Morse seeks quick end to North America bank liquidation
Charles W Morse presses a fast track to end the receivership of the National Bank of North America after its suspension on January 27, while Alfred H Curtis faces U S Circuit Court indictments next October for alleged false entries and misapplication of funds tied to Morse stock schemes. Morse aims to secure minority stockholder claims via a proposed Assets Realization Company plan, hoping to accelerate payouts and end the receivership, with opposition from minority holders and scrutiny by the Treasury and Department of Justice.
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Charles W. Morse
National Bank of North America
Alfred H. Curtis
United States Circuit Court
Consolidated Steamship Lines
American Ice Company
Morse
Europe
New Amsterdam Bank
Charlies A. Hanna
Morse Securities Company
Bath
Na‘tiong
Na‘tiong] Bank of North America
Hanna
Treasury
Assets Realigation Company of
Philadelphia
Washington
Department of Justice
Assets Realization Company
Mr. Morse
Mr. Curtis
Mr. Hanna
Field
Hunce
Treasury Department
Steamer Cincinnati Sinks Near Chautauqua Pier
The Chautauqua Steamboat Line steamer Cincinnati struck a submerged spur in Chautauqua Lake near the pier and sank quickly after all 200 passengers were landed. The vessel, one of the lake’s largest boats, will be raised and repaired.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Cincinnati
Chautauqua Steamboat Line
Chautauqua Lake
Chautauqua Pier
Lightning halts N H trains after Cos Cob power plant fire
A lightning strike on the New Haven line at Cos Cob damaged a main transmission wire, burned a generator, and tripped circuit breakers. The Cos Cob power house work halted for about 1 hour 23 minutes, delaying eastern and western trains and causing departures and arrivals to run late into the night.
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Tribune Ij
Stamford
Conn
New Haven
Cos Cob
W. G. Bierd
New York
Oklahoma Democrats urge 150000 voters to fund Bryan campaign
Leaders call for each voter to contribute two cents monthly or 25 cents yearly to create a national campaign fund. They estimate 150000 Democratic voters in Oklahoma and seek 150000 dollars toward Bryan's effort, covering four years since the last campaign.
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Tribune
Guthrie
Oklo
Oklahoma
Bryan
Dane Explorer Perishes In Greenland Northeast Reach
Danish explorer Erichsen and companions died during an expedition north east of Peary Land in uncharted Greenland, ending their quest to map the far northeastern region.
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Erichsen
Peary Land
Death of Explorer Mylius Erichsen in Greenland Snowstorm
Danish explorer Mylius Erichsen and two companions perished after their ice floe drifted to sea during an expedition in Greenland. The party had mapped large areas of the northeast coast, while conditions grew deadly as provisions ran low and escape became impossible. The news arrives from Copenhagen via telegrams to the Denmark Greenland expedition committee.
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Copenhagen
Mylius Erichsen
Denmark- Greenland
Erichsen
Greenland
Myrius Erichsen
American Geographical Society
Melville Bay
Cape York Esquimaux
Paris Blackout as Electricians Strike Shuts City
In Paris on August 6 the capital plunged into two hours of darkness as electricians stage a general strike. Power cuts disrupted hotels restaurants and theatres while newspaper offices lost presses until the night shift returned to work after threats of dismissal.
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Paris
Théatre Brancais
Rain Brings Relief as Heat Eases in City
A southwest thunderstorm cooled the city on Wednesday, lowering the thermometer from 82 to 71 degrees as humidity fluctuated near 89 percent. Light southerly winds and showers are forecast for today.
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Mercury
Rail unions unite to aid railways in freight rate rise
United railroad employes across the United States form a coalition led by the Nebraska State Railway Employes Protective Association and the American Protective Association of America with Kansas City headquarters. Chicago conductors join as participants, signaling broad support though no formal adoption by all brotherhoods. They cite rising railroad expenses and steadily falling freight rates, arguing a revenue increase is necessary to preserve property value and fund extensions and wage levels.
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Tribune
Chicago
United States
Nebraska State Railway
Protctive Association
American Protective Association of America
Kansas City
Western States
the Order of Railway Conductors
Pure Food Law Model to Be Drafted by States
At Makinac Island Michigan a unanimous convention of State and National Pure Food Departments agreed to draft a model food law for adoption by states. They will also create a uniform state sanitary inspection law for food factories. The action follows allegations that James S Wilson and the referee board sought to defeat pure food legislation and allow chemical preservatives in foods.
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Tribune
Makinac Island
Mich
Convention of Associations of State
National Pure Food Departments
James S. Wilson
Emperor William's Offer Rejected for Baltic Meeting
London dispatch says a Copenhagen source reports the French government politely refused Emperor William's proposal to meet President FalliErès in the Baltic Sea as the President returned from Reval, where he had met Emperor Nicholas.
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London
The
Daily Telegraph
Copenhagen
William
Falliéres
Baltic Sea
Reval
Nicholas
Convicted Man Fined in Anti Pass Law Case
Helena Mont August 6 Convicted of violating the anti pass law 8 C Watts fined 80 dollars and Gertie Williams 00 dollars in federal court Watts a Great Northern brakeman obtained a pass for his wife and passed it to Miss Williams The case centers on improper use of passes in a federal offense.
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Helena
Mont
Watts
Gertie” Williams
Great Northern
Great Bear Spring Water Ad Promises Purity
An advertisement touts Great Bear Spring Water as famous for its purity with the slogan Its purity has made it famous. The brief ad highlights the product name and a claim of superior quality.
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Great Bear
Rabies Claims Life Of Mrs Jane Grace Trumbull
Mrs Jane Grace Trumbull of Baldwin Long Island wife of a professional golfer died at home early Monday from rabies after a cat bite three months earlier. She endured eight hours of convulsions conscious for six and arranged her own funeral. A coroner's inquiry followed and the cremation was carried out per her wish.
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Jane Grace Trumbull
Baldwin
Long Island
Thief Chase on Roofs Ends in Capture
Two burglars identified as John Harrison and John O'Brien were chased across apartment roofs along 98th Street and Central Park West after robbing No. 2 West 98th Street. West 100th Street officers Haggerty Hayden and Crowley fired shots. the suspects surrendered after a rooftop pursuit.
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98Th Street
Central Park West
West 100Th Street
West 98Th Street
John Harrison
West 35Th Street
John O'Brien
West 25Th Street
Haggerty
Herlihy
Hayden
Crowley
Yaquis Kill Thirteen Persons Near Lampasas Mine
A telegraphic report from Arizona says Yaqui Indians killed thirteen people from three families near the Lampasas mine on July 4. W. M. Gillette received the news in a letter from A. D. McPhee, superintendent of the Promontorio mine. Ranchers in the surrounding area have gathered at the Promontorio mine and prepared to resist the Indians.
Equitable Not Yet Planning 1000-Foot Building
Equitable Life Assurance Society has issued a formal statement that it has adopted no definite plans for a new building at No 120 Broadway. Critics fear the cost and long-term impact, while some policyholders favor selling the present site and moving uptown with a $5 to $6 million project. President Paul Morton notes the 120 Broadway building is costly and yields under 3 percent, making a replacement unlikely but details unresolved.
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Equitable Life Assurance Society
No. 120 Broadway
Society
The
Equitable
Paul Morton
No. 120
Broadway
Taft forecast to sweep Nebraska in 1908 election
U S Senator Norris Brown in Lincoln reports a thorough canvass shows no support for Bryan in Nebraska. He says Republicans are in strong shape and will win the state, with farmers prosperous and leaning to Taft. Brown notes some Bryan supporters may still vote for him but circumstances favor the Republican ticket.
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the Tribune
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Bryan
Taft
United States
Norris Brown
Republican Party
Prince Is Thrown From Tally-Ho Coach Injuring Him
Frederick H. Prince head of F H Prince & Co stock brokers Boston was severely injured when thrown from his tally ho coach near Hamilton Wenham Mass He was taken to his summer home and Dr Scudder summoned from Boston arriving later that day It was reported he sustained a broken hip and other injuries to the head shoulders with possible internal injuries Prince an equestrian and polo player with ties to the Myopia Hunt Club and the Boston Stock Exchange
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Wenham
Mass
Frederick H. Prince
F. H. Prince & Co
Boston
Hamilton
Scudder
Mr. Prince
Myopia Hunt Club
Boston Stock Exchange
Ship Gambling Trust on the Adriatic at Southampton
Seven professional gamblers, unknown to each other, met on the Adriatic at Southampton and formed a ship gambling trust. After arriving, their winnings nearly paid their passage home with about 250 dollars extra. They targeted passengers with betting weaknesses and shifted to a real trimming scheme once a high sign was given, fleecing many unaware travelers aboard. One passenger lost 1000 dollars in eighteen minutes.
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Adriatic
Southampton
England
London
Barkentine Believed to Have Sunk
New Bedford Mass August 6 officers of the schooner Irmais Amigos arriving from Cape Verd Islands report the barkentine Emma R Smith missing since May 11 bound from the islands to Providence has most likely been wrecked perhaps going down in the hurricane that swept the coast last week. The Amigos carried fifty passengers and narrowly escaped sinking during the storm Friday and Saturday.
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New Bedford
Mass
Irmais Amigos
Cape Verd
Emma R. Smith
Providence
Vote Down Bryan Resolutions in Chatham County
In Savannah on August 6 the Chatham County executive committee decisively refused to pass resolutions endorsing William J. Bryan for president. The move aimed to bind local votes for Bryan and noted rumors of the county Democratic ticket bolting the national ticket to support the Republican nominee.
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Tribune
Savannah
Chatham County Executive Committee
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Hughes Renomination Issue Looms in GOP Talks
Republican leaders discuss Governor Hughes as a candidate to succeed himself. Chairman Hitchcock meets President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay and hosts talks with Woodruff Ward and Parsons. Tompkins County and Rensselaer discussions hint at shifting support while anti Hughes sentiment persists in state circles.
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Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Willam L. Ward
Port Chester
Westchester County
Parsons
Republican County Committee
Hughes
Woodruff
Adirondacks
Upstate
Tompkins County
John W. Dwight
Owen Cassidy
Dwight
Representative Fassett
Cassidy
Fassett
Michigan
Rensselaer
Cornelius V. Collins
Tn Mne
Collins
Black
Bennet
William L. Werd
Hotel
Manhattan
Roosevelt hosts Riis and set for Sagamore Hill talks
President Roosevelt spends Aug. 6 at home with guest Jacob Riis of New York. Tomorrow he will meet Frank Hitchcock Republican National Committee chairman to discuss the national political scene and New York State politics. Secretary Cortelyou may influence New York governorship chatter. Wright and Scott will discuss the West Point cadet hazing case with possible dismissal or reinstatement decisions.
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Hitchcock
Cortelyou
New York
New York State
Wright
Scott
West Point Academy
Roosevelt
West Point
Sherman Talks Governorship, Keeps Out of Convention
A regional delegation including Erie County chairman Clark M Timmerman and Rep D S Alexander visited Congressman Sherman in Utica on August 6 where they discussed the governorship but Sherman refused to be drawn into any controversy before the convention. He noted his interest but said he would stay neutral.
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Tribune
Utica
N. Y
Clark M Timmerman
Erie
D. S. Alexander
Frederick Greiner
Buffalo
W. H. Daniels
John Grimm, Jr
Hill and
Davia
O'Brian
Wetmert
Thorn
Arnold
MacGregor
Kamp Kill Kare
Adirondacks
Merwin K. Hart
Fort Schuyler Club
Erie County
Congressman Sherman
Sherman
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