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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1909
Page
3
The Fifth Avenue Branch offers interest on deposit accounts acts as custodian of personal property and manager of real property Travelers Letters of Credit foreign money and express checks vault boxes for customers use
The Wright brothers reveal they carry no life insurance for air flights while American insurers stay hesitant about aerial risk. The Navy eyes aeroplane trials at Fort Myer with Lieut. G. E. Sweet on the judging panel and plans to adapt the craft for naval use. Orville and Wilbur Wright work at Dayton and Fort Myer preparing the machine for Friday’s test.
The text notes that a prior clause voiding policies for deaths from aerial experiments was repealed about seventeen years ago along with other restrictions on dangerous occupations. It adds that professional air experimenters face higher premiums, treated like miners or gunpowder workers.
Miss Cora Sinclair won 15000 damages in a Supreme Court breach of promise suit against Samuel S. Laird Jr. The jury, hearing the eight year relationship and love letters, rejected a 50000 claim. Laird’s wife, Mrs. Lillian Hayes Laird, testified she found the case known to her husband. An appeal was planned by Nathan Burkan.
Thomas P. Casey a Harlem lawyer and curb broker was arrested after his wife was found stabbed in their apartment. He was arraigned as a suspicious person and held without bail as detectives seek a clearer charge while Mrs Casey hovers between life and death.
Banker A B Leach of 149 Broadway argues Cuba is quiet and well governed under Gomez. He says reports exaggerating crisis are manufactured, cites Provisional Government faults, and believes Cuba can meet its obligations if left to run its own affairs. He criticizes American administration and notes costs of Lomaz del Castillo mission and Magoon payrolls while defending Cuba’s productivity.
Increased aerial navigation experiments have little effect on life insurance risk. Companies still reserve the right to refuse policies to aviators and balloonists, and may raise rates for professionals, but policy holders face no general ban on such experiments. Wilber H. Pierson notes few firms restrict balloon ascensions in early policy years.
Judge Ray ruled yesterday that demurrers by Sanford Robinson and Arthur P Heinze to indictments charging obstruction of justice were overruled. Heinze faces trial today for allegedly advising Tracy Buckingham to flee to Canada as a Deputy Marshal served a subpoena for Grand Jury testimony. Robinson’s trial will follow once Heinze is resolved.
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