Denies Bribe Claim as Hearings Unfold In Insurance Probe
New York reporters describe testimony before the insurance investigating committee. Payn and Judge Cady deny a $40,000 bribe from Mutual Reserve Life and recount refusals, retainer offers, and questions from Judge McCurdy. The session covers stock allocations and cost analyses of Mutual Life and related firms.
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New York
Louis F. Payn
J. Rider Cady
Payu
Insurance Investigating Committee
Payn
Bin
Mutual Reserve Site Insurance Company
One
OWL
McCurdy
Lawyers’ Mortgage Insurance Company
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Adrian Iselin
G. G. Haven
Frederick H. Cromwell
Mutual Life
Henry Morsanthau
Tithe Insurance and Trust Company
Mortgage Insurance Company
Directors Appeal Denied in Enterprise Bank Case
Pittsburg December 29 Judge Frazer denied the directors of the defunct Enterprise National Bank of Allegheny permission to reopen judgments totaling 2,500,000 to protect a 1,082,000 state deposit. The directors argued they could not be held for the bonds signed by ex-directors, and plan to appeal to higher courts.
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Pittsburg
Enterprise National Bank of Allegheny
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Frazer
Common Pleas Court
Enterprise National Bank
Wealthy Mine Owner Killed in Fall
Janesville Wisconsin December 29 William Harvey a wealthy Mexican mine owner fell from an eighteen foot roof and was instantly killed.
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Janesville
Wis
William Harvey
Explosion kills three on Chicago & Erie Railway near Cisco
A freight engine detonation on the Chicago & Erie line near Cisco killed engineer O'Brien of Keutz, fireman Oliver of Huntington, and brakeman Lemuel Fisher of Rochester instantly. Fifteen cars piled up, with $100,000 worth of fancy meats and 100 cattle from Chicago burned in the fire.
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Huntington
Ind
the Evening Journal
Chicago & Erie Railway
Cisco
O'Brien
Keutz
Oliver
Lemuel Fisher
Rochester
Chicago
Three Bad Citizens Escape Logan County Jail
Three prisoners sawed bars and a stone wall with a hammock at Logan County Jail in Lincoln I a bold night escape. They armed themselves and intimidated five inmates, with no crew seen to supply the saws or weapons.
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Lincoln
Dee
Logan County
Edward C. Rice Found Dead in Office in Mobile
Edward C. Rice a 55 year old local representative of the Virginia Carolina Chemical company and prominent clubman was found dead in his office with a bullet through his brain. He left a telegram and letter indicating a deliberate act.
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Mobile
Ala
Edward Carew Rice
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company
Teacher honored after incident at Carverville school
In Lee township Marshall Michigan on December 20 a holiday gathering at the Carverville school house saw Miss Ella Felter, a teacher who whipped Ed Tiva's 11 year old twin sons, receive a rug and china cake plate from pupils and patrons.
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Marshall, Mich
Carverville
Lee Township
Ella Felter
Ed. Tiva
Bates to Command the Army Soon
Major General John C Bates will soon command the Army after Lieutenant General Chaffee retires. Bates, a Missouri native and veteran of the Civil War, Spanish American War, and various Indian conflicts, served on General Meade's staff from Gettysburg to the war’s end.
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John C. Bates
Chaffee
Missouri
Menade
Tettysburg
Truth About Korea Japan Did Not Use Coercion
Durham White Stevens argues in a private letter that reports of a Japanese force pressuring Korea to sign a protectorate treaty are false. He notes Marquis Ito met with Korea’s emperor and cabinet with no soldiers present aside from palace guards and a small gendarme detail, and that the treaty was discussed and signed by Korean ministers with Japanese mediation.
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Washington
Durham White Stevens
Seoul
America
Europe
Berlin
Marquis Ito
Hayashi
Hasegawa
Korea
Japan
Ito
Janamese
Ite
Koren
Fight Over Cumberland Presbyterian Union Elevates Campaign
The loyalist advisory board in Nashville announces a $40,000 fund to fund a legal and public campaign opposing the proposed merger of the Cumberland Presbyterian church with the Northern Presbyterian church.
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Nashville, Tenn
Notable deaths and world notes from early reports
Louis Dalrymple, once of M. nois, a cartoonist, died in Amityville Idaho. Shanghai reports say Chinese boycott closed American houses and cut business by about 50 percent. Mme Bernhardt appeals to the French ambassador over alleged discrimination in the United States. Professor William L. Tomlinins cites music as graft cure before the Wisconsin Teachers. Niagara Falls hotels suffered fire damage. loss estimated around 140000. NY supreme court holds it not forgery to sign another’s name to a railroad ticket. NYC Staten Island ferry costs exceed receipts by five dollars daily. Andrew Carnegie uses a pipe organ as alarm clock with hymns. PD Frank Schmidt collapses in a Colorado hotel. Mrs. Mary Baker G Eddy allows presents but forbids sending them to her. Judge William L. Penfield resigns as Indiana state solicitor.
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Louis Dalrymple
M. Nois
Amityville
Shanghai
Mme. Bernhardt
United States
William L. Tomlinns
Chicago
Wisconsin Teachers’ Association
Frank Schmidt
Indianapolis
Colorado Springs
Colo
Mary Baker G. Eddy
William L. Penfield
Indiana
State Department
Gladstone and Chaplin Share Old Mayfair Night Tale
Gladstone recalls as a child living next to Chaplin's grandmother in Mayfair. He and his brother would quietly shoot squirt at coachmen as carriages gathered, delighting in watching clouds and the spectacle as rain began to fall.
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Gladstone
Mr. Gladstone
Mr. Chaplin
Mayfair
No Attempt to Force Korea's Hand by Military Display
Stevens argues that an obvious show of military power would not coerce Korea and instead calls for diplomacy. He notes negotiations should proceed with measured pressure and clear objectives to avoid escalation.
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Korea
Stevens
United States Supplied Majority of World Petroleum in 1904
The British board of trade report quoted by the Bureau of Statistics shows world petroleum production in 1904 at 9.308 billion gallons, with the United States accounting for 4.916 billion gallons.
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Washington
United State
British Board of Trade
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
Professor John T. Sims Elected Wisconsin Teachers Head
Milwaukee December 29 Professor John T Sims of River Falls normal school was chosen president of the Wisconsin Teachers association defeating George Schutts Whitewater by 312 to 246.
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Milwaukee
John T. Sims
Normal School of
River Falls
The
Wisconsin Teachers’ Association
George ©. Schutts
Whitewater
Wife of Dr Holloway Dies After Despondent Chloral Intake
In Lexington Kentucky on December 29 a prominent physician’s wife aged 40 consumed chloral amid ill health concerns and died within hours. She belonged to a well known local family.
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Lexington
W. H. Holloway
Change in a College Name by Iowa United Brethren Conference
Cedar Rapids Iowa December 29 The Iowa United Brethren conference has approved a name change for a college in its bounds. Details of the new name and implications for students are forthcoming in official notices from the conference offices.
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Cedar Rapids, Tra
Iowa United Brethren Conference
Western College Time Change at Todelota to Leander Clark
A vote approved shifting the college time from Western at Todelota to Leander Clark College. The move aligns scheduling with the new academic calendar and campus operations across the two institutions.
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Western College
Todelota
Leander Clark College
Smith Says He Will Not Run Until Alger Out of Race
William Alden Smith, in Lansing, says he will not pursue his senatorial bid until Alger is definitively out. He interprets Alger’s health comments as signals for possible reelection and notes past support for Alger in prior campaigns.
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Lansing
Mich
William Alden Smith
Alger
Lialog
Smith
Nina
Senate
Arthur PM
Seginiw
al Ker
Tns
Ar Dherent
Treasury Secretary Says No Prosecution for Walsh
Secretary Shaw arrives in Chicago and announces there will be no federal prosecution of John Walsh over the Chicago National Bank collapse. He declares Walsh did not embezzle, kept proper security for every dollar and that the only violated law concerned loans over 10 percent of bank capital, a practice widespread but untenable to halt without closing all banks.
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Chicago
Shaw
Treasury Department
John BR. Walsh
Chicago National Bank
Walsh
Morales Favored By Majority In Northern Santo Domingo
The northern portion of Santo Domingo is reported to largely support General Morales, the fugitive president. Efforts to arbitrate Philadelphia printers eight hour demand have failed.
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Santo Domingo
General Morales
Philadelphia
Chicago Markets Fish Notes on Livestock Receipts and Prices
Markets detail official receipts and shipments for cattle hogs and sheep in Chicago. Prices vary by class with light hogs at 85 to 86, mixed packers 84 95 to 85 22, rough 84 90 to 85 00, cattle and calves mixed ranges, and lambs around 67 90 on Western lambs. December 2 1905 report summarizes steady to higher tendencies with tomorrow’s estimated receipts 25000.
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Chicago
Moscow Revolt Near End as Strike Dwindles in Russia
Moscow revolt nears final stage with the strike fading by Monday. Gov Doubassoff presses security while the Black Hundred threat looms, and rumors say Mistchenko is wounded. Four thousand strikers destroyed rail over thirty miles outside Moscow to hinder troop movements.
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St. Petersburg
Moscow
Goernor
Doubassoff
Geal Mistchenko
Vorontzoff Dashkoff
Caucasus
Seminorak
Horse Guard
Clym
Rail wrecks and martial rule sweep across cities
Reports from Kiel, Odessa, Warsaw, Kovno, Reval and other fronts describe rail disruptions and deadly clashes. A Southwestern railway wreck at Sarni injures many as martial law spreads in Odessa and Kovno with arrests and armed patrols, while Warsaw reports continued strike activity and troops in the streets. In Reval, fire and troops encircle and detain dozens amid discussions of revolt.
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Moscow
Russia
Kiel
Sarni
Odessa
Warsaw
Poland
Kovno
Lithuania
Reval
Esthenia
Themany Am Strandman
Twenty Five Men Drowned off British Columbia Coast
In Victoria on December 29 reports say about twenty five men are believed drowned after the British bark Pass of Melfort foundered on the rocks off Amphitrite Point near Vancouver Island.
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Victoria
B. C
Im al
Britishark
Melfort
Amphitrite Point
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Lady
Vpayn
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Mc Curdy
Hughes
Cady
Insurance Department
Cromwell
United States Life Insurance Company
John P. Munn
Truth About
Grain Market
Monda
Reda
Mistohenko
Comparative
Black Hundred
Tropp
Eurc
Mistchenko
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