Onondaga Savings Bank Plans Ten Story Syracuse Building
In 1895 96 the Onondaga Savings Bank expanded with a new Syracuse House site bought for 280000. Architect R W Gibson designed a ten story building to cost 750000. Cornerstone laid Nov 1896 with a sealed copper time capsule and notes on asset growth since 1869.
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Onondaga Bank
Syracuse
Onondaga County Savings Bank
Syracuse House
R. W. Gibson
S. Salina St
E. Water
E. Generee St
Charles L. Stone
Onondaga Savings
Safe deposit vaults protect customers at Onondaga Savings
In Syracuse 1955 the Onondaga Savings Bank touts 2300 safe deposit boxes and a bomb proof vault. A 1714 ton door plus 21 inch walls protect cash and securities. Thick steel plating and mesh bars deter break ins while a passage and ventilation system enable emergency response.
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Syracuse
Onondaga County Savings Bank
Onondaga Savings
S. Salina
Raynor
Jimmy Valentine
Loss of the Maine Kills 266 as War Fears Rise
Washington reports the battleship Maine exploded during a Havana voyage with 266 sailors dead. Captain Charles D. Sigsbee commanded the vessel and an inquiry led by Captain William T. Sampson will probe the disaster blamed on a Spanish mine. McKinley contemplates war amid Cuba tensions and long-standing anti Spanish sentiment in U S history.
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Washington
D.C
War Department
Maine
Havana
Cuba
Charles D. Sigsbes
Navy Department
William T. Sampson
Spain
McKinley
South America
U. S
Puerto Rico
Fillmore
Great Britain
France
Growth of Onondaga County Savings Bank in 20 Year Span
This page continues the bank’s history as part of a multi page series detailing its growth. It highlights major events and developments shaping the bank during the era, reflecting economic trends and regional finance. The focus remains on the Onondaga County Savings Bank’s expansion and significance in the community.
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Onondaga County Savings Bank
The
Times
Bank’s New Home Opens Aesthetics and Function
The text describes a grand bank building nearing completion by May 1 and finishing by July 1, with luxuries such as a mail chute, long distance phones, a law library, bicycle storage, four rapid elevators, and comprehensive services. It notes the bank’s growth to over seventeen million in assets since its inception, and names several presidents and successors through 1814.
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Ings
Law Library
Edward S. Dawson
Bank
Board of
Rasselas A. Pag
Honta da
Clinton T. Rose
Ath
Rose
Henry M. Rowling
First Golf Club Forms in Syracuse With Cow-Proof Greens
The Onondaga Golf and Country Club is organized with Judge Irving G. Vann as first president and officers including Judge William S. Andrews and Thomas D. Leonard. The club location sits on the Charles Hiscock farm near Fayetteville Road, evolving from early plays at Hill Top House and Thornden Park. Early members recall tin cans on caps and cow-guarded greens as a novelty, with low wire fences now surrounding the greens to keep out cows.
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Syracuse
Onondaga Golf and Country Club
Irving G. Vann
Charles Hiscock
Fayetteville Rd
Charles Petrie
Hill Top House
Pompey Hill
Alan C. Fobes
Ernest White
Snowdon Smith
Ralph S. Bowers
James A. Randall
Charles Andrews
Thornden Park
Harrison
Alexander H. Davis
Donald Dey
Highland Avenue
A Patchwork Timeline of Scientific Feats and Disasters
A garbled 1895 to 1917 timeline recalls events across science, war, exploration, and disasters. Notable items mention X rays discovery, radio milestones, the Panama Canal, the San Francisco earthquake, Peary’s Arctic reach, Titanic voyage notes, Mona Lisa recovery, and WWI era incidents.
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Wilhelm Hkonrad Roenteen
H. A. Decquerel
Paris
Pierre Curie
Mme. Curie
G. Bemont
Boker
China
Peking
Legation
Dex Walter Heed
Aristides Acramonte
Jesse Lazear
Jamel Carroll
Marconi
Atlantic
Foldhu
Coormwall
England
Newfoundland
Fist
San Francisco
New York
Panam
God
Gzhe
Duma
Chelsea
Mass
Sra
Robert FE. Peary
North Vole
Glenn H. Curtis
Albany
Sicien
Titanic
Southampton
Newfoundand
DaVinci
Florence
Aly
Dee
Louvre
Panama Canal
Galveston
Eac
Polio Virus Identified in 1909 Syracuse Report
Local health officials report Austrian scientist Dr Karl Landsteiner has shown polio can be transmitted to monkeys, offering an experimental model to study the disease. He also demonstrated that polio is caused by a virus.
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Syracuse
Karl Landsieiner
Suffragette Parade Stirs Syracuse Crowds in 1911
Ladies march on Salina Street in Syracuse during a suffragette procession. Onlookers note a lively display of outfits with some remarks questioning women's intellect. The event reflects early 20th century dress and gender-era tension.
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Syracuse, Inne Is
Salina St
Jock Uke Ymeni
Onondaga Savings Tops Syracuse Home Loans
Onondaga Savings Bank leads Syracuse home loan activity as a trusted lender for veterans and civilians alike. The institution markets GI Home Loans and highlights a history of financing nearly 4,000 veterans’ homes over the past decade.
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Syracuse
Syracuse Area
Onondaga Country Savings Bank
Onondaga Savings
G.I. Home Loan
Onondaga Bank
Oncondaza Savings
Oxondaza Savings
Wrights Fly Airplane 852 Feet in Test Flight
In China today the Wright brothers demonstrated a powered flying machine, successfully reaching 852 feet in a test. Orville Wright claimed the aircraft traveled 00 feet in 12 seconds, marking a milestone as the first fleet. Report mentions costs and further developments.
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Wrights
China
Dee
Brothersville
Wilber Wricht
Mee
al Pte
Orville
Guama
McKinley Dies in Buffalo and Roosevelt Ready to Take Office
President William McKinley died in Buffalo after eight days of wounding by an anarchist. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt will become the 26th president. McKinley, a Civil War veteran and long-time public servant, led a protective tariff era and aided Cuba’s path to war, while Roosevelt prepares to assume the presidency.
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Buffalo
N. Y
William McKinley
Leon Czolgosz
Theodore Roose-velt
Mr. McKinley
United States
Ohio
Antietam
Havana
Spain
Cuba
McKinley
Bryan
Roosevelt
New York State
First Museum of Art to Open in Syracuse
The first Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts will be housed on the second floor of the Onondaga County Savings Bank Building. Professor George F. Comfort led the effort with a formal inauguration at May Memorial Church. Justice Peter B. McLennan gave the principal address. Chief Justice Andrews will be museum president and Comfort the secretary and first director.
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Syracuse
Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts
Onondaga County Savings Bank
George F. Comfort
Syracuse University College of Fine Arts
May Memorial Church
Peter B. McLennan
Andrews
Court of Appeals
Comfort
Paderewski Concert Interrupted by West Shore Train
A record crowd filled the Alhambra for Ignace Paderewski's Syracuse recital. The West Shore train passing by during his encore momentarily disrupted the performance, yet the pianist remained unfazed and resumed after the train. Alhambra officials consider adjusting booking times to align with train schedules following this incident and a prior encounter with Adelina Patti.
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Syracuse
Alhambra
Ignace Paderewski
West Shore
Mademoiselle Adelina Patti
Will Baumer and Eckermann Will Merge to Form Will and Baumer Co
Syracuse reports a merger of Baumer works on North Alvord Street and Eckermann and Will works on Ash Street creating the Will and Baumer Co. The history notes wax candle industry origins in Syracuse with Anton Will in 1855 and outlines later partners and evolutions.
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Will
Anton Will
Pioner
United States
Syracuse
Baumer Works
N. Alvord St
Eckermann and Will
Ash St
Will and Baumer Co
Rosina
Eckermann
Francis Baumer
Hugo Moosbrucser
Moosbruceer
Baumer
Edna May Pettie Hit In London Scene
Edna May Pettie suffers an injury while performing in London. The report notes Pettie’s presence on the stage and mentions her career in Syracuse before the incident.
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Edna May Pettie
London
Syracuse
Fe Sorele
BNANG
Gramat
Edna May Pettie Cow
Bengak
Minnie Stehbhens
Syracuse Welcomes 41st Separate to Home After Spanish War
More than 20,000 Syracusans gathered at the railroad station to greet Company C the old 41st Separate the first to return from the Spanish-American war. Mayor McGuire led ceremonies as civic and military groups paraded. A State Armory banquet honors the troopers while paying tribute to Gustave A. Kolbe the first Syracuse fatality in Las Guasimas. Other local outfits expected home soon include the 141st Separate Company and Company A of the 203d Regiment.
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Syracuse
41St
McGuire
State Armory
Gustave A. Kolbe
1St Cavalry
Las Guasimas
203D
Onondaga Bank Dividend Offer Marks 140th Anniversary
Profits from depositors funds are shared with Orundag County Savings Bank customers as dividends since the bank has no stockholders. Current payout is two and a half percent plus a quarter percent Centennial Extra in observance of the bank’s 140th anniversary.
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Syracuse
Orundag County Savings Bank
Central New York Savings Bank
Onondaga Bank
Gaza
Syracuse Electrin Row Revealed by Niacara Failica Power Co
A current news note states that Syracuse faces a row over electric supply with Niacara Failica Power Company supplying the grid. Details of the arrangement and implications for residents remain unclear in the fragment.
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Syracuse
Niacara Failica Power Company
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William S. Andrews
Thomas D. Leonard
Charles W.andrews
East Genesee
Sonth
Pres. McKinley
House of Representatives
William J. Bryan
Sauteane Guels
Will-Baumer
4St
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