The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-05
NEWS AND
NOTES

The weekly meetings of the Indiana State
Board will be resumed next Monday.
The annual meeting of the Western Union
will be held at Toronto. Canada, beginning
Sept. is.
Frank Fassold has been appointed special
agent of the Indiana Lumbermen's Mutual
Fire Insurance Company.
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A company to insure threshing machines
and farm machinery on the mutual plan
has been organized in Illinois.
E. o. Lehman has been appointed as
sistant TO Special Agent II. H. Lowell, or
the Fidelity and Casualty Company.
Life insurance companies collected over
four and a half million dollars from policy
holders in Indiana during the first six
months of 1908
An effort is being made to establish a
life insurance course in the University of
Illinois. A prominent general agency of
Chicago has offered a $500 fellowship.
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The Indiana Association of Local Fire In
surance Agents will hold it's annual meet
Ing IN Indianapolis OCpl. Id. "
Duke, of kokomo, is now president and j.
Vene Dorland, of Laporte, secretary.
The association composed Of the superin-
tendents Of the PRUDENTIAL Insurance Com
pany i'm Indiana, Kentucky and Michigan
held it's quarterly meeting in Grand Rapids
last Tuesday. A number of the company's
representatives in this city were present.
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fed with the Federal Union Surety Com
pany, of this city, since its organization,
has been appointed manager Of the COM
pany's Chicago Office, the Federafs most
important agency.
A London accident insurance company is
said to be selling accident ice by means
Of penny-in-the-slot machines. One penny
buys a weekly indemnity of $50 and 1915
in case OF accidental death. Such devices
have been tried before, but there has al
w wSyS 6 oSfp Si5iiG boTev eq tRR eep present fF com:
pany claims to have obviated.
The National Board Of Fire Underwriters
has offered a reward of $500 for the capture
and conviction of the incendiary who
burned the Soules livery stable in Terre
Haute some months ago. The national
board annually renders a great public SER
Vice Ill L ClCCllNC PlOCVCUllOH Va plOpCIly
burning criminals. Many thousands of
dollars are paid out annually in similar
rewards.
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The agents of the two large general
agencies of the State Life Insurance Com
pany of this city, covering Kansas, Texas.
Oklahoma and the Rocky mountain field.
held a reunion in Denver, Col. last week.
Vice President Samuel Quinn and Secretary
Wilbur 5. Wynn, OF the home office, were
present. The meeting Is reported a great
success. The company has been very pros
porous in these two fields and the agents
are enthusiastic.
The Fourth international Congress Of
Actuaries is in session in New York this
week and the Mathematician of
many life insurance companies. both
in America and Europe, are present.
III. X. Buttolph, of the Interstate Life As
Surance Company, of this city, who is the
only member of the society in Indiana, Is
attending the meeting. Secretary of Com
merce and Labor George b. Cortelyou. who
is an honorary member, delivered the OPEN
ing address.
Life insurance companies are continually
springing new ideas and devices for the
encouragement of agents to put forth their
best efforts. Among recent prize Offers
one company announces that II will pay
! all the expenses attendant upan a six DAYS
visit to the st. Louis exposition next sum
mer of all it's agents who. during the YEAR
ending June 80. 1904, write over 500, 600 of
new business. For those who do not reach
that mark, but write over $o,eO. the COM
cepting the railroad fare.
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One of the most important associations
of fire insurance men in the West is the
Fire Underwriters Association of the North
west, and there is always sharp though
friendly rivalry for the position of presi-
dent. One of the strongest candidates
whose name will be presented as a candi-