Bankers Denounce Plan Against Postal Savings and Deposits
Denver reports the American Bankers' Association savings bank section debating postal savings banks and a national deposit guarantee. Opposed by most, a minority urged convention-wide action. ex Gov. Herrick's resolution attacked any government-backed scheme as economically unsound.
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Denver
American Bankers’ Association
Savings Bank
Postal Savings
John Schuette
Wisconsin
Postal Savings Banks
Myron T. Herrick
Ohio
United States
C. R. Breckenridge
Fort Smith, Ark
J. C. Griswold
Excelsior Savings Bank of
New York
Mutual Savings Banks
Maite
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Maryland
New Jersey
Delaware
Pierré Jay
Massachusetts
Savings Department
Commercial Department
Bank
Savings Bank Section Elects Leaders amid Economic Debate
J. P. Johnson of Detroit was elected President of the savings bank section with William R. Creer as First Vice President. William Hanhart was re-elected Secretary. W. T. Ravenscroft of Denver and A. W. Johnstone of Schenectady joined the Executive Committee. The Clearing House section met, appointing E. C. McDougal as President and Sol Wexler as Vice President with C. A. Ruggles and Ralph Van Vechten on the Executive Committee. Fred E. Farnsworth re-elected Secretary.
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P. Johnson
Detroit
Savings Bank
William R. Creer
William Hanhart
W. T. Ravenscroft
Denver
A.W. Johnstone
Schenectady
N. Y
Clearing House
Farnsworth
E. C. McDougal
Rochester
Sol Wexler
New Orleans
C. A. Ruggles
Boston
Ralph van Vechten
Chicago
Fred E. Farnsworth
Guarantee Case in Court
The Noble State Bank of Oklahoma appeals a Supreme Court of the United States appeal over the Oklahoma bank guarantee law. Gov. Haskell is principal defendant representing the state banking board. The state courts upheld the law, which the bank seeks to overturn before the November election.
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Washington
Noble State Bank of Oklahoma
Supreme Court of
Oklahoma Bank
Supreme Court of the United States
Gov. Haskell
State Banking Board
Logan County District Court of
Oklahoma
Supreme Court
Bryan
Woman Dies By Jump On Sixth Avenue Elevated
A 28 year old woman identified as Mrs William L Sherwood of 33 Charles Street jumped in front of a Harlem train on the uptown Six Avenue elevated at Fourteenth Street causing her death. Eyewitnesses reported nervous behavior and that she stood on the platform looking for someone before leaping. The crowd and ticket sales were halted as police and city workers cleared the scene and removed the body to the morgue, where her husband identified her.
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Uptown
Sixth Avenue
Fourteenth Street
William L. Sherwood
Charles Street
Harlem
West Twentieth Street
Sherwood
T. F. White
St. Francis Xavier's Church
West Sixteenth Street
Standard Oil Warning Ad Advises Scrutiny Of Company Statements
The Standard Oil Company warns readers in advertising columns to ignore interviews or statements attributed to the firm unless signed by an officer or company attorney. The notice follows an unauthorized interview with John D. Archbold and echoes a prior caution from Archbold.
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Standard: Oil Company
Walter Jennings
John D. Archbold
Archbold
Sudden Deluge Drenches City As Cuba Hurricane Threatens Ships
A sudden rainstorm flooded streets at 11 pm after forecasts of a drought ending. The Weather Bureau reported a hurricane off Cuba headed northeast with danger to vessels, while a dense morning fog affected New York Harbor and a landmark old tree at Grove and Mercer Streets fell in the storm.
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Weather Bureau
Mississippi River
New York State
Blue Ridge Mountains
Upper
Middle West
Cuba
New York
College Point
Long Island
Manhattan
Grove and
Mercer Streets
Jersey City
van Vorst Township
Court holds Ted Marks and troupe on Sunday show charge
Theatrical manager Ted Marks and five members of Miss Francesca Redding’s company were held on $500 bail each for examination on charges of violating the Sunday law by presenting a funny talking skit at a theatre Sunday night. A test case was announced by counsel. The magistrate said the show did not seem to hurt anyone and mused that he might have attended if passing by.
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Ted” Marks
Francesca Redding
Thirteen year old burglar caught in Brooklyn raid
Arthur Brown, 13, son of 107 Wyckoff Street residents, was seized by boarder Emma Flannigan after breaking into Louis Konva linke’s boarding house at 212 214 South Ninth Street. He admitted dozens of robberies across the building, claiming entry through a coal hole and that he belonged to the White Hand gang. Police traced the string of thefts as the boy led officers through the cases.
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Arthur Brown
Wyckoff Street
Brooklyn
Louis Konvalinke
South Ninth Street
Emma Flannigan
Clymer Street
John Whitman
Tighe
Death of Frederick Yuengling at Bellevue Prison Ward
The mother of Frederick Yuengling, 41 East Ninetieth Street, reported his body to the Morgue yesterday. Coroner's Physician Weston said death came from acute pulmonary congestion and oedema with early cirrhosis. he blamed red tape and lack of prompt hospital care for possible preventable death. Magistrate Barlow recorded the complaint as dead. jail warden Mallon investigates the transfer to Bellevue.
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Frederick Yuengling
East Ninetieth Street
Bellevue Hospital
Rose Hill
Weston
Yuengling
West Side Court
Barlow
Peter Mallon
Bellevue
Metz on crutches after riding accident at funeral
Controller Herman Metz, injured while riding at the funeral of Col Harry Michel of the Fourteenth Regiment on Friday afternoon, visited his office on crutches. He reported severe pain but no broken bones and expects two weeks before regaining mobility.
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Herman Metz
Fueral
Harry Michel
Fourteenth Regiment
Columbia University Expands Extension Courses For Adults
Columbia University held its first evening lecture for teachers and technical students unable to attend day sessions at Morningside Heights. Prof Frederick H Sykes, head of extension teaching, expects registration to surpass the last five years with about 3500 students enrolled in the courses.
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Columbia University
Morningside Heights
Frederick H. Sykes
Women Candidates In This Campaign Stir Voters
Women politicians push to register and run in the fall election led by Harriet Johnston Wood a suffrage leader who vows to test registration in court She plans a booklet on legal status and will prepare data for the state convention Meanwhile the Women's Republican Campaign Committee prepares tariff focus pamphlets and J Ellen Foster tours in support of Taft and Sherman
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New York
Harriet Johnston Wood
Women's Republican Campaign Committee
J. Ellen Foster
Taft
Sherman
Foster
Republican Party
Judge Visits Suppliant in Asylum
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Holmes, long sought for liberty from asylums, wrote to judges and magistrates and was visited by County Judge Humphrey at Rivercrest Sanitarium. He found her apparently rational on many topics though physicians deem her demented. She believes authorities persecute her to silence testimony against Police Commissioner Bingham and others.
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Elizabeth M. Holmes
Humphrey
Queens
Rivercrest Sanitarium
Holmes
Bingham
Diver Fights Giant Devil Fish In Marin Coast Hold
Martin Lund a Coast Wrecking diver fought a giant devil fish in the hold of the wrecked steamer Pomona lying thirty feet deep in Fort Ross Cove Marin County. He hacked at tentacles and stabbed the creature’s head to escape as the octopus squeezed him and nearly dragged him under before surfacing fainting.
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San. Francisco
Martin Lund
Coast Wrecking Company
Pomona
Fort Ross Cove
Marin County
Lund
Prizes for Pennsylvania Trackmen announce
General Manager Atterbury heads a 200 officer Pennsylvania Railroad party leaving Jersey City for a main line inspection to Pittsburg. On arrival in Harrisburg he will award special prizes totaling 5490 dollars to supervisors and assistants with the year’s most perfect track.
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Atterbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jersey City
Pittsburg
Harrisburg
Nut harvest accident leaves several injured
A New Jersey Nutting Day incident at Lyons Avenue left multiple fall injuries as a chestnut tree caused broken backs and ribs. John Bowles, a Paterson high school student, died at General Hospital from a broken back. Several others suffered fractures and concussions. most were treated at area hospitals.
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York
Fister
Paterson
John Bowles
Madison Avenue
General Hospital
Menry Jarvis
Apolyemans
Marcella McCourt
J.cVourt
James Savastén
If West
Sirmis
John Steigner
Sso
River Street
Talhus
Woman elected secretary treasurer of local labor union
Local No. reports the first woman to hold the post in its history. Miss Hilda Svenson succeeds Charles P. Mein erney as Secretary-Treasurer after My McInerney declined renomination. New York calls for equal pay for equal work to back the move.
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C Vommercial Pelegraphers
A Weten
Hilla Svenson
Chartes P. Meinerney
New York
McInerney
Hilda Stenson
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