Coal shipments show year end gain for Norfolk and Western
The Bureau of Statistics reports Norfolk and Western handled 11,379,747 tons of coal and coke in the first ten months of the year, about a million tons more than 1905. Chesapeake and Ohio also shows a 24 percent rise in nine months, while water shipments to tidewater fall from October 1905 to 1906.
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Bureau of Statistics
Norfolk and Western
Washington
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Tidewater
Chesapeake and Ohio
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Norfolk
Newport News
Prima Donna's Son Weds Miss Ruby Otway
London report details the marriage of George Armstrong son of Mine Melba to Ruby Otway at St Georges Hanover Square. The bride, still young, wore an elaborate gown with jewels. The groom, twenty one, is Charles Armstrongs nephew with political ambitions after Texas ranching.
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London
George Armstrong
Melba
Ruby Otway
St. George's Church
Hanover Square
Charles Armstrong
Andrew Armstrong
Mr.Armstrong
Texas
England
Insanity Rising Faster Than Population Across U S
A census bureau report from Washington notes insanity increasing in the United States at a faster rate than population. The study finds more insane males overall, with a swing toward more insane females in the Southwest, and a higher share of insanity among foreigners led by Germans and Scandinavians. Native-born mixed-blood individuals show rapid increases.
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Weshington
D.C
United States
Hundreds Ruined by Lincoln Bank Failure
The Lincoln Bank of Merton Park failed, causing ruin to hundreds of workmen and small depositors. A rigid investigation will be conducted. Advertiser note: JeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is recommended for chapped and cracked hands, sold by all druggists.
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EK. C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
Lincoln Bank
Merton Park
JeWitt
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