Sailor alleges brutal assault aboard Boston barkentine
William J. Corcoran of Cambridge claims Captain Frank B. Leland and crew beat him and chained him to the Antioch deck for 35 days, feeding only bread and water. He was released after reporting to the U S consul at Turk's Island and seeks recovery from U S authorities. He also threatens to seek Captain Leland's arrest for assault with intent to kill.
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William J. Corcoran
Cambridge
Mass
Barkentine Antioch
Boston
Frank 8. Leland
United States
Turk's Island
West Indies
Corcoran
Captain Leland
Mutinous From Start Allegations Hit Antioch Case
Daniel S. Emery president of John S. Emery & Co. calls Corcoran’s charges fabrications. Emery cites Captain Leland as a trusted source and says Corcoran was mutinous from the start.
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Daniel S. Emery
John S. Emery & Co
The
Antioch
Post
Corcoran
Emery
Captain Leland
Leland
Bank Officials Arrested On Forgery Charge In New York
New York reports that James J. Graham assistant cashier at Interboro Bank in Wall Street was arrested for forging a $2900 check. James W. Daly bank teller and Alfred Burrows a depositor were also arrested on complicity charges.
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New York
James J. Graham
Interboro Bank
Wall Street
James W. Daly
Alfred Burrows
New York Central lease drives 80 million equipment trust
The New York Central Railroad and affiliates signed a lease with Guarantee Trust Company for 80 million dollars in equipment trust certificates. The deal covers 11,695 engines and cars, with 30 million certificates eventual issue and 20.887 million immediate issue. Interest is 5 percent, retired in annual increments over 15 years.
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Leonard
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Gagnon
Trenton Mining Company
Amalgamated Company
Standard Consolidated Mining Company
New York Metal Exchange
Lake
Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting and Power Company, Ltd
William E. Soule
Missouri Pacific Tumbles as Wall Street Slumps
Wall Street shows renewed weakness with Missouri Pacific shares sliding from 52 1 4 to 46 1 2 amid broad railroad declines. Traders cite loan liquidations and possible contests for control of linked properties, while copper prices rise in London and New York. Currency premium eases as call money hits 10 percent before settling.
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Reading
the Steels
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St Louis
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Toledo
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Soares
Fish Lets Mutual Life Vote Stock in Illinois Central
Attorney H W Leman acting for Stuyvesant Fish agreed to withdraw the injunction request restraining Mutual Life Insurance from voting 6500 shares of Illinois Central stock. Court actions paused for an agreement on the order. With Mutual Life dropped the injunction now covers 281281 shares.
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H. W. Leman
Stuyvesant Fish
Illinois Central Railroad
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Mutual Life
Boston Curb Market Quiet With Light Sales
The Boston curb market on November 25 showed subdued activity with prices holding steady. Dealers reported a quiet session with a number of issues traded and overall sales light despite some fluctuations across the curb list.
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Boston
Exchange Place
Chest Talk Telegraph Trial Attracts Hundreds In Boston
A new telephone method tested in Boston uses a chest transmitter held firmly against the chest so the distant listener hears every word clearly. The Post highlighted the experiment as a notable wrinkle in telephoning.
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Post
New Plan Promises Easy Use for Telephone Users
Discoverers claim the method is convenient non fatiguing and germ proof. Sound vibrations can be conveyed through the chest as well as the lips. Try it today call your best girl wife or a friend. Hold the transmitter to your chest for clear hearing from the other end of the line.
Bank Robbery Reported at Clinton Bank
Two men entered the State Bank at Clinton at closing time and held up the president and cashier with revolvers. They knocked down the colored porter and fled with all the money in sight.
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Bloomington
State Bank
Clinton
Paper maker killed by freight train in Mechanic Falls
William Clark, a paper maker, was struck and killed today by a Grand Trunk freight train as he walked along the tracks in the same direction of the train. His body was found rolled to the feet of the locomotive before emergency crews could halt the train.
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Mechanic Falls
William Clark
Grand Trunk
Coulthurst Defends Legislative Record Before Voters
Independe nce League mayoral candidate John A. Coulthurst confronts charges over votes on the overtime bill the picketing measure and the Spanish War veterans bill. He admits mistakes, defends his record of nine labor measures passed, and vows future disclosure of his actions and successes.
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John A. Coulthurst
Independence League
Coulthurst
John l. Bates
Boston
Bates
Healing Sores Stop Poison Claims
An item discusses furor over cures for skin sores, arguing external care can heal while condemning the idea that systemic poison causes ulcers. It critiques harmful metals in salves and praises a birch sap based antiseptic liquid named X Zalia for supposedly safe, miraculous healing.
Petition Denied by Judge Lowell in Master Appointment Suit
Judge Lowell of the United States District Court yesterday denied the request to appoint the son of William A. Jenner as master in the case Lewis T. Houghton v Whitin Machine Works. The ruling affects the progression of the Browne matter in the ongoing suit.
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Lowell
United States
William A. Jenner
Alexander P. Browne
Lewis T. Houghton
Whitin Machine Works
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