Foster's Good Luck A Notice To National Banks
Washington reports Secretary Foster preserving the margin of free gold in the Treasury amid bond redemptions. Gold certificates deposited in New York boosted free gold to about $32.87 million, with the current balance around $31.52 million. Bond redemptions remain modest, averaging a few hundred thousand daily, and the Treasury expects little disruption as long as currency reflects strong credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Srecan
Foster
Treasury
New York
Europe
Notice to National Banks on Redeeming 4% Bonds
Comptroller of the Currency informs about redemptions of 4% bonds issued 1870 and 1871 held by the U S Treasury as circulation security. Interest ceased on these bonds, making them invalid as security. Banks must substitute other bonds. blank resolutions are provided to Directors for disposition. options include maintaining 2 percent bonds with Treasury security if requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Lacey
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Garland Withdraws From Interstate Commerce Commission Bid
Former Attorney General Garland withdraws his name from consideration for the vacant Interstate Commerce Commission seat. In a letter to his son, he states he would not accept the office, has retired from public life, and now devotes himself to law practice. He previously declined an ICC offer in 1887 and rejected a Supreme Court appointment.
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Garland
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pan-Electric
Arkansan
Sanders Garland
Cleveland
Supreme Bench
Grand Army plan links regimental reunions to encampment
A suggested improvement for next year's Grand Army encampment aims to host many regimental reunions locally. The idea, championed by committee member George W. Diver, would attract veterans and families to extend their visit and explore Virginia battlefields, mirroring Gettysburg traditions.
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Virginia
Gettysburg
George W. Diver
Detroit
Washington
Silver dollar and fractional coin shipments compared
The week ended Sept 5 reported $672,233 in standard silver dollar issues versus $989,264 last year. Fractional silver coin shipments since the 1st amounted to $1,489,420, compared with $1,085,608 for the same period last year.
Grain Jam Strains Kansas City Rail Lines Across West
From Grain Jam in Kansas City Missouri on September 7, rails and grain merchants scramble to clear miles of loaded side tracks. Railroads shift to a car swapping plan to avoid shortages as Union Pacific pushes grain eastward and Santa Fe yards overflow with over 1000 loaded cars in Chicago and 700 in Missouri Pacific yards.
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Kansas City
St. Louis
Chicago
Union Pacific
California
Santa Fe
Missouri Pactfic
Cohasset Opens Elegant Central School The Osgood School
Cohasset completed and dedicated its new central school building designed for 290 pupils with modern appliances. The structure known as the Osgood school sits centrally, features Whitcomb furnishings, electric lights, and Fuller Warren heating. It was built by Francis M. Ripley from Hingham at a total cost of 35500, with site donated by Rev Joseph Osgood and honored by his name.
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Conassrr
Cohasset
Whitcomb
Fuller & Warren
Edward Nichols
Francis M. Ripley
Hingham
Newcomb B. Tower
E. Pomeroy Collier
Edward F. Ripley
A. S. Bigelow
E. Herbert Towle
John J. Lincoln
Aaron Pratt
Abraham Lincoln
Joseph Osgood
Ignatius Egan
Gloucester Fishing Law Violations Stir Outcry
The Gloucester fishing schooner John G Whittier was lost off Newfoundland. Captain Wilder Goodwin faced suspicion for not being an American citizen and for using a naturalized cook, William Hines, as master to sail the vessel. Local owners defend or condemn the law’s enforcement amid labor tensions.
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Gloucester
Spredan
John G. Whittier
Newfoundland
Committee On Foreign Relations
Senate
Whittier
John J. Whittier
Grand Bank
Wilder Goodwin
Pubnico
Yarmouth County
N.S
Goodwin
United States
Nova Scotia
Arden
Lockport
Cape Breton
William Hines
Cook
Custom House
Knights of Labor
Thomas Goodwil
Trask Street
Hines
Hemmed In After Train Robbery On Texas Peninsula
Report from San Antonio dated September 7 says the Southern Pacific passenger train robbers are hemmed in by Texas rangers US soldiers and Indian scouts. A battle is likely. The bandits fled toward the Texas Peninsula near the Rio Grande then crossed into Mexico after dividing loot and luncheon. Palvo, seventy miles away, is the nearest informant town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San AnTonio
Tex
Southern Pacific
Samuel’s Siding
Texas Rangers
United States
Texas Peninsula
Penisula
Rio Grande
Mexico
Texas
Palvo
Chicago Cattle Market Roundup Receipts and Prices
Chicago and Kansas City reports show cattle receipts around 21 000 in Chicago, hogs about 22 000, and sheep 8000. Prices range with prime exports 540, heavy hogs 6 06, pigs 2 60, and stocker classifications around 4 50, reflecting a steady to strong market across cattle hogs and lambs.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Yorkora
German Speculator Emil Treatel Dies by Own Action
Brenin Sept 7 Emil Treatel once lost several million marks in corn speculation in 1889 and recently failed for 70,000 marks. He committed death by his own action, ending his life in the wake of financial ruin.
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Brenin
Emil Treatel
Old Chinese porcelains at Manhattan Athletic Club exhibit rare beauty
The George A. Hearn collection on display at the Manhattan Athletic Club showcases rare old Chinese porcelains. Highlights include Sung era pilgrim bottles, Kangxi period blue and white pieces, and jade-like Yao-pien transmuted wares, with numerous imperial and Ming dynasty examples praised by experts.
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Manhattan Athletic Club
George A. Hearn
New York Mail and Express
China
Chester Holcombe
Legation
United States
Peking
Holcombe
Kien Lung
Burmah
Imperial Porcelain Works
Canton
Earl of Aberdeen Arrives in Boston En Route to White Mountains
The Earl of Aberdeen and his party, including the Countess of Aberdeen and Lady Marjorie Gordon, arrived in Boston by private car on a Fitchburg line train. They stay at the Vendome then head to the White Mountains, with plans to visit Canada and Chicago for the Columbian Fair. He notes English views on the Behring Sea settlement, praises U.S. ambassadors, and discusses Irish politics and Home Rule while commending U.S. Labor Day progress and labor capital relations.
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Earl of Aberdeen
Countess of Aberdeen
Lady Marjorie Gordon
Vendome
Boston
Fitchburg
Seward L. Webb
New York Central Railroad
Earl
White Mountains
Dr. Webb
Canada
Post
America
Miller’s Falls
Behring Sea
England
United States
James Russell Lowell
Glanstone
Parnell
Liberal Party
Home Rule
Mr. Parnell
Mr. Gladstone
Ireland
West End
Europe
German Police Under Fire Over Wetzel Murder Case
Berlin despatch accuses fragmented local police of inefficiency after George Wetzel murders two people, including Hirschfeld in Spandau and Bertha Wende in Berlin. Describes jurisdictional gaps, suburban crime, and calls for reorganization of police nationwide.
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Schoenwald
Berlin
George Wetzel
Hirschfeld
Spandau
Wetzel
Bertha Wende
Biblium for September Egyptian Syllabus Finds
The illustrated monthly notes an Egyptian syllabus from a papyrus found by Petrie at Zoan, praised by Dr Moidenke of New York. It cites topics like The Route of the Exodus and The Turin Papyrus, with notices of Mr Winslow and Mr Lowell. Meriden, Conn. publishes at $1 a year.
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Biblia
Moidenke
New York
Petrie
Zoan
Nile
Moldenke
Egyptian Exploration Fund
Biblio
Meriden
Conn
Thirty-ninth Regiment Reunion Held at Lynnfield
The twenty-fifth annual gathering of the Thirty-ninth Regiment M V M Association took place in Lynnfield yesterday. A special Boston & Maine train departed Boston at 10 AM and about 150 members attended. Dinner was served at the Lynnfield Hotel and the day, though moved indoors, was enjoyed by the veterans as usual.
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Lynnfield
Thirty-ninth Regiment
Boston
Boston & Maine Railroad
Friendly Aid Funds In Lawrence Struggle For Payouts
Lawrence lawyers chase funds for the Friendly Aid Society as certificate holders await payment on matured certificates. The local secretary attempted to realize 76 dollars per certificate but met failure. Members discuss injunctive action while supreme officers reportedly grow discouraged.
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Lawrence
Friendly Aid Society
Big iron deal aims at consolidating Pittsburg mills
A Post report details the consolidation of four large Pittsburgh iron works into the National Tube Works Company, a move officials say concentrates operations for adminitstrative economy rather than creating a price-controlling trust. The new firm lists Boston ties and Jersey incorporation, with half the capital as 7 percent preferred stock and the rest common.
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Pittsburg
National Tube Works Company
Boston
Republic Iron Works
Monopgahela Furnace Company
Boston Iron and Steel Company
National ‘Tube Works Company
Edmund W. Converse
D. W. Hitchcock
Pp. W. French
W. 8. Eaton
Edmund C. Converse
W. Converse
W. >. Eaton
EF. W. Converse
J. H. Flagler
J. E. Sweetser
W.d. Curtis
Messrs
New Jersey
American Tube Works
Morris, Tasker & Co
New York
Spang, Chalfant & Co
Consolidated Companies
Franklin Street
Court Officials Tap New Circuit Court Appointments
It is said that John C. Stetson will resign as clerk of the United States Circuit Court to become permanent clerk of the Court of Appeals. Trowbridge may be named to Stetson’s vacancy and J. Henry Taylor to marshal of the new court, a life office with a $2500 salary.
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United States Circuit Court of Appeals
John C. Stetson
United States Circuit Court
Court of Appeals
Trowbridge
Circuit Court
Mr. Stetson
J. Henry Taylor
Bedsteads by N. E. Edsteads and Iron designs
N. E. Edsteads and Iron offer a larger variety with 100 designs. H. W. Bigelow Company at 70 Washington Street lists Emporters and Manufacturers.
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H. W. Bigelow Company
Washington St
Death notices from West Manchester to Brookline
Obituary notices list James Henry Cunningham Lucy Crockett Eliott Paul Franklin Moses George F Seaver George W Sibley Elizabeth N Ames Starkey George P Upham Grace W Shepard. Funeral times or details to be announced.
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Cunningham
West Manchester
Mass
James Henry Cunningham
Eliott
Charleston
Lucy Crockett Eliott
Thomas J
Anna_D. Eliott
Moses
Roxbury
Paul Franklin
Herbert H
Catherine F. Moses
Seaver
George F. Seaver
Upaim
Shepard
Brookline
Grace W
Lindsley H. Shepard
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Mr. Garland
Entertainments
Park Theatre
Neil Burgess
Bounty Fair
Tremont Theatre
Abbey & Schoeffel
Hoyt’s
Texa
The
Manhattan
Lord Aberdeen
National Tube Company
Ee New Church
Unionuilding
Arlington Street
Or. of
Newbury
E. A. Whiston
Arthur Mills
Irving Street
Dexter & Curtis
State Street
Beacon Street
Edwin Sheafe
Western Farm
John Jeffries & Sons
Devonshire
Marlborough ST
Fairfield Street
Eliot St
Roundy & Hobbs
Court St
Brice
Evans & Son
Equitable Building
S. H. Hooper
Exchange Building
Berkeley School
Col. Boylston and
Berkeley Streets
Inst. of
Technology and Business
John Chinaman
Ceylon
India
Egypt
San Francisco
Belgic
Thos. Cook & Son
Washington Street
American Insurance Co
Milby Street
George Croshaw & CO
London
Francis Peabody
J. W. Fleld
Henry & Bean, Asst
Socy
Mina Elizabeth Curtis
Boston University
Framingham Normal School
Rockland Street
A. H. Buck
Lucinda M. Peabody
A. N. van Dael
W. C. Collar
Miss Curtis
Falmouth Street
Boston, Mass
Chauncy-Hall
Institute of Technology
Boylston Street
Copley Square
Mir
William Nichols’s School
Temple Place
Nichols
Concord
James 8. Garland
Highland Military Academy
Worcester
J. A. Seeaw
A.M
Mead
Abbott Family School
Little Blue
Farmington
Maine
A. H. Abboft
Chauncy Hall School
Chauncy Hall
Louisburg Square
Clobe Theatre
Joan Stetson
Augustus Pitou
George HH. Jessup
Saturn
Gaye
Boston Theatre
Eugene Tompriss
Denman Thompson
New England
Boston Museum
R. M. Field
Henry Guy Carleton
Earlie
Crand Opera House
Proctor & Mansfield
MY Jack
Music Hall
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Arthur Nikisch
Mystic Park
Medford
Boston & Lowell Depot
Mystic Park Station
Lowell
Scollay Sq
Korses
Park and Grand Stand
H. E. Willis
Paris
W. Baxer & Co
W. Baker & CO
Dorchester
Sudbury St
E.c. Morris & Co
Boylston
Kilby Street
GEO
WH. Balch
W. Qlover
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