Trust companies in St. Louis face withdrawal rush
In St. Louis on October 29 a tense run on eight trust firms tested cash reserves. Depositors queued long lines seeking funds, but officials limited withdrawals to 30 or 60 days, while donations of confidence and aid from New York to Chicago arrived. Subtreasury transfers hit a record 2.1 million dollars as banks pledged orderly operation.
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New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
New Orleans
Kansas City
Boston
Gsouri
Illinois
Mississippi Valley Trust Company
Lincoln Trust Company
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Missouri Trust Company
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Locust Streets
Curbstone
Mississippi Valley
Mercantile
Electrician Severely Shocks From 33 000 Volt Line
From Pocatello Idaho a local electrician named Will Milberg suffered a severe electric shock when he touched a charged 33 000 volt line. He sustained serious burns to his body and clothing, with reports noting nails in his shoes and other hazards from the energized apparatus.
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Pocatello
Idaho
wWill Milberg
Factional Fight Over Leadership of Association
Players formed in a heated dispute over who should preside the association. The aggressive side backed a full slate of officers, while the anti-Party group urged a fifteen member committee with power to elect officers. The clash stretched all day and into the night, with Marshall Cushing proposing the fifteen man committee. No action was taken and the feud likely moves to the convention, expected to be controlled by Parry supporters.
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Kimball’ ‘Hall
Parry
Conservancy
Marshall Cushing
New York
FORBIDS PUBLIC BASKETBALL AT INDIANA NORMAL SCHOOL
Terre Haute Indiana October 29 Public games of basketball by teams of young women at the Indiana normal school have been forbidden by a unanimous vote of the faculty. President Parsons Bays: basketball is proper and helpful but public play to attract mixed crowds leads to improper remarks and distractions.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana Normal School
Parsons Bays
Wrongly Identified Corpse in Iowa Funeral Mixup
In Sioux City Iowa a funeral procession viewed a body believed to be William Rogers but his mother in law cried that the face did not belong. The corpse had come from Independence along with another body and labels were likely exchanged in error, leaving Rogers missing.
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Sioux City
Iowa
William Rogers
James Ferguson Rogers
Erie Railroad in Hornellsville lays off nearly 100 workers
Nearly a hundred men including machinists and helpers are laid off for an indefinite period by the Erie Railroad in Hornellsville New York. The shops are placed on a nine hour workday amid the discharge for economic reasons.
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Hornellsville
N. Y
Erie Railroad Company
Secretary Wilson to Probe Boll Weevil Damage in Texas
Washington reports Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson with a team of agricultural experts will spend a week in Texas cotton fields to study the boll weevil ravages and assess impact on crops.
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Washington
James Wilson
Secretary of the Agriculture
Texas
Fire sweeps Kingsbridge. one killed and a dozen hurt
A midnight blaze in Kingsbridge New York on October 29 killed one man and injured at least twelve. The fire destroyed twenty houses along Riverside Avenue, burning on both sides. Firefighters battled the flames through the night as ashes marked the street.
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Kingsbridge
N. Y
Riverside
Avenue
Chicago Trade Yearly Pace Holds Amid Mixed Signals
The Chicago trade summary notes steady production with partial strike effects offset by reopened steel plants. Grain shipments rise 23 percent weekly, livestock and provisions firm, but hogs weaken and wheat and other staples show mixed shifts. Failures total 352 in the U S and 15 in Canada versus prior year.
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Chicago
Dun & Co
Mercantile
Tye
United States
Canada
Belt Line Proposal Backed by Midwest Railways
Milwaukee scene outlines plan for a belt line to connect roads into the city, with Chicago and Northwestern and Chicago Milwaukee St Paul lines named as real parties behind the deal. Attorneys met in Chicago and a Milwaukee gathering discussed the proposal for court or council action.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago
Northwestern
Waukee
Duri
Parks Disloyalty Allegation Ties to Tiffany Firm Payment
Trial records reveal claims that Parks, tied to the Tabor union, allowed the Tiffany firm to hire nonunion workers after receiving $500. The defense argued the money went to the union treasurer as a business deal, not a crime, while the judge refused to admit health certificates for the prisoner.
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Tabor
Union Repudiates Sam Parks in Local No 2
New York news reports Sam Parks once a leading walking delegate of Housesmiths and Bridgemen unions was repudiated by Local No 2. Buchanan urged members to rebuke obedience to a criminal and support arbitration for peace and work. Charges against Parks and McCarthy were to be pursued, with dismissal as a possible outcome.
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New York
Sam Parks
Housesmiths
Bridgemen
Buchanan
Parks and McCarthy
La Crosse Cheese and Butter seeks bankruptcy adjudication
La Crosse Wisconsin October 31 application filed before the local master in bankruptcy to show cause why the La Crosse Cheese and Butter company should not be declared bankrupt. The firm facing financial trouble after a bid to corner the Northwest cheese market and currently stores about 300000 dollars worth of cheese in Chicago St Louis St Paul Minneapolis and Milwaukee warehouses.
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la Crosse
Wis
la Crosse Cheese and Butter Company
Chicago
St. Louis
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Man Chains Rescue Of Woman From River In St Louis
E P Henderson of the steamer Mississippi dived after his wife who toppled into the river while he bid her goodbye. A policeman, watchman and a nearby man formed a human chain and pulled them to safety, ending a perilous fall on October 31 in St Louis Missouri.
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St. Louis
Mississippi
Henderson
Football Fatality Linked to Game Injury in Indiana
South Bend Indiana October 31 John Haughton Jr 14 died from blood poisoning caused by an injury sustained while playing football. Authorities report the death resulted from the football injury and medical complications.
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Bend
Ind
John Haughton, Jr
Life Sentence for Slayer in Coles County Court
Clifford Gilbert received a life sentence in Coles County Circuit Court for shooting Thomas Woods Jr. on August 2. The case notes Charlestort, II, in October 81 as part of the proceedings.
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Charlestort, II
Clifford ‘Gilbert
Coles County
Thomas Woods, Jr
Steamer Helen Sinks Near Madison Ind
The steamer Helen Gould en route to Louisville Ky sank at Wise’s Landing fifteen miles below Madison Indiana. Casualties not yet reported and rescue operations underway. Local and river authorities coordinate recovery efforts and investigate cause.
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Helen
Gould
Wises Landing
Madison
Ind
Mystery Death Surrounds Beatrice Sire Wife of Albert Sire
New York mystery surrounds the death of Beatrice A Sire wife of Albert T Sire a lawyer and theatrical manager.
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Doe
New York
Beatrice
A. Sire
Albert T. Sire
Government land frauds blamed on private citizens
The Interior Secretary and Oregon officials push back on wide fraud claims. Hitchcock warns dismissals may continue but not wholesale cleansing. Estimates of timber land involved reach about 1,000,000 acres valued at 1.25 to 1.50 per acre, with officials claiming frauds are overstated and primarily a private conspiracy with limited official involvement.
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Éerver
la Grande
Hitchcock
Thompson
Oregon
Fulton
Montana to Get Porto Rico Governor as Judge
Gov. Hunt of Porto Rico will be appointed United States district judge for Montana next January, to succeed Judge Hiram Knowles. Hunt, once a Montana citizen and six years a member of the Montana Supreme Court, is endorsed by Congressman Nixon and praised for reforms in Porto Rico. He plans to return to Montana to resume judicial duties.
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Porto Rico
Montana
Washington
Gov. Hunt
Porto- Rico
United States
Hiram Knowles
Hunt
Supreme Court
Nixon
Postal Inquiry to Inspect Brooklyn Office
Post office department officials announce that inspectors will visit the Brooklyn office after completing the New York office inquiry. The aim is to correct administrative abuses, not to level corruption charges against the Brooklyn postmaster, with no corruption charges found at Brooklyn.
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Brooklyn
Washington
Post Office Department
New York
Colombians Weaken on Hay-Herran Treaty Fallout
Washington reports an unofficial note that a sizable Colombian congressional faction regrets the antagonism to the Hay-Herran treaty. The US stance to pay Colombia more than the treaty contemplated prompts discussion of negotiating on a reasonable basis.
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Washington
Hay
Congress
United States
Colombia
Washington orders cruiser Baltimore to protect ships near Caribbean
Acting Secretary Darling orders the cruiser Baltimore to Puerto Plata and San Domingo to safeguard American interests. Report says vessels are warned, not seized by the blockading force. If a real blockade exists, no interference grounds arise. Seizures without force may trigger U.S. action.
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Darling
Baltimore
Puerto
Plata
San Domingo
United
States
Littauer Sees Roosevelt Visit in Washington
Rep. Littauer notes satisfactory progress during a visit to Washington on October 29, with discussions about housing and related policy.
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Roosevelt
Washington
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