Insurance Balance Sheet Fragments from Early 1900s Firms
Fragmented asset and liability figures from South Dakota state insurance filings for 1902 1903 show real estate bonds and cash on hand with values for policies reserves and unearned premiums. Notarized attestations from Charles Platt Greville Fryer and H C Shober accompany sworn statements and state department certifications.
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State OF South Dakot
Insurance Department
I. H. C. Shober
South Dakota
Department of Insurance
Insurance Company of North America
Pennsylvania
A. D
H.C. Shober
State of
Pierre
Cal
Fidelity and Deposit Company
Maryland
A.D
Whey HH
C. Shober
Cormissioner of Insurance
State OF South Dakota
I. H.C. Shobder
Aetna Life Insurance Co
Connecticut
H. C. Shober
A.-D
H. C. Bhober
Insurance
Religious Decline and State Schools in England
London Truth argues that Church of England efforts to fund thousands of public schools solely for its dogmas fail to maintain mass religious influence. It asserts that all churches are losing hold on the people and the nation is drifting toward vague agnosticism, a trend unlikely to be reversed by regret.
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England
Church of England
London
Global Diversity Facts from an Early 20th Century Note
The text cites 3,064 languages and over 1,000 religions worldwide. It claims roughly equal numbers of men and women. It states the average life span is about 33 years and that among 1,000 persons only one reaches 100 years.
Canada Holds Vast Timber Reserves
Canada possesses standing timber comparable to Europe's total and nearly twice the United States, underscoring its vast forest wealth and resource potential.
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Canada
Europe
United States
Two German Boys Delay Milwaukee Passenger Train
A passenger train from the south on the Milwaukee road was stopped for an hour near Tripp after two boys, aged 12 and 14, threw a rock at a window causing passengers to flee. Brakeman and conductor pursued the youths, recovered one from under a bed, and turned them over to the Tripp city marshal. The incident halted the train as officials planned prosecution.
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Milwaukee Road
Sioux City
Scotland
Tripp
H. Ly Bras
John Weber
Conauctor Weber
Weber
Scollard brothers flee after Sioux City gambling raid
George and John Scollard, once in Mitchell to publish a city directory, faced robbery and extortion charges after a Sioux City gambling house incident. George paid a $1,000 fine, ending prosecution. John remains in British Columbia, and the robbery charge was dismissed.
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Mitchell
George
John Scollard
Sioux City
Scollards
George Scollard
Idaho
John
British Columbia
Sioux City Journal
Rhino Charges Freight Engine Across Two Continents
In Europe and America the locomotive thrives, but in Africa a rhinoceros charged a freight engine. The impact forced the engine to return to the nearest station for repairs after the clash.
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Europe
America
Africa
Lawson withdraws promise for soldiers' monument at Scituate
Lawson reconsiders his pledge to fund a $50,000 soldiers' monument after Scituate residents refused to have a letter he sent about liquor license read at a town meeting. The move follows local opposition and changes in his public commitments.
Quotations and Anecdotes Highlight Late 19th Century Wit
A Washington letter and other clippings recount humorous episodes and moral tales. Charley Curtis recalls a Kansas legislator who avoided speeches by naming a house speaker. Mrs. Grant’s Philadelphia visit prompts a sharp retort on frugality. Dr. Whipple’s Indians teach self control through pepper laughter. Chamberlain quotes a nursery rhyme to rebuke Beaconsfield and Salisbury. A Pennsylvanian tale contrasts a funeral with a circus sighting.
Modes OF THE MOMENT Ginny ade
Popular fashions in this country and Europe feature taffeta silk capes gored and abitted wraps with long stole ends. Embroidery dominates new tailor made shirtwaists in wool silk or mercerized cottons. Visiting costumes demi toilettes and afternoon tea gowns suit Lenten season. Walking skirts include box and sun plaits with various tucks and pleats.
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Ginny Ade
Europe
New York Post
Plays and Players Update From New York Theatrical Scene
D Annunzio works on several new plays for Mme Duse. Clara Morris benefit set for April 14 in New York. Charles Richman to star in a romantic comedy by Victor Mapes next season. Mr and Mrs William A Brady sail for Genoa June 9 and summer in Holland. Charles B Dillingham to buy the rights to Henry Harland novel The Lady Paramount. Heinrich Conried to present Wagner Parsifal at the Metropolitan Opera House next season. The opening production of the new Weather Royal in New York will be The Head of the World by Mari Twain and Sydney Rosenfeld. An adaptation of Ibsen Doll's House prepared for Cincinnati by the Independent Players association.
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Henry Harland
Heinrich Conried
Wagner
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
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New Wheater Royal
Mari Twain
Sydney Rosenfeld
Ibsen
German Gleanings on Medics, Tipping, and Apprentices
In Germany last year 1350 young men earned medical diplomas up from 800 a decade earlier. Berlin forms an antitipping society with branches planned nationwide. A Berlin cigar shop protected by a steel door faced a burglary with a stolen-note mock warning. Apothecary apprentices receive 125 dollars and board during a three year term, then 15 to 18 dollars monthly. Telephones cannot legally be used by physicians to dictate prescriptions except in urgent life saving cases due to risk of fatal misunderstanding.
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Germany
Berlin
Cynicisms and observations on love, justice, and life
A string of aphorisms notes human folly and social behavior. It laments rapid friendship that breeds enemies, milk and mercy, and the busy, thankless work of parenting and preaching. The piece mirrors the Atchison Globe style with wry, reflective lines.
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Atchison Globe
English Etchings and Voter Bribes in Postwar Boroughs
A Liverpool corporation plans a public hall costing 105000 pounds to seat 4000 people. In Shrewsbury, 250 voters were disfranchised for five years after bribery in a recent municipal election. In King’s Lynn, birds suffocated when a mouse bored a hole in a gas pipe. Britain warns Norfolk and Suffolk coast erosion threatens national danger.
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A.liverpool Corporation
Shrewsbury
England
King’s Lynn
Norfolk
Suffolk
Ways of Women and The Matinee Hero In Love
A witty collection of observations on women from the New York Press notes that women respond to men with a smile yet fear heroic figures. It also jokes that a man’s power to control a woman’s choices wanes when she must share influence. A playful punch at gender dynamics.
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New York Press
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