Runs at Mississippi Valley and Mercantile Trust Spark City Panic
In St Louis on October 27 runs were started on two of the citys largest financial institutions the Mississippi Valley company and the Mercantile Trust company. Clearing House backs both if needed. Mississippi Valley has three million capital five million surplus and two million in government funds on deposit. Mercantile Trust has three million capital six million surplus and four million in city funds on deposit. President Breckinridge Jones says no trouble meeting obligations and the run will not be serious.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
St. Louis
Mississippi Valley
Mercantile Trust Companies
Chicago
New York
Clearing House Association
Mississippi Valley Company
Mercantile Trust Company
Breckinridge Jones
Mississippi Company
Soldiers Leaving Fort Riley After Major Maneuvers
Fort Riley October 27 troops train movements begin as regiments from Texas Missouri Nebraska Iowa and Kansas depart in 264 cars across several trains. Texans travel farthest and all militia expected to be gone by night. regiment colonels praise the maneuvers while Forts Riley and Robinson officers contest the department base ball title and polo match today.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Fort Riley
Texas
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
Forts Robinson and
Niobrara
Department of Missouri
Forts Riley and Robinson
Blair remains gravely ill as grand jury probes charges
St Louis reports James L Blair critically ill after a serious relapse at Kirkwood home. Physicians note concussion suspected from a fall. The grand jury investigates James T Roberts, Blair’s accuser, with witnesses including Judge James A Seddon and Ralph Kahn.
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Roberts
Blair
George Homan
Mr. Blair
Wyer
Truman
James T. Roberts
James Ll. Blair
James A. Seddon
James L. Blair
Ralph ©. Kahn
Seddon and
Grand Jury
Seddon
Fusion Orators Almost Mobbed In New York Rally
Fusion campaign speakers faced interruptions on Avenue A as a water bag炸 splashed over former assistant district attorney Harnecke disrupting the open air rally. The crowd retaliated with missiles but no injuries were reported and the meeting continued blocks away.
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New York
Avenue A
Lower East Side
Harnecke
Crator
Armenian leader Sagounis slain in London suburb
Sageunis an Armenian refugee leader was shot dead in a London suburb by another Armenian who fled after dropping the revolver. The attacker is believed linked to a band hired by the Turkish Sultan to crush the peaceful revolutionary propaganda Sagounis promoted across Europe and America. A recent attack on Naharbek in Switzerland followed Sagounis’s America tour.
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London
Sageunis
Sagounis
Naharbek
Switzerland
America
Engineer Battersby Dies Suddenly at Home
Robert Battersby, a noted Missouri Pacific engineer aged 51, collapsed at his Ninth and Thompson street home after a yard walk. He had been ill with typhoid fever, was convalescent, and died within ten minutes, likely from heart failure. Survived by wife and children Stanley Polly Lucille. funeral plans pending.
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R. C. Battersby
Battersby
Missouri Pacific
Stanley
Polly
Lucille Battersby
Nine Klondike Steamers Held in Ice Jams
Nine steamers bound for the United States are stuck in ice jams on Dawson river. Their cargo value totals about two million dollars. Fears grow that ice jams may wreck the boats and sink the entire carloads.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Dawson
United States
To Be a Quiet Wedding
The marriage of Peres Finch and Mary Redding will be solemnized Wednesday at 10 oclock at Rev Fr Healy's residence. The ceremony is a quiet family affair. Afterward the couple will travel to Camp Branch for dinner at Mr and Mrs P C Redding, then begin housekeeping at 256 South Prospect Street.
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South Prospect Street
Hat and shells found near Rev. Martin residence
Jake Brandt of PL Brandt Grocery found a hat and a box of loaded No. 12 shells in front of Reverend B. F. Martins home. He took the items to his store and then handed them to police. Initially thought to belong to Dr W T Thomas, the hat name prevented identification. Police believe another burglary may have occurred last night, though no report filed.
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Jake Brandt
PL. Brandt Grocery Company
B. F. Martin
W. T. Thomas
Miners Idle as Reading Coal Shuts Eleven Mines
Seven thousand workers idle after the Reading Coal company shuts eleven collieries in the Shamokin district. The suspension lasts until November 4.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Shamokin
Otc
Reading Coal Company
Barn Fire Destroys Tom Kaler's Structure at 13th and Wagner
A barn owned by Tom Kaler at Thirteenth and Wagner streets burned down about nine this morning. Fred Brown's hay and feed were also destroyed. Loss estimated at fifty dollars with no insurance. Cause of the fire undetermined.
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Tom Kaler
Thirteenth
Wagner Streets
Fred Brown
Pretty New Belts With Paris Style Charms
Fresh as a May morning belts feature chic Paris-inspired leather and silk designs. Broad leather belts with two tongued harness buckles in black and colored options priced from 1.00 to 1.25. Silk belts folded wide at back and narrow at front with gun metal slides priced to 1.75. Stitched taffeta and patent leather belts in bright colors and dull kid finish from 0.39 to 0.60.
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Paris
Russia
Five Rough Patches Describe Famine in Local Suit Makers
A fragmented notice reports a surge in demand for women’s suits arriving as a windfall. It notes a New York office can influence supply in emergencies while describing the current market as strained and the suits well tailored though the text remains unclear in places.
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New York
Serges and Cheviots In Fashionable Colors
The piece discusses Serges and Cheviots as staple fabrics popular year round. It notes strong demand for suits dresses and skirts with a quiet sales approach. Prices for Black Cheviots range from 50 to 150 cents and Black and Colored Serges from 50 to 125 cents.
Water-proofed fabrics brighten rain coats and capes
Waterproofing now protects many fabrics without dulling shine or wear. Oxford and brown mixes feature ripple shoulder capes and velvet collars selling from 12 to 25 dollars. Gray cravanettes with subtle stripes offer collars and capes at 15 to 25 dollars.
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Oxford
Sorosis Club Meeting Discusses Florentine Art
Monday afternoon the Sorosis club met in the courthouse rest rooms to hear Mrs. Louis Beck present Evolution of Florentine Art. Other members gave talks followed by tea. A funeral service will be held Thursday at Georgetown Methodist Church at 10 o'clock with Rev Crippin officiating and burial in Sedalia cemetery.
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Sorosis
Court House
Piazza del Duomo
Florentine
Louis Beck
Georgetown
Georgeown Methodist Church
Crippin
Sedalia Cemetery
Funeral services for Ruth Duncan's 11 year old daughter
Funeral services are planned for Ruth Duncan, the mother of an 11 year old who died Monday. The notice notes the death occurred in Cook County and the service details are forthcoming in the local paper.
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Ruth
Cook Duncan
Brother of Weisburgh tailor dies in Joplin
Patrick Lawder, a pants maker at Weisburgh's tailoring shop, received notice of his brother's death in Joplin. He departed on this morning's train to attend the funeral.
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Patrick Lawder
Weisburgh
Joplin
Lawder
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Mr. Battersby
Mary Redding
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