German postal check system modeled after Austrian plan
The German government will implement a postal check system by decree in nine large cities including Berlin and Hamburg. Depositors must fund 100 marks, receive an account number, and use it for all checks. Payments and transfers possible at any post office with limited indorsements and small service fees. Surplus funds go to the Reichsbank. no interest paid.
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Ferlin
Reichstag
Berlin
Breslau
Cologne
Danish
Frankfort
Hamburg
Hanover
Karlsruhe
Jeipsic
Post Office
Reichs Bank
Imperial Treasury
How Congress Passes a Bill
Hlarner s Weekly explains the legislative process from committee of the whole to engrossing and third reading in the House, then Senate review. A conference committee resolves differences, the enrolled bill is signed by the vice president and president, and the original copy is deposited in the Patent Office.
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Congress
Hlarner
House
Senate
Finance Committee
Rehmont
Department of Patute
Not Natural for Him. Washington Star Tale of a NY capitalist
A Washington Star report discusses a notorious New York financier known as Will Lawson. The dialogue compares him to a Russian serf and hints at truthfulness and moral complications. A bystander explains a plan to push a youth into schooling or army service, with a grim joke about coercion.
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Washington Star
Thomas W. Tawvoli
Hovton
New York
Piatr Anawerdd
Piotr
Old Man Sings Clarinet at 104 Birthday Party
Ke waunee resident Crank Seyk Sr. celebrated his 104th birthday at his son’s home by playing a clarinet, singing, and showing vitality. Born in Prague in 1829, he emigrated in 1851, voted in every presidential election since 1868, led a Bohemian band, and remains active gardening and helping family.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Seyk, Sr
Kewaunee
Leyte
Mr. Seyk
Hoe
Anily
Prague
Bohemia
United States
Racine
Wenzel
Wisconsin Marriage Law To End Secret Weddings
A new Wisconsin law requires out of state marriages to be registered with a county clerk and returns to the state within ten days. It imposes a $100 fine for violations and introduces a new form of marriage certificate with full personal details. The change aims to curb secret marriages by tightening cross state unions and residency reporting.
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Wisconsin
Duluth News-Tribune
Local Register of Vital Statistics
Clean grocer habits urged by Woman's Home Companion
The piece urges readers to avoid open boxes and half-filled barrels, to trust items in original packaging, and to patronize stores with clean practices. It refrains from sensational claims, urging common sense kitchen standards and vigilance over groceries to curb contamination.
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Germ Trust
Hense
Roosevelt
Hughes
Fragmented editorial sketches social reform and gender bias
A garbled column critiques reformers and male leadership while skewering women's roles and finances. It questions wealth, marriage, and income in a cacophonous tirade about gender expectations and social habits. The piece hints at prejudice and economic concerns amid a miscellaneous heap of reflections.
Newcomer Jones Sparks Regiment Rivalry and Romance
Absalom Jones joins the Two Hundredth at Hounslow amid suspicion from Captain Rayne. Daphne Seymour’s interest and a planned reunion at Molesey propel Jones into conflict with Rayne, while Col Mildmay and Lt Trevor maneuver to ease tensions and protect Daphne. The tale widens to family ties and a future wedding.
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Hobbs
Mildmay
Trevor
Rayne
War Office
Molesey
Jones
Morocca
Whiich
Absalom
Arthur Rayne
Seymours
Daphne
Hobba
Stayne
Absalom Jones
Tagg
Ople
Sam Kavsome
Brougham
Mir
Favor
Sam Ransome
Mwure
Mansome
Alonson
Arthur Mayne
Pont Wye
Rhodes Dream Of Cape Town Cairo Railway Nears Realization
London engineers discuss rapid expansion of Rhodesia's rail system linking Cape Town via a Nile route. Plans include a line to Victoria Falls and Tanganyika access to tap copper belt mines, aiming to connect South Africa by rail and river steamers with Cairo to Tanganyika growth.
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London
Ceed Rhoden
Cape Town
Cairo
Rhodesia
South Africa
Charles Medcaife
United States
Sir Charten
St. Paul
Minneapolia
Africa
Victoria Falls
Zambent
Moten
Fhodesia
Congo Territory
Lake Tanganyka
Lake Tanganyika
Wieston Churchill
Albert Edward
Kala Victoria Nyanga
Lake Albert Bulwank
Plans for Deserving Poor of Ludlow by Future Investments
The article describes Cherie L Hood of a Lancaster water company planning a charitable endowment of 14,000 to aid Ludlow’s deserving poor. Four separate 1,000 portions are invested at 3 percent to fund yearly prizes, education programs, and a century-spanning growth plan culminating in a 200th birthday distribution.
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Stringfeld
Mons
Cherie L Hood
Lancaster
Ludlow
Uribe
Iimnterest
American Girls on Horseback in Paris Riding Scene
A French riding master in New York plans to return to France after two years teaching American girls to ride. He notes American students show fearlessness, while observers say they are bold and eager in horsemanship. The piece reflects cross cultural perceptions of riding and training.
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Bnon
New York
Aideny
France
Hun
Mreaghman
Mowe
Qin
Delia Dimner
Upai
Selec Har Opportunity and the Hidden Door
Fragmentary tale describes a village scene with a hesitant suitor and a sudden noisy door knock. A developer's remark hints at a misdeed or mistaken claim as abrupt events unfold at a doorway.
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Keermms
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Janes
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Adolphus Trevor
Siie
Two Hundredth
Dolly Trevor
Hir Jaining
Everybous
Aubaltern
Rene Rals
Paeen
Payne
Vmcoreult
Moleres
Hounslow
Velasquez
Philip II
Spal
Absalon Jones
Menor
Poe
Thorne Valley
Shipioke
Selday
Geli
Iis
Aber
Te Lee
Fe Sour Regiment
Doug
Ade
Fabian
Corrine
Ew i
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Son Ale
Milneymour
Daphne Seymour
Flayne
Arthur
Alfred
Bayce
Mrs. Seymour
Cadogan Square
Maloney
Ald Rooseme
Kitty
Mina Seymour
Yeevor
Kayne
Kitolvlen
Milward
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Hough
Seymour
Mongrey
Onar
Guithman
A. Pale
Aly
Rhodes
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