Weighing Trial Transcripts Highlight Sugar Import Fraud
Testimony in the Havemeyer case reveals how weights on sugar imports were altered at the Williamsburg and Havemeyer docks. John Thompson, whistleblower Whalley, and witnesses including Spitzer and Beattie link forged weights to kickbacks and surveillance by government prosecutors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Whaller
Treasury Department
Henry L. Stimson
Winfred T. Denison
Felix Frankforter
Mr Stimson
Clarence Lexon
C. M. Beattie
Henry F. Coch
Martin
John Thompson
Mr Beattie
James F. Bender
Magel
Beattie
Thompson
Whalley
Mertin
Wall Street
Denison
Landec
O. K
J. B
James Bendernegel
Bendernagel
Aew
H. ©. Havemeyer
Spitzer Enié
Rendernagel
Ernest Gebracht
Williamsburg
Mr.Thomes
Mr. Thomes
Spicer
Lexow
John R. Coyle
Corie
Congress to Wait for Sugar Fraud Inquiry
Washington reports there will be no House sugar fraud investigation until Taft and Attorney General Wickersham advise. Representative Campbell of Kansas paused his resolution after a meeting with the Attorney General, who urged completing DOJ work first. Campbell seeks broad questions on transfers within the service and customs, planning to press later. Senator Borah also defers introducing a sugar trust probe for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bureau
Washington
House
Taft
Wickersham
Representative Campbell
Kansas
Department of Justice
Campbell
Customs Service
Borah
Norfolk and Southern Railway Sold in Auction
The Norfolk and Southern Railway, in receivership since July 1 1906, was bid in late today for 8.5 million dollars by the Norfolk & Southern reorganization committee. R T Thorp of Philadelphia opened at 7.5 million and Rathbone Gardiner of Providence bid 8.5 million, with the property awarded to the committee. Special commissioners were Wolcott and Baird of Norfolk ex-Governor Jarvis of North Carolina and Frederick Hopf of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk, Va
Norfolk & Southern Railway
Om. R. T. Thorp
Philadelphia
Rathbone Gardiner
Providence
Norfolk & Southern Reorganization Committee
Harry K. Wolcott
Edward R. Baird, Jr
Norfolk
T. J. Jarvis
North Carolina
Frederick Hopf
New York
Norfolk & Southern
Barnum Wins Power Company Auction in Lancaster
Henry F. Brown sold all assets of the McCall's Ferry Power Company at public sale to William M. Barnum of New York for the only bid. The Maine-incorporated firm aimed to build a large Susquehanna River dam near the Pennsylvania line, with about 2.9 million dollars already invested and a receiver installed after bond default.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Penn
Henry F. Brown
McCall's Ferry Power Company
William M. Barnum
New York
Maine
McCall’s Ferry
Susquehanna River
Pennsylvania
Knickerbocker Trust Company
William M. Bernum
McCall's Ferry
New Copper Plan Delays Merger Consolidations
Proponents of the proposed copper merger have shifted strategy after a conference with President Taft and Attorney General Wickersham. The plan now calls for two separate amalgamations, delaying full merger until February or March. The Cole Ryan Amalgamated group would absorb multiple copper trusts. the Guggenheim grouping would unite Nevada Consolidated Utah Copper and Boston Consolidated among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Wickersham
Cole-Rran
Amalgamated
Guggenheim
Cole-Ryan-Amalgamated
Amalgamated Copper
Boston
Montana
North Butte
Butte Coalition
Butte
Greene Cananea
Anaconda
Waestee
Superior and Pittsburg
Utah Consolidated
Calumet
Arizona
International Smelting and Refining Company
United Metals Selling Company
Nevada Consolidated
Utah Copper
Boston Consolidated
Certain
Essex County delays funeral in Snead Wardlaw case
Funeral arrangements for Ocey W. M. Snead were postponed as Essex County prosecutors and police pursued autopsy results and questioned witnesses. The case centers on whether Snead died by drowning in a Newark area bathtub, with Wardlaw family ties under scrutiny and detectives still seeking evidence.
Pierce Not Guilty Verdict and Auction of Texas Oil Properties
The jury found H. Clay Pierce not guilty of false swearing after a Texas immunity ruling. Texas property of Waters-Pierce Oil Co was sold at public auction to St Fordyce and associates of St Louis for 1 431 741 dollars. Security Oil Co was bought by John Sealey of Galveston for 85 000 dollars and Navarre Refining Co of Corsicana for 750 000 dollars. Union Tank Line Co assets, 60 cars, went to Sealey for 40 000 dollars. Proceeds arise from anti trust suits and ouster actions by Texas authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
H. Clay Pierce
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Calhoun
Pierce
Texas
Missouri
St. Fordyce and Associates
St. Louis
Security Oil Company
John Sealey
Galveston
Navarre Refining Company
Corsicana
Sealey
Union Tank Line Company
Buffalo Rochester & Eastern seeks rehearing on double track plan
The Public Service Commission heard arguments on the Buffalo Rochester and Eastern Railroad Company petition for a rehearing of its Buffalo to Troy double track project. New York Central opposes, claiming overparalleling and insufficient business. The chairman suggested waiting until March 16 to file a new application, with counsel to decide whether to rehear or start anew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Public Service Commission
Buffalo, Rochester & Eastern Railroad Company
Buffalo
Troy
New York Central Railroad Company
Central
Stevens
Independent telephone men discuss long distance in Chicago
Independent telephone men from across the United States met in Chicago to discuss long distance service and other issues in the Bell companies contest. The purchase of leading Indiana and Ohio companies by James S. Brailey Jr. of Toledo was noted, with Brailey stating that control of the companies would not serve the Bell system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Bell Companies
Indiana
Ohio
James S. Brailey, Jr
Toledo
Brailey
Bell System
Badeau Denies Cotton Trading Wing at Consolidated Exchange
Charlies H. Badeau the president of the Consolidated Stock Exchange denied a report of a planned cotton trading department on the floor. He noted the constitution allows the exchange to deal in agricultural products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies H. Badeau
Consolidated Stock Exchange
Cotton Exchange hearing on floor trading department proposal
The text notes that representatives of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange and Southern financial interests may seek a hearing if they propose a department for trading cotton on the exchange floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Tobacco Deal Held Up Over Price for Burley Crop
Negotiations between a New York capital syndicate and the Burley Society over 120 million pounds of Burley tobacco have stalled. The offer to buy at 17 cents a pound was rejected as officials push to hold for 20 cents, with Burley President Lebur supporting the higher price and delaying contract signing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
New York
Burley Tobacco Pool
A. L. Ferguson
C. C. Patri
Burley Society
Eastern
Lebur
Burley Orization
Marine Intelligence Mini Almanac Snapshot
Weather sun times and sea reports list arrivals and departures of vessels including Lusitania Afghan Montevideo Hellig Clay and Huron with port calls at New York Naples Galveston and Copenhagen. Transpacific mails close for Japan Korea China and Port Said with ships Dinnemare Venezia Principe di Piemonte and York Castle among voyages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adriatic
Southampton
W S
Lusitania
Liverpool
Cunard
Montevideo
Prince
Drumcairne
Arp
Kroonland
Antwerp
Argentina
Naples
Austrian
Lampasas
Tampa
Mallory
S Marcos
Galveston
Camaguey
Cienfuegos
Ward
Huron
Clyde
Panama
Cristobal
Hellig Clay
Copenhagen
Germanie
Napies
Fabre
C of Augusta
Savan
H. Sa
Palermo
Dinnemare
Ital
New York
Marseilles
Venezia
Genoa
Principe di Piemonte
New
Oceanic Shipping Schedule Fragment One
Fragmentary OCR shows maritime routes with ships named Empress of China Tymeriee Dee Tengo Maru and times in December. The text lists connections between Honolulu San Francisco Tokyo Tokyo via Seattle Vancouver Victoria and various islands including Hawaii China Philippines New Zealand Australia and the Pacific group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattley
Hawaii
San Franciso
Hilonian
Cores
China
Philippine
Vancouver
Victoria
Samoan Islands
New Zealand
Australia
Westera
San Francisco
Tymeriee Dee
Japan
Corea
Tacoma
Fort Hawaii
Philippine Islands
Mongolia
Seattle
Tahiti
Macquesas
Cook Islands
San Hawaii
West
Guam
Shipping News Summary From Chicago to New York and Global Routes
Shipping notices list arrivals and departures with steamer names such as Transatlantique line ships and Hamburg Line vessels. Entries show cabin and steerage counts, mooring times, and ports including Bar, Bar at 5 15, and drydock plans. Several lines mention mail, passengers, and ballast or moored arrivals with destination ports Spanning from Chicago to Yokohama Aden Port Said Gibraltar and Montevideo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Transatlantique
Bar
Arie
Progreso the West Indians Co
Bus
Ger
Hamburg
Ham Line
Moise
Indrapura
Yokohama
Ggypee
Singapore
Aden
Port Said
Gibraltar
Shewan, Tomes & Co
Zulla
Maracaibo
Curacao
la Guayra
Boulton, Bliss & Dallett
Chesapeake
Shields
Philip Ruprecht
Saltwell
Philadelphia
J H Winchester & Co
Imballast
Marantine
Paramaribo
Barbados
Trinidad
Royal Dutch West India Mail
Havana
New York and
Cuba Mat Ss Co
Statendam
Rotterdam
Poulogne
Holland-America Line
Charleston
America
Ital
Naples
Regina d'Italia
Calliope
Montevideo
Minnesota
Nor
Port Antonio
Snead Insurance Policies Spark Mystery and Claims
The Travellers Insurance Company in Hartford reports multiple policies tied to Fletcher W. Snead classified as missing. Beneficiaries include Virginia Wardlaw and Senator Rufus H. McClaren, with disputes over payouts and a death not legally declared for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Hartford
Conn
Travellers Insurance Company
Fletcher W. Snead
Ocey Martin Snead
Virginia Wardlaw
John B. Wardlaw
Christiansburg
Snead
Fletcher Snead
Ocey W. M. Snead
Albert Snead
Rufus H. McClaren
Pulaski, Tenn
Montgomery College
Policies Found in Bank Vault Linked to Snead Case
In Maury National Bank vault at Columbia Tennessee are five life insurance policies on Fletcher Snead and one on Wardlaw Snead, all payable to Mary W Snead the mother of Mrs Fletcher Snead who was found dead in a bathtub in East Orange New Jersey. One policy on Wardlaw Snead remains unsettled. Policy owner details tie to Mrs C B W Martin mother of Mary Snead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocey WM. Snead
East Orange
Essex County
Wilbur Mott
McKenzie
Virginia O. Wardlaw
Mott
Franklin W. Fort
Fort
Ocey W. M. Snead
Fletcher W. Snead
Jersey City
Edmund F. Crowen
City Hall
Josephine K. Daly
Oliver H. Stringham
W. R. Webb
Webb School
Bell Buckle
Tenn
Brooklyn
New York
Mary Snead
Mertha E. Wardlaw
West 22d Street
Snead
Miss Wardlaw
Caroline B. Martin
Snead-Wardlaw
Evelyn Cook
Martense Street
Flatbush
Tigis
Gregory
Riker
Newark
Mysery
Flatland
Ocey W. Martin
Nashville
Maury National Bank
Columbia
C. B. W. Martin
Fletcher Snead
N. J
Wardlaw Snead
Mary W. Snead
Sneaky in Plans for Building One Selves Up as Great House
An advertisement promotes a wide range of menswear and leather goods. It highlights socks 50-cent quality at 35c, three for $1, tan brown woolen styles, and Soudan Buck gray gloves for $2. It also touts leather cigar cases, derbies from Stetson and London, Arrow collars at 2 for 25c, and waterproofed black calf business shoes at $5.50. Stores listed include Rocers Pret & Cowrawrr with locations at Three Broadway Stores Warren St 13th St and 34th St.
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Wall ST
Schmelter
Weers
Oliver Spiteer
Hevemever & Elder Docks
Spitzer
Coyle
Patrick J. Hennessey
Havemeyer & Elder
Checkers
Hennessey
Thomas Kehoe
Edward A. Boyle
New-York Tribune
Congress
Barnum
Knickerbocker
B. R & E. Hearing
Bell Company
Pool
Marine Intelligence
Hell Gate
Deweccees
The
Majestic
Meen
A. E
Sandy Hook
Fremantle
Adelaide
Neuenfels
Malta
Perugia
Vis Napies
Dec
Trifels
Calcutta and Co
Bay
York Castle
Cape Town
Guiena
Castillian Pennes Br
Zulia la Guayra
Voltaire
Oruba
Seminole
Turks Island
Sibiria
Port Limon
Hamb-Am Neckar
Ehampton
Bermutian
Alliance
Alaia Nagua
Morro Castle
el Havana
Jefferson
Shipping News
Port of
C. G. Gunther’s
Fifth Avenue
36Th Street
Snead Insurance
Fletcher
Theatre
Cotage Im the ‘Air Strife
Maestro D
Capelinevalleria Rusticans
Und Zimmermann
Nigger Strife
Anteny
Cleopatra
Schlor
School For Scandal
the Earth Circus
Bigou Bwey
Cyril Scott
Mat
the Lottery Man
Hackett
Mats Tom'n
George Arliss
Septimus
Metropolitan Opera House
Nordica
Homer
Burrian
Amato
Blass
Muhlmann
Reiss
Hall
Toscanini
Eve
Trovatore
Tango Pri
Ozmar Und Zimmermann
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Atlantic Ave
At &—Marta
Mmes
de Pasquali
Fabbri
Bond
Didur
Gilandt
Rossi
Podesti Weber
Lew Fields
Herald
Chocolate Soldier
Maxine Ante
Forbes-Roberson
Daly's
Ever
Frank Daniels
Brittany
Gam Bernardt Hs
GAR Theatre
Mad
Ave
27Th St
Astor Bray
Tauethang
Midnight Sons
Ohree
Madison
Barden
TON Nive Ammrerstein's
Irwin
Jamen ‘Thorn
Cook & Lorenz
Ihlatre
Strauss
Svenings
Wallace’s
Academe of Music
Henrifus Crosman
ST. Elmo
Si Belas T
Starway Ev
Tuyvesan Mats
Frances Starr
Saus A
Wippodrome
Manhattan Opera House
Sale St
Tiic
S—Faust
Miss Garden
MM Dalmores
Villa Mus
M. de Is
Zen Ss. Huberdeau
Mazarin
Dorta
Rentaud Vallier
Miles
Rino
Severina
Renaud
Dufranne Lucas
Scott
Ferdeau
Crabbe
M. de la Fuente
Miss Mary Garden
Mme
Duc
Renaud Leroux
Nicolau Due la
EGI
Wall Philharmonic Society
Gustav Mahler
AT &S
Mozart
Beethoven
Loonsia
Remsen
Yolanda Mero
Felix
E Way
Max Fiedler
Alhambra
Olga Samarofyf
Ees
GE Longy
Tyson's
Valesha Suratty
Datie
RL Goldberg
Billy & van & Beaumont Sisters
Pestival
Stuart
Ra House
JLLER
Ntssx
Soudan Buck
London
Rocers Pret & Cowrawrr
Broadway
Warren
Leading Theatres & Successes
Israel
Sun
Inigkesogker
Garrick So
H George
Savoy
Empire Theatre
John Drew
New Amsterdam
WaTso
Iberty Theatre
Mabel Taliaferro
Toeday
Qaiety
Ote
John Barry More
Ewes
Knowles Trave
Eden Musee
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