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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Nov 22, 1913

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Munsey Trust absorbs United States Trust in major consolidation

Frank A Munsey announces the absorption of the United States Trust Company creating one of the Souths largest financial groups. Treasury notes deposit of 1 million in cash arranged through major banks to stabilize deposits as Goodhart confirms safety and deposits are guaranteed by the Munsey Trust Company.

Munsey U. S. Examiner Goodhart T Institution South Frank A Munsey Munsey Trust Company United States 'Trust Company Washington United States Trust Company Munsey Company Fifteenth H Streets Shoreham E Findl Munsey Trust Company of Stansey Trust Company Mungey Trust Company National Bank R. W. Goodhart Treasury Department United States Trust National Metropolitan Bank District National Bank Federal National Bank Commercial National National Bank Lawrence ©. Murray Treasury Mldridge E. Jordan

Legal end of negotiations handled for Munsey and United States Trusts

The record shows G Clapham and R Golden Donaldson among principals. Wilton Jo illambert and J J Darling ton represented the Munsey Trust Company, while Charles A Douglas Wade H Eis and R Golden Donaldson spoke for the United States Trust Company, marking the formal closure of the negotiations.

The Munsey Trust Company Frank A. Munsey C. H. Pope Stuart Olivier Charles Johnson Mr. Claxton Wilton J Lambert Ashley M. Gould W0ham H. White William F. Gude F A. Walker Perry Belmont Mr Boyd George R. Gaither E Spafford L. Norton R. Lancaster Williams G Clapham R Golden Donaldson D. Staples Cahill Jordan.atsy Wilton Jo Illambert J J Darlington United States Trust Company Charles A Douglas Wade H Eis

Bride Elects Self Slain Over Fortune Told

Miss Agnes Fairbanks twenty lived with her fiancé Donald Sergent and his parents at 108 South Valley street near Kansas City. A fortune teller warned of ruin if they wed. Distraught she took his revolver and shot herself through the heart after expressing despair.

Washington Kansas City Agnes Fairbanks Donald Sergent South Valley Street Gir Donald Agnes

Judge E. H. Gary Buys Gainsborough Painting

Paris reports Gainsborough's The Market Cart purchased by Judge Elbert H. Gary. The work was sold at Christie’s in London to Agnews earlier this year for $100,000. Final price paid by Gary not disclosed.

E. H. Gary Gainsborough Washington Post Paris Elbert H. Gary Christie London Agnews Gary

British magnate defends interests in Mexico amid Warship deployment

Lord Cowdray says a British warship was sent to Puerto Mexico to protect his Tehuantepec railway holdings and rejects being labeled a concession monger. He insists he did not invade Waters-Pierce territory and cites investment risks in Mexico as he faces press scrutiny. Henry Clay Pierce of Waters Pierce Oil declines comment on Cowdray remarks.

Lord Cowdray Mexico Waters-Pierce London Puerto Waters-Pierce Company Waters-Pierce 01 Lord Cordray Colombi New York Henry Clay Pierce Waters Pierce Oil! Company

Newport Indian summer brings roses and bathe at Baston’s beach

The Newport Rhode Island area enjoys nearIndian summer with roses blooming and pleasant weather. Bathers swarmed Baston’s Beach as the thermometer hovered in warm shade readings, drawing visitors to the resort on November 21.

Rhode Island The Washington Post Newport, R. I Baston's

New Gary PlanInquiry Moves to Reform Washington Schools

Ohio Representative Robert Crosser introduced a resolution in the House calling for a five member special committee to study Gary Ind plans and report on adopting them in Washington. The plan features a rotation driven, four department system with shops, auditoriums, and playgrounds in each building plus dedicated teaching teams and on site repair shops. If adopted, schools would need remodels to include gyms pools and studios and classrooms would be doubled by rotating work. Local officials welcomed the effort hoping Washington schools become models for the nation.

Washington Schoola Washington Robert Crosser Ohio Gary Ind Crosser America Pisina United States Actioo Congress Adogis House Board of Education Croaser Ernest H Daniel Bosral

Education reform urge favors congressional study

Dr William M Davidson, superintendent of schools, praised Congress for funding to support modern education. He said local authorities strive to implement approved methods within available appropriations and welcomed a congressional committee review to better understand new educational approaches and potential funding needs.

Congress Congressional Wilam M Davidson

Man Chooses Kansas Dry State Over Prison

Franklin Pennsylvania November 21 William Hogan 30 or more years for larceny faced a choice between an 80 year prison term or banishment to Kansas. He chose Kansas and will be escorted there where Governor Hodges expressed readiness to supervise him and help him become a citizen.

Franklin Kansas G. Criswell William Hogan Hodges Hogan

Death of Washington Lawyer Twohey Found Dead in Ottawa Hotel

James A Twohey chief counsel for Canadian Pacific Railway in Washington was found dead in a Grand Union Hotel room in Ottawa on November 21. A razor lay beside the body and a note to his wife Agnes Twohey was on the table. No inquest will be held. Survived by widow five children and five siblings. Twohey, 45, Harvard Law School graduate, was on a business trip and had been in transit from the Canadian Northwest. His body awaits relatives instructions.

Attornney Canadian Pacific Railway Brother Ottawa Ontario James A. Twohey Washington D. C Grand Union Hotel Mira James A Twohey Washington, D. C Twohey Canadian Pacific W. L. Scott Interstate Commerce Commission Highteenth Street Agnes Twohey John T. Twohey Mr. Twohey Canadian Northwest Deceared Burlington Harvard Law School Union Trust Buildine Mary Twohey St. Albans Cedar Creek Nebr Irene Sween Cedar Creek Hotel James Biddlecomb Ansuum Ake J Oh Harmmond Bryan Hazen ME Boford John H Marble McCombsr Hors Huerta Rapids Miss Burns Society Congress Alaska Turkey New York

Addicks May Seek Tooga

Edward Addicks on his 72nd birthday announced he may reenter politics in Delaware to seek election as United States senator. He supports popular election of senators and says he may get busy as the next senator to be chosen in November 1916 to succeed Senator He Pont.

Delaware Washington Post Wilmington Del Edward Addicks United States Au Pont

Zelaya Arrest Possible Under Surveillance

A Washington dispatch reports Secretary Bryan will push to bring former Nicaragua dictator Jose Santos Zelaya to trial for numerous crimes. Zelaya is under surveillance and could be arrested at any moment, contingent on expected representations from Nicaragua.

Washington Post New York Washington New York Times Bryan Jose Santos Zelaya United States Zelaya Nicaragua

Crown Prince Boris Said Ill Reportedly in Sanatorium

London reports Vienna dispatch indicates King Ferdinand may abdicate Bulgaria. Crown Prince Boris, who left Sofia, allegedly fled after threatening letters or due to a nervous breakdown and is said to be in a Hungarian sanitarium.

Boris Bulgaria Vienna London Daily Mail Ferdinand Sofia Hungary

Bomb factory uncovered in Calcutta raid on anarchist ring

Calcutta police raided a sunlit house arresting four men and uncovering a bomb factory. Officers seized correspondence tied to a suspected inner circle involved in recent outrages, including an alleged December Delhi attack on the viceroy.

Calcutta Kal Viceroy Delhi

Dynamite Car Crash Injures Miners in Bellaire

A collision between two cars near the Pultney mine in Bellaire Ohio injured twelve miners, six fatally, all believed to be foreigners. The dynamite loaded car did not explode and no blast occurred.

Bellaire Ohio Pultney

Women of Civic Federation Meet to Discuss Playgrounds

The Washington branch of the National Civic Federation hosts a 10 o'clock White House meeting of the women’s welfare section to expand school use, build swimming pools, and broaden recreation. Mrs Adolph Kahn heads the pools committee with Miss Margaret Wilson leading the schools group and HB S Martin supervising playground recreation.

Miss Wilson National Civic Federation Kahn White House Woman's Welfare Section Washington Scea HB. S Martin Martin Margaret Wilson Adolph Kahn George Bowerman A A. Edwards W. P Leetch E. D Thompson Archibald Hopkins Mias Wilson

Germans Quitting Church Movement Grows in Berlin

Berlin reports show more than 5,000 individuals leaving church ranks in a two day period amid Monsectaran League agitation. The movement has prompted estimates that 36,000 Berliners joined the outflow since it began, drawing in socialists and atheists as mass meetings continue.

Washington Post Berlin Navy Monsectaran League Hols Bern

Tragic River Bank Death of Former Real Estate Man

William E Burford, 60, once a prosperous Baltimore real estate operator, was found dead on the Potomac Park river bank. A letter to his son Lawrence Burford indicates fears of sudden death and requests a simple burial. Coroner Nevitt withheld a death certificate pending further investigation.

Potomac Park Sen Baltimore William Lawrence B. Burford Erle Railroad Company Ba Fimore

Wireless test shows train dispatching success on Lackawanna line

Scranton Pa November 21 a speeds test of the Lackawanna Railroad used a wireless system to communicate with the fastest passenger train. Messages were sent to and from the moving car through mountainous terrain with the roof antenna performing beyond expectations.

Washington Post Scranton Lackawanna

Beauty Spots Said To Spark Cancer Risk

Paris reports the Academy of Medicine warns that removing facial blemishes, including male patterns, may cause cancer as beauty spots are described as nursing grounds for cancer. The cable cites ongoing studies addressing risks.

Academy of Medicine Washington Pos Paris

John H Marble Dies After Coal Hearing Strain

John Hobart Marble, member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, died at his home after a brief illness following a collapse during testimony in the anthracite coal investigation in Philadelphia. He had brought health concerns on himself by long hours at work. His death ends a career that included serving as secretary of the commission and supervising major investigations. He is survived by his wife, daughter, and his father in South Dakota. funeral arrangements were not yet made.

Worcester Mass John Hays Hemmond Clark University Latin America William J. Bryan Ma Hammond Mexico Mr Hammond Hammond Bryan John Hobart Marble Interstate Commerce Commission S$ Street Northwest Philadelphia Marble H Smith Miss Hagel Marble Andrew Marble South Dakota Mr. Marble Ashland Nebr University of Nebraska Matile Louise O'Bryan Minneapolis San Francisco Lane Washington Division of Prosecutions Commission Interior Senate William Lorimer District Electric Railway Commission

Hyde Wedding in Paris at Holy Trinity Church

J Hazen Hyde, former vice president of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, will wed the Comtesse de Gontaut Biren, daughter of Joan G A Teishman, in Holy Trinity Church Paris on Tuesday. Special cab report from Washington Post. The ceremony marks a high society union in the French capital.

Holy Trinity Church Paris Washington Post J Hazen “Hyde Equtable Life Assurance Society Comtesse de Gontaut-Biren Joan G A Teishman

Not Guilty Verdict In Wyoming Theft Case

In Cheyenne on May 2 the jury acquitted Mrs Joseph L Wier wife of an army officer of theft of gowns from Mrs J Cecil. The trial occurred in United States district court.

Cheyenne

McCombs Sees Republicans Main 1916 Opponents After White House Talk

Democratic National Committee chair Will M. McCombs, after conference with President Wilson, said Republicans would be the principal challenge in 1916. He reported praise for Wilson abroad and discussed cooperation with Doremus, Hughes, and Burleson, then planned to attend a White House wedding with Dorothy Williams.

McReynolds Burleson McAdoo Congress Willam F. McCombs Democratic National Committee Wilson B McCombs Vic Coritis McCombs Doremus Michigan Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee France National Committee McCombe White House Dorothy Willams Washington Jeesle Wilson Francis B Sayre Margaret Misa Eleanor Wilson New York

Salesgirl Commended by Rockefeller For Caution

In Cleveland on November 2 1 a department store salesgirl questioned a request to charge to John D Rockefeller of Forest Hill. She phoned credit, learned she did not know him, and earned praise from Rockefeller for her cautious handling and prompt reassurance.

Cleveland Gil King Ohio John D. Rockefeller Forest Hill Rockefeller Credit Department

Gold shipment to Canada totals 2.5 million dollars

New York's subtreasury engaged 2.5 million dollars in gold for shipment to Canada. Banks involved include Royal Bank of Canada with 1,000,000, American Exchange National Bank with 1,000,000, and Merchants' National Bank with 90,000. Canadian interests, including Bank of British North America, are represented as the reason is to counter Montreal exchange declines.

New York Canada Royal Bank of Canada American Exchange National Bank Merchants’ National Bank Bank of British North America New York Exchange Montreal

Roosevelt Arrives in Santiago After Trans Andean Trip

Former President Theodore Roosevelt and party arrive in Santiago Chile after a long trans Andean journey from Mendoza Argentina. Officials greet him at the central station as a large crowd, then escort the group by train to the Grand Hotel.

Argentina Santiago Chile Theodore Roosevelt Mendoza Central Station

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U.S. Trust Frank A. Munsey Company Mr. Munsey Baltimore and Return Baltimore and Annanias Club Cowdray Newport Representative Crosser Committee Indiana Court J. A. Twohey Ont Addicks Toga Man Girl W. E. Burford Nevitt George K. Rundel Pweatartaied Street St. John’s Church Yard Beltsville Baltimore and Ohio C. A Fox W. B. Davis Quartermaster's Department War Department Eighteenth Street Maryland Fifteenth Street Davin Sievt Hartley Baltimore Police Burford Lackawanna Limited Woodstock New York City Iunset Adrit Beauty Spots Cancer Nest John H. Marble Hyde Afra, Co Europe Capitol Senatore Hughes James Post Office Department John D Dominion Banka Roosevelt
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