Riggs Bank Wins Temporary Restraint Over Treasury Moves
The Riggs National Bank secured a temporary restraining order in the District Supreme Court against William Gibbs McAdoo John Skelton Williams and John Burke alleged to be diverting a $5 000 penalty into the Treasury. Justice McCoy set show cause for a permanent injunction and Justice Siddons may preside Friday as hearings continue in equity division 2.
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Riggs National Bank
District Supreme Court
Treasury Department
Walter J. McCoy
William Gibbs McAdoo
The
Treasury
John Skelton Williams
John Burke
United States
Siddons
McCoy
Frederick J. Siddons
Equity Division 2
Waistrict Supreme Court
Jackson
Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew Jackson
Central Bank of the Nation
Philadelphia
Hogan
Senator Bailey
Court Oftains
Ile
Hrogan
Bailey
Court of Claims
Congress
Department of Justice
Louis D. Brandeis
Boston
Sea Raider in Peril Denies Warning by Eitel
A sea raider facing peril denies a warning issued by Eitel, asserting no danger to his vessel. Officials reviewing the alert noted no confirmed peril and emphasized continued monitoring of maritime traffic and potential threats in the area.
Huerta Lands at New York Greeted by Throng at Pier
Exiled Mexican former provisional president Victoriano Huerta arrived in New York aboard the Spanish steamer Antonio Lopez. He was met by reporters and photographers, declined immediate interviews, and pledged to meet the press next Friday morning with a cryptic note about no authentic interview without his signature. He denied plans to visit Mexico or Cuba and said his stay would be indefinite before returning to Spain.
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Mexico
Cuba
Spain
Newspaper
New York
Cien
Victoriano , Huerta
Antonio Iopex
Cadiz
Huerta
United States
Gen. Huerta
Jose C. Delgardo
Abraham Ratner
Ratner
Afexico
Washington
New York Tribune
Treasury Department
Dudley Field Malone
Port of
Wilson
Deliberate Purpose to Wreck Bank Officials Declare Stood Trial
Letter from Biggs National Bank officers to the Comptroller of the Currency dated March 8, 1915, denounces repeated inquiries as insulting and asserts bias against bank officers. They recount an incident involving the Treasury Secretary and Assistant Secretary during a December 1913 newspaper dispute, claiming improper pressure and threats against bank leadership. The message notes continued official attacks and hints at ongoing litigation, with a continuation promised on page eight.
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National Bank Act
Comptroller of
Riggs National Bank
Comptroller
Biggs National Bank
Washington, D.C
Treasury Officials Enjoined in Turbulent Times
A busy index lists Haupt stories across pages 1 to 18, including treasuries injunctions, Germans in Hungary, Huerta in New York, naval neutrality, and aviation tragedy. Notable items include a five man auto tragedy, insurgent activities in Santo Domingo, and a bank case with widespread implications.
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Treasury
Haider
Huerta
New York
Malone
Hungary
Ioiner
Rocka
S&s
von Bernstorff
Pearl Fally
Lee
Kennel Club
D. A. RL
Russians Advance in Hungary on Widefront
Russians push across Hungary in a broad advance as German naval forces break through a British ring. In other reports, Austrian towns report cannons firing while seuton cruisers are sighted off the Norwegian coast, with many steamers seen nearby.
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Hungary
Seuton
Norwegian
New German Fleet Engagement Rumors Spur North Sea News
London reports from Scandinavian ports say a German squadron faced British warships off Norway near Bergen with sources varying on fleet size from 15 to 25 vessels. The admiralty would not comment while rumors of heavy cannonading near Scarborough and Hull echoed, as captains in Copenhagen noted a British cruiser south of Bergen.
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North Sea
Bergen
London
Norway
Admiralty
Scarborough
Hull
Bridiington
Copenhagen
Helgeland
Sartor Island
Noorwegian
Wayfarer torpedoed by German submarine near Scilly Islands
The Harrison Line steamship Wayfarer, 505 feet, 6,222 tons, was torpedoed off the Scilly Islands and beached at Queenstown after airing considerable damage. Crew kept ship afloat. no casualties reported. Requisitioned by Britain for cotton trade, built 1903 in Belfast.
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Scilly Islands
Britain
Wayfarer
Belfast
Liverpool
Galveston
Tex
Harrison Line
Liverpool-Galveston
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Justice McCoy
U. S
Joseph W. Bailey
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Frank J. Hogan
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Ailes
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Wilhelm
Eitel
N.Y
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Thierfelder
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Thierfel der Wald
Tamar
Coteby
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Equator
Thierfilder
Fleet
Biggs
Glover
Flather
Elliott
Mr. Flather
Mr. Ailes
Carp
Thians
Richt Towns
St. Mihiel
Eparges
Austria
Woevre
Carpathians
Uzeck Pass
Galicia
Bukowina
Joffre
St Mihiel
Les Eparges
Rexzineville
Thiaucourt
St. Muihiel
Parges
Lemberg
Bartfeld
Tasok
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Krescia Berez
Smolnik
Dukla
Svednik
Petrograd
Harrison
Queenstown
King Albert
President Wilson
Albert
Belgium
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