4192. Ashland-Twelfth State Bank (Chicago, IL)

Bank Information

Episode Type: Run → Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: June 12, 1914
Location: Chicago, Illinois (41.850, -87.650)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: d90828f9

Response Measures

Full suspension, Books examined

Other: Receivership petitions filed after closure; parent bank (La Salle St.) failure precipitated closures.

Description

The Ashland-Twelfth State Bank was one of several smaller state banks closed by the Illinois State Bank Examiner on June 12, 1914 after the collapse of the parent LaSalle Street Trust & Savings (Lorimer) bank. Depositors besieged the bank (a run), the state examiner closed/suspended it, and subsequently receivers were requested (early July 1914).

Events (3)

1. June 12, 1914 Run

Cause: Local Banks
Cause Details: Depositors panicked and rushed the Ashland-Twelfth Bank upon learning of the closing/failure of the parent LaSalle Street Trust & Savings Bank (Lorimer bank).
Measures: State bank examiners closed the bank and posted notices; police were called to restore order.
Newspaper Excerpt: The Ashland-Twelfth Bank was the centre of a riot when its depositors learned of the closing. Men and women clamored for their money. Refusal was met by excited cries, and before the police arrived a stone was thrown through a window and a rush was made on the locked door.
Source: newspapers

2. June 12, 1914 Suspension

Cause: Government Action
Cause Details: State bank examiner (under State Auditor) took charge and closed the Ashland-Twelfth State Bank as part of enforcement actions tied to the collapse of the parent LaSalle Street Trust & Savings Bank.
Newspaper Excerpt: The LaSalle-st. Trust & Savings bank... and three smaller institutions suspend... correspondents of the Lorimer bank. These were the Broadway State bank, the Ashland-Twelfth State bank... 'I was directed to make an examination of these banks and found conditions such that I thought it not safe for them to open this morning,' said Harkin.
Source: newspapers

3. July 6, 1914 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: Receivers were asked for three of the lesser of the Lorimer-Munday string of banks today. These banks closed with the failure of the parent bank, the LaSalle Street Trust and Savings Bank. They are: The State Bank of Calumet, the Illinois State Bank of Chicago and the Ashland-Twelfth State bank. The application was made by William Freedman, attorney for certain depositors.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (15)

1. June 12, 1914 The Detroit Times Detroit, MI

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La Salle Street Trust, Known as Lorimer Bank, With $4,648,070 Deposits. and Three Smaller Institutions Suspend DEPOSITORS IN STREET CLAMOR FOR THEIR MONEY Twelve Injured When Unknown Man Kicks Out Window Pane Above Crowd CHICAGO, Ill., June 12.-The LaSalle-st. Trust & Savings bank, popularly known as the William Lorimer bank, and one of the largest state banks in Chicago, closed its doors to day and was placed in the hands of the state auditor. Bank Examiner Markin has been placed in charge. The institution has a paid-up capital of $1,000,000. Within half an hour. 1,500 excited depositors jammed LaSalle-st. in front of the bank, clamoring for admission. A man appeared at the twelfth floor of the building in which the bank is located and deliberately kicked out a large pane of glass. The glass fel: into the crowd in front of the door and a dozen persons were cut and injured. Detectives searched the building in a vain attempt to find the man. Daniel D. Harkin, state bank examiner, who closes the Lorimer bank under instructions from State Auditor Brady, at the same time closed three smaller banks. correspondents of the Lorimer bank. These were the Broadway State bank, 4613 Broadway: the Ashland-Twelfth State bank. 1600 West Twelfth-st., and the Illinois State bank. of Chicago, 350 North Clark-st. Harkin said he might permit these smaller banks to reopen within a few days. "I was directed to make an examination of these banks and found con ditions such that I thought it not safe for them to open this morning," said Harkin, who would not state other reasons for this action. William Lorimer, ex-senator, is president of the LaSalle-st. bank. The vice-presidents are: C. B. Munday. I. L. Bacchus, and J. M. Logan. None. of the officers could be found to make a statement, though one was expected later in the day. The deposits of the LaSalle-st. bank are said by Harkin to total $4,648.070. The deposits of the two other banks are not known. "The LaSalle-st. bank has been under surveillance for six months," said Harkin. "Six months ago, the officials were notified that they must get $1,000,000 in cash for emergency purposes. They replied that their collateral consisted of long-time, nonnegotiable securities. "I came here yesterday and found conditions so bad that I gave the offlcials until 9 a. m. today to produce the $1,000,000. The Corn Exchange bank would no longer handle their checks, and I took charge this morning when they failed to obtain the money." The directors of the bank were in session this afternoon, and it was una derstood they were preparing statement. On behalf of the bank. Thomas McDonald, assistant cashier. made this statement: 'Mr. Harkin decided we ought to have $1,000,000. The directors called a meeting and discussed the matter, but didn't think it necessary. as the bank funds were invested in securities of unquestionable value. though they were long-time securities. 'The action this morning came as a surprise. We expect to have matters in such shape in three days that the The out bank bank has may paid reopen three $1,500,000 its doors. weeks. to and depositors in the last is now is seabout ors. This $3,100,000 amount invested due deposit- in curities worth their face value or more." "The closing of the LaSalle-st. bank should not have the slightest effect upon any other down-town bank," said James B. Forgan president of the First National bank The bank that closed its doors is not associated with any other down-town bank. It is not a member of the Clearing House association."

2. June 12, 1914 South Bend News-Times South Bend, IN

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NO FUNDS TO MEET DEMANDS FROM CITY Secret Leakage of News That Investigation Was Under Way Caused Rapid Withdrawal of Million in deposits. CHICAGO June I.-The LaSalle St. Trust and Savings bank, commonly known as the Lorimer bank, and three other state banks affiliated with that bank, were closed today on orders from the state auditor, James Brady. J. M. Harkin, state examiner of banks, in a statement said that the Lorimer bank had been under investigation since Jan. 1. and that today's action was taken to prevent small depositors as many of the larger depositors had learned of the bank's condition and had already begun to withdraw their accounts. The banks in addition to the LaSalle St. Trust and Savings bank which were closed were: The Illinois State bank of Chicago. The Broadway State bank. The Ashland-Twelfth State bank. The immediate closing of the bank was precipitated, it was said, when a demand was made today on the banks of Chicago for $650,000 of city funds. The bank was unable to meet the demand and the bank examiner took charge. The three smaller banks cleared through the Lorimer institution and State Auditor Brady ordered them closed also in order to protect their depositors. Deposits of Five Millions. The last bank statement published under oath on April 4, 1914, showed that the LaSalle St. Trust and Savings bank had deposits of $5,572,992.15 The capital stock of the bank is $1.000,000, and the statement showed the surplus at that time to be $343,631.97. According to the statement $464.012.23 had been invested in the banking house and fixtures, The time loans amounted to $2,609,366.93. Other resources footed up to $3,841,547.94 Bank Examiner Harkin in his statement said: 'An investigation of the affairs of the LaSalle St. Trust and Savings bank has been in progress since Jan. 1. On April 1, William Lorimer and some of the other officers of the bank were called to Springfield for a conference on the bank's condition. "Then deposits began to be withdrawn rapidly. One million dollars was withdrawn shortly after April 1. This convinced us there was a 'leak' somewhere: that some one on the inside had passed the word of impending condition and large deposits were being withdrawn. Our office did not want the little fellows to suffer, those who trusted the bank, and so it was closed. "We found that the bank had not much "quick money' on hand and was unable to meet all its obligations. That is another reason for closing the institution. Has Enough Paper. "I believe the bank has enough paper to pay all depositors if it can be realized on. News of the closing of the bank spread rapidly and within a short time after the official announcement had been made, the outside of the bank was blocked by hundreds of persons, many of whom were depositors, who struggled to reach the closed doors of the bank. Several policemen were called and stationed at the entrance and kept back the men and women. Inside the bank, William Lorimer, former United States senator, president of the bank. C. B. Mundy, one of the vice presidents, and the other officers of the institution, were in executive session. As soon as the notice was posted, the clerks and other employes quit work and attaches and the bank examiner's office took charge and went to work. There was a large crowd in the corridors, mostly depositors, but a majority of them left quietly. Action Was Expected The bank examiner's action created little surprise throughout the financial district. Bankers and men on the outside had expected something of the kind for months The LaSalle institution was originally organized as a national bank but was changed to a state institution about a year ago. Its officers are: President, William Lorimer. Vice presidents, C. B. Munday and L L. Bacchus. Cashier Charles C. Fox Assistant cashier, Thomas McDonald Auditor, Frank M. Spohr. Counsel Elbridge Hanecy Directors, James E Bennett, W. A. Gardner, George O. Gunderson, C. H. Munday, E. W. Zinser, William Lorimer, Elbridge Hanecy, Joseph Hock J. T. Magner, Charles E. Ward. T. M. Haney, Thomas McDonald Charles G. Fox and Le L. Bacchus. NEW YORK.-Ivoxey, for Afteen years mascot of the Long Island railroad. is dead. This dog had a bank

3. June 13, 1914 New-York Tribune New York, NY

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SECURITY QUESTIONED ON $1,200,000 LOANS Combined Deposits Exceed $6,000,000 and Cash Means $1,400,000. WHEAT MEN SUSPEND Bank Troubles Partly Attributed to Politics-State Examiner Now in Charge. [By Telegraph to The Tribune. Chicago, June 12.-Four of the banking enterprises built up in Chicago by Charles B. Munday and William Lorimer were closed to-day by the State Banking Department. When the crash came the values remaining were of such a negligible character that none of the solvent banks could be induced to extend a helping hand. According to the records. there had been extracted from the La Salle Street Trust and Savings Bank about $1,200,000 in the way of loans on collateral said to be unmarketable. The banks forced by D. V. Harkin. the State Bank Examiner, to close their doors were the La Salle Street Trust and Savings Bank, the Ashland-Twelfth State Bank, the Broadway State Bank and the Illinois State Bank. The State Bank of Calumet, a fourth subsidiary, was not closed. These sums have been drawn within the last few days by the La Salle Street Trust from the four subsidiary banking institutions, evidently to tide over the larger bank: Ashland-Twelfth Street State Bank, $180,000; Broadway State Bank, $175,000; Illinois State Bank, $170,000: State Bank of Calumet, $115,000. Total, $640,000. Securities Called "Bad." The state bank examiner took possession of the banks after Lorimer and Munday acknowledged to him that it was impossible for them to clear up certain securities and collateral carried in the assets of the bank classed as "bad" by the State Auditor's office. The State Auditor had been insistent that these securities be replaced by "good" collateral ever since the first and only examination made of the bank by the new Democratic administration, in January. Action of the state officials comes soon after the legal proceedings against James J. Brady, State Auditor, and the suit filed by John H. Coyne, in which the names of C. B. Munday, vice-president of the La Salle Street Bank, and others were mentioned. Rumors of a receivership are current. The Ashland-Twelfth Bank was the centre of a riot when its depositors learned of the closing. Men and women clamored for their money. Refusal was met by excited cries, and before the police arrived a stone was thrown through a window and a rush was made on the locked door. Policemen restored order. The banks were known as the Lorimer-Munday chain of banks. The La Salle st. bank was the main institution, the others being outlying concerns, whose balances and reserves were carried to a great extent by it. Combined they have deposits of $6,411.997 and reported cash means of $1,434,692. Of their deposits, $966,000 consists of city funds. The bulk of this amount, $650,000, is on deposit with the La Salle Street Trust and Savings Bank. The sanitary district of Chicago has $75,000 in the La Salle st. bank. An examination of the La Salle Continued on page 2. column 6

4. June 13, 1914 The Chronicle=news Trinidad, CO

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I FIFTH CHICAGO BANK o CLOSED BY EXAMINER Chicago. June 13.-A fifth bank . was closed today by the state bank examiner in connection with the dh. o cleaure of conditions in the La Salle h Street Trust and Savings bank. This " bank. the State Bank of Calumet. ACcording to the bank examiner. completes the chain of what were known as the string of Lorimer-Munday r hanks in Chkcago. P Two bank examiners from the 1 state auditor's office in Springfield " arrived today to assist in the examinI ation of the five banks now in the state banking department's hands. , William Lorimer, president or the Las Salle street bank was said to be 11 near a physical collapse from the " strain of the developments of the last twenty-four hours. 1 The bank examiners worked stead. ily on the books of the in Salle street V bank. the Broadway State bank. the Illinois State bank. the AshlandTwelfth State bank. and the State Bank of Calumet. f Approximately $4,000,000 of deQ posits are tied up in thes tate controlled institutions. Scores of children today besiered the State Bank of Calumet with n handbooks in hand. seeking money 1 which they had deposited for a Christmas fund. They crowded about the doors, but could not get their money. An echo of the closing of the La Salle Street Trust and Savings Bank WAR heard in the Federal court today when a receiver was appointed for the Southwest Savings Pank. owned by Lonis J. Krejel. The private bank. er had $4,000 deposited in the La Salle street vank and when he heard the bank was closed he suspended business. Krejel, however. declared he had sufficient means to meet the demands of his depositors. a

5. June 14, 1914 The Washington Herald Washington, DC

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SIX BANKS CLOSED IN LORIMER CRASH State Bank of Calumet and Southwest Savings Added to List of Affected Institutions. Chicago, June 13.-The State Bank of Calumet. affiliated with the La Salle Street Trust and Savings Bank-the Lorimer bank-which was closed yesterday. did not open its doors for business today and State Bank Examiner D. V. Harkin took charge. A receiver also was asked for the Southwest Savings Bank. This institution had a deposit of about $5,000 in the La Salle Street Bank. The failure of these two banks to open brought the number of Chicago banks closed during the last twenty-four hours following action by the State banking department to six. They were: The La Salle Street Trust and Savings Bank, the State Bank of Calumet, the Illinois State Bank, the Broadway State Bank. the Ashland-Twelfth State Bank, and the Southwest Savings Bank. Crowds of depositors besieged the doors of the La Salle Street Bank early today, struggling to get inside. Outside the Ashland-Twelfth State Bank and the Illinois State Bank crowds collected, shouting to the bank officials to open their doors and give them their savings.

6. June 16, 1914 The Sun New York, NY

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FIVE OF SIX LORIMER BANKS MAY REOPEN Were Dragged Down by Failure of the La Salle Street Institution. ONE SHUT TO PREVENT RUN Loan of $203,000 on Louisiana Swamp Lands Said to Be in the Tangle. CHICAGO, June 15.-The affairs of the collapsed La Salle Street Trust and Savings Bank were reported to be such by Chief Bank Examiner Daniel Harkin tonight that the examination of the books cannot be completed until Wednesday or Thursday, possibly later. The examiner had expected to complete his report today. Possible criminal action against officers of the bank and the matter of an application for a receiver, the bank examiner said, were things which the State Auditor would have to decide. "All I can say to-night," Mr. Harkin said, "is that we have found much more work for us to do than was at first anticlpated." The bank examiner said that the offer of Charles B. Munday, vice-president of the La Salle Bank and actively in charge of Its affairs before It was closed, to advance $1,000,000 to put the bank on its feet could not be considered at this time. None of the subsidiary banks will be opened at present, Mr. Harkin said, although one may be opened late in the week. "The La Salle Street Trust and Savings Bank is the only one that really failed," Mr. Harkin continued. "The other banks were caught only as they were involved in this bank. The Ashland-Twelfth State Bank, the State Bank of Calumet, the Illinois State Bank and the Broadway State Bank will be the first to be reopened. These Institutions apparently are sound. The only trouble is that their funds are tied up in the La Salle." The Marine Bank of Marine, III., sixth of the Munday institutions to be closed, was taken over by State bank examiners who have been Investigating its affairs since Friday. The directors issued a statement saying the institution was closed to prevent a run. Loans on Louisiana swamp lands amounting to $203,000 were reported today as part of the financial tangle beIng unravelled in the La Salle Street bank by Examiner Harkin. The loan was made on about 45,000 acres of undrained land held by the Louisiana Land Company. Ex-Governor Sanders is head of the company and the stationery of the company mentions his erstwhile title.

7. July 6, 1914 The Chronicle=news Trinidad, CO

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rical TRINIDAD, COLO., MONDAY EVENING, JULY 6. 1914. RECEIVERS ASKED FOR LORIMER BANKS FOUR SLAIN WITH STRIKERS WANT Chicago, July 6.-Receivers were asked for three of the lesser of the AX--SLAYER ESCAPES Lorimer-Munday string of banks today. These banks closed with the Chicago, July 6.-A family of four ND TO WORK BUT failure of the parent bank, the La were wiped out by blows from an Salle Street Trust and Savings bank. axe in their home in the German They are the State Bank of Calumet, settlement of Blue Island, a suburb, the Illinois State Bank of Chicago last night. SAYS CTION UNION and the Ashland-Twelfth State bank. The victims were Jacob Neslesia, The application was made by Wila German laborer, aged 52 years, his ade by an liam Freedman, attorney for certain wife, their daughter, aged 25 years, member of depositors. It is alleged that no one and the latter's infant child. NO at represenis now in possession of the properWhether the butchery was the les, superinties. It is charged that $75,000 of work of a maniac or of a person ners had asthe city deposits alloted to the CaluStrikers who want to go to work seeking revenge was not disclosed in they were met bank and smaller city deposits and thus manifest their independthe cursory investigation. It was on the conallotted to the other two branch ence of the starvation benefits doled learned that the young mother had It was statbanks, never reached them, but out by the union, have been preventbeen living away from her husband lved in the were deposited in the La Salle Street ed from doing so by the union leadfor a year, and efforts to find him ed. bank. It is further alleged that cerers. A number of strikers who live were begun. at Monterey tain stockholders in the banks never close to the Model land have sought The murderer, according to Ben, to Carranpaid for their stock. Assessment of employment as farm hands but the jamin Knirsch, chief of police of igation. stockholders under the double liabilunion leaders have instructed them Blue Island, proceeded with great by General ity act is requested. not to go to W ork unless they are deliberation. given $0.50 e des for niche Potosi and

8. July 7, 1914 Ottumwa Tri-Weekly Courier Ottumwa, IA

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ASK FOR BANK RECEIVERS Want Men Appointed to Take Charge of Three of the Lesser in Munday String. Chicago, July 6.-Receivers were asked for three of the lesser of Lorimer-Munday string of banks today. These banks closed with the failure of the present bank, the LaSalle Street Trust and Savings bank. They are: The State Bank of Calumet, the Illinois State bank of Chicago, and the Ashland-Twelfth State bank. The application was made by William Freedman, attorney for certain depositors. It is alleged that no one is now in possession of the properties. It is charged that $75,000 of city deposits allotted to the Calumet bank and smaller city deposits allotted to the other two branch banks, never reached them, were in fact deposited in the LaSalle Street bank. It is further alleged that certain stockholders in the banks never paid for their stock. Assessment of stockholders under the double liability act is re quested.

9. July 7, 1914 The Pensacola Journal Pensacola, FL

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RECEIVERS FOR LORIMER BANKS Chicago, July 6.-Receivers were asked for three of the Lorimer-Manday string of small banks today. These banks closed with the failure of the parent bank, the LaSalle Street Trust and Savings Bank. They are: The state bank of Calumet, the Ilnois State Bank of Chicago and the Ashland-Twelfth State Bank. The application was made by William R. Freedman, attorney for certain depositors. It is charged that $75,000 of city deposits allotted to the Calumet bank, and smaller city deposits allotted to the other two branch banks, never reached them and were in fact deposited in the La Saltle street bank. It is further alleged that certain stockholders in the banks never paid for their stock. Assessment of stockholders under the double liability act IS requested.

10. July 7, 1914 The Sun New York, NY

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Ask Receivers for 3 Lorimer Banks CHICAGO, July 6.-Applications were made to-day for the appointment of receivers for the State Bank of Calumet. the Illinois State Bank of Chicago and the Ashland-Twelfth State Bank, three smaller institutions of the Lorimer-Munday string. The applications were made by counsel for groups of depositors. All three banks closed at the time of the failure of the La Salle Street Trust and Savings Bank, the parent bank. The petitioners allege that city deposits allotted to the three banks never reached them, but were deposited in the La Salle Street Bank, and that certain of the stockholders in the institutions never paid for their stock.

11. July 7, 1914 Alexandria Gazette Alexandria, VA

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WANT RECEIVERS FOR BANKS. Depositors Take Action Against Lorimer-Munday Institutions. Chicago, July 7.-Receivers were named for three of the LorimerMunday string of small banks yesterday. These banks closed with the failure of the parent bank, the La Salle Street Trust and Savings Bank. They are the State Bank of Calumet, the Illinois State Bank of Chicago and the Ashland-Twelfth State Bank. The application was made by William Freedman, attorney for certain depositors. It is alleged that no one is now in possession of the properties. It is charged that $75,000 of city deposits alloted to the Calumet Bank and smaller city deposits allotted to the other two branch banks never reached them and were in fact deposited in the La Salle Street Bank. It is further alleged that certain stockholders in the banks never paid for their stock. Assessment of stockholders under the double liability act is requested.

12. July 9, 1914 The Citizen-Republican Scotland, Parkston, SD

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TO NAME RECEIVERS FOR LORIMER BANKS Three Subsidiaries of La Salle Street Institution Hopelessly Entangled. Chicago, July 7.-Receivers were asked for three of the Lesser of the Lorimer-Munday string of banks today. These banks closed with the failure of the parent bank the La Salle Street Trust & Savings bank. They are the State Bank of Calumet, the Illinois State bank, of Chicago, and the Ashland-Twelfth State bank. The application as made by William Freedman, attorney for certain depositors. It is alleged that no one is now in possession of the properties. It is charged that $75,000 of city deposits alloted to the Calumet bank and smaller city deposits alloted to the two other branch banks never reached them, but were deposited in the La Salle street bank. It Ks further alleged that certain stockholders in the banks never paid for their stock. Assessment of stockholders under the double liability act is requested.

13. July 9, 1914 The Tabor Independent Tabor, SD

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TO NAME RECEIVERS FOR LORIMER BANKS Three Subsidiaries of La Salle Street Institution Hopelessly Entangled. Chicago, July 7.-Receivers were asked for three of the Lesser of the Lerimer-Munday string of banks today. These banks closed with the failure of the parent bank the La Salle Street Trust & Savings bank. They are the State Bank of Chlumet, the Illinois State bank, of Chicago, and the Ashland-Twelfth State bank. The application as made by William Freedman, attorney for certain depositors. It is alleged that no one is now in possession of the properties. It is charged that $75,000 of city deposits alloted to the Calumet bank and smaller city deposits alloted to the two other branch banks never reached them, but were deposited in the La Salle street bank. It is further alleged that certain stockholders in the banks never paid for their stock. Assessment of stockholders under the double liability act is requested.

14. July 11, 1914 Albuquerque Morning Journal Albuquerque, NM

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THREE LORIMER BANKS SAY THEY CAN MAKE GOOD (BY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WIRE Springfield, III., July 10. - When the application for receivers for the Broadway State bank, the AshlandTwelfth State bank and the Illinois State bank comes up for hearing next Monday, before Judge John M. O'Connor, of the superior court of Cook county, State Auditor James J. Brady will appear and ask that an extension of time of a week or ten days be given the three Institutions in which to make good their impaired capital. This announcement was made today by the state auditor, following receipt of word from the three banks that they could "make good," If given a few more days' time. Reports received by the auditor from the Calumet bank, another of the Lorimer-Munday institutions hit by the failure of the La Salle street Savings bank. indicate that it will not be able to reopen and that a receivership is inevitable.

15. October 5, 1914 The Day Book Chicago, IL

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State sts. Pinched. Said he was joking. The Chicago av. bridge opened after being in course of construction 3 years. Cost $150,000. Robert Martin, 1522 Ardmore av., dead. Fell 30 feet. Scaffold at new city pumping station, 742 Montrose blvd., gave way. Chicken thieves got 5 hens and rooster from coop of Mrs. Fannie Brown, 26 N. Campbell av. Joseph Appato, 1130 Newberry av., fought with Guisseppi Piegreliceni, 1111 S. Morgan st., over card game. Knives used. Both badly cut. Arrested. Depositors in Ashland-Twelfth State Bank met in West Side Auditorium yesterday. Decided to employ William A. Cunnea to apply for receivership. Police think feud between Chicago and St. Louis peddlers was cause of death of James Barry, victim of West Sid "gunny sack murder." Harry Judd, 1128 E. 55th st., badly bruised. Motorcycle collided with auto of Louis M. Swartz at 93d st. and Ewing av. Mrs. Antonio Huppert, 1541 S. 58th av., died from poison few minutes after she arrived in Oak Park Hospital. Police thing suicide. Mrs. Paul Beiss, 1750 W. Madison st., struck by auto driven by Ray Frye, 825 S. Oakley av. Seriously injured. Barn in rear of 2312 W. Van Buren st. destroyed by mysterious explosion. Cyro Cirrinocone, owner, told police he rented barn to peddler named Orozio. Thomas A. Johnson, Jr., 2216 N. Western av., unsuccessful Bull Moose eandidate for legislature 28th district, arrested on warrant sworn by wife Charged with contributina to