Washington Life Sold to Pittsburg Bankers and Baldwin
The Washington Life Insurance Company was largely sold by Levi P. Morton and associates to William C. Baldwin of the Pittsburg Life and Trust Company and Pittsburgh bankers. New officers and directors from Pittsburgh will run the firm, with policy direction kept conservative and distinct from the Pittsburgh Life. The transfer places Baldwin as president of both companies, with Washington Life showing $54,000 in outstanding insurance and Pittsburgh Life holding $27,000,000.
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
Richard Billings
George M. Hard
Henry S. Herrman
Dumont Clarke
William A. Street
Harry Payne Whitney
William Corcoran Eustis
Walter S. Johnston
Winthrop Rutherfoord
Valentine P. Snyder
John Tattock
Mr. Baldwin
Pittsburgh Life and Trust Company
Pittsburg Company
Tatlock
William A. Brewer, Jr
Will Not Have To Sell Hope Chapel
Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church members at Fourth Avenue and 224 Street voiced satisfaction after a meeting on Hope Chapel property. Former Judge Charles N. Taintor said developments made the sale action unnecessary, with funds guaranteed to cover fifteen months of continued ownership.
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 Bruchios
Jewish New Year 5669 Observed In Homes And Synagogues
The Jewish year 5669 begins at sunset with services in homes and houses of worship. Penitential ten days lead to the Book of Life being opened then closed for the year. Orthodox and many Jews observe rites across the East Side and Harlem with visits, greetings, and special services including those at Ellis Island and Jewish charities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlem
Jerusalem
Zion
Ellis Island
Yankee Still Grounded Off Newport After Striking Spindle Rock
Newport R I Sept 24 Two tugs and a wrecker from Boston Wrecking Co alongside the United States cruiser Yankee ready to help her escape from Spindle Rock where she struck yesterday in heavy fog. Salvage work continues as water is pumped out through holes in the port hull. Wrecking ops expected to take about a week with a wooden cofferdam to be built. If a storm forces abandonment, crew of about three hundred will be taken off by nearby vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. I
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, has been appointed 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
Hippo drome manager cleared in Yorkville court
Solomon Manheimer manager of the Hippo drome was discharged yesterday by the Yorkville Court from accusation of conducting a performance on Sunday. The Turf Benevolent Association leased the house for the evening and Manheimer was found not responsible. George N. Morton known as Doc Morton was indicted for note swindling involving 25000 dollars, entrusted by Frank B. Burns. He surrendered and is held in 3000 bail by Judge Swan. Daly, a clerk at H B Claflin and Company, was held in 1300 bail for stealing stamps intended for circulars. He lives at 8th Street and Broadway.
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
8Th Street
Broadway
Tombs Court
Metz Seeks 122 Million Arrears In Franchise Taxes
Controller Metz announced plans to collect 75 million in special franchise taxes and arrears. Jurisdictions listed include Manhattan and Brooklyn firms with totals over 24 million in special franchise arrears and 122 million including personal property. Law changes since 1908 would permit sale after three months notice starting after October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metz
Daniel Moynihan
Grout
George Sterling
Corporation Counsel
Court of Appeals
Aeronauts Sail to Regain Capitol Prestige
The Deutschland sailed at 10 am with four air pilots aboard after about seventy five Aero Club of America members cheered on the pier. On board were A Holland Forbes of Conqueror with aide Augustus Post, N H Arnold of St Louis with aide Harry J Hewatt, part of the U S team bound for the Berlin balloon race on October 11. James C McCoy of America II remains in Berlin. Also bidding farewell were Alan R Hawley acting president of the Aero Club Alfred N Chandler Thaddeus Everett Grey George H Guy Charles Heitman Samuel F Perkins and Carl Dienstbach.
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
Charles Heitman
Samuel F. Perkins
Carl Dienstbach
Teutonic Delivers Splashy Atlantic Crossing
The White Star liner Teutonic arrived from Southampton after rough weather but sustained no damage and kept good time. Among the passengers were Archbishop Kelly of Acrida Australia returning via San Francisco and Orlando Harrison of Berlin Maryland a nursery owner who studied fruit tree cultivation abroad and brought back 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 in Omaha trial
Dozen witnesses testified in the murder case of Dr. Frederick Rustin defendant Charles Edward Davis. Key testimony came from Dr. J. P. Lord and maid Hannah Dineen about a man matching Davis near the Rustin home and cigars found on the porch. Abbie Rice remained a principal witness, with voting registration dates listed for October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Charles Edward Davis
Frederick Rustin
J. P. Lord
Rustin
Hannah Dineen
Davis
Former Smithfield Bank cashier indicted for embezzlement
New Martinsville West Virginia September 29 4 W. A. Lewis formerly cashier of the Smithfield Bank at Smithfield West Virginia thirty miles from here was indicted today by the grand jury on charges of embezzlement and misappropriation of the bank funds. The alleged shortage is about five thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Martinsville
W. Va
W. A. Lewis
Smithfield Bank
Smithfield
State Banking Examiner
Grand
Evans' Ale Promises Quality for All Tastes
A vintage ad touts Evans' Ale as superior for every palate whether well or ill. It urges patrons in hotels, restaurants, saloons and oyster houses to choose the beverage for its reputed goodness and versatility.
Jews Offer Federation Help to Cut East Side Crime
The Federation of Jewish Organizations convened at 311 East Broadway to pledge cooperation with the Police Department, Children's Court, and Department of Correction to reduce crime among Jews. They approved Commissioner Bingham’s retraction of the 50 percent criminality claim and accepted Woods’s request to combat 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 from beating after street fight
Mrs. Mary Sulford died at her home after injuries from a fight on September 11 with four neighbors. Police arrested Philip Dick and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cohen and Louis Ressner after eight witnesses testified. Detectives reported a large crowd of Jews and Negroes fought when officers attempted entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Sulford
East 97Th Street
Sulford
John Sulford
Philip Dick
Carl Cohen
Louis Ressner
Doctors Braver Than Soldiers Declares Columbia Dean
At the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Manhattan West 59th Street, Dean John W. Burgess of Columbia University’s School of Political Science argued that doctors are the more heroic profession. He admitted his ancestral pull toward medicine but said facing sickness daily requires greater courage than warfare. Dr M Allen Starr followed, stressing prevention and public instruction as key physician duties.
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
Starr
Subpoena Tense Moment at Gravesend Racetrack
A scene at Gravesend racetrack unfolded as a detective tried to serve Zach Forst with a subpoena. Forst initially refused, then retreated near the paddock with bystanders watching. The wait ended when it was clarified that service had been legally completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravesend
Zach Forst
Forst
Westinghouse Plan Adopted by Readjustment Committee
The readjustment committee of Westinghouse Electric adopted a modified resumption plan despite current cash subscriptions of 4,500,000 toward a 6,000,000 target and pending bank debt and merchandise debt assent. The plan should become operative only if 6,000,000 cash subscriptions and bank creditor assent are obtained by October 27, with official terms announced next week. The committee met over two days at Joline, Larkin & Rathbone on Wall Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
James N. Jarvie
Joline, Larkin & Rathbone
Wall Street
Marine Intelligence Miniature Almanac
Maritime notices list sun and moon data, high tides at island and Hell Gate, Sandy Hook times, and wireless reports. Vessels Baltic La Provence St Paul Campania Amerika Graf Waldersee lie about distances east of Sandy Hook and expected docking times across the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Island
Hell Gate
Sandy Hook
Baltic
la Provence
St. Paul
Campania
Amerika
Amusements Erny City Savannah Mail Routes
Dispatch notes Savannah mail service details with dates and ships including Gibraltar Empress of Japan and Mariposa routes. Lists sailing times from September to October to destinations such as Hawaii Japan China Australia and Pacific islands through Vancouver Seattle and San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Japan
Corea
China
Philippine Islands
Tacoma
Bellerophon
Hawaii
Guam
Gane Islands
San Francisco
Aorea
Vancouver
Victoria
Australia
West
New Zealand
Fiji Islands
New Caledonia
Marama
Seattle
Shipping News Arrivals and Departures at Sandy Hook Bar
Shipping news lists numerous steamers arriving at the Bar and passing Sandy Hook from September 18 to September 23, detailing origin ports such as Huelva Havana Cristobal Genoa and New Orleans, vessels including Maude Comus Salvatore di Giorgio Porto Rico Teutonic Apache Esperanza Ossabaw Vincenzo Bonanno Harmod Chariton Hall Clothilde Cuneo Thornley Aller Regina Biena Korea Bulow Manzanillo Valle Koni¢ Albert Carmania Prinz Eltel Friedrich and others, their routes, passengers and cargo, quarantine statuses, and barside arrivals with times. Several ships left quarantine and some anchored outside Sandy Hook in fog, with numerous ship lines and cargo types noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude
Gowing
Huelva
Moise
Sandy Hook
Comus
Boyd
New Orleans
Southern Pacific Company
Salvatore di Giorgio
Nor
Diering
Port Antonio
Atlantic Fruit Company
Bar
Porto Rico
Delano
Baltimore
New York & Baltimore Transportation
Teutonic
Smith
Southampton
Cherbourg
Queenstown
White Star Line
Apache
Staples
Jacksonville
Charleston
Clyde Ss Co
Esperanza
Rogers
Cristobal
Ossabaw
Johnson
Brunswick
Brunswick Ss Co
Vincenzo Bonanno
Ital
Bettany
Boston
Phelps Bros & Co
Harmod
Gabrielsen
Havana
Munson Ss
Chariton Hall
Hustler
Junen
Antofagasta
Taltan
Montevideo
Pernambuco
St Lucia
W R Grace & Co
Matis
Clothilde Cuneo
Borgo
Cuneo Imac Company
Thornley
Brooks
Middiesborough
J H Winchester & Co
Har
Carmania
Barr
Liverpool
Cunard
Prinz Eltel Friedrich
Ger
Krause
Savanilla
Steamers at Foreign Ports list ships and routes
Shipping notices show vessels calling at Plymouth Suez Marseilles and other ports with destinations including New York Philadelphia Boston and Shanghai. Entries mention Kaiserin Auguste Victoria Majestic and several Br Dutch and Fr liners with dates Sept 22 23 24 and voyage paths via Cherbourg Rotterdam Colombo Sabang and La Rochelle.
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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 Prince
Southampton
Majestic
Havre
la Lorraine
Amoy
Inverclyde
Sabang
Shanghai
Ene
Estonia
Rotterdam
Boulogne
Queenstown
I'mbria
Liverpool
Adriatic
Cedric
Queenstown Sabang
Wray Castle
Singapore
Shields
Kastalia
Die ' Barnie
Queenswood
Spezia
Para
St Quentin
Moltke
Gee
Bremen
Rhein
Baltimore
Montevideo
Foxton Hall
Iquique
New
Hong Kong
Indramayo
Yokohama
Boston
Antwerp
la Hesbaye
Aden
Drachentes
Hoston
Mass Bove
Brooklyn City
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Washington
Navy Department
Capps
City News
W. H. Taft
Daily Tribune
Dept. C
New- York Tribune
the Tribune
William H. Taft
NEW York Tribune
Borough of Manhattan
Broadway & Seventh Avenue
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
Borough of the Bronx
Union Railway Company
Central Gas Light Company
New York City
Central Union Gas Company
Northern Gas Light Company
Northern Union Light Company
Borough of
Brooklyn
Brooklyn City Railroad Company
Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad Company
Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company
Brooklyn, Queens County & Suburban Railroad Company
Edison Electric Duminating Company
Nassau Electric Railroad Company
Queens
New York & Queens County Railroad Company
East River Gas Company
Long Island City
Richmond
Staten Island-Midland Railroad Company
Staten Island Water Supply Company
Richmond Light & Railroad Company
Moynihan
Aeronauts
White Star
Mrs. Rice
Dr. Starr
Westinghouse
Readjustment Committee
Marine Intelligence
Aitic Liv
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Montero
Hamb-Am Graf Waldersee -Plymouth
Bordeaux
Ee Indian Monarch
Sa_Pacific E Dorad
Galveston
San Marcos
Mallory
Columavannah
Savannah
Amer
St Paul
Hamb-Am
Amerik
Guiana
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Quebec
Algeria
Veteesae
Palermo
Eptember
F. Wilhelm Bremen
Livya
Cerolina San Juan
Ya&pr
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Curacao
Chicago Havre
Naples
Racers, Peet & Company
Warren St
Hackett
James K. Hackett
Zenda
Acton Davies
Alhambra
Eva Tanguay
Salome
the Vandyck
Karno’s Pantomime Co
Hyman Meyer, Chas
Fannie van
Naked Truth
White
Stuart
Empire City Quartet
Geo. McManus
Jack Norworth
de Biere
Others
Erny
Gibraltar
Transpacific
Prins Willem I
Asso Meee
Etruria
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San Juan
Red D. San Juan
Ponce
Parama
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Ward
Crown of Navarre
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Colon
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Shipping News
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Hyleakin
Atholl
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Newport News
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Ree
Browning King Waa & Company
Hippodrome Sporting Days
IIAT
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Wm. Norris
Ted Marks
John Mason
Witching Hour
Mary Mannering
Glorious Betsy
West En
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Leche
Aaoimq
Mimie World
Herald SQ
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Lillian Russell
Mt. Jonea
Wildfire and Geo
Hobart
Frank ME KE
Victor Herbert
Gien
NEW Amsterdam Theatre
Lbeal
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Empire
John D
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Jack Straw
Hudson
Robert Edeson
Lyceum
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Hattie William
Kmigkerrocker
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Garrick
Joseph Coyne
Alexander Carlisle
Br Ls
Rackk
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Irwin
Mrs. Peckhaws Carouse
SAVOY
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Laughtes
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Tuyvesant
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Elanghe
44Th Street
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Dks
Devie
Weber
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Ani
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P ° Sierert
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Theat
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Eve
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Blaney
George Fuller
Yacy Lincoln Road
Felix
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Rand Opera
Lucian Ivan Abramson
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