Merchants Bank Plunder Returned Amid Shortage
In Lowell Massachusetts on October 21 1901 the Merchants National Bank reported that stolen securities have been recovered, but a deficit of 115000 reduces surplus and profits. PresidentsPollard and directors face a public statement as bank officials seek missing men Smith and Swift and cooperate with Pinkerton detectives while details of the heist and departures unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants’ National Bank
al” Smith
Lewis Swift
Boston
Smith
Swift
Cochiti
Lowell
Vesper Country Club
Middlesex Street
Merchants’ Bank
Central Street
Goodby
Walter W. Johnson
Buenos Ayres
John C. Burke
Chas W. Bartlett
McIntire
Wilson
Pinkerton
Surety Company
Notable Civil War Memoir Reflections On Monuments
The passage cautions against haste in honoring Civil War soldiers, noting Valley Forge heroes remain remembered after 123 years. It contrasts skepticism about grand memorials with a belief in persistent strands of memory, and ends with a warning to trust a dependable guide who can “crack” the rope of sand.
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Valley Forge
Tragic Auto Crash Ends Benedicts Drive to West Point
Frederick H. Benedict son of banker E C Benedict and husband of Virginie Coudert died instantly when a racing car wrecked on Fall hill near Central Valley. Grenville Kane was hurled clear with bruises, while the chauffeur escaped unharmed. The incident occurred on the road to Stockbridge as the party traveled from Tuxedo Park to West Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frederick H. Benedict
E. C. Benedict
Grover Cleveland
Virginie Coudert
Frederic R. Coudert
Grenville Kane
Tuxedo Park
West Point
Kane
Died at supper in boarding house arouses inquiry
Newburyport Massachusetts October 20 John Waalen of Lowell died suddenly at the supper table in his boarding house. Police arrested his companion pending investigation after detectives found a recommendation signed by Fr Joyce and an address 40 Bridge Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburyport
Mass
John Waalen
Lowell
Whalen
Fr. Joyce
Bridge Street
Latter Place
Boy’s Accidental Rifle Death Shocks Newport Family
In Newport Rhode Island October 21 James T Connell, 11, was given a Flobert rifle by his parents James and wife. While handling the weapon in the parlor last evening his elder brother Richard T Connell entered. The rifle discharged and Richard died within three minutes. Coroner and police ruled the death accidental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. I
James T
James Connell
Richard T
Richard
Edward Capen, Boston Public Library’s First Librarian, Dies
Edward Capen, longtime head of the Boston Public Library, died yesterday afternoon on his eightieth birthday. The death followed a heart attack, ending a 22 plus year tenure leading the library in Haverhill.
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Haverhill
Edward Capen
Boston Public Library
Capen
Boston Area Silversmith Drowns After Boat Accident
The body of William R. Buzzell, 21, was recovered from Suntang Ark pond in Lynnfield after a boating mishap. He fell overboard Saturday and drowned. Buzzell was a silversmith and lived with his aunt Mrs. Littlefield at 8 Walnut Street, Lynn.
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William R. Buzzell
Suntangark Pond
Lynnfield
Young Buzzell
Littlefield
Walnut Street
Lynn
Liquor raid at 182 Moody Street nets whiskey
Liquor inspectors raided the premises occupied by Margaret Ken yon on Moody Street Saturday night and found a quantity of whiskey. The regular evening classes in the textile school begin this evening.
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Margaret Kenyon
Moody Street
Textile School
The Traders National Bank Ad Card
The Traders National Bank transacts general banking and offers foreign exchange in Haglisa Krench Ge Ban and Swedish money. It provides safety deposit boxes with private rooms and a Savings Department with 34 percent per annum, compounded semi annually. Banking hours are 8 A.M. to 4 P.M. weekdays and 8 A.M. to 1 P.M. Saturdays. Banking rooms occupy 10 to 46 Middlesex Street and 11 to 24 Post Office Ave.
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Haglisa
Krench
United States
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middesex Street
Post Office Ave
Burglars Drill Through Chicago Stamp Vault
Chicago detectives report thieves tunnelled from the rear of the post office to the stamp vault drilling through the steel bottom and removing a square plate with 97 holes around it. They escaped with 76000 in stamps while cash valued at 300000 lay nearby as their likely target.
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Chicago
Yale Bicentennial Celebrated With Welcome for Returning Sons
Yale University welcomed returning graduates and guests from around the world for its bicentennial celebration. President Hadley officiated as delegates from 30 foreign universities and 125 American institutions attended. The program featured addresses on two centuries of learning by Thomas Thacher and William Welch, and the early morning dedication of a memorial gateway honoring Ward Cheney and Girard Merrick Ives, fallen in the Spanish war.
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New Haven
Yale University
Hadley
Thomas Thacher
New York
Yale
Raids Target Mansfield Hotels Find Bottled Liquor
Mansfield on October 21 saw raids on the Mansfield and Central hotels uncovering large quantities of whiskey and bottled beer. Deputies faced a barrage from windows as liquor storage included a closet with false compartments and an icebox hidden under bedclothes in the Mansfield house. The Central house yielded a well stocked cellar bar.
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Mansfield
Central Hotels
Mansfield House
Central House
Colombian rebels lose heavily in Panama battle
Letters from Panama report that Colombian rebels suffered heavy losses in a clash near Kingston on Tuesday as both sides redeploy and prepare for a possible decisive engagement shaping the revolution’s fate.
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Kingston
Jam
Panama
Court martial trials reported in annual army figures
Washington reports Judge Advocate General Davis’s annual tally shows 6065 court martial trials in the year ending June 30, down 600 from last year. Of these, 16 were commissioned officers, 4806 were regulars, and 1167 were volunteers.
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Washington
Davis
Plague Devastates Foo Chow With Daily Coffin Toll
London reports the Church Missionary Society confirms bubonic plague rages in Foo Chow and nearby areas with about fifteen hundred new cases daily and over a thousand coffins leaving the city gates each day for a two week period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Church Missionary Society
Foo Chow
Twelve Boer leaders banished from South Africa
Pretoria reports twelve more Boer leaders, among them Commandant Scheepers, have been permanently banished from South Africa on October 21. The action expands the exile of Boer leaders following the war.
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Pretoria
Commandant Scheepers
South Africa
Samuel Peck Dead Gardener at Paran Stevens Estate
Samuel Peck longtime gardener for the Paran Stevens estate died after falling ill aboard a Newport street car and dying at Newport hospital. He was seventy years old.
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Paran Stevens
Newport, R. I
Newport
R. I
Samuel Peck
Bank Robbery Fallout From Merchants National Shortage
Directors released a noon statement detailing $115,000 in loot from the Merchants National Bank robbery. John C. Burke and Charles W. Bartlett returned a large box of stolen money in Boston, while Smith and Swift fled to avoid prosecution. The bank plans to elect a successor to Swift, with stockholders listed and wealth backing potential remedies.
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Merchants National Bank
John C. Burke
Charles W. Bartlett
Boston
Lewis H. Swift
Smith
Swift
St. Charles Hotel
William H. Anderson
Severa
Butte
Lowell Boys’ Club
Commissioner of Corporations
State House
Fred Ayer
Alice M. Bartlett
Arthur P. Bonney
George A. Cheney
Mrs. L. J. Eames
Cambridgeport
Warren D. Foss
Suncook
N. H
James E. Gibson
Charles L. Hildreth
Charles F. Ayer
Samuel Kidder Estate
M. Maud Lancaster
Walter M. Lancaster
Worcester
Asa C. Osgood
James M. Pearson
George F. Penniman
A. G. Pollard
Amasa Pratt
George Runeis
Mary H. Seaton
Essex Junction
John M. Sprague
Daniel Swan
John A. Whitney
Harriet N. Wilson
Boys Box Overcoats Take Front in Winter Style
The Box Overcoat tops boys wardrobes this winter with square shoulders and box backs. Available in two lengths: just above the knee and halfway to the foot.
Ask Him Ask Your Doctor About Ayer's Sarsaparilla
Promotes Ayer's Sarsaparilla as a grand old family medicine and splendid tonic. Advises readers to follow their doctor’s advice for satisfaction. Available at all druggists for $1. AYER CO. Lowell, Massachusetts.
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Ayer
Ayer CO
Lowell, Mass
Bank examiner observes bank with heavy director meetings
Morning Citizen reports United States bank examiner Mr Ewer spending yesterday at the bank with keen scrutiny. Directors gathered all day and into the evening held long conferences via telephon e with Boston parties. The article notes depositors should not fear loss even if the bank were looted and mentions Frederick Ayer as a major stockholder amid concerns of possible embarrassment.
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Westford
Gibson Streets
Smith
Gibson and
Westford Streets
Moffatt
Lowell
Inspector Allen
Welch
Watts
Boston
Swift
Montreal
Merchants’ Bank
Morning Citizen
United States
Mrr. Ewer
Cere
Frederick Ayer
Boys Overcoat Styles Priced at Five to Eight Dollars
For boys from seven to thirty six years, heavy all wool overcoats offered in blue Oxford gray and tan at five dollars. Better styles, including some with yokes, priced at six and eight dollars.
Boys Coats and Reefers Offerings With Prices
Smatler Boys coats in blue green tan and cadet frieze and ker seys plain or trimmed with or without yokes priced at 5 6 and 8 dollars Imperial Reefer longer than last season yet shorter than overcoats a fine choice for small boys heavy frieze gray and tan 5 00 others from 1 25.
Handlin Couple Visit Barrington Street Local Host
Mr and Mrs James Handlin, married at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Worcester last Tuesday, are visiting at the home of Mr Michael Ryan on Barrington Street in this city.
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James Handlin
Church of the Sacred Heart
Worcester
Michael Ryan
Barrington Street
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Mercy
A. G Pollard
WM. H. Anderson
Michael Collins, Co. &. Lilley
Albert F. ‘Nichols
Henry Runell
Nota Bene
F. H. Benedict
Massachusetts
Foreign Exchange
Letters of Credit
the Traders National Bank
P. M
Judge Lilley
Bonney
Central Savings Bank
Smatler Boys
Merrimack Clothing Company
City Hall
Sullivan Bros
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