Run on Portland Savings Bank Causes Depositor Rush
In Portland Missouri a rumor sparked a bank run at Portland Savings Bank. Depositors withdrew up to 125000 in gold while most redeemed and redeposited funds. Bank officials imposed a notice for sums over 100 dollars as the bank plans to reopen with ample cash. State Bank Examiner Timberlake attributed the alarm to Woodbury and Moulton’s failure, noting the bank’s collateral remains sufficient and a surplus near 1.25 million.
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Portland
Portland Savings Bank
Timberlake
Woodbury and
Moulton
Woodbury
Holiday Trade Reaches Highest Point in Week
Bradstreet's notes holiday business activity at its peak for the week ending Thursday. Demand for higher grade goods grows with a strong buying capacity, while bank clearings surge to a record weekly total. Prices show strength overall with some increases in flour pork coffee lead and declines in copper cotton tin. Textile and woolen markets rise. wage gains follow price increases as mills run around the clock. Rail earnings improve. emissions and wheat Corn exports shift. Canada reports strong Christmas trade amid cold weather.
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New York
Bradstreet
Tron
Steel
Text'ls
Canada
Terry McGovern Defeats Harry Forbes in Quick Victory
New York reports Terry McGovern the Brooklyn Terror defeated Harry Forbes of Chicago at the New Broadway A C last night. The planned 25 round bout under Marquis of Queensbury rules ended about a round and a half after McGovern overwhelmed Forbes from the start. Forbes offered no complaint after the bout, while betting on McGovern’s win circulated among attendees.
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Harry Forbes
New York
Terry McGovern
Brooklyn
Chicago
New Broadway A. C
McGovern
al” Smith
Terry
Dixon
Market ends higher amid changes in sugar and rails
U.S. stocks closed mixed with sugar up early but finishing lower. Industrials like T. C. I. and Union Pacific posted gains while Erie Telephone and bank figures showed shifting strength. London and Boston notes discuss Continental accounts and global cotton and money markets as investors weigh future price moves and dividend actions.
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Union Pacific
People’s Gas
Federal Steel
Continental Tobacco
Manhattan
B. R
Railroad and textile mills listed in old report
A historical snippet lists mills and manufacturers including Amoskeag Mfg Co and Pepperell Mfg Co with figures and references to Francis Henshaw & Co and Cocheco Mfg Co. The fragment appears to catalog entities under a railroad heading with scattered percentages and cross references.
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R. L. Day & Co
Manchester Mills
Amoskeag Mfg
Wamsutta Mills
New Bedford
Pepperell Mfg. Co
New
Lancaster Mills
Francis Henshaw & Co
Cocheco Mfg
Putnam Nail Co
Rock collapses into sea burying Amalfi hotels and monastery
A massive rock slid into the sea at Amalfi destroying the Capuchin hotel, the Capuchin monastery, and Santa Caterina hotel. Vessels were crushed and crews lost. Rescue efforts began as fear of further collapses spread through the town of 7000 at the head of a deep ravine.
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Rome
Amal
Salerno
Amalfi
Pietro Capucano
British Artillery Outclassed at Every Point
Eyewitness reports deafening sound as Maxims and quick firing guns thundered. Boers field more guns and have bought French Canet artillery noted to outpace British models. British action at Ladysmith showcased gun position aims and a shift toward smokeless ordnance, amid Roberts case chatter and holiday gift questions.
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London
Schneider & Canet
Ladysmith
Collier’s Weekly
Mistletoe and myth in ancient lore and fate
The text traces mistletoe from Norse myth to Druidic rites and folk superstition. It recounts Baldur’s death by a mistletoe spear, Friga’s protection, and the tree’s ritual significance. It notes the plant’s cautious use in weddings and its lingering aura of mystery and danger. The tale links mischief, romance, and tragedy in a single symbolic plant.
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Baldur
Friga
Heaven
Loki
Hodur
A Sure Cure for Croup
The first sign is hoarseness and a rough cough. Giving Chamberlains Cough Remedy at hoarseness or after the creppy cough appears may prevent the attack. Used in thousands of homes across the land, it has a 25 year record without a failure. For sale by all druggists.
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Stock Exchange
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Theodore Havemeyer
Donner
Matthiesen
Mr. Matthiesen
Harry Havemeyer
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Atlantic
Montana
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Kris Kringle
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Arthur J. Cummiskry
Merrimack Street
Granger
J. R. Keene
Exchange
Wopf
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Chris, Holmes
Specialty Cloak and Fur Store
Columbus Marshall & Northeastern RB. R
Joshua Brown & CO
Stete T
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John Stree
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Wests
Golf Capes
Rhess
Oreice
Nimas
Zanach
Isgc Woven
C. B. Coburn &O
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Opera House
Fay Bros
Hosford, Props. & Managers
Jere, McAuliffe Stock Company
Rip van Winkle
Sing Sing
E. V. Phelan Stock Company
Herald Square
Music Hall
High Rollers
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Kenneth Lee
Otis B. Thayer
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Beatrice Dollard
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Lloyd B. Haworth
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