Siegel Bank Faces Receivership After Store Closure
Boston branch of Henry Siegel & Co bank holds several hundred thousand dollars tied up as receivers take over the Siegel department store network. Officials refuse deposit totals though it is said most accounts are small and held by employees and patrons. Deposits across the Siegel system total about 2.5 million dollars with daily dividends.
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Boston
Henry Siegel & Co
Henry Siegel Company
Siegel
New York
Chicago
Receivers Appointed Over Six Enterprises Including Siegel Wholesalers
Receivers are named for six concerns including two New York department stores, one in Boston, an express company, Henry Siegel & Co., Yankers, and Henry Siegel Co wholesalers. Siegel Cooper Co of Chicago is not involved and remains profitable with strong bank security in Siegel Stores Corp stock.
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New York
Boston
Henry Siegel & Co
Yankers
Henry, Siegel & Co
Siegel Cooper Company of
Chicago
Siegel Stores Corporation
Fighting 36 Hours with Many Dead Near Ojinaga
News wires report 36 hours of fighting between 5000 rebels led by General Ortega and Mexican federal troops near Ojinaga across the border from Presidio. Casualties mount as Ortega drives gains while federal forces vow a final stand in hillside trenches. John Lind departs Vera Cruz en route to meet President Wilson.
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Presidio
Texas
Toribio Ortega
Mexican Federal Army
Ojinaga
Mexico
Ortega
Federals Rally After First Rebel Volley Near Orteg a
Federals rallied from panic as daylight showed Ortega's forces, mounting a plucky fight against heavy odds. Wounded and desertions depleted their ranks, and many men crossed waist deep through the river to reach the American side.
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Ortega
Grand Lodge Installation In Massachu setts Observed
Grand Master Melvin M. Johnson and new officers of the Grand Lodge were installed at the Masonic Temple. Retiring Grand Master Everett C. Benton conducted the ceremony and Johnson installed the other officers. A banquet followed with speakers including former Governors Jundy and Bates and Harvard Law Professor Roscoe Pound.
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Masons
Massachusetts
Melvin M. Johnson
Grand Lodge
Masonic Temple
Everett C. Benton
Johnson
Jundy
Bates
Roscoe Pound
Harvard Law School
False Key Workers at Field's Corner
False key workers yesterday afternoon entered the apartments of Mrs. William Low at 102 Park Street Field's Corner while she was out and ransacked the rooms. They carried off clothing silverware and a small amount of money.
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William Low
Park Street
Field's Corner
Fire in Manning block theatre prompts orderly exit
A $15,000 blaze at the Manning block on Washington street caused panic but was controlled as James May takos, manager of the Comique Theatre, calmly instructed the hundreds inside to evacuate. Patrons left in good order with the last person just as flames broke through the floor.
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Salem
Manning
Washington Street
James Maytakos
Comique Theatre
Mavrakos
Fire hits Manning Building bowling alley basement blaze
A fire at the Manning four story building 47 53 Washington street began in the boiler room and spread through wooden partitions to the basement bowling alley. Firefighters from Salem Beverly and Peabody fought the stubborn blaze with 16 streams as two men were overcome by smoke and later treated at home. The incident left most damage in the basement and street level with 700 theatre patrons evacuated safely.
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Salem
Beverly
Peabody
Manning
Washington Street
Mavrakos
Auto
Joseph Flynn
George Spearell
Williams N. Noyes
Troops Sailed to Chestertown Killing Case
Acting on information Governor Goldborough ordered a battalion of the Fifth Regiment National Guard to head to Chestertown. Three companies traveled by train from Baltimore via Wilmington and one by state steamer from Annapolis. Brigadier General C D Gaither led the force expected to arrive by morning. Authorities fear lynching if one of the two accused men is convicted.
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Baltimore
Chester Kemp
Goldborough
Fifth Regiment
National Guard
Wilmington
Del
Annapolis
C. D. Gaither
Chestertown
James’ R. Coleman
Beachey Flies Under Roof at Exposition
Lincoln Beachey circled the interior of the Palace of Machinery at the exposition grounds in what is believed to be the first biplane flight inside a roofed structure. He landed poorly, smashing the craft, but he was uninjured.
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San Francisco
Lincoln Beachey
Palace of Machinery
Exposition Grounds
Beachey
Woman Offers Husband for Sale in Matrimonial Plot
Mrs Agnes E Bedell of Quincy offers her husband for sale for 1000 dollars to fund a boarding house. The widow of 26 Water Street already drew Miss Mary E Chandler and baby Eleanor May Chubb into a marital dispute with Frederick A Chubb. William Bedell agrees to be auctioned if a buyer proves agreeable.
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William Bed
Water Street
Quincy
Agnes E. Bedell
Waterstreet, Quincy
Mary E. Chandler
Massachusetts
Eleanor May Chubb
Frederick A. Chubb
William Bedell
Auctioning a Husband for Cash Sparks courtroom curiosity
A letter offered a husband for 1000 cash to Miss Chandler claiming the man would care for her and the baby. The document, signed Mrs Agnes E Jones of Quincy, described a 14 month marriage with disagreement over religion and friends and proposed shipping the husband by parcel post.
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Miss Chandler
Parcel Post
Agnes E. Jones
Water Street
Quincy
the Post
Bedell
Governor Walsh Refuses State Aid to Boston and Maine
Governor elect Walsh declines a proposed state loan to the Boston and Maine railroad. The suggestion reportedly came from Elliott of the New Haven and Morris McDonald of the Boston and Maine.
Walsh closes rail talks amid possible B&M receiver
Governor-elect Walsh plans to back federal action to separate the Boston and Maine from the New Haven lines and trolley networks. He met with President McDonald and Chairman Elliott but could not secure a clear legislation path. He may push State aid for western trolley development and is preparing for a possible B&M receivership.
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Walsh
Boston & Maine
McDonald
Elliott
New Haven
Kenny challenges Curley over campaign funding details
At rallies in Charlestown Roxbury and Dorchester Thomas J Kenny urged Congressman Jamey Curley to disclose campaign contributions names of contractors who supplied funds and terms including a $20 000 note discount and note endorsers. About 300 supporters attended the Lexington and Bunker Hill rally in Charlestown as Daniel J McDonald praised John R Murphy who withdrew from the mayoral race.
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Thomas J. Kenny
Jamey M. Curley
Charlest South End
Roxbury
Dore
Kenny
Patrolwoman in Portsmouth Fired for Youthful Revelry
PORTSMOUTH N H Dec 30 Miss Vera Virginia Bush who has served six months as a patrolwoman has been notified her services are no longer required. If her place is filled the next incumbent will have to be older less attractive and married.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Vera Virginia Bush
Portsmouth names Miss Bush as city police officer
The Portsmouth Civic Association backed a young Miss Bush to guard city youth. After agreeing to a $900 salary, she was sworn in as a police officer following departmental research.
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Miss Bush
Portsmouth Civic Association
Jury Unable to Reach Verdict in Schmidt Murder Trial
The jury in Hans Schmidt's trial for the Anna Aumuller murder failed to agree after 2 hours 46 minutes of deliberation. Judge Foster discharged the jurors and Schmidt was returned to the Tombs amid indications that 10 jurors favored conviction while two questioned Schmidt's sanity and favored acquittal on insanity grounds.
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New York
Hans Schmidt
Anna Aumuller
Foster
Schmidt
William A. McAuliffe
John Grivich
Kenny Eyes Boston Mayoral Bid With City Waste Plan
Kenny advocates city management of ashes and garbage over contractors. About 800 people hear him at Ward 9 on Washington Street near Dover with Ward 9 officials presiding. He praises former Congressman John A. Kelcher in a tribute before the Roxbury Improvement meeting at Guild Hall Ward 21. Dr A P Beardsley introduces him to roughly 200 attendees. Another 200 greet him at the Columbia Road Gymnasium Ward 1 with Herbert S. Frost presiding.
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Boston
Evening sky shows Jupiter Saturn and Venus Mars amid stars
Astronomical notes list Jupiter and Saturn as evening stars and Venus with Mars as morning stars. A day length increase is noted and auto lamps illuminated before 151. Anniversary recalls the Battle of Murfreesboro in Tenn. The Monitor foundered near Boston and a Russian general’s surrender is mentioned.
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Jupiter
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Monitor
Ses
Stoesse
Neteene
Boston
Minceis
Forecast for New England Weather Wise
Washington reports fair skies in New England for Wednesday with Thursday turning cloudy. Light to moderate west winds expected, shaping a calm winter forecast for Boston and surrounding areas.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Temperature Report From Thompson's Spa Yesterday
Yesterday's temperatures are reported with hourly readings at Thompson's Spa. The high near 87 degrees and low around 30s reflect a wide daily range with the flat average near mid thirties to forties.
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Thompson's Spa
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