Everett-Moore syndicate placed under bankers committee
Cleveland January 3 1923 the Everett Moore syndicate owner of urban and interurban railways and telephone lines in Ohio and Michigan is placed under a seven banker committee to study solvency and meet liabilities The committee says most properties are solvent and in good condition while total capitalization is about 120 million with expert accountants examining all companies
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Cleveland, O
Everett-Moore
Ohio
Michigan
Everett-Moore Syndicate
Cuyahoga Telephone Company
United States Telephone Company
Federal Telephone Company
Stark County (O.) Telephone Company
Columbiana County (O.) Telephone Company
People’s Telephone Company
Detroit
Wood County (O. Telephone Company
Cleveland Electric Railway Company
Detroit United Railway Company
Toledo Railway and Light Company
Northern Ohio Traction Company
Cleveland, Painesville and Eastern Railway Company
Detroit and Toledo Shore Line Railroad Company
Lake Shore Electric Railroad Company
Everett Moore syndicate faced funds strain amid assets exceed liabilities
The Everett Moore affair trustees named include Edwin G. Tillotson and Myron T. Herrick among others. They state the syndicate owns several million in property but owes money, requiring temporary aid. Investigations suggested assets exceed liabilities and crisis was avoidable with proper management. a committee led by H. P. Newcomb was formed, while Myron T. Herrick asserts no personal involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Everett
E. W. Moore
Everett-Moore
Edwin G. Tillotson
Cleveland Trust Company
Harrison KR. Newcomb
Savings and Trust Company
Myron T. Herrick
Society For Savings
J. J. Sullivan
Central National Bank
Calvary Morris
Western Reserve Trust Company
Kaufman Hayes
Euclid Avenue National Bank
William G. Mather
American Trust Company
H. P. Newcomb
E. C. Tillotson
Everett Moore
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Stomach Cure
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for stomach and digestion diseases with patient testimony from Mrs. David W. Guice of Hamburg Mississippi. It claims rapid relief from indigestion and related symptoms, and offers Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser free on request.
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Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
David W. Guice
Hamburg
Franklin Co
Everett Moore Syndicate Sues Over Cognovit Judgments
The Everett Moore syndicate through Maumee Valley Electric seeks injunctions to restrain execution on three cognovit judgments in Toledo. The suits claim fraud conspiracy and double dealing by the defendants, described as the starters of big litigation.
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Toledo
Everett- Moore Syndicate
Maumee Valey Electric Road
Theater Vendoma Fire Hits Nashville Losses
Nashville fire gutted the The ater Vendoma causing an estimated 50000 loss. Fire officials reported extensive damage across the building after a blaze started in the theater area. No injuries were immediately reported and investigations are ongoing.
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Nashville
Tenn
Palma Receives Telegraphed Congratulates From Cuban Patriots
President-elect Tomas Estrada Palma is receiving numerous telegraphic congratulatory messages from compatriots as his victory is announced. In Detroit Miss Beulah Wheeler dies after taking arsenic in an apparent antipurine incident. Richmond brickwork largely halted as bricklayers face lockout.
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Tomas Estrada Palma
Cuba
Beulah Wheeler
Detroit
Richmond
Welsh Festival Draws Three Thousand Singers to Racine
Three thousand foreign visitors attended a national eisteddfod in Racine Wisconsin on Wednesday. Rev T Edwards of Pennsylvania conducted and adjudicated. Music judges included Prof David Davis of Cincinnati and Prof A Parker of Madison. Milwaukee won the big mixed chorus prize of 500 dollars. Venedocia Ohio won the male chorus prize of 200. Racine won the glee and double quartet. Milwaukee won the ladies chorus. Neenah won the mixed quartet. Ada Schmidt Neenah sang alto. William Winkelman Cincinnati tenor. Cora Owen Cambria soprano.
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Racine, Wis
T. ©. Edwards
Pennsylvania
David Davis
Cincinnati
A. Parker
Madison
Wis
Mayor Higgins
Joseph E. Davies
Watertown
W. F. Lewis
Architect Kaumier Falls Victim to Elevator Weight
Port Huron Michigan January 3. Architect John C Kaumier was beneath a ton weight that fell from the elevator shaft in the Brush building. The weight jammed his head and fractured his skull yet he is not believed to be dangerously hurt.
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Port Huron
Mich
John C. Kaumier
New Brush
Girl Injures Finger in Gaines Corn Shredder
Nellie McGuire, daughter of Mike McGuire, trapped by a corn shredder in Gaines Mich on January 3. While pulling out cobs near the machine the middle finger of her left hand was severely harmed.
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Gaines, Mich
Nellie McGuire
Mike McGuire
Gaines
Soap Men Combine in Southern Soap Plant Consolidation
Atlanta reports advices that southern soap manufacturers are organizing to consolidate all plants south of the Ohio River. This move unites factories under a single arrangement and aims to streamline production across the region.
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Atlanta
Ohio River
Chicago Board of Trade Quotation Roundup
Wheat and corn prices move with mixed highs and lows on May and January futures. Livestock and produce prices are listed by category with regional notes from East Buffalo and St Louis markets, including hogs, cattle, sheep, and dairy products.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Uae
Texas
East Buffalo
Court movements spark doubt on reform in China
Peking Jan 3 Foreigners grow skeptical that the dowager empress has learned reform lessons. General Yung-Lai plans two anti foreign army corps, while the governor shuts the only independent newspaper and a charitable industrial school. A new edict follows the Belgian priest murder, signaling conciliation toward Christians. Officials fear entrapment as court promises restraint near legations during return to Peking.
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Peking
Yung-Lai
Ningh-Sha-Fpoo
Kan-Soo
Prince Ching
Legation
Yung-La
Legations
Congo Free State ruled a disgrace to civilization
Captain Guy Burrows, recently retired from Congo Free State service, told the Associated Press the regime is a global disgrace with widespread atrocities. He cited cannibal force, mass enslavement, and state tied rubber firms as backbone of the system, condemning reforms as a public duping.
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London
Guy Burrows
Congo Free State
Associated Press
Free State
Burrows
Leopold
Upper Congo
Congo
Africa
Priest’s calm saves St James church as fire breaks out
In Kenosha Wisconsin on New Year’s Day the coolness of a priest at St James Catholic church stopped a panic during a crowded mass as altar decorations near St Joseph’s altar caught fire. He signaled the choir to continue and carried on with the service while worshippers knelt in response.
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Kenosha
Wis
St. James
St. Joseph's
Seminary Plan Reported to Expand to Lake Forest
A Chicago Sacred Heart seminary is believed to open a college at Lake Forest. The move is supported by a land transfer of 46.5 acres from John M. Roach of Chicago, located east of the Chicago and North Western railroad.
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New Roman Catholic Seminary
Waukegan
Ils
Seminary of the Sacred Heart
Chicago
Lake Forest
John M. Roach
Chicago and Northwestern
National Grain Dealers Plan Chicago Executive Meeting
Des Moines Jan 3 President B A Lockwood of the National Grain Dealers Association says the executive committee will meet in Chicago during the first week of March.
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National Grain Dealers’ Association
Des Moines
B. A. Lockwood
The
Chicago
New Year Regatta Ice Boat accident in Madison injures man
An ice boat dash at the Madison Wisconsin New Year regatta injures John A. Fiscus who may be fatally hurt as crowds gathered. The report mentions three deaths and two wounded at Robbins North Carolina during a watch party altercation. Edward Harter of South Bend Indiana linked to Klondike fortune builds a house in Chicago District of Lake Michigan. William Madison of Lemont Illinois dies in Chicago County Hospital from frost bite suffered three years earlier.
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Madison
Wis
John A. Fiscus
Robbins
N. C
Edward Harter
South Bend
Ind
Klondike
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Streeter
William Madison
Lemont
Ills
County Hospital
Ban Righ Adorns War Vessel for Venezuelan Insurgents
A vessel loaded with arms for Venezuela’s revolutionists has been converted into a fortified war ship at General TransAtlantic works. The Ban Righ’s armament includes rapid fire guns and heavy steel protection. Reinforcements for 3800 volunteers will meet the ship at sea as insurgent plans unfold.
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Fort de France
Martinique
Europe
Venezuela
General TransAtlantic Company
Castro
Ban Righ
Trinidad
Curacoa
Prominent Iowa Senator Marries Woman Relief Corps Leader
Des Moines reports Senator J B Romans of Denison secretly wed Christine C Snyder president of the State Woman s Relief Corps. The union followed a prior property division worth about 14000 with half to his children and half to his wife. His former wife died in a gasoline stove explosion.
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Des Moines
J. B. Romans
Denison
Iowa
Christine C. Snyder
State Woman's Relief Corps
Romanus
Romans
Leslie D. Shaw
Boiler explosion at Central of Georgia shops kills five in Macon
In Macon Georgia on January 2 an engine boiler exploded at the Central of Georgia Railway shops. Five men were killed outright and eleven injured. The dead include John M McDonald Tosh Hodges Uriah Cornelius James O Neil. One severely hurt worker Henry Fox is expected to die.
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Macon
Central of Georgia Railway
John M. McDonald
Tosh Hodges
Uriah Cornelius
James O'Neil
Henry Fox
Tennessee Representative Richardson Presents President with Presidential Memos
Representative Richardson of Tennessee personally handed the president a set of compilations of the messages and papers of the presidents. He joked the president to read the constitution and declaration of independence, and the president said he would.
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Washington
Richardson
Tennessee
United States
Iowa Governor Shaw heads to Washington for treasury post
Governor Leslie M. Shaw of Iowa arrived in Chicago en route to Washington to confer with President Roosevelt on succeeding Secretary Gage as treasury secretary. He spent most of the day with friends and relatives before continuing east in the late afternoon.
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Gov. Shaw
Chicago
Leslie M. Shaw
Iowa
Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury
Gage
Shaw
East
British Methodists Near Million Guinea Fund Total
London Jan 3 The Wesleyan Methodists say a special collection last Sunday yielded 65 000 pounds and with further promises have nearly completed the Wesleyan Methodist Twentieth Century fund of one million guineas started three years ago.
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London
Man accused in store clash over garters in Albion
In Albion Michigan on January 3 a Cleveland man Phillip Silverstein and his wife Edith Jacobs entered Manheimer Bros. clothing store. Silverstein accused clerk Lee Maniser of insulting his wife by sending garters as a Christmas gift. The dispute led to a chaotic scene as they contended over the incident.
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Manheimer
Silverstein
Young Lee
Lee
Albion. Mich
Cleveland
Manheimer Bros
Phillip Silverstein
Edith Jacobs
Isadore Jacobs
Eiverstein
Young Lee Maneiser
Ihwulrine
Wife Is Under Suspicion In Anton Heldlicka Poison Death
In St Joseph Michigan the death of Anton Heldlicka, sewing machine agent, is suspected to be poisoning. His stomach was removed and sent to Ann Arbor for analysis. Police guard the Heidlicka home as suspicion falls on his wife with no death certificate issued yet.
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St. Joseph
Mich
Ballenger
Margue
Anton Heldlicka
Ann Arbor
Heidlicka
Tlealth Cicer
Pearl Street
Heidicka
Mix-Up in County Treasurer Office Sparks Court Fight
In Terre Haute Indiana on January 3 a disputed county treasurer race has both Clark and Bolton claiming the post. Clark holds the tax duplicates after a canvassing board certificate, while Bolton, guarded by armed men, occupies the office. The former treasurer Walsh resigned to the county commissioners, who appointed Bolton for the remaining hours. Clark seeks a writ to force Bolton to surrender office property, arguing the appointment was illegal and that Walsh should have resigned to the governor.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Clark
Bolton
Walsh
Stelmson
Yvestertay
Chains Fasten Quarantined Man in Kansas Town
William Donnehoy of Kansas town defies smallpox orders by wearing chains padlocked to his ankles and attached to floor stakes. Mayor James H. Steele ordered the restraints after his departure to visit a sick son, intending to keep him shackled until the house quarantine ends.
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Paris
Urs
William Donnehoy
Kansas
James H. Steele
Donneboy
Donnehoy
Donnehey
First 190 percent wedding at St Joseph Michigan
In St Joseph Michigan on New Year’s Eve 1901 George King and Pearl Beller were married at midnight as church bells tolled and tower clocks struck twelve. The ceremony came after 1500 marriages in the city that year and was described as Gretna Green history in a unique timing.
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St. Joseph
Mich
Gretna Green
George King
Hotel Whitcomb
Fire Destroys Muskegon Clothing Store
Fire began at 10 p m Wednesday in the A P Conner Co clothing store causing damage to stock and buildings and adjoining merchants. Total loss estimated at 35000 with heavy smoke damage to J O Jeannot Co Leahy dry goods and W D Hardy department store. Loss is fully insured.
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Muskegon
Mich
A. P. Conner & Co
Crockery
J. O. Jeannot & Co
Leahy Company
W. D. Hardy Company
Fatal Hunting Accident in Watkegan Illinois
Four boys out hunting near Watkegan on Wednesday when ten year old Denny Ryan was fatally shot by a companion. The rifle bullet struck him in the heart region. The shooter’s identity was not clearly established. Ryan was the son of James Ryan and one of the party was his cousin.
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Watkegan
Ill
Denny Ryan
Ryan
James Ryan
Death of Mrs. Rachel Goodwin, 74, widow of John Goodwin
Brookville Indiana January 3 Mrs Rachel Goodwin aged 74 widow of John Goodwin founder of Asbury university now DePauw university Greencastle died suddenly at her home Wednesday after a period of ill health her death was hastened by a stroke of apoplexy.
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Brookville
Ind
Rachel Goodwin
John Goodwin
Asbury University
DePauw University
Greencastle
One Thug Less Than There Was in Chicago Shoot
Chicago January 3. FRugene Hector a former financial editor shot and killed an alleged highwayman last night. The dead man is believed to be a Postoniar named Donovan and was shot through the right eye.
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Chicago
Woman Cremates Self in Kerosene Fire Mystery
Mrs Mattie House wife of David House living near Perkinsville near Anderson Indiana died Tuesday evening in her own action by saturating clothing with kerosene and striking a match authorities reported she was temporarily insane at the time of the death.
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Anderson
Ind
Mattie House
David House
Perkinsville
Families Flee Lowlands For Knolls Near Chattanooga
About a hundred families living in the flats and lowlands around Chattanooga camped on the knolls Wednesday night due to rising water. The displacement began after high water prompted evacuations in the Tennessee city.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Marriage Announcement for Mary K E Wilkins and Dr Charles M Freeman
Friends of Mary KE Wilkins in Randolph Mass announce her marriage to Dr Charles M Freeman of Metuchen New Jersey. The notice notes the couple is united in matrimony and mentions location of the event.
Huntington Tragedy: 18-Year-Old Fatally Shot by Accident
Huntington Pennsylvania resident Frederick Rupert aged 18 died after an accidental discharge of a buggy gun, the report states. Investigators noted the fatal incident occurred yesterday with details limited in the dispatch.
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Huntington
Frederick Rupert
Census Office urged to become permanent agency
Director W. R. Merriam argues for making the census bureau a permanent body to retain experts, speed data gathering, and improve efficiency, with advantages for commerce, industry, and potential Philippine census. He notes interim use as a statistical bureau and references Buffalo Jones's bison preserve proposal and other congressional notices.
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Statistical Bureau
Industrial Commission
Congress
Census Bureau
Philippines
Cuba
Porto Rico
War Department
Massachusetts Governor W Murray Crane Starts Third Term
W Murray Crane takes the oath for a third term as governor of Massachusetts. The article notes his continued leadership and election context in the state government.
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W. Murray Crane
Massachusetts
James A. Td. Earl
Hope Booth
United States Rubber Company
Stephen D. Fessenden
Mississipi
Department of Agriculture
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