Washington Gossip From Day to Day in the Capital
Happenings in Washington include early congress activity, gold bullion movements from London to New York, and Havana shipments. The president issues a proclamation on reciprocity with Canada framed around salvage acts, while marine hospital oversight shifts to Brunswick after a fever scare. Reports touch Senator Morgan, whiskey tax delays, Ainsworth's status, and a battle over House officers for the Fifty third Congress.
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London
New York
Havana
United States
Canada
Congress
Canadian
Washington
Marine Hospital Service
Brunswick
Bad Week Yet Broad Outlook From R G Dun Review
The R G Dun weekly review notes a hard week with broad resilience in business. Western banks failed but New York and eastern banks remained sound, gold imports resumed, and bank reserves are expected to fall as the treasury slows disbursement. Trade remains cautious with weaker prices and contraction in some regions, yet overall outlook appears cautiously hopeful.
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R. G. Dun & Co
New York
Chicago
Cotton Mills Shut Down In Ware Massachusetts For One Month
Ware Massachusetts cotton mills will close for a month due to lack of market demand. About 1,750 workers face a $40 000 monthly payroll as similar curtailment hits mills at Warren Palmer Thornbury Rondville and Three Rivers. The miners strike appears broken with resumed coal shipments and reduced guards as workers return.
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Us County
Ware
Mass
Warren
Palmer
Thorniyke
Rondville
Three Rivers
Kansas City
Pittsburg
Weir City
Litchfield
Forest and fire losses and bank failures sweep midwest and coast
The Wisconsin Fire and Marine Insurance bank in Milwaukee closed due to money market strain. Denver hosts a meeting to aid destitute over eight thousand. Forest fires wipe Medford Prentiss Junction and Fifield. Chicago Oil Refining building and four homes burn, losses around 85 000 with similar insured. Panama dispatch notes Leon revolutionists capturing Managua. Union Indurated Fibre works at Lockport destroyed, losses 80 000 to 100 000, 75 workers jobless. Ripley & Bronson assign, liabilities near 150 000. Dan P Eels Riverbank residence burnt, art and valuables lost, total 200 000. Anarchist Die Brandfaikel appears NYC, editor linked to Berkman. Martingville bank liquidates, estate split. J Oberman Milwaukee brewing assets 500 000 with 204 000 liabilities. Fishback condition in Arkansas critical, Bangkok blockade warned, Siam. Spreckles predicts Hawaii queen restored, vote may settle. Oil Well Supply receiver appointed in Pittsburg. Clingman seeks contempt order over gate closings, Jackson Park. Helena banks fail to open, capital and deposits noted. Imperial ukase tightens fur seal laws in Russia. NY savings banks choose sixty days notice. End.
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Wisconsin Fire and Marine Insurance Bank
Milwaukee
Denver
Col
Medford
Wis
Prentiss Junction
Fifield
Chicago Oil Refining Company
New York Herald
Panama
Nicaragua
Managua
Union
St. Louis
Dan P. Eels
Riverbank
Ohio
Die Brandfaikel
The
Faining Torch
New York City
Timmerman
Alexander Berkman
Pittsburg
Prick
8. M. Mitchell Bank
Martingville
Ind
Indianapolia
J. Oberman Brewing Company
Wisconsin Marine and Fire Insurance Company
Brewing Company
Little Rock
Ark
Fishback
Fort Smith
Bright
Bangkok
Siam
Koh-Si- Chang
Gulf of Siam
Clause Spreckles
San Francisco
Honolulu
Hawaii
Cincinnati
Ricks
United States Court
John Eaton
Edward H. Cole
Continental National Bank
Chicago
Parkhurst & Willinson
Charles W. Clingman
Stern
Jackson Park
First National
Montana National
Helena
Mont
St. Petersburg
Russia
Employers Cut Mill Hours At Clark O Thread Co Newark
The Clark O NT Thread Company at Newark posted a notice that until further notice the mill will operate from 7 PM to 4 PM on Saturdays excluded. The firm employs over 1,600 workers and the hour reduction will impact Harris and Kearney communities.
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National Bath
Clark'o
Newark
Harris and Kearney
Progress and Prosperity Notes Highlight Turbulent Week
Atlanta telephone exchange burned Friday. two firemen seriously hurt. Bristol Bank and Trust Co. closes in voluntary liquidation with $40,000 in assets and $15,000 deposits. Raleigh conference debates fusion with populists. Murphy and Bolant in Dallas report general assignment, liabilities near $500,000. Mt Sterling Farmers Bank closes with deposits around $300,000 and $600,000 in high quality paper. deposits to be paid in full. Louisville liquor dealer Jake Schwartz suspends, owes $70,000. Ocala report claims Florida Central and Peninsular RR sold for $18,000,000 to Plant Investment Co. Louisville Deposit Bank failure triggers Nashville firm losses. Mormon exodus from Hanover County due to kuklux fears. Kentucky Wagon Co mortgages filed to secure $600,000 bonds due 1925.
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Atlanta, Ga
Bristol, Tenn., Bank
Trnat Compan
Oxnete and
Awe
Couse
Raleigh
N. C
Republican
Bose
Land Ten
Murphy and Bolant
Dallas
Texas
Farmers’ Bank
Mt. Sterling
Jake Schwartz
Louisville
Tursday
Moses Schwartz
Ocala
Finn
New York
Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad Company
Louisville Ky
Nashville
Sulzbacher Bros
Tloventhal & Son
M. J. Levy & Son
Richmond
Hanover
Hoenrico
Siam Will Concede To French Ultimatum At Last Step
Bangkok dispatch says Siam likely to accept the final difference with France, under pressure from a blockade that harms Great Britain. Siam seeks peace and believes an understanding with Paris will be reached soon as France raises its flag at Koh Si Chang.
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France
Bangkok
London
Timea
Great Britain
Paris
Siam
Eat
Britain
Koh- Si-Chang
Wells Fargo opens New Bank in New York City
Wells Fargo & Co opens a New York city bank with 500000 capital and 500000 surplus. Superintendent Preston issues a certificate to transact discount and deposit business. Capital stock 500000 dollars, 100 dollars per share, paid in cash. Wells Fargo Express already operates banks in San Francisco and Salt Lake City.
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New York
Wells, Fargo & Co
Albany
Preston
State Banking Department
New York City
Wells-Fargo Express Company
An Francisco
Salt Lake City
Good Position In a Bank Letter from 1803
A historic note from Menenast's Nariosan Bank in Rowe Ga dated April 27 1803 reports a letter from Professor R W Jennings Nashville. It details the writer T J Sarrsos being elected book-keeper and praising Jennings Business College for its practical training. The piece also cites catalog requests and a housework tip on removing scorched cloth spots using borax. It ends with a brief two figure joke about medical students and love.
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Menenast
Nariosan Bank
Rowe Ga
R. W. Jennings
Nashville
Jennings’ Businees College
T. J. Sarrsos
W. Jensixns
Tenn
Nashville graduate named bank examiner for three states
Thomas E. Jennings of Nashville has been appointed bank examiner for California Oregon and Washington at a salary of 5000 per year. He is the son of Prof. KR W Jennings of Jennings' Business College and credit is given to the school for shaping his career prospects. The text lauds the college as a leading institution whose graduates frequently obtain good positions.
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Business College
Thomas E. Jennings
Nashville
California
Oregon
Washington
KR. W. Jennings
Jennings’ Business College
United States
Wisuble’s World’s Fair gamble nets vast unpaid publicity
The exchange at the World's Fair pits a cautious manufacturer against a friend’s naysaying. The businessman explains that refusing to exhibit would have sparked pages of denunciation and defense, yielding about a million dollars of first class advertising for virtually no cost.
Advertisements and remedies depict tonic cures and patent medicines
A collage of 19th century ad copy touts Hosteller’s Stomach Bitters Brown Iron Bitters and various tonics as remedies for exhaustion digestion liver function and malarial or pleuritic ailments. It urges readers to write for employment cures ruptures eye waters and health aids while praising firms like K P Johnson & Co and Jollenworth Co.
Syrup of Figs Promises Comfort and Health Benefits
An ad touts Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative that cleanses the system and eases colds headaches and fevers. It claims appeal to taste and safety for kidneys liver and bowels, notes medical approval and widespread use, and warns buyers to purchase only from the California Fig Syrup Co with its name on every bottle.
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California Pig Byrup Co
August Flower Ends Debility With Noted Weight Gain
A Kentucky merchant touts August Flower for loss of vitality and general debility noting he gained 69 pounds after two bottles and has sold more of the remedy than any other medicine. Customer testimonies include Peter Zinville and hundreds who report substantial relief.
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Peter Zinville
Grovce W. Dy, Sardis, Mason Co
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