Mentor Wreck of New 18 Hour Flier Kills Dozens
A Cleveland to New York limited train wreck near Mentor, Ohio, on its fourth run, left seventy passengers aboard with eleven dead and eighteen to twenty injured. The engine derailed after a switch opened and locked, sending cars into a burning freight station. heroism was shown by locals as rescuers pulled survivors from the wreckage.
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Henry Bomberger
Mentor Gardner
Graham
Morgan
Thomas R
Cleveland
Mentor
Lake Shore
H. C! Brodway
A. C. Liner
Brodway
Liner
Moon
Painesville
Ohio
New York Times
Limited
Wnto
Wreck of Eastbound Twentieth Century Limited Kills Several
East bound Twentieth Century Limited derailed near Mentor Ohio after an open switch. Four to five people were killed and many injured as cars burned and passengers struggled to escape. Fire crews and doctors rushed to the scene as relief trains transported the injured to Cleveland.
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Lake Shore
Cleveland
Mentor
Painesville
Tyler
Collingwood
Ashtabula
Pullman
J. J. O'Neill
Ingersoll
Lowe
Willoughby
The Second Empire Fast Train Schedule Announced
A New York Central fast train departs Grand Central at 1 57 P M and reaches Albany at 4 52 Utica 6 47 Syracuse 8 00 Rochester 9 33 and Buffalo 11 10 P M with no excess fare indicated in the notice.
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New York Central
Grand Central Station
Albany
Utica
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
Ithaca Flood Causes Major Citywide Damage
Floods in Ithaca cause an estimated 100000 dollars in damage after twelve hours of heavy rain. A cloudburst east of the city washed away road and railway bridges. Rail lines, including Lackawanna and Lehigh, are crippled and power houses damaged leaving half the city under water and streets dark.
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New York Times
Ithaca
Lackawanna
Lehigh
Elmira and Cortland
College Hill
Gaskill Wrecked Trust Co in Philadelphia
The City Trust, Safe Deposit, and Surety Co at 927 Chestnut Street closed after exposure of the Gaskill forgeries totaling about 80,000 dollars. Temporary receiver Albert L. Taber reports liquidation with hopes deposits will be paid. forged securities left the bank insolvent amid loans to Gaskill & Co. and raised stock certificates.
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Philadelphia
City Trust, Safe Deposit, and Surety Company
Chestnut Street
J. Hampton Moore
Albert L. Taber
Taber
Moore
B. H. Gaskill & Co
Gaskill
New York
Massacre of 50,000 Workmen in Lodz Protests
In Lodz on June 21 a 50,000 strong workmen’s demonstration against the Government ended with deadly volleys from dragoons and Cossacks. Eighteen killed and about 100 wounded as the crowd, gathered for Socialist speeches, was attacked after reforming in Glowny Street following a quiet march.
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Lodz
Piotrokowska Street
Glowny Street
Bath Beach Train Panic Ends in Fatality at Concord Street
A Bath Beach Coney Island elevated train struck a misaligned switch near Concord Street causing a fatality and a mass scramble. Flagman Joseph Brooks, 22, of 1083 Decatur Street, died after being struck between stalled cars. Motorman William J. Cole fled but was later arrested at Adams Street Police Station as passengers, including several women, fainted.
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Bath Beach
Coney Island
Adams Street
Brooklyn Bridge
Concord Street
Joseph Brooks
Decatur Street
Brooks
William J. Cole
Roosevelt letter faults Equitable practices and backs Morton
President Roosevelt writes to Paul Morton that crooked practices have prevailed at Equitable Life and calls for federal supervision of insurance. The correspondence also explains Morton’s resignation from the Navy post and his defense regarding Santa Fe rebates. Cleveland joins in backing Morton as trustee, urging a clean, public-spirited management and accountability to policyholders and the public.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Paul Morton
Equitable Assurance Society
Equitable Trouble
Morton
Moody
Messrs
Judson Harmon
Frederick N. Judson
Santa Fé
Sth
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fé Railroad
Colorado Fuel Company
Department of Justice
Particuar
Navy Department
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Cleveland
Hendricks Report Censures Many Affected in Finances
A committee report censures multiple individuals including a son for extravagances and blames the Syndicates Alexander and directors for mismanagement. The findings name several implicated parties and outline the alleged irregularities and accountability measures.
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Hendricks
Mayer to Act at Once on Directors Removal
Attorney General says he will move immediately to remove certain company directors. He asserts jurisdiction over corporate governance and vows swift action to oust identified executives. Trade groups respond with calls for due process and compliance efforts.
Equitable Life Probe Seeks Directors’ Removal
State Superintendent Hendricks releases a preliminary report on the Equitable Life Assurance Society finding mismanagement and extravagance among directors and officers except for Gage E. Tarbell. He advocates eliminating Wall Street control and mutualizing the society with stock valuation aligned to dividends. Attorney General Mayer to move to remove violators and recover funds, aligning with Republican aims. The report also critiques leases with safe deposit firms and related stock changes within the society.
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Hendricks
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Gage E. Tarbell
Henry B. Hyde
Thomas F. Ryan
Mr. Hendricks
Wall Street
Gov. Higgins
Mayer
Equitable
Mercantile Safe Deposit
Security Safe Deposit of
Boston
Equitable Society
Missouri Safe Deposit Company
St. Louis
Henry Marquand
Henry G. Haartsick
D. K. Ferguson
George W. Allen
George D. Capen
William Nichols
James Jauncey Hoyt
William Alexander
Louis Fitzgerald
Commercial Trust Company of
Philadelphia
Equitable Trust
City
Port Arthur Capitulation Declared Justified
A St. Petersburg dispatch reports the commission investigating Port Arthur's capitulation finds the fortress surrender was justifiable. The finding was conveyed to readers via the Exchange Telegraph Company.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
St. Petersburg
Port Rtur
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