Counting Uncle Sam's Cash in the Treasury Stocktake
A vast recount of the nation's money and securities is underway as a special team tallies coins bills and bonds stored in the treasury. The operation follows the resignation of Treasurer Charles H Treat and involves rigorous weighing counting and sealing of thousands of bundles by a trained force, including many expert female counters.
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Sam
Treasury
Uncle Sam
Uncles Sam's Money
United States
Charles H. Treat
United States Senate
Treat
Ty Law
Washington
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
New Orleans
San Francisco
Ment
Treasury Building
German Giro banking system in Hamburg described
The Hamburg Giro system enables payments by instructing banks to debit the payer and credit the payee. When accounts are in different banks the transfer goes to the recipient’s bank with credit to the payer’s debtor. Banks and Reichsbank clearings, near zero cost, with minor receipt issues and high security against forgery.
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Germany
Hamburg
Hamburger Bank
Richard Roe
Reichsbank
Morgan’s bid for Mantua’s Reggia falls to Italian law
J Pierpont Morgan offered 5 million for the Mantua Reggia, once Corte Reais, but the Italian government blocked the sale as a royal monument. The palace, dating from 1502 with 600 rooms, anchored Mantuan culture under the Gonzagas and drew artists and scholars.
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New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Reggia
Mantua
Corte Reais
Europe
Italy
Bella d’Este
Isabella d’Este
Geulio Romano
Raphael
Andora Mategna
Rubens
Countess Morosini
Venice
Mr. Morgan
Mehasin Turkish Women Newspaper Fails in Turkey
The Frankfurter Zeitung reports the Mehasin venture aimed at raising Muslim women's status failed. Editor Asaf Mummer Bey brought substantial knowledge but circulation never rose above 400 copies despite shifts to illustrations fashion plates and cookery recipes.
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Frankfurter Zelitung
Turkey
Mehasin
Asaf Mummer Bey
Frankfurter Zeitung
Cardiff Giant hoax exposed after false prehistoric find
The 100 foot Cardiff Giant statue, unearthed October 16, 1869 in Cardiff New York, drew many scientists before revelation showed it to be gypsum carved in Chicago and buried at Cardiff to mislead the public.
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Cardiff
Onondaga County
Fort Dodge
Chicago
Elastic Currency Views Spark Currency Debate
The exchange centers on elastic currency as a tool to expand incomes. A speaker favors it to stretch purchasing power, while critics warn of inflation risks and market instability.
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Uncle Sams
DY VW
Ardon Fawclell
W. Fawcett
Eeome
Greas
Toney
U.S
Treasur
Anne Morgan
Isa
U. Fierpont Morgan
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