Hearing on Taxing Savings Banks Surplus
Albany February hearing on a bill to tax the surplus of 130 savings banks totaling about 111 million dollars. Bank presidents and trustees argued a tax on market value would punish depositors, urging tax on par value instead and warning of adverse effects on thrift and depositor security.
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Albany
Senate
Assembly
New York State Savings Bank Association
Andrew Mills
Dry Dock Savings Institution of New York
Charles E. Sprague
Union Dime Savings Bank
New York
Bradford Rhodes
Union Savings Bank
Bankers’ Magazine
William C. Sturges
Seamen's Savings Bank
C.P. McClelland
The
State Association
Gustave Schlueter
People’s Savings Bank
Yonkers
C. P. Hurlbut
Yonkers Savings Bank
Charles P. McClellan
Greenburgh Savings Bank
John Harsen Rhoades
Greenwich Savings Bank
W. Irving Jennings
Fatskill Savings Bank
William G. Conkin
Franklin Savings Bank
J. B. Currey
Metropolitan Savings Bank
Savings Bank Association of
New York State
Mills
Sprague
Krum
Odell
John D. McMahon
Rome Savings Bank
Court of Appeals
Simon W. Rosendale
National Savings Bank
Mr. Lewis
Mr. Rosendale
Higgins
Wr. Mills
Senator Higgins
Rhoades
Fischer
Western Savings Bank of Buffalo
C. P. McClelland
Westchester
Tax on savings bank surplus debated by New York lawmakers
Utica banker Charles E. Miller argues deposits mirror savers' needs and opposes taxing savings balances. Senators and bankers clash over taxing bank surplus to fund public revenue, with critics warning it would burden depositors and distort savings institutions.
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Charles E. Miller
Utica
Miller
Stranahan
Higgins
Welch
New York
Mr. Welch
Pennsylvania Railroad to California Adopts Fast Through Trains
The item notes the Pennsylvania Railroad as the initial line to Chicago and St. Louis pioneer through fast through trains to California. It also includes advertisements for Canadian Club Whisky recognized instantly by its users.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Chicago
St. Louis
California
Tax on Insurance Companies Stirs Albany Hearing
E R Kennedy attorney for the New York Board of Underwriters argues against the proposed fire insurance tax noting it is unequal and unjust. He cites specific company rates from Agricultural and Kings County and warns many firms would relocate, reduce surplus, or shut down to evade the levy.
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Albany
Krum
Senate Committee On
E. R. Kennedy
Senate
House
New York
Kennedy
New York Board of Underwriters
Germania
Greenwich
Hanover
Home
Kings County
Nassau
Niagara
Buffalo
Steel Rails for Australia From Illinois Steel Company
A contract for 17 000 tons of steel rails was secured by the Illinois Steel Company for the Australian Government, underbidding all competitors worldwide. The rails will be produced at the South Chicago mill in ten months and shipped to Melbourne.
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New York Times
Chicago
Illinois Steel Company
Federal Steel Company
South Chicago
Melbourne
Canadian Club Whisky Mixes and Cocktail Ideas Explored
A brief guide surveys Canadian Club whisky options and cocktail concepts. It highlights versatility for straight pours, highball combinations, and simple mixed drinks suitable for home bartending and social gatherings.
Tragic Erie Line Wreck in Greenville Kills Five
Train No. 5, New York Chicago Limited on the Erie Railroad, wrecked in Greenville Pennsylvania. Five dead and many injured as the smoking car collapsed after a Telescoped crash with a mail car. Soldiers from Fort Porter on board. rescue efforts and hospital transfers follow.
Erie Rail Road Wreck Near Greenville Pens
The New York and Erie Limited Train No 5 wrecked near Amasa and Greenville at 6 10 this morning after departing New York at 2 30 Wednesday. Eighteen passengers were killed and the injured sent to Meadville hospital. All fatalities and injuries occurred in the smoking compartment of the combination car. The train had a postal car a combined baggage and smoking car a ladies coach and three sleepers. The ladies coach and sleepers were unharmed.
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Greenville
Penn
New York-Chicago Limited
Erie
Curry
Peter J
Coboco
N. Y
Tenth Infantry
Hart
Harry A
Fort Wood
Patterson
George W
Philadelphia
Adams Produce Company
Rushville
Ind
New York
Moore
William D
Lenox Road
Brooklyn
Marsden
B. A
Smith
Ivan Lester
Canisteo
Kennedy
Joseph
Brookfield
Mass
Clarence Leak
Somerville
N. J
Macginnitie
William F
Portland
Simons
O. H
Kent
Ohio
Henry
C. J
Meadville
Aiken
Cahoon
Levi F
Gloucester
Stanley
Milton
Newark
Cornell
Charles
Elmira
Weisburg
Harry
Dayton
Sree
Coe
Spencer Hospital
Sam Randel
Brett Luce
George Eckert
Belknap
Frederick J. Zoniiguez
William H. Brazy
Lancaster
George L. Hart
John N. Butler Farmington
Del
S. A. Turle
B. A. Marsden
Pitts, Bessemer and
Lake Erie
Erie Railroad
New York and
Ee Se Limited
Amasa
Son of W. A. Clark Buys a Copper Mine
C W Clark son of U S Senator Clark pays 45000 on a 40000 bond for the Huffaker Copper Mine near Helena Montana. Development planned on a large scale. Mining men predict a major copper body with four miles of ledge near Mount Helena and assays up to 30 percent copper with small gold and silver values.
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Helena
Mon
C. W. Clark
United States
Clark
Huffaker
Mount Helena
Butte
Mardi Gras Round-Trip Tickets via Seaboard Airline
Round trip tickets to New Orleans on Seaboard Air Line Railway offered for 27 dollars and 50 cents. Tickets on sale February 12 through 18 with return March 7. Contact Washington office at 1 Madison Square or visit Broadway 1 206 for details.
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New Orleans
Washington
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Madison Square
Broadway
Whisky demand echoes praise for .au Club
The text hints at strong acclaim for an establishment named .au Club and its whisky quality, suggesting patrons demand its refined offerings and high standard of excellence.
Former Countess Ritter Dies by Self-Inflicted Gunshot
Mrs. Frederick Hamsch, once Countess Ritter, shot herself at her Montecito home on Hot Springs Road in Santa Barbara. She died instantly, with suicide believed due to temporary insanity. Daughter of Baron Myer of Dresden, she had lived in Santa Barbara three years after European estrangement from her first husband.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Frederick Hamsch
Countess Ritter
Hot Springs Road
Montecito
Hamsch
Europe
Count Ritter
America
New York
Wall Street
Mrs. Hamsch
Baron Myer
Dresden
Germany
Lawson Not to Be Arrested in Gas Statements Case
Boston February 7 The Assembly killed the motion to arrest and compel Thomas W Lawson to appear before the Bar of the House over alleged disrespectful gas statements. Mr McPherson accused the New England Gas and Coke Co of setting aside 1,000,000 dollars for legislative purposes, but offered to produce supporting parties. Henry M Whitney, company president, called the charge an infamous lie and denied knowledge of the item.
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Boston
Skerritt
Worcester
Thomas W. Lawson
McPherson
Framingham
House Committee On
New England Gas and Coke Company
Ees
Henry M. Whitney
United Pipe Line Company Starts 120000 Barrels Oil Run
The United Pipe Line Company will start 120,000 barrels of oil from Bradford to Marcus Hook PA along a 380 mile double pipeline. First steamship ready to sail Feb 15. Five shareholders own $5,000,000 of the $6,000,000 paid capital. no litigation pending.
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Philadelphia
United Pipe Line Company
Standard Oil Company
Bradford
McKean County
Marcus Hook
Pennsylvania
Wilkesbarre
Ae A
Strawboard Trust Reports Strong Year Despite Straw Shortage
Stockholders of the American Strawboard Company report a solid year with net profits of 292 525, assets 7 599 034 48 and earnings near five percent. Mil profits and manufactured goods gains totaled 481 025 with 379 959 and 101 066 respectively, offset by 188 500 in general expenses and interest due to a straw shortage costing at least 100 000 in profits.
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Chicago
American Strawboard Company
Giant Maine schooner to dwarf world’s largest ships
Bangor Maine February 7 A giant seven master will be built this summer at John P Gordon's Franklin yard on Frenchman Bay. The frame will be cut in Maine and ships’ owners include John Paul Gordon Crabtree Havey Dunbar Brothers and Capt Orlando Foss. Expected cost about 155000 and frame ready before July 4. Sawyer Brothers of Millbridge will supervise the work.
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Bangor
John P. Gordon
Franklin
Frenchman’s Bay
Maine
Eleanor A. Percy
George W. Wells
Maine Woods
Gordon
Sawyer Brothers
Millbridge
John Paul Gordon
Crabtree & Havey
North Sullivan
Dunbar Brothers
Sullivan
Orlando Foss
American Royalty En Route on Pennsylvania Limited
A regal motif frames a note that a sovereign citizen travels between New York and Chicago aboard the Pennsylvania Limited, highlighting the train’s prestigious appointments and implied status.
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United States
Pennsylvania
New York
Chicago
Canadian Club Whisky Promoted as Finest Palate Pleaser
A vintage note extols Canadian Club Whisky as the most palatable and fragrant among whiskies, praising its balanced aroma and smooth taste for discerning drinkers.
Otis Honored at Genesee Dinner in New York
Major General Otis, a Rochester native, was the guest of honor at the Waldorf Astoria dinner of the Society of the Genesee. Wu Ting-Fang and Elihu Root criticized him in letters over Philippine policy. The event featured songs, toasts, and remarks by Louis Wiley, William Baldwin, and Ramon Reyes Lala among others, with Chow Tsz-chi and Justice Coyne in attendance.
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Gen. Otis
Rochester
Society of the Genesee
Waldorf-Astoria
Wu Ting-Fang
Washington
Otis
Philippines
Mr. Wu
Elihu Root
Genesee Valley
Manila
Suwanee
Apollo
General Otis
Genesee
Ramon Reyes Lala
Louis Wiley
Society
Wiley
Job E. Hedges
Hyland House
Dansville
Mr. Hedges
Aften
Tis
Philippine Islands
Gen
Sefior la Garcia
Aguinaldo
William H. Baldwin, Jr
Committee of Fifteen
Baldwin
Coler
New York
Brooks
Army of the United States
Rush Rhees
John_Foord
Poison Mistaken Headache Remedy Fatal for Baltimore Leader
Frank Fisher, brother of ex Judge William A. Fisher, died at his Baltimore home after consuming poison mistaken for headache medicine. Two bottles were found. one labeled cyanide of potassium, the other potash. He was 48, leaving a wife and five sons. Mrs. Fisher, formerly Miss Virginis Poor, was noted in society.
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Baltimore
Frank Fisher
William A. Fisher
Supreme Bench
Maryland
R. Fisher
Fisher
Travel Ad Seaboard Office Florida Nassau Havana Tour
Seaboard Air Line Railway advertises a trip package from 1 Broad Way to Florida Nassau and Havana Cuba. Includes details of the relative itinerary and travel arrangements offered by the railway office.
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Seaboard Air Line Railway Office
Broadway
Florida
Nassau
Havana
Cuba
Cenedian Club Whisky Mater Flavor Stays Rich
A brief note states the Cenedian Club Whisky Mater maintains its strong flavor and cannot wash out its delicious taste, highlighting its enduring quality and appeal.
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Cenedian Club
Whisky Mater
Fire wreaks $400000 damage in Scranton blaze
A afternoon blaze at 2 o'clock in the Henwood Building on Lackawanna Avenue destroyed adjoining stores in a wind driven fire. The Henwood Building and Matthews drug stock suffered heavy losses with numerous firms naming substantial damages. Insurance coverage will cover about three quarters of the total loss.
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Scranton
Penn
Henwood
Lackawanna Avenue
Matthews Brothers’ Drug Store
Norton's
F. L. Crane
Marcus Breschel
Ruddy & Kane
Richard & Wirth
Lewis & Ruddy
Davies & Murphy's
M. J. Horan
Moses
Grambo
Dr. Tilton
Matthews
Norton
Mrs. Cushman
Golden & Walsh
Richards & Wirth
Breschel
Morris
Fuhrman
S. Morris
E. M. Hetzel
J. D. Williams
Mining Disaster at San Andres Mine in Chihuahua Mexico
A Mexican dynamite explosion at the San Andres silver mine in the Sierra Madre of Durango state kills eighty seven people including the mine superintendent Herman Leutiman and his family. The blast tears off the mountaintop and devastates the nearby miner village while many workers are injured or missing. Authorities suspect a crossed electrical wire in the dynamite chamber sparked the fire.
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Austin
Texas
Chihuahua
Mexico
San Andres
Sierra Madres
Durango
Herman Leutiman
Big Packers Pool Rumoed In Chicago
A circulating rumor claimed Armour & Co., Swift & Co., and Nelson Morris & Co. planned a pool of interests totaling 135 million dollars. Disputes centered on policy, with Schwarzschild & Sulzberger of New York noted as cutting into packing firms’ business. Armour opposed trusts. after his death talks reopened. Two meetings reportedly held in the past week.
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Chicago
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Nelson Morris &Co
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
New York
Death follows morphine overdose in Kansas City family
Mrs. Florence I. Dawson dies in Emery Building apartment from morphine overdose. Her mother Mrs. Francis A. Mathis faced a tragic line with multiple losses in the family. The dying daughter urged burial beside her husband, whom she doubted was truly interred at Union Cemetery. Mrs. Mathis plans to seek reopening of the casket to confirm the husband’s body before final burial.
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Kansas City, Mo
Florence I. Dawson
Francis A. Mathis
Emery Building
West Sixth Street
Fugitive James Gross Arrested After Chase in Annapolis
In Annapolis Maryland on February 7 James Gross a colored man wanted in Baltimore for murder was captured after a chase. A group of eight streets saw girls point him out and boys alerted a young man Walter Smith who posed as a detective and handed Gross to police. Sergt Brown of Baltimore transported him back to the city that evening.
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Annapolis
James Gross
Baltimore
Clarence Eller
Gross
Thore
Maryland Avenue
Walter Smith
Smith
Sergt. Brown
Fall on Ice Claims Life of Reed & Brothers Member
Eugene M. Smith a senior partner at Reed & Brothers Insurance died at City Hospital after a February fall on icy pavement. Born February 20 1851 in North Grafton he led the Boston Co operative Bank as president and served as a notary for Commercial Tow Boat Company. He leaves one sister.
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New York Times
Boston
Eugene M. Smith
Reed & Brothers, Insurance
Kilby Street
City Hospital
North Grafton
Mass
Boston Co-operative Bank
Commercial
Forsyth Book Burning Sparks Town Meeting
In Forsyth Georgia on February 7 a northern published history of the United States was burned in a coffin in front of the leading hotel. Three town leaders spoke, including two ex judges. Confederate veterans carried the coffin to the funeral pyre. The book’s use of the words rebel and insurrection drew the protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forsyth
History of the
United States
L'art Nouveau Banquet Opens Nearby
Cafe Houlevard on 2d Ave and 10th St adds 40 tables as L'art Nouveau Banquet opens, per adv. announcement.
Delicious in Flavor and Delightful in Aroma
A concise note praising a dish for its rich flavor and appealing fragrance. The description emphasizes pleasing taste alongside inviting aroma without additional context or details.
Queen Wilhelmina Marries Duke Henry of Mecklenburg
Wilhelmina, Queen of Holland, wed Duke Henry of Mecklenburg Schwerin at The Hague in a simple, democratic ceremony. The day drew vast crowds as processions and celebrations filled The Hague with flags, gowns, and royal splendor. The civil contract was signed in the Palace of Justice with key officials present before a ceremonial church service.
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the Hague
Wilhelmina
Holland
Henry of
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
the Netherlands
Victoria
Prince Albert
Reformed Church
Groote Kerk
Henry
Palace of Justice
Maria
Amsterdam
Dr. van der Linden
van Bergambacht
Count du Monceau
Council of State
Mynheer van Schorer
Minister of Justice
Canadian Club Flavor Note Marks Whisky Distinction
A brief notice notes a Canadian Club style flavor note distinguishing whiskies from other brands. The fragment indicates taste comparisons and branding language without concrete events or dates.
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Senator Humphrey
Schieren
Germania Savings Bank of
Mr. Schieren
Marine Intelligence
United Service
Gov. Odell
Steel Rails
Australia
Adv
W. A. Clark
Au Club
Lawson
New England Gas Company
Standard Oil
Strawboard Trust
Franklin, Me
Genesee Society
Mr. Baldwin
Packers
Armours
She
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Hague
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