Bills Chief Aid in Mitchells Deals
J C Bills of Waverley served as personal counsel to Mitchell and helped organize several firms. A stenographer Bertha Bernau aided with a $40 000 straw loan for the New England Lumber Company now bankrupt. Bills was an incorporator in multiple firms and a partner in the Hugh J Dimond Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
John C. Bills
Waverley
Bills
Bertha Bernau
New England Lumber Company
Trust Company
Samuel Orkin Company
Nudoll Manufacturing Company
Bills-MacHarg Company, Inc
Mayflower Photoplay Corporation
Edna D. MacKenasie
J. Burnham Bristol
Melrose
Mr. Bills
Anna S. Monahan
Miss Monahan
Bank scandal ties dozens of firms to Cosmopolitan Trust
A tangle of straw borrowers and incorporators linked to the Cosmopolitan Trust Company surfaces as Bank Commissioner Allen sues 18 directors for gross negligence in loans and investments. Key figures include Edna D. MacKenzie, Lewis Cardarelli, Benjamin A. Prager, and Henry Mitchell associates. discussions hinge on Eastern National Bank’s interest and a new National Bank charter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Trust Company
Monarch Can Manufacturing Company
Edna D. MacKenzie
Bills
Lewis Cardarelli
Universal Export & Import Company
Massachusetts Photolay Corporation
Benjamin A. Prager
Mitchell
Mayflower Photoplay Corporation
Bills- MacHarg, Inc
Empire
Prager
National Packing Company
Leon Mitchell
Max
Bakers’ Standard Manufacturing Company
Ida
Hugh Lester
Mitchell Enterprises
Eastern National Bank
Cosmopolitan Bank
Cosmopolitan
Allen
Lassor Agoos
Agoos
Hilda 8. Madsen
Woburn
Frank O. Waits
Stabile
Potter
Cox
Boy Dies in Water Off Rainsford Island
Canty the young lifeguard rescued two children, then after bringing them to shore he dived again for Cadigan who sank in 15 feet of water. Despite divers and doctors working for hours, Cadigan died likely from heart trouble, not drowning. Authorities aided Canty and others on scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canty
Hdna Regan
Cedar Street
Roxbury
Frank Mazza
Webster Street
Boston
Jimmy” Rogers
Cadigan
Billy” Long
Forest Hills
Randidge
James FE. English
Randidge Fund
James E. Crowley
Thomas Cuddy
Long Island
Lewis Segal
Rainsford Island
George Hibbard
Civil Unrest Surrounds Jail as Troops Reach Cape Shore
Sheriff deploys troops just before midnight while Major William Howe leads batteries A through D from Camp Perkins to aid civil authorities. Automobiles carrying colored men travel from Onset to Barnstable seeking to aid inmates and break jail doors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Perkins
Field Artillery
William Howe
Cape
Onset
Barnstable
Governor appeals as National Guard massed at jail riot risk
The Governor calls for calm as armed forces bolster Barnstable and Wareham lockups. National Guard units arrive with four machine guns to deter a potential mob of colored men seeking to free three jailed suspects amid tensions on the Cape. Civil and military leaders fear a race riot if inmates are freed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wareham
Barnstable
Onset
Rosenthal
Jungleville
National Guard
Cape
New Bedford
Benjamin 5. Bourne
Cox Keeps In Touch As Wareham Turmoil Grows
Governor Cox orders guards armed and ready at Wareham jail after a reported uprising and threats of rescue. State police search Plymouth woods for an abducted trio, with five officers deployed from Framingham and one suspect arraigned on assault and robbery charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Gomes
Buzzards Bay
Barnstable
State Constabulary
Wareham
Framingham
Bradford
Plymouth
Miss Butler
Do. T. Beaudry
James T. McConnell
James Fouche
Richard Mooney
Thomas Long
Benjamin Gomez
John
Joseph Andrews
Wareham Jail Attack Fails as Mob Threatens Lynch
A large mob besieged the Barnstable jail at 2:30 am demanding three prisoners. Sheriff Rosenthal and Chief Warden Boland kept guard with shotguns as the crowd hovered within ten feet. Governor Cox appealed for restraint and lawful action while troops prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Boland
Rosenthal
Boland
Barnstable
Wareham
Commonwealth
Plymouth
United States
Massachusetts
Channing H. Cox
Qualey Reinstated as Medford Fire Chief
Thomas Qualey was reinstated as Medford fire chief by the Board of Aldermen after a hearing on his dismissal. Alderman George Tainter abstained, citing illegality of the meeting, and was held in contempt. Mayor Haines pledged to dismiss any firefighter who obeyed Qualey and said he would appeal to the courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Qualey
Medford
Haines
Tainter
Qualey
Senate passes federal road bill for 7 million dollars
The Senate approved a federal roads bill authorizing seven and a half million dollars for construction with one third available immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Mrs Halliday credits Tanlac with restoring appetite and energy
Mrs R D Halliday of Malden Massachusetts reports years of indigestion fatigue and cramps ended after taking Tanlac She says her appetite returned she sleeps better and can do housework without trouble The medicine is distributed by International Proprietaries Inc and sold in Boston by Liggett's Drug Stores
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Halliday
Orient St
Malden
Mass
Taniac
Tanlac
International Proprietaries, Inc
Boston
All Liggett's Drug Stores
Thief Steals Old Cripple's Savings
A thief seized an elderly man's savings, dragging out a hope for work and self support as locals react to the crime and its impact on the vulnerable.
Thief Stings Aged Man With Loss Of 1500 Dollars
LaGrange street police search for a thief who robbed 62 year old Meagher whose left arm is lost. He earlier suffered two major setbacks including a planing mill business and a late life nest egg of 5000 dollars. The latest theft took 1500 dollars from his vest after he slept in his second floor room while the attacker took 12 from a pocket pack and a valued watch and chain. He vows to continue working despite hardship and age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaGrange Street
Meagher
Ife
Way Street
South End
Boston
Wins own case but goes back in East Boston court
John Atwood, 28, a Deer Island prisoner, was acquitted of attempting to escape after he argued the case himself. He testified he merely opened a door and stood in the yard. Judge Joseph H. Barnes ruled him not guilty, while government counsel relied on hearsay evidence from Welfare Association members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Atwood
Deer Island
Joseph H. Barnes
East Boston
Mennty
John D. Sullivan
Welfare Association
Atwood
Barnes
Sinn Fein Not Moved by Premier's Speech
The Dail Eireann sub committees continue work with De Valera absent at Black Rock, ignored by Sinn Fein leadership amid ongoing talks with Lloyd George. The Irish Dominion League watches, urging explicit territorial terms in the treaty and urging imperial consent for Ireland's external relations. Captain Henry Harrison backs De Valera's stance on geography and Ireland's independence within empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dail Eireann
de Valera
Speaker McNeill
Black Rock
Republican Movement
Arthur Griffith
Sinn Fein
Griffith
Lloyd George
Irish Dominion League
Horace Plunkett
Ireland
Henry Harrison
League
Great Britain
New Zealand
Lloyd George Defends British Ireland Plan Urging Unity
British Prime Minister Lloyd George told the House of Commons the outlines of the Ireland proposals cannot be altered and warned rejection would challenge crown authority and imperial unity. Foreign Secretary Curzon echoed that Parliament would be consulted before any steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Associated Press
David Lloyd George
House of Commons
Commons
Ireland
Lloyd George
House of Lords
Curzon
Great Britain
Dublin Castle Fears Truce May Be Broke
Dublin Castle fears a break in the truce as tensions rise among extremist factions during peace talks. Incidents like mutual auto commandeering at Cork and arrests outside the Mansion House spur concern that either the IRA or the military could ignite clashes, with rumors of additional imperial troops if negotiations fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Dublin Castle
Irish Republican Army
Cork
Royal Irish Constabulary
Sinn Fenners
Dail Eireann
Ireland
Guards From Murder Gang Threats Stamp New York Case
Detective Sergeant Michael Fiaschetti heads the Italian squad amid a murder probe tied to the Camorra. He warns witnesses and players in an 125 murder investigation spanning New York Detroit Bridgeport Pittsburg and other cities. He believes he is on a hit list but doubts the Camorra would target Special Deputy Police Commissioner Dr Carleton Simon. The Fantano confession ties to five killings in ghost appearances, with wholesale arrests anticipated in five cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Michael Fiaschetti
Police
Joseph Petrosini
Camorra
Palermo
Italy
Detroit
Bridgeport
Pittsburg
Murde
Carleton Simon
Bartolo Fantano
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J. C. Bills
Theank
Silas Peirce
Raymond H. Oveson
Gabreile A. Stabile
Devonshire Street
Lester
Simons
Universal Leather Company
International Clay Machinery Company
Rainsford
Washington St
Boston Better Business Bureau
Annex
Gertrude Butler
Sherburne
John H. Sherburne
Irving Rosenthal
Centreville
Andrews
Ernest Bradford
Joseph T. Kenney
Barnstable County
William C. Eldridge
Foote
EB. C)clark
Qualey Back AS Fire Chief
Mrs. Halliday
Dominion League
Britain
New England
Mitchell Woodbury
Bauer & Black
Chicago
Lucy E. Roberts
Waterville
Schick
Medical Liberty League, Inc
Tremont Street
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