McAdoo Extends Emergency Currency to Move South Crops
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo orders transfer of 25 to 50 million of emergency currency to southern and western banks to aid crop movement. He accepts 2 percent government bonds at par as security and allows state, municipal bonds and prime commercial paper as collateral for the first time. The move aims to ease tight money and prevent banks from hoarding currency amid cotton plans in the South.
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Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
New York
Treasury
Aldrich-Vreeland
Tillman
South Carolina
Congress
South
US Girls Demand Clerk Fired Over Spying Spooning
A letter to Postmaster General Burleson describes a post office dispute in a western town. Young women patrons accuse a female clerk of reading their cards and flirting with her beau at the window, hindering farmers from accessing mail.
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United States
Washington
Burleson
Terrors of Anticipation in a German Farm Wagon
A German farmer enters a druggist's office claiming the schmall pox of butter in his wagon. Becker and staff react in alarm as Jacobs calmly clarifies the butter scare was a misunderstood order placed by Mrs. Becker last week.
New Defense for Gibson in Szabo Case Third Trial Planned
Goshen N Y attorney Robert H. Elder announced Burton W. Gibson will be tried a third time for the July 16 1912 death of Rosa Menschik Szabo at Greenwood Lake. District Attorney J D Wilson Jr intends to convene the October term with Gibson’s new defense team including Henry Kohl and Jacob J Singer.
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Orange County
Rosa Menschik Szabo
Greenwood Lake
Robert H. Elder
J. D. Wilson, Jr
Newburg
Gibson
Supreme Court
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Newbury
Jacob J. Singer
Jersey City
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Aviator Pegoud Performs Loop and Somersault Flight
French aeroplane expert Pegoud loops the loop from 1500 feet then descends unhurt after a dramatic vertical circle. Following a parachute descent stunt, he aimed to execute a somersault and completed a safe, controlled landing after a 1200 foot plunge.
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France
Pegoud
First Wife's Spirit in Plot Claims Face Divorce
Stephen F. Garlock of St. Louis alleges a conspiracy between his wife Mary and the spirit of his first wife. He asserts a spiritual séance coerced him to transfer property to his second wife and later to sign a $500 note secured by deed, with his access to his own room sealed.
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Stephen F. Garlock
Mary
Garlock
Baseball by wireless keeps sailors informed at sea
The United States naval news service reports that warship crews receiving nightly baseball scores and news have had great success. The battleship Illinois, returning with midshipmen, says the system worked clearly 2,175 nautical miles from Arlington and 2,610 miles from Key West, and even intercepted messages from European stations.
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Washington
United States
Navy Department
Illinois
Navy
Arlington
Key West
Old Collier for Sale After Spanish War Use
The collier Alexander, built in England in 1894, a 1181 ton steel schooner of 343 feet length with a 42 foot beam and 1000 horsepower engines, has been stricken from the naval list and is for sale. She served as a fuel ship for the Asiatic fleet and lies off Olongapo, Philippines.
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Washington
Alexander
England
Ariatic
Olongapo
Philippines
Carrel Reports Life-Prolonging Tissue Growth Discovery
Dr. Alexis Carrel at Rockefeller Institute reports that connective tissue cells keep proliferating after removal from an organism. In vitro strains from chicken embryo heart remained alive for sixteen months, with growth rates matching fresh tissue, suggesting time has no effect on isolated cells and hinting at delaying senescence.
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New York
Alexis Carrel
Rockefeller Institute
Carrel
Dr. Carrel
Secretary Daniels to Name New Battleship North Carolina
Secretary Daniels will likely name battleship No. 39, under construction at the New York navy yard, the North Carolina, in honor of his native state. The cruiser North Carolina will be renamed Asheville or Winston-Salem or Charlotte.
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Washington
Daniels
New York Navy Yard
North Carolina
Asheville
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
Chicago Specialists at Hotel Kennewick for One Day Only
Chicago Specialists, based in Spokane, will be at the Hotel Kennewick for one day on Sept 24 offering free consultation on deformities and nervous and chronic diseases of women and children. Treatments reference the Carlsbad method with no charges beyond electric supplies.
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Northwest
Washington National Guard
Crawford
Yakima Valley
Chicago
Spokane
Wash
Germany
Austria
Carlsbad
Depen
Esther
Budget notice for School District No 17 Benton County
The School District No 17 Benton County announces an estimated need for the 1913 school year beginning July 1. A public hearing is scheduled for October 1 at 2 p.m. at the High School Building to discuss proposed tax levies and a detailed statement is on file with the district clerk for inspection.
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Benton County
State of Washington
Gene
County School Fund
CMA Roda Ei Hs Odelecs
G. M. Annis
Benton Cou
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