Art Man Charged with $25 000 Note Fraud
Michael Jacobs a lawyer was arrested at his office on West Thirty-fourth Street accused with noted swindling involving $25 000 in promissory notes. Frederick H Wilmont a broker of Lexington Avenue is jointly charged but remains at large. Douthitt interior decorator says Jacobs and Wilmont planned bogus loans and a $25 900 judgment exists against Douthitt. Jacobs to be arraigned at the Tombs Court.
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Michael Jacobs
Marbridge
West Thirty-fourth Street
Allen and
Nelson
Frederick H. Wilmont
Lexington Avenue
John Douthitt
West Twenty-ninth Street
Douthitt
Thomas H. Brush
Ocean Avenue
Brooklyn
Jacobs
Kindleberger
Frank Yelm
Blue Ridge Enamel
Brick Company
New Jersey
Pouthitt
Tifth Avenue
T Tme
Co- Salt
Can
Brush
Wilmont
Duluth
Minn
Wolcott
Thirty First Street
Fifth Avenue
Doushitt
Vilmont
Jilmont
Deuthitt
Iis
New York City
Broadway
Kindelberger
Tienry Liosier
Regulus Shippey
Charles Barry
Nelson and
Allen
Tombs Court
Rothschild Taken to Tombs After Repeat Sing Sing Bail
David Rothschild, once president of the Federal Bank now defunct, was brought to the Tombs yesterday for a second time in four months. He had a brief talk with Assistant District Attorney Kresel about the bank affairs, described as still tangled. He is expected to be questioned again today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Rothschild
Federal Bank
Sing Sing
Flo
Kresel
Rothschild
Customs receipts peak for one day in year’s start
Col. Edward S. Fowler announced that yesterday’s customs duties totaled 1,456,130 dollars, the largest single-day receipts since the year began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward S. Fowler
Bulldog Attacks Insurance Agent in Elizabeth New Jersey
A bulldog savagely attacked John H. Whitley an insurance agent on Jefferson Avenue Elizabeth New Jersey. A passerby in a carriage beat the dog with a whip handle and a policeman shot the animal after Whitley was dragged to the gate. Whitley received wounds to his arm and throat and was bandaged at Dr. M A Shangle’s office. The dog belonged to Mrs Charity Applegate of 130 Jefferson Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitley
M. A. Shangle
Jersey Avenue
Newark real estate man badly hurt in runaway
Siegfried Leschziner, president of S. Leschziner & Co., Newark, fell forty feet in a ravine when a frightened mare bolted after a rabbit. He remains in critical condition at his Pine Hills New York country home with multiple broken bones and possible internal injuries. He is about 50, prominent in Jewish circles, and his Newark residence is 92 Broad Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siegfried Leschziner
Newark
N. J
S. Leschziner & Co
Pine Hills
N. Y
Man Confesses Grand Larceny to Aid Ill Wife
Harold Phelps of 504 East 120th Street admitted to Detectives Thomas and Curry that he stole about $2000 in valuables from the American Express office at Forty-seventh Street and Madison Avenue over four months to buy medicine and food for his ailing wife. He faces grand larceny charges after the diamond pin valued at $200 was identified. Frank Lobstein, manager, is the complainant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Phelps
East 120Th Street
Thomas and Curry
Central Office
American Express Company
Forty-seventh Street
Madison Avenue
Phelps
The
Express Company
Frank Lobstein
Soldiers in shooting in Chatham Square injures waiter
Edward L. McCready a Chinatown saloon waiter lies dying at Hudson Street Hospital from a bullet wound as six Fort Totten artillerymen are jailed without bail after a late night fight in Chatham Square. Private John D. King also hospitalized with a scalp wound. Bowery thieves alleged by soldiers who claim self defense. Thomas Sawyer held for examination. Guthrie Flynn Coe O Rourke Ker detained as witnesses. all belong to the Fifty fourth Coast Artillery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward L. McCready
Chinatown
Hudson Street
Fort Totten
Chatham Square
John D. King
Hayes
Elizabeth Street
Park Row
Tombs Court
Bowery
McCready
Thomas Sawyer
Walsh
William B. Guthrie
Martin J. Flynn
Alen Coe
James EK
O’ Rourke
James Ker
House of Detention
The
Fifty-fourth Coast Artillery
Cunningham Upheld Over Bank Closure
Lawrence C. Murray Controller of the Currency announced Judge F F Oldham’s report supported the Cosmopolitan National Bank of Pittsburg closure. No reopening proposal has been received, nor any indication tying Cunningham to intoxication during the examination.
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Tashington
Lawrence C. Murray
FF. Oldham
Cunningham
Cosmopolitan National Bank of
Cosmopolitan National Bank
Notes Sold at Auction for Detroit Toledo & Ironton
Securities offered at auction included 5 percent notes of the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railway Company totaling 333000 dollars. The sale aimed to establish title as part of reorganization. The paper was bid in at six. Earlier sales saw prices from eleven to seventy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit, Toledo & Ironton, Railway Company
Woman Attacks Sunday Comic Supplements At Play Ground Congress
At the American Playground Congress in New York City Miss Maud Summers derides Sunday comic sections for lowering literary standards and harming child morals. The morning session debated athletics for girls and parental resistance to bloomers as the group toured New York playgrounds. Gov. Hughes to speak at tonight's general conference with Mayor McLean presiding and Dr Woods Hutchinson addressing child culture questions.
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Manhattan
Brooklyn
American Playground Congress
American Museum of Natural History
Cincinnati
Maud Summers
Josephine Benderhase
New York
Helen H. McKinstry
Springfield
Mass
Miss McKinstry
Everett W. Lord
New England
National Child Labor Committee
de Witt Clinton Park
Fifty-second Street
Eleventh Avenue
East Twentyfourth Street
McLaughlin Park
York Street
Gov. Hughes
McClean
L. H. Gulick
Woods Hutchinson
Foreman crushed to death raising dynamo at post office
Charles Nelson, foreman, was crushed when a two ton dynamo section fell at the Times Square Branch Post Office. Ropes slipped, lifting gear toppled, and a bolt in the floor pierced his chest. The incident occurred last evening as the heavy section descended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times Square
West Thirtyninth Street
Charles Nelson
Twenty-second Street
Brooklyn
Dying Woman Sees Heaven and Daughter at Bedside
Mrs. Margaret Van Horn of Newark New Jersey aged 52 died at home after a month of pain from Brights disease She summoned family and sisters and told of relief from pain She then described seeing her dead daughter Alice and Jesus before dying in her husband’s arms The family notes no involvement in spiritualism and she had devoted years to the Methodist Church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret van Horn
Newark
N. J
Alice
Bright
Jesus
Mrs. van Horn
Drownings After Launch Fire On Lake Oscawana
Joseph Hall aged 18 drowned when a launch overheated and caught fire while crossing Lake Oscawana with employer John N. Tilden Jr. Tilden, Hall, and a cook fought to rescue. Hall sank despite multiple attempts. Tilden was saved by the cook's timely skiff rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Peekskill
N. Y
Joseph Hall
Oscawana
John N. Tilden, Jr
Tilden
Ulich Cottage
Hall
Annie Ashton
Raid on Chicago asylum ends in arrests
Four Sisters of Mercy were detained in a raid on St. Joseph's Home for Orphans at 203 Thirty first Street following complaints to the Anti Cruelty Society and Health Department. Antonio de Lubicz, claimed priest and head of the institution, escaped. A former worker said beatings occurred though she claimed occasional chastisement for unruly children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sisters’ of Mercy
St. Joseph's Home
Antonio de Lubicz
Health Department
Mary Pillar
Sisters of Mercy
Helen Niyslivert
Mary Marengo
Fidelia Lazarius
Sarapheni Ponler
Mysliverz
de Jjubicz
Appointment fills Building Code Revision Commission seat
The vacancy caused by the death of Thomas L. Hamilton is filled by Charles M. Murphy a builder of 5 East Forty-second Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Building Code Revision Commission
Thomas L. Hamilton
Charles M. Murphy
East Forty-second Street
Money in Baseball for the Giants Championship Windfall
The Giants victory in the National League pennant and likely World Series berth brings huge profits to New York. Estimates place season profits around 240000 with further earnings from gate receipts and endorsements, while players may receive substantial bonuses and future contracts despite a recent rule banning club bonuses. The piece details gate splits, home and away revenues, salaries, and overall financial impact on management and players.
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Giants
New York
National Baseball Commission
Commission
National Commission
Mike Donlin
Mabel Hite
Polo Grounds
Mathewson
Donlin
Bresnahan
John T. Brush
Knowles
McGraw
McAdoo Blames Store Merchants for Sixth Avenue Delays
William G. McAdoo president of Hudson & Manhattan Railroad cites Sixth Avenue delays as caused by merchants seeking resurfacing timetables. He says work will resume to normal once Metropolitan Street Railroad, subway, electric, and other firms finish their tasks and the pavement settles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth Avenue
William G. McAdoo
Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Company
Retail Dry Goods Association
Public Service Commission
McAdoo
Subway
Electric
Davries
Sixth
Hughes Applauds Stirring Rockland Fair Horse Race
Governor Hughes cheered the Governor's Special trotting race at Rockland County Fairgrounds Orangeburg as thousands watched. He praised the fair grounds betting ban and warned against defying moral laws praising farmers, education, and the farmer boy. A petition circulated to indorse his renomination by the Republican County Convention in Nyack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orangeburg
N. Y
Charles E. Hughes
Rockland County Fair Grounds
Fair Association
Horsemen
Rockland County Fair
Hughes
Fair Grounds Association
Republic
Republican Country Convention
Nyack
Gov. Hughes
New York
Ile
Richmond County
Dongan Hills
Staten Island
Paris music hall artists sue union official for strike damages
Two Paris music hall performers sue M. Pataud, secretary of the Electricians' Union, claiming damages from last June’s theatre blackout caused by a strike. A lower court found Pataud liable for abuse of the strike right, ruling it unwarranted and injurious to the public and artists. An appeal follows amid broader union tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
M. Pataud
Electricians’ Union
Electricians
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ART Man
John F. Douthitt
Bulldog
Murray
Cosmopolitan Bank
Playground Congress
Lake
Chicago Asylum
Hardman Upright Pianos
Hardman Grand Pianos
Hardman, Peck & CO
Fifth Ave
19Th St
New
Ape
Fulton St
Elry
Theatres
Raraud
Faneve
Iahor Slectrivai Union
Oppenheim
Cllins
Cloak and Suit House
34Th Street
Paquin
Doucet
Drecd
Francis
Bechof David
Perdoux
Directoire
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