Equitable Syndicates Faces Scrutiny After Loss Reports
Summaries show sums as gone involving Depew and Schiff summoned to explain syndicates. Mr. Perkins reveals a $300,000 loss at New York Life in the New Orleans action. Morgan & Co. acknowledges $800,000 in December. John R. Hegeman borrowed 11 percent interest. Transactions between New York Po and J P Morgan & Co involve Morgan members totaling $286,075. Insurance counsel weigh claims and Hamilton and Winthrop comment on sums and nationwide implications.
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Mr. Perkins
New York Life
New Orleans
Morgan & Co
John R. Hegeman
New Po
J. P. Morgan & Co
Morgan
Isurance
Hamilton
Winthrop
Equitable Mt the Morgan
Chauncey i Depew
Benator
Deble Trust
MercanapAny
Financial Ledger Exposes Syndicate Deals Behind Kuhn Loeb
Financial manager Winthrop exhibits statements of transactions showing large sums from a syndicate. A committee summons Depew and H Schiff of Kuhn Loeb to testify. President Morton to name Hyde associates amid investigations into unrecorded profits.
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Winthrop
Schiff
Kuhn
Loeb
Morton
James H. Hyde
Equitable Life Society Syndicate Details Under Scrutiny
Witness Henry R. Winthrop described loans and underwritings tied to the Equitable Life Assurance Society. Documents show syndicate participation by Chauncey Depew and others, with profits and transfers totaling several million dollars and a 12 percent Japanese bond issue involvement. The committee pressed for full records as efforts continue.
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Inge Xing
Equitable Life As Society
Henry R. Winthrop
James H. Fiyde
Equitable
Wee Ee Trust Company
Equitable Trust Company
Equitable Life
Life
Hughes
Edison Company Promotes Electric Power Benefits
An Edison Company notice touts electricity as clean efficient power available day or night. It urges readers to call Oxford 1150 for full information or to request a contract agent to visit, highlighting reduced expenses and no coal soot or odors.
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Alent
Oxford
Edison Company
Jectric Illuminating
Train Kills Woman at Second Street Crossing
Everett report of a Boston & Maine express striking Mrs. Mary Connolly of Orient Heights East Boston at about 3:00 PM. She was hurled 20 feet and 25 yards, died at the scene with fatal skull injuries.
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Everett
Boston & Maine
Second Street
Mary Connolly
Orient Heights
Boston
Woman fatally struck by express as gates down
Witnesses say Mrs. Connolly deliberately stepped under lowered gates to cross the tracks. The gateman shouted for her to run but she did not hear, and the express struck her. She was visiting sister Mrs. Sampson of Locust Street and was en route to the train when killed.
Suez Canal in Peril as Chatham To Be Dynamite Exploded
Port Said on Sept 27 reports the British steamer Chatham sunk in the canal on Sept 6 will be blown up at 9 am tomorrow due to a fire and 90 tons of dynamite aboard. Authorities fear the blast could affect the area and draw public curiosity.
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Port Said
Chatham
Webber Captured After Night Break In At Wy Man’s
Patrolman Connors of East Dedham Street Station stops a break in at Wy man’s restaurant about 1 30 am chasing William Webber who is arrested after a pursuit through South End streets. Webber 389 Dudley street had 3 42 at arrest. Stanley Sullivan 53 Warren avenue helps subdue him until officers arrive.
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Connors
Dedham Street
William Webber
South End
Wyman
Stanley Sullivan
Warren Avenue
Webber
Dudley Street
Politician in hotel fracas linked to hospital injury
A South End hotel row left a politician in a hospital with broken ribs after a clash that involved several women. The incident is described as a tumultuous altercation with multiple participants, including a woman reported among the injured.
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South End
Ce Ees 9
Boston Champions Edge Reds. Pitching Record Highlight
Boston champions win and lose to see emmes ace pitching record 1440. Cincinnati Reds, a deal covers last year in race, pacing distance in 5 08 flat. Kaiser may challenge for America's cup. Portsmouth defeats Norwich 34 0 on gridiron. Somerville downs B C Preps, while Dorchester and Melr ier tie 0 0.
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Boston
Se Emmes
Cincinnati Reds
Kaiser
Portmouth
Norwich
Somerville Downs
B. C
Dorchester
Melrier
Chelsea Fire Burns Reynolds Hay Warehouse in Chelsea
An incendiary fire destroyed the J. D. and G. W. Reynolds hay and grain warehouse on Spruce Street Chelsea last night. Chief Spencer and the fire department fought the blaze two hours forty five minutes, declaring the blaze incendiary. Stock losses total 100 dollars for Reynolds Bros. and 300 for the building. Strahan Bros. wallpaper stock suffered 800 dollars loss.
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J. D
G. W. Reynolds
Spruce Street
Chelsea
Spencer
Reynolds Bros
Strahan Bros
Weather Forecast for Boston and Vicinity
Forecast shows fair and warmer conditions on Thursday with light southwest winds. Friday is expected to remain fair with continued mild temperatures.
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Boston and Vicinity
Washington's Forecast For New England and Eastern New York
Forecaster notes fair and warmer conditions for New England and eastern New York on Thursday with continued fair weather Friday. Winds shift to a fresh west to southwest breeze.
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New England
New York
Thirty Two Thousand Overcoats to Go on Sale in Boscon
F Gray Co at Washington and Hanover advertises twenty thousand overcoats as the largest winter stock in Boscon. Men's satin lined long belt overcoats cost $156 to make and will be sold at 7.90, urging shoppers to compare value with $15 elsewhere. Windows display the sale.
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Boscon
F. Gray Co
Washington and Hanover
Dress Suit Case Mystery Developments Hint at Suspects
Police expect to confront suspects as the case widens. A South End doctor resembling the broker’s eyewitness is likely to be visited, and a South End drug clerk may be questioned. A West End physician and nurse are recalled in Back Bay links. Stained mackintosh and quilt found at Winthrop waterfront, with blonde hair clues from the mackintosh, suitcase, and bundle. A gasoline auto appears as a new lead.
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South End
Berkman
Division 16
West End
Back
Winthrop Water Front
Winthrop
Automobile Emergence in Mystery Horizon Speaks of Tragic Scene
A gasoline propelled automobile appears only on the distant horizon of the suitcase mystery. Its possible role in moving the suitcase with the woman's body toward the harbor remains unproven. If proven, it would resolve key perplexing elements, but the auto is still far off in the distance.
Winthrop Mystery: Police Identify Dress Suitcase Buyer
Chief Shaw describes the Winthrop case as Joseph Berkman of 64 Pleasant Street as the seller of the dress suit case found with a dismembered body. Investigators seek the purchaser whose name is unknown, traced from Pleasant Street to a subway entrance and water-dragging near Winthrop.
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Shaw
Winthrop
Joseph Shaw
State Police
Lynn
Joseph Berkman
Pleasant Street
Boston
Berkman
Dragging Waters Search Near Saratoga Street Bridge
State and Winthrop officers began a dawn search at 3 30 this morning at the Saratoga street bridge area to locate a second suitcase. They used poles grappling irons and other gear within an hour of low tide. Rumors said cellar searches on Dalton street might follow.
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Winthrop
Saratoga Street Bridge
Dalton Street
Strength for tired mothers in a timely dose of Sanford's Ginger
Advertisement notes healthful benefits of Sanford's Ginger for tired mothers with claims of genuine Men’s Derbies at 98 cents and overcoats advertised at 5.90 with prices and store location listed as F. Grd Co at Kingjenanc and Hanover.
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Sanford
Suit market report notes price shifts and vendors
Fragmentary item describes suit pricing with references to $3 boys clothes at $1.90 and $5 suits at $2.40, mentioning Washington and a seller named Pyanover.
Berkman Faces Drug Clerk In South End Case
Police plan to bring Joseph Berkman before a drug clerk in the South End who matches a purchaser description. Det Neal and Inspector Watts’ office will interview the clerk after a Post clue linked Berkman to the fatal drug sale. Partners claim a young woman connected to a South End doctor may be involved and Berkman’s arrest could come tonight.
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Joseph Berkman
South End
Berkman
State
Neal
Watts
Berk Store
Ing
Beesman
Berkma
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Subway Loan Company
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Eve
Winthrop Flats
Chelsea Firebug
Eeeses
Washington
Burdett College of Business
School of
Burdett College
Boylston Sheet
Oes
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Rev. Henry Siegel ‘Co
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Hanover
F. Grd Co
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