New Insurance Suits Target Burnham and Directors
United States Circuit Court receivers for Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company file two equity suits seeking $109,000 plus other sums alleged looted from reserves. The first suit targets Frederick Burnham for misappropriation and control of the association. the second accuses George D Eldridge and other directors of complicity and failure to stop the alleged looting amid complex reinsurance arrangements and disputed payments to Merriam and associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
William Hepburn Russell
Charles E. Rushmore
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company
Frederick Burnham
Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association
George D. Eldridge
Richard Deeves
Horace H. Brockway
Edward M. J. Ehiers
Charles E. Mabie
Burnham
State Insurance Department
Northwestern Life Assurance Company
Chicago
de Witt C. Merriam
Northwestern
Mutual Reserve Fund Association
Merriam
S . Levinson
Levinson
O. D. Wetherell
Sam
National Life Inco Company
United States of America
Eurane
Northwestern Life
Meyers Arraigned On Forged Bonds Case
J Montefiore Meyers was arraigned at the Tombs on a grand larceny charge for stealing five Central Coal bonds and was rearrested on uttering forged bonds. Bail set at 7000 with a hearing planned tomorrow. Complainant Biddison and witness lists include E I Mordecai curb broker and J Alley Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Montefiore Meyers
Central Coal, Lumber and Construction Company
Samuel M. Biddison
Nassau Street
Stelpert
Tombs
Meyers
Riddison
Fiddison
Kindleberger
McConville
Comaxes
Wilkes-Barre
Penn
Pennsylvania
Bidd
Ison
E. I. Mordecai
J. Alley Parker
No. 87
Wall Street
Biddison
Tom Foley a Bantam Now in Health Recovery
Sheriff Foley and Eugene J. McGuire, long-time Tammany leaders, returned from Muldoon's White Plains health retreat thirty eight pounds lighter. Foley jokes he resembles a gazelle and a fairy, while McGuire says he will never return to Muldoon’s. They describe the strict diet and exercise regime and their surprising appetite at the Grand Central and hotel Belmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff Foley
Eugene J. McGuire
Tammany
Muldoon
White Plains
McGuire
Grand Central
Belmont
Bronx
Muldoons
Heiress for Mulcahy to Wed Pittsburg Heiress
John F. Mulcahy the New York alderman and athlete will marry Miss Catharine Vilsack, a Pittsburg heiress worth 2 million, on January 7 at St Pauls Cathedral. The ceremony will be private, with breakfast by the bride’s sister in Pittsburg, and the couple will reside at 668 Riverside Drive, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
Keene Suit A Surprise In Meadow Brook Colony
Mary Lawrence Keene, daughter of Colonel Frederick N. Lawrence, files for separation from Foxhall P. Keene in a Mineola special term. Trial set for Thursday. couple married in 1892 and lived at Rosemary in Wheatley Hills before separating in 1904. Foxhall Keene, famed sportsman and polo figure, without children. Mrs Keene has a son from a prior marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
Rosemary
Wheatley Hills
Fiery gas main explodes near German Hospital in Williamsburg
A 6 inch gas main at St Nicholas Avenue and Himrod Street burst yesterday as rain collapsed a 30 foot trench. Two blasts and a burst water main flooded the trench. Firemen and hospital staff guided patients to safety while a watchman was thrown from a plank. Fire crews were knocked off their feet but brought to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas Avenue
Himrod Street
Williamsburg
William Sturgis
Newman Construction Company
Engine Company 171
Hook and Ladder Company 74
Insanity ruling for Klondike gold hunter Carlyle Barron
Westchester jurors at White Plains found Carlyle N Barron insane and incompetent to manage his estate over his Klondike gold hunt. He spent two years in a straitjacket at Seattle’s Pacific Hospital after exposure and scurvy. Barron lives in Bloomingdale since last September and his family holds significant Manhattan real estate.
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 William and
Greene Streets
Manhattan
Treat on financial problems at New Haven dinner
New Haven chamber event featured Charles H. Treat treasurer of the United States and George H. Ferris. Treat called the recent financial panic unforeseen though its arrival date was unclear. He credited Roosevelt and the Treasury for stabilizing New York bankers and restoring confidence amid regional disparities in prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Treat
New York City
Roosevelt
Secretary of the Treasury
Maritime Wireless: Ships and Sailings Across the Atlantic
Wireless reports list Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm, Oceanic and other vessels east of Sandy Hook with dock times today. Cargo and passenger liners from Hamburg to New York, Genoa to New York, and transpacific routes are shown with sailings, arrivals, and destinations including Colon, San Francisco, and Melbourne, reflecting a busy December schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
Sandy Hook
Oceanic
Statenhaim
Gulia
Marowyne
Saratoga
Victoria
Statendam
Karthage
Yumuri
Mars
Cretic
Exeter
Cuba
Ara di Genova
Finland
Denver
Comus
City of Columbus
Ossaban Tal Montevideo
Arapahor
PF Wilhelm
San Giorgio Proteus
Voltaire
Guiana
eAtrato
Kdnigin Aureole
E Siglo
eVigilarecia
Oronto
Orinto
Curacao
Red
Barbados
Havana
Ward
Hamburg
Hamb-Am
Rotterdam
Holland—Am -Hamburg
Tampico
London
Naples
Swansea
Bristol
Jacksonville
Clyde
Genoa
Antwerp
Red Star
Galveston
Mallory White Star
New Orleans
Savannah
Savannah -Brunswick
Bee
Bremen
Lloyd SS
Southampton
White Star
Lamp & Holt St Thomas
Quebec Kingston
Gibraltar
Lield
Alveston
Rinidad
Line
Kaiser Wilhelm I
Lloyd
Colon
Cristobal
Panama
Pam Moltke
Ryndam
Holland
Regina
Italia
Lloyd Sabine
Santiago
Kansas City
Comanche
Jefferson
Norfolk
D Dominion
Lucania
Liverpool
Cunard
Majestic
Dewey
Jamaica
U F Co
Ticmo
Ciudad
Boli Eee
Samland
F Star
Prinzess Irene
Mallory
Mohawk
Princess Anne
Old Dominion
Havre
Monroe
New Yo
Japan
Corea
China
Philippine Islands
Seattle
Beverie
New Zealand
Australia
Westy
Samoan Islands
New Caledonia
San Francisco
Lord Sefton
Hawaii
Alameda
Philip— Pine Islands
Teucet
Vancouver
West
Wirt Islands
Tahiti
Marquesas Islands
Mariposa
Adelaide
Hanau
Ger
New York
Fremantle
Prins der Nederlanden
West Indies
Venezuela
Amsterdam
Wellington
Star of England
Melbourne
Sydney
Manchester
Titian
Malta
Heathdene
Calcutta
Boston
Trent
Oes
Friedrich der Grosse
Newark
Suez
Inchmarlo
Indrani
Yokohama
Rheinfels
Elombo
Christiansand
Oscar IT
Dan
Queen Eleanor
Santos
Kingston
Jam
Orinoco
Atrato
Etc
Shields
Standard
Virginia
Bri
Para
Basil
Harry
Ruthergren
York
Lakonia
Geona
Liguria
Ital
Cherbourg
Philadelphia
Scharnhorst
Ancona
Port of New York Steamer Arrivals December 1908
List of inbound vessels visiting Port of New York with captains, routes, origins, and passenger counts. Notable entries include Steamer Phosbus from Hamburg, Steamer Coar Foss routing to San Juan, and Steamer Louisiane from Havre, detailing dates in November and December and bar arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finch, Edge & Co
Chicago
Perdrigeon
Havre
Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
Port of
New York
Nicholas Cuneo
Nor
Jensen
Antonio
Cuneo Importing Co
Bar
Elien
Jacobsen
Norfolk
Gans Ss
Sean
Hamburg
Algiers
Boston
Howard Houlder & Partners
Mdise
Caledonia
Baxter
Glasgow
Moville
Henderson Brothers
Seminole
McKenzie
San Domingo City
Macuris
Sanchez and Samana
Porto Plata
Monte Cristo
Truks Island
Clyde Ss Co
Ndse
Arable
Thompson
Liverpool
Queenstown
White Star Line
Moise
Cearense
Davies
Manaos
Para
Barbados
Boagh & Co
Phosbus
Ger
Schierhorst
Shields
Philip Ruprecht
Bar Atam
Coar Foss
Arroyo
Ponce
Aguadilla
Mayaguez
San Juan
Porto Rico
Chipana
Rose
Guayaquil
Callay
Mollendo
Iquique
Coquimbo
Coronel
Montevideo
St Lucia
Baltimore
W R Grace & Co
Yamarif
Seeley
Tampico
News
York
Cuba
Mall &S Co
Sandy Hook
Vincenzo di Giorgio
Port Antonio
Atlantic Fruit Co
Ossabaw
Johnson
Brunswick
Brunswick Ss Co
Parantine
Freeman
Galveston
Southern Pacific
Vine
Wah
Ray Stete
Sneidern
Reston
Newport News
Stanlet
Vse
Neidenfels
Okteher
Port Said
Ana
Micheal
Livia Rae
Fur coats and goods offered at fair values and styles
The ad promotes a full fur coat range from $50 to $375 with seal lined options and fur out styles for motor wear. It also markets Schlichten Ramie underwear, double shoes, waterproof leather, and a selection of Xmas tree sweaters and accessories across three Broadway Stores at Warren, 13th, and 34th streets.
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4Sk Burnham
Mutual Reserve
George Storm
Wymes
Board of Directors
IBM
Insurance Department
Brockway
Nichols and
Bacon
Association
J. Douglas Wells
J. M. Meyers
Tom’’ Foley
Bantam
Sherif
E. J. McGuire
Campbell Mactulloch
Sundes Tribune
Miss Vilsack
William Varley
Atalanta Boat Club
Harlem
Varley
Germany
National Association of Amateur Oarsmen
Fordham College
German Hospital
Brandenburg
Broughton Brandenburg
West Side
Walsh
Arandeiburg
Anthony
Branderburg
Shorty McCabe
Sewell
MR. Treat
Marine Intelligence
Gov. Island
Hell Gate
Suriname
Puerto Mexico
Ravenscraig
Newport Bay State
St Jerome
S V Luckenbach
Estonia
Libau
Ripley
Leitch
Rio Janeiro
John C Seager Trading O
Afghanistan
Cameron
Perth Amboy
Wessell, Duval & Co
Shipping News
Peer & Company
Broadway
Warren St
34Th St
Empire
ATRE
John Drew
Maude Adams
W. 44Th St
Mats
Hudson Ethel Barrymore Vivientiex
Criterion
Gillette
Samson 45Th St
Lyceum Sa
Billie Burke
Garrick
William” Wolliea Etriot
Knickerbocker Pezices
Fritzi Scheff
PRIMA
Isavoy
Mats. Thur
Charles Rann Kennedy
Henry Miller
N. Y
Miller
Mr. McKee
O N Kennedy
Ienry Miller
el Savoy Theatre
Edith Wynne Mattilson
Walter Hampden
Tyrone Power
Mabel Moore
Ben Field
Frank Mills
Arthur Lewis
Mark
James McCutcheon & Co
Waldorf-Astoria
Stern Brothers
Are
Their
West Twenty-third Street
Red Man
Earl & Wilson
Emma Baniki Omer Spar Scotti
Didur
Toscania Thurs
Hla Agenato Merung
Mmes Fremstad Hora
Randéhowska
Sparkes
Mattie
Mmes Hinckley
Muehlmann
Goritz
Y. Farrar
Caruso
TOSCA
Eames
Martin
Scotti
Petrino
Brooklyn Academy OF Music
Tiefland
Bonc
Amato
Carmen
Manhattan Ovens Hose
St. Ave
Oscar Hammerstein
Cavalleria Rusticana
Mlle
Labia
Mme
Mariska- Aldrich
Taccani
Polese
Espinasse
Zenatello
Sammarco
Crabbe
Campanini
Ovette Valery
Etoile M
Hartlier Eve
Lucia DI Lammermoor
Tetraz
Taccani, Polese
Art Mus
T. Mat
Mary Gardir
Ipanini Teyrdir
Valle
Constantino
Samma Ampanini
Garden Theatre
Henry Dixey
Mary Jane
Chaminade
Jomelli
Arnegie
Thaminade P
Everett Ptar
Fariny
Blaney's
Lincoln
SQ. B
65Th St
Vesta Victoria
Moulin Rouge
Colonial Mat
Alhambra Mat
Love Waltz
Belle Blanche
Deasie Preston
John W Kelly & Co
Selma Bratz
Jas. Harrigan
Academy OF Music
Montgomery So Stone
Sjammerstein
St. Ana
Ves de “Rae
Daily Mets
Saareae Quinn
T Kelly
Dorothy Russell
Ryan & Richteld
Siti
the Blue Mouse
Tom’ DE
Lulu Glaser
Sittit
Daly'sez
WM Faversham, the World
His Wife
Piola Herald SQ
Dc 8 Twins
West End
New Amsterdam
S& Weert
LE Nemo
Mats. Wed
RAMA
Fe. Ziegfeld, Jr
Gaiety Theatre
46Th St
Mats Wel
Min Aguglia
LIA
Thea
Joe R'S Mats
Annie Russell
Wm. Hodge
Man
David Belasco
Blanche Bates
Stuviesanr Bela Lasco
Hackett
EATRE
Wes
Fiske Salvation
Srehe Mats
Symphony Society
Nicht
Herr Gustav Mahler
America
Carnegie Hale Philharmonic Society OF New
Saponoff
Shelinne
Viatava
Eden Vrste
Wored
Wan
Cinematograph
Evers
Lien Hunt
Vike
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