Wheat yield expectations rise despite smaller berry size
Reports from Indiana and other sections project a larger general average wheat yield this year over last, even as the matured berry is described as not very large. Census updates from Washington cite improved accuracy and growth in Northwestern states, with Texas showing southern gains from migration.
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Indiana
United States
Washington City
Walker
South
Texas
New York
St. Louis
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Jane
Hancock's acceptance letter to be public next week
A long-winded compilation notes political notes and local incidents including a letter acceptance to be publicly released, party speakers, and various elections and incidents across Indiana and nearby states. The piece also covers economic failures, a fatal railway accident, a milk poisoning alert, and a Niagara Avenue extortion case.
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Hancock
Daring Daylight Robbery at City Bank Heist
Edward W. Pratt, a six year Bank of the Metropolis clerk, exchanged $2,000 in small bills at Island City Bank and was robbed on Sixth Avenue. A man in a cardigan jacket grabbed a brown parcel inside a wagon where a second man waited. the duo fled before pursuit. Detectives were dispatched and an alarm sent.
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New York Times
Edward W. Pratt
Bank of the Metropolis
Union Square
Island City Bank
West Thirtythird Street
Pratt
Sixth Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Broadway
Wearful Vouching Episode Ends With Dog and Father Freed
A North End father is jailed after a minor city ordinance breach. A 13 year old girl pleads with Chief Brown, who releases the man but recalls the family dog in the pound. The pup and father are restored to liberty after the appeal.
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North End
Brown
Virginia
Pup
Parent
Counterfeit $100 notes spark Treasury warning
Washington report: Secret Service Chief Mr. Brooks reveals that $100 counterfeit notes are so well made that bankers often mistake genuine notes for fakes. The first $100 counterfeit was detected about fifteen months ago and authorities continue an arduous hunt for the source amid high alert.
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Washington
Chicago Tribune
Brooks
Secret Service Division
Treasury Department
Tribune
Counterfeit Notes and Bank Detecting Methods
The discussion explains how counterfeit notes travel across states before banks trace them to the issuing hands. Six forged $100 notes exist from a single plate, one on fiber paper detectable by needle. authorities expect eventual capture of the counterfeiting ring, noting the ongoing arrests of smaller denomination fakes and potential new $5 copies.
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Iowa
Texas
Maine
Oregon
National Bank
Ulrich
Charley Ulrich
Mr. Brooks
Trenton
N.J
Brooks
Pennsylvania
Black Cat Haunts Scranton Steel Works Foremen Say Omen
A curious superstition grips Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company workers in Scranton as a black cat reportedly appears before major accidents. Foremen say the feline runs through the mill from end to end, prompting fear and talk of removing the omen while workers neglect their duties. Separately, notices report the marriage of Professor Post of Asbury University to Minnie Thurrell of Merchantville and a Minneapolis wedding, with field fires caused by an oiled reaping machine near Illinois.
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Stanton
Lackawanna Iron and and Coal Company
Scranton
United States
Post
Asbury University
Minnie Thurrell
Merchantville
New Jersey
Thurrell
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