Family ties fueled big salaries at Mutual Life say hearing
The Washington Post reports hearings reveal nepotism at Mutual Life Insurance Co. relatives of President McCurdy and minor executives profited millions since 1884. Robert H McCurdy, the president’s son, earned about $1.76 million in salary and commissions, with others like Louis A Thebaud and extended family linked to favorable contracts with Raymond & Co. The committee examined salaries, agency arrangements, and law expenditures, noting extraordinary profits and possible conflicts of interest across executives and relatives.
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Salem
Washington Post
New York
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Armstrong Insurance Committee
McCurdy
Louis A Thebaud
Mutual
Robert H McCurdy
Louis A Thepaud
R H Raymond & Co
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Insurance Committee
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New York Life
McCall
Equitable
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Chamberlain & Gillette
Texas
Curdy
Raimond & Co
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P Stuyvesant
Louis A Ydebaud
Howard Lewis
Robert A Granniss
Albany
Elias J Marsh
M White
Granniss
Thed Mutual
Robert Orphant
German ambassador wife to undergo ankle operation
A fragment reports Baroness von Sternburg wife of the German ambassador to the United States sustained a permanent left ankle injury from a pony fall and will be operated on by Professor Fibor Hotta at Berlin University. The note mentions Mr Olyphant as chairman of a committee and references various figures in a terse, garbled way.
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Berlin
Haroness von Bternburg
Gerthan Archbesse
United States
Fiber
Hotta
University of Bel. In
Arthur Paget
Jabso
Ashington
Warner's
Urliet
Eleven Die in Vermont Slate Mine Collapse
At Warren switch near Granville Vermont a rock fall buried ten workers and fatally injured Frazer Queen. J G Willims president of Vermont Slate Company died when the edge collapsed. rescuers faced danger as they dug through debris. the death toll may rise with two weeks to recover all bodies.
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Washington Post
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Vermont Slate Company
Warren Switch
Frazer Queen
J G Willims
Insurance Com Special to The Washington Post New York Oct 6
The article notes large commissions paid to managers of Mutual Life teenciésn foreign department and city agency amid vast 1904 new business. Mutual Life commissions reach 6.57m, Equitable 3.81m, New York Life 7.28m, totaling 17.15m dollars. New business 1904 totals 865,397,387 dollars.
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Washington Post
New York
Mutual Life
Foreign Department
Great Life
Equitable
Legislative Committee
America
Peoria School Head Faces Twenty Year Embezzlement Probe
Newton C Dougherty superintendent of Peoria schools and president of Peoria National Bank faces thirteen indictments for embezzlement and related offenses. Grand jury testimony cites missing stubs and vouchers as bank clerks reveal altered school funds documents. A committee will review the board books for twenty years as the State’s Attorney probes the case amid widespread sympathy for Dougherty’s innocence.
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Peoria
Ill
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Peoria National Bank
S Heng Mae
Dougherty
Grand Jury
Bohool ‘A
Peboot Boaird
Erwin J. Schnebly
Discount and Exchanges Department
Chicago
St. Louis
New York
Georgetown Merchants Advertise In The Post For Reach
Georgetown merchants solve the advertising problem by using The Post to reach homes. The notice promotes varied local businesses from harness makers and shoe shops to repairs and auctions. It mentions residents like Mr George B. Truitt and families, calls for Wellers Aqueduct telegrams, and highlights upcoming events and sales across Georgetown streets and M Street locations.
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Post
Discharged From Bank Meeting Cited As Reason Anew
Fragmentary notice recounts a bank discharge last Saturday and a meeting of an association. It mentions a pledge of $100,000 to a national bank and references a senator, president, and unresolved judgment. The text is garbled and difficult to parse.
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Wnaddey
Stetson
Tony
Peorta
Ee Danier & Et
Zeeda National Bank Ih
Ereeters
Anatage
Dotekenty
KIELED by TRAN Lissionary Collector Run Down at Tunnel Entrance
Special to The Washington Foast reports a fatal collision at the entrance of a railroad tunnel near Bykeston, Va. A Norfolk and Western train struck a man identified as Weatherly, leading to drowning of the train’s crew and subsequent investigations. Authorities allege attempted collection schemes and charges tied to the incident are under review.
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Jenn
Renmerly
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Tomning
Bypléston
Weatherly Mane
Rele
BA Gee
Mego
Emery
Governor Glenn Plans Week of Campaigning and Fairs
Gov. Glenn announced a strenuous week aiming to meet the President in Washington Monday to invite him to North Carolina and discuss state business. He will open the Greensboro fair Tuesday and the Murfreesboro fair Thursday as part of his schedule.
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Washington Post
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N. CG
Glenn
Washington
North Carolina
AERONAUTS BAD FALL AT BEDFORD FAIR
An aviator named Robin Hon was seriously injured at the Bedford fair. He ascended with a balloon, released a parachute, but landed on telegraph wires along the Pike near the fairgrounds. Wires broke and he fell to the ground. injuries reported serious.
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Spgelat
Washington Post
Mberland
BF Robin Hon
Ant Lotee
Escape from Beverly Jail In Cumberland Md Feels Fringe
Prisoners James Alkire and Rayeld were charged with escape after breaking from the Philadelphia County Jail in Beverly. They allegedly forced the lock to their cell door and fled the jail yard. Two other prisoners William Alkire and Jefferson Kittle remained in custody, while Byedal Canfield faced forgery charges and Is reported damaged in the initial lines.
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Y James
Alkire
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Rayeld
Canfield
Ndelph County
Beverly
Whey
William Alkire
James
Jefferson Kittle
Mission Workers Adjourn In Maryland Society Meeting
The twenty-seventh annual contention of the Christian Missionary Society of Maryland Delaware and the District of Columbia adjourned with Rev J Murray Taylor delivering an address. Edgar Bordurant presided as president, and officers were elected including Rev Peter Aintlee as president and Rev Dr Frederick D Power as first vice president. Reports from Sunday schools showed 8816 pupils enrolled districtwide with 230 conversions. $4059.41 raised for all purposes.
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Christian Missionary Society of
Maryland
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District of Columbia
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Washington
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Seourk
Pan American Sanitary Congress Opens At New Willard
Delegates from Cuba Chile Costa Rica Peru and Mexico gather for the Pan American Sanitary Congress at the New Willard. Yellow fever and bubonic plague will be discussed as scientists address sanitary advances and the union of Latin republics on public health. The 1903-formed body, led by Surgeon General Walter Wyman, aims to advance regional health standards.
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Pan-American Ganitary Congress
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Republic
United States
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South America
History of Mexico Queens of Scotland and More
Fragmentary OCR hints at history topics including Mexico, Scotland, China, England, and Tincoin. The readable bits suggest a general history survey or comparative overview with named regions and a coin term, but specifics are unclear from the text.
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Caina
England
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