Denounced campaign trick in Mutual Life policy list misfires
In New York on August 8 Justice Goegerich ordered Mutual Life Insurance to provide a correct policy holder list to the International Policy Holders’ Committee and Albany’s Insurance Dept within ten days. Col. A. M. Shook sought a mandamus to force circulation, while Untermyer accused delays risk disenfranchising voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W York
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Goegerich
Albany
Col
A. M. Shook
Tennessee
Gregerich
Samuel Untermyar
Court of Justice
Untermyer
Sla
Multiple Obituary Notices Died August 1906 to 1996
Obituary notices list several individuals including Daniel V. Dolan and J Dolan Dolan funeral details in Washington and nearby areas. Also mentions Annie Carroll Fritts, James E T Matthews, Willam Noyes, Col James Regan, Alfred Robinson, Ferdinand Weiler and others with funeral dates, times, and church interment plans across DC and surrounding states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vlclazier
Wednewley
Daniel V
William Vo Hal
Uanpshire Avenue
St Tauris Roman Caine
Firesuil
Dolan
Bom Thowan
Congressional Cemetery
Indianapolis
Gosport
Ind
Johnson
New Street
Sarah
John D Johnson
Matthews
James E T Matthews
Carrie Matthews
En Dilhem
Seventh Street
New ‘York
Royes
Tesse Thorn Noyes
Willam Iaydon Noyes
Gathering Hand
George Thorn
Wilmington
Del
Pohtner
Strasburg
Ott Tortner
Mantle
Wanday
James Regan
United
Arlington
Friends of the Finish
Military Order of the Loyal Lesson
United States Infantry
Feteran
Monark
Robinson
Wednesay
AL Fred Yo Robinson
F Street
Miamiville
Ohio
Citeinnall Papers
Swith
Atlantic Cite
William
William L
Mary J Smith
Moriarity
Aelock
Tesidenca
Flenerty
Meirit Calvary Cemetery
Washington
Weiler
Fifteenth
Ferdinand Weler
No new scapegoats as power centers stay in control
Justice Giegerich criticized the legislative investigation, claiming a few scapegoats were sacrificed while those responsible for the company’s scandals and thievery remain in power. He indicated the court would issue the order as it applied to the use of the company’s stencils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giegerich
Theompany
Confer on rebate cases in Jamestown inquiry
A federal grand jury in Jamestown examined alleged violations of interstate commerce and Sherman antirebate laws. Deputy Commissioner Henry Knox Smith and Special Assistant Attorney General Oliver Dogin met with District Attorney Brown, amid secrecy, as witness BET Johnson, freight agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad at Buffalo, testified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Federal
Henry Knox Smith
Department of Commerce and Labor
Oliver Dogin
United States
Brown
Bet Johnson
Pennsylvania Road
Buffalo
Calera Marshal Shot in Ride-Stealing Arrest
Calera Alabama Aug B Town Marshal Sam Fulton was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a ride thief described as a negro. The suspect escaped after the shooting.
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Calera
Ala
Galera
Sam Fulton
Plunged Over a Precipice Pierced by Struck Horses
A Pittsburg area picnic wagon carrying twenty slid from a muddy Evergreen mountain road, plunging thirty feet. Nine miles from the city, all occupants suffered injuries but none died. Driver John Smith escaped serious harm. witnesses heard nine kicks from the horses upon landing.
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Pittsburg
Evergreen
Daughters of Liberty
Allegheny
Vhuch
Millvale
John Smith
Aged couple seek death at table amid mortgage foreclosures
William Methner and his wife Anna, aged about sixty and fifty, were found unconscious at their dining table in New York as they attempted suicide with gas jets rather than face eviction. They had dined on their last food, prayed for forgiveness, and planned to die together to escape the looming foreclosure and poverty. A physician revived Methner, and both were later arraigned. they expressed remorse and vowed not to attempt suicide again.
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New York
William Methner
Anna
Newhbors
Pass
Methnor
Juniar
Webnot
Iona
Methner
Sergi Jackson
Anne
Methners
Whitman
Harlem
Agon
Jersey
Movements of Ocean Steamers and Arrivals
New York August 1 Arrived Oceanic from Liverpool and vessels sailing for Liverpool Rotterdam Genoa Naples Hamburg Cherbourg and New York proceeded. Wireless communication reported a warship 200 miles southeast of here. Cape Race Newfoundland August 3 Campania from Liverpool to New York 190 miles southeast at 7 p m. Master Wilhelm YH departed Cherbourg August 4. Queenstown loaded La Lor rane from New York to Havre. Baltir sailed to Liverpool. Casmania from New York arrived July 7. Wilhelm also arrived from New York via Plymouth and Cherbourg.
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New York
Oceanic
Liverpool
Massie
Noordem
Rotterdam da Soulogne
Lazio
Genoa
Naples
Pring Adalbert
Hombure
Raberin
Victoria
Hamburg
Cherbourg
York
Warconl
Tntiox
Saturdaay
Cape Race
Newfoundland
Campania
Wilhelm YH
Lizerd
la Lorrane
Havre
Queenstows
Sahed Baltir
Casmania
Kew
Queenstown
Textpole
Bremen
Sug
Wilhelm
Plymouth
Putting Up It To Higgins Closed Saratoga and Albany
Report from Saratoga and Albany says the Republican machine dictated closures to restrict gambling and protect Gov Higgins. Plans involve closing Saratoga's gambling scene and alerting Albany sheriff, with Vanderbilts at Canfield's and police actions tied to the broader reform move.
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Vanderbilts
Canfield’s
Washington Post
Saratoga
Aug
Albany County
Baratess County
Albany
Riggiog
Poison in canned salmon hits railroad camp near Alberta
Winnipeg reports several Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad survey camp members at Sand Green fifty miles south of Vermilion Alberta fell violently ill after eating canned salmon. Maj Herbert J Smith is dead and several others are critically ill. Smith served with distinction in the Boer War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad
Sand Green
Varmillion
Alberta
Herbert J Smith
Smith
Reverend Dr J A Henry Dead In Asbury Park
Rev Dr J A Henry a distinguished Presbyterian minister of Philadelphia died in Asbury Park New Jersey after a month of illness at age 72 He served as moderator of the general assembly and held multiple church and university posts including trustee of Princeton University president of the Pennsylvania Industrial Home for Blind Women and owner of roles in Presbyterian publishing and home missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
J Addison Henry
Princeton Presbyterian Church
Asbury Park
N. J
Henry
Princeton College
Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton University
Pennsylvania Industrial Home
Presbyterian
Presbyterian Board of Publication
Board of Home Missions
The
Presbyterian Church
Japanese Poachers Cause Alaska Sealing Incident
Officials report the killing of Japanese poachers on Alaskan seal rookeries as regrettable while noting trespass and piracy claims. Revenue cutters may seize violators on the high seas within three miles. Alaska patrols shift to McCulloch if approved. Japanese envoy Miyaoka seeks full information. no expected international fallout, but broader crackdown on poaching is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seala
Simms
Miyaoka
State Department
Bacon
Scott
Tokyo
Japan
McCulloch
Sitka
Valdez
Edward W. Sims
Department of Commerce and Labor
Alaska
Congress
Indiana
Lembkey
North American Commercial Company
United States
St. Paul
Island of
St. George
Seal Islands
Bering Sea
Treasury Department
Revenue Cutter Service
Thiouslands
Sifue
Notable Transcripts From Diverse August Reports Across Regions
August dispatches from Duluth and New York cover a mix of notable visits, rescues, corporate elections, a hanging, railroad operations, and Georgia’s Jamestown Exposition funding. Included are papal envoy and bishop visits to Duluth, a Lake Ontario rescue, a life insurance trusteeship in New York, a murder verdict in Virginia, Santa Fe railroad resuming cattle-driven routes, and Georgia’s $29,000 allocation for the Jamestown Exposition exhibit. Major figures include Pope Pluz delegation, Bishop Burke, Rev James Mel Goldek, William Dickey, Seth Suliken, and John Weld. The batch also notes John Mitchell’s execution and U.S. minister Rtadle’s arrival in Servia and Roumania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth. Minn
New York
Seth 3Uliken
John Weld
Jordan 1
Mott & Co
New Yonk Life Vamiance Company
Trusteeo
de Dyersburg
Tenn
John Mitchell
Moses Wedel
Mitchell
East Temple
Santa Fe
San Angelo
Alante
Senate
House
Geornia
Jamestown
BDI
John WH Rtadle
Servia
Roumania
Greaney
Livarpoo
River Steamer Collisions Narrowly Hurt Dockside Schedule
River accident at Alexandria saw ferryboat Callahan backing from the dock collide with the steamship Macalester returning upriver. Macalester sustained minor damage to its pilot house but both vessels resumed service for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandra
Callahan
Macalester
Dow
Dacalester
Campaign for Douma famine relief faces credit boost
St Petersburg Aug 8 cabinet seeks to avert starvation in stricken districts by recommending an additional 27.5 million for famine relief alongside 7.5 million already approved. The move ties to campaign rhetoric ahead of December elections and aims to fund food, seed grain, and public works to keep the population from starvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Gefnod
Monipko
Cronstadt
Monifke
Telegraph Agency
Herzenstein
Bogart Elected Roslyn School President Without Opposition
Roslyn Long Island August election result shows Dr Joseph H Bogart elected president of the Roslyn union free school district without opposition. Only sixty three votes cast including twenty five from Mrs Catherine Mackays employees with transport provided. A rumor sparked by Mrs Mackay suggested heavy black vote, but investigation showed locals at a colored Baptist church picnic.
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Roslyn
Long Island
Aug
Joseph H. Bogart
Roslyn Union Free School
Remsen
Woods
Aittle
Clark Woods
Dr. Bogart
Lawyer Fights Legislator in Georgia House Altercation
In Atlanta on August 8, Representative T. R. Whittley of Douglas County and lawyer Charles Dill of Atlanta clashed on the Georgia house floor over a bill to pay war bonds tied to arms purchases. The melee involved sticks chairs and spittoons, leaving both men bruised but not seriously hurt as members watched unable to intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Atlanta
T. R. Whittley
Douglas County
Charles Dill
Georgia House of Representatives
Georgia
Wailingly
New York
Guv Brown
Charles D. Bil
B. H. Hill
United States
Ben Bill
Wattingly
Whittley
Charles
Hill
Font
Bomb Thrown At Russian Poland Station Kills One
A bomb exploded at a crowded railway station in Soenowice Russian Poland killing one and wounding many. Panic sparked chaos as bystanders were injured and women taunted while children were trampled. The assailant escaped amid the mayhem.
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Poland
Soenowice
Russian Poland
Kiev
Russia
Gravoff
Stefanchuk
Mherty
Warsaw
Tchémeemil
Province of
Lublin
Kaessa
Aug
Beckt Falls From Chelsea Hotel After Mental Break
Augusta Georgia morning report says First Baseman Beck, recently released by Augusta Club after a buy from Nashville Southern League, jumped from a third story Chelsea Hotel window in a distressed state. He struck several electric wires and landed in a rose bush, narrowly escaping serious injury. Beck had shown peculiar behavior for days and caused a clubhouse disruption yesterday.
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Augusta
Beck
Nashville
Chelsea
Maud Gonne MacBride Divorce Case Ends in Separation
Paris dispatch reports the Seine civil tribunal upheld a judicial separation between Maud Gonne MacBride and husband Major MacBride on grounds of alleged intemperance. While charges of immorality were not proven, an absolute divorce was denied due to her Irish nationality. The court granted MacBride weekly access to their son and awarded Maud the child’s support.
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Paris
Civil Tribunal of the
Seine
Maud Gonne MacBride
Joan of Arc
Mas. MacBride
MacBride
Maj MacBride
Maj
MacBrde
Maud Gonne
Dublin Castle
MacBade
Imatch J
America
Maud Ganne
Scrub Women Join Strike In Chicago Skyscrapers
In Chicago 240 janitresses voted to aid husbands in a wage strike by skipping work in twenty downtown skyscrapers tomorrow. Mrs Felicia Prendergast challenged the notion wives must work as slaves, urging support for the strike while resisting the idea of staying home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Felicia Prendergast
Mrs. Prendergast
Pianos sale offers fine uprights at 185 and 195
Immediate sale of about twenty pianos from a year’s stock includes nine high grade uprights in San Domingo mahogany with overstrung bass and laminated bridges, tone guaranteed for five years. An August clearance aims to make room for new stock with eight carloads expected. viewing encouraged, purchasing optional.
Ice Conspiracy Probed, No Grand Jury Indictment
New York August 8 grand jury found no criminal conspiracy between the ice trust and wholesalers to fix prices. Witnesses and records showed a long shortage in ice supply due to weather and crop factors, not a coordinated crime. District Attorney Jerome had contended for an alarm over summer ice scarcity.
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Washington Post
New York
Grand Jury
Gamias
Jerome
Maine
Hudson
Rescue Trooper Drowns Saving Woman at Fort Revere
Hull Mass Aug 2 1911 Armknecht Auge Peter Armkeneck a Fort Revere soldier drowned while trying to rescue a young woman. He aged 24 home Detroit died apparently from cramps as the woman was saved by others. Also Henry D Smith Beroit College official died today after efforts to save Miss Ruth Macumber who drowned near Lake Geneva yesterday.
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Hull
Mass
Peter Armkeneck
Fort Revere
Armkenecht
Detroit
Cj .Williams Bay
Wia
Henry D Smith
Beroit College
Ruth Macumber
Lake Geneva
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Brewster
Mutul Life Naurance Company
Untemoor
Giergerich
Las
Buffalo Courter
Chicaco
Rfcord-Herald
Pittsburg Dispatch
Providence
Rocuester Herald
ST Louis Republic
Byracush
Paul Fioneer
Sinaeafolis Tribune
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cincinnati Inquirer
Undertakers
W. R. Speare
N. W
J. William Lee
Fenasvhania Avs
George P. Zurhorst
Pweeral Partore
Eset
Capital St
St. Northwest
Higgins
Saratoga Association
Guv Higgins
Monte Carlo
Saratoga County
Ganbling
Joe Ullman
Billy Mackin
Maxey Blumenthal
Delahanty
Vanderbilt
Law
Paul J Rainey
Canfield
J. A. Henry
Theodore Roustan
Legation
Columbus
John F Murphy
United States Secret Service Bureau
St Louis
H. Y Mansfield
Lancaster
Ganz
Augus Thomas Newcomb
Gay
San Francisco
Chronicle
Tokalon Wine CO
Bunny
Douma
Kostroma
Stolypin
Peterhof
Vasdlichikoff
M .Filovevfor
M. Iswolsky
Holy Synod
Vassilchilof
Novgorod
Filossefoff
Count Tte
MM. Iswolsky
Count Heyden
Papus
Mrs. MacKay
Representative Whittley
Augusta Hotel
Maud-Gonre
NEW Publications
Trust
Lloyd Osbourne
Liebig Company
Gemina
UEBIG
Musetts Avenue
Bradfield Regulator Co
Ation
Riend Cpa
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