Word: orillia
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Died. Virginia Van Vliet Insull, sister-in-law of onetime Chicago Utilitarian Samuel Insull; after long illness; in Orillia, Ont. Her husband, Martin John Insull was implicated with his brother Samuel in the collapse of the Insull utility empire...
...long distance from Chicago one Ivan D. Spears, promoter, arranged a rendezvous with Papa Dionne about exhibiting the quintuplets at the Century of Progress. Promoter Spears flew to Orillia, Ont. Papa Dionne motored there with Father Routhier in the Parishhouse Ford. The offer: $100 per week as an option until the quintuplets can be put on show. Thereafter 30% of the gross side show receipts go to the Dionnes, another 7% to Father Routhier. But Dr. Dafoe objected: "They are not going to be moved from here...
...Martin John Insull, gaunt, long-nosed brother of Athenian Samuel Insull, was persuaded to leave his $20-a-week boarding house in Orillia, Ont. last week and journey 86 mi. south to Toronto to be arrested. On arrival he was introduced to Detective Sergeant Ewing, shook hands heartily. The State of Illinois had added to the charges of larceny and embezzlement for which he was arrested last October, the new charge of "theft by bailee." Released on $5,000 bail he returned to his boarding house in Orillia to await a formal extradition hearing...
...jailing followed a frantic day. At 3:30 a. m. a Chicago Assistant State's Attorney had awakened him at his $20-a-week boarding house in Orillia, Ont. and demanded his voluntary return to Chicago. He flatly refused. Next morning he and his loyal friends Mr. & Mrs. William Barker of Highland Park, Ill. who had arrived in their car during the night to be with him, motored to Toronto to see lawyers. A Canadian warrant for his arrest had been issued, he was advised to surrender. At 9:30 p. m. he gave himself up to the Canadian...
After two days he was released on $50,000 bail. Sick and tired, he returned to the boarding house in Orillia. The outcome seemed certain, and he showed that he knew it. Waving a thin hand at reporters he called. "I'll see you in Chicago...