Travelers Insurance Agent Cancels: John B. Pirtle of Louisville, Kentucky

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J. B. PIRTLE.

SEP 16 1899

Louisville, Ky.

from The Travelers Record, November 1900

from The Travelers Record, February 1899

Travelers Insurance Agent Cancels: John L. Way of St. Louis

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J. L. W.

SEP 30 1898

CANCELLED

The Travelers wrote accident insurance policies, and John L. Way's agency paid many of these types of claims which were documented by grateful policy holders in The Travelers Record, including burns from radiator steam, a crushed foot, and amputated fingers:

from The Travelers Record, April 1902

from The Travelers Record, June 1898

from The Travelers Record, February 1898

Travelers Insurance Agent Cancels: J. W. Thompson & Sons of Detroit

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J. W. Thompson & Sons

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

DETROIT, MICH

SEP 17 1898

In the album of Travelers cancels, J. W. Thompson & Sons are represented by two different types of handstamp cancels.  The first is this straight line cancel referring to their offices located at The Detroit Chamber of Commerce.  The second is a circular date stamp with no address.

CDS cancels:

J. W. T. & Sons, State Agents,

AUG

12

1899

DETROIT, MICH.

from The Travelers Record, June 1900

H. K. Summem was paid $666.66 by The Travelers due to the loss of his right foot.

Travelers Insurance Agent Cancels: Charles E. Hochstetler of Kansas City

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C. E. H. Agt.

NOV

4

1898

Travelers Ins. Co.

from The Travelers Record, May 1901

A Mr. Martin H. Thompson was thrown from his sleigh on Main Street in Kansas City and died.  He carried a life insurance policy worth $5000.  Remarkably, the thank you note indicates that he died on Feb 11, the death certificate was provided to The Travelers on Feb 14, and the payment was made on the 19th.  No wonder The Travelers published this letter.

Travelers Insurance Agent Cancels: S. F. Woodman of Boston

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S.F.W.

JAN 30 1899

BOSTON

from The Travelers Record, May 1899

 

Travelers Insurance Agent Cancels: Horace W. Power of Cleveland

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H. W. POWER,

JUL

25

1898

CLEVELAND, O.

from The Travelers Record, April 1898

Charles Slough, an Engineer with the Big 4 Railway, broke his arm.  His Travelers accident policy helped bail him out.

Travelers Insurance Agent Cancels: George C. Sawyer of Syracuse, New York

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George C. Sawyer initial cancels:

G.C.S.

SEP

20

1899

 

from The Travelers Record, May 1899

G.C.S.

NOV

4

1899

G.C.S.

AUG

30

1899

Travelers Insurance Agent Cancels: John H. Nolan of Chicago

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J. H. Nolan, General Agent Cancels

from The Travelers Record, May 1901

John T. Scott, a locomotive fireman (he kept the boiler's firebox stoked) died when his Chicago & Northwestern Railway locomotive fell into a turntable pit.  His wife was paid $1000.