Boeck’s frauds grow as creditors press claims
The Washington Post reports jewelry salesman J Edward Boeck is under fire for shipping valuable Chinese porcelains under cover to sell to wealthy buyers in New York. Creditors including Marsellus Pitt & Co and Guggenheim Brothers claim Boeck owes large sums, with Miss Redpath asserting a claim as well. Authorities consider international implications as the case could involve a Chinese widow and potential government inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
J. Edward Boeck
Boeck
Marsellus, Pitt & Co
Sol Guggenheim
Guggenheim Brothers
Morrison & Shit
Guggenheim
Miss Redpath
Space Redpath
Las Woest 104Th Street
Boek
C. G Fessenden
E Genel * B Protestive Association
Thaieeva
M Redpath
Rey Boeck
Boeck Pou
Redpath
Marsellus
Viius
Boock
Doons
Noeck
Iloo
Peking
Porcelaus
Alurselus, Tilt & Co
Hoeck
Ten
Jim
Cr Ted
Washington
Died May 24 at Sibley Hospital
Information from the department notes deaths in this issue including May 26 at Indicated residence. References to Amelia, Jacob, and other names appear in a scattered OCR fragment with several misreadings and partial dates. The text mentions a funeral in Panama and a consul in Washington, along with an apparent legal representatives note and a public notice request for more information.
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Truvy
Sibley Hospital
Amelia
Dence San
Enilworth
Gibson
Strie
Washingtom
Arnold Stalin
Pan
Tanama
Pedro Ambanel
Panama
SGIB
SUN
Curb Brokers Ordered to Reform at Broad Street Market
Washington Fest dispatch reports Inspector Max Schmittberger visiting Broad Street curb market to curb coin matching and megaphone use. Brokers at the curb warned to conduct all business inside the roped enclosure and police to arrest coin gamblers. Mendels urged brokers to halt abuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Max Schmittberger
Broad Street
Mulberry Street
Schmittberger
Mendels, Jr
Mendels
Court weighs competency plea in Mrs Eddy case
Merrimack County Superior Court heard arguments on the trustees motion to intervene in the suit to compel an accounting of Mary Baker Eddy's property. Judge Chamberlin set affidavits and citations due next Tuesday while stressing a possible trial for competency. Streeter urged the court to allow intervention. Chandler and Howe questioned the move as improper and sought to press further evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Streeter
Judge
Chandler
Christian Science Cult
Mrs. Eddy
Concord
N. H
Merrimack County
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Christian Science Church
George W. Glover
R. N. Chamberlin
F. 8. Streeter
Dewitt C. Howe
William H W. Chandler
Gen. Strester
Gen. Streeter
Chamberlin
Edday
Tie
Mr. Chandler
Brother Streeter
Deaths Recorded by Health Office Includes Multiple Local Residents
Health office record lists deaths reported through May 23 including Alic a Moran 16 Arthur Bryan 22 Henry Schultz 3 42 Irene Rush 38 Luigi Di Paola 42 Michael Keane 36 Sarah Kidwell 41 Harriet Barton 65 Mary Johnson 55 Lury Adams 40 Ashburton Wormley 40 Ef a Nelson 38 Fear. In fear of Richard and Gertrude Jackson Freedman's Hospital inmate?
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Alica K. Moran
13Th St. Se
Arthur Bryan
8Th St. Se
Henry J. Shultz
Wisconsin Ave. Nn
Irene Rush
Providence Hospital
Luigi di Paola
Bladensburg Road
Michael K. Keane
F St. Sw
Sarah J. Kidwell
7Th St. Sw
Herriet G. Barton
H St. Sw
Mary Johnson
Linden St. Ne
Lury Adams
Ashburton S. Wormley
Spruce St
Efa Nelson
G St. Sw
Hichard
Gertrude Jackson
Freedman
Strawberry Brandy Cordial Ad by Kalon Wine Co
After dinner cordial straw berry brandy offered by Kalon Wine Co. bottle price two dollars. Phone Main 998 at 614 14th St Northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalon Wine CO
14Th St. N. W
Two Homes Broken Up in Dover and Wyoming Romance
Dover news follows George Gordon Massey son of Pennsylvania Railroad’s general solicitor and Evelyn Raue wife of Dr. C. S. Raue as they elope from Dover to a Wyoming ranch near Cody after Massey’s marriage, a disputed romance involving Massey’s wife Clara Clark, mass departures, hotel moves, and family ties across Philadelphia and Dover.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
C. 5
Rane
Cody
Wye
Dover
Del
Ughton
George Gordon Massey
Massey
Wyo
William F. Cody
Buffalo Bil
Philadelphia
G. Massey
Kent Club
Henry Richardson
George V. Massey
Pelham Road
Gernantown
Evelyn B. ‘Ruue
C. 8. Fane
Walnut Street
Philadelpe
Raue
Dover Ware
Clara Clark
Lie Welles
Thomas Clark
Clark
Piace
Wilmington
Thomas Booker
Children's Homeopathic Hospital
Dr. Raue
Courge
Victor Clari
Masse
Bayard
H. BE. Ford
Wyoming
Irma Hotel
Mr. Massey
George Maszey
Evelyn
Wife of Philadelphia physician elopes with Massey
Dr R Rane Raue, a Philadelphia physician, says his wife left for Wyoming with George Gordon Massey after a prolonged illness and money troubles. Neighbors and hotel clerks report frequent meetings with Massey in Broad Street cafes and hotels. Letters were redirected to Cody Wyoming, and Raue suspects possible divorce and remarriage plans amid financial strain.
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Philadelphia
Sigmund Rane
Walnut Street
Wyoming
George Gordon Massey
Eli
Osis
Massey
Bave
Hahnemann Hospital
Raue
Broad Street
Summer Street
West
Diplomatic Corps Calls for Nullification of Guatemala Executions
Mexican consul in Guatemala City reports 19 men including two Italians one Spaniard one Belgian and two Mexicans sentenced to death for alleged complicity in Cabrera assassination plot. Diplomatic corps plans to request annulment from President Estrada Cabrera, warning of collective note if no response. Authorities fear a grave clash as foreign powers may pressure for pardons amid alleged atrocities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Cabrera
Guatemala
Rodrigues Parra
Guatemala City
Gamboa
Council of War
Estrada Cabrera
Diplomatic Corps
Variety of Household Goods Sale Thrift Items
A local ad lists numerous discount items with low prices including Fountain Bath Brush at 1.98, Household Thermometers 40c, Atomizers 21c, Hot Water Bottles 59c, Soda Mint Tablets 1c, Ic Toilet Paper 1c, Malt Extract 1.26, Court Plaster Free, Rosewater 2c per pint, Licorice Powder 25c lb, Handy Lotion 2c, Absorbent Cotton 21c lb, Pure Vaseline 50c, Sugar Milk 30c lb, Nursing bottles 3 for 1c, Black Licorice 6c, Epsom Salts 5c lb, Colgate items, Pine oils, Bicarbonate Soda 8c lb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aetia Lithia
Harlem
Dickinson
Long Island
Colgate
Lord Curzon In Demand In British Political Shuffle
London May 24 The Unionists in Jarrow Durham compete with Rutland for Lord Curzon's parliamentary service. They invite him to contest Jarrow upon retirement of Sir Charles Palmer Liberal aged seventy five. With Iford Curzon's long widowhood, public life may resume soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jarrow
Durham
Rutland
Lord Curzon
Kecheston
Charles Palmer
Iford Curzon
Strikers Riot in Santiago Cuba Amid Citywide Unrest
Striking longshoremen and others seize control of parts of Santiago as police fire a volley to disperse rioters armed with clubs and stones. Merchants close shops and fear further clashes. no deaths reported so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Cuba
Lfe
Hague senates approve peace conference fund bill
The Hague May 4 The Senate approved a bill for 40030 to receive delegates to the second international peace conference. Dr Tets van Goudrian the foreign minister said the foundation stone of Andrew Carnegie's palace of peace will be laid soon. Kansas and Oklahoma City rainfall reported across several states, with 1.34 inches at Oklahoma City. London May 24 Ismay estate probated at 16,525,530.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Hague
Senate
Tets van Goudrian
Andrew Carnegie
Palace of Peace
Ismay
Washington Post
London
White Star Steamship Company
Von Sternburg Honored by King of Saxony
Dresden May 24 The King of Saxony awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Albrecht to Haron Speck von Sternburg German ambassador to the United States. The same dispatch notes aid efforts by Germans for the French cruiser Chanzy which ran aground May 29 near the Saddle Islands Chu San area.
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King of
Saxony
Dresden
Order of
Albrecht
Haron Speck
von Sternburg
Germany
United States
Berlin
Admiralty
Luehs
Shanghai
Chanzy
Chu-San Grew
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George P. Zurhorst
KER
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R. Nalley & Son
R. F.H Harvey' Ss Sons
ST Strety
R. Speare
F Street
N. W
Alain
Adolph J. S. J. Schippert
20Th St
Pa. Ave
Phona West
John M. Mitchell
Eleventh Street
S. Sergeon
Opan
J. William Lee
Pennsylvania Ave
Northwest
Geo
C. Shaffer
Eye
Niewspay
District Attorney’s Office
Pinkertons
Jewelers’ Protective Association
Eddy Trust
Joseph Davis
Selina Page
Dent
Edward P. Watking
Rose M. Abham
P. P. Flourney
Henry Robinson
Ixchel Baker
Edgar Murphy
Health Office Record
Gordon Massey
Carolina Perfecto
Bock Perfecto
Manuel Garcia Puritano
Bock Panatella
Hoffman House
Sanchio, LLC
Lillian Russell
James G. Blaine
Gypsy
Queen
David Wells
True Blue
Orsborne
Clytie
Legado
Winthrop Chandler
Bill Anthony
Little Minister
Spanish Club
Hoffmanette
Cinch
Owl
B.C. M
Panatella
Ponciola
Windsor House
Robert Burns
Lady Lennox
Bohemian
la Garcita
Diploma Grande
Leland Stanford
la Serenitas
Manuels
Pippin
Union
Phoebus
Bell
Munyon
O’donnell
Dr. R. Rane
Patey
Pivers
Gorwood
Tc. Colgate
Florida Watey
Packer
Dolly Madison
Zac
Adams
Beeman
Smith
John Wyeth & Bro
Beaumarchand
Marvel
Runkle’s
Price
Lord Kurzon
Jarrow Division
Peace Congress
Hague
Kansas Uy
Missouri
Kansas
Enié
Oklahoma City
Okla
Arkansas
Arkansas City
Kangs
New York Strikers
Steamship Company
Slongshoremen
Watchorn
Royal Mail
Tagus
West Indies
Uar
Cinett, Peabody & Co
Troy
W. Y
Cinett
Anwe
A. F. Barnett
THE
Registry
Post Business
Uquors J
John Wedderby & Co
Yaiszey
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