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April 12, 1919
Le Meschacébé
Lucy, Edgard, Bonnet Carre, Reserve, LA
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THE LIMELIGHT IS NICHOLAS ROMANOFF ALIVE? Is Nicholas Romanoff, former Russian'czar, alive or dead? Bernard Naumberg, a New York lawyer, has been named by Supreme Court Justice Benedict in Brooklyn as a committee of one to find out. The Marine Transportation Service corporation early in the war transported a large quantity of sugar to Russia on the then czar's order. Before collection was made Nicholas was deposed and, according to generally accepted reports, slain. Mr. Naumberg learned that the czar had $1,000,000 on deposit in the National City bank. He obtained a court judgment for $117,450. but upon presenting it to the bank was informed the bank could not pay out any of the fund unless Nicholas either was served with notice or proved dead. He then applied for appointment of a receiver for the fund. Justice Benedict denied the application, telling Mr. Naumberg it would be necessary first to serve Nicholas with notice or, after proving him dead, serve notice upon his next of children his in not if
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April 12, 1919
The Benson Signal
Benson, AZ
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IS NICHOLAS ROMANOFF ALIVE? Is Nicholas Romanoff, former Russian czar, alive or dead? Bernard Naumberg, a New York lawyer, has been named by Supreme Court Justice Benedict in Brooklyn as a committee of one to find out. The Marine Transportation Service corporation early in the war transported a large quantity of sugar to Russia on the then czar's order. Before collection was made Nicholas was deposed and, according to generally accepted reports, slain. Mr. Naumberg learned that the czar had $1,000,000 on deposit in the National City bank. He obtained a court judgment for $117,450, but upon presenting it to the bank was informed the bank could not pay out any of the fund unless Nicholas either was served with notice or proved dead. He then applied for appointment of a receiver for the fund. Justice Benedict denied the application, telling Mr. Naumberg it would he necessary first to serve
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April 9, 1931
Daily News
New York, NY
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Bank Slander Charge Dismissed
Dismissal of a charge of violating Section 303 of the penal code, which lists as a misdemeanor the circulating of a report calculated to cause a run on a bank or otherwise disturb public confidence in a banking institution, was ordered yesterday in Coney Island court at a hearing on a complaint against Louis Abelson of 2467 64th st., Brooklyn. It had been asserted that on March 30 last, during a period of heavy withdrawals at a borough banking institution, Abelson made the remark that there was "a lot of excitement" at a branch of the
National City bank near by, whereas no such condition existed. The man who made the charge, Rudolph Richter of 1335 West 7th st., Brooklyn, failed to press the complaint yesterday.
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April 9, 1931
Daily News
New York, NY
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Bank Slander Charge Dismissed
Dismissal of a charge of violatIng Section 303 of the penal code, which lists as a misdemeanor the circulating of a report calculated to cause a run on a bank or otherwise disturb public confidence in a banking institution, was ordered yesterday in Coney Island court at a hearing on a complaint against Louis Abelson of 2467 64th st., Brooklyn. It had been asserted that on March 30 last, during a period of heavy withdrawals at a borough banking institution, Abelson made the remark that there was "a lot of excitement" at a branch of the
National City bank near by, whereas no such condition existed. The man who made the charge, Rudolph Richter of 1335 West 7th st., Brooklyn, failed to press the complaint yesterday.