Imports and Exports Between United States and Italy Nearly Equal
A Commerce and Labor report shows US Italy trade for fiscal year 1905 at 377.5 million dollars, nearly split between imports and exports. Italy is a strong market for American goods, outranking Belgium, Cuba, Australasia, and Argentina, and exceeding Africa by over 100 percent. US imports from Italy totaled 38.63 million, compared with India 34.30, China 27.88, Belgium 25.88, the Netherlands 21.72, and Africa 11.34 million. Over thirty years, US-Italy trade exceeds 1 billion dollars, with 586 million imports and 530 million exports.
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Merce and Labor
Italy
United States
Belgium
Cuba
Australasia
Argentina
Africa
India
China
Netherlands
Fire destroys union elevator at East St Louis
A massive blaze in East St Louis wiped out the Union Elevator stock of 1,000,000 bushels of wheat on a Saturday night. Total losses reach about $1,816,500 including the St Louis Transfer stable with 200 horses and many wagons, four Waters-Pierce oil tanks, freight cars, and seventeen dwellings.
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St. Louis
East St. Louis
St. Louis Transfer Company
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Bryan Democratic Committee Appoints Two Members
W E Saunders and G W Smith are appointed to fill two vacancies on the Democratic Executive Committee of Bryan by order of Brazos County chairmen J K Parker and J W Doremus. The notices confirm the joint appointment by the county and city committees.
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Bryan
Brazos County
W. E. Saunders
G. W. Smith
John K. Parker
Democratic Executive Committee Meeting Notice Bryan 1906
The Democratic Executive Committee of Bryan is notified to meet in executive session at 4 o clock p m Tuesday February 6 1906 at the office of Doremus and Butler to consider nominations for mayor and two aldermen and other matters. J W Doremus Executive Committee of the City of Bryan.
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Democratic Executive
Bryan
Doremus & Butler
Democratic Party
City of
J. W. Doremus
Democratic Executive Committee
Chicago Post Office Struggles With Severe Mail Congestion
Chicago faces a crippling mail backlog as the main post office, staffed by nearly all clerks, works Sundays and long hours to relieve congestion from February 1. Pneumatic tubes and new machinery fail due to staff shortages, delaying business mail and drawing complaints. Officials in Washington say relief will not come until July 1, forcing Postmaster Busse to seek aid again amid constraints.
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Chicago
Busse
Washington
Hitchcock
Germany pessimistic on German American tariff talks
Berlin reports the foreign office is very pessimistic about reaching a provisional tariff arrangement with the United States. Germany prefers concessions to avoid a tariff war and hopes for a temporary fix until a treaty can be negotiated, though current U S proposals are viewed as unsatisfactory. The bundesrath has not set a plan after March 1 when the new tariff begins, but negotiations may move to clarify the situation within days.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
United States
Germany
Bundesrath
Toward Gulf Coast cold wave moves southwestward
The cold wave centered in the southwest Sunday night moved toward the Gulf of Mexico, with Springfield Missouri recording two degrees below zero Saturday morning. Northern Missouri and Kansas were at zero, while Oklahoma City 6, Muskogee 8, Fort Smith 10, Amarillo 8, Abilene and Fort Worth 14 above.
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Kansas City
Gulf of Mexico
Springfield
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma City
Muskogee
I. T
Fort Smith
Amarillo
Tex
Abilene and
Fort Worth
Wisconsin Weather Records Frigid Cold Across State
Milwaukee reports the coldest weather of the winter. Superior records 26 below zero, Lacrosse hits 15 below, a 40 degree drop in two days. Green Bay and Madison also below zero while Milwaukee registers 1.1 degrees below zero.
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Milwaukee
Weather Bureau
Wisconsin
Superior
Lacrosse
Green Bay
Madison
Snow slows traffic across northern Ohio
Snow fell across northern Ohio for more than 24 hours causing widespread traffic delays and cancellations as road conditions worsened. Local officials urged caution and urged drivers to stay off poorly maintained routes. Weather disrupted travel plans across multiple counties and towns.
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Cleveland
Ohio
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Ralston's
Howell Bros
Postoffice Drugstore
Pure Drugs
Natire
Bryan Steam Laundry
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Oliver
Geo. A. Adams
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Rascals
Whey
Loring
Grace Mickels
Bloomington
Miss Mickles
Anni
McNamara
Kenosha
North Side
Edward Roberts
Frank Richmond
Miss Mickels
Miss McNamara
Department of Com
Reid
Gulf Coast
Grand Opera House
Beggar Prince Opera
F. A. Wade
Edwin Patterson
Beccar Prince
Olivette
Haswell’s
Stevenson Machine
West
Silas B. Johnson
Montreal
EF. Rohde
Drad
RK. J. Jankins
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