Sensational forgery scheme hits Philadelphia banks
In Philadelphia a major forgery case surfaces involving Benjamin H. Gaskill & Co. Certificates of small stock blocks were raised to hundreds, costing local banks about 1 million dollars. Gaskill, dead four weeks, kept two ledgers and issued bogus shares to secure large loans, affecting Philadelphia Traction and other firms.
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Benjamin H. Gaskill
Gaskill
Benjamin H. Gaskill & Co
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Philadelphia Traction Company
United States Steel Corporation
E. C. Miller & Co
The
Stock Exchange
Philadelphia Traction
United Railways of New Jersey
Frankford and Southwark Street Railway Company
Bowen Dismissed by President Roosevelt
Washington June 20 The dismissal of Herbert W Bowen a former United States minister to Venezuela and the exoneration of Assistant Secretary of State Francis B Loomis ends the Loomis Bowen controversy The President in a letter to Secretary Taft approves the findings condemns Bowens conduct notes Bowen sought to use a witness to hire for a company to steal documents and attacked Loomis for months showing disloyalty to the country He says Bowens usefulness in the diplomatic service is at an end and that publication of attacks damages United States interests significantly He would not pardon Bowens conduct even if Loomis were guilty and emphasizes the need to punish corruption and protect US reputation abroad.
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Washington
Herbert W. Bowen
United States
Venzuela
Francis B. Loomis
Bowen
Loomis- Bowen
Roosevelt
Taft
Loomis
State Department
Alexander and Hyde Go New York
Paul Morton announces the resignation of James W. Alexander as president and James Hazen Hyde as first vice president of Equitable. Morton says other resignations have not yet been acted on.
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New York
Paul Morton
Equitable Directors
James W. Alexander
James Hazen Hyde
Brown-tail Moth Scratching Disrupts Watch Factory
In Waltham the brown-tail moth fuzz causes a citywide scratching epidemic. At the American Waltham Watch Co. about 3500 workers lose 35,000 minutes daily to scratching, equating to roughly 583 hours per day across the plant. Health official A Lincoln Moody notes the issue is spreading and growing.
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Bis Watch
American Waltham Watch
A. Lincoln Moody
Board of Health
Local Boston Forecast Clouds and Possible Light Showers
The forecast for Boston and nearby areas calls for generally cloudy conditions on Wednesday and Thursday with a chance of occasional light showers. Weather notes mention a possible pinch suggesting Allen's Foot-Ease in older, informal guidance.
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Boston and Vicinity
Cambridge Board Condemns Mayor in Police Hearing
In Cambridge the Board of Aldermen denounced Mayor Daly’s handling of the Sergeant Gordon case as a farce. They adopted a police department investigation to determine conduct and possible concealment and approved expenses from the contingent fund.
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Board of Aldermen of
Cambridge
Herbert Gordon
Board of Aldermen
Committee On Police
Gordon
James A. Montgomery
Middlesex County Grand Jury
John Lavin
Mary A. Doherty
Lavin
Miss Doherty
Fahey
Alderman Flynn
Alderman Lynch
Kate Doherty
Ned
Coveney
Fahy
Board of
Mary Rogers faces possible execution in Vermont
Life or death looms as Mrs. Mary Rogers waits for a habeas corpus ruling in Windsor Vermont. Judge Wheeler will decide whether to deny the petition and permit an appeal to the Supreme Court or grant relief, with the outcome deciding if she dies Friday for her husband’s murder.
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Windsor
Mary Rogers
Wheeler
United States Circuit Court
United States Supreme Court
Senter
Flinn
Moloney
Vermont
Father Delaney
How TO KEEP COOL Use the Boston and Worcester Trolley Air Line
Advert says trolley cars run from Park Square to Worcester and South Framingham every 18 minutes with fine scenery and low fares. Claims beer saves doctors bills and promotes Father John’s Medicine as cure for colds.
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Boston & Worcester Trolley Air Line
Park Square
Worcester
South Framingham
Heroic Rescues in Washington Street Excavation
A gasolene torch sparked a fatal blaze in a new subway pit on Washington street near Milk and Franklin. Charles Ingersoll fell 30 feet into the pit and, with comrades, was rescued. Italian laborer Lewis Troini suffered scalp wounds and cuts while aiding a comrade. Foreman Morse, Frank Leoni, and others were affected by smoke as fire crews and workers were lifted from the shaft using a gravel bucket. Several firemen and laborers sustained minor injuries amid the panic.
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Charles Ingersoll
Sennott
Lewis Troini
Hanover Street
O. R. Morse
Coleman Brothers
Frank Leoni
North Street
Harry Holmes
Milk
Franklin Streets
W. L. Cummeford
Iradderman
Coleman Bros
Morse
Leoni
Box 41
Fire Department
Foreman
Holmes
Cummeford
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