Letter From London Firm Details Pierce Fraud Losses
A London firm reports J. M. Pierce swindling may push British losses to 8 million dollars. Receipts at Pierce’s London office relied on bonds and mortgages, with alleged payments exceeding 100000 weekly and at least 500000 last week. Creditors fear public disclosure to avoid harming reputations. Forged bonds mortgages and deeds totaling 1.404 million are held by Pierce creditors’ agents, with claims from American Mortgage Trust London and investors in Belfast Glasgow Huddersfield Brooklyn and other locations.
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Informa Hon
London
M. Pierce
Gallcitera
Blerce
Pieres
Pierce
Bedford
Wnc
Belfast
Glasgow
Huddersfield
J. S. Fagan
Brooklyn
W. S. Jolngen
Yankton
Brooklyn Trolley Strike Grips City Before Settlement
Nearly 6,000 trolley workers including motormen and conductors quit across Brooklyn and suburbs in the first major strike on the system. Jay and Smith Street line remained running as talks with President Henry Slocum proceed. Pickets guard depots while police clear obstructions placed by strikers and sympathizers.
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Brooklyn
Coney Island
Jay and Smith
Atreet New
Flatbush Avenue
Matbuah
Cabinet Resigns After Defeat in French Chamber
Paris January 16 The French cabinet resigns after losing a vote on giving priority to an order of the day. The dispute centers on parliamentary supremacy over the courts and the constitution amid a war material transport guarantee issue with the Orleans Midland railway. The chamber’s decision to extend guarantees prompted the resignations. Tampico Jan 16 The steam dredge Mount Waldo sank 100 miles north of Tampico in a Gulf gale. Surviving crew reached Hobo Island. Engineer McGee and two children’s bodies found. Captain Brock wife and two children and three crew members missing presumed dead. Dan Claire Wisconsin January 18 Reporter T J Shattuck of the Morning Telegram is found with a fractured skull after an attack, believed tied to a personal grudge.
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Chamber of Deputies
France
Orleans & Midland Railway
Gace
Tampico
Mox
McGee
Brock
Dan Claire
Wis
J. Shattuck
The
Morning Telegram
Galloway House
Tie
Ningses
Montay
Beauleul
Shak Jehan
Bagdad
Carnelian
Ceylon
Punjab
Persia
Kent
Jong
Tyre
Tudir
Agra
Val
Taj Mahal
India
Wren
Australia
Ghmple
America
Nao Mammoth Cave
Hiephanta
Bombay
Hiopnants
Girtt
Mamgove
Oman
Lalgentilation
Phyxia
Anil
Elephania
Elephantia
Brahma
Vishnu
Sive
Siva
Manny
Minder
Shiva
Disha
Timant
Kasyapa
Methura
Lnrsin Re
Yonder
Lina
Janda
Todin
Young Men's Christian Association
Young Men’s Christian Association
Europe
Christian Missions
Calcutta
Shoemaku Onoroey
Seranmnre
Bishop Heber
Alexander Duff
John Scudder
Mackay
Dedhi
Moncriaf
Gawnpore
Polshampton
Lucknow
Freaman
Futtygitr
Street for Senater Boise caucus nominates Bweet for US Senate
Boise Idaho January 16 a caucus by 10 of 30 senate Republicans nominated Congressman Bweet for United States senator in a street level political update with limited turnout and informal setting referencing the local party activity.
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Senater
Boise
Idaho
Senate
Republicans
Bweet
United States Sonator
Casimir-Perier Resigns As President Of France
Paris reports Casimir-Perier has resigned the presidency after a long confrontation with the Senate and key ministers. The note says he will deliver a farewell address to the Chamber of Deputies and ministers temporarily withdrew their resignations to allow changes. Prime Minister Dupuy relayed the decision amid broad political perplexity and public concern.
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Chamber of Deputies
M. Casimir-Perler
Dupuy
Casimir Perler
Senate
Palais Borbou
Crais
M. Qasimir-Petter
Noosa
M. Caslair-Porter
Callemer Lacour
M. Oademer Lacour
the Clysee
Gablact
Challemet Lacour
Bondsmen of Walter W. Taylor Submit Property Offer
Chicago Jan 17 The bondsmen Charles H. Vinton John T McClesney ex Gov Mellette RK H McCaughey and Rt O Kiser Jr decide to turn over all their property to South Dakota to cover the shortage and be released from further liability if accepted The bondsmen sign for the full shortage and await court relief If rejected they vow to contest collection arguing state diligence in protecting itself.
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Chicago
Walter W. Taylor
South Dakota
Charles H. Vinton
John T. McCclesney
Mellette
H. McCaughey
Kiser, Jr
Verdict Upheld in Shevlin Carpenter Lumber Case
In St Paul on January 17 a verdict for the defendant was returned in the State v. Shevlin Carpenter Lumber Co. The state value of stumpage was $1.60 while $3 had been tendered. The court ruled that a challenge on technical points cannot be made collateral in a reclaiming suit but only in a direct action with all interested parties.
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Shevlin-Carpenter Company
Tm Court
St. Paul
Shevlin-Carpenter Lumber Company
Minneapolis
Local Coal Find Near Creston Iowa Gains Attention
J G Watson has found a fine coal vein on his farm six miles south of Creston attracting mine operators. The vein runs four to five feet below the surface and about four feet thick. Reports say several veins have been found near Olewein.
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Lovelowe
Creston
Iowa
J. G. Watson
Olewein
Bonds Replaced After Taylor Defalcation In County
In a special session the county board ordered the county treasurer, sheriff, and the Spink County Abstract company to post new bonds. The move follows the Taylor defalcation, with some bondsmen also acting as sureties for these officials.
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Taylor
Redfield
Spink County Abstract Company
New French Vice Consul Nominee Named for Galveston
Paris reports M. Meron has been nominated as French vice consul at Galveston Texas, succeeding M. Glandulet. The appointment reflects ongoing diplomatic postings as officials rotate duties in the Americas.
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Paris
M. Meron
Galveston
Tex
M. Glandulet
Taj Mahal and Elephanta Caves Journey in India
An extended travel feature narrates a day trip from Agra to the Taj Mahal and a stop at Elephanta caves near Bombay. It blends awe at marble architecture with reflections on history, religion, and the Christian missionary effort in India, ending with exhortations for faith and empire.
Scenes to Canton describes a prison visit under coercion
Florence O Driscoll details a grim prison scene with chained prisoners, heavy granite blocks, and instruments of coercion. Four or five wooden collars and knotted scourges line a doorway as guards prepare to move inmates through harsh examination, revealing a stark, unsettling atmosphere.
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Wong
Chaina
Canton
Florence O'Driscoll
M. P
Expensive Postage Stamps Spark Record Sale
The vice president of the London Philatelic Society sold his entire stamp collection to a firm for about 50000 dollars. It is claimed as the largest price for a stamp collection, with talk of a 12000 dollar single stamp and interest from the Duke of York. Experts deem stamps a strong investment amid rising interest in philately.
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London Philatelic Society
British Museum
London
Duke of York
Lee Nature. Assistant-I've the greatest freak in the world here
A fragmented domestic scene presents a quirky exchange between an assistant and a manager. The assistant claims a remarkable figure, while the manager questions the claim, alluding to a magazine, a farmer, and a life story.
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Lee Nature
Migeuma
Horlea
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