Making checks as reliable as gold certificates
Washington merchants and bankers push a campaign to treat checks as trustworthy as gold certificates. The piece notes a wartime rise in bad checks, describes hotel credit records and hotel clerks protecting patrons, and cites a farm origin scam and a wave of check fraud. It reports about eighty Washington residents under indictment for passing bogus government checks and outlines varying state penalties for forgery. It also highlights the public impact on merchants who absorb losses when checks bounce.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, PD
United States
Washington
Alopewell
Charles
Credt Rating Bureau
Fintel
Columbia
Mallar
Freener
Merchant's Credit Association
German loan extension stretches time for repayment
Reports indicate the German loan term has been extended by one week amid mixed signals. An official release mentions ongoing, broad coverage but notes uncertainty over whether the loan will be repaid.
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UME
Vossisehe Benes
Whita
No Mori Bunter coal for Porrign Staa Mshs New York
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Porrign Staa Mshs
New York
Forete
Madewater Coal
Eiphanea
Vetite
Stat Broyan Party
BREEN
Munich
Raya
Ludwig
Vossische Zeitung
Court Session Reports Thefts and Sentences Parcelled
The court opened with a prayer and heard multiple cases. Defendants faced charges including theft and forgery with sentences ranging from probation to state reformatory. One man was jailed for stabbing a pocketbook thief while others faced fines and suspended terms.
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