Adolph Rothbarth Admits Swindling Banks in Loans
Adolph Rothbarth a 57 year old German hop merchant pleaded guilty to grand larceny in obtaining large loans from Mercantile National Bank at 195 Broadway and Liberty National Bank at 139 Broadway without real security. He is jailed in the Tombs in default of 20000 bail and seeks the maximum ten year sentence. Banks claim losses total about 128000, while National Park Bank held his debt to them as collateral-free. He used false statements to obtain credits at multiple banks and to finance his speculative Wall Street ventures. The case reveals a four brother Rothbarth operation with European and American firms and offices in London Frankfort and St Petersburg. He confessed when confronted with evidence and feared self harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercantile National Bank
Broadway
Liberty National Bank
Adolph Rothbarth
Whitehall Street
Manley
Liberty National
Rothbarth
National Park Bank
District Attorney's Office
Wall Street
Composell
Varigente
James W. Osborne
Justus
Leopold
Martin
Adolph
Rothbarth & Co
Martin Rothbarth & Co
London
St. Thomas Street
Frankfort
Meisengrasse
St. Petersburg
Sherman Square
Union Pacific
Mercantile National
Europe
Willis G. Nash
Nash
Sullivan & Cromwell
William N. Cromwell
H. H. Boyesen
Boye
Fitzgerald
Secret Service
Marshal Eberstein
Department of Justice
United States
Walter Wainwright
J. T. Buckner
la Salle Street
Hoy
Fitzzgerald
K. M. Landis
Sub
Treasury
Illinois Car Manufacturing Company
Hammond
Ind
Illinois Bolt, Nut and Forging Company
Chicago
Edwin Sims
Sub-Treasury
William Boldenweck
Fitzge
Boldenweck
LIFT BAN FROM FOOTBALL AT HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL
The High School Committee of the Board of Education voted to lift the previous ban on football under revised rules this Fall. Commissioners Wingate and Sullivan, strong supporters, urged reinstatement and hinted new rules may be set if accidents continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
George W. Wingate
James E. Sullivan
Intercollegiate Association
Sullivan
Committee On
American Athletic Union
Gen. Wingate
Wingate
Kniaberg
Cholera Rumors From Naples Prompt Port Inspections
Reports of cholera in Naples triggered heightened health checks on incoming steamships from the Italian port. Officials examined Hamburg and Duca di Genova immigrants at sea before Ellis Island, while Dr. Doty assured no danger to the United States and noted the long voyage provides infection protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Associated Press
Rome
Hamburg
Duca di Genova
Ellis Island
Doty
New York
Gospel Quells Train Fight on Board Quelled by Minister
Benjamin Kober a young minister from Paterson read the Bible on a New York Susquehanna & Western Railroad train at Butler New Jersey to quell a rowdy fight. He read Isaiah chapter fifteen after rebuking the men prompting calm they left the train without further disturbance. He said he felt called to speak when he heard the profanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Butler
WN. J
Benjamin Kober
Paterson
New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad
Rober
First Policewoman in Los Angeles on Beat
Chaperoneed by Officer Leo Marden Mrs Alice Stebbins Wells started work as Los Angeles first policewoman wearing star 105. She plans to learn duties, may work alone, and expects to arrest when needed while focusing on protecting young women. Also railroad fare details for G A R encampment.
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New York Times
Los Angeles
Cal
Leo Marden
Alice Stebbins Weils
Brooklyn
New York
Wells
Galloway
Hammerstein’s Son Weds Grace Weir Hoagland in Greenwich
Arthur Hammerstein, son of Oscar Hammerstein, marries Grace Weir Hoagland, the former wife of John A. Hoagland, at a Greenwich home. The bride, a former De Reszke pupil and Brooklyn soprano, had just secured a divorce in New York Supreme Court. The couple plans a winter residence at 1 West Sixty-eighth Street. honey moon delayed due to the opera season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Hammerstein
Oscar Hammerstein
Greenwich
Conn
Grace Weir Hoagland
John A. Hoagland
Royal Baking Powder Company
W. T. Bull
London
Rotterdam
New York
William Hammerstein
Grace Weir
Jean Allison Hammerstein
Nevada
Jersey City
Justice Fitzgerald
Supreme Court of New York
Reno
Wayne
Penn
Hammerstein
Hammersteins
Philadelphia
Metropolitan Company
Manhattan Opera House
Mr. Hammerstein
West Sixty-eighth Street
Fearful girl Mary Dunn reported kidnapped in East New York
Parents of 16 year old Mary Dunn say their daughter has vanished from 252 Elton Street after earlier threats and a bomb attempt by Italian youths. They fear kidnapping and note she was last seen en route to a Brownsville shirtwaist factory where she worked as a stenographer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Dunn
Elton Street
East
New York
Mary
John
Martin
Dunn
Brownsville
Mrs Herbert Brown Hurt in Greenwich Car Crash
Mrs Herbert Brown of New York was thrown from her automobile in Greenwich on September 14 sustaining a broken collarbone and a scalp wound. Her cousin Mrs F L Page of New York accompanied her. T E Blake a New York architect drove the other car. his mother and sister escaped with bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Greenwich
Conn
Herbert Brown
New York
F. L. Page
T. E. Blake
Horsford's Acid Phosphate advertisement
Relief claimed for headache and insomnia due to heat and nervousness. Product promotes improved digestion and sleep by restoring balance in the system. Sold widely with testimonials and endorsements in health columns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horsford
Roosevelt Western trip raises two key questions
The article asks whether Theodore Roosevelt retains popular support and what he will do with it, inviting readers to read Sunday Times for answers as events unfold on the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Roosevelt
Police shield gambling house in Harlem crime case
Mrs. Anna Jacobs widow of a bookmaker testified in Night Court that a long running gambling house operated on Madison Avenue Harlem has taken in about $17,000 in profits last month. She claimed police records mark the place as suspected but it was never molested while her husband died after a dispute over the operation. Magistrate Murphy heard the allegations as Joseph Falney faced charges for window vandalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Jacobs
Harlem
Murphy
Madison Avenue
Nimana
116Th Street
Hogan
Shorty
Mansfield
Farney
Builder Unearths $25,000 in Gold on Wheeling Site
W J McClain a Bellaire contractor was arrested on theft charges after workers unearthed gold totaling about $24,124 on the Dr Schuckhart property in Wheeling West Virginia. He awaits West Virginia requisition while held in Ohio County jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellaire
Ohio
W. J. McClain
Wheeling
McClain
Dr. Schuckhart
West Virginia
Roosevelt Faces Taft Split at Syracuse State Fair
Old Guard forces push Col Roosevelt to declare stance on Taft administration before the 1912 state convention. Syracuse speech expected to settle lines, with Barnes and Griscom watching closely as delegates shift toward or against Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Syracuse
Col
Roosevelt
Africa
Old Guard
Timothy L. Woodruff
Boss Barnes
Albany
Woodruff
Mr. Barnes
National
Ward
Westchester
Lloyd C. Griscom
Republican County Committee
Col. Roosevelt
William Barnes, Jr
Old
Art
Middle West
Barnes
Brother Griscom
Saratoga
Republican
Griscom
Abraham Gruber
Seventeenth Assembly
New York County
Sherman
Kings
Queens
Richmond
Broome
Cayuga
Chemung
Erie
Lewis
Nassau
Carries Her Step With Her On The Streetcar
An old lady boards a traditional streetcar with a small rattan footstool. She signals the conductor and uses the stool to alight with dignity, then thanks him. The vignette suggests conductors would avoid rough treatment of a poised passenger.
Now Is The Time For Installing Heating And Cooking
A compact notice urges timely installation of heating and cooking equipment by Braden at Boynton Furnace Co. The item stresses readiness and proper setup for households during the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boynton Furnace
Cout Braden
Ady
Albany River Day Line Wins Last Down Boat Clash
A tense encounter on the river sees Albany River Day Line facing GHT Trips on Strait with a decisive last down showing strong navigation and strategic timing. The matchup underscores the crews’ contrasting speeds and handling as the river current tests both teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Ship escapes in ashes from Mount Shishaldin eruption
The cod schooner Joseph Rush arrived at Port Townsend from the Bering Sea with reports of a near disaster near Unimak Pass. On June 8 a ash cloud thirty miles wide forced the crew to stay below as debris buried hatchways and pumice filled the waterline, and the vessel narrowly avoided loss by sailing out of the danger zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Townsend
Wash
Joseph Rush
Bering Sea
Mount Shishaldin
Unimak Pass
Shishaldin
Arosemena Elected as Designated Vice Presidents
In Panama on Sept 14 the Liberal National Assembly chose Pablo Arosemena Federico Boyd and Rodolfo Chiari as First Second and Third Designated Vice Presidents. Arosemena becomes Acting President for the unexpired term of the late Obaldia. All designates are Liberals. Conservatives were absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
National Assembly
Pablo Arosemena
Federico Boyd
Rodolfo Chiari
Sefior Arosemena
Obaldia
Radiant Sunset Rainbow Over Harlem Skies
Crowds on Harlem rooftops watched a striking sunset rainbow as a crimson sun sank westward. Rays pierced light clouds, forming a vivid arc that appeared to rise near City College and stretched across Harlem as rain faded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlem
City College
Trarlem
Enid Man Sends Giant Postcard To Austin Attorneys
Isaiah Armand of Enid mailed a 28 by 38 inch four pound postcard to a Texas law firm after writing several letters without reply. The oversized card, made by a printing company, used postage of 1.20 dollars and followed the maximum allowed postal dimensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enid
Okla
Austin
Texas
Isaiah Armand
Harvest of Nuts Reported Along Ohio River
Reports from along the Ohio River indicate a heavier nut crop this year with abundant walnuts and chestnuts. Plans form to ship the supply to Pittsburg as river traffic resumes with the equinox high water, led by the H. K. Bedford of Parkersburg carrying a cargo of nuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Ohio River
H. K. Bedford
Parkersburg
Clergyman to preach on baseball to Cleveland team
The Rev W W Bustard pastor of Euclid Avenue Baptist Church linked to John D Rockefeller Preacher will address the Cleveland American League players next Sunday on The Baseball Field a Picture of Life Bustard a former Brown University captain and pitcher and ex Boston Nationals player for one season twelve years ago
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
W. W. Bustard
Euclid Avenue Baptist Church
John D. Rockefeller
Lie
Dr. Bustard
Brown University
Boston Nationals
Dr Rucker Held in Milwaukee Health Official Case
Dr William Colby Rucker former Milwaukee Health Commissioner faced Civil Court on a warrant from Miss Calhoyne Hasdorf He pleaded not guilty and the case was continued to December 14 with a $1000 bond posted for bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
William Colby Rucker
John J. Gregory
Calhoyne Hasdorf
Divinity Student Karl Bickel Charged With Manslaughter
A warrant charging Karl Bickel a 22 year old divinity student with manslaughter was issued by Johnson County authorities in connection with the death of Frances Peters a 20 year old typist from Kansas City. Bickel has not yet been located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Karl Bickel
Frances Peters
Johnson County
Kan
Bickel
Office Boy Death Believed Suicidal Loss of Stamp Money Cited
Chicago report states 15 year old office boy John Miller died by his own act after losing ten dollars meant for stamps. He sent a note claiming he would end his life at Van Buren Street and the lake, expressing inability to repay the missing funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Miller
van Buren Street
Lake
Sealed Dismantle Targets Off Virginia Capes
On board Atlantic Fleet off the Virginia Capes the Fourth Division made two runs and the Third Division one as a high northeast wind and heavy seas carried away the screens and ree of the targets. Spotting and target practice were abandoned yesterday and will be resumed today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Wireless
Atlantic Fleet
Virginia Capes
New Fast Sunday Express Routes for five cities
Express service updated for Easton Bethlehem Allentown Wilkes Barre and Scranton with timetable notes for 0 35 A M and station at 23d Street. Service details unclear due to damaged OCR but highlights rapid routes available soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton
Bethlehem
Allentown
Wilkes Barre
Scranton
New Parenee Ee
Secret Indictment in $173000 Sub-Treasury Theft
Chicago reports former teller George W. Fitzgerald arrested on a secret indictment charging embezzlement and larceny in the 1907 $173,000 loss from the Chicago Sub-Treasury. He faced arraignment, bail set at $50,000, and details note lavish lifestyle and investigations by Secret Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
George W. Fitzgerald
Chicago Federal Sub-Treasury
United States
Sub-Treasury
Anonymous donor gives West Side Juvenile Club $1100
An unseen benefactor provided $1100 to the West Side Juvenile Club at 826 Greenwich Street. A note to treasurer Richard H. Swartwout at 44 Pine Street described two gifts from "Two Friends of the Ninth Ward" totaling $100 and $1000. The donor, keeping identity private, handed the money to the club with no details given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Side Juvenile Club
Greenwich Street
Richard H. Swartwout
Pine Street
Richhard H. Swartwout
New York
Ninth Ward
Greenwich Village
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Dr. Doty
Atlantic City
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mrs. Hoagland
John A
Hoagland
de Reszke
Greenwich, Conn
Ham
Merstein
Herbert Brown Hurt
TIMES
Madison Avenue Resort
Chance
Latte
Fix
Shishaldin Brown
Arosemena
Ubaldia
Oklahoma
Will
Baseball
Rockefeller
Divinity
Atlantic
Federal Sub-Treasury
Gerald Show
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