Auld Denies He Struck Cowles At Navy Ball
Court martial in Washington hears Paymaster Auld recounts a ballroom confrontation with Dr Cowles after Miss Ames reported concerns about Cowles. Testimony links a Swift family dinner to the dispute, while Mrs Cowles and Miss Ames face questions about influence and naming. Washington officials may review the case as Auld senior vows appeal if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph Auld
Secretary of the Navy
Auld
Major Leonard
Miss Ames
Robnett
Miss Hesler
Cowles
Helm
Dr. Cowles
Dr. Ames
Ames
Favors Tax on Incomes
James H. Vahey and allied politicians urged the federal relations committee to back an income tax amendment. They argued it would enable future Congresses to raise revenue fairly, noting Massachusetts’ untaxed fortunes and Fortune 18 millionaires as examples of inequity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Vahey
Legislative Committee On Federal Relations
Henry C. Joyner
Great Barrington
Representative Mellen
Worcester
E. Gerry Brown
Brockton
Vahey
Eugene N. Foss
Mr. Joyner
James H. Mellen
Massachusetts
Fire damages firms at 78 to M Chauncy street building
An early morning fire in the elevator well at 78 to M Chauncy street caused about 1000 dollars in damage to Charles Thomas, William Whitman & Co. and the Arlington Mills Company. The blaze was reported at 1 49 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncy Street
Charles Thomas
William Whitman & Co
Arlington Mills Company
Wesleyan Receives Major Endowment Gifts
Pr William Arnold Shanklin urged Wesleyan College trustees aim for 1 million in endowments as alumni praise recent gifts. A telegram announced 89,000 in grants from Educational Board and donors G G Reynolds James Brown W Squires plus 100000 from an overall 89 thousand total. Other speakers included E A Wilkie and Justice Robert Fulton Raymond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Arnold Shanklin
Wesleyan College
Wesleyan Alumni Association
Young’s Hotel
Wesleyan
Shanklin
General Educational Board
G. G. Reynolds
New York
James N. Brown
W. S. Squires
Seattle
E. A. Wilkie
Association
Robert Fulton Raymond
Superior Court
Forrest F. Barker
Gas Commission
Oscar Kuhns
H. A. Ingraham
Harold M. Brown
Romance and a Missing Defendant in Brooklyn Court
Walter Merchant of Sag Harbor failed to appear in the United States Circuit Court in Brooklyn to answer fraud charges. His fiancee and alleged wife, Miss Marion C. Treworgy of Back Bay, posted bail, quit her lumber business, sold property, and reportedly left to marry.
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Walter Merchant
Sag Harbor S. 1
United States
Brooklyn
N. Y
Marion C. Treworgy
Mountfort Street
Back Bay
Merchant
Miss Treworgy
Commission Lumber
Will Bar Politics in Census Bill Pass
Washington Feb 2 A lively House debate centered on a census bill amendment to enumerate animals slaughtered in country butcher establishments and hides produced there. Crumpacker Indiana said the change would provide accurate information on a politically speculated topic. The amendment along with others on irrigation land and projects passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Crumpacker
Indiana
United States to sue for bond forfeiture in Merchant case
United States Attorney William H. Garland announced plans to sue Miss Treworgy for the $2500 bail bond forfeited in the Merchant case. Merchant was arrested at 181 State Street, Brooklyn, after an indictment accusing him of using the mails to sell shares in schooners he did not own. The indictment names three victims who lost several hundred dollars. Treworgy had housed Merchant and stated their relationship was private, with notes worth hundreds exchanged. Merchant had a desk in her office and was due in Brooklyn court January 26, but defaulted after failing to appear. She asked to keep their connection secret. The article also covers a Missouri congressional dispute over census duties and political inquiries.
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United States
William H. Garland
Miss Treworgy
Merchant
James Ruhl
State Street
Brooklyn
Howard F. Butler
Court Street
Boston
New York
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Mrs. Cowles
Dr. Robnett
Mr. Ames
South Carolina
Catlin
Marguerite Ames
Mr. Auld
Swift
Samuel B. Seabury
Harvard Law School
Admiral Swift
Prentiss P. Bassett
Turpin
Navy Yard
Howard K. Ames
Chelsea Naval Hospital
Iss Hesler
Major Catlin
Bill
State House
Burl
Posner
School Street
Crawford
Goodwin & Rimbach
Bride
Congress
WILL
Crow
Missouri
Robinson
Arkansas
Robbinson
Bartholdt
Becher
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Gardner
Mass
Washington and
Essex Streets
Oston, Mass
Siegel’s
Ois
Panama
Paradise
Spetila Heiner Tee Rene jHenry Siegel Co
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