Three Banks in Chicago Wound Up in 191? Crash
Chicago National Bank, Home Savings Bank, and Equitable Trust Company, linked to John R Walsh, were placed into liquidation after a clearing house decision. Depositors will be paid in full, and a syndicate reorganizes the three into a single liquidation plan under federal supervision. Panic averted by actions of Chicago bankers, with 26 million dollars in public and private funds involved. Crowds gather outside Chicago National and Home Savings as liquidation proceeds.
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Equitable Trust Company
Home Savings Bank
Chicago National Bank
Some Savings Bank
Chicago
Chicago Clearing House Association
James WB. Forgan
First National Bank
Chicago Associated Banks
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Chicago Clearingouse Association
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Southern Indiana Railroad
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From newsboy to magnate John Walsh built vast empire
John BR Walsh, born August 22 1837 in Ireland, rose from Chicago newsboy to bank and railway magnate. Emigrating with his parents in 1847, he helped found a news business that developed into the American News Company and later chaired the Chicago National Bank in 1855.
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Walsh
John BR. Walsh
Chicago
Mr. Walsh
Ireland
America
J. McNally
Newsdealer
Newsboy
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American News Company
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Chicago Nation Mutik
Triumvirate Rule in Zion As Dowie Abducates
John Alexander Dowie abdicates control of Zion City and names a three member triumvirate of trusted church officials to govern. Dowie announces a four month health search in the Caribbean as he is sidelined by bronchitis and recent paralysis. Overseer Speicher cites the appointment at Shiloh tabernacle as the First Apostle remains home.
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John Alexander Dowie
Christian Catholic Church In
Zion
Zion City
Caribbean Sea
Dr. Downe
Shiloh Tabernacle
Speicher
Tie
Shiloh Frouse
Telegraphic Brevities Mixed Historical Crises and Appointments
Edward Lovett killed his wife and then committed suicide in Prenton New South Wales. A government school dormitory at Na dean Kun Illinois burned with losses totaling 21000 pounds. Kniton county Georgia held its first ever legal execution for assault in Atlanta. Frederick A. Moliter will supervise railroads in the Philippines after appointment by the War Secretary. A suit seeks to place People’s Life and Accident Insurance into receivership in Louisville. A St Louis judge says billiards is skill not chance in a gambler’s case. President Taylor and Secretary Blackwell accuse Wilson of bad faith in cotton crop estimates in Dallas.
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Kniton County
Georgia
Atlanta
Jim Walker
Alice Moore
Frederick A. Moliter
Midland Valley Railroad
Arkansas
Philippines
Louisville
H. W. Richardson
Lilliards
St. Louis
Frank Leslie
Taylor
Blackwell
National Cotton Growers’ Association
Dallas
Texas
Wilson
Chicago Trade Report Shows Strong Industries and Rail Plans
Chicago reports favorable business conditions with rising factory and mill outputs and increasing winter stocks. Forward bookings stay high, while new commitments lag peak records. construction plans for railway, shipbuilding and factory expansion loom large for next year. Retail sales strengthen though Christmas goods sales lag, and bank clearings rise while failures drop. Bradstreet notes mixed national trends with holiday demand surging in New York and varying wholesale activity.
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United States
Canada
Bradstreet
Cement Culverts Offer Low Cost Highway Bridges
The Indianapolis News notes that rural road managers increasingly favor cement culverts. Experts say spans up to twenty five feet can be bridged cheaply with cement, lasting longer than wood. Key features include submerged end walls and wing walls to prevent undermining.
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Indianapolis News
Small Farm Shops and Efficient Use of Land
The article extols building a small shop in a barn for quick repairs and roof painting to prevent water damage. It argues that many farmers perform repairs themselves with basic tools, wax ends of thread, and rivets, while stressing that capital tied as working capital enables hiring, improved equipment, and better yields. It concludes that selling part of the land to invest in efficiency can outperform taxing the full acreage.
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Live Market Prices Across Cities for Cattle Hogs and Grains
The report lists prices for cattle hogs sheep and grains across multiple markets including Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York and more. It shows buying ranges for cattle and hogs and price bands for wheat corn oats rye and butter in varying grades and sizes.
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St. Louis
Detroit
Milwaukee
Toledo
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New York
Notable Obits and Duty Settlements in New York
Short notes report William S. Davenport aged 78 founder of the W H Davenport Firearms Company died in Norwich Connecticut. Sigmund Schwabacher of San Francisco paid 9800 dollars duty to New York customs for release of eleven trunks and a box of gems.
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William S. Davenport
W. H. Davenport
Norwich
Conn
Sigmund Schwabacher
San Francisco
New York
Seed Potato Size Versus Yield in Three-Year Trials
Writers debate small versus large potato tubers as seed noting possible degeneration from repeated use of small tubers. Large tubers from reliable stock likely produce superior progeny, especially when selected in fall and kept properly. Ontario Station trials show clover rotation raises yield, with manure or balanced fertilizers boosting production. A 300-bushel acre yield costs about $52.14.
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Roof Painting Posts and Maintenance Advice
The article explains why a roof wears out faster than other wooden parts if not kept painted. It argues painting the roof is more economical than painting the sides and notes roofs require more frequent repainting. It mentions shingles from cedar and straight grain wood.
Curative Apparatus Directs Stream for Animal Limb Treatment
The device provides an efficient method to treat bruised or irritated limbs of animals, such as a horse leg, by delivering a continuous stream of water without requiring the attendant to hold the hose. It improves precision and reduces fatigue by not needing constant manual direction.
Continuous Wire Fencing and Farm Notes Reflections
The Iron Age notes continuous rolls of wire fencing welded at intersections by automatic electro welding. Farm notes urge steady care for horses and sheep, dairy profitability, poultry housing, uniform cream and churn, and four keys to dairying success: good cows, feed, care, and market. It cites land ownership statistics in Argentina and the U S indicating two thirds own land in the U S versus one third in Argentina.
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Argentina
United States
Fish Salad with Creamy Mustard Dressing
Combine cooked fish two cups with horse radish onion cucumber potatoes lemon juice. Sauce: beat two egg yolks, stream in oil until thick, then add salt mustard pepper vinegar and thick cream. Add in order written and serve on lettuce with tomatoes.
Preserved Ginger Pudding Steam Method
Beat butter and sugar to cream. Stir in eggs, flour and sifted Howe. Add chopped preserved ginger and syrup. Fold in baking powder, mold and steam one and a half hours.
Onion Soup With Milk Cream and Croutons
Slice onions and simmer in salted water for twenty minutes. Press, then combine two tablespoons butter with two tablespoons flour, whisk into one quart milk until smooth. Return onion puree, reheat and serve with inch‑square croutons.
Traditional Yeast Rich Raisin Milk Bread Method
Combine scalded milk with melted butter and salt. When lukewarm add dissolved yeast, sour, and batter. Rise eight hours, beat, fold in flour and halved seeded raisins. Knead with flour, rise again until light, then bake.
Making Dilly Quick Pickles in a Keg
Soak cucumbers in fresh water for half a day then drain. Layer them in a keg with dill and pepper between layers. When full, make a mild brine and add a touch of vinegar for faster fermentation. Cover with a round board and weight, then set aside to ripen.
Fig Jelly From Stewed Figs With Gelatine and Sherry
Prepare figs by stewing then chop very fine. Soak gelatine in boiling water with sweetened fig syrup until dissolved. Remove from heat add sherry and minced figs. Pour into a wet mold and chill to form a jelly.
Pickled Cucumbers From Fresh Garden Produce
Select cucumbers two to three inches long and handle them carefully to prevent skin edges from breaking. Pack tightly in quart jars, fill to overflowing with cider vinegar, add a tablespoon of salt per jar, seal tightly. No cooking or boiling needed. pickles keep well.
Rose Water Icing Cake With Rose Flavoring
Cream butter with powdered sugar then fold in stiff whites from four eggs and a gill of cold water. Sift flour with baking powder, beat in gradually until very light, then fold in a teaspoon of rose water. Cover with white icing flavored with rose or bitter almond.
Velvet Sponge Cake From Old Time House Recipe
A hands still method describes creaming butter with brown sugar and molasses then adding buttermilk, baking soda, cinnamon and ginger, mixing in flour to dough, rolling and baking as peppernuts. The sponge cake section instructs beating eggs and sugar, adding flour and baking powder, then boiling water and vanilla before baking in a buttered tin.
Doughnut Recipe From Old Family Menu
Doughnuts are made by beating two eggs with one cup sugar, adding four tablespoons melted lard one cup sweet milk and a pinch of salt. Flour sifted with two teaspoons baking powder is added to form a soft dough. Roll out cut into shapes and fry in hot fat.
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