Equitable Life policy shift under Morton retrenchment plan
New management chief Paul Morton outlined a conservative reform plan for Equitable Life Assurance Society delivering a policyholder centric address at Manhattan Beach. He pledged economy, honest administration, and no banking house entanglements while targeting $600000 yearly retrenchments on a $15000000 investment base. The note mentions New York Life testimony on syndicate dealings and a Burlington bond sale.
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New York
Paul Morton
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Manhattan Beach
Fequitable
Morton
Golmm
Insurance
Equitable
Jesse James Son Robs Cash Drawer in Kansas City
In Kansas City on September 12 Jesse James, son of the famed outlaw, reports a shop robbery where a customer robbed a cash drawer of 200 dollars while the clerk’s back was turned. James says he knows the thief but will not disclose more. Separately in Sacramento on September 14 Governor Pardee sets September 29 for Miguel Antony’s execution for murder after a period in Napa asylum.
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Kansas City
Jewe James
James
Leeda
Antony
Sacramento
Pardee
Miguel Antony
San Bernardino County
Napa
Cholera Cases Rise in Allay District Cruise
Bromberg reports four new cholera cases across three locations in the infected district. Vice Chancellor Count y Von Posadowsky Wehner visits Allay to assess the outbreak and its impact.
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Bromberg
Thia
von Posadowsky Wehner
Allay
Sheep Killing Gang Broken Up in Wheeler County
A Portland Daily Telegram report details how a feared sheep killing gang in Wheeler County was dismantled by detective Selkirk. Edmondson father and two sons were convicted and jailed, others captured, with sentences of up to three years. Selkirk secured a $1000 reward from the Oregon Woolgrowers Association as investigations continue.
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Portland Daily Telegram
Wheeler County
Edmondson
Jease Belkirk
San Francisco
Edmondeans
Forail
Sajem
Selkirk
Arch McKay
McKay
Fesail
Prineville
Bob Edmondson
Jim
Apol
Edmonds
Winchester
Fossi
Tom Fitzgerald
Oregon Woolgrowers' Association
Room for Disagreements on Treaty Terms in Far East
Baron Komorniy in New York contracted typhoid and gall bladder inflammation while contending with Japanese terms for the railway transfer from Port Arthur to Harbin. Reports warn of strategic stakes, Kirin province control, and possible indirect war reparations tied to the Nines Eastern railway. Komura’s condition remains delicate as dispatches detail Tokyo and Washington perspectives.
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Kwang Menge Tse
Chantufu
Kwang Cheng Tee
Rusia
Japan
Harbin
Chantufo
Kirin
Kwang Cheng Tze
tChangtut
Russia
Chongtutu
Hiuchon
Liao Yang
Mukiler
Port Arthur
Port Dairy
Keang Cheng Tee
Amur
Portsmouth
Kwang Cheng Tae
Russi
China
Inpan
Rossia
Witte Sails for Europe Arrives in New York Farewell
Witte sailed for Europe this afternoon aboard the Framer Kaiser Wilhelm from New York. He issued a farewell statement praising the American public for its kind interest in the Ruselans mission and expressing gratitude for support received.
Pendleton Woolen Mill Faces Bankruptcy Proceedings
Bankruptcy talks swirl around the Pendleton Woolen mill as creditors seek an equitable settlement. B C Judd & Root press a claim of 1500 while a Baker-Bower Bank attachment and a 10000 mortgage loom large. Proceedings target sale of the plant to satisfy debts pro rata, with Judd likely lowest bidder and control uncertain.
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Pendleton
B.C. Judd & Root
ACC
Baker-Bower Bank
Walla Walla
H. ©. Judd & Root
Mit
Judd & Root
Judd
J. Ferguson
Gratitude From Foreign Guest At Oyster Bay
The guest expresses thanks before departing the United States for the cordial welcome and uniform courtesy received during their stay, saying the memory will live in their hearts forever. The message, dated September 10 in Oyster Bay, emphasizes appreciation to the government and the whole nation.
Three Posses Pursue Outlaws After Bank Robbery
Reports say three masked men robbed a Union bank of gold Saturday night and fled toward the Big Horn mountains. Deadwood Custer and Hill City posses rushed pursuit with cannon fire and ambushes in the Black Hills. In a later clash one bandit and a deputy were killed and several wounded.
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Custer
Bank Custer
DPD
Black
Hill City
Wreck at Barnhart Delays Passenger Train Overnight
A slight wreck at Barnhart station last evening derailed a big mogul engine pulling the tender and mail car as heavy rain washed dirt onto the track. The derailment delayed a bound passenger train until 7 am with no injuries reported, and wrecking crews worked overnight to reattach the engine and cars and repair the line.
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Dissstrom
Fron Penedjeton
Barnhart Station
Paasenger
Barnhart
Wilter
Pendleton
Pimengera
Pendleeton
Highest Orig Is the World Bridge Opens at Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls, East Africa Sept 13 The bridge over the Zambesi river was formally opened in the presence of visiting members of the Brth association Professor Darwin praised the feat enabling electric Wehted salon care to access the site. The bridge, the highest in the world, was linked April 1 this year completing the Cape to Cairo railway. It spans 420 feet above the river at low water and crosses the gorge at Victoria Falls.
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Victoria Falls
East Africa
Zambesi River
Brrth Association
Darwin
Cape To
Cutro
Uriacod
Victoria
Bryan Says 1908 Platform Not Yet Written
Chicago Sept 13 William J Bryan says he cannot discuss the 1908 platform in advance and will not forget foreign policy but will write editorials and seek new ideas for U S affairs He plans ongoing political activity for 25 years Cholera cases rise in Berlin with new infections and fatalities as of Sept 13
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Chicago
William J. Bryan
Northern Pacific interest grows in Columbia river route
Reports that the Northern Pacific plans a line down the Columbia north bank from Walulla to Portland to compete with the O R N and improve freight and passenger service. Local residents expect connected transcontinental traffic, lower rates, and enhanced transportation for Pendleton and eastern Oregon. A visiting party including Dr Shullman and Dave Herrin sparked talk of strategic moves affecting the O R & N and S P right of way.
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Umatilla County
Portland
Tocn
Northern Pacific
Theorth Bank of the Columbia
Wallula
N. P
Pendleton
Oregon
Woden
Columbia
Upper Columbia
S. P
Dr. Shullman
Porthand
Gentileman
Dave Herrin
Heppner
Morrow County
Here
Cold Springs Station
O. R
EVENTS AT OYSTER BAY
Cyveter Bay September 13. Jeanne Schamas, claiming to be a coal firm agent, arrested this afternoon urging the president to appoint a world price coal commission. He accuses the press of an unholy alliance with coal dealers to keep prices high. He is held for observation.
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Cyveter Bay
Ieane Schamas
Urgue
Yellow Fever Data and New Deaths in Localities
In Jackson Mississippi on September 13 four new yellow fever cases are reported with Hamburg town quarantined. In New Orleans on September 17 at noon fourteen new cases and two deaths are reported, signaling ongoing outbreak activity.
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Calities
Jackson, Miss
Hamburgntown
Pourtern
New Orleans
Chicago Wheat Market Sees Opened Prices In Early Trading
Quotations from the greatest wheat market in the United States show wheat opening at 3 dollars and corn at 25 and a half cents, with oats around 26 and a quarter. A new theatrical circuit in Cleveland plans a 60 theater network with John W. Considins of Seattle among signatories, pledging two and a half million dollars in investment.
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Chicago
Cleveland
John W. Considins
Seattle
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