Bankrupted officer’s fraud swindled New Yorkers with fake railroad stock
The Philadelphia police held Capt William Plumb Williams after cashing hotel bills, as New York creditors claim losses totaling about $8,000 from schemes tied to the Central Long Island Electric Light and Railroad Company. He used the Lincoln Trust Company name as trustee on bonds valued up to 300,000 amid a bogus Port Jefferson to Patchogue railroad plan. Victims include Mrs M A Mackey of the Bronx and others across New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, with bonds sold on misleading circulars. The Knickerbocker Trust Company and Lincoln Trust Company faced fallout as officials say Williams’s projects were never real while his wife was implicated in the fraud. Funeral notices appear for several unrelated individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Contiguous Territory
Philadelphia
William Plumb Williams
Willams
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Lincoln Trust Company
Grand
Williams
Central Long Island Electric Light End Railroad Company
Trust Company
Bit
M A Mackey
Brook Avenue
The
Bronx
Long Island Electric Tight
Raiway Company
Lincoln Crust
Port Jefferson
Patchogue, LI
Willard Youns
Lst
Knickerbocker Trust Company
New York Telephone Company
Longacre Square
Hugh R Garden
Montrose, Clarke & Emmons
New England Engineering Company
Cafe Beaux Arts
C Cook
Youngel
Cook
Chester
Williama
Perring
Perino
Browntown
Italang
Philadelpha
Sam
Funeral Directors in Washington Undertakers and Embalmers
A collage of funeral home ads lists numerous Washington DC undertakers and embalmers including WM. H. Riley Gaiertaker, Frank Geier's Sons, John R. Wright Co., William Lee, WM. H. Sardo & Co., George P. Zurhorst, Hindle & Bayliss, Thos. R. Nalley & Son, R. F. Harvey's Sons, John M. Mitchell's Son, W. R. Speare, Adolph J. Schippert, Thos. S. Sergeon, Costello & Bro, and other services. Each entry notes chapel use, telephone numbers, and emphasis on first class service and moderate prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley
Gaiertaker
Embalier
Frank Geier
John R. Wright Co
Tenth St
William Lee
WM. H. Sardo & CO
George P. Zurhorst
East Capitol
W. R. Speare
F Street
N. W
Adolph J. Schippert
Panerai
Actress Maud Harrison Dies in Hotel Willard Room
Special to The Washington Post New York April 28 Actress Maud Harrison 80 a longtime stage performer for Palmer's company died at the Hotel Willard after being found unconscious in her room. George F Shrady Jr said death likely from paralysis due to kidney and other diseases. Harrison recently marked her fifty first birthday and had been ill. she had avoided physicians due to Christian Science beliefs. She earlier appeared with Grace George and in Naughty Anthony and began her career at Madison Square Theater in 1900 under A M Palmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Mis
Maud Harrson
Richard Mansfield
Annie Russell
Grace George
Willard
Coronei
George F Shrady, Jr
Mrs. Eddy
Woodlawn
Miss Harrison
Annie Johnson
W C Cramp
Lews Harrison
Naughty Anthony
Madison Square Theater
A M Palmer
London
Victoria Attends Banquet at Palace for Royal Babe
Queen Victoria attended a morning and evening banquet at the palace in honor of Cardinal Aguirre y Garcia Bishop of Burgos. King Alfonso placed the red hat today. The Dowager Queen Maria Christina and the princesses work on layette for the expected royal baby while a royal perambulator arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Cardinil
Spain
Granja Palace
Stromboli Volcano Erupts Causing Alarm Across Italy
Reports from Genoa and Naples describe Stromboli erupting strongly with ash clouds and shattered windows in Stromboli and Messina. Authorities say the eruption’s full extent is unclear due to damaged cable lines and interrupted Lipari Channel communications. Nearby Calabria and Sicily face tremors and fear of another quake disaster, sending residents into alarm.
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Catanm Seuy
Xoyat Observatory
Mount
Aetna
Stromboli
Sicily
Calabria
Genoa
Lipari Jelande
Messina
Naples
Italy
Denmark Denies Iceland Flag Demand Amid Home Rule Push
In Copenhagen a strong push for a special Icelandic flag is reported as Iceland seeks independence within a Danish monarchy. Denmark insists the Danish flag remain the emblem while Iceland remains under Danish rule, amid recent concessions on home rule. Separately, Alaska experiments with seeds and potatoes ordered by the American Department of Agriculture for testing from the Agricultural Society in Reviklik.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
Iceland
Alaska
Conenhagen
American Department of Agriculture
The
Agricultural Society
Revklasik
Peary Seeks 60,000 for Polar Expedition Start in June
Explorer Peary, downcast over a possible lack of funds, expects money to come and plans to begin a Roosevelt expedition from New York in late June. The Peary Arctic Club seeks 100,000 total. public school children may join. If funds fail, the northern dash risks abandonment, with preparations tight and a possible three year stay north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
North Pole
Robert E Peary
Pole
Peary
Roosevelt
Peary Arctic Club
Morris K. Jeaup
United States
Peary XI
W A Fond Boomer Meeting Tour At GWU Events
W A Fond Boomer meetings are set at George Washington University with two sessions tonight and more tomorrow evening. The university committee on indictments and endowment will convene tonight with executive boards from citizens and alumni committees. President Needham may announce the site of the new college building. A YM A branch will attend a mass meeting in University Hall where Fred B Smith speaks on The Supper Death. Fred Butler of New York leads a musical program tomorrow evening. Ben Greet's Much Ado About Nothing staged in Continental Hall for the George Washington University building fund. In University Hall a diplomatic corps gathering from South American republics will hear John Barrett of the Bureau of American Republics and Dr Ernest G Lorenzen speak on The American Lawyer and Spanish-Americas Law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington University
University Committee On
Citizens and Alumni Committees
Needham
University
Untersity
Fred B Smith
Fred Butler
New York
Ben Greet
Continental Hall
Pi Delta Phi
George Washington University Building Fund
University Hall
Diplomatic Corps of
South American
John Barrett
Bureau of American Republics
Ernest G Lorenzen
Death of Harry Kronheimer after forty years in Washington
Harry Kronheimer a longtime Washington resident died at his home 3133 M street NW at age sixty six after a long illness. He worked for Saks Co for thirty five years and was honored by former colleagues with a gold piece. A Mason and member of the National Lodge of Masons and National Union he will be buried in Congress Heights Jewish cemetery. He is survived by three sons Louis Charles and Isidor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Kronheimer
Washington
M Street
Aonenlanwad Mines
Kronheimer
Saks & Co
Kropheimer
National Lodge of Masons
National Union
Congress Heights
Masons
Xrenhemmer
Louis
Charles
Isidor
English church unity theme to be discussed by Rev Dr Law
Ministers from evangelical churches in the city will meet Friday afternoon at the Young Men’s Christian Association rooms to welcome Rev Thomas Law DD of England, secretary of the national council of free churches. Dr Law, leader of England’s federation movement, arrives in America and will address Dr Sanford of New York in the afternoon after a special morning appointment with the President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Law
England
Minstera
Evangelica
Young Men's Christian Association
Thomas Law, DD
National Council of Free Churches
Law
Great Federation
America
New York
Sanford
Black Hand plots and a reforming suspect in Wilkesbarre
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania a sensational trial unfolds linking a bandit gang to the Black Hand. Prosecutors say a key witness faced intimidation but remains confident of conviction while the defense seeks alibis amid a broader menace of extortion. A second note in New York details George Sturn’s suicide note confessing death by own action and recounting his alleged wrongs and discharge from service. The report also notes a schoolhouse fire in Colon and various international incidents including a Cuban official suspension and a villa bomb scare in Odessa.
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Wilkesbarre
Washington Post
New York
George Sturn
Madda Sald
Hasemer
East Tifty-fifth Street
Salaberg
Sturn
Therman Press
Sam
Black Hand Society
Inj
Appearsbis County
Ance
York
Phildelphia
Louis Perino
the Ox
Browntown
Pittston
Perino
Blaca
Corps
United States Army
Thaw's armed plot to kill Stanford White on Christmas Eve
New affidavits from detectives Heltman and Kennedy detail Harry Thaw's plan to confront Stanford White at Madison Square Theater on December 24 1902 with Thaw armed and accompanied by Thaws security men who falsely claimed to protect him during Evelyn Nesbits turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garvan
Harry Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit
Europe
Thaw
Stanford White
Madison Square Theater
Gil
Dixie
White
Thai
Hellman
Kennedy
Bowman
Heltman
Gargan
Waldorf
Stanford Whites
James Kennedy
Jesse James
Blow Kills Boy After Baseball Bat Fight
An argument over a game at Breedman’s Hospital ends in the death of Arthur Reed age nineteen from a fractured skull after a baseball bat blow. Delaware Rose, a local youth, was arrested and held for coroner’s inquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Reed
Carcoran Street
Breedman's Hospital
Delaware Rose
Champain Avenue
Thorsday
Reed
Last Days of the Great Piano Sale in Washington
The DG Pfeiffer stock faces a six day sale with drastic price cuts on Chickering Steinway Behring Price & Teeple Knabe and others. Many pianos are new or shopworn but priced to attract buyers with uprights and cabinet grands reduced to hundreds rather than thousands. Terms tailored to purchasers include exchange of square pianos for new models within one year and extended evening hours through Saturday.
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Washington
F Street
Chickering Steinway Behring
Price & Teeple
Knabe
D G Pfeiffer
Marshall & Wendell
Cote Foster
Bradbury, Sherwood
Sivas Gale
City of
Pfeiffer
Scurvy Strikes Hard in Russian Famine Districts
In St Petersburg on April 28 the famine districts report rising scurvy cases, with 11 000 cases in Ufa Province by April 2 and 1055 in late March. Zemstvo president Koropachinsky requests 24 500 and additional medical aid as relief costs surge from the epidemic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
St. Petersburg
Government Reef Committee
M Koropachinsky
Zemstvo
Ufa
Koropatchinsky
Battle of Flowers Parade Dazzles Mexico City
April 22 in Mexico City featured the annual Battle of Flowers parade with flower bedecked carriages automobiles and bicycles along San Francisco Street and the Alameda. President Diaz diplomatic corps and other guests witnessed a radiant display of national colors and illuminations as the parade moved through main streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Mexico
Mexico City
Tia. m. Tolp m
San Francisco
Diaz
Diplomatic Corps
Alameda
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Wildcat Electre and Railroad Company
New Jersey Avenue
Gleewood Cemetery
Howard
Holy Trincy
Columba Hospital
Wartita
George N Holland
Calvin A Holland
H Street
Wadock
Ant
McGure
Sunda
Hannah
John McGure
Atreet
St Domine S Church
Louwhany Church
Ewily Valle Nite
Mic
Charles W Netle
Smith
Capitol
Francis Asbury Smith
Thompson
Georgetown University
DANIEL M_ THOMPSON
Gaithersburg
George W
George W Wises Funeral Parlors 20 Mi Ostreet Northwest
Oak Hill Chapel
Rockville
Hdwin Bailey
Patchogue National Bank
Willam H Mackey
Chase Granite Company
J H. Williams
W H Jaycox
Patenogue
Knickerbockers Trust Company
Northwest
Geo. C. Shaffer
Lorist
Idth
Eycete
Pape
Maud Harrison
Eddy Disciple
Palmer
Copenhagen
Ieeland
To-Kalon Wine Co
14Th St
N.W
Phone M
Explorer
W. A
Church Union
Amissa Louise DH Massy
Gustav Simon Falla
Tellz
Iris Savings
Humane Society
Colon
Panama
Cristonal Fire Brigade
Sixth Street
Martin
United States Infantry
Jaent Whidifield
Highth United States Infantry
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Shrady
Bowery Savings Bank of
Paterson Savings and Trust Company
Paterson
City
Havana
Guy Magoon
Venacio Vantaivo
Guantanamo
Odessa
Gov. Kauibars
Pittsburger
Madison Square Garden
Rose
Mr White
Mr ‘Whate
I + Zollawen
U Thaw
Childs
Evalyn Nesbit
Barry Thaw
Twentisixth
Harry
Grand Hotel
Castoria
Blow
Boy
Land Office
Ballinger
General Land Office
Garfield
North Amercia
MCA
the George
Washington Balyersit
Fred’ Sah
M.C. A
W. F. Frederick Music Co
D. G. Pfeiffer
Battle OF Flowers
Post
Aes
Jamestown
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