Brokers oppose plan to cut fire insurance brokers' commissions
A secret meeting in Philadelphia denounced the Fire Underwriters' Association move to reduce broker commissions. Brokers led by Louis M. Wagner vow to fight the proposal, awaiting a Wednesday relay meeting with Eastern and Western Union insurers and a mass city meeting tomorrow at the Master Builders' Exchange.
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Wagner & Taylor
Walnut Street
Fire Underwriters’ Association
Philadelphia Times
Louis M. Wagner
Wagner
East
Middle West
Philadelphia Fire Underwriters’ Association
Philadelphia
Ey Ag
Oian
Fire Underwriter’ Association
Elihu C. Irvin
Vunee
Trades League
B. Wagner
Insurance Patrol
Wilmerding
Master Builders’ Exchange
Insurance for the Insured Not Insurer Tells Agents
Fragmentary note mentions Henry W. Brown and Benevolence welfare and insurance for the insured, not the insurer. Sparse details imply a guidance or policy statement directed at agents.
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Henry W. Brown
The Underwriter Duties and Public Welfare in Insurance
Henry W. Brown spoke before the Fire Insurance Society of Philadelphia on the underwriter’s province. He urged public welfare over insurer gains, urged stronger building laws, and compared fire and life insurance costs, anticipating consolidation and efficiency gains in the industry.
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Fire Insurance Society
Philadelphia
Colonnade
Henry W. Brown
Brown & Co
Walnut Street
Fire, Underwriters’ Association
Louis O' Madeira
Brown
Underwriters and Board of Trade Plan Rate Review
At a Philadelphia Board of Trade executive council meeting Allen B. Johnson of Baldwin Locomotive Works presented a resolution. A five member committee was authorized to confer with insurers and affected parties to assess rate increases deemed extra hazardous and seek abatement if unwarranted.
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Philadelphia Board of Trade
Allen B. Johnson
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Philadephia
Philadelphia of Trade
Board of Trade
Rct of Trade
Edward F. Henson
Charles H. Harding
Frank D. le Lanne
John Sailer
Stone Ignored by City Leaders in Philadelphia Visit
Governor Stone faced a frigid reception in Philadelphia with no meetings with Insurance Commissioner Durham or Attorney General Elkin. Sources report a planned political distancing due to blunders, including the Recorder A. M. Brown incident, as Pittsburgh papers and state leaders lessen support and avoid Walton Hotel gatherings.
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Governor Stone
Philadelphia
Walton Hotel
Durham
A. M. Brown
Pittsburg
Stone
Elkin
Senator Quay
Florida
Durbe Es Ofice
Pittsburgh
William Flinn
Recorder J. @. Brown
Walton
Condor Declared Lost After Search Fails
The Admiralty announced that all hope of locating the British sloop Condor is abandoned and her books will be closed. The screw sloop of 980 tons with six guns, built in 1898, carried 180 crew and was famed for Beresford's 1882 bombardment of Alexandria.
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London
Admiralty
Condor
Coates
Lord Charles Beresford
Alexandria
Egypt
Lly
Rhodes Improves Mildly as Heart Symptoms Persist
Cecil Rhodes rested well through most of the afternoon and is now more cheerful. Earlier bulletins said his heart symptoms were worse and he was weaker than yesterday, with little change in his condition overall.
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Cape Town
Cecil Rhodes
Mr. Rhodes
Archbishop Kain Sustained in Cathedral Property Case
In St Louis on March 17 Judge Hough ruled that the Immaculate Conception property was deeded to the Archdiocese for cathedral purposes and the Archbishop has authority to carry out the deed provisions. The suit by parishioners opposed selling church property to fund the new cathedral.
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Kain
ST. Louis
Yerkes Probe Targets Salt Lake Brokers
In Salt Lake City March 17 the Tribune reports Internal Revenue special agent Captain H Wheelock is examining major local firms to assess alleged four year tax dodges tied to the Jaheunee Company and Sugar. Whitney plans to contest the findings.
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Yerkes
Salt Lake
Utah
the Tribune Today
H. Wheelock
Internal Revenue
Washington
Offianaee Mae
Fovate Steh
Wee Hotae
Jaheunee Company
Ea Sugar
Whitney
Indians Want No Representation
A Seneca delegation from Western New York met with the President at the White House and said the tribe did not desire representation on the commission. The exchange occurred during a briefing on federal matters affecting their people and communities.
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Washington
New York
White House
Salisbury Defends Martial Law in Africa
In the Lords Lord Salisbury argues martial law in South Africa is a necessary measure to thwart the King's enemies and quash armed resistance. In the Commons Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman calls for a full inquiry into South Africa war contracts while William St. John Brodrick defends War Office operations and warns against paralysis from investigations.
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London
House of Lords
Ireland
Cape
South Africa
Lord Salisbury
Cape Colony
House of Commons
Henry ‘ Campbell-Bannerman
South Aan
William St. John Brodrick
War Office
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Russian Troops Quell Civil Unrest in St Petersburg
In St Petersburg on March 16 a student demonstration drew over 10 000 people and challenged the autocracy. Police and cavalry used only whips and sabres in crowd control. about 100 arrests occurred and several were hurt. The procession grew amid revolutionary chants as nobility and imperial household carriages mingled with clashes.
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ST. Petersburg
Free
Russia
English Delegates to Study American Methods
Alfred Moseley heads to Liverpool to arrange a visit of a British labor commission. The Oceanic will carry Moseley and Marquis Townshend to New York with delegates and press to study U.S. educational systems and labor organization. The Marquis, born 1866, inherits Norfolk estates and holds the family title since 1899.
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Alfred Moseley
Labor Commission
Liverpool
Oceanic
New York
Marquis Townshend
Norfolk
England
Powers Move Toward Restoring Chinese Government at Tien Tsin
March 17 dispatch reports a conference of foreign ministers agreeing to the principle of restoring the Chinese government at Tien-Tsin reversing military commanders. Germany reportedly seen as objecting and may withdraw with other powers if it accepts the principle.
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Pekin
Tien-Tsin
Tieh-Tein
Germany
Tanabe Weather Forecast Brisk Eastern Seaboard
Fair and colder conditions with fresh north winds across Eastern Pennsylvania Delaware and New Jersey. Wednesday includes fair skies and cooler temperatures with a high around 18 degrees and a small sunshine figure noted.
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Pennaylvania
Delaware
New Jersey
Beet sugar men lose their fight in Cuban reciprocity clash
Washington on March 17 marked the final day of talks on Cuban reciprocity. House Republicans will back relief for Cuba, while beet sugar opponents, knowing defeat, pressed to stand firm. Despite conferences, administration leaders built a majority with opposition waning. the bill is expected to pass though beet sugar districts may cast most opposing votes.
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Philadelphia Times
Washington
House Republicans
Cuba
Morris
New National Banknotes Series of 1902 Announced
The Comptroller announced the first delivery of new national bank notes in the 1902 series. Only banks chartered since January 1, 1902 or extending charters will receive them. The notes feature green backs with portraits of Harrison, McKinley, McCulloch, Sherman, and Knox, plus a regional letter system for bank location.
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Washington
Harrison
McKinley
McCulloch
Sherman
John J. Knox
New England
Middle States
Pacific States
House to Act on Reciprocity Treaties in Congress
Senate foreign relations committee moves to bring reciprocity treaties before both chambers for ratification efforts. House contention that tariff related treaties require House approval is acknowledged, with amendments proposed to let treaties take effect upon presidential approval.
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Congress
Washington
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Senate
House
Senate Committee On Relations
Committee On
Postmaster Coyne Charged With Political Dismissals
Charges filed with the Civil Service Commission accuse Chicago Postmaster F B Coyne of political influence in staffing changes. T W Wittier, ex station superintendent, says a $2000 annual role was cut to 1100 mailing clerk and fired for refusal, with nine others affected to favor Republicans over Democrats.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
F. B. Coyne
Chicago
T. W. Wittier
Sansttler
Coyne
Penrose Report on Chinese Exclusion Seeks New Legislation
Senator Penrose, chairing the immigration committee, submits a report urging passage of a comprehensive Chinese exclusion bill. He notes public sentiment favors restricting Chinese laborers to prevent competition with U S workers and cites treaties with China. The report calls for stronger enforcement and new legislation to address past evils.
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Washington
Penrose
Committee of’ Immition
United States
Commissioner Evans Soon to Be Promoted
Washington March 17 There is no doubt Pension Commissioner Evans will within months sever his connection with the Pension Bureau to accept a substantial promotion from the President. No successor has been chosen and no action will be taken until a man of the same high character and sterling worth is found.
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Washington
Evans
Hte
Pension Bureau
Clayton Exonerated in Mexico City Mealy Case
At the State Department the course of Ambassador Clayton in Mexico City was upheld and the charges connected with gold mining stocks were nullified. It was stated that there is no law preventing a U S ambassador from investments or business in the host country. Clayton acted with the full knowledge and approval of the department.
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Philadelphia Times
Washington
State Department
Ambassador Clayton
Mexico City
Mealy
Clayton
United States
Memorial to American Valor in Dorchester Heights Unveiled
Boston marks the 126th anniversary of the evacuation by a ceremony featuring a monument on Dorchester Heights. Major Henry Cabot Lodge delivers an oration while Rear Admiral Schley participates in the procession. the white granite monument bears President Eliot’s inscription recounting the night march and the British fleet’s withdrawal leaving Boston free.
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Boston
Dorchester Heights
Henry Cabot Lodge
Schley
Eliot
Harvard
Batt
Nantasket Ronde andEreessetorth
Morgan party stalled by weather near Brunswick
J Pierpont Morgan and party remain delayed trying to reach Jekyl from Friday as heavy rains flood the countryside. A washout on the Southern near Everett City is repaired and trains are back on time despite regional flooding.
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Brunswick
J. Pierpont Morgan
Jekyl
Everett City
General Tracy Improves After Illness in Court
General Benjamin F Tracy who was taken ill in court last Saturday is reported much improved today. The illness occurred during proceedings in New York with no further complications noted.
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Tracy
New York
Benjamin F. Tracey
Golden Rule Jones Out of Danger
Samuel Jones mayor of Toledo Ohio is seriously ill with pleurisy in Long Beach after a banquet address as guest of honor He is believed to be out of danger according to reports from Los Angeles March 17
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Golden Rule Jones
Los Angeles
Cal
Samuel Jones
Toledo
Long Beach
Jones
Omic League
Banker Fails for $896,893 in Chicago Case
Gustavus A. Bosenbachs, former proprietor of the Haymarket Produce Bank, is described in a Dankry petition in the United States Circuit Court. His liabilities are listed as plain and no assets are scheduled.
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Chicago
Gustavus A. Bosenschats
Haymarket Produce Bank
Dankry
United States
Telegraphic Brevities From Towns Across the Midwest and South
A string of brief items: George Boles of Martin's Ferry Ohio fatally shot his father amid alleged abuse. In Bristol Tennessee strike activity eases as workers return. Willard Smith aged 20 pursued a merchant in Tillie Nebraska and was shot by a party sent to trap him. Virginia Iron Coal and Coke Company official in Bristol denies a Toms Creek strike. Three men, Balma Tero Ling and Cite, cross the line at Spring Vale. A drowning occurred at a sea area incident. Mrs. Josephine Stevens, a widow in Indianapolis, was injured when her scalp was torn by a sharp tool while reaching for a garment. A train incident on the St Louis and Louisville line near Boat Sire caused injuries.
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George Boles
Martin's Ferry
Ohio
Boles
Bristol
Tenn
Virginia
Virginia Iron, Coal gand.Coke Company
Indianapolis
Ind
St. Louis
Loulevision
Leeson
Senate Passes Ship Subsidy Bill After Prolonged Debate
The Senate approved the ship subsidy measure 42 to 31 after hours of amendments. Key amendments rejected included free ships and antitrust provisions for shipping, and a ban on Chinese crew members. Provisions set timelines, financial caps, and rules on foreign ships and American registry.
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Washington
Alison and
Dolliver
Soway
West
Misouri
Patterson
Colorado
Pettus
Alabama
Spooner
Congress
Hanna
Ohio
Sens
J. Pierpont Morgan
Leyland Line
United States
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Pacific
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