Control of Equitable stock passes from Hyde family
Thomas F. Ryan and James Hazen Hyde triggered the transfer as 501 Hyde shares in the Equitable Life Assurance Society moved to policyholders. Trustees named by Morton take over voting, with Grover Cleveland and George Westinghouse agreeing to serve. Details on price remain secret, with Wall Street estimating 5 million plus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas F.yon
James Hazen Hyde
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Henry B. Hyde
Bren
Tes
Mr. Hyde
Morton Trust Company
Mr. Ryan
W. C. Gulliver
Wall Street
Ryan
Equitable
Hyde
Samuel Untermyer
Untermyer
Syde
Ings
Morton
Cleveland
Thomas F. Ryan
Grover Cleveland
Tribune
Eie
Francis Lynde Stetson
Mr. Cleveland
Princeton
Princeton Field
Tigers
Reorganized Equitable Life Assurance Society
Head on collision injures score near Princeton line
A June 10 head on crash on the Johnson trolley line east of Lawrenceville injured over twenty people, many seriously. Motorman John Phillips ignored signals, sending passengers fleeing as two crowded cars shattered. Langhorn Johnson and others were among the injured. Those severely hurt were taken to Mercer Hospital, others to homes in Trenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Johnson
Ito
Lawrenceville
Yale
Princeton
John Phillips
Langhorn Johnson
Allen
Mew
Robert
Noreatea Carey
Charien
Gtrouasoure
Enn
Carson
John J. K
Philadelphia
Clayton Edna
Cody
Jon
Conover
Roy
Davis
Howard
New York
McCue
Thames
Washington
D. C
Meehan
Parker
Henry
Trento
Tex
Parson
John L
Rickey
David
Odell Back Home as Bay Crowds Greet Him
Ex-Governor Odell arrived from Europe to a bay filled with tugboats revenue cutters and party delegations. He waved to supporters aboard arriving vessels and later told reporters he planned to return to work soon while avoiding immediate political talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odell
Europe
St. Louis
William Halpin
Republican County Committee
Samuel Strassbourger
J. Calvin McKnight
Lemuel E. Quigg
G. E. Graham
Hastings
Goodsell
Hiram Odell
Herbert Odell
William Leary
Reuben L. Fox
Bryant
Estelle
Thomas L. Hamilton
Italy
France
England
Victor
Mr. Reid
Newburg
Fifth Avenue
American Line
Owell
William R. Hearst
Paris
Drowns Held in Wise Harbor Incident
William H. Wattley an English steamer Ackworth engineer aboard lay trapped between two spiles as the tide rose near Tompkinsville Staten Island and drowned. He fell while trying to reach his vessel, possibly tripping on a stringpiece. The body was recovered at the tow water and taken to the Morgue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Wattley
Ackworth
Tompkinsville
Staten Island
Wattley
Auto Drowns Five In Chicago River Bridge Plunge
Five ride together when their automobile plunges into the Chicago River at the Rush Street Bridge draw. Three men and women drown, two others, including Mrs. Runyon of New York City, are rescued and later recover. The accident happened at the north end of the bridge on a steep upward slope where chains are not stretched across the roadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rush Street
Jerome G. Kurtzman
Stamford Widow Injured In Auto Runaway Crash
Mrs Abbie G Lawton widow of Asa T Lawton of Strawberry Hill Stamford lies in critical condition after a runaway crash on Strawberry Hill Road at Forest Street. A survey party vehicle spooked the horse, throwing all occupants including Miss Lawton and George L Swan New York broker and Lawton nephew from the carriage. Mrs Lawton remained unconscious with brain lesion and nervous shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Conn
Abbie G. Lawton
Asa T. Lawton
Strawberry Hill
City to Build Pumping Station to Clean Gowanus Canal
City engineers plan a pumping station and tunnel intake this month to bring in fresh water and expel foul Gowanus Canal odors. The Mayor signed a 750000 appropriation in the Board of Estimate and Apportionment resolution, with work to begin soon according to official announcements in the New York Central newspaper notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gowanus Canal
Thos
Board of Estimate
M Barnum's son in smash up near Pelham Bridge
Walter Barnum son of William M Barnum guided a Pope Toledo auto that hit an open carriage near Pelham Bridge throwing Mrs L Vinton of Mount Vernon into the road. The party aided the injured husband and returned home. Mrs Vinton declined to press charges. The auto was speeding at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pelham Park
Walter §. Barnum
William M. Barnum
Pelham Bridge
L. Vinton
Mount Vernon
City Island
Ten Years For Bigelow Milwaukee Bank President
Frank G. Bigelow, former president of the First National Bank of Milwaukee, pleaded guilty to ten counts of violating banking laws. Judge Quarles sentenced him to ten years at hard labor at Fort Leavenworth. Bigelow was taken to prison that evening amid a stern, emotion laden courtroom proceeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Frank G. Bigelow
First National Bank of Milwaukee
Quarles
Fort Leavenworth
United States
Bigelow
Rippers fifth victim in Cincinnati killings
The Cincinnati ripper has slain a fifth woman in a year, attacking more than a dozen others. Mrs. Mary Reichert, eighty seven, was found murdered near Spring Grove Cemetery, struck with a blunt instrument as in four prior cases. The son discovered the body this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
Tribune
Cincinnati
Ripper
Spring Grove
Mary Reichert
Harriman House Under Construction At Arden New Jersey
The $500,000 Harriman residence at Arden Grange County is slow due to size. Nine thousand cubic yards of rock must be blasted before foundations. A sixty foot derrick with fifteen ton lift handles stone removal. Carrère & Hastings of New York design and oversee the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleton
N. J
E. H. Harriman
Arden
Grange County
Carrére & Tings
New York City
Helle Fontaine
Giraud Foster
Lenox
Mass
Mrs Roosevelt Cooks Breakfast at Virginia Cottage
The Roosevelt party stayed at a new woods cottage near Scottsville Virginia after dining with W M Itmer. Mrs Roosevelt woke early and cooked breakfast for herself and the President on an oil stove after obtaining a match from a neighbor. The President plans to return to Washington on Monday or possibly tomorrow afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thieset
Richmond
Mrs Hubbard to Continue Work in Labrador
The widow of Leonidas Hubbard arrives in Halifax on route to Silitsport to press the Labrador Interior expedition begun after her husband was lost. Her party will include five Americans, Indians, and several guides. Dillon Wallace, linked to Hubbard, is traveling toward Labrador to pursue the same objective but has not stated joining Mrs Hubbard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Leonidas Hubbard
Labrador
Silitsport
Campoli Arrested in Naples for Gold Theft
Naples police seize Giacomo Campoli after he arrives on the Italia from New York. He faces charges of stealing two bars of gold valued at 12,008 dollars found in his possession. Campoli claims he discovered the bars on the ground during a train wreck near Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Giacomo Campoli
Italia
New York
Campoli
Campo
Philadelphia
End of War Now Assured as US Mediates Peace Talks
Washington June 10 The war between Russia and Japan is over and direct negotiations will be held in Washington under President Roosevelt. An armistice is expected as plenipotentiaries from Japan and Russia prepare to meet, with widespread world praise for the President’s initiative and swift diplomatic progress toward a lasting peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
Japan
Roosevelt
Eno
Togo
Strait of
Corea
Theodore Roosevelt
Europe
United States
Kbich
China
White House
St. Petersburg
Tokio
Marviteh
Forterat Linshal Opsina
Manchuria
McKinley
Spain
Japan Accepts Roosevelt Peace Mediation Terms
Tokio reports Japan agrees to Roosevelt’s request to appoint plenipotentiaries to meet Russia’s plenipotentiaries. Baron Komura states Japan will pursue peace on terms that guarantee imperial stability and will pick a time and place mutually agreeable for direct negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron Komura
Japan
Russia
Roosevelt
Yeussin
Russia Accepts Offer to Hear Japanese Proposals
At the Foreign Office it is stated Russia is ready to appoint representatives to hear Japan’s proposals on a peace meeting. Japan is nominating plenipotentiaries, which could lead to a limited suspension of hostilities. The move marks a diplomatic triumph tied to President Roosevelt’s aim for peace. The piece notes fireworks advertisements for the Fourth of July in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
St. Petersburg
Foreign Office
Russia
Japan
Roosevelt
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Westinghouse
Trinity
Oraanor Lepew
Mr. Morton
DEWEY
Aide
Ernor Odell
Thomas
Hamilton
Mraspoure Ir
New-York
M. Barnum's Son
Vanderbilts
Newport
R. L
Reginald C. Vanderbilt
Hohn
Harriman House
Mrs. Roosevelt
President
Virginia Cottage
Mrs. Hubbard
Mr. Roosevelt
Cios
Pain
Stickklens
Park Place
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!