Vast railroad merger fraud upends Pacific coast investors
Los Angeles report details the $7,000,000 railroad merger scam promoted by Thomas Hennessey and Harry D. Hibbs. Investors led by John B. Brokaw lost millions after a ten for one offer and a $6,000,000,000 western consolidation scheme collapsed. Promoters jailed under a $130,000 bond as District Attorney Asa Reyes calls it a fake.
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Chicago
John B. Brokaw
Thomas Hennessey
Harry D. Hibbs
Plaughs
Reyes
Asa Reyes
Dr Thachers Liver and Blood Syrup Promoted
An ad touts Dr Thachers Liver and Blood Syrup as a wholesome vegetable prescription to cleanse a sluggish liver and purify the blood. It claims relief from constipation biliousness headaches sour stomach appetite loss back pain and nervous fatigue, with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. The product is marketed through Bartholomews Drug Store and other leading druggists.
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H. S. Thacher
Dr. Thacher
Faith in two held to answer lingers over merger deal
F C Bohr defended a $5000 stake and Frank I Woodley a $80000 investment amid investor doubt in a Los Angeles merger. Prominent men said little publicly, yet remained silent as speculation swirled about the Hibbs transaction and its integrity.
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F.C. Bohr
Frank I. Woodley
Hibbs
Woodley
Los Angeles
Girl Annie McNellis Dies After Car Jump Incident
Annie McNellis, 24, died from a fractured skull at Williams Valley Hospital after an evening of music and carnival lights. She reportedly jumped from a car when occupants refused to stop near her home. Coroner Kreider opened an inquiry, then headed to Lykens to hand the case to the Assistant District Attorney Keen.
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William Sport Pa
Annie McNellis
Williams Valley Hospital
H. A. Schaffer
Collins Denies Bombing Plot in 1922 Niagara Falls Case
Detroit June 10 William Collins labor leader indicted in Yonkers for involvement in the 1922 Niagara Falls trolley line bombing during the Buffalo street car strike declared his innocence. He said he had just seen Yonkers papers with indictments and would wait for the U S commissioner hearing in Detroit under counsel.
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U. S
Detroit
Columbus
Inquest Held Over Pittsburgh Children Death
A coroner's jury in Pittsburgh returns a murder verdict against Raymond Winters for the deaths of eight year old Alexander Sabo and six year old Helen Sabo. Witnesses testified Winters admitted striking one child with a rock and described seeing him with the boys before their disappearance. The inquest drew a large crowd as the family and mother Mrs Sabo mourned.
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Cinternational News Service
Pittsburgh
Raymond Winters
Winters
Bint
Little Alexander
Helen Sabo
Assigtan
Detactivag
George Murren
Murren
Frank J. Bradley
W. J. Winters
Muscallonge Bites Young Corry Girl at Findlay Lake
Mary Gregg, 9, suffered a two inch thigh gash from a muscallonge while bathing in Findlay Lake near Corry, Pennsylvania. After treatment at Carry hospital she returned to the Gregg cottage. A final sentence about pickle forks appears unrelated.
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Muscallonge
Corry
International News Service
Orry
Mary Gregg
Findlay Lake
Carry
Gregg
Zemo Promises Clear Skin With Easy Use
An advertisement touts Zemo as a penetrating antiseptic liquid that removes pimples blackheads blotches eczema and ringworm to yield clear healthy skin. It claims the product can be applied day or night with trial bottles at 35 cents and a large size one dollar plus Zemo Soap at 25 cents available at all druggists.
Thirteen Year Old Boy Missing After Daring Swim
In Port Huron Michigan a 13 year old boy Jimmy McCoy leaped from a frail rowboat to swim for aid as his father and sister drifted in Lake Huron during a fierce squall. Coast guards have abandoned hope of finding him alive.
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International News Service
Port Huron
Mich
John
Httle Hmmy McCoy
Lake Huron
Coast
Jimmy
Helen
Oto Lake Huron
Lake Turron
Himeaolf
I Only Tried To Scare My Wife
A man, identified as Police Chief Weaner, sprints to a couple’s home showing a shocking scene. He reveals he is the husband, guarding a baby as a rescue unfolds, then admits the scare was to frighten his wife. A comic caption about attire for a dance follows. A prize-winner biscuit tale and a tramp at a newlywed door conclude the readable fragments.
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Weaner
Chief Weaner
Husband fakes death by own action in reconciliation attempt
In Defiance Ohio on June 10 a young husband sought to settle marital trouble by firing a revolver in the woodshed. A deaf woman shouted over the phone: Come! Mr Husband has committed death by own action. Responding to her plea, authorities investigated the scene.
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International News Service
Defiance
Ohio
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