Industry Resumed as Cash in Bank Rises in Week
A New York financial statement shows cash on hand up by 126 185 000 from the prior week and banks report ample lending power. Telegraphed reports from the south and midwest indicate renewed industrial activity with workers returning to mills mines and factories. The interior banks send surplus to New York while the bank surplus grows to 22 635 475 and credit conditions strengthen.
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New York
South
Middle West
America
Wall Street
New York City
New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad
Civil War Averted by Federal Judge's Remarks
Judge Jones of the United States Court at Montgomery Alabama stated from the bench during railroad litigation that state judges by obeying the federal injunction prevented a civil war when urged to disobey it by interested parties. The remark came as Judge Weakley argued that federal court jurisdiction did not apply and that the matter lay with state judges.
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Jones
United States Court
Montgomery
Ala
Weakley
Weakly
Intervention in Georgia Bank and Trust dispute grows
Depositors file intervention in the Georgia bank matter seeking a lien on assets and a share of the distribution. Several claimants ask to be allowed to participate in the distribution while opposing the bank’s claim. A demurrer was allowed on one motion.
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Hugaii
State of Georgia
Op Bank and Trust Phan
Batlanta
Walsh Found Guilty of Misappropriating Bank Funds
John R. Walsh, president of the Chicago National Bank, was found guilty on 54 counts of misappropriating funds linked to the bank and its allied institutions. The verdict came after a 182 count indictment, with 32 demurrers leaving 160 counts to be tried.
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John R. Walsh
Chicago National Bank
Walsh
Elbert Palmer
Harvard
Palmer
Attorney Miller
Mr. Palmer
Judge Anderson
Anderson
Federal Grand Jury
Home Savings Bank
Equitable Trust Company
War Talk Renewed in Washington Over Japan Threat
President Roosevelt urged rapid fortification of Hawaii in a remark to Senator Dolliver, signaling renewed war talk and a sense of urgency in Washington to prepare for any emergency with Japan. The remark is viewed as evidence of the administration’s apprehension about potential conflict.
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Hawaii
Roosevelt
Dolliver
Iowa
Washington
Japan
Governor Hoke Smith Urges Southern Delegates for White Bill
Acting on resolutions from a mass meeting in Atlanta, Governor Smith sent letters to chief executives of southern states urging them to appoint delegates to meet in Washington on the 29th to aid passage of the White bill before Congress on the 30th.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Appalachian National Forest Association
Hoke Smith
Associaton
Washington
Congress
Appalachi an Forest Bill Backed by Southern Governors
The Appalachian National Forest Association in Atlanta urged prompt passage of the Appalachian White Mountain bill to create a five million acre national forest. Governors of Virginia the Carolinas Georgia Alabama Tennessee and Kentucky are asked to send delegations to Washington January 30 to press the bill before the house committee on agriculture. Women’s clubs and civic bodies vow relentless lobbying.
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Virginia
Carolinas
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Kentucky
Committee On Agriculture
Congress
Appalachian National Forest Association
Atlanta
United States
Hoke Smith
Washington
House Committee On Agriculture
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs
Atlanta Woman's Club
Chambers of Commerce
Boards of Trade
Macon
Athens
Brunswick
Columbus
Cornelia
Dublin
Rome
Newberry
D. C
Charleston
Belton
Spartanburg
S. C
Huntsvile
Mobile
Birmingham
Opelika
Ala
South
Appalachian National Association
Congress of the
Appalachian
Convention
Receivers Report Shows Neal Bank Deficit Amid Court Fight
In Atlanta superior court a receivers report finds Neal bank liabilities exceed assets by $260,513.31 after excluding worthless claims. Total assets $3,159,725.82 versus liabilities $2,709,887.48 with bad debts omitted. The hearing debated Georgia state taxes and preferred creditor status, as several depositors object to the state’s priority. The Central Bank and Trust Corporation notes over $200,000 credited to the state at closing and outlines other debts and collateral. Judge Ellis, initially disqualified as a depositor, participates via waiver.
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Superior Court
Atlanta
Neal Bank
State of
Georgia
Ellis
R. M. Blackburn
Hart
Central Bank and Trust Corporation
T. R. Floyd
DeKalb County
Citizens’ National Bank of Baltimore
Atlanta Clearing House Association
Trust Company of Georgia
Tragedy at Scranton Mill Fire Claims Young Victims
A fire at Imperial Knitting mill in Scranton Pennsylvania killed three girls and injured many more. Eighty five workers were present on the third floor when flames raced up from the ground floor trapping them at a window emergency escape. Panic and heat forced several to leap from the third floor to escape.
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Imperial Knitting Company
Scranton, Pa
Sheriff Refuses Action in Georgia Liquor Case
An affidavit by Sheriff John W. Nelms filed in Fulton Superior Court states he cannot seize stock of liquor under Georgia prohibition law. The document complicates J. J. Goodrum Tobacco Co. versus Potts Thompson Liquor Co. in a receivership suit seeking about 28000 dollars alleged due on a lease.
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John W. Nelms
Atlanta
Georgia
J. J. Goodrum Tobacco Company
Potts-Thompson Liquor Company
South Carolina Legislature Opens Forty Day Session
The South Carolina general assembly convened in Columbia for a forty day session with Senate Lt. Gov. McLeod and House Speaker Whaley presiding. Governor Ansel’s message highlights railroad rate changes, needs for railroad regulation, labor contract concerns, and looming talks on restrictions and prohibition, while responses to Georgia’s dispensary issues spark debate.
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General Assembly
South Carolina
Columbia
Senate
McLeod
House
Whaley
Ansel
Southern Railway
Finley
Railroad Commission
Brawley
Atlantic Coast Line
Seaboard Air Line
North Augusta
Augusta
Georgia
Woman’s Gaze Sparks Quiet Domestic Quarrel
In a Philadelphia Press item a wife exclaims about a woman’s gaze and a husband wonders if the other woman is studying her stare. The brief exchange reveals small town social tension over attention and propriety.
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Mrs. Kadley
Gonder
Philadelphia’ Press
Deafness Cured Only by Constitutional Remedies
Advertisement claims deafness from inflamed eustachian tube can only be cured by constitutional remedies. It alleges nine of ten cases stem from catarrh, offers $100 for any deafness from catarrh not cured by Ball's Catarrh Cure, and promotes related remedies from F.J. Creaty & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Ball
F.j.creaty & Co
Toledo
Hall
Butting In play ideas spurred by seventeen ties
A brief column quotes Louisyilldé Cour ier-Journal noting a run of peculiar ties. The line evokes a humorous satirical prompt to craft a play about using many ties to wedge apart a situation, hinting at a witty, whimsical stage conceit.
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Louisyilldé Courier-Journal
Piles Cure Claims 6 to 14 Days with Paro Ointment
Advert says Paro Ointment will cure itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days with money back guarantee. It cites 50c price and notes accompanying quotes from London Tit Bit in the review. Also mentions Woolford's Sanitary Lotion cures itch in 30 minutes sold at druggists.
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Woolford
Fires destroy weekly in the United States many buildings
A Youth's Companion survey citing the International Society of State and Municipal Building Commissioners and Inspectors shows weekly U S fires consuming three theatres three public halls twelve churches ten schools two hospitals two asylums two colleges six apartment houses three department stores two jails twenty six hotels and more in seaside resorts with vast losses.
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International Society of State and Municipal Building Commissioners
United States
Pushing Line Joke About Baby Carriages
A party of traveling men in a Chicago hotel boasted of sales. One drummer claimed no house in the country has more men and women pushing its line of goods than his. When asked what he sold he shouted Baby carriages and fled.
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Chicago
Banished Coffee Finally Had to Go
A reader recounts a family switch from coffee to Postum Food Coffee after nervous headaches. The mother’s headaches faded after the change, and the narrator now prefers Postum. A friend who brewed it incorrectly discovered the proper method, leading to coffee being banished from both homes.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Michigan
Wellville
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Appalachian Association
Broken Neal Bank of Atlanta
Knit
Ting Mills
Bolows
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