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Pecora Davis Lead Banking Probes and Chicago Mayoral Shuffle
Central figures Pecora and Davis lead investigations into stock market and banking activities as the ailing Chicago mayoral succession prompts new authority from the Illinois legislature. Rumors swirl of a centralized banking system and potential pooling among New York Clearing House banks amid stalled leadership.
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New York
Ferdinand Pecora
Senate
Charles E. Mitchell
Pecora
J. P. Morgan & Co
House of Morgan
John W. Davis
New York Clearing House
Ullinois
Chicago
Patrik A. Nash
Democrats
Cllinois
Anton J Cermah