Nighttime bank moving chaos as Chicago banks shift
A dramatic Monday moving scene unfolded as Chicago and suburbs banks relocated staff and records. Clerks, tellers, and policemen filled the lines while trucks ferried desks, ledgers, and safes between buildings. A legal holiday closing was announced for New Year’s Day and Jan 2, with funds already allocated to charity and public health projects.
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Salle
Uid
Contli@nml
Commercial National Bank
Flere Clirka
Tellera
Walla
Dovkety
May Eines
Alfa
Thy
Monres Street
la Salte
Anthor Institution
Fort Dearborn Nitlands Bank
Dale
Lero
Byer
Contested Municipal Affairs Leave City in Turmoil
A confusing local report outlines a mayoral resignation, a fight over the Pageant of Progress at the Texas Exposition, and control of city exhibition presses. Officials debate continuing under municipal authority, while a Chicago letter hints at a scandal involving a desirable visitor seeking investigations at Donalds.
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Thorpdon
Texas Expositon
Lillnola
Robins And Signs Of Spring Reported In Chicago
A garbled Chicago note reports robins and bluebirds arriving Tuesday. Frank Swo adn, 22238 Spruleing Ave, noted sighting near Ly Kuby Oliver, 41, of 14 Center xb, Wankegyn. Professor Cox of the weather bureau predicted a mild winter.
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Hlueainda
Chicago
Frank Swoadn
Spruleing
Kuby Oliver
Cox
Perhaps He Dreame of Sunt One Girl Hungry and Cold
Fragmentary text mentions Carl Raymond and a violin piece titled Test One Girl, with garbled references to a theater and Monday night events. The passage is unclear but suggests a crime or incident involving a person named Carl Raymond and a musical work.
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Carl Raymond
Weiler
Championship Pictures of Dempsey Carpentier Bout Recounted
The Jersey arena hosted the world boxing title clash between Dempsey and Carpentier. Promoter Tox Micksrd oversaw the spectacle as 80,000 spectators filled the venue. The bout's notable feature was the new motion photography that slowed every move for the audience, captured by over twenty cameras, and presented under expert direction.
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Tk Dempsey
Citorgen Carpentier
Jersey
King's
Dattinrg
Wowel
WU Howse
Tox Micksrd
Nuitel
Fran
Weittink
Money talk prompts a half column ad in Willeton
A reader urges a local paper to run a half column advertisement to raise funds. The note, clipped with Qs and hesitations, asks editors to produce space and mentions “the Money fer It” as a motive for inclu ding a prominent ad and a fuller sense of involvement.
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Willeton
Business Goes Where It Is Well Treated in Chilrexa
An early 20th century observation argues that towns grow when advertisers spend freely, urging readers to support merchants who invest in local advertising as a driver of community prosperity. It notes advertisers act as neighborhood sponsors and influence shopper choices, concluding that commerce follows well‑advertised incentives.
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Tex Poste
Chilrexa
Qom
Post
Dane
Bracelet Mystery on the Train Car
Constance faces a tense scene aboard a moving car as Coralie and Roger clash over a missing jeweled bracelet. A somber stranger hints at hidden motives, but Constance reveals two identical bracelets and a forgiving revelation from Roger about family ties and doubt.
Fragmented historical clippings and notices mixed content
A garbled OCR page lists varied items from jokes and editorials to church notices. It references Santa Claus, cigars, a Florida News item, Seattle Times style remarks, a Brixton bulletin, and a San Francisco Chronicle financial note, thendares to present a Sunday School schedule with church meeting details and a council election vote.
Mack Sennett Ideas in Sig Drama at North Circle Theatre
Columbus Dispatch notes Mack Sennett bends ideas in a sig drama feature at the North Circle Theatre with First National Pictures. The article discusses Sennett’s stance on comedy and pathos, praising his ability to provoke laughter through exaggerated emotion and stagecraft, citing industry expectations and audience demands.
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Cirete
Thuesday
R «Fton Pictures
Ant ‘Mack Beansstt
Hiv Mae
Uno
Senniete Inkabwagye
Comedino
Tka
Pinte
Tregedian
Comediyae Nyet
Crmbene
Best Equipped Mine Britannia Callery South Wales
Expert mining engineers deem The Britannia colliery in South Wales the most modern and best equipped in the world. It is operated entirely by electric power and, likely unique in the kingdom, uses no horses and does not raise a train of rubbish.
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Britannia Callery
South Wales
Horsea
Lotus Eater at Ascher Theatre review note
Colleen Moore theaters a biographic attempt as star of The Lotus Eater, with Barrymore in a leading role. The feature, directed by Blakely Neilson, arrives at Anchor Theatre for a two day engagement, Moore portraying Movia in a model colony setting amid fanfare and studio acclaim.
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Appadite Juin Barrymore
Associated Firat National Ute
Barrymere
Blarabull Neilun
Anchor
Dan
Mia Moore Phiya
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Barrymore
Noffan
Alwys
Huey
Uke Ding Wense Dlunders
Bogue Boguete and the Sugar Cane Refuse Tale
A fragmented note traces the term Bogue Boguete to alleged French and Latin origins tied to sugarcane refuse and a Borghese misattribution. It alludes to counterfeit money and a rum based drink mate, and mentions music lovers, wealth, and social pressure in town.
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Rum
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