Jewelers Victims Police Allege Big Plot Involving Bonds
New York report outlines a widespread swindle tied to bogus deposit certificates and a network around the Imperial Trustees Company. William Leary, a former football player, was arraigned in the Tombs on charges related to circulating forged certificates and larceny of diamonds, with police linking him to Alfred Goslin and other promoters in a large defrauding scheme.
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Boston Bank
Imperial Trustees Company
New York
Wiliam Leary
Garrard City
Rhe Deas
Tcaivestween
Ofhall
White
Jersey City
Atouch Leary
Park PLC
Brooklyn
Hanover Park
Boston
Tombs Court
Alfred Goslin
Goslin
Jie
Hanover Bank
Leary
Ttthian
Ie Imperial Trustees Company
Lageest
Cartelyeau
Scranton
Muoster
Tranover Bank
Injunction on Hanover Bank to be Heard in Supreme Court
Wig of McJilton & Co. New York is president of Hanover Bank. Savings bank commissioners have handed the case to Attorney General Dana Malone. The court will hear whether to make the injunction permanent and to appoint receivers tomorrow in the Supreme Court.
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New York
Montene
California
Colorado
Tzoattelyuu
Publi
Tae
Hanover Bank
Foe
Che Savings Bink
West
Sorsin
Hanover Street
Robert G. Ruxtop
John &. White
Clyde Coit
Foster Tropper
Wig
McJilton & Co
Savings Bank
Dana Malone
Supreme Court
Darkness Shuts Chicago In Dense Smoke Citywide Blackout
A dense cloud of smoke and darkness covered Chicago from morning to afternoon. Stores stayed lit as night, streetcars ran with lamps, and visibility dropped to near zero. The Board of Trade saw no cash wheat price as samples could not be assessed. Weather Bureau called the darkness purely local.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Weather Bureau
Murdered by Robber in New York Peddler Case
New York police report a robber murdered peddler Wolf Kessler and poisoned his eighty year old mother with a drug believed to be chloral. The victim died at Gouverneur Hospital after the attack in their Scanner street basement where hidden jewelry was said to be stored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wolf Kessler
Kessler
Gouverneur Hospital
White man with face blackened accused in Canton assault
Miss Nancy Dawson fought off a white assailant near the Presbyterian church in Canton. A blackened face led to an initial arrest of a Black suspect who was released after Dawson could not identify him. Later a white man with a similarly painted face was arrested but released when identification failed.
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Washington Post
Canton
Nancy Dawson
Presbyterian Church
Candidate Hill Announces Senate Candidacy Against Alger
Arthur Hill of Saginaw wealthy lumberman declares for U S Senate against Senator R A Alger in 1907. He urges Republican State central committee to announce at next state convention a candidate to be voted for by the legislature, arguing it does not invade legislative powers.
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Detroit
Mich
Arthur Hill
Saginaw
United States Senate
R. A. Alger
United States
Hill
Trouble Over Money No Woman's Name In Suit
Paris dispatch reports the de Castellane case likely to avoid naming any woman. Count Boni denies romance with Duchess d Uzes and separation proceedings focus on finances rather than divorce. Friends of both spouses push to keep the dispute from worsening while papers may decide judgment without witnesses.
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D’uzes
Gount
Countess
Washington Post
Paris
de Castellane
Count Boni
Uzes
Jay Sould
France
Grime of Boston Mother Tragedy at Roxbury Home
Boston police report a double murder suicide at 2¢ Dennis Street Roxbury where Annie L Dixon 27 killed her four children Annie 5 George 3 1/2 Mildred 2 and Marion 1 then died by gas jets. Husband Arthur Dixon 31 found the scene on returning from work. Medical examiner says the mother took her life after enacting the deaths.
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Boston
Dennis Street
Roxbury
Annie L. Dixon
Annie
George
Mildred
Marion
Arthur B. Dixon
Dixon
A. A .Macdonald
Firemen Save Millard Abner From Smoke at Northwest Home
Firemen rescued Millard Abner a paralytic black man from smoke on the second floor of Carrie Thomas’s residence at 2141 P street northwest. Lt Reynolds and Private Branzell of Truck Company No 3 carried him downstairs. he was revived on the sidewalk. The blaze, traced to an overheated stove, caused about 200 dollars in damage.
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Millard Abner
Carrie Thomas
P Street
Abner
Lieut. Reynolds
Branzell
Tell of Texan's Loyalty Meeting at Pythian Temple
Two hundred Texas natives attended the Texas Society monthly gathering at Pythian Temple. Representatives Slayden and Stephens spoke on Texan patriotism since statehood. A program of songs by Mrs McDuffle Miss Marceron and Philip Scantly followed by a cornet solo by Mrs Dodge and a reading by Mrs Heywood completed the event with refreshments.
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Lone Star State
Texas Society
Pythian Temple
James L. Slayden
John H. Stephens
Texas
Bradley McDuffle
Edith Marceron
Philip
Lilian Dodge
W. M. Heywood
Senator Heyburn Improves After Appendicitis Complication
Idaho Senator Heyburn's condition improved last night as peritonitis threats subsided and fever lessened. Doctor notes he remains at risk though Weyburn not yet out of danger. Senator Gorman remains affected and is advised to travel south. business and politics see reduced attention. Persian floor coverings sale opens at Sloan's 1407 Gat., to day, Mon. am and pm. tomorrow and Friday at same hours.
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Heyburn
Idaho
Weyburn
Gorman
South
Sloan's
Gat
Sloan’s
Will Name Chairman For D A R Continental Congress
President General McLean of the Daughters of the American Revolution will announce committee chairmen for the April 16 Continental Congress at the national board meeting in Washington. She returns from a northern trip and notes rapid progress on the memorial hall with front pavilions hoped finished by the convention. Hand Made Lamps advertised by H Corning at 520-513 13th Street NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLean
National Board of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Board Rooms
I Street
Donald McLean
Memorial Hall
Continental Congress
Order
Memorial Hall Fund
Moody Denies Joint DOJ and Commerce in Packers Case
Chicago February 6 Attorney General Moody defended the Justice Department alone in gathering evidence against the Packers immunity pleas He disputed a Roosevelt letter wording suggesting joint action with the Commerce and Labor Department Garfield report on beef industry read in court Commissioner Garfield left for Washington and has not yet been summoned three witnesses testified on book examinations by agents and the afternoon centered on Garfield’s 250 page packing industry report
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Department of Justice
Packers
Garfield
Washington
Chicago
Moody
Johns. Miller
Armour & Co
Roosevelt
Department of Commerce and Labor
Mr. Moody
Ciief
Miller
Mr. Miller
Ge Eral
Humphreys
Nelson Morris & Co
Fairbank Canning Company
C. M. Vice
McFarlane
Mio- Yrarlane
Morrison
Dent
Timmons
Jacob Ris III at Sloan's Today and Tomorrow
Jacob Ris III appears at Sloan's, 1407 Gst., today at 11 a. m. and 2 p. m. Tomorrow and Friday he will appear at the same time.
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Jacob Ris III
Heroine at Fire Rescues Four Children in Milwaukee Ave Blaze
Ray R Segal a fourteen year old schoolgirl saved three children during a fire at 900 Milwaukee Avenue Chicago. One fireman was overcome by smoke while Segal carried her siblings down stairs and alerted the department. Fire originated in a vacant store beneath the Segal home. Fire loss was small.
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Chicago
Ray R. Segal
Milwaukee Avenue
Segal
Ray Segal
Pauline
Sma
Jerome Begins A Crusade Against Life Insurance Offenders
Witnesses in one of the life insurance cases notified to appear before the grand jury on Thursday mark the first active step by District Attorney Jerome toward criminal prosecutions. He abandons plans for an extraordinary grand jury pending case readiness and awaits the legislative committee report for further action.
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New York
Jerome
Legislative Investigating Committee
Riis Confined By Illness At Richmond Hill
Jacob A. Riis remains at home in Richmond Hill after returning from Washington last Friday. He suffers heart trouble and is under care of Dr. Fiske and Dr. Lambert, Roosevelt’s physician. He must rest and cancel engagements for months, though doctors say his condition is not dangerous and he may recover in a day or two. Union Trust Co. ad offers 2 percent interest on savings.
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Washington Post
New York
Jacob A. Riis
Richmond Hill
Washington
Fiske
Lambert
New York City
Roosevelt
Bils
Riis
Hiss
Prominent preacher dies by suicide amid scandal
Rev. Dr. George H. Simons pastor of the First Baptist church and bank president in Peoria county took cyanide after an inquiry into alleged corrupting of boys. He left a note denying Gov. Yates and urging no blame on associates. Banks faced runs. wife found him in bed and he was forty, leaving a widow. He had recently managed the Yates senatorial campaign.
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Hooper
Leary
Boston
Aeposit
Leary Theyre
Jesvelers
Frederick Waugh
Philadelphia
USA
Per Truste
Jersey City
Toh S Wilete
George H. Simons
Yates
Peoria County
Peoria
First Baptist Church
Interstate Savings Bank
People’s Savings Bank
Dr. Shmons
Simons
Dr. Simons
Terre Haute
Ind
Scholes
Texas
Jackson
Tenn
Louisville
Morgan bill to abolish South Carolina dispensary passes
Columbia Feb 6 The South Carolina House approved by twenty three votes the Morgan bill to abolish the State dispensary, after it already cleared the Senate. Moses February Furniture Late offers low prices on furniture for every room.
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South Carolina
Columbia
S. C
House of Representatives
Senate
Moses
Baltimore man leaps from liner during harbor rescue
G A H Schmidt a second cabin passenger aboard the Bruecher from Hamburg jumped into New York Harbor in frigid 5 degree weather as it steamed toward Hoboken. He swam, dodged fast approaching tugs, and was dragged from the water by quarantine boat crew. He ranted loudly and was jailed as a disorderly person after being returned to Hoboken Pier. He claimed residence at 749 West Sartosa Street Baltimore and said he worked for Bernheimer Brothers on Lexington Street before going abroad. He is 39 and unmarried.
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Baltimore
New York Harbor
New York
G. A. H. Schmidt
Bruecher
Hamburg
Schmidt
Hoboken
N. J
Schmid
Fur Pier
Hoboken Pin Hee
West Sarttosa Street
Bernheimer Brothers
Lexington Street
Eutaw
Batlymore
Mystery in Shooting in Birmingham Painter Dead
George Freeman, oil miniature painter, dies in a noon shooting at a South Seventh Street house. Present were George Lansdown of Nashville A J Matthews Birmingham catcher and Dick Wray Birmingham. The pistol was found away from Freeman. Freeman had it earlier in his pocket. He leaves six sisters in Boston including Jennie Freeman. He came to Birmingham last April and painted minatures for famous clients. He leaves a widow and child and no motive is known.
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Birmingham
Ala
George Freeman
South Seventh Street
George Lansdown
Nashville
J. Matthews
Dick Wray
Freeman
Boston
Jennie Freeman
Convict Wins a Fortune in Embezzlement Case
Frank Campbell, a Nebraska penitentiary convict who must serve about a year, won $25,000 for correctly naming the 1904 St Louis exposition attendance but will receive only $12,500 after paying his lawyer half the prize. His attorney discussed the payout at the prison and the money will stay inaccessible until sentence ends. The St Louis prize fight involves B G Lew publisher and Misson Lincoln Trust Company, with ongoing suits and an injunction delaying payout until litigation resolves.
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Lincoln
Neb
Frank Campbell
Nebraska State Penitentiary
Campbell
St. Louis
B. G. Lew Pubisher
Misson Lincoln Trust Company
Death of Henry Nobbs in Paterson Hotel
Henry A Nobbs assistant treasurer of Federal Clay Manufacturing Company was found dead in the Royal Hotel Paterson New Jersey after announcing intent to take his life. Police and firm members pursued him to prevent self harm. company officials refused to share details citing privacy.
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Henry A. Nobbs
Washington Post
New York
Tienry A. Nobbs
Federal Clay Manufacturing Company
Broadway
Royal Hotel
Paterson
N. J
Captain Castro Receives 500 Dollar Reward
Atlantic City Feb 6 Mark Castro and his six man crew rescued fifty two people from the stranded Cherokee. The Clyde Line Steamship Company owners presented Castro a 500 dollar check in recognition of his courage. Philadelphia Feb 6 The University of Pennsylvania power-house at Thirty fourth and Spruce streets burned, causing about fifty thousand dollars in damage to the power plant supplying campus lighting and power.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Mark Castro
Clyde Line Steamship Company
Apt
Philadelphia
Univer of Pennsylvania
Thirty-fourth
Spruce Streets
University
Local Auction Announced at Bloan's Prices Listed
An auction notice states sales at Bloan's, 1407 Gst, today at 1 am and 3 pm. More auctions planned for tomorrow and Friday at the same times.
Left Rich Husband Mining Stock Suspects In Elopement Case
Frank Stanley a chauffeur and Mrs. Mabel Coleman are under arrest after a dramatic chase across Broadway and Fifty Fourth Street. Coleman, president of Cannon Ball Gold Mining Co, accuses Stanley and his wife of stealing $50,000 worth of stock and fleeing to Philadelphia. Stanley claims no knowledge as detectives question the missing shares amid a tense custody matter and a whirlwind pursuit through Manhattan.
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Sneelal
Washington
New York
Frank Stanley
Mabel Coleman
Stankye
Oon A Charn
Lindle
Rudy
George
Coleman
Stanley
Broadway
Fie
Staines
Lie
Cannon Ball Gold Mining
Goldfield
Mev
Wits
Philadelphia
Janami
Say
Colemin
Colemin Managed To Seurce Tus Fe
Gore
Divorce Denied To Gans In Absent Husband Case
Special to The Washington Lost Paltemore reports Joseph Gans sought divorce from Madae Mo Girls amid her absence in court. Judge Wickswayener granted the case proceed despite her nonappearance, denying charges raised by corespondent Jerermah Hill. Gans and his manager Al Herfard appeared, drawing sportsmen to the courtroom as witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Paltemore
Mel
Pehl
Madae
Joseph Gan
Cans
Jerermah Hill
Gans
al Herfard
Tus Nurs
Hobson Foresees Trouble in Far East Lecture
Capt Fitchmond Pearson Hobson warned of looming trouble in the Far East as the United States positions for possible conflict in the Philippines. He argued America must deter Japan from turning China into a military power, urging a credible navy strength to preserve peace. Wilson and Mayers advertise a furniture sale and piano sale today at 10:20 a.m. and noon at 1229 G Street.
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Pecal
Washinton Juru Cincinnnati
Gino
United States
Far East
Fitchmond Pearson Hobson
Music Hall
America
Philippines
Japan
China
United States Navy
Suhe
Wilson & Mayers
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U. of P
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