Probe Judge Archbald's Order Shrouds Government Probe
A long account describes Judge Archbald's injunction against Westinghouse papers during a grand jury probe into electric companies. Officials were unaware of the order until witnesses were summoned, and the case spans New York Chicago and Baltimore with connections to Sherman law scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Archbild
United States District Court
Commerce Court
Senate
Westinghouse Hertrie and Manufacturing Company
Westinghouse Company
New York
Archbald
Ued
Pittsburgh Caies
Bonaparte
Scranton
Penn
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Westing Rouse
The
Western
General Eectric Company
Chicago
Baltimore
Duces Tcam
Feed
Smith, Shaw & Beal
Pittsburgh
Samuel McShy
Smunton
Westinghous Company
T. Hart Give
Farmers’ Deposit Bank of Pittsburgh
HS. A. Stewart
Morning News Round-up Highlights and Raids
Local edition lists summaries of crime stories and investigations. From Herman Rosenthal to Becker raids, Judge Archbald order, embezzler case, freight engineer death, moneylender scandal, promoter’s home intrusions, and a body found. Also notes a spiritual séance event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hosenthal
Mer
Zollg
Herman Rosenthal
Becker
Archhbald
Ted Ae
Baldy Sade
Nathan Swarts
Spiritualiaix
Hatchet attack on Asquith in Dublin suffrage riot
A suffragette hurled a blazing chair into the Dublin theatre box after a performance as Premier Asquith and John Redmond rode in procession. The chair struck near the orchestra. both attackers were seized, and one gave the name Gladys Evans. No one seriously hurt. Asquith received a jovial welcome and spoke of peace between Ireland and Great Britain.
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the Tribune
Fandon
Asquith
Dublin
Mr. Asquith
John E Redmond
Redmond
Fust
Gladys Evans
England
Ireland
Ee Hobhouse
Duchy of Lancaster
Engish
Britten
Augustine Birrell
Cork
Axquith
Kingstown
John E. Redmond
Asavith
Grattan
Parnell
Great Britain
Liberal Party
Dehn
Italians Attack Kum Kale Bombardment Off Dardanelles
Five Mallar torpedo boats sighted off Kur Kale near the entrance to the Dardanelles at 1 am. The bombardment by torpedo boats opened fire and lasted about an hour, as Constantinople reported July 19.
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Dardanelles
Constantinople
Kur Kale
Warcraft May Be Lost Off Corsica
Toulon reports the French torpedo boat destroyer Cavalier split in two after a collision during maneuvers off Corsica. The majority of the crew were drowned as naval authorities say they have no news on the fate of the vessel or its survivors.
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Toulon
Francs
Cavalier
Corsica
Club Fire at Crescent Athletic Club House
Fire at the Crescent Athletic Club house in Bay Ridge caused about 6000 dollars in damage early this morning. Twenty five guests sleeping there escaped unharmed, some carried down from windows by firefighters. Watchman Gustavo Perazza discovered the blaze on Shore Road between 75th and 86th streets and raised the alarm. Fire companies from Bay Ridge and Fort Hamilton responded.
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Crescent Athletic Club
Bay Ridge
Shore Road
Sith
86Th Streets
Gustavo Perazza
Hay Ridge
Fort Hamilton
Perazza
Mayor Gaynor in Auto Accident Claim Sparks Rumor
Brooklyn resident Annie Brenner reports a mayoral car crash scene near Clinton and Pacific streets. She claims seeing Mayor Gaynor exit a limousine while policemen denied an accident until a damaged railing was noted. Police and the Gaynor residence offered little confirmation amid ongoing inquiry.
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Gaynor
Annie Brenner
Clinton and
Pacific Streets
Brooklyn
Relock
Eighth Avenue
Riding and
Waldo
St. James
Seized as embezzler after fifteen years
James Fisher, long sought for alleged embezzlement of $20,000 from woollen merchants Joseph and Reysen Goodman, was arrested in Manhattan after a years long pursuit. Identified by the Goodmans and Detective Crystal, he denied the charge but was held on grand larceny. The case traces to 1897 when $10,000 vanished from No 46 Broadway and a brother James Fisher operated a Second Avenue saloon.
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Joseph and
Reysen Goodman
Thomas Fisher
Vester
Primont
Fourth Avenue
doUy Street
West 20Th Street
Goodman Brothers
James Fisher
Broadway
Thoms
James Maher
28Th Street
Second Avenue
Crystal
Fisher
Australia
Joseph Goodman
Stat Street
Henson
Jim’ Fisher
Joseph
Goodmans
18Th Street
Prisner
Fite Fisher
oMcer
Fibher
Montenegro accuses Turkey over troop intrusion near Scutari
From Cettinje Montenegro dated July 18 the government protests to the Porte over Turkish soldiers entering Montenegrin territory near Lake Scutari. The move is treated as a violation and a public accusation is leveled against Turkish forces.
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Cettinje
Montenegro
Tenegrin
Porte
Lake Scutari
Nis
Nevada cloudburst devastates Seven Troughs and Swelock
A July cloudburst swept Seven Troughs and Swelock in Nevada, causing massive flood damage to mining camps. About one hundred people are reported missing, with twenty confirmed dead. Doctors and nurses evacuated to nearby towns as authorities respond. Dozens of miners are believed trapped as waters continue to rise.
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Salt Lake Ity
Maguma
Ney
Swelock
Suffragist HQ Opened as Band Interferes in Newport
A German band caused disruption during the opening of Mrs Belmont’s suffrage headquarters in Franklin Street Newport. Elisabeth Upton Yates, president of the Rhode Island Suffrage Association, denounced the incident while suffragists gathered. Police orders halted the performance as the band moved on amid protests and confusion.
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Wee
Newport
Belmont
Franklin Street
Xome
Mia
Mise Elisabeth Upton Yates
Rhode Island Suffrage Association
Rollieking Ody
Polles
Film Fire Kills Two at Albany Film Company
An explosion in the film room of the General Film Company in Albany during July sparked a fire about midnight. At least two men died Abe Lieberman seventeen and Iver Stratford who fell five stories clothing ablaze and died at the hospital an hour later. Damages exceed 125000 dollars.
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Albany
Flm
General Film Company
Moving Picture Films
Abraham Lieberman
Iver Stratford
William L Scruggs Dies After Stroke in Atlanta
William Lindsay Scruggs prominent lawyer author and former U S minister to Colombia China and Venezuela died in Atlanta after suffering a stroke shortly before noon He was seventy years old The brief notice notes his career and travels and references spring water bottles in the fragmentary text
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William L. Scruggs
Atlanta
William Lindsay Scruggs
United States
Colombia
China
Venezuela
Scruggs
Young Gambler Reveals Rosenthal Murder Links in Bronx
Jack Rose, former Rosenthal partner turned informant, surrendered to police and disclosed key roles in the Rosenthal case. He named a shooter, described a Bronx saloon stop, and said the murder car setup involved a driver and an associate. Rose is jailed on homicide charges after taunting ongoing investigations.
Police hear Rose name shooter in Rosenthal case
Rose, linked to Lt. Becker and the Metropole shooting, surrendered and was jailed for homicide. He told District Attorney Whitman he hired the Libby Shapiro car and was in it the night of the crime but left before the shooting. Whitman says Rose provided the name of a man likely in the car who started the shooting.
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Jack” Rose
Herman Rosenthal
Dougherty
Rose
Metropole
Bronx
Charles Becker
Rosenthal
Becker
Big Jack
Zelig
East Side
Criminal Courts
Whitman
Waldo
Madison Avenue
Fay and
Steinhardt
Louis Libby
William Shapiro
Lieutenant Becker
165Th Street
Edgecombe Avenue
Ack" Rose
Walde
Police
Hotel Metropole
Libby
Shapiro
Hughes
Libby-Shapiro
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Darrow
Defence Committee
Cincinnes Canal
Maine
Miwon Namen
Aratith
Women Society
Pimaneia
Ana Navy
Mananna
Reginald McKenna
Home Affairs
Caerleon
Monmouthshire
McKenna
Llandaff
South Wales
Warcraft
Crescent Athletic
Alfonso
Barcelona
Infante Sabri
Plaza de Cataluna
Nevada
Mrs. Belmont
Big Jack" Zelig
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