Nebraska notes on crops water wells and local events
Nebraska items report artesian water found at 331 feet, hotel Oxnard to open near Norfolk by Sept 1, and clay Center pursuing a mill bonus. Other items cover a Lincoln insane asylum admission, a Jefferson county settlers reunion, A P A camp at Stromsburg stirring tensions, injuries in an Lincoln elevator, a lightning strike killing two horses, and a Webber Woodmen lodge charter.
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Chase
Uering
Oxnard
Norfolk
Clay Center
Mary Green
Douglas
Lincoln and
Stromsburg
Verman C. Bardwell
Lincoln
Violet
Pawnee County
Taylor Copenharve
Woodmen of America
Webber
John Ferris
Superior
Colorado
Nebraska Corn Belt
York
C. H. Fields
Taylor
Bank of Shubert
Congress Ready for Long Extra Session in Washington
At Wasitinatoy July 31 the advanced guard of the Fifty third congress arrives as a lengthy session looms. Reps Geary of California and ex Speaker Crisp signal repeal of the Sherman act and silver policy while Quay urges quick repeal of the silver purchase clause. Officials anticipate major tariff changes and a drawn out, contentious session with committee selections to follow after initial debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasitinatoy
Congress
Representative Geary
California
Quay
Mr. Crisp
Crisp
Grain men propose fifteen day notes to move wheat crop
In St. Paul Minnesota July 31 grain men facing financial stringency due to country bank lending limits consider a plan to move the wheat crop. They would issue checks for grain bought from farmers payable fifteen days after date allowing time to collect drafts against consignments. Banks may still refuse to advance on drafts. This plan distributes the burden, though slow movement still expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Pau
Minn
Minnesota
Oil strike and Bank News Across the Nation
William Jameson died after drinking a cocaine mixture in Janesville Wisconsin. Alfred de Claparence named arbitrator in the US Chili dispute. Comptroller Eckels seeks to aid suspended banks to resume. Waterville Ohio farmers report a rich oil strike causing regional excitement. Treasury to announce numerous appointments soon. Denver residents recover from a scare as confidence returns. New York bankers say money conditions easing while western currency shipments begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jameson
Janesville
Wis
Yuengst
Alfred de Claparence
United States
Chili
Eckels
Waterville
Treasury Department
Treasury
Denver
Dan
New York
Dodge City Mayor Appeals for Aid to Idle Miners
A Kansas city mayor issues a proclamation calling citizens to aid the army of unemployed miners passing through Western Kansas from Colorado. He says most are deserving and willing to work and asks for charitable relief to prevent them from breaking into homes.
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Torgka
Kan
Kansas
Colorado
A.gluck
Dodge City
Money From Silver Bank Run Fears Shade Tabor Eckels
Ex Senator Tabor warns that without the white metal’s prominence money shortages loom and bank runs appear senseless. Comptroller Eckels argues for practical silver policy as Chicago banks face losses. Charles Lockstaedt reportedly defeats Chicago banks over a large sum. France signals readiness for action in the slam question and a bank’s silver scheme is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabor
Eckels
Charles Lockstaedt
Chicago
France
Tabor Talks on Silver in Colorado Crisis
Ex senator H A W Tabor visited the city on a brief trip discussing Colorado mining distress and the silver issue. He urged repeal of the Sherman Act and a silver money policy with a 15 to 1 ratio to restore Western industries and employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabor
Omana
H. A. W. Tabor
United States
Colorado
West
Denver
Congress
France
Comptroller Reveals Part Of Missouri Bank Report
Washington reports Comptroller Eckles published part of the Cool report on the Missouri National Bank of Kansas City. He notes the bank suspended after a depositor run, but its assets were $964,283.95 and liabilities $708,058.75, is solvent, and should resume. He argues publicity counters panic and saves banks from unnecessary closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eckles
D. A. Cool
Missouri National Bank of Kansas City
Charles C Lockstaedt Accused Of Bank Fraud In Chicago
Cucanco July 28 A man named Charles C Lockstaedt a manufacturing electrician is accused of bilking Chicago banks of about 50000 The dates and banks involved are Metropolitan National Bank 20009 and Chicago Trust and Savings Bank 15000 The scheme centered on a bid for a World’s Fair contract and an assignment to Westinghouse The notes signed by Westinghouse General Manager Lemuel Bannister were discounted as payment for the alleged contract proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cucanco
Chicago
Charles C. Lockstaedt
Lockstaedt
Metropolitan National Bank
Chicago Trust and Savings Bank
West
Westinghouse Company
Silver scheme advocates 5 denomination coinage
A St. Louis banking house receives a letter from a westward sympathizer proposing abolishing all bills under five dollars and substituting silver coins. The writer argues such a move would unlock silver bullion in U S vaults and pressure repeal of the Sherman act, by uniting eastern and western interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
England
France
Germany
Pacific
East
United States
Wool Growers Organize Territorial Association in Utah
Wool growers of Utah met at Sant Lakr on July 27 and agreed to form the Territorial Wool Growers association. The group aims to store and ship the Utah wool clip for next year, shifting sales from eastern buyers to Utah producers, in response to low prices this season. The best Utah clips last year sold around 17 cents, now higher prices are anticipated.
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Wool Growers Combine
Sant Lakr
Wool Growers of
Utah
Territorial Wool Growers Association
St. Louis Banks Show Strong Financial Health Amid Growth
The St Louis clearing house released a statement on 24 member banks showing deposits payable on demand at 42 383 000 with cash on hand 18 223 000 or over 40 percent. Loans and deposits total 62 010 000 with capital and surplus 25 104 000 indicating healthy conditions and minimal panic risk. News of ongoing building includes Union depot a 2 million hotel a 14 story Olive street tower and new bridges boosting rail access to Alton and Chicago. First hay shipment from St Louis to Europe completed amid French crop shortage as a potential new export.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Clearing House
Union Depot
Olive Street
Eads
Mississippi River
Merchants
Missouri River
Hellefontaine
Mississippi
Alton
Burlington
Europe
France
New Orleans
A Reformed Drunkard Turns to Coffee as a Habit
A former heavy drinker, once called a considerable lusher, explains his switch to coffee after quitting whisky. He notes prolonged dependence on stimulants as coffee replacements and recalls consuming up to twenty cups daily before giving it up. Washington Post comment adds division between whisky and coffee habits.
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Lusher
Washington Post
World’s Fair Fare Reductions Offer Short Travel Window
Large rail line advertises reduced fares for travel to the world’s fair. Travel valid Monday July 31 or August 4 with return the following Friday from purchase date or one week later. Check with nearest ticket agent for details. John Sevastan, G. P. A. Some warning about careless people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocre
Joan Sevastran
Justice and the Caliph’s Ruling on Inheritance
A courtly tale recounts Mamoun consulting a famed scholar as a woman seeks justice in inheritance. The caliph apportions shares: two daughters four hundred total, widow one hundred, mother seventy five, twelve brothers twenty five, with each male receiving two pieces and the woman one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamoun
Moon emblem of Constantinople and Turkish lore
A historical note traces the crescent as a symbol of Constantinople since ancient Byzantium, adorning walls and coins. It links the emblem to mythic origins from Diana and Astarte to moonlit salvation at the siege of 340 B.C. by Philip of Macedon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana
Astarte
Venice
Rome
Constantinople
Byzantium
Turkey
Philip of
Macedon
St. Louis Republic
Sterilized Milk Reaches Infants and Europe
Sterilized milk, a modern device for infants and invalids, sells for up to fifty cents a quart and is shipped to consumers in Europe. It is packed in hermetically sealed vessels and can be kept like preserves. Specimens remained sweet and wholesome two years after milking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Pacific Coast Fishery Transforms Sturgeon Trade
The California coast fishermen began recognizing sturgeon and hiali as valuable, shifting from dismissing them as worthless to earning money from the trade within two to three years. Last year, 0.000 pounds of sturgeon were shipped from the Atlantic routes, highlighting a growing industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
California
Atlantic
Columbit-virer
National Bank Failures Scaled Down by Comptroller Report
Comptroller Eckles releases figures countering press claims of 200 bank failures since January 1, 1893. Only 105 banks closed, with 14 already reopening under community confidence, and many others poised to resume. Distribution shows most failures in western and southern states, with several large capital banks affected.
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Lyons
Ae Wenzel‘Dufek
Dodge County
Barbara Dufek
States Bank of Lilehsfield
Wasumerox
Eckles
New England
Eastern
Middle
Mississippi Valley
Northwestern States
Western States
Southern
Colorado
Jeaebe Aenetas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Nebraska Beet Sugar Production Revealed Under Shielded figures
Commissioner Miller refuses release of detailed outputs from Nebraska beet sugar firms. Two factories Grand Island and Norfolk produced 3,803,560 pounds of first grade sugar, all eligible for the full bounty, despite a law punishing disclosure by revenue officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Washington
Internal Revenue
Miller
Grand Island
Norfolk
Kentucky Distillers Seek 90 Day Tax Postponement
A petition signed by leading Kentucky distillers asks Secretary Carlisle to postpone internal revenue taxes on spirits in bond rest distill ed in May and June 1890 for ninety days. Carlisle says the tax collection law is binding and cannot be eased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State of
Kentucky
Carlisle
Siam's Only Hope Gone
Bangkok correspondent reports Siam likely to accept the ultimatum from France after a strict blockade, noting no official support from Great Britain. In Washington, James A. Ross calls negro Democrats to unite for the fall campaign. President Cleveland declines to speak.
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Siam
Londox
Bangkok
The
Times
Great Britain
Paris
France
Washinetox
Negro Democracy
United States
James A. Ross
Society of Democratic Clubs
Demcratic Clubs
Washington
Ross
Cleveland
Estimates to Congress Will Be Ready Before November
The treasury secretary will not submit annual expense estimates until December. Departments are asked to provide figures by September 15. Treasury aims to have regular budget estimates to the Appropriations Committee before November 1 to aid passage of appropriation bills. The extra session would not expect these bills before December.
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Congress
Wasmxeron
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Treasury Department
Committee On Appropriations
House
Legislative Branch
Banks Aid Gold Import Push in New York
Banks in New York agreed to aid large exchange houses in importing gold. With favorable exchange rates, about 3 million dollars in gold was ordered for Saturday’s shipment from partners Lazard Zerezes, J. & W. Seligman, and Von Lofman & Co. The clearing house says it has no role in the arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lazard I*zeres
J. & WW. Seligman
von Lofman & Co
Clearing House
Two Murderers Convicted in St Louis Case
The jury convicted Henry Kaiser and Jacob Heinze of first degree murder for the killing of livestock dealer I. I. Brown in Chicago and St. Louis. Charles McConnell was acquitted. Brown died March 20 from a kick during a robbery that yielded $200 and a gold watch with his dead con.
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St. Louis
Henry Kaiser
Jacob Heinze
Charles McConnell
I. &. Brown
Chicago
Kaiser and Heinze
McConnell
Brown
Demand for Sherman act repeal and currency reform by lumber group
The New York Lumber Trade association’s five member committee prepared a petition to Congress to repeal the Sherman act. It will circulate statewide for signatures of lumber sector participants and urges no substitute at this session plus the appointment of an expert currency commission guided by international experience for a modern commercial nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Lumber Trade Association
Congress
Police to Use Bloodhound Pair in Kansas City Robbery Spree
In Kansas City Missouri on July 20 Chief Quarles plans deploying two Russian bloodhounds to aid the force after a surge in robberies in Kansas City Kansas. The dogs are famed for tracking scent until the quarry is found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City, Mo
Kansas City
Kan
Quarles
South
Railway purchases by James J. Mill across the Midwest
James J. Mill of the Great Northern railway bought the Sioux City and Northern railway and the Sioux Fall, Yankton and Southwestern railway. The Sioux City line was closed two weeks ago, and the Yankton line transferred yesterday. Mill plans to cross the Missouri at Yankton and extend southwest next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton, 8. D
James J. Mill
Great Northern Railway
Sioux City & Northern Railway
Sioux Falll, Yankton & Southwestern Railway
Sioux City Road
Hill
Missouri River
Yankton
Southwest
Nebraska's Silver Idea to suspend Sherman Law
A petition circulated in Nebraska calls on senators and representatives to use the August 7 special session to suspend the Sherman law and appoint a commission to draft a substitute bill. The plan aims to adjourn until December and receives strong support as it heads to Washington. Congressman J L Mercer sent a clarifying letter to Hastings Commercial Club regarding the financial question and the Sherman law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Omana
Congress
Washington
J. La.mercer
Commercial Club of
Hastings
Vox. C. Rirrennouss
Commercial Club
Neb
Sutr
United States
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