United States to Probe Cotton Deal Involving New Orleans Brokers
United States Attorney General orders inquiry into terms of 150000 bales cotton contract. A special federal grand jury will begin a secret investigation tomorrow in United States v Frank B Hayne and William P Brown, prominent New Orleans cotton brokers.
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New York
United States
Wickersham
Federal Grand Jury
Frank B. Hayne
William P. Brown
New Orleans
City brokers cited for grand jury in cotton deal probe
More than a dozen city brokers were cited to appear before the special grand jury to discuss the major cotton deal. Subpenas demanded all records and an agreement dated Feb 26 by Jokers Hayne and Brown and others. Eugene Scales of Texas and James A Patten of Chicago linked to the bull pool under government scrutiny. Market chaos followed with May contracts from 14.88 to 14.54, down 1.50 from last week and later months 15 to 23 points lower.
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Jokers Hayne
Brown
Eugene Scales
Texas
James A. Patten
Chicago
Beef Truss Owns Firm in St Louis Case
In St Louis on April 18 Charles L. Urquhart testified that the St Louis Dressed Beef and Provision Company is owned by the National Packing Company and receives daily instructions from Chicago. He said a private telegraph line linked the offices and that stock in the local firm is in the names of John Doe and Ricard Doe with much voting by proxy.
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ST. Louis
Marconi Company to Reduce Stock
At the annual meeting in Jersey City Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company adopted a resolution to cut capital stock from 6,500,000 to 1,625,000 and reduce shares from 100 to 25 each. Some stockholders opposed citing no dividends paid. three opposing directors were defeated for re election.
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New York
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company
Jersey City
Air Line Improvements to Boost Worcester Traffic
New Haven reports $8,000,000 appropriation for Air Line division improvements on the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad. Work to start this spring will expand traffic to Worcester Massachusetts and beyondefforts aim to greatly increase rail usage in the Worcester area.
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New Haven, Conn
Air Line
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Worcester
Mass
Doctor Answers on Health and Beauty by Dr. Lewis Baker
Reader questions cover tartar removal with home tooth powder, dyspepsia relief with a ginger and cardiol mix, dry shampoo with crushed roots, pimples treatment with Rose Kaylein and sulphur pills, a menthol laxative cough syrup, nervous fatigue remedies, and weight gain prescriptions using pepsin and cardiol tonics.
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Lewis Baker
Dorchester man kills employer then commits suicide
Edward Bishop 65 fatally shoots his employer George Sommer 43 at 16 Willowwood Street Dorchester then kills himself. Sommer leaves a wife and five daughters while Bishop, a lodger, had been acting increasingly morose and secretive prior to the tragedy.
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Edward Bishop
George Sommer
Willowwood Street
Dorchester
Bishop
Sommer
Mr. Sommer
Norfolk Street
Dorothy
Caroline
Harriet
Gertrude
Elizabeth
Boston
Springfield
Salvation Army
West End
Anna Diehl
Cherry Street
Realty Trust Gets Quietus on Arlington Extension
Boston street commissioners denied the Arlington street extension proposed by the Park Square Real Estate Trust at least for this year. They approved two petitions for the old Park Square station property creating a 70 foot street parallel to Arlington from Providence to Columbus and a 60 foot street from Providence to Park square, while stating the grade raise of Providence street was not committed.
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Boston
Board of Street Commissioners
Park Square Real Estate Trust
Arlington Street
Charles
Gallivan
Laurence Minot
Park Square Trust
Park Square Station
Providence Street
Columbus Avenue
New Street
Park Square
Minot
Forest Reserve Bill Favored by House Panel
Washington April 18 the bill creating the Southern Appalachian and White Mountain forest reserve was favorably reported today by a House committee setting up a conservation measure for Appalachian and White Mountain regions.
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Washington
Appalachian
White Mountain Forest Reserve
Finest Typewriter Ribbons Sold at Beale & Co
At F. W. Barry Beale & Co at 108 Washington the finest typewriter ribbons are offered, price listed as each cost forty five cents.
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F. W. Barry, Beale & Co
Washington
Mutual Life payouts raise questions on 1908 bonuses
New York reports that $354 144 charged as supervision disbursements to agents in 1908 may actually be bonuses. State insurance dept says records show Boston office paid some agents for new business, suggesting the entire sum was likely bonuses rather than supervision costs.
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New York
Mutual Life Insurance Company
State Insurance Department
Boston
The
Mutual
Murderer Karl Jill Executed in Auburn Prison
Karl B Jill aged 21 was executed in the electric chair at Auburn Prison this morning for the murder of Eldredge Davig, a prosperous farmer of Cambridge in Chenango County. Jill had been convicted on May 7, 1909, for the Aug 24, 1908 crime.
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Auburn
Karl B. Jill
Eldredge Davig
Ambridge
Chenango County
Almy denies estate shrinkage amid Russell probate clash
Ferdinand B. Almy co-executor disputed reports that the Russell estate dropped from 750000 to 460000, saying it was never valued at three quarters of a million and inventory at under 500000. He described expenditures and recounted interviews in Melrose and Cambridge where witnesses identified or doubted the Fresno claimant as Daniel Blake Russell.
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Ferdinand B. Almy
William C. Russell
Russell
Mr. Almy
Fresno
Josephine Treadwell
Daniel Blake Russell
C. A. Skinner
Mr. Babb
Alice May Norton Heath
Clinton Street
Cambridge
Heath
Senator Simpson
New
Charles Storey
Storey
Mart
Dan
Melrose
Wyoming Avenue
Mr. Kimball
Dan Russell
Green
Daniel Russell
Dakota Dan
Fresno Dan
Fresno Dan Attends Russell Meeting Then Visits Library
He estimated the trial costs at least $100,000 and noted no official figure yet. Fresno Dan was a hotel guest of William C. Russell spending over two hours with him at the Hotel Bellevue before escorting to Copley Square for a first visit to the public library with his bodyguard.
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William C. Russell
Bellevue
Fresno
Copley Square
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Carolyn
Alice M. Sommer
Realty Trust
White Mountain Reservation
Insurance Board
Mutual Life
Almy
William
Edward E. Babb
Babb
Roy Norton
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