Gambling fraud and bucket-shop schemes exposed in Pittsburgh
The article details a high stake cards scam led by Wray and associates including Plisher and Vitrets. It describes a royal flush claim, counterfeit card handling, and a deliberate pot that drained thousands. It notes bucket-shop operations defrauding investors, with pressure on young dealers and possible indictments tied to Union Trust Company whistleblowers.
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Wray
Tia
Hiegas
Anether
Rotng
Flixton
Shlank
Pittsburg
Jacoby Family Twice Tragedy on Rail Lines
The Jacoby family of Reading area endures repeated railroad deaths. John Jacoby died when a Reading passenger train derailed at an embankment in Shoemakersville. Earlier Jeremiah Jacoby, a Philadelphia Reading Freight conductor, was killed at Norristown. The family’s losses span six years and multiple railway accidents.
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Dlamburg. Pa
Jacoby
John Jasoby
Fort Clinton
Harry Jacnby
Joan Jacoby
Shoemakernville
Philadelphia & Reading
Jeremiah Oby
Norristown
John Jacoby
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