Arrest in note swindle case widens probe
A new arrest joins the note swindle case as Henry Hosier, connected to Henry J. Rodman & Co., is held on grand larceny charges. Investigators trace Gebbie Publishing deal and multiple players including Whelpley, Barry, Hart, Gundlach, Morton, Jacobs, Connell and others, with further potential arrests expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hosier
Henry J. Rodman & Co
West Thirty-third Street
Big Bill
Henig
Broadway
Thomas O'Connor
Sing Sing
West 100Th Street
Hosier
Schweikert
Kindieberger
Central Office
McConville
Philadelhia
Trautwin
Kindleberger
McConville and
Nelson
Whelpley
Gebbie Company
Joseph Hart
District Attorney's
Whelpleys
Hart
Gardiner
Gundlach
George N. Morton
Astor House
Michael Jacobs
Morton
Jacobs
Robert. Connell
Trinity Place
Charles Barry
Bary
British Manufacturing Company
Connell
Joseph Hoadley
International Power Company
Barry
New Light
CAPT McDERMOTT TRIALS FOR NEGLIGENCE CHARGE
Commissioner Bingham grilled Capt. Stephen McDermott over neglect of duty after a raid on a poolroom at Twenty second Street and Third Avenue. Ex Attorney General Julius Mayer defended McDermott citing his Red Light District cleanup record and a Roosevelt endorsement. Decision reserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bingham
Stephen McDermott
Julius Mayer
McDermott
Special Sessions
Fifth Street
Greene
Capt. McDermott
Twenty-second Street
Third Avene
Gen. Greene
Roosevelt
Red Light
Black Hander Convicted In Blackmail Case
Camelo di Marco saloon keeper of 328 East 107th Street was found guilty yesterday in General Sessions of blackmail. The case centered on a letter to Caterina Polllicino of 519 East Thirteenth Street demanding 200, signed M N for Mano Nera. Michael Pollicino reported the scheme to police. during the exchange at the bridge di Marco was struck by a public safety weapon and arrested. He faces sentencing Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camelo di Marco
East 107Th Street
Crain
Caterina Polllicino
East Thirteenth Street
M. N
Michael Pollicino
Caterina
Madame
125Th Street
First Avenue
Michael
di Muarco
Henry Hauser
Harrison Town Treasurer Edward Grace Dies After Threat Card
Edward F. Grace, Town Treasurer of Harrison New Jersey, died after receiving a threatening postcard on February 29. The note warned him to resign within two months or face harm, using red ink and depicting a revolver and skull. Friends say the intimidation worsened his condition and hastened death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward F. Grace
Harrison
N. J
Dock Commissioner seeks ten thousand salary raise
Dock Commissioner Allen N Spooner asks for raising Chief Engineer Charles W Stanniford salary from 6000 to 10400 and to create a Deputy Chief Engineer post at 6000. He cites past pay levels of Gen George B McClellan and compares with other departments. Board of Estimate recommends approval to Board of Aldermen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen N. Spooner
Charles W. Stanniford
Board of Estimate
George B. McClellan
Mystery widower case hits Gunness farm murders
Police receive a letter from Fred Hafle claiming a German stranger sought him to woo a wealthy widow near Laporte Indiana. A photograph resembles Mrs Gunness and Lamphere denies confessions while banks map Mrs Gunness financials amid murders at the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hafle
Laporte
Ind
Gunness
Here
Cochrane
Fred Mafle
Lakewood Avenue
Lake- Hafle
Hafle
Haile
Indiana
Harle
Relatives think Kane a Gunness victim in Indiana
Relatives of James Kane of Tunnel Chenango County believe he was among Widow Gunness victims at Ort, Indiana. Kane left his home months ago after announcing plans to go West and marry a widow. He was traced to Chicago. since his departure his father died, leaving him heir to a substantial estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Norwich
N. Y
James Kane
Tunnel
Chenango County
Gunness
Orte
Ind
Kane
Chicago
WANTS TRANSFERS ABOLISHED
A suit seeks to end transfers between Westchester Electric Railway and Union Railway. Receiver Young was served with preliminary notice. the matter goes before Justice Lacombe in the Southern District tomorrow at 3 30. The Lorrain Steel Company leads the motion opposed by the receiver and Mount Vernon authorities. If granted, fares rise to 15 to Bronxville and 20 to White Plains with increased trips from New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westchester Electric Railway System
Union Railway Company
Young
Justice Lacombe
Southern District United States
Lorrain Steel Company
Mount Vernon
West Farms
Bedford Park
Bronxville
New York
White Plains
New Rochelle
Bankrupt Petition Against Pasquale Pati & Son Adjudicated
Pasquale Pati and Son bankers of 238 Elizabeth Street were adjudged bankrupts yesterday by Judge Hough after a petition in bankruptcy filed on March 25. The case was referred to referee Macgrane Coxe for further proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry
Arry
Peter B. Olney
Rudolph A. Breitenbach
George C. Carpenter
Maurice C. Dreshfield
Breitenbach
William Lesser
Dreschfield
Carpenter
Broadway
G. Tacer
Monarch Fire Appliance Company
Carpenter Ws
Monarch Company
Norwalk Steel & Iron Company
Norwalk
Ohio
Pasquale Pati & Son
Elizabeth Street
Hough
Macgrane Coxe
Hanna Loses Morse Check Case Before Circuit Court
Judge Lacombe ruled against Albert B. Boardman’s suit to recover 100000 from Charles A. Hanna as receiver of the National Bank of North America. The Mercantile National Bank paid the check to unknowns on Morse’s indorsement, relying on prior guarantees. the court found the note invalid without payment to O'Brien, and that Mercantile has a valid claim against the North American Bank for the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacombe
United States Circuit Court
Albert B. Boardman
O'Brien
Morse
Mercantile National Bank
National Bank of North America
Jailer Forced Out Of Richmond County Jail Cottage
Thomas Banning, longtime Richmond County Sheriff's deputy and former under sheriff, resisted removal from the jail cottage for months. Sheriff Joseph Barth ordered his eviction after filing charges of insubordination. A deputy sheriff and city marshal moved Banning out yesterday. he plans to appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Banning
Richmond County
Joseph Barth
Stapleton
Richmond
Banning
Richmond County Sheriff's Office
Jury Awards Vogel 2500 for Loss of Eye in NYC Collision
A jury before Supreme Court Justice Ford awarded Henry Vogel of 257 West 124th Street 2500 against the New York City Railway Company for the loss of an eye in a collision between a Twenty-eighth Street horse car and a Rosenblum truck. Vogel, nearly 70, was struck by flying glass. Louis Steckler served as counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Ford
Henry Vogel
West 124Th Street
New York City Railway Company
Charles I. Rosenblum
Vogel
Louis Steckler
Endurance Race Trials Create Across-Country Record Talk
The article recalls historic cross country endurance attempts by Dr. Jackson, E. T. Patch, and J. Whitman, noting improvements in cars and the use of relay teams. It cites Whitman’s 32 days 23 hours 20 minutes record on the Overland route and mentions later drives from New York to Portland with various makes and routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Jacksn
Dr. Jackson
San Francisco
Oregon
Idaho
Wyoming
Nebraska
Omaha
Lakes
Hudson
E. T. Patch
Packard
Central Pacific
Ogden
Utah
Colorado
Union Pacific
Missouri River
Whitman
Oldsmobile
Overland Limited
Missouri
Franklin
New York
Portland
Granger
Percy Megargel
Dwight Hess
Megargel
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Santa Fé
Denver
Overland
Endurance Road Tests Precede New York to Paris Car Race
Historical notes recount long cross country runs by Samertes Deaton Gehr Whitman Little and others across Idaho Montana South Dakota Iowa and Nevada to test routes and endurance before the New York to Paris race. The Thomas Zust De Dion and Protos cars posted notable times with debates on potential improvements for the upcoming event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deaton
W. S. Gehr
Wenatchee
Washington
Idaho
Montana
South Dakota
Iowa
Missouri
Whitman
Franklin
Richard Little
New York
Paris
Thomas
Zust
de Dion
Protos
Pocatello
Nevada
Cobre
California
America
Ocean Grove Faces Tax Shakeup and Possible Borough Status
Ocean Grove may end its corporate status and become a borough or city. Assessor William R. O'Brien will start a May 20 property assessment for Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association. The dispute centers on whether the association or lessees owe real estate taxes and if a $10 annual rent should continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Asbury Park
N. J
Ocean Grove
William R. O'Brien
Neptune
Monmouth — County Board of Taxation
State Board For the Equalization of Taxation
Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association
Ocean Rere
Mave
Plan for Boston Vocation Bureau urged by NY YMCA leaders
Frank P. Spears announced a new approach to curb youth misfit outcomes at the annual Educational Directors' dinner in New York. The proposal centers on a Boston Vocation Bureau led by Prof. Frank Parsons to aid youths in selecting careers, preparing, and advancing, funded by Mrs. Quincey Al Shaw. Parsons proposes personal exams, phrenology, and questionnaires to craft a science of career suitability. Speakers included R. Fulton Cutting, Marcellus Hartley Dodge, and Rev. Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank P. Spears
Boss-Young Men's Christian Association
Young Men's Christian Associations of
New York
Hotel Astor
Times Square
Boston
Frank Parsons
Association
Quincey al Shaw
Parson$s
R. Fulton. Cutting
Marcellus Hartley Dodge
Newell Dwight Hillis
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Philadelphia
Gebbie Publishing Company
District Attorney’s Office
Wheipley
Gebbie
Charles Bary
Finance
West Virginia
Langley
Greenbrier County
West Va
Drexel
Howard Sipher
Jang
Lester Mills
T4 Broadway
Lester
Charles W. Phillips
Edward J. Dunning
Charlestown State Prison
Kindlehberger
Joseph D. Harlock
Dunning
Harlock
di Marco
Mrs. Gunness
J H. Turner
Gunness Farm
E A. Schell
Lamphere
New Yorker
Westchester Electric and Union Railway
Pati Pat
Sixth Avenue
18Th
19Th Street
B. Altman & Co
Hanna
Jailer
38Th St
West 34Th Street
Fifth Ave
Rigonnganes
Lexington
John Boyle
Belgium
Bloomingdales
Stern Brothers
West Twenty-third Street
Gheili Zens Otra National Tank
Edwin S. Schenck
Francis M. Bacon, Jr
Albion K. Chapman
Jesse M. Smith
Jas. McAllister, Jr
W. M. Haines
Pearl
Fulton St
Brooklyn
Women’s & Children’s
Alter & Qe
Fasso
B. Akan & CO. AR
34Th Street
5Th Avenue
Lord & Taylor
Roth
Sth Ave
Roth St
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