Indicted Broker McIntyre Arrested at Sanitarium in New York
Thomas A McIntyre of the failed firm McIntyre & Co was arrested on a first degree larceny charge after indictment. He posted 25000 bail, was examined by judge Rosalski, and returned to the sanitarium where he had been treated since the firm failed. Investigators note over 100 complaints involving 300000 to 400000 of securities turned over by investors. missing securities include a 60 share United States Steel certificate pledged as collateral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas A.mcintyre
Wt. A. McIntyre & Co
McIintyre
Bellevue Hospital
Rosalski
McIntyre
United States District Court
Ellen Sedgewick
Hartford
Conn
United States Steel
Metropolitan Trust Company
Train
Ray Lamphere
Laporte County
Elizabeth Smith
Gunness House
Smith
Wheatbrook Farm
Lamphere
Gunness
Carnegie Medal For Newport Hero
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission at its quarterly meeting awarded 30 medals and cash prizes from 85 reviewed cases. Lemuel R. Brigham of New Ky won a silver medal and $2,000 for rescuing a child from a cistern at a Cincinnati summer resort, while George Gaviland of Akron received a silver medal for attempting to save a coworker from suffocation in a manhole.
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Lemuel R. Brigham
New Ky
Coney Island
Cincinnati
George Aviland
Akron
H. Hinds
Lilley Submarine Probe Report Leans Against Lilley
Washington May 20 The House sustained the Boute llle Committee findings that Lilley Connecticut acted in bad faith and violated the House and the vote was 157 to 82. Williams denounced Lilley as treasonous and urged expulsion though Lilley was ill at home. In Waterbury Lilley refused to comment beyond defending his personal honor and noting no public record justifies the reflections.
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Washington
Lilley
Connecticut
House
Williams
Mississippi
Messrs. Boutell
Olmstead
Stevens
Broussard
Howard
Waterbury
Conn
George Lt. Lilley
Boutelle
Aldrich Vreeland Plan Creates Nine Nine Currency Committee
Washington May 20 The Aldrich Vreeland currency bill will create a nine Senate and nine House currency committee to handle all financial legislation this session The conferees concluded there is no chance of immediate Senate House agreement on an emergency measure and leaders intend a final apportionment of Congress to act on the plan
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Washington
House
Aldrich
Senate
Congress
Aldrich Vreeland
Two Methodists Favored in General Conference Ballot
Baltimore May 2 The second ballot at the Methodist Episcopal General Conference appears to have elected two bishops. Rev W F Anderson of New York and Rev J L Nielsen of Berea Ohio led on the first ballot with 446 and 445 votes respectively, far ahead of Rev W A Quayle of Chicago who had 319. Final totals for the successful candidates were not yet known.
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Baltimore
W. A. Quayle
Sst. James’ Church
Chicago
Striking Cleveland Railway Faces Arbitration Amid Violence
In Cleveland May 20, progress toward settling the street railway strike via arbitration was reported with concessions from both sides. The company would rehire old workers with preference, while the union consented to temporary “new man” status and future arbitration. An armistice was ordered for the next day as deputies guarded tracks and explosives found on Bridge Avenue.
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Cleveland
Dupont
Municipal Traction Company
State Board of Arbitration
Johnson
Lakewood
McGorry
Big District
Nickle Plate
Rocky River
Henerat
Patty
Will
Bridge Avenue
West Fifty-fourth Street
West Forty-third Street
Lorain Avenue
West Sixty-fifth Street
Swan Attack Leaves Boy Facing Possible Blindness
A male swan at Spring Grove Cemetery mauled 7 year old Joseph Good Jr as he played near the lake. The boy sustained severe head and facial injuries with swelling of both eyes and may lose sight. Gatekeeper Thompson and Dr. Johanning aided him and he was confined to bed. Authorities suspect the attack was defense against a nesting mate nearby.
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Young Good
Thompson
Johanning
Winton Place
Body of Mrs Gunness Officially Identified in Fire Case
Coroner Mack rules the burned body found at Mrs Bert Gunness home is that of Mrs Bell Gunness. Death ruled felonious homicide with unknown assailant. The finding relieves the State's Attorney from proving death in court and follows earlier dentist testimony on dental bridges.
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J. P. Norton
Mack
Gunness
Mrs. Whitzler
Toledo
Frances Whitzler
Valparaiso
Here
Passenger alarm on steamer Dania at Norfolk
A man claiming to be a New York paper correspondent boarded the Hamburg American Line steamer Dania at Lambert's Point and sought Mrs Gunness headlined as the La Porte woman said to have sailed from Galveston. Women passengers grew excited and the incident annoyed others aboard the Dania, a combined freight and passenger ship that had stopped for coal.
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Norfolk
Galveston
Hamburg
Lambert’s Point
New York
Gunness
Laporté
Camden man survives gunness meeting aborts in Indianapolis
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune reports Joseph Freshing of Camden Ohio survived a planned meeting with Belle Gunness the Laporte murderess after missing the appointment. He allegedly intended to bring a list of property and had corresponded with her. The missed rendezvous preserved his life.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton, O
Belle Gunness
Laporte
Joseph Freshing
Camden
Indianapolis
Freshing
Canadian Premier cites American map over Arctic claim
Ottawa reports Sir Wilfrid Laurier announcing a $750,000 Royal Northwest Mounted Police grant to protect Canada’s Arctic sovereignty after a Washington map assigns American names to northern islands. Captain Bernier will again voyage to the polar regions to assert British sovereignty and raise the flag.
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Commercial Tribune
Ottawa
Canada
Bernier
Arctic
Washington
Wilfrid Laurier
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Foster
United States
Mr. Foster
Sir Wilfred
Platt Affirms Liking Woman Denies Marriage in Court
In New York Senator Thomas C. Platt testifies in Mae C. Wood’s absolute divorce suit. He denies marriage to Miss Wood, attacks the marriage certificate’s authenticity, and explains he never signed or received a wedding document. The case proceeds with testimony and potential additional cross examination.
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New York
United States
Thomas C. Platt
Mae C. Wood
Miss Wood
Platt
Senator Platt
Arlington
J. Martin Miller
Loeb
Robert C. Wynne
London
Mr. Stanchfield
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Newport
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Angry Swan
Boy
Spring Grove Cemetery
Bill
Physi
Cians
Papa
Mamma
Swan
Gatekeeper
Tot
Mrs. Gunness
Ness
Smith House
Guenther Road
Albert Zolmer
Smutzer
Miner Schultz
Laurier
Yukon
Senator Repudi
Ates
Arlington Hotel
Perlor
le Barbier
Canfield
Philippines
Fifth Avenue
Katy
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