Banking Bill Amended Satisfies Most Critics
The New York Times reports on revised banking and currency legislation. Key changes restore the 2 percent government bond basis, extend the transition to 3 percent notes, and authorize Federal Reserve Treasury notes up to 500 million. Amendments ease reserve requirements for country banks and empower individual zone discounts. Critics urge enlarging the Federal Reserve Board with banker members to improve operation.
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Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Bank
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Central Reserve Board
Secretary of the Treasury
Owen
Grass
The I W W Theatrical Venture Fails and Courtship of Power
The I W W ventures into theater and loses money at Madison Square Garden, showing theatricals are not its strength. The piece argues for return to mills, notes rising conflicts between Congress and the President, and discusses the Court of Commerce and regulatory power.
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Haywood
Thirty-fourth
Madison Square Garden
Paterson
Another Rider to Abolish Court of Commerce Stirs Debate
The Democratic caucus backed adding a rider to an appropriation bill to abolish the Court of Commerce and transfer its jurisdiction. The move comes as President Grant protests against such legislative methods. Interests from New York to Boston protested, while General Vickers Ham pleaded for the court.
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Court of Commerce
Commerce Court
Congress
New York Merchants’ Association
National Industrial Traffic League
Chicago Board of Trade
National Hay Association
Louisiana Railroad Commission
The
Ohio Shippers’ Association
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Budget reform blocked by party interests and fear
The passage argues the Democratic caucus rejected a national budget to protect local partisan gains. It contends the budget committee would threaten waste, graft, and favoritism, creating a feared powerful figure. The piece calls the stance indefensible and likens it to a broader national political crisis.
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Congress
New York
State Unity and Budget Reform Demand Across Nation
The article argues that the Union must advance the budget idea as a national reform, noting New York’s adoption and urging nationwide progress. It criticizes the Democratic stance as folly and insists the reform cannot move backward, expressing Republican satisfaction at the party’s missteps.
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New York
Court House Site Delayed by Judicial Objections
Delays in acquiring land for a new Court House continue as Judges oppose the proposed Lowell design. A conference today between the Court House Board, the Board of Estimate, and judge representatives aims to reach agreement, with a vote possible next Tuesday. The plan includes new streets and routes for streetcars and a total extra land cost not exceeding $2 million if immediate purchase proceeds.
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City Halls Park
Court House Board
Supreme Court
Law Courts
Board of Estimate
When Flour Explosions Threaten Great Mills
The article explains that finely ground flour dust can ignite like gunpowder under enough air, spark, or shock. It warns mill and mining dust hazards, notes explosions are preventable by removing or dampening dust, and compares flour dust to other combustible powders while urging careful handling at home and in industry.
Feathers and fisheries fear in three Panama Canal notes
The piece argues against allowing feather imports from food or pest birds, warning of ecological harm and profits driving destruction. It cites safety tests, notes the peril to two bird generations, and condemns blind greed harming birds and markets. It also discusses Gatun Lake filling, submerging towns, and the canal area’s historic sites along with Ulster County water concerns.
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T. Gusert Praxson
Associated
Audubon Societies
Gatun Lake
Gatun
Tropics
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Prizarro
Americas
New York
Ulster County
Panama
Symposium on Baldness Prompted by Hat Induced Loss
A reader questions why baldness appears above the hat line and not below. He suggests tight hats compress scalp blood flow, depriving hair follicles of nourishment and causing hair loss. The letter argues disease and barbering play roles in crown hair loss with no effect on facial hair. June 26 1913.
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New York Times
Nelson Irwin
New York
Debates on the Cause of Baldness Across Readers
A barber with 26 years in the trade argues Mr. Sheffield is wrong to blame barber combs and brushes for baldness noting barbers reuse tools on many customers yet few barbers are bald. A New York letter-writer counters with playful self reflections on hair and evolution. Cleveland and other readers weigh in on women's baldness and hair care.
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The
New York Times
Sheffield
Tarber
New York
A. Rauch
Origin of Stefansson's Blonde Eskimo
Major General A W Greely argues the blonde Eskimos were known long before Stefansson. The letter cites explorers and observers from 17th to 19th centuries noting fair complexions, light hair, or European features among Greenlandic natives. SW Stokes adds that Norse, Irish and Jewish traits may mix with Eskimo ancestry, asserting pre Stefansson awareness.
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New York Times
A. W. Greely
National Geographical Magazine
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H. Rink
Greenland
Sviangeravok
Ving
Cape Farewell
Graah
Royal Navy
Julianhaab
Holm
Soren Hansen
East
Hans Egede
David McRitchie
Flushing
Nicholas Tunes
Worthing
Davis Strait
Tunes
Edward Parry
Lyon Inlet
John Franklin
Polar Sea
Coppermine
America
Thomas Simpson
Point Bargow
P. W. Dease
Mackenzie River
Europe
Stokes
New York
The President's Wife Debate in 1913 Letter
A New York correspondent argues that the wife of the U S President holds no official status and should not be treated as first lady. He contrasts with the German Empress and mocks sentimentality, urging a real lady President before elevating the position. June 28 1913.
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United States
City of
New York
William Penningenhime
New York Times
Imperator
Lazy readers disrupt library reference shelves
In the great reading room of the Public Library third floor reference books are neatly arranged. Lecterns hold dictionaries and encyclopedias for consult. Some men block access by sitting in the middle of the section and resting a large book on the shelf edge, hindering others from reaching the reference materials.
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The
New York Times
Public Library
John Gray
New York
Central Park Governance Calls for Clear City Policy
A 1913 letter criticizes the city charter making Central Park a police precinct, argues for a trained Park Commissioner and a settled policy on creation and maintenance, and hopes future commissioners follow a consistent approach. The piece also notes debate over the steamship Imperator name and its Latin roots.
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New York Times
Central Park
Wawvylk
New York
Speer Attacks DOJ Espionage Against Judges in Iowa Meeting
At the Iowa State Bar Association gathering in Sioux City Judge Emory Speer of Georgia denounced Department of Justice practices framing judges for inquiry. He warned that inquisitorial investigations threaten judicial independence and questioned constitutional authority behind such actions. In Macon, R C Lewis and ex miners continued three weeks of investigations into Judge Speer’s official actions, interviewing lawyers and litigants.
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Sioux City
Department of Justice
Emory Speer
United States
Southern District of Georgia
Iowa State Bar Association
Senate
Macon
R. C. Lewis
Lewis
Union Trust Increases Capital Amid NY Financier Moves
Albany June 26 Supt Van Turyl of the State Banking Department approves Union Trust Company of New York to raise capital from 1 million to 5 million with papers filed at the Secretary of State. The filing includes other capital increases by Belle Terre Estates Port Jefferson Ss E M Vernon Alfred Wolff Co and the Institute of Oxygen Therapy amid a tax payment of 1000.
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New York Times
Albany
van Turyl
State Banking Department
Union Trust Company of New York
Secretary of State
Belle Terre Estates, Incorporated
Port Jefferson
New York
Car Passengers Imperiled Near Trolley Stop
A rider recounts nearly being run down by a vehicle that sped past a trolley as passengers were alighting. The writer urges stronger enforcement for drivers to yield to boarding and alighting trolley riders.
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New York Times
New York
Grandmother's Chair Poetically Honored in Lyrical Tribute
A nostalgic verse by Minna Irving remembers a grandmother and her rush-bottom chair as the hub of family life. The poem details the chair's sturdy frame, the grandmother’s craft and guidance, and the lasting influence of her gentle wisdom despite her passing.
Japanese Citizens Plea for Fair Treatment in US Policy
Japanese economist Dr J Soyeda appeals for American leadership in justice and humanity to allow Japanese in California to become citizens. Stanford's Dr David Starr Jordan stresses equality, Lincoln quote cited. Attendees include Schiff and Ishinomiya officials, at Hotel Astor luncheon hosted by Japan Society of New York.
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California
J. Soyeda
Jim
Tadao Kamiya
Japan Society of New York
Hotel Astor
Hamilton Wright Mabie
Soyeda
Kamiya
Tokio Chamber of Commerce
American Japan Society
Asanciated Chambers of Commerce
Japa
Califa Sey
Japan
Yoou
David Starr Jordan
Stanford University
Abraham Lincoln
United States
New York
Yokohama Specie Pank
Lindsay Russell
Jian Society
New York City
Jacob H. Schiff
Russia
Turkey
Melville I. Stone
Jerome D .Reene
Konosuke Seko
Mie
Bon
Seitz
Lawrence FE. Abott
T. Ivenasa
University of Chicago
Saburo Kurusu
Willard D. Straight
Isaac N. Seli Nh
John Frankin Fort
New Jersey
K Okazaki
Eugene J. Worden
Gaillard Seeks Post As Panama Canal Progress Cited
Col. D. D. Gaillard, Panama Canal Central Division chief, returns from six weeks’ leave aboard the Colon. He addresses slides debate, defends sea level plan, notes recent east-side slide near Empire Suspension Bridge on May 7, and explains blasting and dirt work contribute to slides while promising removal of active slides before opening navigation.
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Panama Canal
Culebra
Colon
Col. Gaillard
Col
Goethals
Canal Zone
Wolcott
Great Canal
Philippe Bunai- Varilla
M. Bunau-Varilla
Thayn’t
Tag Canal
Gaillard
Empire Suspension Bridge
Ma Canal
Michigan graduates at annual university commencement
Ann Arbor June 26 More than 1 000 graduates received decrees at the university commencement. Degrees conferred include Doctor of Education E Vincent Inive from Minnesota Prof Roscoe Pound Harvard University Prof John Stee of Columbia Dr John Orlando of a Gov Wood N.
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University of
Vincent Inive
Oinesota
Roscoe Pound
Harvard University
John Stee
Columbia
John Orlando
Wood
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