J P Morgan Testimony Before Money Trust Committee
Washington December 19 J P Morgan testified before the house money trust investigating committee with Untermyer questioning. He listed firm members and described interlocking directorates linking Morgan Standard and allied groups across banks insurance railroads and utilities holding hundreds of directorships and vast capitalization. The testimony outlined joint control among 15809 directors in 145 corporations with assets totaling over 25 billion dollars.
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Washington
J. Pierpont Morgan
House Money Trust
Samuel Untermyer
Satterlee
J. P. Morgan, Jr
George B. Case
T. W. Lamont
Mr. Morgan
Philip Scudder
Pujo
Scudder
Mr. Untermyer
Morgan
New York City
Philadelphia
Paris
New York
London
A. A. Newbold
William H. Porter
Charles Steele
E. T. Stotesbury
Temple Baldwin
Morgan, Standard of
Financial empire chart shows big banks with vast assets
Gen. Luis Mena exercised influence across eighteen financial institutions led by J. P. Morgan & Co and First National Bank New York. The chart lists numerous New York Chicago and Boston firms with combined resources of about 22.245 billion and 341 directors in 112 corporations. Also details life insurers New York Life Mutual Met Life assets, with 1911 totals and 1931 projections.
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J. P. Morgan & Co
New York
First National Bank
Guaranty Trust Conmengs
Rea Tie Bane
Jan Kuhn
Loeb & Co
National Bank of Commerce
Hanover National Bank
Chase National Bank
Astor Trust Company
New York Trust Company
Blair & Co
Speyer & Co
Equitable, Mutual and
Metropolitan
Lawrence Seu Pler
Untermyer
Mr. Scudder
New York Life
Mutual Life
Equitable Life
Metropolitan Life
Firemen reduce demand on engines to two per five thousand
Union officials of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen cut their demand for two firemen on 5 000 locomotives to 2 000 and offer arbitration under the Erdman act. Managers say extra crew costs are prohibitive while firefighters argue efficiency offsets the cost. Seeley Davenport, accused of sending threats to Governor Wilson, is freed for lack of evidence. bail for Jacob Dena lowered. Warren Dung freed.
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New York
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Mississippi
Bryan cabinet head likely as secretary of state
New York dispatch reports William Jennings Bryan will become secretary of state under Woodrow Wilson. If he declines, he may accept another post, possibly the treasury, as Wilson offers the full cabinet positions afterBryan meets the president elect in Florida and is urged to choose.
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New York
William Jennings Bryan
Woodrow Wilson
Treasury
Florida
Bryan
Wilson
State Department
The
Gonnet
Treitmee
Herbert S. Hockin
Hockin
Noel
Daniel Buckley
Davenport
Eugene A. Clancy
San Francisco
Philip A. Cooley
New Oreans
Stolen Funds Reported From Newcomerstown Express Office
Dennison O Dec 19. Secret service men learned $6 000 in bills consigned from the subtreasury in New York to a bank in Marietta Ohio were stolen from the Newcomerstown express office near here, details unclear.
Two Die in Missouri Home Crime Let's proceed
Mrs. George Moore sixty one and her mother Mrs. Mary J Wilson eighty two were found dead in their Columbia Missouri home with fatal head injuries according to local reports. Investigators described the scene as a possible murder suicide or related crime awaiting details from police.
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Columbia
George Moore
Mary J. Wilson
Congressional action blocks executive session on nominations
In Washington, Democratic senators halted an executive session for presidential nomination consideration with a 20 minute filibuster. Judge Archbald impeachment case witnesses included Mary Boland. In the House, Burnett immigration bill passed 178 to 52 requiring immigrants to read and write the language of the United States or another country. Christmas holidays adjournment set for tonight in both chambers.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Robert W. Archbald
Mary Boland
J. Williams
Archbald
House
Burnett
United States
Taft considers Goethals for Panama Zone governor
President Taft has assurances that Col. George Goethals, Panama Canal builder, will accept the Panama canal zone governor post. Nomination to the Senate likely after the president returns from Panama, with Lieut. Col. W. W. Judson also discussed for a high zone post.
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Washington
Taft
George Goethals
Panama Canal
Panama Canal Zone
Senate
Panama
W. W. Judson
District of Columbia
Turkish Greek parley to resume with full plenipotentiaries
London reports Doctor Daneff says Turkish envoys will meet Greek emissaries today. Turkish delegates present a debt report by British and Dutch bondholders to appeal to powers. Servia signals readiness to defer Adriatic outlet dispute to Europe’s great powers. direct talks with Austria expected to start soon.
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London
Daneff
Bulgaria
Porte
Servia
Adriatic
Austria
Dense fog delays ferries and ships on East Coast
Dense fog blankets the East Coast delaying ferry service into New York and stalling vessels at quarantine for hours. The Tagua moved up the bay in four hours instead of one. Railroads report some delays as fog extends to Washington Philadelphia Baltimore and Pittsburgh. Traffic is seriously impeded in multiple cities.
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New York
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Foraker Hearst Letters Alleged Sold In Archbold Case
Washington reports former Senator Foraker presented a Gilchrist Stewart prepared statement alleging Winkfield a Archbold employee and Stump sold Archbold letters to a Hearst representative. The letters allegedly fetched payments up to 34 000 dollars with further demands and lists of congressmen senators and governors. In Indianapolis a separate trial scene features Olaf A. Tveitmoe in the dynamite conspiracy case with James W. Noel denouncing Treitmoe and other defendants in lengthy argument.
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Washington
J. H. Foraker
Senate Campaign Committee
Gilchrist Stewart
W. W. Winkfield
Winkfield
Charles Stump
William R. Hearst
Stump
Archbold
New York American
Hearst
Little Bayoy
Eldridge
Penrose
Hanna
Foraker
Mr. Archbold
Indianapolis
Ind
Olaf A. Tveitmoe
California
Times
James W. Noel
Trelmee
Albert B. Anderson
Noel
Treitmoe
Eugene A. Clancy
Thas
J. D. Fredericks
Los Angeles
Clarence Darrow
Bitch
J. B. M Na
Tyeitmoe
Atchison pupil fight injures Effingham teacher
In Effingham Kansas a clash between county high school students from Effingham and Atchison led to Prof J P Shepard of the Atchison school being severely wounded while trying to restore order as pupils fought on a train. Stones shattered car windows.
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Effingham
Kan
County High School
Atchison High School
J. P. Shepard
Atchison School
Atchison
Pro Shepard
Philippine outlaw slain in Zam code clash
Manila reports a fight between constabulary aided by Moro volunteers under Civil Governor George A Helfert and the Arcani outlaw gang. Arcani and two band members were killed and the group fled. Arcani fought Lt. E H Johnson in single combat, but Johnson killed him.
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Manila
George A. Helfert
Zamboanga
Arcani
Tieut
E. H. Johnson
Philippine Constabulary
Taft Nominates Alaska Supervisor General Distin
President Taft sent to the Senate the appointment of William Distin of Haines to be supervisor general of Alaska, marking a key federal appointment as the year ends.
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Linois Man
Alaska Post
Washington
Taft
Senate
William Distin
Hiiness
Alaska
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J. P. Morgan
Luis Mena
Nicaragua
United States Senate Committee
Leong Moon
United States Customs
Leong
Bryan Cabinet
DLAB
Tvenmuei
Chao Ping Chun
China
Board of Interior
New Republic
Oi! Man
Kansas
Johnson
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