Bank panic hits Chicago deposits as Milwaukee bank fails
Special to The Sam. Aug. 12 Chicago reports a Milwaukee avenue bank failure. President Stensland and Cashier Hering flee. Receiver Fetzer appointed with $1,000,000 bond. Depositors throng streets in distress, some driven to suicide or insanity. Police seek Hering as crowd demands access to funds. Distress hits Polish workers hardest. 4,000 spectators blocked bank entrances.
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DerippesMoRna Prete Aasnciation
Chicago
Auguslohn
D. Fetzer
Mapilatiat
Rest Estate
Nilewaukee-ave.stute Bank
Fetzer
Bretano
Folica
Shipney
Assistanet Schuettler
Justice Severson Cor 9
Paul Oland
Severson
Ee Severson
Stensland
West Superior
Wislea
Chilef
Stenstand
Duluth
Fupi
Justice
Stenstad
Herini
Zingram
Kemenan
An Hvd
Milwaukee Ave
Eiamimer Jones
Paul O. Stenaland
Ier
Henry W. Hering
Hering
Art
Paul 0. Stensland Tk
EL A. Potter
American Sarust
The Heart Broken Miss Weston Sues for Breach of Promise
Miss Mary E Weston sues John Spencer for damages claiming breach of promise of marriage. She says Spencer offered marriage while she earned 90 dollars a week at Tachma laundry and arranged to marry August 4. She alleges she quit work to prepare for marriage and purchase housekeeping furniture then, but he failed to keep the date and married someone else.
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Mary E. Weston
John Spencer
Weston
Spencer
Marruge
Tachma
Miss Waston
Miss Weston
Anti saloon case heard by county commissioners
John F. Lewis representing the Indiana Anti saloon League and Samuel J. Simon urged removal of Rogers license to sell liquor. Simon testified Rogers sold alcohol to a minor and the saloon was unfit. Rogers denied the charges, saying he hasn’t touched intoxicating liquor in six years.
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John
F. Lewis
Indiana
Anti-galoon League
Bamuel J. Simon
Chis
Rogers
Maryland
Simon
Hunyak
W. Washington+L
Lewis
Anti-salony League
Elmond
Ita
Abe
Miss Virginia Hoster Dies After Health Struggles
Miss Virginia C. Hoster died Tuesday at her parents' home 1517 Broadway after years of health problems in the west. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Broadway M. E. Church, with Rev. Bentley officiating and music by a vested choir under Walter Williams. Interment follows at Mount Auburn Cemetery Boston beside her fiancé William A. Simpson, a former Chicago businessman and Harvard graduate who died two years ago.
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Virginia C. Hoster
Samuel
Carrie W_ Hoater
Broadway
West
Bentley
Broadway M. E. Church
Hoyn
Walter Willams
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Boston
Mass
Misa Hester
Wille Jiam A. Bimpson
Chicago
Harvard
No clew to slayer in Murphy saloon case
Police say they cannot identify the stranger who struck Herbert Murphy a blow in the head costing him his life at the City Club saloon Saturday night. They have reviewed many clues but found nothing, with no arrests yet.
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Herbert Murphy
City Club
Lady Curzon Will Disposes Estate, Jewels Given in Trust
London reports the Lady Curzon will, made public, disposing of about 60000 dollars in estate value excluding settled property. Her jewels are left to her husband in trust for their son, with the residue to be used for Carson or related trusts.
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Scrippu-McFine
London
Woman to die on gallows for Stockton murder
Emma Ledoux, wife of Albert McVicar, found guilty of murdering him and placing his body in a trunk at Stockton depot. She was sentenced to hang at San Quentin on October 19, reported calmly as evidence cited circumstantial. The trunk and rope tied to the case linked to the accused. Also notes a separate Belgian mining tragedy with twelve miners killed in Marcell.
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Albert McVicur
Scrippe-McHine Preax Association
Stockton
Cal
Emma Ledoux
Albert McVicar
Stockton Depot
March HH
San Quendn
BeVicar
Rescue In Niagara River Saves Distressed Party
Charles Walsh and his wife with several women were rescued from a disabled launch in the Niagara river near Niagara Falls New York. The craft lost its propeller and tried to drop anchor while the river rushed toward the falls. They cut oars and snapped pipe stems to maneuver the heavy launch, a woman leapt to a broken oar to attract bystanders, and rescuers reached them at the danger line.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Charles Walsh
Niagara River
Walsh
Thomas Campnen Charged With Short Weight in Ice
Inspector Theodore Wulfson arrested ice vendor Thomas Campnen for short weight after finding a cake of tea weigh 7 pounds instead of 11. The incident occurred at the Lorraine Hotel on West Washington Street when a scale verified the discrepancy.
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Thomas Campnen
Tuearlay
Tsadore Wulfson
Wulfson
Campbell
Lorraine Hotel
W. Washington-st
Wilfson
Public Health Board appoints nurse at City Hospital
The Board of Public Health has appointed Miss Helen McDougal superintendent of the nurses at City Hospital, directing the medical staff and hospital operations.
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Board of Public Health
Helen McDougal
City Hospital
Holes in Sage will prompt larger bequests to kin
James H. Sage declares that executors named in Ruusel Sage’s will will likely realize the nephews and nieces are entitled to more than 25,000 dollars each. He says New York critics misjudge the country and hints at substantial changes to the will, with further details to come by midweek.
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James Sage
Troy
James H. Sage
Ruusel Sage
New York
Mr. Sage
Bert
Brackett
Wale
Charles Saye
Will
JH. Sage
Mie
Gait
Russell
Gscal
Chicago
Boston
Ciy
Maite
Washington
Chtee
Monkey Surgery In Indianapolis Aids Hagenbeck Pet
A chimpanzee underwent an operation for appendicitis in Indianapolis Monday night. Dr. William Greenfelder examined the animal and found swollen intestines due to peanut shells and hard corn. The patient, cared for at the Grand Hotel, shows signs of recovery as Hagenbeck management vows to stop feeding behaviors blamed for the mortality.
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Carl Hagentvek
America
Elindte
William Greenfelder
Hagenbeex
Grand Hotel
Greenfelder
Hagenbeck
Unclear ad text from period advertisement page
Fragmentary OCR records show a cluttered ad page listing medicines for men and women, a fern remedy, a laundry service, a clothing sale with discounts, and miscellaneous brands like COMPEER CIGARS. Dated and placed details are unreadable, with multiple misspellings and broken addresses.
Mayor Plans Soldiers Day Parade and War Department Aid
Mayor Bookwalter returns to Indianapolis after Chicago trip to secure government authorization for a Soldiers Day parade. He will seek Gen Carter's consent for 200 regular troops and 4,000 national guardsmen to parade through the city after Aug 16, then appeal to Senator Beveridge and Vice President Fairbanks if needed. Also details on W J Gardner widow and estate heirs contesting a $25,000 bequest and potential larger inheritance reported with earlier figures.
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Charles A. Bookwalter
Chicago
W. H. Carter
Ft. Benjamin Morrison
Humnell Hardzon
Carter
Bookwalinr
Indianapolis
Beveridge
Fairbanks
War Department
Washington
United States Weather Forecast Update
Weather forecast warns of threatening conditions with showers possible tonight. A warmth surge is expected Tuesday night into Wednesday with lingering showers and mild temperatures across the nation.
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United States
Ice Trust Indicted In Philadelphia Grand Jury
A Philadelphia grand jury indicted 14 members of the local ice trust for forming a combination to control the ice market. The case charges collusion to fix price and restrict supply.
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Philadelphia
ScrippeeRae Prean Association
Grand
Ice Trust
Oscar Birderick sings to soldiers at camp New York
A Detroit orphan named Oscar Birderick, a gifted boy with a sweet voice, entertained hundreds of soldiers at the camp. He sang homeward songs that drew cheers as guards lifted him on shoulders amid shouting appreciation. The report also covers the Census Bureau’s city statistics on finances and debt across large cities, noting New York’s high expenditures and Newton’s per capita debt.
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Oscar Birderick
Detroit
Inga
Mitte Hoy
Oscar
Boston
Newton
Muna
New York
Crushed by Engine Fatal for P H Farrow Brakeman
P H Farrow a 3 brakeman on the Pan handle railroad died early Tuesday from injuries suffered Monday night while switching a cut of cars at Greenwood. He rode the engine pilot, jumped to run ahead, fell when his foot caught, and the engine and three cars passed over his legs. He lived at 26 Lather street and had a father reportedly in West Virginia. He was conscious part of the time before death.
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J. G. Visser
Milwaukee Ave
Visser
Royal League
Edward Repsord
Repsold
Henry Koepke
Pris Aa
P.H. Farrow
Panhandle
Greenwood
Farrow
Hitler
Virginia
Arm Crushed In Elevator Accident In City Building
W H L Adams of 1540 Fietcher avenue suffered a severe crush injury to his right arm while repairing a door in the Fitzgerald building elevator. A descending car trapped his arm. he was rushed to City Hospital by the dispensary ambulance under Dr Hissler. Adams works for American Central Insurance. Amputation may be required.
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W. H. LL Adams
Fietcher-ave
Pitegerald Building
Adams
American Central Insurance Company
City Hospital
Hissler
21 Die From Heat in New York City
News from New York reports a deadly heat wave with 21 deaths tied to the high temperatures. Police and extra patrols protected sleepers on the East Side as bodies of humans and animals were discovered throughout the night and into morning.
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New York City
Seeippr-Mefac Preas Association
New York
Yextery
County Ticket Named by Marion Socialist Labor Party
The Socialist Labor party in Marion county held its county convention last Sunday afternoon and endorsed the party platform from the state convention. A full county ticket was named with John Burkhardt as County Treasurer Joseph Matz as County Auditor Chas Lagler as County Recorder Ferd Hulskamn as County Clerk Fritz Wirtz Fridel Herboldskein as County Commissioner Ernest Wilwegh as State Senator Paul Jan Alex Burkhardt H C Beek Harry Biurd Wm Kapmeyer R Stark as Representatives and Frank F Young as Congressman for the Seventh District.
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Socialist Labor Party
Marion County
Nactonst
Indiana
Aah
John Burkhardt
Joseph Matz
Cho’. Lagler
Ferd-Hulskamn
Frank Werder
Fritz Wirtz
Frite Herboldskein
Ernest Wilwegh
Paul Jan Alex Burkhardt
H.C. Beek
Harry Biurd
Wm. Kapmeyer
R. Stark
Frank F. Young
Dr. Hays Condition After Typhoid at St Vincent’s Hospital
Doctors report Dr. Franklin W. Hays remains seriously ill with typhoid fever at St Vincent’s Hospital though his condition is about as hopeful as possible. A brief note mentions his steady progress amid cautious optimism.
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Hays
Franklin W. Hays
St. Vincent's
Harness fitting and militia drill course at Fort Sheridan
Capt Lucia G Berry led a harness fitting lesson for the tenth battalion of field artillery at Fort Sheridan with help from two Twenty-first battalion veterans Tom Hagen and Jona Vanderhoof. Charles G Trent outlined a ten day militia instruction course covering harness driving cannon drill and nomenclature. J P Muttelty advertises low prices on watches and jewelry at 25 Monument Place.
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Lucia G. Berry
Field Artillery
Michigan
Sergia
Tom Hagen
Jona Vanderhoof
Berry
Ft. Sheridan
Charles G. Trent
Feld Artillery
Mareh
Benjamin Harrison
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Boston Cemetery
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Wilkint
H. L. Gardner
Thin City
GE Trust
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Scrippe-Mellac Preas Association
Wallington
Censue Bureau Today
New Orleans
Philadelia
Hoboken
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