Storey Cotton Co Swindle Exposed In Major Fraud Case
A Seattle Star report outlines the Storey Cotton Co fraud led by Stanley Francis, Morris, Howard, and Sophie Beck with agents across the U.S., Canada, and England. The scheme drew in millions through sham investments in cotton, breweries, light firms, racing pools, and other fronts, leaving victims ruined as officials probe the elaborate ruse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphia
United States
Gerrice
Storey Cotton Co
England
Canada
Rob
Stanley Francis
Kc. Morris
A. 0. Howard
Sophie Beck
Francis
Newspaper Swindle Crashes After Four Year Losses
Investigative records show only two investments totaling 6 seven thousand dollars were made over four years and were lost. Postal authorities found the firm acceptable while investors and local papers faced pressure and panic built, ending with a crash. Latimer Sophie Beck and Howard Merrin fled, Francis stayed and was captured.
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Latimer
Sophie Beck
Howard
Merrin
Francis
Jackson Street Regrade Discussion By Property Owners
A meeting of Jackson Street property owners is set for the first Wednesday in May at J B Metcalfs office to decide the regrade issue. The railroad company will report on buying earth or declining to participate. The owners aim to make Jackson street a premier residence district like Pike street, opening Rainier valley and Beacon Hill.
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Jackson Street
J. B. Metcalf
Railroad Company
Pike Street
Rainier Valley
Beacon Hill
Woman Charged With Grand Larceny in Lodge Theft Case
Hertha Robinson faces a grand larceny charge and a preliminary examination before Judge Gordon Friday. The indictment alleges she lured T Nelson to her lodge at 807 Fourth Avenue and stole $645 he carried, escaping through the rear. Detectives arrested fortune tellers Madame LeVee and Madame Melbourne on vagrancy charges as the alleged theft occurred in a vagrant room. Nelson, traveling under an assumed name, has a wife and children in Mal lad. Prosecution says the money was withdrawn from a Ballard bank the day of the theft.
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Hertha Robinson
Gordon
T. Nelson
Fourth Avenue
Nelson
Byrnes Mennedy
Madame LeVee
Madame Melbourne
Robinson
Mallad
Ballard
Theaters Feature Mixed Shows and Opera Gems
At the theaters Grend-Pollard Opera presents A Runaway Girl to charm audiences. Beattie The Banker's Daughter draws familiar stock acting. Third Avenue offers In the Far Past, a crude war drama. Star-Polite Vaudeville delivers bright, clean performances.
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Grend—Pollard
Beattie
Third Avenue
Pollards Prepare Double Bill for Saturday Matinees
The Pollards stage An American Millionaire for Saturday matinee plus A Runaway Girl in evening shows. The Banker's Daughter ranks among Ferris companys popular plays. The Third Avenue theater dark Friday for Good Friday. In the Par Mast resumes tomorrow afternoon and night. A Girl from Albany opens at uptown theater starting Sunday. Urbano's Royal Nation band draws big crowds at Star this week.
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Pollards
Third Avenue
Albany
Uptown
Woman Kills Baby in Anaconda Tragedy
Mrs W Henderson, described as temporarily insane, struck her infant daughter on the head with a hammer in Anaconda last night and fatally wounded the child. She wrapped the body in a shawl and sought guidance from Father Letham, a Catholic priest, asking if she had done right. A string of misfortunes is said to have unsettled her mind. the child died within an hour.
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Mre W. Henderson
Anaconda
Gale Sweeps Fire Through Portsmouth City
A 35 mile gale drives a major fire through Portsmouth residence district. Fire department struggles as flames engulf homes and threaten wider devastation.
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Portsmouth
Oldest Federal Judge Judor John J Jackson
Parkersburg West Virginia reports John J Jackson the oldest federal judge in the United States is in feeble health and may die soon. Appointed by Lincoln in 1861 he is noted for opposition to secession and built a storied career including weathered attire and a horse back court routine.
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Judor
John J. Jackson
Parkersburg
John 4
Jackson
United States
Judge Jackson
Presid Lincoln
Federal Court House
Public Ownership Sentiment Aroused In Washington
Discussion of government ownership of public utilities grows after Chicago election. Officials report rising requests for information on municipal ownership, including studies of British practice, while debate considers federal ownership of railroads and rate legislation as a potential path. The census plans a "Wealth and Taxation" volume analyzing railroad valuations for regulation insights.
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Gilson Gardner
Washington, D. C
Chicago
Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
Census Bureau
Labor Bureau
Great Britain
Monaghan
New York
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Senate Committee On the
Pues
Five miners' bodies found after Rayford mine explosion
Telegraph briefs report the Rayford mine explosion fatalities totaling five with the mine little damaged. Separate items note Commissioner Garfield's travel to investigate California oil fields, Joseph Jefferson's slight improvement after a bad night, Nan Pattere and Julia Smith's hospital stay after church, and a Panama railroad contract for 24 large double-ended Mobile engines at 12 000 dollars each.
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Charleston
W. Va
Rayford
New York
Nan Pattere
Julia Smith
Tombs
Washington, D. C
Whilace
Panama Railroad
American Locomotive Company
Speciti
Rail line plans big order of freight cars
The railroad is preparing to purchase about 600 freight cars and other equipment to substantially expand the line’s capacity and handling ability.
Shower of Nails Injures Longshoreman at Dock
Fred Case, a longshoreman, was injured at 3 AM when 20 kegs of nails being hoisted aboard the steamship Minnesota broke loose and struck him on the dock. He was knocked unconscious and taken to Wayside Emergency hospital. doctors do not deem the wound dangerous.
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Fred Case
Minnnesota
Great Northern Docks
Case
Man sues Seattle Electric for 5000 over brake failure
Charles Siegal, ex motor man on Capitol Hill lines, sues Seattle Electric Co for 5000 claiming negligence led to a collision on November 17. He says defective brakes caused his car to strike him in the solar plexus, leaving him sick and lame and disabled for life. Two hundred shares of stock belonging to George Park were found in an old shack in the southern city, tied to a mining and milling company.
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Charles Siegal
Capitol Hill
Seattle Electric Company
Pike and Broadway
Stegal
George Park
Bernard
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Sc Ore Co
OS Gemmanance Investors
Seter’s
Ema
Kenney
The
Seattle Star
Arthur KE. Foster & Co
Stanley Francia
Martin
Franklin EB. Stone
Storey & Co
Poster & Co
Delare
Postoffice
Dice
Francia
New Oreans
Foster & Co
Prancis Or
Marrin
F. Ewart Storey
Deel
Jones
Farper
Marten
Frances
Foster Co
Mise Elietelle Collines
Sophie Heck
Jenkintown
the Provident Inseatment Co
Harry
New
Dide
Prine
WM. H. Latimer
Lang Co
Parr
PLICK
Colman Building
Im Ave
Columbia and
Marton
Lewis, & CO
Cherry St
Vetering
Spnning's
Second Ave
Francis BE. Marrin
Burrojap
Burt & Packard
M. F. McDonald
Gucomp Ave
Teale
Ferris Company
Ly Urbano
Royal lNation Band
Gefighting
Star
Ville
Navy
Lola Williams
Couyiel
Wayside
Buckley
San
A. Bridge & Co., Popular Price Clothiers
NE Day
Onze
NEW Department
Vienna
A. Bridge
Second Avenue
Bon Marche
Uncle Sam
Senate Committee
Metcalf
Batee
Kansas City
Garfield
Topeka
California
West Palm Beach
Fila
Joseph Jefferson
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