Haight & Freese receivers sue for massive losses and bucket shop exposure
James D. Colt, appointed receiver, charges Haight & Freese with a long running scam. He estimates principals William H. Lillis and George G. Turner drained at least 300000 each while claiming 400000 in other claims. Colt details private rooms, telegraph links, and fake executions to bill customers for non existent stock trades. He notes under 175000 assets remain after costs and seeks recovery.
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James D. Colt
Haight & Freese Company
William H. Lillis
George G. Turner
Mr. Colt
Varus
Eaton
Colt
State Street
Lillis
New England
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Turner
Five Day Yacht Race Series Starts Today at Hull
Today opens the five day midsummer voyage as the North Shore circuit launches from Hull with classes for 22, 18, 15 footers Cape cats and dories plus two BYC rating classes and a big power boat division. The Winton with 150 hp advances speed but faces large allowances.
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Hull
North Shore
Annisquam
Boston Yacht Club
Marblehead
Eastern Yacht Club
Corinthian Yacht Club
Manchester Club
East Gloucester
Association Dories
American Power Boat Association
Lewis Ray Speare
Winton
Husband and wife dispute cited in Woonsocket case
A husband and wife case unfolds with testimony of police questioning about a man visiting the house last Saturday. The wife reports leaving her husband last September due to cruelty and brutality and says she would not return. The couple share two young children Irene 6 and Gladys 2.
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Somerville
Cambridge
Allen J. Barber
Evans
Woonsocket, R. I
Gertrude Barber
Barber
Mr. Evans
Woonsocket
Irene
Gladys
Fraser
Quincy Terrace
Roxbury
Nova Scotia
Wilson explains his son tour to Alaska
Secretary Wilson states his son Jasper Wilson traveled to Alaska about a year and a half ago at the department's expense to investigate reports of reckless big game hunting. The inquiry led to a suspension of hunting permits, with exceptions only for museums and educational institutions, and none have been issued since.
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Washington
Wilson
Jasper Wilson
Alaska
Fredericton Bridge Nears Completion in 10 Days
New Fredericton bridge spanning the St John River is nearly finished and will be ready in ten days according to officials. The project location is Fredericton New Brunswick and construction updates emphasize rapid completion.
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ST. John, N. B
Fredericton
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H. E. Waite
Lebanon
X-Zalia Corporation
Batterymarch St
Gertrude
Joseph Evans
George L. Fraser
New Fredericton Bridge
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