Morse Shifts Blame In Bank Violations Trial
Charles W. Morse testified in his own defense in the National Bank of North America case. He claimed he was not a practical banker and little aware of bank books, blaming Alfred H. Curtis for technical violations while admitting outside interests and involvement in the American Ice Securities Company. He recalled loans to John F. Carroll and the Davison Brown deals and mentioned a $25,000 Ice stock investment by Mrs. Gelshenen and related profits to the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Morse
Alfred H. Curtis
United States Circuit Court
Mr. Morse
Mr. Curtis
National Bank of North America
Morse
MacFarlane
Old State Bank of New York
American Ice Company
Col. R. M. Thompson
Charles T. Barney
Bank
American Ice Securities Company
John F. Carroll
Whiting
Carroll
Curtis
Fce
Davison-Brown
K.gelshenen
Ice
Davison- Brown
Rockefeller Endorses Taft Vote Public Statement
A Rockefeller public statement from 26 Broadway reveals John D. Rockefeller will vote for William H. Taft, praising Taft’s fitness, stability, and negosyo friendly stance. He cites tariff and currency alignment, and criticizes measures that threaten prosperity, noting his Republican ties and duty to disclose his views. The note also records his visit to the Standard Oil Building after a long absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller
Taft
Mr. Taft
Standard Oil Company
Broadway
Mr. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
No. 26
Rockefeller
Haan's Restaurant Park Row Election Night Returns
Haan's Restaurant on Park Row hosts election night returns. The event venue is listed as a Ced building with music planned as results come in.
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Haan
Park Row
Robber Gains Entry. Women Robbed at New Rochelle Home
A man posed as a prospective buyer to enter 185 Elm Avenue, New Rochelle, attacked 55 year old Mrs. Ebon Adams, and forced her to surrender diamond earrings worth about 50 dollars before fleeing. The crime followed a visit to a local real estate office and a plan to show a country estate costing around 10 000 dollars. Police pursued but the suspect escaped. Mr. Adams is a former New Rochelle police commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
New Rochelle
N. Y
Ebon Adams
Elm Avenue
Lawton Street
Wronday
J. G. Costello
Woodbury
N. J
Adams Villa
Americans Find Gold in Congo Exploration Report
Reports from E Dorsey Mohun’s Congo expedition say his party found rich deposits of gold tin and copper in the Manyema district. Mohun leads a 1400 carrier force and 200 escorts backed by the American International Corporation with ties to the Guggenheims and Thomas F Ryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mohun Party
Congo
Brussels
E. Dorsey Mohun
Mr. Mohun
Manyema
Leopold
Belgium
Compagnie Forestiére Et Miniére
American International Corporation
Thomas F. Ryan
Guggenheim
Congo Free State
United States
Writ Of Seizure Of Song Upheld By Court
Judge Ward refused Remick & Co. motion to vacate the writ of seizure on the plates and copies of the song I Don t Like You. Clare Kummer sold the rights to Stern & Co. who discovered Remick also published it. The motion argued the writ deprived them of due process of law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
United States
Jerome H. Remick & Co
Joseph W. Stern & Co
Music Publishers
Clare Kummer
Miss Kummer
Stern & Co
Remick & Co
Remicks
Princeton West Point Football Game Planned at West Point
West Shore Railroad announces a special train for the Princeton versus West Point football game. The Desbrosses Street depot departs at 12:00 and the 42nd Street station departs at 12:15 PM with a round trip fare of $1.25.
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Princeton
West Point
West Shore R. R
Desbrosses
Brandenburg Faces Fresh Testimony in Cleveland Letter Case
Brandenburg indicted for grand larceny in the second degree over the sale of a Cleveland letter to the New York Times. He was extradited from Dayton to New York, pleaded not guilty, bailed at 1500, and awaits court action as affidavits emerge from stenographers claiming they typed Brandenburg’s disputed article.
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Broughton Brandenburg
Cleveland
New York Times
Dayton
Ohio
Fitzsimmons
District Attorney’s Office
Brandenburg
McCafferty
Grover Cleveland
Foster
Joseph M. Williams
American Bonding Company of
Baltimore
Williams
Court of Public Opinion
Court of Law
Jerome
New York World
L. M. Bacon
Madeline Fearon
Bacon
State of New York
City of New York
L. M
West Thirtyfourth Street
West Thirty-fourth Street
NEW Yor Times of
Brandenberg
York Times
Banks Face Cash Demands as Deposit Guarantee Debate Rises
Country banks report a surge in cash requests amid political talk of guaranteeing bank deposits. A New York state correspondent notes customers hoarding funds, with withdrawals totaling about 25,000 dollars. Bankers seek clarity on whether fears over guarantees drive the run, calling the trend a curious outcome of the agitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
New York State
Wallten
Tve
Democratic Party
Blake confesses to bribe attempt in Ruef case
E A S Blake, contractor found guilty of bribery to influence juror John M Kelly in Ruef trial, testifies in court that Ruef associate counsel Murphy offered ten thousand dollars plus wife support if he kept silent. Blake's confession shocks Ruef defense as Judge Lawlor schedules two week continuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
E. A. S. Blake
John M. Kelly
Abraham Ruef
Ruef
Blake
Frank J. .Murphy
A. S. Newburgh
F. J. Murphy
J. M.kelly
Kelly
Newburgh
Henry Ach
Thomas B. Dozier
Fire kills two at Ericsson workshop on Duane Street
Two men died and a third was badly burned in a basement fire at 164 Duane Street. The blaze started among barrels of waste celluloid at Stillman & Engel plant, once John Ericsson’s workshop, with dense smoke filling the basement. Authorities estimate losses at $5,000.
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Duane Street
John Ericsson
Henry Jones
East
Twenty-sixth Street
David Mahoney
Manhasset Place
Brooklyn
William Settgast
Henry Street
Greenpoint
L. I
Settgast
Hudson Street Hospital
Stillman & Engel
Hughes's Son Loses Presidency At Brown University
Charles Evans Hughes Jr., son of New York's governor, narrowly loses Brown University senior class presidency by nine votes. Wheeler of Plainville Mass defeats him with 61 to 62 in the election held today in Providence on October 29.
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Brown University
Providence
R. I
Charles Evans Hughes, Jr
New York
Young Hughes
Charles E. Wheeler
Plainville
Mass
Wheeler
Hughes
Paper Trust Seeks Tariff Retention in Policy Letter
A West Virginia firm urged the American Paper and Pulp Association to keep the print paper and pulp import duty. The letter argues Democrats would remove the duty if in power, while the association’s interests are aligned with the Republican Party which resisted duty repeal last winter in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paper Trust
American Paper and Pulp Association
Broadway
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company
Congress
Sailors Loot Trunks Aboard Adriatic Then Arrested
Four British sailors on the White Star Adriatica were arrested aboard the vessel and taken to police headquarters after looting trunks of passengers while at sea. About $6000 in plunder recovered. suspects named Chalk, Henry, Cavendish and Kelly. Captain Blagrave of Reading, England, reported losses including hunting trophies and guns. Detectives traced pilfered items to crew quarters and holds.
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White Star Ikner Adriatica
Olice
William Chalk
William Henry
Arry Cavendish
James Kelly
North River
H. B.lagrave
Calegdt Park
Reading
England
Canadian
Todward Mallen
Steamship Company
Queenstown
Blagraves
Vid Nisbett
Blagrave
Report on New Queens Borough Bridge Conditions
Bridge Commissioner awaits two reports on the new Queens Borough Bridge including one by Boller and Hodge alleging the structure fails to meet specifications and may not bear intended weight. Proposals include removing the upper floor and elevated train tracks, with possible further rural changes to the span.
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Queens Borough
Steven
William Burr
Boller & Hodge
Newark youth details Black Hand tale of mutilation
Vilardo Dipritti, 19, of Newark, recounts being forced into a Black Hand group in West Virginia. He alleges a ritual and a promise of death, betrayal exposure in Johnstown, and that his hands were amputated in reprisal after he fled and revealed the group.
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Black Hand
Vilardo Dipritti
Lafayette Street
Newark
Dipritti J
West Virginia
Southford
Penn
Johnstown
The
Black
Red Megaphone Night Promises Big Friday Reveal
A fragment hints at a promotional event titled Megaphone Night tied to a Sunday schedule. Details are unclear but advertise a bold, entry free event with emphasis on entertainment value and a late release vibe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ameri Che
Lusitania Arrives at Liverpool From Hidden Ocean Route
Shipping news reports the Lusitania docking in Liverpool in October after an abbreviated voyage. Trade details note cargo movements and port activity amid a busy Atlantic season.
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Liverpool
D Clarets And Old Burgundy Fortify The Blood
An advert for wine by H. T. Dewey & Sons Co. promotes D Clarets and Old Burgundy as a meal enriches the blood. The sale is handled from 135 Fulton Street, New York, by the firm.
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H. T. Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
Rogers to Extend Road from Roanoke to Mount Airy
The New York Times reports Henry Il Rogers plans a 25 mile extension from Roanoke to Floyd Court House with future runs into Carroll and Grayson Counties and Surry County North Carolina to Mount Airy connecting with the Southern Railway. This links the Carolinas to a coal route using Rogers Virginian line funds.
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Rogers
Indian Railroad
Norfolk
Roanoke
Floyd Court House
Floyd County
Roanoke-Floyd
Carrol
Grayson
Surry County
N. C
Mount Airy
Southern Railway
Carolinas
Virginian
West Virginia
Wrecked by Storm Off Virginia Coast A Schooner Lays Aground
The masted schooner Javelina driven ashore near Cape Henry during a North East gale. Four crew members died or are missing. six others were rescued after being swept away by heavy seas and crushed by wreckage. The vessel broke apart as waves overwhelmed the hull.
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Charles S. Hirsch
Lound North
Javelina Coast
Paul Gamfiel
Cape Henry
Will
Cook
Confession Unearthed In Italian Murder Case
A dramatic confession links Salvatore Garrito to the killing of a state trooper. Garrito, jailed in Italy, reportedly faced a five year term when his brother served time in a penal ring. The note describes a farewell moment and the gallows awaiting execution in Berks County.
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New York: Times
Italy
Salvatore Garrito
cHeher
Wedded on Wrong License In Connecticut Town
The New York Times reports Rev G E witnessing a marriage by license issued in error. Harold Bee and Margaret Cornwall wed near Falls Village and Lime Rock while under a suspended license. Redding authorities and Clerk Ensign enforce the ceremony, concluding the union occurred without proper license validity.
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Winsted
Harold R. Bee
Midway Falls
Griffith
Roomings Bank
New-York Times
G. E- Episcopal
Nan
New Preston
Margaret T. Cornwal
Salisbury
Cornwall
Julia Goodwin
Lime Rock
Goodwin
Lime
Goodwin Place
Newport merchants collect overdue balances leanly
Newport residents and merchants show improved settling of accounts. The New York Times notes summer residents now pay monthly or semi monthly, and outstanding debts among trades are under ten thousand dollars with little fear of loss.
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New York Times
Navy trial for Magness in Philadelphia court martial
Acting Secretary ordered the J. Magness alias Hart musician who deserted to be tried at a Philadelphia court martial. Pressure to spare him is rejected. Navy details move ahead with the case as a desertion in peacetime.
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New York Times
J. Magness
Hart
Washingto Rotary Newberry
Charles Love
Gorman
Philadelphia
Paymaster Ermel faces sentence for Ladew estate defalcation
In Glen a charge of grand larceny is connected to defalcation totaling $9,000. Ermel returned an automobile and over $3,000 in cash not yet spent, altering the case. He is to be sentenced by Judge Jackson on Saturday. Also a note on a football special with Princeton at West Point on Oct. 31.
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New York Times
Mineola, L' .L
Ermel
Ladew
Glen
Grar
Mrs. Astor in Critical Condition at Fifth Avenue Home
Mrs. William Astor, longtime leader of New York society, is critically ill at her Fifth Avenue home after a four week decline due to a heart ailment. Dr. Austin Flint Jr. and assistant care for her as nurses attend, with bulletins noting periods of rest and repeated attacks.
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Wiliam Astor
New York
Fifth Avenue
Austin Flint, Jr
Astor
Fifth Avenue House
Billings
Flint
Pith Avenue House
Mrs. Astor
Jacob Janse Schermerhorn
Manhattan Island
William Schermerhorn
Henry White
Ann van Courtlandt
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Whiting Loan
Ener Aid
K. Gelshenen
William H. Taft
Bryan
E. A.S. Blake
Sam
Ericsson
Adriatic
Liner
Queensboro
Henry
North
Bour
Effer
Timothy J
Clergyman Rums
Newport
St Tremely
Magness
Pear
Pendle Philadelphia Naer
Navy
Ladew Estate Employe
R Hudson
West Pt
William Astor
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