Bankers Convention Opens Final Day Amid Currency Debate
London reports the Bank of England raises its discount rate to 6 percent as gold movements loom for Egypt and other nations. In St Louis the American Bankers association holds the last day with a planned bank currency committee and a new president for National City Bank.
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Bank
Whitson
London
Baring Bros
Egypt
United States
Bank of
Bankers’ Convention
St. Louis
American Bankers’ Association
Executive Council
Chamber of Commerce of New York
National City Bank
G. S. Whitson
Tional City Bank of New York
ST. Louis St. Louis
David R. Francia
J. W. Polk
Misseuri
Rollo Wells
J.C. van Blarcom
National Bank of Commerce of St. Louis
Hom
Bank of Joplin
Fatal Birmingham fire crowds county boarding house
Ten men died and two were injured in a blaze that destroyed Mrs B E Watley’s boarding house at 1131 Third Avenue in Birmingham. Eight victims were streetcar workers. burglary prior to the fire is suspected, as burglars were seen on the premises.
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Birmingham
Ala
Watley
Third Avenue
Mining Congress Votes Next Meeting at Joplin Missouri
Denver October 19 Mining congress votes to hold its next meeting at Joplin Missouri with Mills of Denver elected a new director to succeed J Frank Watson of Portland. Walsh declines to join the board but may serve next year. Also reports from St Louis convention of bankers with finance talks and a banquet, plus New York and Chicago market snippets.
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The
Mining Congress
Joplin
Douglas
Ariz
Goldfield
Nev
Randolph
Vermont Sunday School Association
Edward P. St John
Hartford School of Religious Pedagosy
W. G. Pearce
Chicago
Schuwentey San Iey School | Association
Deliv
Magoon Named For Multiple Posts In New Roosevelt Era
Special Correspondence details Charles B. Magoon rising from a war department clerk to minister to Panama governor of Panama Philippines and Cuba with total salaries around 27000 plus gold braid. Roosevelt touts him as a big man and reformer yet critics warn of overreach and potential for leaving Cuba entangled.
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Roosevelt
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Panama
Philippines
War Department
Ben Davis
Arizona
Taft
Bryan
Nebraska
Minnesota
Washington
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Porto Rico
C. B. Magoon
Lincoln
Charlee G. Dawes
Ukewire
Metkiejohn
Maxoon
T. Roosevelt
White House
Charles B. Magoon
Ancle
Aol
Daughters Of A New York Bishop Stir County Political Controversy
In Bernalillo County persistent reports of dissension among People's ticket supporters surface. Democrats reportedly fusion with limited representation, sparking criticism that Marron sold out and threatens a Democratic bolt. Precincts note shifting loyalties as leaders aim to keep the vote in line amid volatile tensions. Hangs Herself In a Private Sanitarium-An Old-time Circus Man
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Bernalillo
People's Ticket
People's
Democrat Journal
Murdered on streets of Cincinnati by robbers
A crowded Cincinnati street tale begins with a claim of a murder committed by robbers. The report mentions Laura Cowden, daughter of Bishop Heary, Potter of New York, as allegedly taking her own life in a private sanitarium. The article also notes a famed circus rider Wilambut ton wounded after a street assault, with robbery suspected as the motive.
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Cincinnati
Creme, Conn
Laura Cowden
Heary
Potter
New York
Wilambut=ton
New York Central Fined for Sugar Rebates and Antitrust
In a multi‑item report from Oct 19, the Standard Oil case ends with a guilty verdict for conspiracy against trade under Ohio antitrust law, carrying possible fines or imprisonment. Separately, the New York Central faces a $108,000 penalty for railroad rebates, while Burton of Kansas begins a six month sentence and Ohio nursing officials push for post‑graduate certification for registered nurses.
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Standard of Company of Ohio
Ohio
Standard
Supreme Court of
NEW York Central
New York
Holt
United States Circuit Court
Hudson River
Lowell M. Paton
American Sugar Refining Company
Frederick L. Pomeroy
American Bottlers Conference Highlights Atlanta Trade Strength
About fifteen hundred delegates gathered in Atlanta for the American Holders Protective Association annual conference. Officials said Atlanta leads foreign supply business for soda water, second only to Chicago. The meeting covered important trade issues and concluded yesterday.
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Atl Ga
United States
American Holders Protective Association
Atante
Atlanta
Chicago
Havanna Cyclone Claims Over A Hundred Lives
New York reports describe a devastating hurricane strike on Havana and surrounding Florida coast. Western Union wires restored to Havana. vessels and camps suffer heavy damage and many fatalities. The Brooklyn, Winona, Texas, and Denver were among ships affected as tides and winds caused widespread destruction.
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New York
Western Union Telegraph Company
Havana
Florida
Fort Pierce
Miami
Brooklyn
Evening Telegram
Camp Columbia
Forts Storm
Winona Texas
Denver
Pinar del Rio
Artemesia
Fla
Western Union
Hudson
South Florida
Coney Island
Hudson River
Manhattan
Thirteenth Avenue
Candy Island
French Cabinet Resigns En Masse After Premier Sarrion
Paris October 19. At a cabinet meeting Premier Sarrion formally informed ministers that he had transmitted resignation to President Pullleries, triggering the entire cabinet to resign in a body. Also Rochester Homeopaths Hold 14th Annual State Meeting with large medical turnout and talks on chemical medicines pathology obstetrics and public health.
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Paris
Sarrion
Pullleries
Little Pill Doctors Have Society
Rochester
N. Y
Homeopaths’ Medical Society
State of New York
Chamber of Commerce
Newton H. Collins
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Henry Savage
Puccini
Don Luther Long
David Belasco
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Percy Vincent
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Joseph Ralph Burton
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