Marconi Shareholders Seek £1 Million From Isaacs Case
London June 24 Mr Justice Sargant will hear five adjourned summonses in five actions brought by Locker Lampson and others against Isaacs Heybourn Croft and the English Marconi directors. They seek to recover the difference between par value and peak market value of American Marconi shares totaling about £1,000,000 stemming from Isaacs statement before the House of Commons inquiry. The case hinges on the handling and resale profits of 500,000 shares and a £300,000 profit allegedly handed to the English company. The hearing will consider directing plaintiffs to provide further particulars of the claim.
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NEW York Times
London
Justice Sargant
Chancery
Locker-Lampson
Isaacs
Marconi Company
Daily Telegraph
Godfrey Isaacs
House
S. Locker-Lampson
XM. P
Bill to placate Ulster introduced in Lords
The Marquis of Crewe introduced an amending Irish Home Rule bill allowing Ulster counties to vote on exclusion for six years while civil governance in excluded areas would be by the Lord Lieutenant. Lord Lansdowne voiced disappointment, calling the measure shabby and undignified, noting it may not avert civil strife. Further changes are expected in the Lords committee stage as unionists seek a workable compromise.
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Marquis of Crewe
House of Lords
Asquith
Edward Carson
London
Ulster
British Isles
Hame
Lord Crewe
Marquis of Lansdowne
Lord Lansdowne
Kessler Sues Chandon Over Advertising Subventions
Paris court case centers on George A. Kessler seeking 16 years of ad allowances totaling about 38.2 million dollars from Chandon et Cie for champagne advertising from 1901 to 1929. The matter cites prior contracts, ministerial counsel, and notable advertising feats including a Kaiser's yacht ceremony. The hearing adjourned to July 22. Maeterlinck Monna Vanna license granted for London production next month with Constance Collier.
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New York Times
Paris
George A. Kessler
Chandon Et Cie
Tribunal of Commerce At
Epernay
Kessleras
Vallé
MM. Chandon Et Cie
A. Millerand
Kessler
Prince Henry of
Prussia
United States
Kaiser
Alice Roosevelt
London
Maeterlinck
Constance Collier
High Prices at Sothebys and Christies Auctions
Sothebys sold four Chippendale mahogany chairs for 7625 dollars and two corner cabinets for 3750 each. An XVI century marquetery commode brought 3400 and another from the same period 2700. Christies offered Northwich engravings with Reynolds and Green works selling from about 2100 to 1400 dollars.
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London
Sotheby's
Christie's
Northwich
Joshua Reynolds
Valentine State
Jane Halliday
Green
Louisa Manner
Valentine Green
Mathew
W. Dickinson
Funeral of Mrs. Bronson Howard in London
The funeral was held in London with cremation following Mrs. Bronson Howards last wishes. Sir Charles Wyndham said she fell in her room ten days ago while dressing for the theatre and died quietly Saturday morning. Ashes will likely be shipped to New York, with relatives in America informed first.
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London
Lon- Howard
Strauss Ballet in London at Drury Lane
A brilliant audience attended the Russian Ballet production of Richard Strauss The Legend of Joseph at Drury Lane with Strauss conducting. Critics praise the stage splendor but fault the storytelling and question whether the music will advance Strauss's reputation.
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London
Drury Lane
Richard Strauss
Joseph
Herr Strauss
Strauss
Herrick Farewell Party Honors French Leaders
In Paris on June 23 Ambassador Myron T. Herrick and Mrs. Herrick hosted a dinner for new French Premier Viviani and his wife, plus Senate and Deputies speakers, diplomats, and cabinet members. A reception followed with army and navy officers and prominent society figures. It was their last large event before departing around July 31.
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Paris
Myron T. Herrick
Unexploded bomb found at Church of St Mary the Virgin
A bomb was discovered in the porch of the Church of St Mary the Virgin in Reading. Police reported it as placed by militant suffragettes. The tin can device was lighted but the fuse had burned out before detonation. Reading lies 38 miles southwest of London.
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Reading
St. Mary the Virgin
London
Inquest Reveals Cause of W T Hedges Death
The inquest found advertising agent W T Hedges died by his own hand. A written note blamed Miss Ada Moore of Margate who lived in Chicago as Mrs Jack Waddington and faced White Slave Traffic act expulsion. Moore testified Hedges acted in spite after she urged her sister not to return. Coroner calls the writing malicious and aimed at sullying a respectable woman.
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New York
London
W. T. Hedges
Ada Moore
Margate
Chicago
Jack Waddington
Kohlsaat Joins London Court Hearing
Chicago judge Kohlsaat visits Royal Courts of Justice in London and sits with Sir Thomas Scrutton during a hearing. He inspects the building and participates in the proceedings today.
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Kohlsaat
London
NEW York Times
Chicago
Royal Courts of Justice
Sir Thomas Scrutton
Col Wilkinson examined in mail fraud inquiry in Philadelphia
Col George Wilkinson, president of a Tennessee development company, and Arthur J. Mitchell appeared before Federal Inspector James J. Cortelyou in Philadelphia. Investigators sought correspondence linking Wilkinson to the Central Tenkesser Development Company and the International Bankers Alliance of London amid probes into mail misuse and related fraud schemes.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Central ‘Tenkesser Development Company
International Bankers’ Alliance of London
James J. Cortelyou
George Wilkinson
Col. Wilkinson
Spring City
Tenn
International Bankers’ Alliance
Wilkinson
van Hooskirk
Clemency Possible for Dynamiters in Wilson Pardon Move
President Wilson may grant clemency to 24 labor leaders jailed in dynamite conspiracy cases. Some minor defendants likely receive mercy while chief conspirator Frank M. Ryan and others face uncertain outcomes. The convicted await sentencing and bail remains in place with Leavenworth date extended to June 25 to allow ruling time. Two defendants Treitmoe and Houlihan won new trials, with no new evidence prompting retry unless found.
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Wilson
Frank M. Ryan
Structural Iron Workers
Federal
Leavenworth
Kan
Olaf A. Treitmoe
San Francisco
Richard Houlihan
Chicago
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