Trade slow as revival expected later in year
New York Sept 21 G Dan Co says in weekly review: no distinct business improvement yet though conditions favor it. Confidence rising, materials bought for future use, and gold imports continue. Bank of England rates unchanged, demand shifts to France, vast trade held back until future clarity. Industry showing slight gains with cotton mills resuming and prices rising, while iron and steel await demand. Gold imports total over 36 million with 25 million arrived. interior movement pulls money westward. Failures rise modestly. 8 percent rate slows business. Bradstreets notes moderate improvement with wool gains and signs of early revival, dry goods sales up, and south gains from swift cotton marketing.
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Orleana
Northwest
United States
Canada
Bradstreet
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Gulf States
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Chicago
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San Francisco
Washington
Willamette Valley
Maxwell Reports Raters to the Postal Service
A Washington dispatch notes St A Maxwell fourth assistant postmaster-general released his annual report for the year ended June 30 1896. It details 70380 operating post offices 66726 fourth class 3635 presidential 2046 new 1750 discontinued 12090 appointments 14692 cases acted upon 103037 complaints 10025 disposed of 24 complaints of careless handling 13851000 pieces of registered mail with one loss per 10264 arrests 2074 including 158 post masters.
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Washington
St A. Maxwell
United States
Maxwell
Cloudburst Damages Wyoming Town with $50,000 Loss
A canyon cloudburst near Rock Springs Wyoming flooded the town Sunday afternoon. Water reached three to four feet, flooding cellars and nine leading business houses, including First National Bank and Union Pacific tracks. Tim Kinney Co. building undermined. no lives lost.
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Wyo
First National Bank
Union Pacific
Tim Kinney & Co
Death of Enoch Pratt at age eighty eight in Baltimore
Baltimore notes the death of Enoch Pratt at Tivoli in Baltimore County after a long career as a banker and philanthropist. He celebrated his 88th birthday last Thursday and founded Baltimore's public library system with a gift of nearly a million dollars. Pratt was among the oldest active bank presidents in the United States and descended from Phineas Pratt who arrived in Plymouth in 1623.
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Enoch Pratt
Tivoli
Baltimore County
United States
Pratt
Phineas Pratt
Plymouth
Desperation Riot at Leadville Mine Sparks Civil Unrest
Leadville Colorado miners locked out for two months attack the Coronado mine with dynamite and guns at one am. Explosions rouse the city as state militiamen guard barricades. Rioters and defenders exchange volleys for hours, flames and fear spread. ten thousand workers prepare to confront troops as darkness and terror grip the town.
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Coronado
Maine Returns Show Governor Powers Leads by Wide Margin
The Maine election report shows Governor Powers, a Republican, leading with 83,673 votes to Frank's 34,841, a Republican plurality of 48,732. Congressional returns place the Republican vote at 83,800 against 34,318 for Democrats, yielding a state Republican plurality of 40,491 with district tallies for Need, Dingley, Milliken, and Boutelle.
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Milliken
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Minor World News Roundup Sparks and Collapse Across Cities
A sept article tallies a quake felt in Baie St Paul Quebec a New York lumber dealer failure for 113000 a Chill president inaugurate a National Bank closed for 449000 and wholesale milliner failure for 140000. Fires storms and scandals disrupt Ogden St Louis Buffalo and San Francisco with losses up to 160000 and 100000. REFERENCES include Odd Fellows meeting in Dallas and counterfeiting arrests in Vincennes Indiana.
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Prohibition Candidate Levering Speaks in Chicago
Prohibition candidate Hans Joshua Levering addressed a Chicago rally at the Association Building on La Salle Street, outlining party principles to a warmly receptive audience. The event opened the prohibition campaign in Chicago with strong applause.
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Hans Joshua Levering
Levering
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