Missing broker Bob faces serious fraud probes in New York
Assistant attorney general Watson Washburn and aides prepare grand jury action over alleged irregular financial transactions linked to missing broker Charles V. Bob and associate Frederick C. Russell. Indictments could cover perjury, filing false information, larceny and mail fraud related to Metal and Mining Shares Inc. and other firms.
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United Press
New York
Charles V. Bob
Watson Washburn
Washburn
Thomas C. T. Crain
Bob
Frederick C. Russell
Missing executive ties up tangled corporate dealings
Washburn said stock in firms including Rain bow Light Inc and Consolidated Chromium Corp were sold to the public as investigators seek to straighten tangled affairs. Bob has been missing nine days after a Oct 9 call from Chicago saying he planned a train to New York.
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Bow Luminous Products
Rainbow Light, Inc
Metal and Founders Shares, Inc
Charles V. Bob, Inc
Metal Research Corporation
Consolidated Chromium Corporation
Phantoma Oil Corporation
Washburn
Bob
Chicago
New York
Negro Shot in Face Near Death at City Hospital
Asa Hamilton a 54 year old Negro of 534 West Twenty fifth street lies near death at city hospital after a shotgun blast early today. Police hold Jack Milner 38 of 2333 Fairview street on vagrancy charges but he denies involvement. Hamilton says Milner threatened his estranged wife, and the shooting occurred as Hamilton walked toward Ed Lee's garage after a late political meeting.
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Asa Hamilton
West Twenty-fifth Street
City Hospital
Jack Milner
Fairview Street
Hamilton
Millner
Ed Lee
West Twenty-fifth
Elevator Device In Use For Movie Camera
A new elevator system designed to raise and lower a movie camera is currently in use. The device aims to streamline vertical shots and improve filming efficiency on location.
Efforts to Remove Civil War Term From Histories
Memphis dispatch reports discussions at a United Daughters of the Confederacy meeting about replacing the term Civil War with War Between the States in school histories. Tennessee members say the issue has been under consideration for years and will likely be debated at the next general meeting.
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General Organization
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Tennessee
Times
Memphis
Educational committee chair comments on nationwide issue
Mollie FE Kavanaugh of Chattanooga chairing the educational committee says the problem is general rather than state specific. She notes ongoing word-of-mouth efforts to correct the mistake as the Asheville meet resumes in November.
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Asheville
Mollie FE. C. Kavanaugh
Chattanooga
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