Washington Life reforms under Tatlock probe
Washington Life Insurance Company president John Tatlock testified as legislative inquiry into the firm opened. He described reforms since 1904 reorganization, including abolishing cash surrender values and removing loan features, and noted 60,000 in advances to agents this year. He claimed investments shifted to negotiable securities and that many bonds were bought via A A Ryan & Brother, linked to Thomas F. Ryan.
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A. A. Ryan
Thomas F. Ryan
Tatlock
New York
Washington Life Insurance Company
Legislative Insurance Investigating Committee
John Tatlock
State Insurance Department
Washington Life
W. S& Walker
Tadlock
Finance Committee
A A. Ryan
Vic
Leva Po Martin
Charles H. Allen
Washington Lite
Morton Trust Company
Poe
Finanes
Lexi P. Morton
Thomas F. Hpin Caaries
H. Allen
G. G. Haven
Winthrop Rutherford
Death of Mrs Souder After Appendicitis Operation
Mrs William Souder died at 3 p m yesterday at No 9 Fifth Street Southeast following an appendicitis operation. Funeral services will be at her home tomorrow at 6 30 p m with private interment in Congressional Cemetery. She was sister of P V Be Graw Fourth Assistant Postmaster General.
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P. V. de Graw
Wiliam
Souder
Fifth Street
Congressional Cemetery
P. V. Be Graw
Three Wives Divorced by Equity Court Decrees
Justice Stafford signed a decree granting Eva Perry Hodges a divorce from William R Hodges with $40 monthly alimony. Justice Anderson issued another divorce decree for Grandison A Conrad against wife Charlotte A Conrad. Ruth Lewis won an annulment from Herbert Lewis Jr with approval to resume maiden name Ruth Johnson.
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Equity Court
Eva Perry Hodges
William R. Hodges
Justice Stafford
Justen Anderson
Grandison A. Conrad
Charlotte A Conrad
Ruth Lewis
Herbert Lewis, Jr
Justice Anderson
Ruth Johnson
State Department Mulls Nicaragua Case of Albers
The United States seeks clarity on William Albers, jailed in Nicaragua for resisting authorities, and the role of Chester E Donaldson, the Managua consul, who moved to another post. Reports say a presidential pardon by Zelaya was expected but unconfirmed, with uncertainty whether the State Department will revisit the matter or whether Albers remains under a three year sentence.
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State Department
William Albers
Nicaragua
Chester E Donaldson
Managua
Albers
Zelaya
Albers Jig
Supreme Court of
Noted Preacher Dead From Nervous Prostration at 60
Rev W E Parson pastor of the Church of the Reformation in this city and founder of its church died in Haven Maine after months of illness at age sixty. He was a prominent educator and charity official, early Tokyo Imperial University organizer and English secretary to the Japanese embassy. Decorated by the Emperor with the Order of the Rising Sun, he returned to the United States to resume church work and led the Hanover Pennsylvania funeral arrangements. He leaves a widow and several sons, with burial planned in Hanover.
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University of Tokyo
Order of the Rising Sun
Hanover
W. P. Parson
Church of the Reformation
Haven
Dr Parson
Associated Charities
Clifton Springs
Parson
National Lutheran Home For the Aged
Gettysburg Seminary
The
Maryland Woman’s College
Lutherville, Md
Lutheran Synod
Japan
Imperial University
Tokyo
Washington
Iis
United States
Lana
Church of the
J . Butler
Luther Place Memorial
Annie R. Naille
George I
Artley B
Young Men's Christian Association
University of Michigan
Union Theological Seminary
New York
Donald
Youngstown
Ohio
Erie
Harvard University
Kenneth. B. G
John DB. Parson
St. Matthew's Tartheran Church
Masonic Fraternity
University Glub
Kit Carson Post, Gar
Daughters oppose cremation of Dr Tanski body
In Cincinnati on December 19 two daughters of Dr N W Tanski, a supposed Polish count who died from burns, arrived from Pittsburgh and argued to revoke cremation plans made as a dying wish. Friends of the physician sided with the daughters, and the family will have the body buried in a Catholic cemetery per church rules.
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Tanski
Cmeinnati
Ohio
N VT Tangski
Pittsburg
Chicago Flurry Over Depositors Get Their Money
Banking runs on Walsh banks eased after a day of normal activity in Chicago. About 500 depositors lined up at the Home Savings Bank as withdrawals continued, while the Chicago National and Home Savings banks faced steady payment of deposits. Comptroller Ridgely said his work was finished and would return to Washington, with no further action disclosed. Currency shipments of 1.5 million dollars to Chicago from New York banks reflected the previous day’s trouble.
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Ridgely
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New York
Chicago
Walsh
Chicago National
Home Savings Banks
National
Home Savings Bank
Ssavings Bank
United States
Morrison
Healy
Bedford
Via
Vec
Bedford National Bank
John R. Walsh
Terre Haute
Ind
Southern Indiana Railway Company
Oil Fight Cripples Walsh in Akron Gas War
Nine years of conflict with John D Rockefeller’s oil trust centered in Akron Ohio crippled the Walsh financial group. The Akron Gas Company had supplied gas at half price for seven years, incurring losses yet preserving credit. Last week Chicago ordered mass collections and immediate gas shutoffs for nonpaying customers.
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Rockefeller
Akron
Ohio
Washington Post
Rulaous
John D. Rodkefeller
John R. Walsh
Iné Financial Institution
Chicago
Walsh
Oil Trust
Akron Gas Company
Los
Crux of Indian Territory U S Attorney Removal
The removal order for Wiliam B. Swinson, U S attorney for the Southern district of Indian Territory, has been withdrawn and he is unlikely to be reappointed. Senators Long and Warner back J L Allen. another candidate is James E Humphrey, introduced to the President by Reps Rodenburg and Sterling. The President has not decided.
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United States
Southern District of Indian Territory
Long
Kansas
Warner
Missouri
Indian Territory
J. L. Allen
Munchgee
James E. Humphrey
Johnson
Rodenburg
Sterling
Ilinois
Hearn Gives $100,000 to Met for American Paintings
George A. Hearn, a New York merchant, announced a gift of 100000 dollars to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for purchasing American paintings. He also donates twenty valuable paintings. Sir Purdon Clarke, newly arrived from England to lead the museum, plans to build a large collection representing American artists.
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George A. Hearn
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Purdon Clarke
England
Museum of Art
Kuykendall Suit for Accounting Set for April Trial
Col D Wood of Ohio, leading Kuykendall administrator case against Pacific railroads in Utah Circuit Court seeks accounting or receiver. Plaintiff finished testimony and trial slated for April after hearings by financiers Otto H Kuhn of Kuhn Loeb & Co and W D Cornish. Case linked to recent charter forfeiture suit in district supreme court.
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Kuhn, Loeb & Co
W. D. Cornish
Union Pacific Railroad
Col Wood
District Supreme Court
Decrease in France Births Sparks Population Alarm
Consul General Skinner reports to the Department of Commerce and Labor on France's birth decline. Official French data show births over deaths fell to 57,026 in 1904 from 72,106 in 1896, with 56 of 87 departments affected. The minister notes France's population trend is unsatisfactory compared with European peers.
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Skinner
Marseilles
Department of Commerce and Labor
France
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Belgium
Great Britain
Holland
Italy
Norway
Sweden
Report on Naturalization Aims to Reform Citizenship Rules
The Naturalization Commission endorses core principles of the naturalization law but urges strict residency and English knowledge requirements. It calls for a uniform $7 fee, 30 day pre election naturalization window, abolition of declaration of intention before clerks, and creation of a Bureau of Naturalization with broader enforcement and fee allocation to Treasury. Separate minority and majority views address old certificates and minor children naturalization.
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The
Naturalization Commission
No On
United States
Bureau of Naturalization
Commission
Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
Treasury
Taggart Case Hearing in Wooster Divorces Motion Denied
Judge Eason overruled Capt. Taggart's bid to dismiss Mrs. Taggart's motion for a new trial in the divorce case. Final decision slated for next Friday. Hearing began with affidavits read later, Capt. Taggart and Mrs. Taggart absent. attorneys listed for both sides. It was confirmed $80,000 from her foster parents held by Equitable Trust Co., Chicago, amid the John R. Walsh financial troubles fallout.
Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills Health Ad Claims Nervous Relief
An advertisement touts Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills as a remedy for colic headaches and rheumatic pains by soothing irritated nerves. It claims the product addresses pain sources, builds nerve strength, and improves circulation. Customer testimonials from F. Lallement of Louisville praise relief and offer money-back guarantee.
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Miles
F. Lallement
Louisville
Pierce Quits Y M C A to Seek Special Lines
Lyman L. Pierce resigns as general secretary of the Washington Y M C A effective December 31 due to ill health. He may become a specialist in association work. Pierce led major theater meetings and oversaw the new G street building dedicated last October with a large public subscription. He was also secretary treasurer and helped secure a strong financial position for the organization. The successor is not yet named and an executive committee will run affairs until a new general secretary is chosen.
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Lyman L. Pierce
Washington Young Men’s Christian Association
Pierce
Iets
Plere
Washington Association
Washington
Denver
Omaha
Cedar Rapids
Ohio
Trenton
N. J
G Street
God
Niagara Falls
Suns
Mr. Pierce
New York Avenue
New York State
University of Minnesota
College Crealfetter
Delta Tau Delta
Metropolitan Methodist Epigenpal Church
Lafayette Lodge
A. A. Mi
University Club
Pierce Resigns to Lead Army YMCA at Fort Monroe
P Clifford Pierce resigns as membership secretary of the Washington Young Men’s Christian Association to become general secretary of the army branch of the YMCA at Fort Monroe. He leaves Washington January 1 to assume duties, after four years of service in office and membership work.
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Amy
P. Clifford Pierce
Washington Young Men's Christian Association
Army
Young Men’s Christian Association
Fort Monroe
Pierce
Washington
Washington Association
Mr. Pierce
Death from meningitis at Newport Naval Hospital
Seaman Apprentice James Killsane of Cleveland Ohio died at the Naval Hospital in Newport from spinal meningitis He was among about 200 apprentices who arrived recently on the former Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes and six meningitis cases developed Four other men remain ill but are expected to recover
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Newport
R. 1
James Killsane
Cleveland
Ohio
Naval Hospital
Killsane
Army Orders and Naval Funeral in Honolulu
Leaves of absence announced for several officers including Capt Malcolm Youngrand and First Lieuts Lanham Willams and Bankhead. Burial of Fleet Surgeon Lewis with naval honors in Honolulu. Cattle on Angel Island culled for tuberculosis. Multiple arrivals and sailings listed for ships and routes.
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Malcolm Youngrand
Charles Lanham
Artilley Corps
Harry C. Willams
Artillery Corps
Inchualve
Johngeen Acgeod
Artillery Corpa
Ttson Gays
Commander Winslow Relieved as Captain of Mayflower
Commander Evon McRae Winslow, former naval aide to the President, was relieved as captain of the Mayflower by Commander Andrew T. Long. Winslow departed for Norfolk to assume command of the new protected cruiser Charleston, flagship of the Pacific squadron. Lieut. Commander William Woodward Phelps hosted a farewell dinner with wardroom officers. The scene recalled Oyster Bay's August plenipotentiaries meeting as the Mayflower saluted and the crew cheered while the band played Auld Lang Syne and Dixie.
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Evon McRae Winslow
Treut
Andrew T. Long
Norfolk
Charleston
William Woodward Phelps
Winslow
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