Counterfeit Cuban stamps alleged from Muncie printing firm
A government detective reports the real theft involved counterfeit stamps printed in a Muncie office and shipped to Cuban postmasters. Two million dollars worth of bogus stamps are said to have been produced and distributed, with Neely Printing Company denying involvement and noting only legitimate government contract work.
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Muncie
Ind
Garret
Ross Cowen
Neely Printing Company
Neely
Havana postmaster faced in Neely financial case
In Havana on May 17, E P Thompson the Havana postmaster was halted with W H Reeves deputy auditor and Edward Moya and Judge Mascaro as Cuban stamp clerks. Prosecutors say Thompson altered vouchers to shield Neely the post office’s financial agent. Moya Mascaro admitted selling 1800 dollars of old stamps not required by requisition. Bail reductions and ongoing inquiries described with no clear guilt verdict yet.
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Havana
E. P. Thompson
W. H . Reeves
Island
Edward Moya
Mascaro
Carrydon Rich
Co. F. W. Neely
Posts
Thompson
Neely
Moya
Herr Culmell
Reeves
Baracoa
Aracoa
Rich
Philadelphia Doctor Arraigned on Mail Fraud Charge
Dr. F. M. Maddocks of Hotel Pelham faces a United States Commissioner hearing on using the mails for illicit purposes. He pleads not guilty and is held on $1000 bond for a noon appearance. The scheme allegedly ran from here with operations centered in Philadelphia and involved the Physicians' Formula Company.
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F. M. Maddocks
Pelham
United States
Fiske
Maddocks
Philadelphia
Marshal Waters
Pelham Poater Ey
Holdin
Philadelphia Post Office
Physicians’ Formula Company
Btanton A
Rothschild
South Broad Street
Ddocks
Addocks
Gohar
Malden Soldier Killed in Philippines Fight
Malden 19 year old Walter E K Collins was killed at Catubig Philippines while with a squad of thirty one United soldiers attacked by six hundred insurgents. Edward Connor William Flavin and Frank Van Buskirk of Maine survived. His father plans to bring the body home.
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Malden
Walter EK. Collins
Catubig
Philippines
Charles P. Collins
United Patos
Edward Connor
William Flavin
Frank van Buskirk
Maine
Collins
Banks Hit by Brick in City Incident
Grant Banks 20 colored of 6 Medford court was brought to city hospital last night with a bad cut over the right eye allegedly from a brick thrown. Adolphus Cobb, colored, of 6 Medford court, is not yet found by police as Banks remains in critical condition.
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Grant Banks
Medford Court
Fon
Adolphus Cobb
Banks
Signs of crime involving Walter Brennan thefts
Walter Brennan, 19, without a home, was detained by police on June 6 or 4 for stealing signs from the Merrill Leather Company at 63 South Street. The signs were recovered.
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Walter Brennan
Merrill Leather ‘Company
South Street
Lipton Presents $500 Cup for New Class Yacht
At the New York Yacht Club meeting Sir Thomas Lipton offered a 500 prize cup as an honorary member. The committee could admit the new Herreshoff seventy five footer, and the gift was accepted for the upcoming season in the class the committee selects.
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New York
New York Yacht Club
Herreshoff
Thomas Lipton
Heated Session Over School Hours Amid Heat Debate
The Cambridge School Board, by 8 to 5, approved a heat related shift of June session times and primary hours. An alternate proposal to empower the superintendent to sound a noon heat alarm was adopted 6 to 6, with May added. No other business arose.
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Cambridge
George W. Bicknell
Sremmar
Taussig
Robert O. Fuller
Committee On
Pawtucket Forming Independent Baseball System
Pawtucket Rhode Island May 1 directors of the Pawtucket Base ball Association planned an independent league. A seven game series is set with Attleboro starting Memorial Day. The team will feature Brown University and Boston College players including Butler Pagu McDermott and Hart in key roles.
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Pawtucket
R. I
Pawtucket Baseball Association
Attleboro
Brown University
Boston College
Boston’ College
Butler
Atcher
Pagu
McDermott
Accona
Hart
Inquest to Resume in Sprague Murder Case
South Berwick Maine May 17 The coroner’s inquest in the Sprague murder case will be resumed Saturday with officers expecting to arrest the man they believe killed her. He is under constant surveillance and any attempt to flee could provoke action. The suspect is a well known local figure with public sympathy, though authorities expect sufficient evidence by Saturday to warrant his arrest.
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South Berwick
Sprague
Suspect Faces Warrant as Sheriff's Probe Advances
Deputy Sheriffs Miles and Hargraves push a lengthy evidence review in a case tied to a suspect who feared disgrace and threats to reveal trouble to break up a home. The officers expect a warrant within hours as they await ground coverage.
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Miles
Hargraves
Brilliant May Wedding in Aiken United Two Notable Families
Miss Annie Laurie Woods of Baltimore and Mr. Charles Settle Ward of the Boston Post married at John K. Cowen home in Aiken South Carolina. Rev. Carmerson officiated with Gladys C. Cowen as bridesmaid Henry Ward as best man. Guests gathered among rare greenhouse plants before a bountiful supper. The couple will honeymoon in Aiken.
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Aiken
S. C
John K. Cowen
Annie Laurie Woods
Baltimore
Charles Settle Ward
Boston Post
Carmerson
Gladys C. Cowen
Henry Ward
Helen
Sarah Cowen
Countess Festetics Sues for Divorce in San Francisco
Eila Countess festetics files divorce from Rudolph Count Festetics alleging desertion cruel treatment and failure to provide. She cites their yacht Tolma voyage and a November arrival in Singapore before he sailed away leaving her stranded and seeks to revert to her maiden name.
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San Francisco
Eila
Festetics
Rudolph
Count Festetics
Tolma
Soutern
Singapore
United States
Louis D. Haggin
New York
National Piano Manufacturers Elect Officers
The National Piano Manufacturers Association meeting in Boston elected officers: President Handel Pond of Boston, first vice president B E Conway of Chicago, second vice president Jane Dutton of New York, secretary H Owen of Boston, and treasurer F Tarot of Baltimore.
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Chicago
National Piano Manufacturers’ Association
Handel Pond
Boston
Conway
Accore
Jane D. Dutton
New York
Cncretery
H. Owen
F. Tarot Baltimore
John Holland Injured In Lewis Street Incident
John Holland was picked up drunk in Lewis Street around 9:20 p m by Division 1 officers and taken to City Hospital after Drunn examined him at Station 1. His skull is probably fractured and he remains in a coma. He may live on Beat or Padicott streets. cause of injuries is under investigation.
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John Holland
Lewis Street
Division 1
Hostal
Dr.unn
Holland
Eet
Padicott Streets
Fe Saas Eee
Jury Finds Lutz Guilty In First Degree Murder Case
The jury after sixteen days in Luzerne county found F A B Koons lead holdout ill in health but agreed to murder in the first degree for F. A. B. Koons and the Lutz murder case verdict was read in Wilkes-Barre. The prisoner was remanded for sentence.
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Ekoon
Halsey
Mr. Koons
F. A. B. Koons
Huntington Township
Lutz
Koons
Luts
Luzerne
Striking Lorraine Mills Weavers Harass Four Men at Station
A mob of over a thousand Lorraine Mills strikers in Pawtucket Rhode Island harassed four men leaving the mill under police escort. Strikers shouted insulted and threw missiles as the men walked to Woodlawn station but the men left without injury as officers intervened.
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Pawtucket
R. I
Lorraine Mills
Woodlawn
William Flanders Hosts 40-Year Milestone Reception
In Melrose on May 17, William H. Flanders held a reception for Chandler & Co Boston employees celebrating his forty years with the firm.
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Melrose
William H. Flanders
Chandler & Co
Boston
England Waits For Mafeking Relief In War Dispatches
Telegraphs report amid Boer War coverage. Durban cites a plot to blow up the British cruiser Forte and a plan to steam out nightly. President Steyn observed Zand River fighting and may evacuate Kroonstad works to avoid a pitched battle.
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Durban
Lorenzo Marques
Forte
Steyn
Zand
Lord Roberts
Kroonstad
Johannesburg
Pretoria
Lydenburg
Times
Kruger
Transvaal
Hunter takes Christiana and reports on Free State forces
Lord Roberts reports Hunter occupying Christiana without opposition as Boers retreat to Klerksdorp. Rundle’s force near Clocolan, Meqaurling’s Nek and Modder Poort taken without opposition. Methuen advances 12 miles on the Hopstad road. Basuto land residents seek surrender terms as Free State disorganization is noted.
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London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Kroonstad
Hunter
Christiana
Klerksdorp
Parys
Ficksburg
Bethlehem
Rundle
Mequarling’s
Nek
Modder Poort
Fighting at Mafeking and Pretoria report
An official bulletin says federal troops stormed and occupied Mafeking forts on Saturday morning. Casualties were seven killed and seventeen wounded among federals with some prisoners. British losses are reported at about fifty. A relief force advance guard was repulsed. A second despatch says Eloff and ninety men were captured after Baden-Powell opened fire on Mafeking.
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Pretoria
Mafeking
Capd Town
Lorenzo Marquez
Eloff
Kruger
Baden-Powell
Buller Advances Toward Newcastle From Natal Despatch
The War Office released General Buller's message dated May 1 from Dannhauser stating the second division has reached Dannhauser and advance patrols aim for Newcastle. He notes the fifth division moving from Elandslaagte to Glencoe repairing the railway and the fourth division at Sun Anys River drift on the old Newcastle road. Reports mention about 7000 of the epem papent north very hurriedly.
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Dannhauser
Newcastle
Elandslaagte
Glencoe
Sunanys River
Newcastle Road
E. Ase
New York Welcomes Boer Delegates at City Hall
The Boer delegates Wei gells Wolmarans and Fischer were received at City Hall by Mayor Van Wyck and officially welcomed to New York. The ceremony followed a municipal assembly resolution and was the principal event of their visit to the city.
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City Hall
van Wyck
Kennedy
Municipal Assembly
New York
Messrs. Weigels
Wolmarans
Fischer
Yor van Wyck
Delegates of Transvaal and Orange Free State visit New York
Delegates told New York City officials and citizens that they fight for liberty and seek U S sympathy and support. Mayor Van Wyck offered condolences for General Joubert and the seekers thanked women of America for backing their cause as crowds shook hands and cheered.
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America
Kennedy
Municipal Assembly
Wessels
Free People of
England
Wolmarans
Transvaal
Mr. Chamberlain
Alfred Milner
van Wyck
Mr. Fischer
Fischer
Orange Free State
Boer envoy denies sensational steamship admissions
New York May 17 Mr Fischer one of the Boer envoys denied a London newspaper story that the envoys made indiscreet admissions to an employee. He said he met an Irish American on the steamer named O Connor who claimed sympathy but no discussions with Wessels or Wolmarans occurred. He insisted he did not express the sentiments alleged.
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New York
Fischer
London
Ischer
O’connor
Atever
Wessels
Wolmarans
Dewey Prefers Love Over Presidency for Now
Admiral Dewey, back from a Western trip, refuses to discuss politics. He reportedly no longer pursues the presidential nomination he once supported, preferring to be loved by the American people.
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Washington
Admiral Dewey
Wisco pawnbroker shot by wife in accident at shop
Fitchburg May 17 Joel O Harowitz pawnbroker was fatally shot at his 36 Day street shop by a revolver he received from Napoleon Bergeron the weapon was passed to Harowitz wife who discharged it claiming she did not know it was loaded police and medical examiners deem the death accidental Mrs Harowitz not to be arrested Harowitz aged about 45 leaves four children formerly worked in New York City.
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Fitchburg
Joel, O. Haroswitz
Napoleon
Bergeron
Cteation
Horowitz
Thompson
Kendall
Harowitz
New York City
Governor Taylor Fools Backers as Goebel Case Probed
May 11 7 The Republican State convention in Louisville elects N S Irwin temporary chairman and hears ex Governor Bradley denounce the Goebel assassin while Governor Taylor sits with his daughter weeping at the platform. The gathering calls for Taylor Bradley and other leaders in a tense political scene.
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Louisville
N.S. Irwin
Congress
Taylor
Bradley
Goebel
Tyraphical Union 13 elects officers after close vote
David X. Coughlan was elected president over Thomas M. Nolan by six votes after more than 1000 ballots were cast by employees of newspapers and book and job plants in the city. James J. Biggins of the Post won vice president and Arthur G. Davis was chosen secretary. Delegates to the Mill
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David X. Coughlan
Tyraphical Union No. 13
Thomas M. Nolan
James J. Biggins
Arthur G. Davis
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J. L. Bristow
Cuba
E. G. Rathbone
Muncie, Ind
G. P. Thompson
Post Office Department
H. M. Maddocks
Lipton
Cambridge Board
Fanny Sprague
Ward-Woods
Countess Festetics Sues
Dominion Coal
Sydney
C. B
Dominion Coal Company
Dr Williams
Cr.ee Medicine Co
Schenectady N. Y
the Times
Reitz
South America
Lord Kitchener
W. H. Flanders
Fee
Manhattan
Kilian van Rensselaer
Roberts
Buller
Dewey
Galveston
Tex
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Wis Wife
Kentucky
Coughlan
Biggins
Dunshee
Waukee
Douglass
Charles C. Wood
William B. W
Globe
Henry Sterling
Ka Ourn
F. Flanagan
George Betts
New England Union
Cooke
W. L. Crosman
Thomas Sears
Kest
Anna
Osman
Cutting
Foster
Tolstoi
Berlin
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Stuttgart
Karlshruhe
Byruce Street
Seth Yorke
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