As the newspapers reported itThe 1926 Brotherhood Savings and Trust Company bank looting

1 day of original coverage, October 16, 1926, one clipping a day from the papers of 1926. Newest last, the way readers lived it.

Saturday, October 16, 1926

The 1926 Brotherhood Savings and Trust Company bank looting · day 1

As printed: LABOR BANK SHUTS, AS CASH IS MISSED

ContextA labor bank is one owned by a trade union or its members; several were founded by the railroad brotherhoods in the early 1920s to hold workers' savings. Pennsylvania's state banking department can order a bank closed and take over its affairs.

Evening Star · Washington, District Of Columbia · page 1 · View the page at the Library of Congress
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