Coleman trial reveals large bank theft and money sources
Lawyer Pratt and witnesses recount George W. Coleman's scheme to steal from the National City Bank, including falsified ledgers, stock losses, and bribes. Jurors hear Andrews, Knight, and Earl describe Coleman's lavish living, loans, and plans to marry Miss Hightower as part of a wider fraud connected to a bank failure in 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies W. Small
Coleman
Pratt
Coléman
Miss Hightower
Pittsburg
Harvard Trust Company
National City Bank
Barber
George
Mr. Earl
Earl
French
Dresser
Walter G. Coleman
Boyden
Kansas City
Herbert E. Lombard
Earry
Farl
Lombard
Hale
Walter E. Knight
Berwick House
Causeway Street
William J. Keliher
George W. Coleman
Keliher
Pemberton Square
Tremont Row
Whelton
Minnahan
Walter
Big Bill
New York
Kelcher
Bill
United States
Brady
Taylor
TIZ promised to cure corns with instant relief
An advertisement touts TIZ for corns bunions calluses and sweaty feet claiming immediate pain relief and lasting comfort after one use. It cites testimonials from readers and notes sales through Walter Luther Dodge & Co Chicago and Eastern Drug Co distributors at 25 cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
A. Hoover
Progress
N. C
Walter Luther Dodge & Co
Chicago, Ill
Eastern Drug Co
Cavalieri’s Hair Secret Recommends Daily Washing
The article notes Lina Cavalieri, famed soprano, advocates daily hair and scalp washing for a week to remove dandruff and improve scalp health. It critiques common soaps and tonics, praising Birt’s Head Wash as a cleansing solution, with affordability implied by price points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lina Cavalieri
New York Sunday American
Cavalieri
Birt
Father John's Medicine Promises Summer Strength Boost
The ad touts Father John’s Medicine as the best tonic to build up the body during summer, highlighting its pure wholesome ingredients and lack of alcohol or stimulants. It claims a half century of success for restoring flesh and strength to the weak and run down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father John
Lockhart Before Suffolk Grand Jury in Bank Loot Case
Wilson W. Lockhart once a defendant now a witness in the Coleman bank looting case appeared before the Suffolk county grand jury. He was summoned by District Attorney Pelletier in the jewelry theft against the Frank A. Andrews Company on School Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knight
Coleman
Bill
Kelcher
Winthrop
Davis
Concord Square
French
Frank A. Andrews
Andrews
Richard Keefe
Merchants’ Limited
Secret Service
Schmidt
Coakley
Francis A. Gateley
Jeremiah J. Doherty
United States
Pratt
Dresser
Ellis S. Pepper
President Dresser
Brady Company
Draper
Hayden, Stone & Co
I Frank Andrews
National City Bank
Keliher
George
Berwick House
Mr. Welton
Minnahan
Wilson W. Lockhart
Coleman Bank
United States Circuit Court
Suffolk County Grand Jury
Pelletier
Frank A. Andrews Company
School Street
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Kelsher
Mamie Hightower
Harvey Pratt
John Doe
Suffolk County
Grand Jury
Barry & Co
Richardson, Hill & Co
Miller & Co
Amalgamated
Reading
Brady & Co
Shannon
Bank
Fare
Frank Draper
Keliber
Jack
John R. Marshall
Marshall
State Street
Western Union
Huntington Avenue
Wil
Liam J. Keliher
John R. Marsha
Heartie
St Meal
Joe Bromangel
Hay’s & Ar
Philo Hay Spec. Co
Newark
N.J
U.S.A
Chic_Drug& Dept.stores
Sendidc
Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores
Houghton & Dutton
Workingmen’s Co-Operative Bank
Tremont St
Col. Bromfield
Frank E. Burbank
Sec’y and
Treas
Florence
Central Oil & Gas Stove Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
Gerdner
Lockhart
Winter Street
Foulard
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
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