Wall Street Broker Confesses Massive Securities Theft Scheme
David W. Sullivan of Sullivan & Co testifies before U S Commissioner Gilchrist about how stolen securities worth about two million dollars were circulated. He explains loans pledged with fake purchases and collaterals through barrooms and hotels in cities from Washington to Boston. The brokers and banks allegedly hold the securities unseen as fugitive Arnstein and Cohen are pursued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
Nickey” Arnstein
Nick” Cohen
David W. Sullivan
David W. Sullivan & Co
Washington, D. C
Sullivan
United States
Gilchrist
Baoks
Sullivan & Co
Arnstein
Cohen
Bretton Hall
Washington
Riggs National Bank
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Boston
Hoboken
Willand W. Easterday
Swann
Canada
Prohibition Agents Destroy 447 Stills in Three States
Washington reports March activity by the prohibition front. Alabama Georgia and Tennessee officers combined destroyed 447 illicit stills and seized ten beer brewing plants. A copper still stolen from Chattanooga health department lab remains missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Prohibition Front
Federal Prohibition Commission
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
City Health Department
Chattanooga
Seek to Cut Garment Cost Convention Opens in Chicago
The International Ladies' Garment Workers' union holds its convention at Carmen's hall to address lowering women’s garment costs. The union, the fifth largest in the nation, counts 150000 members, half of them women, making it the world's largest organization of working women. About 800 delegates attend with a parade planned before the sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
International Fladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
Hich
Carmen's Hall
Fine Organization
United States
Fhe
Japan moves to return Shantung to China
Tokyo reports the Japanese foreign office told Minister Obata in Peking to reopen negotiations with the Chinese government for Shantung’s return to China by Japan, a semiofficial statement indicates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
China
Tokyo
Foreign Office
Obata
Shantung
Japan
Flower trimmed bat hats spark Paris fashion buzz
A Paris fashion writer notes the return of flower trimmed bat hats. At Ciro's a woman wears a black satin apres midi gown paired with a large flat brimmed bat adorned with flowers, reflecting a fresh trend in summer couture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Ciro
Bat
Palestine for Jews, Says Max Nordau
London reports Zionist leader Max Nordau declares Britain’s mandate opens the way for a Jewish Palestine. He envisions a Jewish commonwealth with Arab residents preserved, half a million Jews migrating, rapid settlement, land reclamation, industries, a fishing fleet, and Mediterranean exploitation. He calls for world Jewish capital to fund initial settlement.
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London
Britain
Palestine
Max Nordau
Jordan
Mediterranean
Post Conduct Probed by House Rules Committee
Washington reports the House Rules Committee opened an inquiry into Louis F. Post, assistant secretary of labor, over deportation proceedings against radical aliens. The investigation could lead to an impeachment push and a House resolution urging his removal if findings are adverse.
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Washington
Louis F. Post
Department of Labor
House Rules Committee
Mr. Post
Rules Committee
House
Campbell
Deadlocked Government Warned by Lefingwell
New York May 1 Assistant Secretary Lefingwell warned the U S government is deadlocked and divided against itself hindering national progress He urged immediate budget cuts sale of war assets and ruthless economies to fund the war debt Penny Wise Pound Foolish he said characterizes current policy and warned against profiteering and unearned bonuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Leffingwell
The
Treasury
Academy of Political Science
Europe
Penny Wise
Congress
Massacre Report Hits Japanese in Siberia
An official Japanese foreign office statement cited by the state department says Japanese guards in Nikolaevek district eastern Siberia were annihilated and several hundred Japanese residents including the consul were killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nikolaevek
Siberia
Washington
Japanese Foreign Office
State Department
Flour at Record High Price in Minneapolis Market
Flour reached a record high in Minneapolis on April 28 with a 50 cent rise per barrel. The standard grade flour sold in 88 pound cotton sacks in carload lots for 15.50 dollars per barrel, driven by a strong wheat market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Ribbons Hold Steady as Hats Wane Day by Day
The faded reading notes waning hat fashion, noting waning hats while colored ribbons remain popular. The brief text emphasizes continued ribbon use despite declining hat trends.
Execution of Posrednitzky for Czar Nicholas murder
Paris May 3 reports the execution of Posrednitzky the confessed killer of Czar Nicholas at Varsovie. He asked to wear the silk shirt Nicholas wore when killed and this request was granted. Those who spoke with him say the motive was primarily to possess the shirt.
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Paris
Nicholas
Posrednitzky
Varsovie
Senate passes fortifications bill with 19.9 million in funding
Washington reports the Senate approved the annual fortifications appropriations bill without a record vote and sent it to conference. The measure carries 19,888,442 dollars and includes a provision to return 800,615,000 dollars in unexpended fortifications appropriations to the treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Treasury
Palmer Defends Fair Price Bargain For Cuban Sugar
Attorney General Palmer testified before the house sugar investigating committee defending his department's actions in allowing Louisiana sugar to be sold at 17 and 18 cents a pound. He blamed congress for ignoring President Wilson's request to extend wartime price controls and argued the Cuban crop would have been bought if the request had been acted on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Wilson
Palmer
House Sugar Investigating Committee
Louisiana
Department of Justice
Department
Kill 800 in Guatemala Revolt Overthrows Cabrera
Reports from Guatemala City state that about 800 people, including men women and children, were killed in the fighting that toppled President Manuel Estrada Cabrera. Refugees are returning as Carlos Herrera leads the new government.
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San Salvador
Republic of Salvador
Guatemala City
Manuel Estrada Cabrera
Guatemala
Cabrera
Carlos
Bolshevik revolt reported in Jugoslavia sparks Belgrade violence
A Central News dispatch from Rome quotes Trieste reports to the Meszagero claiming a bolshevist revolt has broken out in Jugoslavia. Machine guns are said to have fired in Belgrade with hundreds killed. Riots also reported at Laibach and Agram Croatia as officials play down alarm.
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London
Jugo-Slavia
Rome
Trieste
Belgrade
Laibach
Carniola
Agram
Croatia
Glasgow
Scotland
Operative Commonwealth
Union Building and Savings Company
Columbus
van H. Manning
Bureau of Mines
Washington
Wilson
Fuller
Hays
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
United States
Mississippi Valley
Winipeg
Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern
Lamberton
Minn
Senate
Paris
Nicolas Lenine
Petrograd
Leningrad
Echo de Paris
Stockholm
United States Shipping Board
Bethlehem Shipping Corporation
Sparrow's Point
Baltimore
Louise Gregory
University of Illinois
Lafayette
Ind
Gregory
University of Iinois
State of Texas
Austin
Carlos Green
Tabasco
Gulf Coast
Sonora
Ukrainia
Warsaw
France
Mra
Reginald H. Johnson
L'Espoir Franco-American Club
Pittsburgh
Pullman Rates Raised Twenty Percent Across Lines
Washington May 1 Increased Pullman rates amounting to 20 percent went into effect after a probe. The Interstate Commerce Commission announced its decision to not suspend the increase following protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Lloyd George on San Remo and Ruhr Dispute
Premier Lloyd George tells Commons that misunderstandings over Ruhr suppression and treaty enforcement were resolved at San Remo. He notes Britain will enforce the treaty with France, reject annexation aims, and seeks German proposals on reparations and disarmament.
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London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
San Remo
Ruhr
Germany
Europe
Frankfort
Darmstadt
France
Great Britain
Alsace-Lorraine
M. Millerand
Spa
Forest Air Force Cut For Est Observation Program
Washington announces reduced aviation force for forest observation. Only one squadron, the ninth, will be based at Matherfield to cover California forest reserves. No squadrons will be assigned to Washington Oregon Nevada or Utah reserves.
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California
Washington
War Department
Matherfield
Oregon
Nevada
Utah
Feather care tips for ostrich plumes and ribbons
Advice on treating ostrich feathers by fluffing each quill over a knife edge and refreshing ribbon trimmings with pressing and steaming. Includes brief, practical methods suitable for period grooming and garment care.
New Jersey Primary Totals Show Wood Ahead of Johnson
Complete official figures in New Jersey place General Wood 1,207 votes ahead of Senator Johnson. Total votes: Wood 52,160 Johnson 51,401.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Wood
Johnson
California
Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Goose Reaches 92 Years As Claims Stir
Local report details a goose aged 92 with claims of extraordinary longevity tied to a seller. City agent notes the fowl’s age appears supported by observations and a century goal is discussed, with Brunner recording sightings this spring.
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Brunner
War News Bits from Around the World
A constable was killed during an attack on a Dublin area barracks while the national assembly in Berlin adjourned for three weeks and will reconvene on May 1. Other items note a water power bill agreement in Washington, prohibition support in Scotland, a Remington VP killed in New York, and various military and political developments across Europe and America.
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Dublin
Iretana
Berlin
Washington
Senate
House
Scottish ‘Trades Union Congress
Dunfervine
Scotland
George H. Weaver
Remington Typewriter Company
New York
Turin
Italy
Royal Guards
Evans
Louisville
Nitti
Avezzano
Market Prices and Grain and Livestock Listings
The listing shows prices per bin for flour rye and wheat varieties, hay bids for timothy and clover mixes, and cattle ranges from steers to lambs. Included are ranges for soft and hard winter wheat, hard spring, and assorted hay grades with unit figures and percent figures scattered throughout.
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U. S
Mme
Andre Benklevsky
Andre Benkievsky
Vladivostok
Max Norday
Post
Pound
Tanta
Cairo
Egypt
Bluebeard
RUSS
Czar
Prof
Theodore Tuffier
American Surgical Congress
University of Paris
Academy of Medicine of Paris
Forest Air Force
Rue
Portemeath
Ae Fs
Lange
Shell
Lillian
6Th St
Tb St
Carrollton Ky
Ayia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Ass
Eivin
Homse
Carter
Brier
DR. Carter
Nature
Incine Mast Beer
Sigustaré
William
Aviguullliz
Tosa
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