Fraudulent Debtors Targeted as Jail Sentences Rise
The Merchants' Protective Association reports fewer fraudulent bankruptcies and reduced losses. Fifty-seven firms filed claims totaling $559,688.23, down $150,000 from the prior year, as prosecutions in fraudulent bankruptcy yield jail terms for notable cases including Harris Bronstein and others under scrutiny for false swearing and contempt. Amendments to bankruptcy law, backed by the association, aim to curb fraudulent activity and have advanced in the House.
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Merchants’ Protective Association
Edward D. Page
Page
Harris Bronstein
Eldridge Street
Bronstein
Connecticut
Martin Kaufman
Blum & Kaufman
Association
Rubin Rubinstein
Nathan Abend
A. Lenowitz & Co
Levi Golda
Robert Greenberg
Julius Mendes
United States
President Page
David Landau
Sophie Paul
Montreal
Landau
Sophie Feinman
Kronstein
House of Representatives
Papal protest over Spanish decree on non Catholic worship insignia
Papal Nuncio Vico formally protests Spain's royal decree allowing non Catholic religious groups to display insignia for public worship. Premier Canalejas says the decree does not affect ongoing Vatican negotiations. Vatican reply on Concordat revision and worship budget reportedly unsatisfactory. government warns negotiations could be broken off.
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Mer. Vico
Vatican
Canalejas
Emperor entertains Ridder and Hill in Potsdam lunch
Herman Ridder of New York and American Ambassador David Jayne Hill dined with the Emperor and Empress at Potsdam. Herr von Schin the Foreign Minister and imperial family members attended. Ridder later held a lengthy talk with the Emperor.
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Herman Ridder
New York
David Jayne Hill
Herr von Schin
Mr. Ridder
Gage Presents Credentials to King Manuel in Lisbon
Henry T. Gage ex Governor of California and newly named American Minister to Portugal presented his credentials to King Manuel in Lisbon. The monarch received him cordially and the ceremony proceeded smoothly.
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Lisbon
Henry T. Gage
California
Portugal
Ng Manuel
Gage
Ocean Graveyard No More at Sable Island
Halifax reports the wrecked Sable Island, once a dire “ocean graveyard,” has seen no new wrecks since January 1904 after the Skidby loss. Advances in wireless, lighthouses, and charts reduced peril. residents recall fifty two wrecks seen by Susan Kelley and husband and veteran life saver Maurice Noonan, now 70 plus years in service.
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Halifax
N. S
Sable Island
Skidby
Mariner
Susan Kelley
Lves
Halfax
Maurice Noonan
Deer on Church Lawn Stuns Rockefeller Parishioners
Special to The New York Times reports in Tarrytown June 12 that John D. Rockefeller attends First Baptist Church as a young deer unexpectedly grazes on the church lawn. A neighbor alerts others and crowds converge before the deer bolts over the hills. Rockefeller arrives later, laughs, and says he would have liked to see the event.
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New York Times
Tarrytown
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller
First Baptist Church
Mr. Rockefeller
Smallpox Epidemic Reported in Ozumba District Mexico
Ey Paso reports a smallpox outbreak in Ozumba district Northern Chihuahua Mexico with hundreds of deaths over six months. Federal appeal seeks medical officers and soldiers to enforce quarantine. Civil register records 600 deaths. Mormon communities show no deaths due to treatment and sanitation.
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Ozumba
Chihuahua
Mexico
Fake Jewelry Exposed by National Stamping Law Committee
East Side jewelers faced scrutiny as agents of the National Stamping Law Committee collected evidence against sellers making false marks. Investigators bought chains bracelets and rings stamped 14 karats while assays showed 4 to 10 karats. The panel will prosecute manufacturers and dealers who violate the law against false marks on jewelry and packaging.
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National
Maiden Lane
Forced loan for Madriz reported in Nicaragua turmoil
Washington reports José de Olivares says revolutionists attacked Nandasme on Friday and seized arms before retreating to the mountains Madriz has levied a further forced loan of 400000 pesos from Janese residents as political arrests continue
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José de Olivares
United States
Managua
State Department
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Madriz
Janese
Artist Gillespie arraigned over intoxication threats in court
John F. Gillespie an artist with a studio at 359 East Twenty-first Street was arraigned in Jefferson Market Court on a complaint by his wife who accused him of intoxication and threats to beat her. The couple's quarrel she said stems from his mother-in-law but the magistrate ordered him to stay away from his wife and allowed access to the studio only for business.
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East Twenty-first Street
Jefferson Market Court
Corrigan
Gillespie
Danish banker Gluckstadt dies after forty years in banking
In Copenhagen Isidor Gluckstadt director of the Landsman Bank died today. He was a leading figure in Danish banking for the last forty years.
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Copenhagen
Isidor Gluckstadt
Landsman Bank
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