Defeat of Blue Sky Law Cited by Secretary Olcott
Secretary of State Ben W Olcott explains the Blue Sky bill failed due to ballot overload voters tendency to vote no and fear of new taxes. He notes lawmakers may revisit the issue next session and urges a strong enforceable law with adequate funding and protection from promoters.
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Infidels Beat Turks in Balkan War Claims
Berlin dispatch says Turkish army failed due to Christian desertion and offical neglect. Correspondent reports 25 percent of troops were Christians from Armenians Greeks Bulgarians Serbians and Catholic Albanians. Greeks allegedly spared Bulgarians while Bulgarians hindered munitions and supplies, leaving guns idle.
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Fires Out the Ghost of George the First
London reports Lord Haldane the new lord chancellor has expelled King George I from the Privy Council’s historic Downing Street chamber and taken the seat once held by the antebellum sovereign. The ghost story frames a dramatic ceremonial shift in judicial tradition.
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Your Success is Ours Your Success is Ours
The success of this institution is in helping its customers to succeed whether their dealings be large or small. There is not a bank anywhere which understands better the wants of its patrons. We have a service for every member of the community, rich or poor, and we want everyone to feel at liberty to discuss any financial service they need.
The Lord Chancellor and the Ghosts of State Power
A vivid portrait of a formidable lord chancellor, a canny Scot and energy personified, who toppled old traditions and reshaped the judicial committee’s chamber. The piece contrasts Hanover era rulers with modern reforms and notes doctors urging lighter meals for busy men amid a conference.
Seat in Commons at stake over family firm payments
London reports a case where Sir Stuart Mon tague Samuel risks losing his Tower Hamlets seat if findings show he could not legally vote while his firm Samuel Montague & Co acted as payers of silver for the government. Regent Street boat maker Forbes seeks 230000 dollars from Samuel as common informer, with a 5000 dollar deposit if he loses, under George IIIs statute, the informer to receive the sum if successful.
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London business men overexert at golf links warning
A conference on hygiene for business men in London heard a physician claim that city professionals take excessive exercise between office work and golf. He warned this habit drains the nervous system and energy, contributing to neurasthenia and related fatigue.
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