Bank Note Expansion and Financial Fears in U S
The article notes a rapid rise in national banks since the 1900 law allowing $24,000 minimum capital, risking excessive bank note circulation. It cites growth from $216 million to $478 million in five years, concerns about gold reserves, canal bond issues, and possible inflation as a national mood shift prompts caution. It also recounts Baroness von Sternburg’s marriage to an American, highlighting diplomatic and social ties in Washington.
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United States
Panama Canal
United States Treasury
Baroness von Sternbourg
Washington
Germany
Kntaer
Aimerton
Hoth
Miss Langham
Baron von Sternburg
Golden Gate State
Ann Foelishman
Chicago
Waehinetona
Fourene
Amerton
Paris
Drcades
Tondon
Mra Roosevelt
Florman Pimbasey
Roosevelt
White House
Floating dry dock Dewey sails toward Cavite to aid Navy
The United States builds a floating dry dock named Dewey capable of docking ships up to 20,000 tons. Built by Maryland Steel, it tows from Sparrows Point toward the Philippines, with a crew of about thirty and full on board facilities. It will cross the Atlantic and the Suez to reach Cavite in about four months.
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Atlantic
United States
Cavite
Uncle Sam
Dewey
Maryland Steel Company
Sparrows Point
Baltimore
Far East
Navy Department
New Orleans
Iowa
Philippine Islands
United States Navy
Philippines
Mariners
Chesapeake Bay
Madeira Islands
Mediterranean
Straits of Gibraltar
Suez Canal
Red Sea
Arabia
Africa
Indian Ocean
Singapore
Straits of Malacca
China Sea
Cavite Naval Station
Algiers
Pensacola
Fla
Havana
Navy
Brooklyn
Norfolk
Philadelphia
Mare Island
California
Portsmouth
N. HF
Charleston
S. C
Puget Sound
Washington
Bermuda
Austria
Germany
National Improvements Fund for Irrigation and Land Reclamation
The government plans thirty seven million dollars for irrigation reclamation under the National Irrigation Law. The fund, fed by western land sales, will be invested by the Interior Department and repaid by settlers over ten years. Provisions aim to concentrate on major western projects, with critics wary of land grabbers and political motives.
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Uncle Sam
Treasury
Secretary of the Interior
Sses
General Land Office
Hitchcock
Reclamation Service
Congress
Arizona
Nevada
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Peculiar Siberian Burials Exit Frozen Graveyards
In Siberia freezing soil preserves corpses for centuries exhumed remains show remarkable preservation due to permafrost. The ground remains firm and does not thaw significantly in summer, enabling long term burial retention.
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Siberia
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BANK
Walden Fawcett
Baroness von Sternburg
Colorado
Gunnison River
Wyoming
Montana
West
Saema
Henderson
New York
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