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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1905
Page
25
Investigating committee reveals details of the transfer of International Navigation bonds. Perkins denied the allegation the transaction was omitted from the report. New York Life and others cited, with bonds moved to Danshaw and back, interest and bonuses discussed, witness testimony given in Peoria wedding notice included.
A scattered list of death notices and funeral arrangements from various locals. Names include Clark, Beale, Cook, De Witt Horn, and Toole with service details at Crescent Avenue Plainfield, Glenwood Cemetery, St Peters Church Wr, and Philadelphia. Dates fall in September with multiple venues and interment notes.
A compact summary notes several papers in a regional loop including Buffalo Courier Cincinnati Enquirer Chicago Tribune Philadelphia Ledger and others. It mentions multiple city papers and a networked press environment without detailing specific stories or dates.
Mr Perkins expanded on joint account transactions with New York Life Insurance, detailing securities holdings profits and the large block purchases. He cited aggregate cash profits of 4635 932 and a total including market gains of 386 804, plus specific sales figures from Morgan & Co to New York Life reaching 39 286 075 in value with an 784 6b profit. His personal share of Morgan profits was 10 410, later returned to New York Life treasury per his pledge.
Chicago report details a state inquiry into the Western Indemnity Life Insurance Assn as a receivership bid proceeds. Chairman Moulton defends solvency and argues proposed amalgamation would strengthen policyholders security while Rosenfeld faces scrutiny for past control moves and earnings.
New York reports claim John D Rockefeller holds few securities in his own name while Standard Oil profits exceed 100 million dollars over eight years. Wealth said to be managed by representatives across boards of more than 125 companies amid minimal personal activity. Bryan attacks Rockefeller calling his wealth and influence unprecedented and ethically compromised.
Justice Lewis I O Neal withdrew as a candidate for police court judge and endorsed James J Pugh The move unsettles supporters of other contenders as Alexander R Mulrowny and Anson Taylor seek appointments Roosevelt and local clergy groups backed Rev J B McLaughlin meriting broad endorsements Young bar members back Francis C Mattingly and A Leftwich Sinclair Robert H Terrell says he is not a candidate
A list of marriage licenses shows pairs including Geston B White with Laura B Eiker and Frank Reeves with Mra Irene Matchet among others, spanning several towns in Virginia Maryland and Washington areas. The notice records couples and their spouses amid a batch of issued licenses in the region.
Harrisburg report says five are dead and eight injured after a collision on the Philadelphia Harrisburg and Pittsburg branch at Roush curve Mount Holly Springs. The pay train struck the combination passenger and milk train on a sharp curve, with wreckage scattering about the tracks and about $50,000 in checks lost on the scene.
Post office fraud order blocks Frank H Sheridan and his Income Indemnity Company lottery scheme that promised five to tenfold returns on horse race bets. Investigators raid Temple Court, dismantling similar operators and signaling a crackdown on mail fraud and "philanthropic" lending scams.
A long review of campaign contributions sparks debate on Republican finance practices and possible reforms. Key figures include Senator Stone, Bourke Cochran, and Park era related lawmakers as inquiries consider returns of about eighty thousand dollars from New York Life and other large insurers. The piece notes Chandler’s 1901 bill, Belmont and Williams discussions, and Baker’s sharp critique of Parker and party financiers amid ongoing investigations and political pressure.
A scathing critique denounces a Morgan ally proposing to authorize three to four men to seize a million voters’ funds to defeat the party and its candidates. The piece likens financiers to modern Captain Kidds, condemning monopolistic power and moral failure since the 1896 campaign.
Health office records list many deaths and ages across several addresses in Washington. Names include Slater Hell 23, Joseph Bills 79, Mary Brooks 23, Theodore Brown 90, and others from nw and sw districts. infant and elderly cases noted with locations such as 405 Maus ave and 829 Seventh st nw. Maritime notices report arrivals and sailings from Hamburg Genoa and Liverpool, with ships including Graf Waldersee Saxonia and Citta di Napoli, plus a Kansas Kansas skyscraper joke in Chicago compared to corn stalks.
Article notes the 1905 grain crop could require 1 500 000 carloads and a single train 11 931 miles long, with 87 500 locomotives. If only two thirds of grain reaches market, railroads must handle enormous traffic. Prosperity of farmers boosts Western commerce and industry.
A French maternity home case reveals an Englishwoman allegedly offered 1200 pounds to a young woman to relinquish her baby with 1000 pounds on the child’s survival. A Swiss agent Tremont admitted the plot while withholding the employer’s name as police press for identity.
A corpulent man in a big skyscraper asks for a ride to the top for himself and six children. The elevator boy declines saying he is too young to raise them, tipping his cap as he guides the lift out of sight.
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