Panic spreads as margin calls rock market turmoil
The piece notes panic and sustained margin distress beyond 100 percent, blaming speculators and treasury policy. It cites Secretary Shaw defending non intervention and argues the semi annual dividend may restore normalcy. An odd tale describes Russell Seee turning a brief office stay into a $30,000,000 loan at over 100 percent, while the elder financier emphasizes collateral and relief to the street.
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Treasury
Shaw
Dinker
Kees
Federal Treasury
Russell Seee
Inex
Uute
New York
Death Comes Quietly Yet Bravely to Face Life’s Road
Poem fragment in which the speaker bids Death to come promptly but pause a moment. The speaker hopes to grasp a loved one’s hand, then proceed with courage from lesser to greater life, invoking the voice of Harry A. Rothrock from Lippincott’s.
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Harry A. Rothrock
Lippincott's
Saloons Payen Costly Burden on Pendleton in 1905
Pendleton spends 609.44 more to police the city in 1905 than 1904 due to more saloons and Indians drunkenness. Police costs rise from 3984.77 in 1904 to 4492.70 in 1905. Calls to raise liquor licenses to 1000 annually to offset policing costs and liquor harms.
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Pendleton
The Business Instinct at a City Fire
A fire breaks out on a Wednesday night and a local day laborer sees opportunity in the alarm. While volunteers rush to help, he scans the blaze for potential work, treating the danger as a business proposition reflecting the era’s commercial fervor.
No Panic In Sight In San Francisco Call Review
The San Francisco Call questions recent market turbulence on the Pacific coast and defends the bull market for stocks while noting New York call money surged beyond 100 percent. It argues motives were speculative and tied to expectations of January dividends affecting daily business liquidity.
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San Francisco
Hailey for Judge Hailey a Supreme Court candidate
The Oregon Daily Journal notes growing support for Justice T Hailey as a candidate for the state supreme bench. It cites eastern Oregon sentiment favoring Hailey, compares him to rival Judge Eakin, and argues Hailey’s election would bring political balance to the court. it doubts Eakin’s broad GOP backing.
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The
Oregon Daily Journal
Justice T. Hailey
Judge Hailey
Supreme Court
Chealt
Eakin
Oregon
Halley
Hailey
Eakins
Burton's Politics Versus Partisanship in Kansas
A Pittsburg Kansan piece by W H T Wakefield recalls Senator Burton's six years beside him, noting Burton shared an editor's space, shifted from Democrat to Republican, and pursued radical ideas as honest governance. He warned that helping the common people risks political ruin, while condemning those who oppose their own salvation.
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Burton
Pittsburg
Kansan
W. H. T. Wakefield
Wakefield
Kansas
Republican Party
Wenatchee orders vast native tree planting program
The Wenatchee Conol Mo orders Prof. H. Von PMolderbeke to plant 100000 trees in a coming drive. All stock and grafts must be native or Washington grown. The note hints at reform efforts by workers who persevere past New Year's Day but often fail to sustain momentum through the week.
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Wenatchee Conol Mo
H. von Pmolderbeke
Washington
The Savage Who Worships The Big Gun Editorial
An editorial contrasts Stanley’s gun with today’s ballot as a tool of political power. It likens voters to a servant praying to a gun and urges readers to learn to use the ballot to hold leaders accountable. The piece warns against blind deference to political bosses and emphasizes informed participation.
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Stanley
Ledet
Bya
Boston
Hall of Shame plan aims to name five corrupt men yearly
Emile Servich of Silver Lake New York a Russian immigrant proposes a Hall of Shame to list five men each year for a century exposing graft and oppression. He offers 200000 to fund the project intends to present the idea in Pittsburgh this week to authorities.
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Emile Servich
Silver Lake
N. Y
Zervich
Pittsburg
Servich
Toledo
Count Tolstoy
Oatoe
We Insurance
New York
Boston
Pittchburg
Chicago
Haymarket
Servioh
Longevity and liquor influence on life expectancy
Readable fragments discuss alcohol use as a major factor in lifespan. English insurance data show longer life for non drinkers, while Equitable notes higher death rates among moderate drinkers. The piece quotes insurers and presses in a mixed, literary, period voice from Pompeyon’s Magazine.
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England
Rome
Pomraon
Detroit Windsor Tunnel Proposal In River Crossing
A Department of Commerce and Favor announcement outlines a plan to build a tunnel under the Detroit River linking Windsor Ontario and Detroit Michigan. The tunnel would run about 7400 feet with endpoints two and a third miles apart on each side. The US requires a 40 foot river channel depth, placing the tunnel top 45 feet below the surface with gravel overhead. The note ends with a protest of political interference and a call to action for workers.
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Department of Commerce and Favor
Detroit River
Windsor
Ont
Detroit
Mich
United States
The Curtain Falls in Silent Final Curtain
Harpers Weekly notes a closing curtain on the year with images of sorrow, disorder, and shifting moods. The verse laments freedom and loss, crowd noise, and inner strife as the flying year ends.
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Ife
Stvery Wells
Harper's Weekly
The Virginian Weds Katherine Adame of San Francisco
Miss Katherine Adame of San Francisco marries John Henry Hicks of El Paso Texas, famed as The Virginian. Hicks, a ranchhand-turned-novelist, will split time between a remote Texas ranch and El Paso, with future home plans unsettled.
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Katherine Adame
San Francisco
Yeaterday
John Henry Hicks
el Paso
Texas
Hicks
Qwen Wister
T. C
Mies Adams
Edward F
Rio Grande
Wieter
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