Gas Company Discrepancies Highlight Tax Board Return Gaps
A legislative gas investigating committee hears that Consolidated Gas Company reported mismatched balance sheet figures and a $4.09 million discrepancy in funds, with income from securities including amounts due. Witnesses grapple over unexplained entries as secretary Carter remains ill and absent.
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Concolidated Gas Company
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Robert A. Carter
Legislative Gas Investigating Committee
New Amsterdam Sas
New-York Fdison
Consolidated
Carter
Cornelius M. Carbonnell
Mathewson
Tete
Hughes
Whiteley
Tax Board
Reets
Senator Page
Kaiser William's curtailed Tangier visit shocks officials
Emperor William of Germany made a brief two hour stop at Tangier March 31 delaying shore arrival by three hours amid reports of an anarchist plot and possible anti-French demonstrations. He met Abd-el-Melek, received German residents and leading Moors, and held talks with Abd-el-Malek and the Spanish minister before departing for Gibraltar.
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Tangier
William
Germany
Morocco
Count von Tattenbach- Ashold
Hamburg
Count von Tattenbach-Ashold
Legation
Prinz Friedrich Karl
Linois
du Chayla
Abd-el-Melek
Emperor William
Menekhi
Abd-el- Malek
Abd-el-Malek
Gibraltar
Mulai Abd-el- Malek
France Stands Firm Over Moroccan Policy Amid Tangier Visit
Paris reports Foreign Minister Belcassé defending Morocco policy in the Senate amid Emperor William's Tangier visit. He stressed France will not alter policy, aims to open Morocco to civilization, and uphold order without provoking other nations. William's Tanger departure is seen as relieving officials and public fears of incidents.
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Paris
M. Belcassé
Senate
William
Tangier
France
Algeria
Morocco
Mediterranean
Tanger
Germany
Britons Distrustful Dispatches From Tangier
London April 1 reports a cautious mood among Britons amid special Tangier dispatches about Emperor William. The sparse text notes distrustful sentiment and unclear implications for policy or relations.
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London
Tangier
William
Albany Church Blocks Action On Liquor Tax Cancel
Albany March 31 The Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church did not join a bid to revoke St. Regis Hotel liquor tax certificate. State Excise Commissioner Cullinan refused to initiate cancellation unless property owners or church authorities file. The department will not act on grounds of dwelling proximity without church consent. case moves to owners under Liquor Tax law. Rev Dr J Ross Stevenson noted church opposed license due to distance. trustees to decide next steps.
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SBY
the Tribune
Albany
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
St. Regis
J. Ross Stevenson
Board of Trustees
Ziegler Threatened Over Blackmail Letter in Stamford
Wealthy Stamford residents William Ziegler and James I Raymond received anonymous letters demanding 5000 dollars under threat of death. Ziegler and his secretary left 25 dollars in marked bills in a tin pail at Woodside Park to trap suspects as Pinkerton detectives monitored the site for two weeks without an abridged result.
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SBY
the Tribune
Stamford
Conn
William Ziegler
James I. Raymond
Vantine Importing
New York
Measles Epidemic Anticipated as Health Plan Seeks Funds
Dr. Darlington of the Health Department warned of a measles epidemic this year and urged urgent improvements. The Board of Estimate allotted 1 million dollars temporarily from a requested 4.5 million to set up care for up to twenty thousand cases.
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Board of Estimate
Darlington
Health Department
Mrs Hill to be moved rapidly to New York for treatment
Norfolk Va March 31 Mrs James J Hill wife of the Great Northern Railway head is ill at Jekyll Island and a special Seaboard Air Line train will haul Mr Hills private car from Ormond to New York with no stops except engine changes. Officials along the route are ordered to exercise special vigilance.
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the Tribune
Norfolk
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railway Company
Jekyll Island
New York
Seaboard Air Line
Ragtime Chimes Stir Louisville Street Crowd
Ragtime music from Trinity Methodist Church chimes drew hundreds in Louisville on March 31. The bells played out of tune yet chosen for adaptability, featuring jokes like Back to Baltimore and “Alexander, Dean Youuh Lub Me No Moads” as passersby investigated the source.
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the Tribune
Louisville
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
Baltimore
Alexander
Dean
Priests Urge Rupture Plea for Independence in Russia
A group of St. Petersburg clergy pushes for church independence from the state, urging a general council to expand religious freedom. The Church Messenger published the document, which advocates freeing the church from state influence to prevent secular control and to check the spread of other faiths, with the Holy Synod reportedly considering the council.
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St. Petersburg
Holy Orthodox Church
Russia
Antonius
Church Messenger
Holy Synod
Nicholas
Fire Devastates Sebastopol Russian Warehouses
A large blaze at the Russian Steamship Company warehouses in Sebastopol on March 31 destroyed extensive storage facilities. Fire is described as incendiary in origin and caused substantial damage to the port's commercial goods.
Deportation for Insane Alien Josef Witous Strips Home Ties
Josef Witous, an Austrian Bohemian immigrant living at 225 East Trebist, faces deportation after six months abroad and a Marine Hospital diagnosis of insanity. He taught at a St Johns Church parish school and is married to a wealthy wife who owns their house. Officials rule insane aliens cannot land, barring his return or even visiting his home.
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Josef Witous
Marine Hospital
Witous
East Trébist
St. John’s Church
Bohemia
Pretoria
Vanderbilt in Mud Mayhem on Madison as Patrolman Chases
Bicycle patrolman Hanlon chased a big red Mercedes driven by Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and Mason Morris yesterday afternoon from Wilds street through Madison Avenue. The car stuck in a mud hole near Lenox Avenue and was freed just as Hanlon arrived to arrest the occupants. Vanderbilt, held at the East 12th Street station in 72 bars, appeared in Harlem court this morning. Vanderbilt and Morris provided $200 for bail. Vanderbilt reportedly traveled at least eighteen miles per hour.
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Hanlon
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Madison-ave
Vanderbilt
135Th St
East 12Th-St
Harlem Court
Mason Morris
W2ld-st
15Th-St
125Th-St
Lenox-ave
Hanson
Lake
Visit to national capital by railhead travelers ad
Through Pennsylvania Railhead on April 6 visitors reach the national capital with lodging and meal coverage. Rates cover necessary expenses, twelve dollars or one hundred sixty nine dollars depending on hotel selection. See ticket agents for details.
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Pennsylvania
National Capital
Rogers Defends Gift In Rockefeller Gift Controversy
H H Rogers vice-president of Standard Oil defended the company amid criticism by the prudential committee of the American Board of Foreign Missions for accepting a $100000 gift from John D Rockefeller. A board signatory statement argued accepting the gift would not compromise the mission board and urged continuing trust in gifts for foreign missions.
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H. H. Rogers
Standard Oil Company
Prudential Committee
American Board of Foreign Missions
John D. Rockefeller
Mr. Rogers
Rockefeller
Pov
J. W. Cooper
American Missionary Association
Lucien C. Warner
International Young Men's Christian Association
C. H. Richards
Prudential Committee of the
American Board
Dr Gladden Denounces Rebates as Flagitious Policy
Columbus Ohio March 1 Dr Washington Gladden condemned Standard Oil rebates as flagitious and unlawful tactics to coercively boost profits. He argued even without a specific law the action was robbery by railways and urged scrutiny of legality beyond mere legality. He warned that reliance on legal loopholes cannot excuse moral wrongdoing and noted government investigations.
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Washington Gladden
John D. Rockefeller
Dr. Gladden
United States
Lincoln
Industrial Commission
Congress
Commission
Standard Oil Company
Zeto
Columbus
Ohio
H. H. Rogers
Rogers
Trust
New York
Rockefelter
Clergymen Invite Protests Over Rockefeller Gift
Boston March 31. The committee leading Congregationalists protest the American Board of Commissions for Foreign Missions accepting a $100,000 gift from John D. Rockefeller invites clergymen and laymen to send their names to Rev. Daniel Evans of Cambridge to show sympathy. Officials say letters of support are arriving and clerical work will be centralized. If protests fail to secure a repudiation, the board may face measures to prevent future controversy.
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Boston
American Board of Commissions For Foreign Missions
John D. Rockefeller
Daniel Evans
Cambridge
Prudential Committee
Will
Car wrecks tall chimney in Springfield factory incident
A heavily loaded front car jumped the track at Thomas Stationery Manufacturing in Springfield Ohio. The runaway engine toppled a hundred feet high brick chimney, the boiler crushed, and about ninety workers were at the plant when the failure occurred. No deaths are reported.
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Friberet
Springfield
Ohio
Stemey
Detroit Southern Front
Thomas Stationery Manufacturing
Crimmins Nominated for President of Equitable Society
Reported by Hyde party representatives, John D. Crimmins would be offered the presidency of the Equitable Life Assurance Society as a compromise candidate. James H. Hyde may retire as vice-president if James W. Alexander agrees to yield the spot to Crimmins, acceptable to the Alexander faction. The details come from unnamed good authority and reflect ongoing party maneuvering.
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Equitable Life Assurance Society
John D. Crimmins
Hyde
James H. Hyde
James W. Alexander
Crimmins
Alexander
Crimmins Joins Policy Holders in Opposing Equitable Plan
Crimmins becomes chairman of the policy holders protective committee, opposing the mutualization push by Equitable’s controlling interests. He praises Mr Hyde’s honesty and backs the same view on the Cambon dinner episode voiced by Hyde’s representative. A clash over a pro-Hyde resolution occurred within the committee during a session. Francis Hendricks, state insurance chief, summoned committee members to a broad conference at 11 Broadway to review the Equitable tangle. Participants included Alexander, Cohen, Harriman, Crimmins, Platt, Bloomingdale, Root, Morgenthau, Hyde, Gulliver, with Payn joining later. Conversations hint at suspicions about Hyde’s payroll and expenses, including a $300 monthly employee on Hyde’s estate. Officials deny Hyde paid for costume balls from society funds. some argue the Cambon dinner cost could be justified as separate from the Equitable funds.
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Crimmins
Hyde
Hydai
John D. Crimmins
Francis Hendricks
Albany
Equitable
Broadway
James W. Alexander
William N Cohen
E. H. Harriman
Frank H. Platt
E. W. Bloomingdale
Elihu H Root
Henry Morgenthau
James H. Hyde
W. C. Gu
United States Shipbuilding Company
William N. Coffen
Tle
Family marks 27th wedding anniversary in three-room Platte cottage
In Denver a couple living in a three room cottage along the Platte River celebrated their twenty seventh wedding anniversary with ten of their twenty one children nearby and three grandchildren. The family’s oldest child is thirty three. The event reflects a large, enduring household in a small riverside home.
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Colorado
the Tribune
Denver
Platte River
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Benjamin A. Whiteley
Consolidated Company
Charles E. Hughes
Mr. Carter
Charles F. Mathewson
State Board
Mr. Whiteley
Mr. Mathewson
Assemblyman Palmer
Senator Stevens
Stevens
Ted Gas Company
Crescent Athletic Club
Brooklyn
Tribune
Kaiser AT
Kaiser
Cullinan
Ziegler
Mrs. Hill North
TORCH
Sebastopol
A. G. Vanderbilt
Washington
Gift
Standard Oil
Mission Board
Mr. Rockefeller
Policyholders’ Protective Committee
John D. Crivmiins
Equitabled Life Assurance Society
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