Wilson and Bryan Clash Over Trade Policy At Convention
Chicago June 6 The President faced pleas from manufacturers to delay trade legislation until a trade commission reports. Bryan countered, alleging tariff boosts in exchanges while warning of domestic losses, as Wilson urged patriotic cooperation. Critics likened Bryan to a Robespierreian reformer and labeled him a quack economist.
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Chicago
Wilson
Bryan
Trade Commission
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Wilson
Roberts Urged for Reserve Board Appointment
Washington June 6 George E Roberts director of the Mint and former president of the Commercial National Bank of Chicago may be appointed to the Federal Reserve Board after a push by Senator W S Kenyon of Iowa and Harry A Wheeler. The President said he would consider the recommendation. McAdoo favors Charles Hamlin for one of the board posts.
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Washington
George ¥. Roberts
Mint
Commercial National Bank of Chicago
Federal Reserve Board
Harry A. Wheeler
Chicago
Union Trust Company
W. 8. Kenyon
Iowa
Roberts
Fort Dodge
Kenyon
Commercial Bank
Foodstuffs Show Decreased Exports This April
Washington June 6 Department of Commerce report shows April exports of domestic foodstuffs including breadstuffs cotton seed oil meat dairy and mineral oils fell to 58 286 982 from 75 501 838 in April 1912. For ten months total exports in these groups rose to 949 984 894 from 913 151 612.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Grain freight rate raise deemed unjustified by ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission declared proposed increases in grain shipping rates to Buffalo via the Great Lakes and onward to Pittsburg and other points unjustified. Grain dealers Charles Kennedy & Co. and Whitney & Gibson protested against rate hikes by New York Central, Baltimore & Ohio, and Nickel Plate.
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Washington
Buffalo
Great Lakes
Pittsburg
Interstate Commerce Commission
Charles Kennedy & Co
Whitney & Gibson
New York Central
Baltimore & Ohio
Nickel
Bankers urged to bar bonds of eight defaulting states
New York June 6 Edward J L Andrews New York agent for the Corporation of Foreign bondholders of London has written the Stock Exchange urging American bankers to refuse purchase of bonds from eight states Mississippi Virginia South and North Carolina Louisiana Florida and Georgia which have defaulted on obligations News notes the NYSE’s extended activities in favor of investors and the push to avoid risky government issues by banks
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Edward JL. Andrews
Corporation of Foreign Bondholders of London
The
Stock Exchange
Mississippi
Virginia
South
North Carolina
Louisiana
Florida
Georgia
Ripley Chicago Discusses Panama Canal Toll Exemption
Ripley, of the Santa Fe, said Panama Canal opening will boost European immigration to California and improve profits only by controlling costs. He criticized toll exemptions as foolish and noted Santa Fe would gain from higher traffic but faces coast-to-coast water competition.
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Chicago
Panama Canal
California
Europe
Ripley
Santa Fe
Wilson
United States
San Francisco
Would Force Bankers To Report Holdings
Washington June 6 Representative Wilson of Florida on the House Banking and Currency Committee introduced a bill requiring bank officers and directors to file regular statements with the Comptroller of the Currency. The statements must disclose the amount and character of their stock holdings in the bank.
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Washington
Wilson
Florida
House Banking and Currency Committee
Record shows 130 railroads with no passenger fatalities
United States railways reporting to the Bureau of Railway Statistics carried 409.8 million passengers and 968.8 million tons of freight in the year ending June 30, 1913, with no rail passenger deaths. Immunity spanned multiple roads across all states, led by four lines with ten to twelve years of uninterrupted safety records.
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United States
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Austria
Italy
Bureau of Railway Statistics
Lackawanna
Corning
Union
Europe
Positive Cure for All Foot Troubles
Foot doctors confirm most ailments stem from injured tissues and prescribe Calocide. Dissolve two tablespoons in warm water, soak fifteen minutes, and rub sore areas to relieve corns callouses bunions and sweaty feet. One 25 cent box from Med ical Formula Company Dayton Ohio claims complete relief in a week.
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Medicel Formula Company
Dayton
Ohio
Rupture relief promise with 60 day trial offer
A sensational sales pitch for a "Clothe Automatic Massaging Truss" claims to replace belts and springs, offering a sixty day, risk free trial and a free cloth bound book detailing why operations are risky. It touts waterproof design, automatic protection, and success in thousands of cases, urging readers to request the free book to learn more.
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Alexander-Sefewald Company
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