New Currency Bill Advances To Law In Broad Plan
Washington December 22 The currency banking and financial bill enacts far reaching changes for the nations money and banks. It creates a federal reserve board in charge of regional banks to collect reserves from member banks and to issue new currency in emergencies. The plan preserves existing banks while adding a system of regional reserves and a new paper currency to be used when needed.
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Congress
Iit
Secretary of the Treasury
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Banka
Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
Bone
Senate
Federal Reserve
T ‘House
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Reserve Board
Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve Banks
Thom
Regional Reserve Bank
Regional Reserve Banke
United States Treasury
United States
Disputed Points Adjusted In Conference On Banking Law
The text outlines conference changes to banking acts, including governance of the federal reserve system, regional reserve banks, capital requirements, and note issuance. It notes selections for Class A and B directors, stock limits, reserve ratios, and the elastic treasury notes system with federal reserve agent oversight.
Oddities and Notes From A Lively Page of 19th Century Trivia
A collage of quirky observations and clip art style items. It references a city magnate buying a luxury doll for his daughter, notes on cancer tolls, storage tricks for gold leaf between Bibles, quotes from a string of characters, and a New York jewel valuation. It also mentions fruit trees and a Scottish remedy for scarlet fever, with Uncle Eben reflecting on wealth and leisure.
Fulfilled Youthful Promise and Odd Tales Across Time
A jumble of quotes touches on youth talent, smugglers’ deaths, a smoking tree in Ono Japan, a phrenology joke, and reflections on faith and knowledge. Notable items include a Birmingham Age-Herald observation on a singing quartet and a report of two revenue officers killed by smugglers near Mount St Martin.
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Mount St. Martin
France
Compeau
Thevenin
Expert Building Advice for Home Value and Style
William A. Radford offers free guidance on building costs and design for readers. The piece argues investing in essential interior features now boosts selling price and rent, warning against cutting key finishes to save money. It describes a sample plan showing a 28 by 25 foot three room two story home priced at 2500 with built in features.
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William A. Radford
William A. Tadfordl
West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago
Ant
Ghostly Apparition Alarms Strabane Railway Men
In Strabane County Tyrone Ireland a ghost story excites locals as railway workers report sightings. John Pinkerton an engine cleaner describes a loud knocking in the cleaning shed and unearthly cries. A signalman attempted to strike it with a crowbar but failed. The ghost appeared on multiple nights and vanished through a window.
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Strabane
County Tyrone
Ireland
John Pinkerton
Silencer for Evil Tongues in Albany
In Albany an organization called the Trace It Backs club formed twelve years ago after a cafe discussion about exposing a false story. The group investigates statements by appointing a committee of investigation, debunking rumors and enforcing silence on accusations. Despite thinning membership, the club still operates with its investigative rule.
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Albany
N. Y
Heeeldom
Eruption Disfigured Face Ad Endorsed Remedy
A 1911 report from Maurice Iowa recounts a five year old girl with a severe facial eruption misdiagnosed as ringworm. The family used Cuticura Soap and Ointment with relief and eventual cure over several months. The ad promotes Cuticura products with a Benton address for the publisher.
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Maurice
Henry Prins
Poatcard
Cuticura
Dept. L. Benton
Way of a Man and the Tales of Marriage Wit
A Chicago Record-Herald snippet humorously contrasts age and marriage norms. A woman questions whether the world has improved in 25 years while the man jokes about ages and acceptable gaps. A bride's double harness remark and a caution about balance in behavior wrap the piece with light social observation.
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Horace
Chicago Record-Herald
Open Windows for Health as Tuberculosis Foe Advice
Dr Horace Newte of Denver urges opening windows and sleeping outdoors when possible to cut tuberculosis risk. He argues fresh air strengthens immunity and cites past successes in reducing consumption through outdoor exposure. He mocks the idea of keeping women in restrictive dress while advocating practical hygiene.
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Calhoun Clay
Horace OC. Newte
Denver
Clay
Galboun
Pahson
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