Banks prepare for new year and possible remedies discussed
A New York December report outlines banks preparing for year end settlements as market strain persists. It cites reserve concerns, stock trading in professional hands, and the need for cash reserves amid currency pressure and interior outflow. The piece notes wide discussion by Comptroller Ridgely and others on banking reforms and measures to restore confidence and stability.
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New York
Financelal
Andrew Carnegie
Willam Sherer
Howse
Japan
Russia
San Francisco
Wiliam B Ridgely
Mr. Ridgely
Special Commission
Hughes
New York Bank and Trust Companies
Governor beggs for soldiers in Goldfield crisis
December events report Governor Parks prepares a message to President Roosevelt urging partial retention of federal troops in Goldfield Nevada. Sheriff and county officials warn they cannot control unrest after troop withdrawal. deputies join mine owners patrols near mines armed with firearms. White House notes receipt of appeals but no action yet. Taft order directs withdrawal by December 30.
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Goldfield
Bparks
Roosevelt
War Department
General Funston
Reynolds
Ingare
Benjamin Rosenthal
Spinker
Goldfield Mine Owners’ Association
Washington
White House
Nevada
Ainsworth
Taft
Funston
Multiple Mortality Notices From Local Obituaries
Funeral services were held for Mra W B Wages of Riceville Tennessee with interment there. The Wages family also mourns Grace and Mary Ann Naughan who died within three months. Misa Mary Ann Naughan, 50, died yesterday at a private sanitarium. Emily E Eakes funeral services were held yesterday in Lithonia Georgia. Willam A Race, killed in a collision at Inman Yards, will be buried in Ditlle Falls North Dakota. Marguerite Skiff was sent to Massachusetts for funeral services and burial. Willie Tumlin, 32, son of J C and Mra Tumlin, died yesterday afternoon and funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Huw
T. J. Hedrick
Hedrick
Harry G Pooles
Tanner's Church
Riceville
Tenn
J W Mattock
East Fair Street
Miss Grace
Misa Mary Ann Naughon
Mary Ann Naughan
Greenberg Bond & Bloomfield
Grayson
Emil
E. Eaken
Emily
Eakes
Waa
Lithonia
Inman Yards
Dittle Falls
Marguerite Skiff
Marguerite Sei
Massachusetts
Willie Tamlin
Wilie Haynie Tamlin
J C Tumlin
North
Jackson Street
A Christian Christmas Aims to Reduce Disorder in Columbus
Columbus Georgia acts to curb Christmas disorder during the holiday week when whiskey sales rise. Mayor Rhodes Browne leads a safety push with Police Chairman Henry Woodruff and Captain Wiley Williams. Extra officers, limited fireworks near business districts, and no jeracks near churches are enforced to keep services safe through Christmas Day.
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Columbus
Georgia
Rhodes Browne
Henry Woodruff
Police Board
Woodruff
Wiley Williams
Ihhief
Joxtra
Ficht 15 Made On Nominations in Senate Judiciary Refusals
The Senate Judiciary Committee refused to act on the nominations of Oscar R Hundley for northern Alabama district judge and William B Sheppard for northern Florida district judge. Other nominations including Silas Reid for Alaska judge and two Georgia postmasters were also noted as delayed or held up. Caps of Capers to be commissioner of internal revenue faced further charges and delay after holidays.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Congress
John G Capers
Internal Revenue
Capers
Wiliam W Witherspoon
Nineteenth Infantry
Hundley
Sheppard
Oscar R Hundley
Alabama
William B Sheppard
Florida
Judiciary Committee
Handley and Sheppard
Silas F. Reid
Oklahoma
District Court of
Alaska
Wickersham
Georgia
Clay Tag
Committee On Territories
George Curry
New Mexico
David J Leahy
United States
Territory
Passenger Train Plows Into Freight Wreck Near Bolivar
Four injured as passenger train strikes wreckage of two freight trains on Pennsylvania rails near Bolivar Pa sixty miles east of Pittsburg. Heavy property loss blocks three tracks. Chicago mail crashes into debris at high speed. One mail clerk bruised and three passengers in minor condition. no injuries on freight train.
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Pittsburgn
Tosa
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bolivar Pa
Here
Chicago Mail
Bank Absolutely Solvent in New Orleans
A New Orleans Clearing House committee announced that the State National Bank of New Orleans is absolutely solvent after a thorough exam of resources and liabilities. The bank has capital stock of 300000, a surplus fund of 700008, and undivided profits of 64092.83, with the Clearing House offering any needed assistance upon request.
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New Orleans Clearing House
State National
New Orleans
New Orleans Clearing House Association
State National Bank
New Orleans Earing House Association
Late Nations Bank
Australian oleomargarine to face duties and marking rules
From Dedly Consular Reporte Consul FW Goding New Castle reports oleomargarine produced in New South Wales shipped abroad in 56 pound tubs and locally sold at about 15 cents a pound. Australian customs impose a six cent per pound duty on foreign oleomargarine and require proper external packaging labeling.
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Goding
New Castle
New South Wales
Whisky causes shotgun fatality near Rocky Ford
In Statesboro Georgia December 22 Wink Mikell a white man was killed by a shotgun blast from Joe Woods a white man after Mikell refused to open a bottle of whisky. The men were rising together when Woods fired blowing the top of Mikell's head off. Woods remained at home after the murder where he was found by the sheriff.
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Statesboro
Wink Mikell
Rocky Ford
Joe Woods
Woods
Mikell
Jaws of the Jap Lion: Britain and the Navy Stance
London readers see Willam T Seat defend Great Britain's plan to counter Germany’s naval buildup by matching two dreadnoughts per new German ship. He argues a bigger fleet signals strength, while an overextended navy invites vulnerability, citing the US-Pacific fleet as a potential lever over Japan and American behavior if the fleet ventures far.
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London
Willam T Seat
Review of Reviews
Daily Malt
Great Britain
Germany
Pacific
Japan
Far Pacific
Sam
United States
Cambrian in Tow. Liner aids Cambrian after shaft break
Queenstown December 22 The Ley land liner Allantlan, passing Brow Head, reported speaking with the British steamer WH Ham Cliff from New Orleans for Liverpool on December 19, towing the steamer Cambrian to Queenstown. The Cambrian had broken her shaft near London for Philadelphia on December 7 and was being assisted by the William Cliff. The incident follows reported steamship movements and a separate Cotton Root Bark death in Webster City, Colo.
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Cambrian
Queenstown
Brow Head
Whham Cliff
New Orleans
Liverpool
Cambrian Gy Quenstown
Cunard
Fastnet
William Cliff
London
Philadelphia
Wisdom Made Bird Hold in Bronx Zoo Story
An eagle in the Bronx Zoo escaped a catcher by riding a high arc then captured two chicks from a neighbor cage. The keeper called it the largest eagle he had ever seen and noted the bird's craft and wisdom.
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Tor
Ninone
Bronx
Eagie
Agate
Toepperwein Smashes 72,500 Target Record in San Antonio
A Toepperwein exhibition in San Antonio concludes a ten day shoot with 72,500 targets hit and only nine missed. Using a 22 caliber automatic rifle the marksman fired about 7,000 targets per day to set new world records in speed and accuracy before a large crowd.
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San Antonio
Texas
A. Toepperwein
Toepperwein
Autumn Leaf Colors Do Not Depend On Frost Says Article
The piece debunks the frost fallacy about autumn leaf tinting. It explains color comes from oxidation driven by light and heat, not frost, and notes moisture levels affect brightness. It cites England’s damp climate and dry regions as examples and suggests average seasons yield best colors. It includes a humorous aside from Harper’s Weekly and a theatrical exchange.
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Grom
Shah Swears On The Koran In Iranian Constitutional Move
Teheran December 22 The shah yields to constitutionalist demands accepting punishment for leaders and dissolution of the court clique. He declares to the assembly his determination to adhere to the constitution. The piece also notes distrust and hoarding during a panic, with anecdotes of large cash hoards in safes and deposit boxes reflecting the era's economic strain.
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Teheran
Edwin Lefevre
Roosevelt
Boy Drowns Skating in Toledo
In Toledo on December 22 two youths, Frank Badimer, 13, and Frank Felix, 12, drowned while skating on a river slip. Their bodies were recovered.
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Boya
Toledo
Ohio
Frank Badimer
Frank Felix
Lear Anecdote and a Young Rebel in Sicily
A short tale about Edward Lear and a Sicilian inn revolt, followed by a humorous 19th century anecdote of a clever girl declaring independence from studies. The piece recalls a child’s bid for freedom ending with a stern spanking after parental questions.
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Edward Lear
Mr Lear
Sicily
Lear
Achhool
Katharine
Anna
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