Leary Arrest Ties Jewelry Fraud to Imperial Trust Scheme
William Leary of Brooklyn, aged about thirty, was arrested amid a widening fraud case tied to John White Robert Ruxton Clyde Colt and Frederick Waugh. He allegedly bought diamonds using bogus deposit certificates from the Hanover Bank Boston and claimed to act for the Imperial Trustee Company.
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William Leary
Park Piece
Brooklyn
Operafone
John &. White
Robert G. Ruxton
Clyde Colt
Frederick Waugh
United States
Imperial Trustee Company
Jersey City
Hamilton Bank
Boston
Jesry
Maiden Lane
Hanover Bak
Leary
Harvard
Brooklyn Tules
O Range Athletic Club
Financial
Alfred R. Goslin
Goslin
Hamilton
Wall Street
Brooklyn Rapids
Philadelphia
Eleirs
Tombs
Louis D. Folkart
No. 14
Sohnst
Mendes
Folkart
Fetter
Thomas Kirkpatrick
Sthave
Maximilar
Chester W. Smith
No. 1
Water St
Equitable
McNichol
Smith
Seaux
American Exchange
Hanover Bank
Felkart and
Kirkpatrick ‘ii
Corn Exchange
Oriental
T. Kirkpetrick
Hooper
Pelice
Histien
Crean
White
Imperial Trustet
Foster Hooper
Presifs
Bormm
Hamilton Report Promised At New York Life Meeting
Fowler housecleaning committee of New York Life will present the Hamilton accounting from Paris at a special directors’ meeting tomorrow. Only the Hamilton feature will be discussed then, with other report parts saved for a later session. A heated dispute is anticipated over publication of this phase.
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Fowler Housecleaning
New-York Life
Andrew Hamilton
Paris
Hamilton
Admiralty to call British shipowners for war fleet maneuvers
London reports the Admiralty will seek cooperation of all British ship owners for joint naval maneuvers next June. The aim is a thorough test of defenses for British commerce in war, including ships flying the mercantile marine flag. Operations will span from the English Channel to the Mediterranean. Passenger liners and livestock ships exempt. detained vessels reimbursed.
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London
Admiralty
British Mercantile Marine
Peneglish
France
Spain
Mediterranean
South Atlantic
Convict Wins $25,000 Prize for St Louis Exposition Guess
Frank Campbell, a Nebraska State Penitentiary inmate serving one year more for embezzlement, wins the $25,000 prize for correctly naming attendance at the 1904 St. Louis Exposition. He will receive $12,500 after paying his lawyer half if successful, and cannot access the funds until the sentence ends.
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St. Paul
Minn
Lincoln
Neb
Frank Campbell
Nebraska State Penitentiary
Campbell
Wealthy uncle wins bride over nephew in Worcester
William Libby of New York was set to wed Lena Markowitz of Worcester but was rejected when she chose Rudolph Libby a gray haired uncle and jeweler on Front Street. The ceremony occurred that night after the revelation. Markowitz had helped raise Libby’s four children following the death of his first wife seven years prior.
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the Tribune
Worcester
Mass
William Libby
New York
Lena Markowitz
Kendall Place
Rudolph Libby
MAY CUT COUPONS INSTEAD OF HAIR
Frank Wood of Syracuse discovering a five share Bell Telephone stock certificate in his barber shop drawer yesterday. He bought it for five dollars twenty two years ago and now values range from sixteen thousand to two thousand dollars due to dividend accumulation. Albany confirms the stock was registered and issued by a Boston company.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Frank
Wood
Bell Telephone Company
Albany
Boston
Must Marry to Obtain Legacy in Baltimore Will
Miss Rachel Riordan, a stenographer for a New York law firm, would receive only the interest on a $5,000 legacy from Miss Georgeanna Belt unless she marries. Belt, who died January 30, hoped Riordan would wed, but Riordan chose single life. If she never marries, the principal goes to three Baltimore charities.
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The
Tribune
Baltimore
Rachel Riordan
New-York
Georgeanna Belt
Miss Belt
Miss Riordan
New York
Florida's Famous Trains Service Announcement
Florida's Famous Trains announces a schedule from the Florida and West Indian Ltd. at 1141 Broadway New York with unexcelled service via Atlantic Coast Line. The MN. . & Fila. Special runs at 2 10 P M and another service at 9 A M highlighted for travelers seeking efficient routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fila
Fla. & West Indian Ltd
Atlantic Coast Line
Bway
Union Rift Deepens as Dolan Faces Ouster Demands
Pittsburg reports a United Mine Workers district convention passed a resolution demanding resignations of President Patrick Dolan and District No. 5 Vice-President Uriah Bellingham. Dolan and Bellingham refuse to quit, while John Mitchell and Thomas Lewis are en route to intervene. The crisis threatens to split the union amid debates over whether to push a national strike and how to handle district and international leadership.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
United Mine Workers’ District
Patrick Dolan
Uriah Bellingham
John Mitchell
Thomas Lewis
Lewis
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Dolan
Bellingham
National Board
Indianapolis
Coal Men Make Plans In Downtown Meeting
A gathering of presidents from several anthracite coal roads met in the Central Building at Libery Street to discuss policy ahead of the February 15 employer miner conference. Officials denied any formal conference but hinted at discussions. Details were guarded as questions remained about possible mine shut downs if demand outstrips supply and a strike onset by April 1.
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Libertyst
George F. Baer
Philadelphia and Reading Company
Baer
E. B. Thomas
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Thomas P. Fowler
New York, Ontario and Western
David Willcox
Delaware and Hudson Company
Ripiey
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Temple Iron Company
Henry 5S. Fleming
Hot Springs Bathing Ads Offer Cure for All
Hot Springs Arkansas baths advertise a cure for overworked men and society women. Emphasizes elegant hotels and ideal winter climate. Inquiries directed to the Bureau of Information Hot Springs Arkansas. Mentions travel routes to New York and Broadway pricing.
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Bureau of Information
Hot Springs
Ark
Rock Island
N. Y
Bad News From China Sparks Anti American Agitation
Washington reports from diplomatic and consular agents in China describe rising anti American sentiment amid edicts against Americans. Mr. Rockhill, U S minister at Peking, urges calm and keeps Washington informed as boycotts and exclusion debates intensify.
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Washington
State Department
China
Rockhill
Peking
America
Russia
Mongolia
Chinese Ready to Rise in China Boycott Tensions Rise
London reports Bishop J C Hoare of Victoria Hong Kong warns the Boxer era fears persist with the American boycott fueling anti foreign sentiment. Attacks on Rev Dr Beattie near Canton show increasing violence alongside official Yuan Shi Yai action. Boycott spread seen as harder to counter than the Boxer rebellion.
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London
J. C. Hoare
Victoria
Hong Kong
China
Beattie
Fatt
Canton
Yuan Shi Yai
Tenney
United States
Philippine Islands
Australia
Canada
Great Britain
Harvard Free for Chinese Plan to Aid Boycott Break
President Eliot will propose to Chinese Commissioners in Cambridge that next fall Chinese students study at Harvard with free scholarships funded by the Chinese government. The program aims to learn American institutions and history, with Governor Guild asked to assist.
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The
Tribune
Boston
Eliot
Cambridge
America
Harvard
Guild
Darkness Grips Chicago As Dense Smoke Fills Skies
Chicago endured one of its darkest days as a local smoke and vapor cloud shrouded the city from morning to afternoon. Stores remained lit, streetcars used lights, and visibility dropped to a single square at times, halting travel and causing collisions. The Board of Trade closed without cash wheat pricing due to the darkness.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Weather Bureau
Colorado Springs Sunlit Year and New York Central Route
A clipped note reports three hundred fifty seven days of sun last year in Colorado Springs. It mentions a New York Central Lines ticket to Chicago Cincinnati or St. Louis and travel onward to Colorado Utah California and the Pacific Coast.
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Colorado Springs
New York Central Lines
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Colorado
Utah
California
Pacific Coast
Advu
Belmont Blocks City Injunction Stops Steinway Tunnel Work
An injunction restrains the Police and Fire departments and the Bureau of Combustibles from interfering with Steinway tunnel construction in Long Island City pending trial of Fire Commissioner O'Brien's action against the contractors. The suit stems from a recent accident in the tunnel in which several workers drowned.
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Island City
Police and Fire Departments
Bureau of Combustibles
O’brien
New York Art Dealer Marries Sister-in-Law in St Louis
Hermann Schaus, a New York art dealer, wed his sister-in-law Mrs Sophie Johnson Jones at her Washington Boulevard home. Father O Connor officiated with a special dispensation from Archbishop Glennon. The couple plan to honeymoon in Cuba and reside in New York.
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the Tribune
St. Louis
Hermann Shhaus
New- York
Sophie Johnson Jones
Washington Boulevard
Father O'Connor
New Cathedral Chapel
Glennon
Schaus
J. B. Johnson
Alfred H. Jones
Joseph de Forest Junkin
Wilhelmina Schaus
Fire on Stage Ends In Brief Panic During Earl and the Girl
A fire broke out on the Casino Theatre stage at the end of the first act of The Earl and the Girl. The asbestos curtain dropped and was raised, shorting live wires above the chorus, but stage hands and Eddie Foy quickly extinguished the blaze. A 25 minute delay followed before the show resumed.
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Casino Theatre
Eddie Foy
Painter George Freeman Shot Dead in Birmingham
In Birmingham on February 6 painter George Freeman was killed by a pistol shot in a South Trist house. A morning group including George Lansdowne from Nashville A J Matthews Birmingham catcher and Dick Wray Birmingham were present. The pistol was found distant from Freeman after the shooting and Freeman had it earlier in his pocket. Freeman leaves six sisters in Boston including Jennie Freeman a miniature painter wife and child survive. The case lacks a clear motive and officials call it a mysterious shooting.
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Birmingham
Ala
George Freeman
South Trist
Freeman
George Lansdowne
Nashville
A. J. Matthews
Dick Wray
Boston
Jennie Freeman
Death Foretold By Local Politician in Atlantic City
James Ware, Atlantic City politician, expressed a death premonition after shaving and bid farewell to several friends before dying later that day in hospital. Cause listed as dropsy.
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the Tribune
Atlantic City
N. J
James Ware
Goodby
Beating Her Way to White House on Railways
Lottie Strickland, who says she is bound for the Longworth Roosevelt wedding in Washington, is detained in Cincinnati on an investigation. She claims to be an American working girl and has traveled from New Orleans by hiding in sleeping cars with the help of porters, refusing money and starting with five cents.
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Tribune
Cincinnati
Lottie Strickland
Washington
New Orleans
Ivins Attacks Merger at Albany Hearing On Subways
William M Ivins led a sharp challenge to railroad mergers at a joint Senate and Assembly hearing on the Elsberg Rapid Transit bill in Albany He urged municipal ownership of subways and proposed an amendment to bar any city contract merger or stock holdings by other firms The session drew delegates from New York civic groups and unions with both support and opposition from Interborough and Metropolitan interests.
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Tribune
Albany
William M. Ivins
Elsberg Rapid Transit
Senate and
Assembly
Belmont-Ryan Traction
Ivins
Elsberg
New York City
John Ford
F. W. Hinrichs
State of
New York
Interborough
Metropolitan
William Barclay Parsons
A. B. Boardman
Rapid Transit Commission
Reform Club
Robert Hunter
John P. Peters
James F. Lehmaier
Transit Reform Committee of
One Hundred
Alfred J. Boulton
Kings County
Frank S. Gardner
Board of Trade and Transportation
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
George W. Wickersham
City of New York
Belmont
Board of Rapid Transit Commissioners
Manhattan
Bronx
The Southern's Palm Limited Schedule Notice
The Southern's Palm Limited runs daily at 12 55 p m except Sunday from New York with service to St Augustine Aiken and Augusta, forwarding via direct BM EL offices at 271 and 1155 Broadway.
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Casino
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