Val ue r teers Val oe r teers Heart Error In Bank History
An 1909 anecdote recounts how a bank cashier's error led to the rise of George F. Baker as a national financial power. The tale centers on the First National Bank of New York, John Thompson, and a failed Jay Cooke venture that threatened the bank during a period of panic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Bridgeman
United States
First National Bank of
New York City
John Thompson
Thompson
John Sherman
Treasury
Fort Shermont
Treasury Department
Washington
First National
Sterling Exchange
London
Henry Fahnestock
New York
Wall Street
Jay Tooke & Company
So and So’s
Fahnestock
Jay Cooke & Company
Jay Cooke
George FF. Baker
Henry Clay's Farewell Tour Ends With Home Return
Judge William Henry Hunt recalls Henry Clay's planned retirement after 1844 defeat. Clay visits New Orleans and meets Judge Poindexter via Charles Conrad, then charms Poindexter's bride and mother. Criticism of hypocrisy sparks a prompt return to Kentucky to resume family life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Clay
John Quincy Adams
William Henry Hunt
Navy
Garfield
Clay
James K. Polk
Judge Hunt
Kentucky
New Orleans
Charles M. Conrad
Fillmore
Mr. Conrad
Gen
Zachary Taylor
Polk
Whit House
Conrad
Mr. Clay
Senate
Judge Poindexter
Misalasppi
Conrad Plantation
Harry
West
HE. J. Edwards
Secret Yankee Cash and a Confederate Ally in 1863 England
An early Civil War era tale recounts a British by election financed by American money. Henry Sanford arranged a hidden $50,000 deposit in a London bank to back a strong northern candidate, enabling his election as a parliament member. The tale frames Anglo American intrigue and diplomatic secrecy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. 8. Sanford
Charles Francia Adams
England
Frederick W. Soward
Sinesta
Johnson
John Bright
Richard Cobden
Goldwin Smith
Freemont
Oxford
Adams
Henry 8. Sanford
Sanford
Florida
St. John's River
Belgium
Italy
Garibaldi
Btanford
London
So and-So
Mr. Sanford
Union
Great Britain
Ganford
Tees
Mits
No Cold Feet Asvested Observers Debate Winter Dress
A passerby questions why a woman wears heavy fur outerwear yet pumps and openwork stockings in bitter cold. Another observer chuckles at the contrast noting the fur muff and coat overshadow the outfit while the feet remain inadequately protected.
A Bkillful Aviator Story Fragment
An obscure clipped passage describes an aviator figure and a sparrow like comparison. The text hints at observation of nimble skill and circular motions but remains fragmentary with unclear names or places. No concrete events or dates are discernible.
Denver Markets Cattle and Grain Prices Listed
A Denver market listing shows beef steers assorted by feeding method and quality with prices from 4.50 to 6.10 per hundred pounds. Cattle categories include hay fed pulp fed and common stock, plus veal calves, feeders and stockers with varying grades and prices. Grain and hay prices are given for wheat rye oats corn bran and hay types, alongside eggs prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Idaho
Nebraska
Not a Gay Romance Now Chicago
Reported news that Richard Harding Davis is to be sued for divorce by his wife. The Davises have been estranged and living apart for nearly three years, with attorneys Jerome Rand for Mrs Davis and George Young Baucle for Davis. The piece notes the irony of a real life split contrasting his romance novels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Harding Davie
Chicago
Richard Harding Davis
Davis
John M. Clark
Chicago Telephone Company
van Hibber
Dickie” Davis
Cecil Clark
England
Mr. Davis
Chicago beef trust probe selects Philip R. Shumway foreman
Philip R. Shumway, foreman of the grand jury investigating the beef trust, is a Chicago man chosen by Judge Landis. He leads sessions with judgment and tact and heads the Paper Mills Company at 319 Fifth Avenue. Shumway, 42, lifelong Evanston resident, is married eight years and a member of multiple clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Landla
Sims
Ellis
Beef Trust
Philip R. Shumway
Grand Jury
Shumway
Landis
Foreman
Paper Mills
Fifth Avenue
Evanston Club
Evanston Country Club
Glen View
Chicago Club
Midday Club
University Club
Evanston
Belated Pun Circulated Over Apparent Ferry Incident
A belated pun circulates at Washington referencing Andrew Carse gle as the victim. The fronmaster aboard a Norfolk ferryboat during the president's visit to the port faced a faulty compass. The captain appealed to the mate who examined the compass and hinted the steel magnate drew its attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Carse Gle
Washington
Norfolk
Fragmented Note Mentions Greater Than Whole
The readable text fragment hints at comparison between parts and the whole with unclear context and possible garbled phrasing. It lacks discernible people events or organizations to identify.
Mothers Use Gentle Laxatives for Children
A mother directed rightly gives wholesome remedies to her child and uses only the pleasant laxatives Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna when a laxative is needed. The advertisement promotes the genuine product manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Uncle Billy’s India lecture question shocks audience
Aunt Ann and Uncle Billy attend a church lecture by a returned missionary about India. The talk is engaging, but Billy unexpectedly asks what India uses to cure horses with heaves, causing stunned silence among listeners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Aunt Ann
Billy
India
Uncle Billy
Remarkable Recovery of a Washington Woman After Kidney Pills
Mrs. Enos Shearer of Yow and Washington Sta Centralia Washington survived after losing a kidney and suffering severe kidney disease. Doctors believed hopeless until Doan's Kidney Pills cured her. At 66 she is well and active and credits Doan's. Writes for details and a stamp. For sale by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y. Holiday Sermon quotes a rural preacher about giving to the home heathens and missionaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enos Shearer
Washington Sta
Centralia
Wash
Donan
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Val Oerteers
Jay Cooke & Co
George F. Baker
America
Yankee Gold
Denver
South Park
Roswell
Carrizozo
Vernon L. Sullivan
Chaves
Lincoln
Pichacho Hill
Pichacho
Territorial
Jaffa
W. T. Cowgill
Kenna
N. M
William H. Pope
Vifth
Cowgill
F. P. Ro
Feeder Ewes
F. P. R Aanneane
Tenanee Enon
Ib Co
Elgin
Colo
East
Eeaewe
Ric
H Flard Hardin
Phillip R. Shumway
Federal Grand Jury
Philip A. Shumway
DEATH
Dickey
Atlanta Constitution
Sgt Cette
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