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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1905
Page
9
Investigating Committee details the transfer of International Navigation bonds. Perkins denies any attempt to keep the transaction out of the report. Details include sales to Foshaw, loans on bonds, and the role of New York Life in the scheme.
Multiple obituary notices from September describe funerals and interments for individuals including Raphael Woo, Anna Byron, Edward B. Clark, Cook (nee Farr), a Dutnow descendant, De Witt Lo Horn, Jib Dumparton, Al Mwap an, Toole, and Martina Yanaga. Services listed include graveside and church mass at St Peter's, Glenwood Cemetery, Philadelphia, Lewinsville, Holy Nat Church, and Vancouver Barracks. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the ceremonies on various September dates.
Notices indicate marriage and death details will appear simultaneously in multiple newspapers without extra charge. The list includes The New York Times, Boston Globe, Buffalo Courier, Cincinnati Enquirer, Toledo Blade, Philadelphia Ledger, Pittsburgh Dispatch, Providence Journal, Western Herald, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Minneapolis Tribune, Cleveland Plain Dealer, and Syracuse Post Standard.
Mr Ferkins testifies on joint account transactions with New York Life, where the insurer supplied funds and shared profits. He claims securities were purchased cheaply in blocks, noting no losses and a cash gain of 635.93 with market value rise totaling 886804. He cites Morgan & Co sales through March 12 1901, profit figures and his personal share of 1044 returned to New York Life treasury per his prior pledge.
Special to The Washington Post Chicago September 21 reports an Illinois state inquiry into the Western Indemnity Life Insurance Association as policyholders seek a receivership. Attorney General William H Stead has begun an examination of Rosenfeld’s management and the transfer negotiations while policyholders allege past misdeeds and solvency questions amid control changes dating back to 1903.
New York Sept 21— reports allege John D Rockefeller holds few securities in his own name and that most wealth rests in Standard Oil certificates and related holdings. Estimates claim income from Standard Oil exceeds 100 million dollars over eight years with vast securities controlled by agents and board seats across numerous firms. A separate Lincoln column reports W J Bryan reprinting a critical article about Rockefeller accusing him of prioritizing wealth over ethics and using rebates, donations, and legal pressure to advance business interests.
Justice Lewis I O Neal announced his withdrawal from the contest for the police judge position and expressed support for James I Pugh. Mulloway’s backers voiced conditional interest, while Anson S Taylor’s supporters sought Roosevelt indorsements. Rev J McLaughlin was endorsed by the McKendree Church Brotherhood. Fran cia C Mattingly and A Leftwich Sinclair gained youth bar backing. Robert H Terrell denied any candidacy.
A list of marriage licenses issued or filed includes Gaston B White with Lenna B Etker Frank Reeves with Irene Matchet Bernard Coomes with Lucy D Johrson Edwerd Krause with Laure J Blende Hatman Green with Annie Flex Oscar l Boyre with Bessie Blundon Charles C Farr with Mary K Strother Samuel F Fridley with Laura Jinking both of Augusta Byrings Van Audian Mr Paxon with Amelia M Hall Frank Geary with Cora Hawking Frank Jackson with Mary Carey Robert Harris with Maggis Peyton Dr Frank Latney with Mamie Brown Robert A Wilson with Rosie Young Charles W Haley with Francia Bowman Pearl Richardson with Emma Davia.
Harrisburg September 21 two trains on the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad collided on Sharp Curve at Roush’s curve Mount Holly Springs. Five men died and eight were seriously injured while passengers escaped harm. The pay train carried about 60000 in checks scattered on the tracks. Cause cited as likely a misunderstanding of orders amid rain and a sharp curve.
Post office bans Frank H Sheridan from using the mails for an Income Indemnity Company lottery scheme promising sure horse-race winnings. Investigators say investors were duped by misrepresented returns of 5 to 1 and 1000 percent promises. Temple Court figures among recent targets as authorities stamp out such advertising sharks.
The piece surveys Republican and Democratic charges over campaign contributions dating to 1892 and 1901, noting efforts by Chandler and Belmont to curb corporate giving, internal Senate debates, and possible returns of funds. It highlights Parker's campaign intrigue, party friction, and a push for tighter laws amid reports of insurance company involvement.
A Virginia context is used to attack big financiers and monopolistic powers. The piece weighs heavy campaign costs and the alleged manipulation of platforms by elites. It cites fiscal figures and criticizes high finance as modern factions undermining democracy.
In Washington and New York on September 21 the ethics of Mutual Life's underwriting syndicates were debated. Experts say the life insurer's participation was justified by global financial practices, benefited policy holders, and that trustees' occasional syndicate roles did not yield proportional company profit. The testimony also showed Mutual Life never engaged in joint accounts with bankers or brokers sharing profits.
The National Protective Legion met in Cleveland on September 24 and chose George A Scott of Waverly Ohio as president for two years. H E V Porter of Jamestown NY was nominated and received over 100 votes but Scott was elected by a large majority.
Health office record lists numerous individuals with ages and addresses including Slater Bell 23 at Meigs Place NE and 79 year old Mary E Grooks at 455 Mass Ave NW. Also notes infant, hospital inmates, and asylum residents including Selena Curtis and Minnie Gordon, plus several elderly entries and locations across Washington. Movements of ocean steamers show arrivals and departures in New York and Liverpool on Sept 21 with ships Graf Waldersee Citta di Palermo Saxonia Friesland Oceania Koenigin Lakse and others. Also a joke about Kansas skyscrapers versus Chicago corn stalks.
Chicago dispatch to the New York Tribune notes grain output could fill 1,400,000 carloads in a single load of 11,931 miles if possible, requiring 37,500 locomotives and vast track space. Even if only a third of grain reaches markets, railroads anticipate enormous traffic and broad economic impact on Western commerce and farm prosperity.
In London Mall a wealthy Englishwoman allegedly sought to buy a baby heir. Jeanne Lanne, a young mother, agreed to surrender her child for £1200 with a further £1000 if the child survived twelve months. Mlle Tremont, a Swiss confidant, admitted the plot but names remain unknown.
A corpulent man in a big skyscraper asks to take his six children to the toy store. The elevator boy declines, saying he cannot help. The man protests he is too young to raise a family, and the elevator car moves out of sight.
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