Bradstreet reports modest trade expansion aided by festivals
Bradstreet's weekly summary notes gradual trade growth this week due to fall festivals and seasonal shifts, with cautious buying by retailers and steady policy of small purchases. Industry shows improvement as railway strike fears ease and some textile mills resume. U S business failures for the week ending Sept 9 total 194, up from prior weeks.
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New York
Bradstreet
New England
United States
Colonist Rush Expands Coastbound Tourist Car Service
Chicago and major midwestern cities prepare for a large colonist movement to the Pacific coast from September 15 to October 15. The Denver & Rio Grande with connecting lines will run at least 276 through cars to San Francisco Los Angeles and Portland, daily from Chicago St Louis Kansas City Omaha and Denver. The plan showcases Rocky Mountain scenery and aims to exceed last spring’s 20 058 passengers.
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Chicago
Pacific Coast
Denver & Rio Grande
Burlington
Rock Island
Missouri Pacific
Western Pacific
Southern Pacific
San Pedro
Oregon
St. Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
Denver
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Rocky Mountain
Astor Weds Miss Force Without Glad Chimes
In Newport on September 12 Madeline Force wed without grand ceremony or public bells. The ceremony marked the Astor fortune entering marriage through a modest, improvised altar as society mocked the neglected pomp and the couple faced social scorn.
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Astor
Miss Force
Newport
R. I
Madeline Force
Astor Dynasty
Public Land and Mining Contests Information
If you seek details on any contest before the Interior Department write Clark and Wright land lawyers at 902 F Street N W Washington D C They offer free information about contests and scrip locatable upon public lands without residency or cultivation.
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Interior Department
Clark & Wright
F Street N. W
Gen’l Land Office
Washington, D. C
Proposed Amendments to California Constitution
Digest of twenty three proposed constitutional changes from the Los Angeles Herald. Topics include voter rights for women, recall and initiative, state inspection, railroad regulation, public utilities, charter governments, school book tenure, tenure in civil service, and tax exemptions for veterans and widows.
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California
Los Angeles Herald
Railroad Commission
San Francisco
Supreme Court
Pearsons Give Away Fortunes Endowing Hinsdale Library
Dr. D. K. Pearsons who nears his ninety second year has distributed his $7,000,000 fortune by leaving his home to Hinsdale for use as a public library art gallery and park. The residence and grounds will be maintained as a public project benefiting humanity, completing his long plan.
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Chicago
D. K. Pearsons
Hinsdale
First US Lead Pencils Made in 1811 at Concord
William Munroe produced the first American lead pencils in 1811 at Concord Massachusetts marking an early standard in pencil making. The venture established a practical method for shaping and assembling graphite cores into wooden casings.
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United States
William Monroe
Concord
Mass
County Assessed Valuation Near 600 Million Dollars
Los Angeles reports an approximate 600 million dollar countywide assessed valuation for the year excluding railroads. Tax figures show property at 516,894,705 with corporation tax at 80,557,818 and railroad taxes listed for Southern Pacific Salt Lake Santa Fe plus minor carrier taxes. Last year’s totals stood at 531,405,559 including railroad value.
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Los Angeles
Taggart
Southern Pacific
Salt Lake
Santa Fe
Pullman
Hermit Who Saved Prospectors Ends Long Vigil
San Bernardino September 12. After twenty years of ceaseless vigil saving prospectors on the Mojave desert Joe Mann a aged hermit died alone in his cabin by Amaragosa wash Death valley. His last act was to seal his past in oblivion by piling papers in a fireplace as flames consumed them. The body was found by prospectors his hands folded peacefully and a smile on his lips. For years Mann kept a white flag above his hut signaling distress and he scanned the horizon with field glasses for those astray from the trails. He saved many from a desert grave and those who found him buried him near his home.
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San Bernardino
Mojave
Joe Mann
Amaragosa Wash
Death Valley
Mann
Angel of Death
Burgess Becomes English Channel Finisher After 16 Attempts
William T Burgess, a York shire native naturalized in France, duplicated Captain Matthew Webb by swimming the English Channel. He started from South Foreland at 11 15 Tuesday and landed at Le Chatelet near Cape Gris Nez at 9 50 Wednesday, completing the 22 35 crossing amid zigzag tides with a motor boat escort.
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Burgess
Twenty Mile Channel
Bankers to Seek Paroles From Federal Board
Thirteen former bankers at Leavenworth will ask the federal parole board for release. Names include John R. Walsh of Chicago and others from Indianapolis Chicago Kenosha Racine Pittsburg Columbus Terre Haute and Racine.
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Leavenworth
Kan
John R. Walsh
Chicago
Federal Board of Parole
Harry Ulmer
John L. Abbe
F. Cochran
E. H. Detzer
M. P. Fimmerrich
F. H. Nicholas
Indianapolis
H. T. Wells
Kenosha
Wis
J. F. Shculte
Racine
W. H. Tiers
Pittsburg
C. H. Osborne
D. C. Abbot
Columbus, O
J. H. Phillips
Terre Haute
Ind
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