Arrest of Kieran Cromwell in Fidelity Funding case
News from Pittsburg reports a warrant for P. J. Kieran chief promoter of Fidelity Funding Company on grand larceny charges. Police from Pittsburg Washington and possibly Chicago seek Kieran as creditors Ries of large notes including a 100000 note. William Nelson Cromwell acts as harmonizer while powers of attorney threaten creditors' recovery. Receiver Gilroy disputes Colby claims and prepares lawsuits against banks and trusts linked to Kieran.
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Piltsburg
P. J. Kieran
Fidelity Funding Company
Pittsburg
Kieran
Washington
Charles O'brién
Fidelity
William Nelson Cromwell
Cromwell
Bainbridge Colby
Ploy
Gre
Thomas‘ F. Gilroy, Jr
Colby
Gilroy
Lorena W. Davis
Mis. Mathews
Martha Washington
A. N. Davis
Sarah B. Mathews
District Attorney reviews actions over $50,000 certificate case
The District Attorney in Chicago considers options regarding a $50,000 certificate of deposit obtained by Kieran from a trust company a year ago and subsequently disposed of. The matter involves custody lean and the secrecy surrounding thetransaction.
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Ciara
Rust Pany
Secretaron Company
Chicago
Kieran
Shaw Says He Won't Lose On Catholic Debts
Leslie M. Shaw state banks and private creditors hold the rights to $60,000 owed by Fidelity Funding Co. He argues Catholic societies are debtors and urges bishops to apportion and cover losses. He estimates total potential losses at $200,000 to $300,000, minuscule against a two millennia record.
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Philadelphia
Leslie M. Shaw
First Mortgage Guarantee and Trust Company
Fidelity Funding Company of
New York
Mr. Shaw
St. Mary’s Academy of
Benedictine Sisters
Sisters of Visitation
Catholic Church
Kieran
Nuns Defend Kieran Amid Fidelity Funding Collapse
In Naivoo Illinois residents suffer losses from Fidelity Funding Company chaos. St Marys Academy, tied to P J Kieran, faces questions but Sister Mary defends him, saying no wrong has been done and aims to pay all legitimate debts.
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St. Mary’s Academy
New York Times
Nauvoo
Ill
Fidelity Funding Company of
New York
St.Mary’s Academy
P. J. Kieran
Mary
Kieran
Academy
William
Nelson Cromwell
Man and girl kill themselves after Garcia family massacre
Maggie Garcia aged 18 and Francisco Martinez, who had killed four Garcia family members last week, were found dead twenty miles west of the Garcia ranch in Las Animas County. They were shot after Martinez, trapped by a posse, killed the girl and then shot himself. Martinez had been pardoned from Santa Fe penitentiary a year earlier for theft and had abducted Maggie after prior threats.
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Trinidad
Col
Maggie Garcia
Francisco Martinez
Garcia
Garcia Ranch
Las Animas County
Martinez
New Mexico
Santa Fé
Immigrants Reach Record Daily Influx At Ellis Island
Five thousand fifty seven immigrants arrived yesterday filling steerage to capacity, the highest daily total in the history of the immigration department. Previous record stood at 3126, while ship figures showed 1237 on one voyage the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria carried 1545 from Hamburg. Other ships listed include Prins Friedrich Wilhelm 1200 from Hamburg, Duca di Genova 1146 from Genoa and Naples, Cretic 710 from Mediterranean ports, and Oceania 456. Remaining aboard from Monday included 228 Caledonia and 287 Chicago passengers lingering on Ellis Island.
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Hamburg
Prins Friedrich Wilhelm
Duca di Genova
Genoa
Naples
Cretic
Mediterranean
Oceania
Caledonia
Glasgow
Londonderry
Chicago
Havre
New Prison Plans Stalled by Lawsuit Over Award
The case filed against the Commission on New Prisons seeks to annul the award for Sing Sing's replacement and bar further construction. Warren & Wetmore, state architects, and other architects accuse the board of violating the act governing the project and of costs exceeding the approved $2,000,000 limit. The suit argues the award favors unbuildable plans and urges reversion to lawful procedures.
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Sing Sing
Commission On
New
Warren & Wetmore
East Thirty-third Street
Commission
Board of Award
Hughes
Franklin B. Ware
Board of Awards
Traction Case Heads to Supreme Court from Illinois
The Chicago traction dispute moves to the U S Supreme Court on a writ of error after Illinois Supreme Court upheld the citys traction settlement ordinance and bonds. Clarence H Venner of New York challenges the ordinance as unconstitutional and bonds as invalid. The case now rests on a potential duplicate ordinance affecting Chicago City Railway Company.
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Ill
Chicago Traction
Supreme Court of the United States
Er.n. Zoline
Clarence H. Venner
New York
Cartwright
Illinois Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Illinois
Venner
Chicago Railways Company
Chicago City Railway Company
Albany
America Ice Company
North River
New Yo
Court of Appeals
Sioners
Co Sioners
Forty-second
Str Railroad Cor
Standard Oil ends witness calls in New Jersey suit
Government lawyers decide not to call William Rockefeller and James Moffett as witnesses in the Sherman Act case against Standard Oil’s New Jersey holding company. The defense relies on Rockefeller and Archbold, while professors and other witnesses prepare to testify on oil price conditions and industry practices.
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Standard. Oil
William Rockefeller
James A. Moffett
Standard Oil of
Indiana
New Jersey
Standard
Standard Oil
John D. Rockefeller
John D. Archbold
Custom House
Henry M. Tilford
Standard of California
Frank B. Kellogg
Mr. Tilford
Mr. Kellogg
Union Oil Company of California
Union
San Francisco
Kellogg
Bryce to the South at Southern Commercial Congress
British Ambassador James Bryce attended as a spectator and was urged to speak by delegates. He cited South’s postwar difficulties and warned of a bright future with greater prospects ahead. Judge George Hillyer chaired the session. main speakers included William J. Oliver, Clarence H. Fee, and Dr. J. A. Bonsteel.
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Washington
James Bryce
Southern Commercial Congress
Bryte
South
George Hillyer
Georgia State Railroad Commission
William J. Oliver
Knoxville
Hazards of the coal trade cited in antitrust suit
Archibald F. Law vice president of Temple Iron testified at the government case against the anthracite coal trust in the Astor House. He noted 500000 was kept as working capital after Temple acquired Simpson and Watkins interests and described constant hazards from fire flood and labor trouble. He said railroads guaranteed bonds and later demanded repayment. Baer of Philadelphia and Reading heads the iron company board.
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Archibald F. Law
Temple Iron Company
Anthracite Coal Trust
Astor House
Law
Templé Concern
Simpson & Watkins
Mr. Law
Iron Company
Everett Warrer
George F. Baer
Philadelphia & Reading
Delays Hit Brooklyn Bridge Traffic at Rush Hour
Thousands of Brooklyn residents faced long delays returning from Manhattan as south roadway planking work interrupted trolley service. Between 5 and 6 pm about 320 cars moved from Manhattan to Brooklyn causing a major jam at the Manhattan terminal and overburdening elevated trains.
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Manhattan Terminal
Mrs Kuhn Estate Worth 831284 In Lenox
Grace M Kuhn widow of Hartman Kuhn of New York died Oct 7 at Hillside Lenox left 831284 estate with 774234 in personal property inventory filed here. Sister foe of New York will reap shares while nephew Hamilton New York and niece Casmline Cary Lenox receive 76000.
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New York Times
Lenox
Mass
Grace M. Kuhin
Hartman Kuhn
New York
Hillside
We Casmline
C.cary
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