Nine New Directors for the Equitable Board
The Equitable Life Assurance Society appointed nine new directors after accepting twenty one resignations. New members include Eben B. Thomas Commodore Frederick G. Bourne Ferdinand W Roebling J Whitman E W Bloomingdale J G Schmidlapp E W Robertson J J Albright Joseph Bryan and Witte. The move follows trustees recommendations and Hyde estate reorganization efforts with James M Hyde defending himself and his father against charges.
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Equitable Life Assurance Society
Grover Cleveland
Morgan J. O'Brien
George Wags
Hyde
Thomas F. Ryan
Eben. B. Thomas
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Commodore Frederick G. Bourne
The
Singer Manufacturing Company
Ferdinand W.roebling
Trenton
South Carolina Committee of Equitable
J. J. Albright
Buffalo
Joseph Bryan
Richmond
Witte
James B. Forgan
Chicago
Forgan
Paul Morton
James J. Hill
Alfred &. Vanderbilt
George H. Squire
Hill
Frick
Vanderbilt
Mr. Squire
James M. Hyde
Hendricks
State Insurance, Department
Sociel Executive Committee
James H. Hyde
Equible
Morton
L. E. Deeming
Thomas D. Jordan
Valentine P. Snyder
A. W. Skrech
William Alexander
Gage B. Tarbel
C. B. Alexander
Bradish Johnson
Henry i. Winthrop
George T. Wilson
William H. McIntyre
Samuel M. Inman
Cornelius .N. Bliss
George. H Squire
Charles S. Smith
Brayton Ives
M. BE. Ingalls
A. J. Cassatt
E. H. Harriman
Jacob H. Schiff
T. Jefferson Coolidge
John Jacob Astor
Marvin Hughitt
Henry C. Frick
M. . Hartley Dodge
John A. Stewart
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
August Belmont
D. O. Mills
Robert T. Lincoln
John Sloane
Joseph T. Low
E. W. Bloomingdale
Crimmins
Mr. Whitman
New England
Robertson
South Carolina
Buckingham
Investigation of Mutual Life Under State Insurance Scrutiny
Rumors confirm a formal inquiry requested by Mutual Life President Richard A. McCurdy. State Superintendent Hendricks leads a thorough examination of the Mutual’s books at 32 Nassau Street with full cooperation from officers and trustees. The Times notes similar inquiries may extend to the New York Life, with past state investigations cited.
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NEW York Times
McCurdy
State Department of Insurance
Albany
State Superintendent of Insurance
Mutual
Hendricks
Nassau Street
New York Life Insurance Company
TIMES
John A. McCall
Long Branch
Ike the Mutual
McCall
New York Life
New York State Department of Insurance
Insurance Department
Index to Departments and Page References
Directory style list showing sections such as Commercial World Amusements Arrivals of Out of Town Buyers Business Troubles Court Calendars Marine Intelligence and Foreign Mails New Corporations Real Estate Society United Service Micather Report Yesterday's fires with respective page numbers.
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United Service
Micather Report
Overnight to Chicago by Pennsylvania Special train
Pennsylvania Special departs New York daily and arrives in Chicago next morning at 3:55 PM. The service costs $55 and operates with thorough equipment and no interference with business hours.
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Chicago
New York
Niagara Falls Round Trip By Erie Railroad Ad
Advertisement for a $9.00 round trip to Niagara Falls on July 1 2 3 offered by Erie Railroad. Includes contact numbers and addresses at 399 1159 Broadway New York and 383 Fulton Street Brooklyn for information.
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Niagara Falls
Erie Railroad
Broadway, N
Fulton St
B’klyo
From Clerk to Pastor at Woodside Baptist Church
Edward James Holden, formerly a Standard Oil clerk, was installed as pastor of the Woodside Avenue Baptist Church. He began ministry studies at twenty two, studied during lunch hours, and passed the Baptist ministry examination with high honors last week. The ordaining council met at Hanson Place Baptist Church in Brooklyn.
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Standard Oil Company
Baptist Church
Woodside
L. I
Edward James F Holden
Pauline Keevil
Charles J. Keevil
Holden
Standard Oil
Ordaining Council
Hanson Place Baptist Church
Broookyn
Day Hold-Up in Tenderloin Sparks Police Hunt
Arthur V. Seaman publisher was mugged at 5 30 PM on Sixth Avenue near Broadway as he walked to his office at 55 West Twenty eighth Street. Two men knocked him down one pinioned his arms the other rifled pockets. Seaman’s watch chain was stolen. Detectives McIver and Lehr detained two suspects Fred Simmons 19 of 313 Seventh Avenue and William Clarris 23 of 353 West Twenty fifth Street.
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Arthur V. Seaman
Sixth Avenue
Broadway
Seaman
McIver
Lehr
Tenderloin Station
Fred Simmons
Seventh Avenue
William C Larris
West Twenty -Fifth Street
Injured Engineer Finishes Run After Stone Attack
John Walters, engineer of the Pennsylvania Company's Chicago Limited, was struck by a stone through the locomotive cab window while en route from Cresson to Pittsburg. The blow blinded one eye temporarily, but Walters returned to his seat and completed the 101 mile run into Pittsburg on schedule.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
John Walters
Pennsylvania Company
Cicago Limited
Cresson
Walters
Tornado wrecks Phillipsburg town in Kansas
A Fairbury Nebraska dispatch reports Phillipsburg Kansas was struck by a tornado this evening. Six people are known dead and the Kansas town in North Central Kansas suffered wreckage as the storm moved through the area.
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Lincoln, Neb
Fairbury
Neb
Wilson
Rock Island Railroad
Phillipsburg
Kan
Kansas
Army officer jailed writes book on army life scandals
Special to The New York Times from Kansas City reports Captain George W. Kirkman, a former U S Army infantry officer now imprisoned at Fort Leavenworth, has authored Thirty Years of Army Life a memoir claiming to reveal dark racial life scandals he encountered during his service.
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New York Times
Kansas
City
George W. Kirkman
United States Army
Fort Leavenworth
Steamer Grosser Kurfurst in wireless contact near New York
The Grosser Kurfurst reported wireless communication with its station at 10 PM while forty miles west of New York and is expected to reach Plymouth around 3 AM tomorrow. The Baltic under Captain Smith arrived Queenstown at 2 AM from New York for Liverpool and proceeded.
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Lizard
Grosser Kurfurst
New York
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Bremen
Queenstown
Baltic
20th Century Limited Schedule Details
The 20th Century Limited on the New York Central Lines departs New York daily at 3 30 P M and arrives in Chicago at 8 30 A M the next day. In return service it leaves Chicago via the Lake Shore at 2 30 P M and reaches New York at 9 30 A M the following morning. Reservations are advised to secure best accommodations.
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20Th Century
Chicago
20Th Century Limited
New York Central Lines
New York
Lake Shore
Roosevelt Pleads for Higher Ideals at Harvard Commencement
Harvard's Cambridge ceremony featured President Roosevelt as principal speaker amid 2500 graduates and attendees. Bishop Lawrence announced a 2.4 million dollar teachers endowment with aims to reach 2.5 million. gifts from non graduates also noted. Roosevelt urged higher ideals in business and sport, warned against wealth abuse, and lauded progress in U.S. German relations.
Yale's Rockefeller Million Gift to Yale Endowment
Yale President Hadley announced that John D Rockefeller gave 1 million dollars and Yale graduates added 1 million to a permanent endowment, totaling 2 million in gifts as part of a 5 million goal. The funds will be invested to produce income with annual income used for current expenses.
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New York Times
New Haven
Conn
Hadley
Yale
Woolsey Hall
John D. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Anson Phelps Stokes, Jr
Mr. Stokes
Sheffield
Scientific School
Mr. Rockefeller
University
William G. Rockefeller
Fercy Rockefeller
William
Percy
Skull and Bones
President and laundress meet Roosevelt in Cambridge
Thousands gathered at Bishop Lawrence's residence in Cambridge as President Roosevelt and Mary Taylor, his former washerwoman, exchanged greetings. Taylor, who cleaned for him in student days, recalled their weekly conversations and asked about his son Theodore Jr.
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New York Times
Boston
Bishop Lawrence
Cambridge
Roosevelt
Mary Taylor
Theodore, Jr
Czar's Warships Seized by Odessa Mutineers
Mutinous crews seize the Kniaz Potemkine and threaten bombardment in Odessa harbor. Fire consumes quays and ships while soldiers police, and a killed police agent sparks wider riots. Barricades rise. foreign warships may intervene as mutiny spreads. Olmitchuk's death fuels protests as crews rally.
Roosevelt speaks on college ideals at Harvard commencement
In Cambridge on June 28 President Roosevelt urged Harvard to embrace two roles, noting a great university should produce a small cadre of scholars and train leaders for American business life. He emphasized moral purpose and responsibility in business and public service.
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New York Times
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Memorial Hall
Roosevelt
D B Henderson Stricken at Dubuque
D B Henderson former Speaker of the House is confined to his hotel in Dubuque Iowa after a slight stroke affecting his right side. Hopes are held that he may leave his rooms in a few days.
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Dubuque
Iowa
D. B. Henderson
House of Representatives
Miss Rogers's Body Found in Saranac River
The body of Miss Mary O. Rogers of Leesburg Virginia was recovered today in the Saranac River near the cottage from which she had disappeared a week earlier. District Attorney Finn issued a statement exonerating Willoughby N. Smith, the woman’s attorney, from any blame for her death.
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Saranac Lake
Mary O. Rogers
Leesburg
Saranac River
Finn
Willoughby N. Smith
Morse Wedding Sparks Village Welcome in Hempstead
Harold Douglas, Hempstead telegraph operator, wed Florence Ketcham. On leaving by the 10:30 train the engineer blew a Morse signal and the alerting whistle drew hose and ladder company crews toward stations en route to Jamaica. The Morse coded call Ax and bride aboard announced the couple’s departure.
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Mr. Douglas
Reduction in Monthly Commutation Tickets Between New York and Newark
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company will place on sale from July 1 sixty trip monthly commutation tickets between New York and Newark Waverly and Elizabeth at a rate of 6.05 dollars. The move aims to benefit patrons by offering a reduced fare option for regular riders.
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New York
Newark
Waverly
Elizabeth
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Eizabeth
arA‘v
Through Trains From New York to Atlantic City Advised
Pennsylvania Railroad offers weekday departures from New York at 9 55 A M and 2 55 P M Sundays 7 55 A M Special return train on Fourth of July leaves Atlantic City at 6 30 P M with parlor and dining cars
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Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Atlantic City
Pennsylvania Railroad’s Track Sets World Speed Record Claim
The Pennsylvania Railroad to Chicago offers the longest stone ballasted road bed in the world and hosts the Pennsylvania Special, touted as the fastest long-distance train. An advertising blurb praises USHER'S Scotch as the highball’s origin and best ride.
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Chicago
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