Extravagance a National Vice Tackled by Banking Leader
El Paso note reports Joseph T. Talbert vice president of the National City Bank of New York warned at the Texas Bankers Association that extravagance and the automobile craze drain resources. He argued waste reduces productive capacity, fuels higher prices, harms savings, and threatens national wealth, urging thrift and responsible credit use.
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el Paso
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Joseph T. Talbert
National Gity Bank
New York
Talbert
Texas Bankers’ Association
San Francisco
Amt
Astound- Inc
America's Greed of Gold and the Call for Happiness
Cambridge columnist Dr Charles W Kist argues Americans chase wealth and power fueling discontent. He says progress should be measured by happiness not dollars, and that improving physical and moral welfare matters more than total wealth. He defends moderate enjoyment of natural pleasures as healthy and honorable.
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J. Lawrence-Laughlin
May Scribner
Hose
Cambridge
Mass
Laevard
Over 500000 Workmen Injured Each Year in U S
United States records show preventable injuries totaling over half a million workers annually at the National Association of Manufacturers annual meeting. The Waldorf discussion centers on accident prevention and the 3.25 billion dollar burden on manufacturers.
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United States
New York
National Association of Manufacturers
Printing Conditions Roseate View of Trade Delegates
Delegates to the twenty fourth annual conven tion of the United Typothetae of America in Washington DC report a roseate view of printing conditions. Apprenticeship policy will be discussed amid talk of labor troubles being scarce and a printers love feast atmosphere.
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United Typothetae
America
United States
Ambassadors and Elections Highlight Turbulent Times
Reports from Washington and Denver note Brazil's ambassadorial move to the United States and Elis Meredith winning a Denver commissioner's seat with a 20 997 majority. Training updates show Michigan ships hitting 19.96 knots. Industry groups rally against freight-rate hikes as Pennsylvanian rail leases extend 999 years. A mail robbery yields 43 years, and a Wellesley edict bans photos in male-costume theater. Fatal falls, sneezing deaths, and a teacher facing charges punctuate a busy era.
Countess Tarnovsky Convicted in Murder Case
In Venies Italy the trial of Countess Tarnovsky Dr Naumoff Lawyer Prilukoff and the Countess maid Elisa Perrier ended with the three men convicted of complicity in the murder of Court Kamarowski and the maid acquitted. Sentences ranged from three to ten years imprisonment.
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Kamarowski
Standard Oil Raises Wages for Over 70,000 Employes
The Standard Oil Company increased wages by six to ten percent retroactive to May 1, affecting about 70,000 workers nationwide. Most are laborers in subsidiaries. office staff gain no raise. The raise adds an estimated 6 to 10 million dollars to annual payroll, with expansion planned across the system.
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Standard Oil Company
United States
A. J. C. Clarke
N Atrites
Boma
Clarke
Circus Tent Fire at Barnum and Bailey Show
In Schenectady New York a huge tent at Barnum and Bailey’s circus caught fire minutes before a performance. Crowd of 16000 panicked as flames broke out from a lit cigar. Fire crews rescued many, animals escaped briefly, tent ruined.
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Barnum & Bailey's
Chicago Policeman’s Murder Suspect Dies in Custody
Stephen Zacak, 24, who after 52 hours of questioning and sleep deprivation confessed to killing a patrolman, committed suicide in his cell by hanging with a handkerchief. The officer’s death followed confrontations with robbers at a freight car and the shooting of two men who did not halt for detectives in plain clothes, triggering debate over police methods.
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Chicago
Stephen Zacak
Zacak
Daub
Playing death by own action ends in fatal shooting
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania eleven year old Joseph Klein was killed when seventeen year old John Allen pointed a revolver at his head and instructed him in death by own action. An accomplice witnessed the incident and the gun fired accidentally as Klein was guided through the act. Klein died after his mother carried him home.
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Pittsburg
Joseph Klein
John Allen
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Girl Chauffeur Held In Fatal St. Paul Crash
Theodora Sturn nineteen of Minnesota was driving the car that struck and killed Shotwell a duck broker on his way home from a ball game in St Paul. She was held without bail as investigators examine the incident with her mother sister and five male relatives present.
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St. Paul
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Providence Man Crushed During Boat Launch Debacle
James Savoia, 38, of Providence died when the rope securing his twenty ton power boat broke as it slid into the water after three years of building. The tragedy occurred on the launch ways, leaving Savoia crushed beneath the vessel.
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Wiila
James Savoia
Savoie
Whaler Sores Wrecked Off Cape Ommaney
The whaler So res, owned by the Tyee Whaling Company of San Francisco, was wrecked when a whale tail struck its stern near Cape Ommaney. The crew escaped in boats as the Sorenson harpooned a large whale that lashed the hull. A dead body was later found in the water.
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Alaska
Tyee Whaling Company
San Francisco
Cape Ommaney
Sorenson
Secretary Knox Informs Canada On Reciprocity Talks Readiness
Secretary Knox via Ambassador Bryce informs Canada the United States is ready to begin reciprocity negotiations. The update signals progress toward treaty discussions between the two nations.
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Ambassae Dor Bryce
Canada
United States
Notable Prison Sentences and Maritime Wreck Facts
Blackmailers sentenced. Antonio Missiani and Caruso the singer face prison terms in New York City. Frost-smited replanting raises frost-ruin concerns with 15 060 000 leres in rattan. Colonel William E. Bishy becomes Army chief of engineers in Washington as Gene Marshall retires. Captain wind-dot detail from the ship King Gearse wreck shows crew abandoning vessel and towing lifeboat bodies.
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New York City
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William E. Bishy
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Washiterton
D. C
Gene Marshall
Aine PL
Marshall
Sucversor
Fant Bodlesy
Economic Impacts From Abroad and Domestic Markets
The report discusses U S food and cotton production limits, high import spending, and calls for reduced foreign spending. It notes improved wool and dairy markets, rising cattle feed demand, and higher butter prices in New Jersey. Cotton acreage is up significantly, and sugar cargoes to the United States set a record.
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United States
France
Pari
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Paris
Convict Labor Bill Aims to Bar Interstate Trade
A subcommittee favorably reports a bill prohibiting interstate transport of goods made by convict labor. Supporters note states with no convict labor bans fear competing products entering from others and expect full committee action soon, though a House vote this session remains uncertain.
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House Committee On Labor
House
America Regards Sinking of Maine as a Closed Incident
Washington notes from Madrid say Spain will request another inquiry into the Maine explosion but the U S will not pursue further action. The government maintains no war was provoked by the Maine incident and shows no current interest in the matter.
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Maine
Washington, D
Madrid
Havana Harbor
United States
Spain
Boston and Brooklyn Pitchers Stir Baseball Talk
The piece notes Sam Vrock and Mack Herzox from Boston and Brooklyn players making quick triple plays this season. It also mentions Kad Sweeney improving at foul flies and critiques Boston catching depth under Manager Donovan. References to cork balls and various teams appear, with Scout Reynolds Misher seeking Dartmouth before finish studies.
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Prominent Western Attorney Recalls Job Applicant
A Western attorney recounts hiring a bright boy who sought work at his office. The boy impressed by saying he would write telegrams and take telephone messages, and by declaring he possessed a high degree of schooling. The exchange appears in Independent.
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Newco
The Permanent Fruit Quips Through A Prune Joke
A Washington Star quip features a fruit crow line about prunes and a gloomy boarder sighing that being hopeful never applies to prunes. The playful exchange reflects a lighthearted wordplay tone in the era.
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Washington Star
Cuticura Remedies Promote Clear Skin and Comfort
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Ointment for cleansing and beautifying the skin scalp hair and hands. It claims prevention of inflammation irritation and clogged pores and notes use from birth. The notice invites readers to request a free Cuticura Book from Potter Drug and Chemical Corp. Also includes a short fiction exchange about broken words with an heiress.
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Potter, Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Mass
Grateful Woman Credits Dans Kidney Pills For Recovery
A Pittsfield woman recalls severe health decline to 95 pounds before doctors found a fibroid kidney requiring removal. After surgery she remained ill until using Dans Kidney Pill, which strengthened the remaining kidney and raised her weight to 121 pounds. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY 60 cents a box.
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Almanac Revelations Show Early French Postcard Rise
A long forgotten Almanac de Ia Petite Paste de 077 reveals early postcard culture in France with pictorial cards for announcements and cheaper postal rates. Chicago’s Automatic Phones plans a June rollout of a citywide automatic telephone system starting in the business district, with later residential expansion. An architect in Chihuahua, Mexico, patented a one piece cemetery house method.
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Beness District
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