William A Nash and the Corn Exchange Bank Leader of Bank Panic
William A Nash president of the Corn Exchange Bank helped stabilize New York during panics serving as the clearing house committee chair. He rose from messenger to president in 25 years, expanding capital from 1 million to 8 million and pioneering the branch system with 22 branches citywide. He credits hard work paired with independent thinking as key to advancement and influence in banking.
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William A. Nash
Corn Ex Change Bank
New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
Clearing House Committee
Wall Street
Clearing House
Nash
Corn Exchange
Noah
Chancellor von Buelow on verge of resignation
German Chancellor von Buelow, seen as unable to match the heights of the late Prince Bismarck, faces pressure to quit. His hard line against socialists and clashes at court have stalled imperial policies and angered the emperor, while scandals involving his early marriage to Princess Camporeale are being recalled in Berlin society.
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von Buelow
Prince Bramarck
German Empire
Cecilie
Europe
Germany
Princess Camporeale
Charles von Doenhoff
Rome
Lfe
Berlin
Ex-Senator Warner Miller’s Turbulent Downfall Tied to Canal Plans
Warner Miller once led the Halfbreeds in New York Republican circles and later faced ruin from the Nicaragua Canal crisis and Martinique disaster. He had backed canal schemes, invested heavily, and after the disaster his holdings collapsed. He sold pulp mills and tied his fortunes to Sierra Consolidated Gold Mining Co., which failed, ending a Senate career begun after Conkling and Platt resigned. He left public life obscurely after a controversial political ascent.
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Warner Miller
United States
New York
Nicaragua Canal
Miller
Nicaragua
Panama Canal
Sierra Consolidated Gold Mining Co
West Virginia
Roscoe Conkling
Thomas C. Platt
Senate
Conkling
Trouble Over Fingerprint Law Sparks Indian Discontent
Lord Elgin faces censure in Britain for endorsing a Transvaal policy that forces British Indians to register fingerprints and be jailed if they refuse. The move sparks nationalist fury among high caste Indians who warn of renewed uprisings mirroring past frontier conflicts.
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Lord Elgin
Transvaal
Lodla
Northwest
Indiana
India
Russia
Robert the Bruce
Monklands
Montreal
Canada
Obligation of the Church to the Workingman
The sermon argues the church must serve workers not with charity but by recognizing their dignity and placing worship spaces at their service. It cautions against trendy ideologies and urges turning to the example of the Master to guide social reform and unity.
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Christ
Church of God
The Worrying Woman
Dr. Madison C. Peters warns against worry harming women and energy. A cheerful, self confident woman can overcome worry and influence the world, urging readers to stay bright, uplift others, and look aloft rather than down.
Emotion's Place in Religion
The article argues for the central role of emotion in faith, contrasting heartfelt worship with cold doctrine. It cites biblical imagery of clothe the Christian in mercy and love, praising hymnody, psalms, and prayer as expressions of inner longing rather than purely intellectual instruction.
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Paul
Farman's Circle Flight Wins Deutsch Archdeacon Prize
The French aeronaut M Henry Farman completes a perfect circular kilometer in a tour de force at Paris earning the Deutsch Archdeacon prize of 10000 dollars. His machine resembles a dragon fly with front pilotage, rear propellers, and a ground launch, signaling a new era for heavier than air navigation. American inventor Arthur Feron is otra front in aeronautics proposing an aluminum airship with a two deck car and rising screw to lift and propel the craft.
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M. Henry Farman
Paria
Deutsch-Archdeacon
Farman
Deutech-Archdeacon
M. Farman
Paris
London
Europe
New York
Parsaes
Langley
Prof
Dumont
Arthur Feron
Earth
Feron
Wright Brothers
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Ferons Air Ship
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