Conviction of Robert Merchant Opens Way to Prosecute Frauds
The secretary of the National Brokerage Company was convicted yesterday for issuing false accounts to boost stock prices. Prosecutor Mackintosh says he will pursue criminal actions against bogus corporations and fake mining concerns once sufficient evidence is gathered. The ruling marks the first under the 1966 law making false stock sales a crime, targeting wildcat mining schemes exposed by The Star.
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Robert Merchant
Mackintosh
National Brockerage Company
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Merchant
Ballard Faces Sunday Saloon Closings and Annexation Move
Ballard city council weighs revoking liquor licenses for Sunday closings and leaves the dispute to annexation. Saloons may shut Sunday, with access controlled and police action avoided. Council votes to haul drunks to jail and jokes about cattle gates, while annexation leaders agree to pay Seattle for Cedar River water usage.
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Ballard
Tech
Cox
8. E. Ca
Seattle
Captain Biddle Assigned to Vancouver Barracks
Captain Wiam Biddle of the Fourteenth Infantry is relieved from duty in Washington and will report to Vancouver Barracks, Washington for station.
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Washington, D.C
Wiam 8
Biddle
Fourteenth Infantry
Tia
Vancouver Barracks
Wash
Baby Photo Free Offer at Pinney's Studio
Cabinet photo of any baby under two years offered free at Pinney's Studio 65 Tot Ave Beattie. Event on Thursday April 15 from 10 am to 12 pm. Free session advertised with date reminder.
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Pinney
Beattie
Detwiler Facing Multiple Indictments in San Francisco
Abraham K. Detwiler, Toledo cap italist linked to graft probes, has 13 indictments in San Francisco. Investigators silent on his whereabouts as records allege he paid Abe Ruef $42,000 to secure a Home Telephone Co. franchise.
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Beattie Star
Toledo
Abraham K. Detwiler
San Francisco
Detwiler
Abe Ruef
Home Telephone Co
Bank Robbers Bound Over After Ephrata Heist
Four men John Munn Louie Spasiding John Miller and George Hendricks waived a preliminary hearing at Waterville Washington and were bound over to the superior court for trial in the daylight bank robbery at Ephrata. The pursuit and capture sparked widespread excitement and a warning against desperadoes.
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Waterville
Wash
John Munn
Louie Spasiding
John Miller
George Hendricks
Ephrata
Two Men Convicted of Murder in Chicago Case
Howard Nichel and Leonard Lopold were found guilty of murdering Mrs. Marge Leslie. Nichel received a life sentence and Leopold four years. The crime occurred October 19 when Mrs Leslie was found dead in a Palace Hotel room with an undergarment tied around her neck.
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Scripps Telegraph Service
Chicago
Howard Nichel
Leonard Lopold
Marge Leslie
Nicholand
Leopold Wriven
Mre
Lesilie
Palace Hotel
Peary Granted Leave for North Pole Expedition
Washington April 10 The Navy secretary has signed Robert E. Peary's three years leave of absence. Peary will soon depart on another attempt to reach the North Pole. Funds for the voyage have been valued for the venture.
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Washington, D.C
Robert BE. Peary
North Pole
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Kansa
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