Three Borough Bank executives Arrested Amid Ten Indictments
The Borough Bank of Brooklyn president Howard Maxwell director William Gow and cashier Arthur Campbell were arrested after the Kings County Grand Jury handed up ten indictments. Larceny forgery and overdrawing charges involve capital sums linked to the International Trust Company of Brooklyn and related bank reports. Bail set for Gow at 27,500 Campbell at 20,000 Maxwell remanded after failure to post 30,000. Police photo and Bertillon measurements followed.
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Borough Bank of
Brooklyn
Kings County Grand Jury
William Gow
Ward & Gow
Union Square West
Borough Bank
International Trust Company of Brooklyn
Howard Maxwell
Arthur D. Campbell
Gow
Campbell
Foster
Maxwell
Elder
Rogues
Martin W. Littleton
Mr. Gow
Carrie M. Maguire
International Trust Company
State Superintendent of Banks
Mr. Maxwell
Capbell
Grand Jury
Mr. Elder
Mauretania Sets World Record for Day's Run
On the Mauretania, wireless news from Cape Sable Nova Scotia reports a world record pace for a single day. Between noon November 20 and 21 the liner logged 624 knots, surpassing Lusitania's 618 knots. The ship averaged 25.12 knots that day, with captain Pritchard predicting finish near Sandy Hook at 8 am, about 124 hours 7 minutes from Daunt's Rock. A $1,000 donation from passenger W. J. White marked the feat. Cunard officials expect docking around 11 am.
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Mauretania
Cape Sable
N. S
Lusitania
G. B. Hunter
W. J. White
New York
Pritchard
Sandy Hook
Daunt’s Rock
Cunard Line
Lusitania Sets New Eastward Speed Record to Queenstown
The Cunard Line steamer Lusitania arrived at Queenstown at 8:35 p m after leaving New York on November 16. She beat her prior eastward passages by over an hour and set a new record with a voyage of four days twenty three hours and thirty seven minutes. Her average speed on the trip was 22 18 knots.
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Queenstown
Cunard Line
New York
Sandy Hook
The New Reciprocity
London reports a limited scope commercial treaty between England and America signed days ago. The move, praised by Board of Trade as equitable, lowers maximum duties on British works of art in the United States in return for American trade samples entering Britain. Further talks urged to address remaining inequalities, notably about the Philippines.
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the Tribune
The
Tribune Association
London
Fleet Street
England
America
Associated Press
Wrest Park
Prince Arthur of Connaught
Foreign Office
Board of Trade
France
Great Britain
Philippines
Virginia Opposes Honor to Lee Statue in National Gallery
Richmond dispatch says Virginia's legislative commission to present General Robert E. Lee for the national statuary hall in Washington inspected the sculptor’s work. Strong opposition grows to placing Lee beside George Washington, with reports an effort to block installation.
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Tribune
Richmond
Legislative Commission
Virginia
National Statuary Hall
Washington
Robert E. Lee
Valentine
Lee
National Gallery
George Washington
Brownsville Backers Win Battle Echoes in Brownsville Fight
At the Murray Hill Lyceum the Republican County Committee debated the Brownsville issue. Generals Gilchrist Stewart Lauterbach and Saxe led the negro side against Prentice Woodward Morrison Sullivan and others who supported the army’s dismissal of the 25th Infantry. Stewart urged Congress to rehabilitate the soldiers. Lauterbach and Morrison pressed for justice for the negro troops amid a sharp party and national election context. A show of support followed but the resolutions were laid on the table by a large majority.
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Gilchrist Stewart
Lauterbach
Saxe
Robert Keily Prentice
Colin H. Woodward
Isidor Morrison
Hedley M. Greene
Florence J. Sullivan
Sullivan
Second Avenue
25Th Infantry
Republican County Committee
Congress
Stewart
Cleveland
Burton
New Jersey
Mingo Saunders
Edward Lauterbach
John Sharp Williams
Kishineff
Odessa
Frank V. Lowe
34Th
United States
Lowe
White House
United States Supreme Court
Cannon Against Haste His Views On Currency
Washington November 21 Speaker Cannon arrived in Washington and outlined cautious views on currency legislation aligned with Senator Aldrich. He said immediate measures would not satisfy the public or the author of amendments, and he would await the President and Treasury guidance. He predicted New York’s resumption of payments would unlock large currency and restore confidence, prompting national banking recovery. He plans White House calls and rapid committee appointments within ten days of Congress.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Cannon
Aldrich
Finance Committee
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
House
Senate
United States
New York
Great Clearing House of the
Europe
White House
Treasury
Strangled grocer found and dragged to tracks
Jefferson, a well to do grocer, was strangled near his Burlington home. His body was taken to the railroad, struck by the Philadelphia train due at 11 30. Police seek a stranger who accosted him recently. Mayor Rue and Police Chief Shumard urge detectives and posses to pursue the killer. A separate item notes Canadian Pacific surveyors proposing two lines to invade Hill territory, Spokane to Seattle via Yakima and a Sumas to Seattle link.
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Tribune
Burlington
N. J
Jefferson
Philadelphia
Rue
Shumard
Bryan's Relief Plan Suggests Government Guaranty of Deposits
In Washington William Jennings Bryan outlines a plan to stabilize banking by government guaranteed deposits in national banks funded by bank reimbursements. He argues for immediate action, contrasts with postal savings, and notes state banks could be protected similarly. He schedules talks across Alexandria Baltimore and other cities.
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Postal Savings Bank
Congress
Ito
Mr. Bryan
Alexandria
Treasury Building
Young Men's Christian Association
George Washington University
Baltimore
Wilmington
Del
Princeton Freshman Killed By Live Wire
James T. Walker Jr., a Princeton University freshman and Evansville, Indiana native, was killed after a rain related incident in which a rubber coat dropped toward a live wire and he climbed to retrieve it. The 20 year old football favorite played end on the freshmen eleven and the death shocked the campus.
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Princeton
N. J
James T. Walker, Jr
Princeton University
Walker
Evansville
Ind
Haverford School
Haverford
Penn
Carnegie pension for Lime Rock light keeper Ida Lewis
Ida Lewis, keeper of Lime Rock Light in Newport, Rhode Island, is to receive a Carnegie pension of 30 dollars a month after saving eighteen lives. She was recently named a member of the American Cross of Honor. Last summer she declined the Carnegie medal offer, saying a rescue had already occurred.
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the Tribune
Newport
R. Lil
Ida Lewis
Lime Rock Light
Carnegie
Allotting Note Issue Began with Treasury Bid Rejection
The Treasury Department started allotting per cent Treasury certificates and returned New York bankers bid of 25 million with stipulations, inviting a new bid without conditions. A 3 million bid from St Louis followed similar treatment. Most allotments so far favor the West, with cash deposits returned fronting uncertain allotments.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
New York
St. Louis
West
No Thanksgiving Table Ad With Bitters Shortage
A compact antique advertisement notes no Thanksgiving table supplies without Angostura Bitters for puddings jellies water ice and appetizers. The fragment hints at missing bitters affecting recipes and festive prep. Entites include Angostura Bitters and Thanksgiving context as a decorative ad observation.
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Gow, Maxwell and Campbell
Borough Institution
Liverpool Pilot
Liverpool
Usher
J. Pritchard
Tyne
Brownsville
Roosevelt
Tex
Murray Hill Lyceum
Kalils
Venetian Gardens & Bathshelter
Park Place
Grocer
Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Cotter T. Bride
Capitol Hill
Mr. Bride
Mr. Sryan
Democratic Party
Cortelyou
Department
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