Insurance probes sweep headlines across nations
A wide review of life insurance firms details vast salaries and commissions, investigations into graft, and state actions. Reports name McCurdy of Mutual Life, McCall of New York Life, and connections to legislative wrangles, with cases spanning Nevada license revocations and calls for grand juries.
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Mutual Life Insurance Company
New York
McCurdy
McCall
New York Life Insurance Company
Insurance Commissioner of
Nevada
New York Life
Armstrong
New York Legislative Insurance Investigating Committee
Jerome
Life i
Mutual Life
Germany
New York Life Insurance
Davis
New York Life Company
James H. Hyde
New York Insurance
Dougherty Scandal Indicts Bank President and Educator
Newton C. Dougherty, Peoria banker and city school head, faces 13 indictments for embezzlement and forgery tied to school fund misappropriations reportedly up to 500000 dollars. The Peoria National Bank, of which he was president, has been closed due to forgery charges.
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Dougherty
Newton C. Dougherty
Peoria
Peoria, Ill
National Bank
Newton C. Jdougherty
Peoria National Bank
Movements Toward New Treaties and Economic Plans Across Nations
Reports indicate efforts in Britain and Russia to forge a binding treaty while President Roosevelt supports a 130 million dollar bond for Panama canal expenses. The Illinois food commission acts to prosecute dealers refilling butter tubs with inferior butterine. Dudley Buck leaves his homeland for Europe. University of Wisconsin sees heavy injuries in a freshman sophomore fight. Bankers gather in Washington for a major convention as railroads oppose rate actions. Chicago banks access currency from New York amid western money movement. Manitoba wheat buys by Americans and Europeans. oats export remains strong. weekly reviews note active trade with little speculative activity. President backs the Esch Townsond rate bill.
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Gomez
New York
Palma
Cuba
United States
Massachusetts
Boston
Curtis Guild, Jr
Charles E. Hughes
Roosevelt
St. Louis
Vancouver
Gulf of Georgia
Navy Department
West Virginia
New Orleans
Hampton Roads
Vermont Slate Company
Granville
N. Y
William Stuckermolt
Quincy
Ill
Carlton
Minn
Horace T. Connett
St. Joseph
Leland Line
Anglian
London
Joseph Huyett
Illinois
Milan
New York City
George B. McClellan
Chicago
Middle West
Vatican
Root
Baron Rosen
Illinois Central Railroad
St. Petersburg
Count Witte
Townsend
National Civic Federation Commission
M. E. Ingalls
Great Britain
E. D. Rand
George D. Herren
Brooklyn
Paris
Louis Carmichael
Horace Greeley
Sydney
James A. Radcliffe
Castro
Orinoco Company
Venezuela
Henry A. Leonard
National City Bank
Carnegie Steel Company
Columbus
Joseph Ramsey, Jr
Wabash Railroad Company
Board of
FF. A. Delano
Ramsey
Gould
J. M. Childers
la Crosse County
Wisconsin
Eddie Fay
House of Correction
Bank of
Springfield
S. D
W. R. Hearst
American Shipbuilding Company
International Tuberculos
Rock River
Gassaway Davis
Henry G. Davis
Homestead Steel Works
Bonaparte
Maryland
England
Russia
Constantinople
Germany
France
Rhinelander
Wis
Portland
Ore
Cincinnati
George Zimmerman
Russell Blair
Colorado
Pat Crowe
Butte
Young Cudahy
Mr. Cudahy
Privy Council
Tokio
Minnesota
Mississippi River
Josiah Hall
Lake Superior
Calumet
Mich
Thomas Patterson
Edgefield County
South Carolina
Central Michigan
Grand Rapids
Cooperative Brewing Company
Paul Baux
Danville
Charles Baux
Wilkie
United States Secret Service
Fla
Mobile
Birmingham
Tuskegee
Little Rock
Union Cotton Mill
Union
S.C
South
Panama Canal
Illinois State Food Commission
Dudley Buck
Europe
University of Wisconsin At
Madison
Washington
Interstate Commerce Law Convention
Manitoba
Peoria Scandal Grows with Dougherty Embezzlement Alert
Peoria Illinois Oct 9 The Dougherty embezzlement may reach 1 600 000 over seven years. The sum represents about half of all local tax collections in that period prompting calls for a broad investigation. Officials and school board members are expected to face scrutiny for negligence in oversight.
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Peoria
Ill
Newton C. Dougherty
Dougherty
Dougnarty
Missouri Serves Notice On New York Life Ins Co
Missouri officials demand the restoration of 148 702 dollars of policyholders money moved to the republican national campaign fund and replacement of top officers including John A. McCall and George W. Perkins. The action threatens further New York Life policies in Missouri which previously yielded over 2.5 million in premiums and 10 million in new business.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
New York Life Insurance Company
Republican National Campaign Fund
John A. McCall
George W. Perkins
Commonwealth
New York Life
Bandits Foiled in Wild Rose Bank and Post Office Raid
A posse of 50 pursued four bandits after a post office robbery and bank looting. One bandit was killed, two likely fatally wounded, and another captured after an hour and a half of forest combat eight miles from Wild Rose Wisconsin. The group had earlier escaped into a marsh after stealing $300 in cash and $100 in stamps and postal cards.
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Wild Rose
Wis
Wild Rose State Bank
Tragedy in Hastings Nebraska family shooting
In Hastings on Sunday morning John Budenek shot his sister Frances 22 his brother Jacob 52 and his brother in law Peter Smearl injuring some fatally after a long family quarrel at the home of Mr and Mrs Smeall on West Second Street Frances was shot in the right hand while Jacob Smearl and Peter Smearl suffered multiple wounds. The incident followed the death of Mrs M Budenek the previous night. Bonaparte Opens Campaign in Hagerstown with large crowd and firm rebuke of Democratic ring and suffrage amendment proposal.
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Hastings
Neb
John Budenek
Frances Budenek
Jacob Budenek
Peter Smearl
Peter Smeall
West Second Street
Bonaparte
Hagerstown
Charles J. Bonaparte
Navy
Dr Williams Pink Pills praised for neuralgia cure
Mr. Charles H. Porter of Raymond New Hampshire credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing years of neuralgia. He describes severe head pains that spread to his eyes and face, sleepless nights, and irritability before a rapid improvement after starting the pills. The remedy is said to help other nerve diseases.
Milk And Diet Note From The Minister
A mild exchange between a minister and a milkman centers on the milk's use for dietary purposes only. The minister clarifies the milk is not for christening but for dietary needs.
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Mr. Kurd
Loss and Gain Reflections On Health And Golf
A Washington Star quotation questions whether a husband’s golf improves health and mood. The response acknowledges health gains but warns that poorer play could spoil his disposition.
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Washington Star
Leader Should Not Stride Forward Too Fast
Century warns that a leader who advances too quickly risks being hidden from followers by Earth's curvature. The remark emphasizes measured progress and the need for clear visibility with supporters.
Washing Black Stockings With Ivory Soap and Vinegar
A short tip advises washing black stockings in hot water with dissolved Ivory Soap, rinsing in warm water with a spoonful of vinegar in the final rinse, then drying and pressing on the wrong side. The note is signed Eleanor R. Parker and comments on political principle versus political interests.
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Eleanor R. Parker
None Too Tainted for Him
A Yonkers Statesman anecdote features a customer asking a waiter if he would take tainted money as a tip. The waiter replies he would not refuse the tip even if the money had been run through Camembert cheese.
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Yonkers
Aged heroine dies in White Plains rememberd for pension
Mrs. Arville Meeker of White Plains New York died at age ninety. She was buried here and was notable for being the only woman to draw a pension for recounting her experience of being kidnapped by Indians.
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White Plains
N. Y
Arville Meeker
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