Oil Stock Broker Arrested on Mail Fraud Charge
George L. Ware of George L. Ware & Company was arrested for using the mails to advertise Mutual Divide oil stock in a plan to defraud. He allegedly claimed control of Texas oil lands to pay dividends, a claim later denied by the scheme. His wife posted $5000 bail. investigation ongoing.
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Mutual Divide
George L. Ware
George L. Ware & Company
Congress Street
United States
Bradley
Hayes
Post Ofice
Byron Hall
Ware
Clinton Road
Brookline
Massachusetts
Texas
Gold Association
Mutual
John G. McTigue
New York
Steamship Rate Hearings Opened by Shipping Board
Hearings on freight rate increases for six coastwise gulf and Great Lakes steamship lines opened today in Washington. The Interstate Commerce Commission approved the rate hikes and the Shipping Board heard the lines present their case before shippers, next.
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Washington
Aus
Interstate Commerce Commission
The
Shipping Board
Essex Gunners Pinched for Migratory Bird Act Violations
Ipswich hunter Reginald Bolles Fred Cheney of Byfield and Roy Baker of Cotuit appeared before United States Commissioner Hayes for alleged violations of the Migratory Bird Act. Charged with possessing and killing various protected birds they were held to the federal grand jury in 600 dollars bail and released on recognizance.
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Reginald Bolles
Ipswich
Fred Cheney
Byfield
Roy Baker
Cotuit
United States
Hayes
Hagland
Bolles
Cheney
Baker
Essex County
Protest Over Mannix Landing in Ireland Rally Planned
A mass meeting organized by O Donovan Rossa Branch and Friends of Irish Freedom in Somerville calls for protest against British refusals to allow Arch bishop Daniel J. Mannix of Australia to land in Ireland. Gerald L. McSweeney chairs. Aug 22 at Lincoln Park Somerville features Charles C. Roberts principal speaker with Patrick Lally William J. Shanahan Rev. Francis J. Butler and Thomas M. Nolan also speaking. A parade and concert precede the event with Rev. Albert C. Mullin presiding.
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O'Donovan Rossa
Friends of Irish Freedom
Somerville
Irish Liberty
Daniel J. Mannix
Australia
Ireland
Gerald L. McSweeney
Lincoln Park
Union Square
Charles C. Roberts
England
Patrick Lally
Cambridge
William J. Shanahan
Francis J. Butler
Thomas M. Nolan
Albert C. Mullin
Receiver appointment for Old Colony Foreign Exchange Company deferred
The appointment of a receiver for the Old Colony Foreign Exchange Company will likely be postponed until Attorney-General Allen completes gathering the firm’s assets, about three quarters of which have already been recovered.
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Old Colony Foreign Exchange Company
Allen
Old Colony Foreign Exchange ties loosen as assets fund notes
Agents of the Attorney General gathered enough of the $200000 borrowed by the Ola Colony Foreign Exchange Co to assure noteholders a 7 cent return. Receivership petitions were deferred to let asset recovery continue. Arrests are anticipated for some company agents, while an accountant prepares a full financial picture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ola Colony Foreign Exchange Co
Police Probe Seizes Evidence in Company Dealings
About 200 witnesses have testified as part of a broad investigation. Authorities expect to finish tomorrow and hand all evidence to District Attorney Howard Donnell, who directs the seized books and examinations. The city marshal says only one police officer had a deposit with the company and will be treated the same as other depositors.
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Hpward
Howard Donnell
Sub-Agents Seek $15,000 After Exchange Collapse
Sub-agents of the Old Colony Foreign Exchange Company press police for action to recover about 15000 dollars, claiming losses by investors in Woonsocket Rhode Island after the Jonasi collapse.
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Woonsocket, R. I
Old Colony Foreign Exchange Company
Jonasi
Local Police to Review Sub-Agent Charges for Investigation
The sub-agents claim they turned over funds to local agents and say they wish to square themselves with their clients. Chief of Police Coe says he will submit the complaints to City Solicitor Eiphege Daignault for investigation. Amounts collected by sub-agents range from $100 to
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Coe
Cty
Eiphege Daignault
Skeleton Found at Boone Lake Investigated
District Attorney Tufts of Middlesex County with Inspectors Silas Smith and Michael Barrett arrived to investigate a skeleton found at Boone Lake between this town and West Acton. Police search records to determine if an unsolved murder. locals suspect the remains belong to a man burned in a past fire at Mike Warty's road house on the site.
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Boone Lake Stow
Tufts
Middlesex County
Silas Smith
Michael Barrett
Boone Lake
West Acton
Mike Warty
Old Colony Foundry & Fence Co Fails in 1916 Bankruptcy
A voluntary bankruptcy petition was filed on April 1 1916 by Henry V Greene doing business as the Old Colony Foundry & Fence Company. Liabilities total 10075 69 with no assets and 206 creditors largely in Massachusetts or New Hampshire. Debts are mostly small from 1 to 60 dollars, with a few hundreds and the largest debtor listed as the Pitts.
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Henry V. Greene
Old Colony Foundry & Fence Company
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Pitts
Bankruptcy filings list for Greene and partners
The Pittsburgh based burg Steel Company and Morss & Pearl Street partners faced debts totaling 860 covering merchandise advertising rent and labor. Greene's records show a bankruptcy filing dated March 20 1617.
Post's Work Credited and Ponzi Scheme Recalled
The Brockton Enterprise notes how Ponzi promised 50 percent returns within 60 days and drew in cautious investors. It explains the allure of his scheme and how many men and women invested, hoping for quick riches as he grew into a millionaire.
Ponzi Scheme Exposed by Boston Post
The Boston Post investigated Charles Ponzi’s money machine noting its flimsy foundation and the massive influx of funds from eager investors. The report traced how officials failed to grasp the secret of his success before legal action and public alarm pierced the bubble.
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Bozton Post
Mortality of Infants High in Massachusetts
Massachusetts reports 1500 of 10,053 infants under one year died before reaching day one. The special commission on maternity benefits notes a high infant mortality rate, with about one in ten dying in infancy.
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Massachu Setts
Special Commission On
Massachusetts
Depositors Quizzed Over Old Colony Exchange in Lawrence
City officers continued an all day examination of more than 200 depositors tied to the Old Colony Foreign Exchange Co. Law enforcement seized company books last Friday, naming 291 local residents who allegedly handed over about $30 000. All depositors have been summoned to the police station.
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Lawrence
Old Colony Foreign Exchange Co
T. J. O’brien
Old Colony Foreign Exchange Company
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Ponzi
Morton
Yaterday
Hurwitz
State House
Hanover Trust
Charles M. Brightwell
Raymond Meyers
Charles Fred Myers
Charles Street
Lynn
Donnell
Post
Brockton Enterprise
Bay State
Heather Mixt
Women’s Shop
Gpoee
Efourth
Jersey
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Eixth
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Gome
Filence O—Mall
New Jersey
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