Washington Life Sold to Pittsburgh Bankers Group
Washington Life Insurance Company stock largely sold yesterday by Levi P. Morton and associates to William C. Baldwin president of the Pittsburgh Life and Trust Company and other Pittsburgh bankers. Baldwin plans to keep the Washington Life policy and business approach aligned with conservative Pittsburgh leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Life Insurance Company
Levi P. Morton
Thomas F. Ryan
William C. Baldwin
Pittsburg Life and Trust Company
Pittsburg
Washington Life
Baldwin
Ryan
Armstrong Commission
Washington Company
The
Mr. Morton
John Tatlock
Charles H. Allen
T. T. Johnston
J. W. B. Vandewater
Paul Fuller
Samuel P. Colt
R. C. Leffingwell
James A. Parker
Samuel B. Clarke
Mahan
New York Life
Pittsburg Company
Parsons
New
W. C. McCausland
W. Q. Hickman
W. C. Balawin
James Carothers
John H. Murdoch
W. H. Nimick
James H. Mahan
Abner A. Howard
Frank Ewing
F. C. Parsons
F. E. Montgomery
Charles H. Pascoe
W. C. Metcalfe
Morton A. Howard
H. B. Heylman
Clarence E. Mundy
Eugene H. Brock
Pittsburgh Life and Trust Company
Tallock
William A. Brewer, Jr
Will Not Have To Sell Hope Chapel
Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church members praised the decision after a meeting to dispose of Hope Chapel property. Former Judge Charles N. Taintor announced that developments remove the need for action. The adjournment passed unanimously as funds guarantee keeping the case on hold for about fifteen months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Fourth Avenue
224 Street
Hope Chapel
Charles N. Taintor
Board of Trustees
Friends of Hope Chapel
Albert Brochios
New Jewish Year 5669 Begins at Sunset
The Jewish year 669 starts at sunset with observances in synagogues and homes. Rosh Hashanah marks the Book of Life opening for ten penitential days, with shofar sounds and prayers for inclusion in the Book. Traditional visits and greetings accompany services, including arrangements for Ellis Island and Jewish charitable institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Harlem
Jerusalem
Zion
Ellis Island
Yankee Still Aground At Spindle Rock In Fog
Newport R I September 24 two tugs and a wrecker from the Boston Wrecking Company alongside the United States cruiser Yankee ready to free her from Spindle Rock where she struck yesterday in thick fog. Salvage work continues in Buzzards Bay with pumping reducing water intrusion. Wrecking operations may take about a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. 1
Boston Wrecking Company
United States
Yankee
Spindle Rock
Buzzard’s Bay
Marsh
The
Staten Island postmaster named
Thomas A. Braniff, chairman of the Republican County Committee of Richmond County, is named postmaster of New Brighton, Staten Island. He succeeds John H. Eadie, who died recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Braniff
Republican County Committee
Richmond County
New Brighton
Staten Island
John H. Eadie
Solomon Manheimer is Cleared in Yorkville Court
Solomon Manheimer Hippo drome manager was discharged in the Yorkville Court from a Sunday performance accusation. The Turf Benevolent Association rented the venue. the court ruled Manheimer not responsible for the incident. George N. Morton indicted for note swindling involving $25, surrendered on $3,000 bail. also faces Rochester case. Daniel F. Daly held on $1,300 bail for stealing stamps from H B Claflin & Co. while employed as a clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon Manheimer
Hippodrome
Yorkville
Turf Benevolent Association
Manheimer
George N. Morton
Doc” Morton
Frank B. Burns
Newark
XN. J
Swan
Morton
Rochester
H. B. Claflin and Company
Daniel F. Daly
Sith Street
Broadway
Tombs Court
Metz Seeks 75 Million In Special Franchise Arrears
Controller Metz announced plans to collect 75 million dollars in special franchise taxes and arrears, with 122 million including personal property. The 1908 law changes make the tax a first lien and allow sale after three months notice, starting after October 1. Union Railway, Consolidated Gas, Interborough Rapid Transit and dozens of other lines and companies are listed as in arrears, with totals by borough and property type. Local improvement assessments could reach about 16 to 20 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metz
Daniel Moynihan
Grout
George Sterling
Corporation Counsel
Court of Appeals
Borough of Manhattan
Broadway & Seventh Avenue Railroad
Consolidated Gas Company
Eighth Avenue Railroad
New York Mutual Gas Light Company
New York & Harlem Railroad
Second Avenue Railroad
Sixth Avenue Railroad
Third Avenue Railroad
Standard Gas Light Company
Forty-second Street
Manhattanville & St. Nicholas Avenue
Thirty-fourth Street
Crosstown Railroad
United States Electric Light and Power Company
Manhattan Railway Company
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
New Amsterdam Gas Company
New York Edison Company
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Central Park, North & East River Railroad
Consolidated Telegraph & Electrical Subway Company
East Broadway & Battery Railroad
Grand Street Ferry Railroad
Ninth Avenue Railroad
Christopher & Tenth Street Railroad
Twenty-third Street Railway Company
The
Staten Island Water Supply Company
Richmond Light & Railroad Company
Moynihan
Aeronauts Sail to Regain Cap
The Deutschland carried four Aero Club of America pilots from its pier at 10 a m yesterday. A. Holland Forbes and Augustus Post of the Conqueror team, N H Arnold of the St Louis balloon and Harry J Hewatt, left for the Berlin race on October 11. James C McCoy remains in Berlin. Farewelling them were Alan R Hawley and other Aero Club officers and members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deutschland
Aero Club of America
A. Holland Forbes
Augustus Post
N. H. Arnold
St. Louis
Harry J. Hewatt
The
Aero Club
United States
Berlin
James C. McCoy
Goodby
Alan R. Hawley
Alfred N. Chandler
Thaddeus Everett Grey
George H. Guy
Charlies Heitman
Samuel F. Perkins
Carl Dienstbach
Teutonic Arrives After Rough Atlantic Crossing From Southampton
The White Star liner Teutonic reached port yesterday from Southampton amid rough weather but sustained no damage and sailed fairly well. Passengers included Archbishop Kelly of Acrida Australia, returning via San Francisco, who commented that omitting the Host in the procession did not lessen its impact. Orlando Harrison of Berlin Maryland, a nursery owner, returned from studying fruit tree cultivation in Europe with a million apple seedlings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southampton
Archbishop Kelly
Acrida
Australia
London
San Francisco
Orlando Harrison
Berlin
France
Switzerland
Germany
Testify in Rustin Murder Case at Omaha Trial
Nearly a dozen witnesses testified in the murder case of Charles Edward Davis charged with Dr. Frederick Rustin’s death. Dr. J P Lord and Hannah Dineen identified a man matching Davis near the Rustin home. cigars and white tablets were found on the porch. Mrs. Abbie Rice, linked to a death by own action pact with Rustin, will testify tomorrow. Registration days are Oct 5, 6, 10, and 12, from 7 am to 10 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Sefit
Charles Edward Davis
Frederick Rustin
J. P. Lord
Rustin
Hannah Dineen
Davis
Former Smithfield Bank cashier indicted for embezzlement
New Martinsville West Virginia September 24 W A Lewis former cashier at the Smithfield Bank Smithfield West Virginia thirty miles away closed recently by the State Banking Examiner was indicted today by the grand jury on charges of embezzlement and misappropriation of the bank s funds The alleged shortage is about $50000
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Martinsville
W. Va
W. A. Lewis
Smithfield Bank
Smithfield
State Banking Examiner
Grand
Evans’ Ale Promises Quality for All Venues
The advertisement touts Evans’ Ale as a superior drink suitable for both well and ill. It targets hotels, restaurants, saloons, and oyster houses, urging discerning customers to seek the product in varied establishments.
Jews Offer Federation Help to Curb East Side Crime
The Federation of Jewish Organizations at 311 East Broadway pledged cooperation with the Police Department the Children's Court and the Department of Correction to reduce crime among Jews. It lauded Commissioner Bingham's retracting his claim that 50 percent of criminals were Jewish and closed the incident. The group also agreed to assist Woods deputy police commissioner in eradicating East Side white slavery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federation of Jewish Organizations
East Broadway
Federation
Police Department
Children’s Court
Department of Correction
Bingham
Woods
East Side
Woman dies after beating amid neighborhood clash
Mrs Mary Sulford died at 205 East 97th Street from injuries said to follow a fight with four neighbors on September 11. Her husband John Sulford, a Black man, reported the beating to a doctor who notified police. Detectives faced a crowd of Jews and Negroes as the clash escalated, leading to arrests of Philip Dick and Mr Mrs Carl Cohen and Louis Ressner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Sulford
East 97Th Street
Sulford
John Sulford
Philip Dick
Carl Cohen
Louis Ressner
Doctors Braver Than Soldiers Opening Speech
Dean John W. Burgess of Columbia University’s School of Political Science argued that the medical profession is more heroic than the military. He admitted he once aimed for medicine but chose wartime risk over a lifetime battling illness. Dr. M. Allen Starr urged doctors to educate the public on prevention as a central role for physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Physicians and Surgeons
West 59Th Street
John W. Burgess
School of Political Science
Columbia University
Dean Burgess
M. Allen Starr
Columbia
Subpoena Attempt Stirs Gravesend Racecourse Crowd
At Gravesend racetrack a feared subpoena served on Zach Forst, once a bookmaker, led to a chase as he refused delivery. The detective pursued through the lawn until Forst sought refuge by the paddock. Crowd watched as the matter was clarified and service deemed legal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravesend
Zach Forst
Forst
Westinghouse Plan Adopted by Readjustment Committee
The readjustment committee of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing, chaired by James N. Jarvie, adopted a modified merchandise creditors plan for resumption despite cash subscriptions totaling 4.5 million against 4 million planned. The plan will only become operative if 6 million in cash subscriptions and bank creditor assent are secured by October 27, with formal terms to be announced next week after two days of meetings at Joline, Larkin & Rathbone in Wall Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
James N. Jarvie
Joline, Larkin & Rathbone
Wall Street
Maritime Intelligence Miniature Almanac Inshore Times
Sunrises 5 20 am Sunsets 5 54 pm Moon age 29. High water times listed for Sandy Hook Island Hell Gate. Wireless reports list several ships East of Sandy Hook with expected dock times including Baltic La Provence St Paul Pie Campania Amerika and Graf Waltersee with distances and ETAs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Hook
Island
Hell Gate
Sandy Hook Island
Baltic
la Provence
St. Paul
Campania
Amerika
Amusements. Transpacific mails and routes list
Amusements column notes September mail routes from Savannah to international destinations. Listings include ships like Bellerophon, Empress of Japan, Iyo Maru, Mariposa with destinations Japan Corea China Hawaii Australia and Pacific islands via multiple hubs. Timings shown: Sep 20 6 30pm and Oct 4 6 30pm with partial route notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transpacific
New York
Japan
Corea
China
Philippine Islands
Tacoma
Bellerophon
Hawaii
Guam
la Isla
San Francisco
San Francibco
R—Hokcr
Vancouver
Victoria
Australia
West
New Zealand
Fiji Islands
New Caledonia
Marama
Rehae
Ttle
Tahiti
Marquesas Islands
Mariposa
Shipping News Arrivals and Departures at Sandy Hook Bar
A list of vessels including Steamer Maude Comus Salvatore di Giorgio Porto Rico Teutonic Apache Esperanza Ossabaw Vincenzo Bonanno Harmod Chariton Hall Clothtilde Cuneo Thorney Bri Aller Regina Biena Korea Bulow Manzanillo El Valle Koni¢ Albert Carmania Prinz Eltel Friedrich and others with flags and routes from September 18 to 23, detailing arrivals at the Bar, ballast or moise, and quarantine statuses for ports such as Huelva New Orleans Southampton Cherbourg Havana and Genoa across multiple lines and companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude
Gowing
Huelva
Moise
Sandy Hook
Comus
Boyd
New Orleans
Southern Pacific Company
Salvatore di Giorgio
Nor
Dering
Port Antonio
Atlantic Fruit Company
Bar
Porto Rico
Delano
Baltimore
New York
Teutonic
Smith
Southampton
Cherbourg
Queenstown
White Star Line
Apache
Staples
Jacksonville
Charleston
Clyde Ss Co
Esperanza
Rogers
Cristobal
Panama RK R
Ossabaw
Johnson
Brunswick
Brunswick Ss Co
Vincenzo Bonanno
Ital
Bettany Huelva
Boston
Phelps Bros & Co
Harmod
Gabrielsen
Havana
Munson Ss
Chariton Hall
Hestler
Junen
Antofagasta
Talta
Montevideo
Pernambuco
St Lucia
W R Grace &Co
Malis
Clothtilde Cuneo
Borgo
Port Antonia
Cuneo Importing Company
Thorney Bri. Brooks
Middlesborough
J MH Winchester & Co
Aller
Olsen
Demerara
P Armstrong
Regina Biena
Rizzo
Messina
Norfolk
Gans Steamship Line
Korea
Russ
Kirewife Libau
Benham & Royesen
Bulow
Ger
New York & Cuba Mall
Mdse
el Valle
Patten
Galveston
Koni¢ Albert
Feren
Genoa
Naples
Gibraltar
Oelrichs & Co
Carmania
Barr
Liverpool
Cunard Line
Mise
Prinz Eltel Friedrich
Krause
Savanilla
Hamburg American Line
Miise
Steamer Movements At Foreign Ports Report
Shipping news lists arriving and sailing steamers at Plymouth, Hamburg, New York, Cherbourg, Suez, Colombo, and more. Vessels include Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, Pennsylvania, Majestic, and Titanic-like Majestic era ships, with routes via Cherbourg, Rotterdam, Boulogne, and Southampton between Sept 21 and Sept 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
Ger
New York
Cherbourg
Hamburg
Pennsylvania
Schmidt
Suez
Karonga
Calcutta
Colombo
Philadelphia
Sydney
Altona
Fremantle
Adelaide
Melbourne
Marseilles
Venezia
Rouen
Telena
la Pailice
Southampton
Majestic
Havre
la Lorraine
Amoy
Inverclyde
Itr
Sabang
Bhanghal
Estonia
Rotterdam
Boulogne
Queenstown
I'mbria
Liverpool
Cedric
Paleo
Wray Castle
Ingapore
Priate
Kastalia
Bry
New ‘Ik
Ete
Pene
Queenswood «Bry
Spezia
Antwerp
la Hesbaye
Acen
Drachentes
Boston
Warsen
Brooklyn City
To Scilly
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Morton and
Washington
Navy Department
Capps
City News
Daily Tribune
Dept. C
New- York Tribune
the Tribune
William H. Taft
New-York Tribune
Aeronauts
White Star
Mrs. Rice
Evans
Dr. Starr
Westinghouse
Readjustment Committee
Marine Intelligence
Laltic
Acre Para
So Pac Grat Waldersee
Hamb-Am Incian Monarch Ideaux
el Dorado
Pacific Fan Marcos
Mailory
Savannahity of
Columbus
Savannah
St Paul
Amercanburg
Hamb-Am
Cunard
Guiania
St Thomas
Veestes
Quebec
Algeria
Palermo
F. F. Wilhelm
Bremen
Jolina San
Racers, Peet & Company
Warren St
Colonial Mat
Alhambra
Eva Tanguay
Salome
the Vandyck
Karno’s Pantomime Co
Hyman Meyer, Chas
Fannie van
the Naked Truth
White & Stuart
Empire City Quartet
Geo. McManus
Jack Norworth
de Biere
Others
Erny Gibraltar
Prins Willem J. Hayti
Corrientes
Barbados
Hamb-Am- Seneca
Nassau
Ward
Oceano
Argentina
Am & Rio Hugin
Tampico
Wa -- Monroe
Old Dom
Etruria
Cuba
San Juan
Red
D. Ny&pr
Ponce
Partma
Trinidad
Crown of Navarre
Grenada
Prinz Joachim
Colon
Finance
Panama
Kroonland
Red Star
Pretoris
Kinigin Luise
G Lloyd
Minneapolis
Atlantic Trans
Glasgow
Concho
Mallory Apache
Clyde
Hamilton
Old Dominion
City of Columbus
Coppename
Demarara
DWI
Eeerade Lam
Jefferson
Shipping News
Port of
Celtic
Madonna
Hyleakin
Athol
Brilliant
Flushing
Princess Anne
Newport News
Comal
Senator
Wildenfels
Port Saidaden
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Sandy Hook Bar
Grosser Kurfurst
Hremen
Cherbourgh
la Savele
Slavonia
Trieste
Ocmulgee
Thespis Bri
Manchester
Proteus
Browning King 7& Company
Broadway Street
Cooper Square
Suh Street
Fulton Street
Brooklyn
Ballei OF
Birdland
Smoki
Ousa Ann
LO Ind
Mes Eyes
Mat
Tomorro
Norra
Ted Marks
Mat Tomw
John Mason
Wiiching Hote
Mary Mannering
Glorious Betsy
LYR
Lulo Glaser
Mile Mischief
Casino
Louise Himic
Daly
Evexes Herald
Lillian Russell
Ee Broadway
Mats Wed
Frank Me Kees
Victor Herbert
New Amsterdam
Atre
Rane
ORE
St Eves
RE Theatre
St. E
Hudson
Robert Edeson
Leum
Broy Vee
Billie Burke
Criterion 'S
Mati — Urday
Herald Hattie Williams
Knickerbocker
the Girls OF
Gotterberg
Garrick
Joseph Coyne
Alexander Carlisle
Likes & ME
Doris Keane
May Erwin
Mrs. Peckhaw
Carouse
Henry Miller
David BE
Elanghe
Belasco Tuyvesan
St Xat
Biggese
ASCO
Fighting Hope
Eve
ASTOR
Aml
Yeatineet
Wm. Hodge
Wallage
Arnold Eacy
Bitou
Mississipp
Henry W. Savage
Franz Molnar
Ammerstein
Gertrude Nann
Howard & North
Sousa
Blaney
George Fuller Golden
Wes Lincoln
Ivan Abramson
Tyrie
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