nabresina road. Gradisca taken. Italian and Austrian clashes described with troops and mountain guns involved.
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London
Porto Rosega
Monfalcone
Rome
Udine
Italy
Trieste
Gulf of
Anzano
Nabresina
Gradisca
Cadorna
Isonzo
Sagrado
Ronchi
Monte Nero
Tarvis
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T. F. Ryan
W. A. Day
William A. Day
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Conley
Learns
Fac
Tory
Brown
Company
Anti-Frank
National Guard Under Arms
William M. Howard
Augusta
Prison Commission
Herbert Clay
Blue Ridge
Mr. Howard
M. M. Sessions
Marietta
Joseph M. Brown
Mr. Stoward
Harry A. Alexander
Leonard Haas
M. J. Yeomans
Dawson, Ga
E. A. Stephens
Grown
BE. MacGregor
Warrenton
Howard
John Dorsey
Pennsylvania
Rovereto and
Austria
Bukowina
Across the Frontier
Dniester River
Russia
Lelia
MR. Bryan
Shavli
Koujilice
Rakievo
Einoraitsy
Szakinow
Dubysa
Shavliany
Bengola
Tysmenica
Swica
Stryi
Mikolaiov
William J. Bryan
Detroit
Truckerton
Sayville
Odenwald
Geler
England
Dent
Ent Wilson
Selves
Foreign Office
Herr von Jagow
Dr. Meyer-Gentland
L. Persius
Erite
Berliner Tageblatt
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