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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1905
Page
2
Insurance Probe Reveals Life Fund Lending Methods
In New York a legislative inquiry disclosed loose lending practices in life insurance. Perkins and Hughes clashed with Perkins ordered to produce Morgan & Co. books. Henry Rogers Winthrop testified profits cannot be found on Equitable’s books. Morgan reportedly ordered Perkins to resign as NY Life vice president. An Equitable official said pools with NY Life and Mutual funded Judge Hamilton and others to influence legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Perkins
Hughes
Morgan & Co
Henry Rogers Winthrop
Equitable Life Assurance Society
J. P. Morgan
New York Life Insurance Company
New York Life
the Mutual
Hamilton
New Orleans Sees Few Yellow Fever Cases Reported
New Orleans records only a handful of yellow fever cases and officials deem the illness a light form. Local physicians press investigations as they expect to locate the fever germ. Dr. Egan of the Illinois board urges President Roosevelt to skip the fever belt visit. Plans for his October 24 New Orleans entertainment focus on protection and keeping him out of infected districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Egan
Illinois Board of Health
Roosevelt
Judge Humphrey Rules Against Packers Plea in Abatement
In Chicago Judge Humphrey rejects all points of the indicted packers plea in abatement. The report notes ongoing legal action surrounding the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphrey
Chicago
Philippines
Tokio
Japan
Portsmouth
Loomis
Michaels
Cleveland
America
Hague
Prince Louis of Battenberg
Alice Roosevelt
Seoul
Korea
Missouri
St. Louis
Peruna sues Ladies' Home Journal for damages in Chicago
A Chicago superior court suit seeks 250000 against the Ladies' Home Journal over a testimonial claim about Congressman George H White. The Peruna Drug Mfg Co says it has the original White letter as evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company
Superior Court of
Chicago
Ladies’ Home Journal
George H. White
South Carolina
Peruna Company
White
William H. Chandler
Ripley
Santa Fe
Hitchcock
James Canfield
Gilberton
Malmesbury
Cape Colony
Poland
Cortelyou
Washington
Tragedy on Illinois Farm Ends in Murder Suicide
Clarence E. Markham and his nine member family on a farm near Andover were killed in a double tragedy. Mrs. Markham, thought to be temporarily insane, killed seven children with an ax, set fire to the house, then cut her own throat. The husband later shot himself, tying a rope to ensure death if the bullet fell short. The bodies lay on one bed, the bed saturated with oil, as flames consumed the room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Roosevelt
Senate
Santo Domingo
Ill
Odd Fellows
Helen Gould
St. Louis
National City Bank of New York
Rose
Milwaukee
Charles Pfister
A. J. Conditt
Edna
Tex
Berkeley
Cal
John J.lestrange
David Sherrick
Indiana
Kansas
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Moscow
Phoebe J. Adams
Bethany Baptist Church
Sellwood
Ore
L. Eddy
Kentucky State School For the Deaf
Danville
Alpha
Clarence E. Markham
Andover
Roosevelt Receives Warm Welcome in Washington
President Roosevelt returns from Oyster Bay to a swelling welcome in Washington. A huge crowd fills Pennsylvania Avenue from the depot to the treasury as he rides by, saluting repeatedly. The Grand Army of the Republic stands in salute, honoring his role in ending the war in the Far East and boosting U S prestige.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Pennsylvania Avenue
Treasury Department
Grand Army of the Republic
Far East
United States
Grand Jury Indicts City Official and Others in Milwaukee
Milwaukee grand jury returns 157 indictments involving 25 persons. Corcoran, president of the common council, is charged with selling hay and oats to the city in violation of a contract rule. Frank C. Klode faces perjury charges for furniture dealings with the county. William Murphy, a former alderman, is charged with bribery. The panel urges periodic grand juries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Cornelius L. Corcoran
Corcoran
Frank C. Klode
William Murphy
Bond Thief Caught In Wall Street Forgery Case
A young transfer clerk from a top Wall Street brokerage firm forged a check at National City Bank and stole securities worth 359080. Arrest followed four hours after the theft. He refused to confess to Capt. McCauley and Pinkerton head George S Dougherty until pressed, then confessed in tears. The suspect's name is being withheld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National City Bank
McCauley
George S. Dougherty
Pinkerton
Wall Street
Roosevelt says Hay disagreed with him on censure of Loomis
In public correspondence President Roosevelt says Secretary Hay dissented on mild censure of Loomis in the Taft report about Bowen’s charges. He adds Hay strongly condemns Bowen’s conduct and notes Hay’s claim most charges were against Hay, not Loomis, whom Bowen knew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Loomis
Hay
Taft
Bowen
Venezuela
Mr. Loomis
Lydia Pinkham's Remedy Urges Avoiding Ovarian Surgery
The article promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for ovarian and womb troubles, asserting it can avoid surgery. It quotes testimonials from Margrite Ryan and Margret Merkley praising cures and reduced symptoms, while urging readers to seek Mrs. Pinkham's advice in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Margrite Ryan
St. Andrew’s Society
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pink
Lydia_E. Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
New Rock Island Frisco tourist car route to California announced
Announcement of a daily through tourist car from St Louis or Chicago to California via Frisco and Rock Island routes. Ten through tourist lines between East and California, using Southern Route through El Paso or Scenic Route through Colorado. Service aims to meet demand with low September October rates. Also notes a ball game between barbers and printers at Hiawatha with a close score.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island-Frisco Systems
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Frisco
Medora
Kansas
Rock Island
Il Paso
California
Golden State
Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
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