Two More Banks Closed Amid Lorimer Troubles
The Lasalle Street Trust and Savings Bank and two others failed to open, part of a string tied to the Lorimer institution. Deposits totaled about 14,000 at Calumet and 4,030 at the others, with thousands flocking to the Postal Savings Bank in the Federal Building for accounts. Springfield officials say no further closures are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lasalle Street Trust and Savings Bank
State Bank of
Calumet
Munday-Lorimer
Ilinois
South West Savings Bank
LaSalle
LaSalle Strezt Ilestitution, the Calumet
Lorimer Institution
LaSallé Street Trust & Savings
Lerimezap
Pircuagwaey
Illinois State Bank
le Askisnd
Calumetth West Savings Bank
Nkers
Harkin
Postal Banks
C. B. Munday
Bank of Marine
Marine
State Bank
Oconee
Koely
Panama canal tolls repeal awaits President Wilson signature
Washington June 15 the Panama canal tolls exemption repeal bill awaits the president’s signature to become law. The House accepted the Senate amendment reserving U S rights under the Hay Pauncefote treaty and other congressional actions. Speaker Clark and Vice President Marshall signed the bill Saturday and sent it to the White House for the president’s action today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
House of the Senate
United States
Clark
Marshall
White House
Four Killed as Boiler Explodes Near Franklin Georgia
At least four men died when the boiler of an engine owned by J. P. Pyles exploded eight miles north of Franklin Georgia. Victims include J. P. Pyles and several Pyles family members. five others were severely injured in the blast. Roosevelt Arrives in London Guarded by Scotland Yard After Madrid Wedding Trip
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
J. P. Pyles
Here
Ed Pyles
Charles Pyles
Glenn Pyles
Edward Pyles
Roosevelt
London
Scotland Yard
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Madrid
Kermit Roosevelt
Belle Willard
Ambassador Willard
Greece Annexes Chios and Mitylene as Crisis Looms
Formal gazette records Greece's annexation of the Turkish islands Chios and Mitylene. The move raises tensions with Turkey and may provoke a broader crisis as Rome reports strike violence and troop deployments during labor unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Turk
Chios
Mitylene
Rome
Milan
Parma
Florence
Bologna
Chamber of Deputies
Athens
Turkey
Asia Minor
Blast Causes 500000 Fire at Lubin Plant
A massive explosion at Lubin Manufacturing in Philadelphia ignited a fire that destroyed a row of 16 houses. The one story vault storing film was wrecked and losses to Lubin exceed 500 000 dollars while adjacent homes suffered about 25 000 dollars in damage. One boy was severely burned and died later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Lubin Manufacturing Company
Lubin Company
Three Killed as Auto Hit by Train at Westfield
Dunkirk report says three Dunkirk residents Fred Bird George Bird and Otto Walters were killed when their car was struck by a fast limited train at Westfield. The car was hurled 30 feet and crushed. Dust from drought shrouded the scene and hid the oncoming train from occupants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunkirk
N. Y
Westfield
Fred Bird
George Bird
Otto Walters
Volcano on Rampage and Wreck Killings Reported
United States forestry bureau received word from District Forester Rushing that Abbey and party are safe after a lookout house demolition as a steam ash and sulphur plume erupts with no lava. In California a Santa Fe California Limited wreck at Bagdad killed two and injured eight including Mrs Orendorff of Canton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forester
Abbey
San Francisco
Cal
United States Forestry Bureau
Rushing
Mineral
Reading
Lookout House
Los Angeles
Santa Fe
Bagdad
5. M. Cram
Charles Belden
Mra
A. G. Orendorff
Canton
Fire damages New Albany furniture plant by spontaneous blaze
A fire at the William Klerner Furniture Company in New Albany caused about 30,000 in damage, traced to spontaneous combustion. The glow confined to the glue room on the top floor required flooding the building to extinguish it. The plant carried 20,000 in insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albany
William Klerner Furniture Company
Bakers to Meet Here Next in Indianapolis
The 1915 Indiana Michigan and Ohio Master Bakers association conven tion will be held in Indianapolis after the group closed its Cincinnati meeting. Elected officers include Richard Cunningham of Muncie as president, W F Geller of Fort Wayne as vice president, H Kirchner of Terre Haute as treasurer, C Thomas of Auburn as secretary, and C R Russ of Indianapolis as recording secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana, Michigan and
Ohio
Master -Bakers’ Association
Cincinnati
Richard Cunningham
Muncie
W. F. Geller
Fort Wayne
H. Kirchner
Terre Haute
C. Thomas
Auburn
C. R. Russ
Sheriffs Elected At Tri State Association Meet
At the Tristate Sheriffs Association gathering in Fort Wayne the Indiana Ohio and Michigan officers were chosen. A C Gladiux of Fort Wayne was named president with S B Wineland of Bryan Ohio as first vice president and J E Rees of Hillsdale Michigan as second vice president. John Cunningham of Portland was secretary treasurer, and seventy five sheriffs attended the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Tristate Sheriffs’ Association
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
A. C. Gladiuax
Wineland
Bryan
Hillsdale
Mich
John Cunningham
Portland
Girl Crushed to Death by Roller in Corn Field
Marie Carrico ten years old, daughter of Daniel Carrico, climbed a rolling corn field machine while her brother was away to give him water. The horses started suddenly and she fell causing a fractured skull, a broken neck and other injuries. She died ten minutes later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marie Carrico
Daniel Carrico
Wabash Tragedy: Arthur Miller Drowns in Eel River
Arthur Miller, twenty, of North Judson, drowned while bathing in Eel river in northern Wabash county. He sank after going beyond his depth, his cries heard but aid unavailable. Two hours later the body was recovered about 75 feet from the point of disappearance. Miller was regarded as an expert swimmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Arthur Miller
North Judson
Eel River
Wabash County
Miller
Indiana Brevities: Tragedies and Trials Across Towns
A roundup from Valparaiso to Despondency across Indiana records fatal accidents, drownings, a jail surrender after a fatal shooting, a soldier’s funeral, two railroad deaths in Indianapolis, a murder verdict in Sullivan, severe injuries in a touring car crash near Columbia City, and a suicide by Mrs. Koons in Kendallville. Names include Philip Cady, Herbert Staten, Charles W. Fairbanks, Taft, Leo Marshall, Milbern Deckham, John H. Duckum, Ella Shafer, Jacob McCullough, Ernest Hawkins, Ira Medley, Albert E. Thomas, Orville Niverson, Ray Niverson, Arthur Routh, William Koons. Details describe drownings, train collisions, a bridge wreck, a convict’s life sentence, and a fatal domestic tragedy.
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Bevansville
Charles W. Fairbanks
Taft
Poseyville
New Harmony
Indianapolis
Lafayette
Leo Marshall
Mulberry
Evansville
Jacob McCullough
Avyiy
Hatfield
Spencer County
West Hawkings
Hawk
McCullough
Hawkins
Rockport
South Bend
Milbern Deckham
Vera Cruz
Army
Grand Army
Sons of Veterans
John H. Duckum
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ella Shafer
Harding Street
Peoria & Eastern
Washington Street
Ernest Hawkins
Sullivan
Ira Medley
Trustin ‘Shell
Pleasantville
Medley
Isbell
Little Giant
Columbia City
Albert E. Thomas
Allen County
Jonesboro
Marion Hospital
William Brattain
Gas City
Lanning
Ray Niverson
Niverson
Orville Niverson
Hazel Niverson
Liberty
Conley
Logansport
Arthur Routh
Kendallville
William H. Koons
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la Salle Street Trust & Saving
Office of Postal Savings
Federal Building
Georgia
A. Rustem Bey
A Rustem Bey
Zia Pasha
Sour
Gauses
Odd Fellows
Plainfield
McCarty Lodge
Friends’ Church Park
William H. Talbott
Ast
Hendricks County
Orleans
Grand Lodge
Indianapolis News Newsboys
Plainfield Glee Club
Enos Blair
Florida
William Sniper
Order
Anderson
Baget
Mabel Martin
Alexandria
Joseph Harvey
Alger Box
George Martin
Box
Mabel Schofield
Frank
Thomas Welowski
Chicago
Lake Shore
Bakers
Valparaiso
Philip Cady
North Vernon
Herbert Staten
Muscatuck Creek
U. S
Lozue
C.O.D
Cadick Milling Compty
Grandview
H. L. Stratton
J. W. Burns
P. QO
Ind
Dr Stratton
3Rd St
Asheville IN the
Land OF
the Sky
North Carolina Mountains
Hendersonville
Waynesville
Hot Springs
Tyron
Brevard
Saluda
Flat Rock
Southern Railway
Wm. Humphreys
D. P. A. Evansville
Democrat
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