Bank Failures Cause a Panic in Chicago
Russians and Poles in Chicago’s West Side foreign quarter mobbed a State bank seeking withdrawals as Schiff & Co faced a run. The bank with over $2.5 million in deposits appeared solvent. about $50,000, mainly savings, was withdrawn before a 1 p.m. close. Cashier Samuel S. Schuster promised payment to all depositors tomorrow.
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Chicago
West Side
Schiff & Co
Schiff Bank
Samuel S. Schuster
Plant Juice advertised as remedy for stomach trouble
An advertisement extols Plant Juice as a cure for fifteen years of indigestion and dyspepsia. It quotes a Boston woman praising relief after using the product sold by the Houghton & Dutton Drug Department. The page also covers Massachusetts troops marching for a parade, pay boosts for privates, and discharge orders for two soldiers due to dependents.
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Boston
Nene Martin
Beach Street
Revere
Houghton & Dutton
Bay State Troops to Parade Size Up In El Paso
Massachusetts will form the largest infantry brigade in the United States for the big military parade in El Paso next Thursday. The Bay State brigade numbers 4558 men, nearly double its previous strength of 2769 as it left Massachusetts. Weather this day is fair with a high of 84.
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Bay State
Michigan
Massachusetts
Leroy Sweetser
Clement
Pennsylvania National Guard
Keystone
Bell
Regular Army
Camp Cotton
Funston
Horace B. Parker
Massachusetts Adjutant-General’s Office
Pearson
EL Paso
Texas
United States
Mayor Curley Honored for O Connor Release
The Knights and Ladies of St Brendan Kerry Club praised Mayor Curley for securing Bartholemew O Connor's release amid Ireland’s uprising. They adopted resolutions and voted $50 to aid the uprising victims relief fund.
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Curley
Bartholomew O'Connor
Ireland
Knights and Ladies of
Stolen Copper Recovered From Everett Junkshops
Copper rolls valued at 90 dollars stolen from the Glenwood Dye Works in Medford were found yesterday by Patrolman Buffum in junkshops in Everett and Chelsea. The rolls used in cloth printing were taken by a gang of youths under police surveillance.
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Glenwood Dye Works
Medford
Buffum
Everett
Chelsea
Pierce's Corn Plasters Promise Quick Relief
Slogan filled ad touts Pierce's Corn Plasters as a sure fast cure for corns with a money back guarantee. The ad describes a thin plaster that hugs the corn and dries it, claiming even the most painful corn shrivels under treatment and urging readers to buy at druggists or send a dime for a trial package from Winthrop Sales Co. in New York City.
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Pierce
Winthrop Sales Co
West Std St
New York City
Tempest Over Police Station Stirs Melrose
In Melrose a dispute over abandoning the small police headquarters and remodeling City Hall Auditorium into offices sparks bitter controversy. Citizens split into factions as preservationists push against cramped remodelling and the move to larger quarters for the police department.
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Melrose
United States
City Hall
Old Town Hall
City Hall Remodels and Police HQ Upgrade Planned
One faction seeks to remodel City Hall and split the auditorium into offices. An aldermanic committee reviews a plan for a new $20,000 police building. Melrose police have used 170 square feet of space for nearly a decade, with two desks for Chief Kerr and Captain Heaton and a cramped 17 by 4 foot area plus a cabinet and chair for operations.
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Melrose Police
George E. Kerr
Louis B. Heaton
Telegraph Signal Board
Beth Israel Hospital to Open in Roxbury Dedication Planned
The Beth Israel Hospital in Greater Boston will be formally dedicated on Sunday October 22 at 45 Townsend Street Roxbury. The hospital will serve all creeds while upholding kosher dietary laws and employing staff fluent in Jewish language. A series of revival meetings aims to enroll 10 000 new members and boost maintenance funds.
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Beth Israel Hospital
Greater Boston
Malden Ladies Auxiliary
Beth Israel Hospital Association
Adath Israel Synagogue
Cross Street
Malden
Townsend Street
Roxbury
Corprl Arrested for Theft In Columbus News
Private Joseph Lynch of Worcester and attached to C Company collapsed at a solitary post in Columbus New Mexico. He was found by a non commissioned officer and rushed to base hospital for emergency surgery after suffering acute appendicitis.
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Columbus
N. M
Joseph Lynch
C Company
Worcester
Interior Guard
Second Serious Case In Regiment Appendicitis Surge
The Rev George S L Connor arrived by motorcycle from the Second Regiment camp to administer last rites before Lynch’s midnight operation. Despite initial low hopes he recovered enough to be out of danger. This marks the second appendix operation in C Company in a week amid a sharp rise in cases.
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George S. L. Connor
Lynch
Missing Pistol Loot Recovered From Soldiers Tents
Troops report pistols and souvenirs vanished from I Company tents in Northampton. Corporal Edward C. Kelley found with the missing items and is stripped of stripes awaiting explanation from Captain Thomas J. Hammond. Captain Hammond leads a full tent search as Doane’s E Company drills after five weeks away. Eight Second Regiment officers sit on a general court martial board to review pending cases.
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I Company Street
Northampton
Edward C. Kelley
Thomas J. Hammond
Captain Hammond
Harry E. Doane
E Company
Orange
Burt C. Brown
Mexico
National Guard
Cambridge Man Reports Attempted Hold Up
John F. Lewis a 50 year old resident of 33 Highland avenue Cambridgeport told Cambridge police yesterday he was the victim of an attempted hold up Saturday evening in front of the residence of C. B. Miller at 107 Hancock street Mr Miller who saw the affair from his window reported the incident to the police
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John F. Lewis
Highland Avenue
Cambridgeport
Cambridge
C. 8. Miller
Hancock Street
Miller
Quality cars drive buyers beyond price in Detroit market
Buyers in Detroit focus on performance over price as they shop for quality autos. They test engines clutch action steering while listening for the differential sound. Once inside, they evaluate acceleration, hill climbing, and road handling to judge a car’s true value.
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Detroit
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