Mutual Reserve Life suits seek $109000 in equity actions
United States Circuit Court granted receivers of the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company permission to file two equity suits. One targets Frederick Augustus Burnham for misappropriating $109,000 and possible additional sums while head of the company. The second accuses George D Eldridge and others of aiding in looting funds as directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
United States
William Hepburn Russell
Charles E. Rushmore
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company
Frederick Augustus Burnham
Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association
George D. Eldridge
George Burnham
Richard Deeves
Horace H. Brockway
Edward M. L. Ehiers
Charlies E. Mabie
Burnham
State Insurance Department
Rikksx
Northwestern Life Assurance Company
Chicago
de Witt C. Merriam
Northwestern
Mutual Reserve Fund Association
Merriam
S&s . Levinson
Levinson
O. D. Wetherell
National Life Insurance Company of the
United States of America
Northwestern Life
Imu
George Storm
Meyers arraigned in forged bonds case at Tombs
Montefiore Meyers, arrested for allegedly stealing five Central Coal bonds, was discharged on grand larceny but rearrested on forged bonds charges. Riddison, the original complainant, had accused Meyers. Meyers denied immunity. Hearing set for tomorrow. witnesses include E. J. Mordecai and J. Alley Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montefiore Meyers
Central Coal, Lumber and Construction Company
Samuel M. Biddison
Nassra Street
Steinert
Tombs
Meyers
Riddison
Ridéison
Kindleberger
McConville
Sheriff Foley Returns From Muldoons Health Retreat
Sheriff Foley and Eugene J. McGuire, leaders tied to Muldoons in White Plains, returned to town lighter by thirty eight pounds. Foley jokes of being a cross between a gazelle and a fairy while McGuire proclaims Muldoons a harsh rest cure and vows never again to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Eugene J. McGuire
Muldoon
White Plains
McGuire
Grand Central
Heiress for Mulcahy to Wed Pittsburg Heiress
John F. Mulcahy New York alderman and athlete will marry Miss Cath arine Vilsack Pittsburg heiress worth 2 000 000 on January 7 in St Pauls Cathedral. Ceremony to be private, with breakfast by the bride’s sister Mrs Edward Fraunheim. They will live at 668 Riverside Drive New York. Mulcahy famed oarsman and Atalanta Boat Club captain with string of Harlem River wins.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
John F. Mulcahy
New York
Catharine Vilsack
Vilsack
St. Paul's Cathedral
Canivan
Edward Fraunheim
Riverside Drive
Mulcahy
St. Louis
New York Naval
William Varley
Atalanta Boat Club
Harlem
Varley
Germany
Hamburg
National Association of Amateur Oarsmen
Keene Suit a Surprise in Meadow Brook Colony
Mrs. Mary Lawrence Keene sues for separation from Foxhall P. Keene in a Mineola special term of the Supreme Court. The case, set for Thursday, follows years of estrangement after a 1892 marriage and residence at Rosemary in Wheatley Hills. Foxhall Keene, famed hunter and polo figure, has no current children with Mrs. Keene. she has a son by a previous marriage.
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Mineola
Long Island
Meadow Brook
Mary Lawrence Keene
Frederick N. Lawrence
Foxhall P. Keene
Supreme Court
Marean
Keenes
Keene
Colorado Springs
Mrs. Keene
Grace Church
Europe
Long Island Colony
Rosemary
Wheatley Hills
Talbot J. Taylor & Co
Taylor
Fiery gas main blasts shake Williamsburg trench
A six inch gas main at St Nicholas avenue and Himred street in Williamsburg exploded as a thirty foot trench caved in after rain. A second blast followed and a water main ruptured flooding the trench. Flames rose forty feet near German Hospital sending two hundred patients scrambling, while firefighters and a Newman Construction watchman were briefly knocked from danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas Avenue
Himred Street
Williamsburg
William Sturgis
Newman Construction Company
Engine Company 171
Hook and Ladder Company 74
Insane Barron Declared Incompetent In Westchester Estate Case
A Westchester County jury in White Plains found Carlyle N Barron son of the late John C Barron insane and unable to manage his estate after a Klondike gold hunt left him scarred by exposure and scurvy He spent two years in a Seattle hospital straitjacket and has resided at Bloomingdale since last September His family holds substantial Manhattan real estate including North Willam and Greene streets in a notable property set
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westchester County Sheriff's
White Plains
Carlyle N. Barron
John C. Barron
Barron
Klondike
A. Ellis Barron
Woodbridge
N. J
Carlyle
Pacific Hospital
Seattle
Mr. Barron
Tarrytown
Bloomingdale
North Willam
Greene Streets
Manhattan
Treat on financial problems at New Haven chamber dinner
Charles H. Treat treasurer of the United States and Rev. George H. Ferris spoke at the New Haven Chamber of Commerce annual dinner. Treat discussed unsolved financial problems and the copper market panic, noting uneven national prosperity and Bankers near New York restored confidence with Roosevelt and Treasury aid.
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New Haven
Dec
Treat
New York City
Roosevelt
Secretary of the Treasury
Marine Intelligence Mini Almanac Drifted Across Ocean Lines
Wireless reports list ships and distances east of Sandy Hook with expected dock times. Vessel movements include Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm, Oceanic, Statenhaim, and multiple liners with origins like Havana, Rotterdam, and Naples. Also shows sailing schedules for Transpacific and Transatlantic mail routes, with close times and ports of call across multiple dates.
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Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
Sandy Hook
Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm
Thea Oceanic
Statenhaim
Shipping News from New York Port December 7 1908 Arrivals
Ocean arrivals list details numerous steamers with origins including Norfolk Yokohama Liverpool Manaos Hamburg San Domingo and Havana. Passengers cargo mails and disease-free quarantine statuses noted with bar arrivals times and ports of call. Names include Nicholas Cuneo Ellen Jeserve Caledonia Seminole Arabic Cearense Phobus Coario Chipana Yarmurl Vincenzo di Reio Ossabaw Louisiane Oceania El Mar Porte Rien Reo Seilenfele and several companies such as Cuneo Gans Howard Houlder Clyde White Star and Transatlanique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Cuneo
Nor. Jensen
Antonio
Cuneo Importing Co
The
Bar
Ellen
Nor
Jacobsen
Norfolk
Gans Ss
Mdise
Hamburg
Rotterdam
Jeserve
Thompson
Yokohama
Manila
Cebu
Singapore
Colombo
Ktober
Port Said
Algiers
Boston
Howard Houlder & Partners
Moise
Caledonia Bri
Baxter
Glasgow
Moville
Henderson Brothers
Seminole
McKenzie
San Domingo City
Macuris
Sanchez and
Samana
Porto Plata
Monte Cristo
Truks Island
Clyde Ss Co
Arabic
Liverpool
Queenstown
White Star Line
Cearense
Davies
Manaos
Para
Barbados
Boagh & Co
Phobus
Ger
Schierhorst
Shields
Philp Ruprecht
Coario
Foss
Arroyo
Ponce
Aguadilla
Mayaguez
San Juan
New York
Porto Rico Si Co
Chipana
Rose
Guavayull
Callao
Mollendo
Iquique
Coquimbe
Coronel
Montevideo
St Lucia
Baltimore
W R Grace
Yarmurl
Seeley
New York and Cuba
Sandy Hook
Vincenzo di Reio
Port Antonio
Atlantic Fruit Co
Ossabaw
Johnson
Brunswick
Brunswick Ss Co
Louisiane
Morvan
Havre
Compagnie Generale Transatlanique
Oceania
Ivancich
Trieste
Patras
Palermo
Phelps Bros
Rabin
Har
el Mar
Freeman
Galveston
Southern Pacific
Medise
Nit Po
Rattumere
Kew
York
Mipico
Baltimiere
Teaimer
Sueidern
Beeton
Fia Newport
Omy
Apne
Stanleton
Seilenfele
Sens
Michsel'e
Ula
Rea
Fur coats and winter wear at fair figures across Broadway stores
The advertisement promotes fur lined and seal motor coats from $50 to $375 with black cloth coats for evening wear and fancy cheviot options. It highlights Schlichten-Ramie underwear, double shoes, waterproof leather, and a range of Xmas items including sweater jackets and opera hats. Three Broadway Stores list Warren, 13th and 34th streets.
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Broadway
Warren St
13Th St
34Th St
Transatlantic steamship arrivals and sailings list
A dense shipping ledger lists arrivals and departures from December to early December. Vessels include Chicago, Suriname, Barbados, Californian, Ravenscraig, St Jerome, Ripley, Afghanistan, Prins der Nederlanden, Star of England, Titian, Heathdene, Trent, Friedrich der Grosse, Kroonland, Queen Eleanor, Orinoco, and more. It notes ports such as Havre, New York, Baltimore, Calcutta, Yokohama, Copenhagen, Hamburg, and others with dates and berth times, indicating quarantine sightings and ballast traffic.
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Ripley
Leitch
Rio Janeiro
Victoria
St Lucila
New Orleans
John Seager
Bar
Afghanistan
Cameron
Baltimore
Perth Amboy
Wessell, Duval & Co
Adelaide
Hanau
Ger
New York
Fremantle
Havre
Prins der Nederlanden
West Indies
Venezuela
Amsterdam
Wellington
Star of England
Melbourne
Sydney
Manchester
Titian
Malta
Heathdene
Calcutta
Boston
Barbados
Trent
Southampton
Colon
Etc
Friedrich der Grosse
Newark
Suez
Inchmarlo
Indrani
Yokohama
Rheinfels
Colombo
Christiansand
Oscar IT
Dan
Copenhagen
Antwerp
Santos
Kingston
Jam
Atrato
Shields
Standard
Hamburg
Virginia
Bri
Para
Basil
Harry
Ruthergren
Lakonia
Geona
Iliguria
Ital
Cherbourg
Philadelphia
Scharnhorst
Bremen
York
Naples
Ancona
Genoa
Fiume
Slavonia
Sagres
Panagh
Valencia
Barcelona
Selbly
Excelsior
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4Sk Burnham
Mutual Reserve
George
Board of Directors
URM
Insurance Department
Nichols
Hacen
Association
J. Douglas Wells
J. M. Meyers
Tom’’ Foley
Bantam
Sherif
E. J. McGuire
Fampirel
Miss Vilsack
Fordham College
German Hospital
Brandenburg
Broughton Brandenburg
West Side
Walsh
Randeiburg
Brandeburg
Shorty Metahbe
Tun Millionatres Sre
Sewell Fords Atery
Mest Sund Tribune
Evans Are
MR. Treat
Marine Intelligence
Gov. Island
Hell Gate
Zulia
Ess
Curacao
Saratoga
Havana
Hamb-Am
Statendam
Fielland-Am Karthage
Yamuri
Tampico
Arapahoe
Jacksonville
PF Wilhelm
Duca di Genova
Vinland
Denver Camus
City of Columbus
Oceanic
White Star
Lamp & Holt
Guiana
St Thomas
Atraio
Kénigin Luise
Gibraltar
Aureole
London
el Sigio
Bo Pacific
Maracas
Trinidad
Vigilancia
Ward ‘Oronto
Greytown
Hamb Am Rinto
Hull
Wilson Montevideo
Cadiz
San Giorgio
Alermo
Pac Proteus
Kaiser Wilhelm I
Lloyd
Cristobal
Panama
Moltke
Ryndam
Holland
Regina d'Italia
Lloyd Sabine
Santiago
Kansas City
Savannah
Vancouver
China
Australia
West
New Zealand
Fiji Islands
New Caledonia
Comanche
Jacks
Siyte
Marama
Jefferson
Old Dominion
Lucania
Majestic
Admiral Dewey
Jamaica
U F Co
Tiomo
Ciudad
Holivar
Samland
Red Star
Prinzess Irene
G Lloyd
Nord
la Torraine
Fren Hellig Olav
Castle
Barbe Bank
Argentina
Julian Prince
Perhambuco
Prin
Monroe
Transpacific
Japan
Corea
Hina
Philippine Islands
Tula
Beverie
Samoan Islands
New
Caledonia
San Francisco
Lord Sefton
Perseas
Teuecer
Bousasou-Atuee
Shipping News
Port of
Perr & Company
Finch, Edge & Co
Perdrigeon
Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
Ndse
Suriname
Premerara
Californian
Puerto Mexico
Ravenscraig
Newport News
Bay State
St Jerome
S V Luckenbach
Estonia
Libau
Mark
James McCutcheon & Co
Waldorf-Astoria
Stern Brothers
Are
Their
West Twenty-third Street
Red Man
Earl & Wilson
Cma
Empire "Neats
John Drew
Jack Straw
Maude Adams
St. Eway
Eve
Hudson Ethel Barrymore
Frederick
Criterion
Lyceum
Billie
Burke
Tn Love
Garrick
William “Ouliee
Knickerbocker
Elurdari
Fritzi Scheff
Savoy
Charles Rann Kennedy
Henry Miller
N. Y
Miller
Mr. McKee
Rann Kennedy
Ienry Miller
Savoy Theatre
Edith Wynne Aare
Walter Hampden
Tyrone Power
Mabel Moore
Bel Field
Frank Mills
Arthur Lewis
Metropolitan House Grand Opera Searo
Aida
Emma Eames
Jones Sparkes
Caruso
Scotti
Didur
Toscanini
Dames
Sembri Didur
Gay, Farrar
Aruso
TOSCA
Martin
Scott
Spetrine
Brooklyn Academy OF Music
Tiefiand Mme
Destinn
MM. Schmedes
Feinhals
Hinckley
Hertz
Weber Pian
LA Boheve
Bonel, Amato
Carmen
Outette Valery
Etoile Vond
M._ Chartier
Traviata
MME
TETMM
Constantino, Sammarco
Campanini Sund
Campanini
Ife
Garden Theatre
Henry Dixey
Mary Jane
Chaminade
Mme. Jomelli
HALL
R. E. Johnston Everett
AMD
Husarene
Eve Thura
Letate Mittel
Blaney's
Lincoln
65Th St Mat
Vesta Victoria
Circle
Rmn
QUEEN
Moulin Rouge
Colonial Mat
Alhambra
Love Waltz
Belle Blanche
Dessie Preston
John WT. Kelly
Selma Bratz
Jas. Harrigan
Thos. W. Ross
Colins
Stev
Winona
Academy OF Music Montgomery
So Stone
Léth St. Ana
Jammerstein
Inian
Ke Dorothy
Russell
Ryan & Richfield
Hippodrom Daly
BATE
RY Ballet
Clyde Fitch
the Pied Piper
Wolf Hopper Majestic
Lulu Glaser
Satttta
Tscine Herald SQ
VM. Faversham
He World
Vie
West End S
AMST
Liberty Roars
Erdamas
Nemo
Mats Wed & Sat
Gaiety
St. and Bower
Sicgilians Pertoire
Benente Fripar
St. Evasae
Mars
Joe
Annie Russell
Erno
Astor
St. Eves
Wwe
Mate
Id Belasco
Blanche Bates
Belasco
Hackett ™ Pathe
Irs
Fiske Salvation Nel
Symphony ‘Society
Herr Gustav Mahler
Dt Oy
Neason
Soprar
Carnegie Male Philwarmonig Society OF New
Eden
Lion Hunt
Vikits
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