Christmas on the Saint Lawrence Aboard A Merchant Ship
Miss Thorne endures a Christmas afloat as the crew improvise a holiday with a shipboard tree dolls and gifts. Captain Kerr Stewart Hudson and others join in lighthearted acts as Miss Thorne faces hardship after her father’s death and uncertain prospects. A morning at sea ends with a somber, solitary glance from Miss Thorne.
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Montreal
Miss Thorne
Paris
Stewart
Charlie Hudson
Kerr
Captain Kerr
Mother Earth
Hudson
Hig
Bea
G Morrow
Thorne
Indy
mid-Atlantic
Lancashire
Miss ‘Thorne
Sura
Mr. Stewart
St. Lawrence
Inventor Claims Airship Won’t Tip On Ground
A cautious inventor asserts his airship will not tip while on the ground, though it has not yet flown. The Philadelphia Ledger reports the exchange as a confidence-laden remark about stability.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Great American palm featured in horticultural show
A dialogue from a horticultural scene centers on the great American palm. Tommy asks about the palm while his traveling father explains it belongs to the head, reflecting their exchange over plant specimens.
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Tommyy
Walter
Mediterranean coral sold wholesale at high prices
Readable OCR notes that some better grades of Mediterranean coral fetch as much as 200 dollars per pound in the crude state sold wholesale. The fragment references market values and price points for coral materials.
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Crudi
Midyear commerce shows steady progress and hopeful outlook
Midyear conditions indicate steady progress in commerce with July payments boosting clearings and credits. Anticipations for business depend on good crops while wholesale demand for dry goods rises and clothing and housewares bookings increase. Bank clearings reach 279 million with 17 percent rise over last year. failures in Chicago district total 23 with five liabilities over 5,000.
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Lkely
Chicago
Dun's Weekly Review of Trade
New York Retail Trade Holds Up Amid Heat and Sales
New York reports steady retail activity due to hot weather holiday prep and clearance sales yet spring and early summer turnover remains below expectations. Jobbing trade shows mid-summer demand, while next fall winter and spring orders rise. Cotton goods stay strong on high quotations and woolen orders for next spring fetch high prices with Western cities posting larger fall bookings.
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New York
United States
Bradstreet's
Chicago and regional grain and livestock price report
A market summary lists bid ranges for cattle hogs sheep and grains across cities including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Detroit and Toledo. Prices cover wheat corn oats rye hay butter eggs potatoes and clover seed with shifts noted in No. 2 and white varieties and fresh market values.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Detroit
Toledo
Senate and House pass tariff bill with corporation tax
Congressional action centers on the tariff bill with an integrated corporation tax. Senate debates tax policy as Senator Bulkeley opposes the income tax amendment, while House members push limits on the customs court and debate retaliation provisions. Final Senate vote adopts maximum tariff provisions with a 36 to 18 result. the measure takes effect March 31, 1910.
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Bulkeley
Senate
Borah
Root
Clapp
Owen
Flint
House
Couden
Hobson
Alabama
Aldrich
Heyburn
Hughes
Cummins
Newlands
Rayner
Brandegee
Montenegro
Texas
Committee On Appropriations
Daniel
Virginia
Finance Committee
Minnesota
Customs Court
la Tollette
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Alix John
Frank ‘Leslie
Work of Congress
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