National Bank of Illinois Closes Doors in Chicago Crisis
The National Bank of Illinois, once a leading West city bank, suspended operations amid $15,009,000 in assets and liabilities after heavy losses on Calumet electric railroad stock. The clearing house will cover 75 percent of deposits. sixteen banks face adjustments, while Roseland Bank and others face receiverships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bank of Illinois
National Bank of Jinois
E. 8. Dever & Co
Wasmandorff & Heinemann
KE. S. Deyer & Co
Wasmandorff & Ifineman
Title and Trust Company
Horton
Circuit Court
John H. Nichols
Frederick Wierseman
Impeachment Talk Over Olney Cuba Dispatch Sparks Jingo Debate
Congress jingo voices push impeachment of Secretary Olney over alleged Madrid dispatch claiming Olney insured no U S intervention in Cuba. Senate moves to roast the President with a West resolution while感 other senators push Cuban war and neutrality plans amid holiday recess.
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Mr. Olney
Associated Press
Madrid
de Lome
Olney
United States
Ncy
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Senate
West
Congress
Senator West
Moses Bacon
Georgia
Hill
New York
Judiciary Committee
Cuba
Committee On Foreign Relations
Sues Chicago Football Captain for Breach of Promise
Jennie F. Hutchinson of Peekskill sues William Hale Thompson, captain of the Chicago Athletic Club football team, for 100000 dollars claiming breach of promise. Thompson calls the suit blackmail and vows no payment, notes exist but he denies marriage offers. Blanche Lamont case moves toward final decision as Durrant files brief in Supreme Court chambers.
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Peekskill Gri
Chicago
Cariaco
William Haley Thompson
Chicago Athletic Club
Jennie F. Hutchinson
Peekskill
N. Y
Thompson
San Francisco
Durrant
Supreme Court
Theodore Durrant
Fitzgerald
Bank Suspends Operations Shocking Illinois Markets
Assets listed at 75000 dollars and deposits at 50000. The bank will resume business in a few days. The National Bank of Illinois failure shocks business circles. Clearing house committee cites unwarrantable and injudicious loans as the cause, risking capital and surplus.
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Nois
National Bank of Illinois
Clearing-House Committee
Seid Banka
Carver Wins Two Live Bird Matches in Washington Ind
In Curiaco on December 21 Dr. Carver defeated John Winston in two of six live bird matches with scores 47 to 44 and 48 to 41, tying the series at two wins apiece and setting up a final clash tomorrow for the world cast iron medal title.
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Jack Winston
Curiaco
Dr. Carver
John Winston
Washington
Ind
M. Grim
Clear Lake
To Sharpen Him
Light quarrel over Rob son reveals mockery of a small man. Dialogue notes his dullness and a joking appetite, reflecting social snubs in provocative chat across Chicago Journal and Bay City chatter.
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Robson
Chicago Journal
Bay City
Traveling Millionairess and Her Three Classes of Gowns
A fashionable woman travels Europe with seven trunks and a wardrobe split into three classes indoors outdoors and evenings. She keeps a trusted trunk by her side on ships and at stations, prepared for any reception or function. The piece notes indoor gowns tea gowns and street wear with detailed descriptions of silhouettes fabrics and embellishments.
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Corurrant
America
Europe
London
Paris
Fiji Islands
North Pole
Fiji
Sarah
Bernhardt
Nethersole
Music and Mice The Novel Trap Effect of Piano Playing
A N Y Sun column discusses whether music affects mice and other rodents. It cites reports of mice reacting to piano tunes by rattling plaster and scampering about, with a woodman noting a player who could make a planner talk and attract chipmunks, red squirrels, and woodchucks.
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Truth
London
Natural History
Adirondack
N. Y. Sun
Modern brick making and new kiln methods in large yards
A Boston letter describes the rise of machinery in brick yards near major cities, detailing disintegration and tempering of clay, automatic pallet distibution, and the shift to skeleton construction with terra cotta. It notes the adoption of muffle and porous kilns, rainwashed bricks and fancy styles, and the role of skilled modelers.
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Boston
England
Middle West
Indiana
Illinois
New England
America
Newport
What to Call Their Feet in Animal Nomenclature
Albany Argus explains animal feet terminology with examples. It notes dogs and cats have paws, elephants have a five-toe cushioned foot, horses hoofs, and variation in claws across species while no known animal has six digits on a foot.
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Albany
Candies Made From Human Fat Allegation in Chicago
A Chicago Record fragment quotes Mrs Tugby lamenting a sensational claim that candies are made from human fat, while a retort about nocturnal outings suggests overheard rumors and sensational gossip at a social setting.
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Ecke
the National Bank
City
National Bank Examiner
the Treasury
Clearing House Association of Chicago
Clearing House Committee
Spain
Sam
Blanche Lamont
F Brother
Hearny
DR Carver
The
Board of Charities
John Algco
Jay G. Voss
Monetary Conference
Flora Demmerer
Texas & Pacific
Sodus
Vogue
Ellen Usborn
Jack Frost
Neptune
Music and Mice
E. T. Gundlach
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