Nations Bank Wealth Report Highlights Per Capita Wealth
A National Monetary Commission report shows New York leading banking capital with over 2.6 billion dollars, per capita resources vary across regions, and total U S banking resources reach about 21.1 billion dollars. The study covers 6,594 national banks and other institutions with deposits exceeding 13.5 billion.
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White House gathering fuels Ohio governor race chatter
A December White House luncheon drew notable Ohio figures including former Governor Herrick and C. P. Taft. Arthur Vorys joined talks while Taft and Herrick called visits personal. Gossip centered on assembling a slate to oppose Governor Harmon next fall, with Marmon expected to seek renomination.
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My Morning Journal
Washington
Ohio
White House
Herrick
Clevel Land
Charles P.toft
Cincinnati
Arthur Vorvs
C. P. Taft
Vorys Aald
Mr. Taft
Colling
Ote
Larmon
Marmon
Surgeon's Blunder Fatal After Years of Suffering
Milwaukee woman dies after sponge left in her wound during surgery. Four years of pain followed as doctors failed to remove the sponge, leading to multiple operations and complications before death.
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Milwaukee
Morning Journal Ryeekat
Mra
Dom H. Pertig
Seafaring Men Prove Comrade's Oral Will
In King's County Burrogates Court the oral will of George O Connor, spoken two days out of port aboard the Dorothy where he served as chief engineer, was proved. He bequeathed all to his daughter Lizzie leaving substantial Brooklyn property, noting the right to make an oral will applies to sailors at sea.
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New York
Dac
Burrogates Court
King’s County
George O'Connor
Dorothy
Lizzie
O'Connor
Brooklin
Attempted service ends in deputy’s death and gunfire
Kansas City police recount a deputy serving divorce papers on Charles Galloway who fled, was pursued, and wounded a detective before being killed. Deputy Lukens died at the hospital. Galloway collapsed after exchanges with officers. Henry Anderson, a detective, was wounded.
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Morning Journal
Kansas City
Charles H. Lukens
Kan
Charles Galloway
Lukens
Galloway
Harry Anderson
William Drew
Rosedale
Drew
Albert Becker
Wyandotte County
J. EB. Creason
Kanesaa City
Albert
Creason
First Step in How Award Revision Reported
A fragmentary note cites Secretary MacVeagh declaring the Republican Party has shifted its course and is marching toward lower duties as part of a broader revision effort. The text preserves a dated political framing and labels a reform movement as a front step in policy change.
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Republican Party
MacVeagh
Secretary MacVeagh Addresses Massachusetts Bankers
Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh told the Massachusetts Bankers Association that the Payne tariff bill was an incident in a broader Republican shift toward lower tariffs. He urged bankers to adopt a public, informed view on tariff reform and defended the new policy as a step forward rather than a final solution.
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Morning Journal
Reston
Dec
Republican Party
Payne
Taft
McKinley
House
Anida
Friends of Tariff Revision
Tim
MacVeagh
Tariff Board
Freighter Fire Reported Near Southeast Shoal Lightship
A wireless message from the skmer HH P reports a freighter on fire near the southeast shoal lightship in Lake Erie. The vessel’s identity had not been learned at the time.
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Detroit
Skmer Hh, P
Take Erie
Bathtub murder victim Lang Awe mystery deepens
Investigation into the death of Ocey Snead continues with little progress. In East Orange New Jersey Mayor Cardwell orders the arrest of Ocey Snead’s mother if found in New Jersey on a possible vagrancy charge. Mrs Caroline Martin did not attend the funeral and Fletcher Snead’s fate remains unknown.
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Ocey Snead
Morning Journal Special
New York
Eanst Orange
Virginia Wardlaw
Cardwell
East Orange
Mra
Caroline Martin
Ocey Mnead
New Jersey
President of Defunct National Bank Arrested
Dor amavert Spensley president of the defunct Piret National Bank of Mineral Point Wisconsin was arrested on an indictment charging irregularities in the bank’s affairs He pleaded not guilty and posted a 20000 bond before U S Judge Sanborn in Madison He allegedly conspired with Phillip Allen Jr to cash worthless checks totaling about 15885 drawn in favor of himself and Charles Melton Co Mellon is not charged
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Madison
Wia
Amavert Spensley
Piret National Bank of
Mineral Point
Wis
United States
Sanborn
Gilty
Spensley
Phillip Allen, Jr
Coarier
Charles Melton & Co
Allen
White Mellon
Sheriff Faces Demand to Keep Peace Amid Quarry Strike
Hedford Ind December 8 Governor Marshall tells Sheriff Box to do his duty or resign as state militia and labor officials probe the cattern strike in stone quarries. Sheriff Box says he cannot recruit business deputies to confront imported strike breakers.
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Hedford
Ind
Invasion of the North by the South Speech Debate
A secretary cites Southern loyalty and a peaceful invasion of northern life by Southern men and women. He argues the Civil War was not two regions but states and notes Northern and Southern births among Civil War leaders and officers.
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Igut
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Cooper
Albert
Idney Johnston
Massachusetts
Kirby Smith
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Abraham Lincoln
Virginia
Thomas
Chicamauga
Tennessee
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King Leopold Shows Slight Improvement in Health
From trusted sources in Brussels comes word that the king’s right side remains paralyzed though his condition improves. He signed documents today, while rheumatism keeps him in distress and doctors see him thrice daily for care.
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Paris
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Dle
Fourteen Mutineers in Davao Sentenced to Death
A Manila Morning Journal report states fourteen men of the Second Company native constabulary at Davao were sentenced to death after convicting them of murder for the June 6 uprising. Eight were killed resisting arrest and one became a state’s witness. Trials were at Davao with Judge Gates presiding. The executions are to occur in Davao plaza unless clemency is granted.
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Morning Journal
Manila
Dean Oneteen
Davao
Mindanke
Todey
Rey Libby
Davao Plaza
Sipreme
Ope
Gates
Bull Fighter Held Over Death of Mexican Girl
Mexican bull fighter Rodolfo Joang, known as the idol of the bull ring, is under arrest in Mexico City on charges connected to the death of 16 year old Maria Luisa Noecker who died by her own hand after attending a ball. Investigators report she had been seen with him and a German link to the case draws international attention.
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Morning Journal Medal
Mexico City
Rodolfo Joang
Maria Luisa Noecker
Joanna
Voltee
Gouna
Auuas Calientes
Niermans
Diaz
Ciogna
Redolulo Oan
Pnrique
Marine Corps Armed With Obsolete Rifles Faces Shortage
Major General Elliott, commandant, warns in the annual report that the Marine Corps relies on deteriorating rifles and rack storage. He stresses the need for 10,000 new rifles to improve efficiency and readiness across enlisted ranks and officer corps.
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Marine Corps
Washington
Dec
B.C
Elliott
Indictment of Brooklyn Insurance Chef Amid Illness
George Preston Sheldon former president of Phoenix Fire Insurance of Brooklyn lies near death in Greenwich Connecticut as a grand jury indicts him for first degree larceny over 45 thousand dollars. He allegedly used company funds for stock market profits through a New York broker. Four drafts of 10000 and 15000 dollars are central to the case. The jury plans to probe others connected to the alleged scheme.
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Morning Journal
New York
George Preston Sheldon
Phoenix Fire Insurance Company
Brooklyn
Greenwich, Conn
Sheldon
Grand
Insurance Company
Insurance Department
Grand Jury
Dep
Insurance Com
Scrutiny of American Indemnity Co Criticizes Past Practices
A report by New York and Massachusetts insurance departments criticizes the American Indemnity Company of New York for past practices. It notes management changes and capitalization cut from 1,000,000 to 350,000 after impairment of assets. Steps will follow to prevent repetition under department supervision.
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Hetchkins
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Awn of
St. Laws
Kalamazoo Hotel Fire Devastates Half-Block Structure
A Kalama zaloo Michigan hotel covering over a half block burned with a missing guest feared dead. Firemen struggled as weak water pressure limited streams to the third floor and losses were estimated around 500000.
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Kalamesoo
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Dee
Burdick
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