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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1886
Page
7
The Detroit Free Press recounts the Windsor bank scandal involving cashier Brooks. A board proposes swift actions including Chicago detectives and an accountant to assess losses while preserving reputations. Brooks, found innocent, travels to Windsor and then Detroit where a detective reveals he knows him as a warned figure.
The board of directors meets following an accountant's briefing as a detective urges truth about Brooks absconding from Stability Bank. A deficiency of 65340.78 is revealed after further investigation, with Ruler removed and the case turned over to the detective for handling amid a bank run that soon subsides.
Bank of Stability directors confront a missing cashier Brooks when the president learns he may have run off to Canada. Bonus recalls Brooks buying a Detroit-bound train ticket and hints at a planned absconder. Directors await clarification as Meiggs comments on the cleverness of the act.
A comic Chicago News vignette shows Mrs Flyaround navigating stores with her inquisitive husband Mr F. He frets over her shopping but she touts bargains. highlights include a fall cloak at Handmedown Co, a mahogany set at Imitation Bros, a plush oriental quilt at Ten per cent off, and a terra cotta themed bonnet. The humorous exchange ends with baby’s bib pin as a polka dot tie.
Fashion notes from a New York column detail fall dress trends including violet wood fans, two piece frocks, and loosened sleeves. Velvet and plush brocades, diagonal front draping, vertical stripes, and camel hair cloths appear in new fabrics with bold plaid themes and high collars. Also noted is a literary critique comparing reader types to tools, warning that excessive reading harms both mind and body.
In a brief street talk, Brown suggests borrowing from the bank while Jones doubts the bank would lend. Brown quips that lending is the bank’s business, noting friends would in theory assist, while Jones dismisses the idea with scorn, highlighting distrust of lenders.
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