Bank Closures Spar Over Examiner Actions in Pittsburgh
Cosmopolitan National Bank closed and Mount Washington Savings and Trust Company briefly shuttered amid claims that National Bank Examiner Cunningham was intoxicated and that State Banking Examiner Cover pulled down the notice. Bank assets include 100,000 in U S bonds and 100,000 in state and municipal securities. Local officials say irregularities may be adjustable and expect possible reopening next Tuesday.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Penn
Cosmopolitan National Bank
Mount Washington Savings and Trust Company
State Banking Department of Pennsylvania
Cosmopolitan Bank
John D. Cunningham
National Bank Examiner
James M. Cover
State Banking Examiner
Trust Company
Cosmolitan Bank
United States
Pennsylvania Treasury
E. A. Kitzmiller
The
Cosmopolitan
John McClurg
Examiner Cunningham
Duquesne Club
Kitzmiller
Charles Muhlbronner
A. G. Smith
Mt. Washington Trust Company
Cover
Harrisburg
A. L. Richmond, Jr
Oldham
Washington
Cunningham
Berkey
Hauser's Peculiar Subway Dilemma With Olympic Visit
State Treasurer Hauser, a Sayville resident, traveled to Brooklyn for a welcome event for Olympic champions. He found no coins in any pocket and planned to borrow money from Douglass Conklin of the Bank of Huntington to cross to greet the athletes, then left with funds from the banker.
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Hauser
Green Avenue
Sayville
L. I
Brooklyn
Mr. Hauser
Douglass Conklin
Bank of Huntington
Conklin
Air
Cosmopolitan National Bank of Pittsburg Closed Insolvent
The Controller of the Currency declares the Cosmopolitan National Bank of Pittsburg insolvent and closed by order of the Controller. Despite this, it is reported by a reliable source that John B. Cunningham, Inspector in charge, remains involved. Continued on Page 2.
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New York Times
Washington
Cosmopolitan National Bank of Pittsburg
John B. Cunningham
Seventh Avenue Suffering From Dust Ailment Claims Car Workers
Seventh Avenue workers and residents suffer a widespread cough and sneeze as an unflushed, dust blown street causes malaise. Conductors blame the Street Cleaning Department for poor maintenance near the Pennsylvania Terminal excavation, where asphalt is torn up and flushing is impossible until completion.
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Seventh Avenue
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Pennsylvania Terminal
Thirtieth Street
Supt
Flaherty
Roasted by a Live Wire at Armour Freight Yard
Joseph Barry of 4 619 Third Avenue Brooklyn was unloading beef on a freight car behind the South Brooklyn Armour depot when a slipping fall brought him into contact with a trolley wire. Blue flames surged over his body as current passed through him. fellow workers avoided aid due to the live wire. He fell between cars as his grip failed, was removed by others, and Dr Masterson of the Norwegian Hospital said he would probably die.
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Joseph Barry
Third Avenue
Brooklyn
South Brooklyn
The
Armour Company
Thirty Eighth Street
Barry
Dr. Masterson
Married in sick room at Newport ceremony quietly held
Miss Alice Kay Potter daughter of Frank Hunter Potter and Newton Adams of New York wed today at Miss Sophia E. Blatchford’s home instead of the planned Oct. 10 Trinity Church ceremony. Rev Latta Griswold officiated with only Miss Blatchford’s physician and Mrs Edward T Potter present. The couple will remain in Newport.
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New York Times
Newport
Alice Kay Potter
Frank Hunter Potter
Newton Adams
New York
Trinity Church
Sophia E. Blatchford
Miss Blatchford
Latta Griswold
Trinity
Berkeley Memorial Chapel
Middletown
Edward T. Potter
Nine Killed in Wreck Near Paradise Montana
In a head on collision today near Paradise seventy miles west of Missoula Montana passenger train No 5 on the Northern Pacific collided with a freight train. Both engineers Munson and Valentine and firemen Robinson and Herrick of Missoula perished. Five tramps who rode the trains were also killed. The passenger train was traveling about forty miles an hour. The crash was attributed to an order missing at Perma.
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Missoula
Mont
Northern Pacific
Paradise
Here
Munson and Valentine
Robinson
Herrick
Mitchell
Perma
Wrights Aeroplane Flies 49 Minutes at Le Mans Flight
Wilbur Wright of Dayton Ohio achieved 19 minutes 48.25 seconds in France at Le Mans on the Auvours field, covering an estimated 14 to 15 miles. A strong wind caused a later accident when a gust lifted the right wing too high and broke the left wing stay. Wright was unhurt and plans to resume flights next week.
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LE Mans
France
Wilbur Wright
Aeroplanist
Dayton
Ohio
Henry Farman
Mr. Wright
Paris Flight Trials Show Varied Pilot Performances
At Issy French aviators tested multiple flights. Leon Delegrange circled seven miles at twenty feet, Ferber stayed aloft two minutes, Malecot completed two laps at fifty feet before motor trouble forced a return. Bleriot broke wheels and did not fly. the Republique dirigible maneuvered for six hours over Paris and suburbs, covering about 200 miles before landing.
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Paris
Issy
Leon Delegrange
M. Ferber
M. Malecot
M. Bleriot
Wright Delays Fort Myer Flight Amid Wet Weather
At Fort Myer the Wright brothers postpone a planned flight due to a broken rope, threatening rain, and glue-moisture issues. Orville Wright notes rain would limit distance, though flying in rain is possible with no gain at this stage. Augustus Post proposes a Scientific American prize for aeronauts. contest rules emphasize stability and control over speed.
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New York Times
Washington
Fort Myer
Orville Wright
Mr. Wright
Wright
Augustus Post
New York Aero Club
Scientific American
New York
Post
Lieut. Lahm
Charles. M. Manley
Langley
Glen Curtis
A. M. Herring
Monay
No Visible Betting at Elkwood Park in New Jersey
Long Branch reports a quiet betting scene at Elkwood Park with possible bookmaking in seven events but no arrests. Harry W. Wilson was arrested on a betting warrant and released on bail. his case goes to the October Grand Jury for consideration.
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Long Branch
N. J
Elkwood Park
Harry W. Wilson
To Po'keepsie and back on the Hendrick Hudson Rail Line
On Labor Day a train runs from New York City to Po'keepsie and returns via the Hendrick Hudson route, with a 9:40 a.m. desk departure noted as schedule guidance for travelers and workers.
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Po’keepsie
Hendrick Hudson
Labor Day
Duchess Happy Despite Rumors. Zimmerman Denies Rift
Eugene Zimmerman, Cincinnati native and president of the Detroit Toledo Iron ton and Ann Arbor Railroads, asserts the Duke and Duchess of Manchester are not estranged. He says the duchess is content with four children at Holway and that he will join the duke for hunting at Kylemore Castle, noting game on the estate and planning a trip to Ireland starting September 23. He is in Toledo on business.
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New York
Toledo
Ohio
Eugene Zimmerman
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo & Ironton
Ann Arbor
Duchess of Manchester
Duke
Duchess of
Manchester
Holway
Duke of Manchester
Kylemore Castle
Tireland
Zimmerman
Prohibition Ties Proliferate in National Bottlers Case
Bankruptcy petition filed in U S Court against National Bottlers Supply Company by Stern Singer Barr for New York Bottle Box Company Frank Frankel and Jesse A Levinson. Insolvent alleged with August cash transfers to creditors. $3490 unclear. Receiver William Henkel Jr named. bond $6000. Company formed 1906 with $50000 capital. branch in Newark New Jersey.
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National Sbottlers’ Supply Company
United States
Stern, Singer & Barr
West Broadway
New York Bottle Box Company
Frank Frankel
Jesse A. Levinson
Adams
William Henkel, Jr
Henry B. Singer
Singer
Georgia
Richard Sands
James Graham
Adolph B. Benesch
Newark
N. J
Baby killed in Bronx sand cave-in
Three year old Lizzie Ryan was buried under about six tons of sand when a sandbank cave-in occurred at 214th Street and Bronx Boulevard. Firefighters rescued her too late. her sister May and siblings Barbara and Dan escaped unharmed. Contractor Carmine Cipallo held on criminal carelessness charge.
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Lizzie Ryan
Bronx Boulevard
May
Barbara
Dan
Mary Ryan
214Th Street
Ryan
Carmine, Cipallo
East 220Th Street
Baby Lizzie
Ciballo
Vanderbilt Fire System Aids Farmhouse Fire Rescue
Oakland Farm near Murphy farmhouse survived a barn blaze as Oakland Farm volunteers battled flames. Alfred G. Vanderbilt and Worthington Whitehouse prepared for an evening event when the distress call arrived. Firemen used extinguishers and ladders to save the farmhouse, praised Vanderbilt for the rapid, harnessed response modeled on New York methods.
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New York Times
Newport
R. I
Oakland Farm
Patrick Murphy
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Worthington Whitehouse
Murphy
Vanderbilt
Portsmouth
New York
Reading Company announces longer hours for 2400 workers
Reading Pennsylvania notices posted at locomotive and shops say workers will have longer hours. The new schedule takes effect Monday September 14 and affects about 2400 men.
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Reading
Penn
Reading Company
Forest fires engulf Chisholm and nearby towns in Minnesota
Forest fires raged for three days north of Duluth destroying Chisholm and threatening surrounding communities. Nibbing, Renshaw, and areas in Douglas County Wisconsin faced encirclement as fire and smoke forced mass evacuations. Buildings including banks and a city hall were lost. refugees flooded Hibbing as the Great Northern ferried evacuees southward.
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Duluth
Minn
Chisholm
Mesaba Tron Range
Nibbing
Douglas County
Wis
Renshaw
Bayfield
Great Northern
First National Bank
R. S. O'Neill's
Lawrence Novach
Sapre & Sons
Nashwauk
Hibbing
Pillsbury and Martley
United States Steel Corporation
Duluth Fire Department
Relief Progress in Rawhide After Major Fire
Relief efforts gain ground as Rawhide residents receive food from Reno and Goldfield trains. Officials plan rehabilitation with total damage estimated at 350000 to 400000 dollars and low insurance coverage.
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Rawhide
Nev
Reno
Goldfield
Rockey reports better capital labor relations in Pennsylvania
The annual report by John L. Rockey chief of the State Bureau of Industrial Statistics notes closer understanding between capital and labor as agreements near expiration. It praises a record of increasingly satisfactory employer employee relations statewide and expresses hopeful prospects for continued harmony and progress.
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Harrisburg
Penn
John L. Rockey
State Bureau of Industrial Statistics
Dewey's Sauterne or M\u00f6selle Elegant White Wines
H T Dewey and Sons Co offers elegant summer white wines Sauterne or Moselle at 138 Fulton Street New York in a summer promotion.
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Dewey’s
Autopsy Planned in Baby Death to Aid Science
Trenton New Jersey September 5 The parents of Gertrude Homeir a one month old child who died Monday of hydrophobia consent to an autopsy and removal of the brain and spinal cord for science The Pasteur Institute doctors will seek to learn if hydrophobia can be cured after development John E Sky seven year old son of Stephen Esky of 207 Third Street died yesterday He had been bitten by the same dog that bit Gertrude and while his wound was cleaned he showed no hydrophobia symptoms before death He reportedly told a playmate he swallowed a pin which may explain throat trouble contributing to his death.
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Pasteur Institute
John Esky
Stephen Esky
Third Street
Homeir
E R Thomas Improves After Auto Collision
Edward R. Thomas who was badly hurt in an August 13 Long Branch crash showed slight improvement at Mrs. Robert Livingston Beeckman’s home in Fifth Avenue. Doctors reported no amputation needed and septic poisoning had subsided, though Roosevelt Hospital officials declined comment.
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Edward R. Thomas
Long Branch
Robert Livingston Beeckman
S34
Fifth Avenue
Thomas
Roosevelt Hospital
Robbery at Mrs Robertson Home Nets 3500 In Silver
In Bridgeport Connecticut on September 5 burglars in an automobile stole solid silver valued at 3500 from the dining room sideboards of Mrs J K Robertson widow of the Diamond Match Company president at Greenfield Hills. Present were Mrs Robertson her daughter Eleanor and Mr and Mrs H A Robertson of New York. No noise was heard.
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Bridgeport
Conn
J. K. Robertson
Diamond Match Company
Greenfield Hills
Five Pinioned Under Auto In N J Wreck Leaves Woman Injured
Dr George J Koch of Paterson and his family were in a touring car from Greenwood Lake to Paterson when the driver lost control near Jacob Ralphs hotel. The vehicle plunged down an embankment and turned over, pinning all occupants. Mrs Margaret Scanlon suffered several broken ribs but others escaped serious injury. The party was cared for at the hotel.
Mystery Death of Arnold S. Roberts in Pittsburg
Arnold S. Roberts of Montclair New Jersey died by carbolite acid on the steps of the Denny Methodist Episcopal Church in Pittsburg. His father, Peter Roberts, arrived to investigate after learning the son had traveled from Chicago to Columbus and back with only six cents from two hundred dollars.
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Pittsburg
Arnold S. Roberts
Montclair
N. J
Denny Methodist Episcopal Church
Peter Robertts
Young Roberts
California
Chicago
Columbus
Ohio
Fire Scare at Five Cent Picture Show
About 100 people in a basement theater at 385 Sixth Avenue near Twenty-third Street fled when a fuse on the lights’ feed blew out. Smoke and smoldering wiring caused an alarm but no one was hurt. staff extinguished the switchboard fire and the show resumed.
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Sixth Avenue
Midshipman Peoples Resigns Over Score Padding
Washington reports midshipman John S. Peoples of Minnesota resigned from the United States Naval Academy amid charges of improper conduct after an investigation found he padded his score in a Camp Perry rifle competition. Peoples had been recommended for a sharpshooter's medal before the withdrawal.
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New York Times
Washington
John. S. Peoples
Minnesota
United States Naval Academy
Peoples
Camp Perry
Ohio
Wietly
Academy
Extra Holiday Service From West End on Labor Day
Extra trip in addition to regular service will be made on Labor Day evening September 7 from West End to Long Branch Sea Bright and return arriving North at 10 P.M. Ady.
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Sandy Hook
Labor Day
West End
Long Beat Sea Bright
Hughes Opens Ohio Campaign with Taft Rally
Youngstown September 3 1912 crowds cheered as Gov Hughes of New York and Sen Beveridge promoted Taft and Roosevelt. The parade drew mills unions and brass bands with 2400 Carnegie Steel workers and multiple firms contributing. Negro delegates appeared briefly in support, while Hughes and Beveridge contrasted Tafts record with Bryans promises amid a national campaign kickoff.
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York
Sion
Carnegie Steel
Republic Iron & Steel Company
Sebo
Armenian Steel & Ube Company
Youngstown
Wick Park
Taft
Sherman
Arthur I. Vorys
Senator Beverage
Republican Party
Taft Business Administration
Ohio
Mr.Scarberegh
T. Am
Bryan
Gov. Hughes
D Beveridge
Tait
Beveridge
Ryan
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Cashier Richardson
David J. Richardson
Robert Lyons
Allegheny National Bank
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F. F. Oldham
Judge Oldham
Cosmopolitan National
Armour
United Disinfecting Co
West 45Th St
Auveurs
Duchess
National Bottlers’ Supply Co
Dramatic and Society
Consin
Pennsylvania
Baby
Pasteur
Trenton
Gertrude Homeir
E. R. Thomas
Five
Auto
Dr. Koch
Greenwood Lake
Roberts
Midshipman
J. S. Peoples
Hughes
Ohio Canvas
Cense
Trusts Visionary
Ator Beveridge
Roosevelt
Arthur JT. Verys
West
Tutt
Troy
Gov Flushes
Williams
Harris
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