27 Sep 1905
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1905
Page
1
The advertisement proclaims the Yough Piano as the only changeable pitch piano for home opera houses lodges and Sunday schools. It claims superior tone volume durability and concert pitch suitability and notes the piano is on display at Birely's Palace of Music Corper Market and Church Street.
A terse notice lists properties on Qarroil Street Frederick Maryland including elevators and warehouses under a single parcel. The item notes location and type of structures without elaboration.
President Morton reports the Equitable Life Assurance Society paid more than 24 million dollars in death claims annuities endowments and other benefits from January 1 to August 31 1905 An average of over 118000 per working day The securities and real estate are intact though accountants continue review and may reveal funds never received or entered the treasury with details to come.
Chicago reports state examiner Lucius Fronts uncovered that 28 insurance firms merged into Western Life Indemnity, effectively terminating their separate existences and leaving original policyholders uninsured though still paying premiums. The investigation suggests widespread manipulation affecting thousands of claimants.
Ladies who have used Newbro's Herpicide report quick scalp cleansing and relief from itching caused by dandruff. The product is said to cure dandruff by killing the germ that causes it and to stop hair loss, preventing baldness while serving as an aristocratic hair dressing. The ad claims leading druggists endorse it and offers samples by mail from The Herpicide Co. Detroit Mich. A Williamson, Special Agent.
J Ogden Armour, head of the so called beet trust, faces Sherman act prosecution by the United States. He owns a beautiful Chicago residence and is valued in the millions. He assumed control after Philip Armour's death four or five years ago, guiding the beet interests through significant growth.
Attorney Levinson charges the company with absorbing and milking policyholders dry through large contracts. The insurer issued a statement showing assets of $817 on May, but assets now listed at $300,000, suggesting misrepresentation amid years of premium increases and absorption by Western and other companies.
Des Moines Iowa September 27 Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M Shaw will leave the cabinet February first 1096 He states in a letter to the Polk County Republican Club that he will prepare for the coming session of Congress and cannot return to Iowa until that date He expects to retire from the cabinet then This item notes a political transition with no accompanying dates beyond the February deadline.
Cleveland crowds honor John D. Rockefeller at Forest Hill home with praise from attorney Andrew Squire and publisher L. E. Holden. Squire extols Rockefeller’s life and business ethics, cites Standard Oil lessons, and urges service to humanity over wealth. Rockefeller thanks guests and urges younger men to endow hospitals and schools. Mrs. Rockefeller present.
The Anglo Japanese alliance signed August 12 guarantees consultation and joint action to defend rights in Asia and India, preserve China’s integrity, and maintain equal opportunity for commerce. It outlines mutual aid in war, synchronized policy for Korea, frontier measures near India, and conditions for armed assistance lasting ten years with renewal rules.
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