Pittsburg Diocese Turmoil Over Keiran Fidelity Deal
Pittsburg diocese faces turmoil as P J Keiran and Fidelity Funding Co spark investor worry. Clergy, churches, and lay groups potentially owed up to 400000, with lawsuits filed by Eastern institutions and notes forged or inflated. Bishop Canevin silent as prosecutors seek papers and authorities hunt Keiran.
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Canevin
Kittel
Petsbore
Keiran
Kittell
Frank Piekarski
Mayer
The
Holy Family
Ephew Asvicm
Lawrence County
Poenn
John A. Ritkovzewski
Secred Heart Polish Catholic (Church
Bradack
Keiiran
Tomoarrow
Pittsburg
East
Suits Grow Across Banks Over Fidelity Funding Case
Banking institutions from Pittsburg to Boston file suits to recover notes totaling tens of thousands tied to P. J. Keiran and the Fidelity Funding Company now in receivership. Executives warn of more actions as creditors press for asset recovery and book disclosures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarern Banking
P. J. Keiran
Promerr
Fidelity Funding Company
Thomas F
Ilver, Jr
Pittsburg
Newcastle
Penn
Keiran
Carnegie Trust Company
United States District Court
Pitshore
Moly
Emsworth
Fidelity
Rust Company
Wheiran
Janapa Ardkeszewski
Braddock
Clinton Trust Company
Jeck Maven
Cleveland
J. P. Medigan
William McMahon
Cleventy Collier
Itizen
Peters. MecNaul
Kinsen
Carnegie Trust
Grey
Br Gilroy
Remiridge Fvel
Gilroy
Miesis
Khan
Toronto
Meevel
Toronto Wood and
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
William Nelson Cromwell
Cardinal ‘Gibbons
Cromwell O
Water Vapor on Mars Reported by Lowell at Flagstaff
Boston reports Professor Percival Lowell announces measurable water vapor on Mars. His Flagstaff assistants confirmed spectral lines indicating atmospheric water, noting Mars has more vapor than Earth but no method yet to quantify Earth’s atmospheric vapor.
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Boston
Percival Lowell
Mars
Flagstaff
Ariz
Earth
Lowell
V. N. Slipher
Lovell
Frank A. Very
Bangier
Allegheny Observatory
Policeman's Thumb Saves Life in Close Gun Fight
Patrolman Buckridge of the 4th Street station saved his life when prisoner Michhael Condel pressed a revolver to Buckridge's head and fired. Buckridge jammed his thumb between the hammer and firing pin, shaving flesh but preventing discharge as neighbors pursued Condel through 18th Street.
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Buckridge
4Th Street
Michhael Condel
Iad
18Th Street
Taft Family Mentioned in Freeport Visit Record
A fragmented notice reports William Howard Taft visiting Freeport, staying two days, meeting visitors, and enjoying himself. It identifies his mother as an Ing vers wery and his father as G. Taft of Russell Park, noting Taft’s status and that he is the son of Mr and Mrs Fégs, with unclear references to Election Yarts.
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Xeon Howard Taft
Freeport
Willem Howard Taft
G. Taft
Russell Park
William Howard
Uncle Sam
Fourth Libel Trial Reopens Over $350000 Damages
The fourth libel trial of Colonel William N Amory against H H Vreeland ex Metropolitan Street Railway president resumed before Justice Ford in Manhattan Supreme Court. After summations, the jury received the case at 430 pm with a sealed verdict expected next morning. Witness J Coleman Drayton testified that a district attorney believed crimes were committed but would not target the top leaders.
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William N. Amory
H. H. Vreeland
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
J. Coleman Drayton
Amory
Franklin Bartlett
Vreeland
Justice Ford
Kansas Hermit General Cameron Dies in Topeka Hospital
General Hugh Cameron known as the Kansas hermit died of apoplexy in a Topeka hospital after traveling from Lawrence for an old friend's funeral. Born in Saratoga New York eighty two years ago he served in the Union Army and later held ranks of colonel and brigadier general by brevet. He was a staunch Republican famed for his Nazarite vow to not cut his hair until women won suffrage and for his eccentric personality and long ties to Kansas politics.
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Topeka
Kan
Hugh Cameron
Kansas
Lawrence
Rittenhouse Academy
Washington
Treasury Department
Cameron
Alberquerque
N. M
Edmund C. Ross
Ross
Johnson
Andrew Johnson
West End
Republican Club
Ww. Cc. T. U
Nashville
Tenn
General Cameron
New York
Union
Amy
Liberal Republican Club
Horace Greeles
Bucken
Gittingen
Basle
Jena
Gabriel Lippman
University of Paris
Paris
Germany
Rutherford
New Zealand
New Zeland University
Cambridge University
McGill University
Montreal
Metschnikoff
Pasteur Institute
Paris Academy of Medicine
Royal Society of London
L. J. Drake
Standard [i] Company
Indiana
C. M. Dredger
Joseph French Johnson
School of Commerce
New York University
Frank L. Crawford
Mr. Drake
Ime
Heroic truckman dies saving horse as shed collapses
In Brooklyn a brick steel coal shed under construction collapsed killing two men. Joseph Miller, 40, died leading his horse Dick to safety, while Daniel Lyons 95, foreman, also perished rescuing frightened Italian laborers. Several workers injured. a guard was arrested for homicide.
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Joseph Miller
Logan Street
Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn
Daniel Lyons
Ronaquata
Fuller & O'Connor Company
Miller
Lyons
William Ll. Tucker
East 8Th Street
Canarsie
Liberty Avenue
Would Annul Marriage in Atlanta Case
Mrs. Russell J. Thomas formerly Miss Silver Speer filed a petition to annul her marriage citing conspiracy duress fraud coercion and intimidation seeking a total divorce. The suit follows Thomas's claim that his wife’s parents alienated her affections. Both sides prepare for bitter legal battles with trials set for near-simultaneous dates.
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the Tribune
Atlanta
Russell J. Thomas
Silver Speer
Thomas
New Brunswick Sherlock Probes Moose Shooting Case
Henry Braithwaite, veteran guide, testified in St. John about illegal moose killings near Jack Lake on the Miramichi. He described carcasses, small bullets from a high power Purdy rifle, a bullet matching a Philadelphia sportsman, and a Purdy gun linked to Arthur Robinson of New York. Evidence included a jacket button and sweater remnants near a carcass.
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St. John
N. B
Henry Braithwaite
New Brunswick
Arthur Robinson
New York
Braithwaite
Jack Lake
Robinson
Miramichi
Philadelphia
Braith Waite
Rolinson
Theatrical Trust Plans to Make Chicago a Centre
Reports from Chicago say A T L Erlanger arrives to coordinate a merger of about seventy five theatres from Chicago to San Francisco. The plan would absorb Omaha Denver and San Francisco properties, tying Western houses to Eastern holdings to elevate Chicago as a premier West Coast theatre hub. Officials cite ongoing negotiations and secrecy with Klaw Erlanger and allied investors guiding the effort.
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Tribune
Chicago
New York
A. TL. Erlanger
Kiaw & Erlanger
San Francisco
Charles Frohman
al7 Hayman
Samuel F. Nixon
Philadelphia
Omaha
Denver
Theatrical Trust
New York City
Klaw & Erlanger
United States
Erlanger
William Harris
Besntative
New England
Trust Repre
Mayer
West
Mr. Mayer
Frlanger
Harris
Fleet Not Coming Here After All For Shore Leave
Washington reports that the sixteen battleships under Admiral Sperry will not rendezvous in New York for shore leave after Hampton Roads. They will be inspected at Hampton Roads and then proceed to their home yards for repairs. A full squadron of eight ships stays at Hampton Roads for two weeks to provide shore leave to those joining the inauguration ceremonies, with other ships heading to Boston New York League Island and Norfolk for repairs.
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Washington
Admiral Sperry
New York
Hampton Roads
Roosevelt
Newberry
Boston
League Island
Norfolk
Rockefeller Gives Five Cent Tip in New Jersey Stop
John D Rockefeller dined in New Brunswick on his way to New York and left a five cent tip for the waiter Rudolph Osterwald, urging him to save. He chatted with Middlesex County Grand Jury members and joked about jury service, noting he never served on a jury himself.
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New Brunswick
N. J
John D. Rockefeller
Lakewood
New York
Middlesex County Grand Jury
Mr. Rockefeller
Will for masses declared invalid by county judge
Manitowoc Wis Dec 9 A will leaving money and property for masses in the Catholic Church is declared null and void by County Judge Chiompek. Contestants are entitled to break the will. James Cavanaugh of Maple Grove died recently leaving an estate of 5000 dollars intended for masses for repose of his soul and relatives.
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the Tribune
Manitowoc
Wis
Chiompek
James Cavanaugh
Maple Grove
Non magnetic magnetic survey yacht Carnegie ordered
The Carnegie Institution awards the Tebo Yacht Basin Company a contract to build a magnetic survey yacht named Carnegie. The vessel will be iron free with bronze anchors to enable precise magnetic studies across the seven seas. Commanded by W J Peters, it continues prior work on magnetic vessels like the Galilee and Emperor William's Meteor and Atlantic.
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Washington
Carnegie Institution
Tebo Yacht Basin Company
Brooklyn
Carnegie
Wallace Downey
W. J. Peters
Galilee
Seven Seas
Jewels Worth $15,000 Found in Ta Sake Station
A jewel case valued at $15,000 vanished from the Ta Sake street station check room as Mrs. Laura Martin rushed to catch a New York train. The case was recovered later in an elevator after a family search with station detectives. Mrs. Martin, wife of a secretary, had just departed for Lisbon, leaving her husband in Lisbon.
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Mire Mart Net
Alrut
Mia Martin
New York
Lisbon
Simslee Legalen
Lisbous
University of Minnesota Sets Faculty Age Limit at 65
The University of Minnesota board of regents voted to require contracts of faculty members to end when they reach age 65. The rule takes effect next year, with current 65 plus professors to retire at the end of the present term. At least six professors have reached the age of 65.
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University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Dee. v
Board of Regents
Carnegie Subpoenaed For Tariff Hearings
Andrew Carnegie was subpoenaed to testify before the War and Means Committee on tariff revision. The House sergeant-at-arms served the order, returnable on a date to be fixed. Chairman Payne noted Carnegie may appear tomorrow or later this week or next.
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Washington
Andrew Carnegie
Wars and Means
House
Carnegie
Payne
Fire rescue at Williamsburg five-story building saves four
Patrolmen O Day and Werle of Clymer street station rescued four occupants from a first floor blaze at 284 Wallabout Street Williamsburg. John Ziegler eighty five Rose Ziegler eighty and sons Herman Morris were unconscious on the third floor and revived after being lowered to the street with help from spectators. Firemen quickly contained the fire.
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O'Day
Werle
Clymer Street
Wallabout Street
Williamsburg
John Ziegler
Rose
Herman
Morris
Worle
Oday
Bryan Arrest at Moody's Lake For Duck Limit Violation
Moody's game preserve near Lake Surprise reports the arrest of Colonel Moody owner, his guest William J. Bryan, and two others for killing 150 ducks beyond the legal daily limit of 25 per hunter. A constable found the counts. three pleaded guilty and said Bryan did not kill more than fifteen mallards. Each offence carries a $25 fine.
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the Tribune
Galveston
Moody
Lake Surprise
Colonel Moody
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Nobel Prizes Awarded Across Literature Physics Chemistry Medicine
Stockholm announces the 1908 Nobel Prizes with Rudolf Eucken named for Literature, Gabriel Lippmann for Physics, Ernest Rutherford for Chemistry, and Paul Ehrlich alongside Elie Metschnikoff for Medicine. Biographies highlight their careers at Jena, Paris, Manchester, Pasteur Institute, and related institutions.
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Stockholm
Dec. C
Rudolf Eucken
Jena University
Gabriel Lippman
University of Paris
Ernest Rutherford
Physical Laboratory
University of Manchester
England
Paul Ehrlich
Berlin
Elie Metschnikoff
Pasteur Institute
Paris
Threaten Mrs Phipps Extortion Attempt Near Jesuit College
A Denver dispatch reports Genevieve Chandler Phipps received a ransom demand for $10,000 in $100 bills to be left in a tin can at a vacant lot opposite a Jesuit College. Police and detectives staged a night stakeout. two men in a pursuing car evaded capture, believed to be conspirators fleeing the scene.
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the Tribune
Denver
Jesuit College
Genevieve Chandler Phipps
Armstrong
Wealthy widow elopes and weds in Manhattan plumbing plot
Mrs Catherine Rudolph widow of Richard Rudolph a grain and hay merchant with assets over 500000 leaves home on Monday and returns by telegram announcing her marriage to Thomas Lang a Manhattan plumber as five daughters seek police help in Bath Beach.
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Catherine Rudolph
Bay Ith Street
Bath Beach
Thomas Lang
Manhattan
Kellogg Secures Barnsdall Papers On $7.5 Million Loan
Government seeks to prove Pittsburg financier Barnsdall acquired the Barnsdall Oil Company security after the 1907 loan. Papers released show bonds mortgages and oil rights tied to 360 000 acres in Oklahoma and pipeline plans. Prairie Oil and Gas and Standard Oil links are outlined as the loan’s broader context and control.
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Frank B. Kellogg
Standard of Company
Theodore N. Barnsdall
Pittsburg
Mr. Barnsdall
The
Great Corporation
Mr. Kellogg
Moritz Rosenthal
Standard
Barnsdall Oil Company
Oklahoma
Rosenthal
Barnsdall
Kellogg
Prairie Il and Gas Company
Standard ©Il Company
New Jersey
Young of
the Prairie
Young
Barnsdaill
Barnsdail Oil Company
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
Foung
Pittsburg Trust Company
Great Salue
Tim
St. Louis
Prairie Company
Standardss Company
William G. Rockefeller
Pittsburght
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Tribune Pittshare
Romen Catholic Church
Fidelity Funtime Company
Anevin
Professor Lowell
W. H. Taft
Drayton
Jerome
Tnability
Falling Shed
Daniel
Nnty
Fuller & O'Connor Construction Company
Miller, Charlies
Fulton Street
Shonaquata
Tony
Pennsylvania Avenue
Byrnes
Norwood Avenue
Gill
Vincent
Nassau Avenue
Greenpoint
Mansfield
Harry
Sutter Avenue
Charles
Warwick Street
Snock
Atlanta Chauffeur
TRUST
Lake Metropolis
Marc Klaw
FLEET
Department
Rockefeller
Jersey
Wisconsin
Royal Blue
Ly Fialtimore
Jerse
Central
Reading
Feas
Liccet Peents
Lyman Mecarty
P. A
Broadway
aAus
Birmingham
Memphis
SL Ag
Mr.carnegie
Texas
Eucken, Lippman and
Hunt
DEWEY
Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York -Adye
Pittsburger
Gasolene Trade Development
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