Burr Hamilton Feud Recalled In Bank Merger Story
New York reports recall of the Burr Hamilton feud tied to a banking merger. The Manhattan Company and Merchants' National Bank, rivals for decades at 10 and 42 Wall Street, joined in 1882 after long competition. Burr's 1799 scheme to favor Republicans through a water works charter led to the rivalry and eventual near-neighboring banks.
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New York
Alexander Hamilton
Aaron Burr
Weehawken
N. J
Manhattan Company
Merchants’ National Banks
Wall Street
Burr
Hamilton
Bank of the United States
New York City
Albany
Federalist Bank
Federalists
Word Bank
Merchants’ National
Burr Institution
Manhattan
Fiume Poet-Warrior Proclaims Government Stand
Gabriele D Annunzio issued a proclamation denouncing the Italian government's stance on the armistice line and plebiscite suspension. He warned of continued struggles at Idria Postonia San Piestro junction and Castelnuovo and criticized plans affecting Veglia Abe islands and the Archipelago.
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Fiume
Gabriele Annunzio
D’annunzio
D'Annunzio
Idria
Postonia
San Piestro
Castelnuovo
Pd'annunzio
San Pietro
Trieste
Langatico
Veglia
Abe
Mount Joy Prisoners Quit Hunger Strike
Sixteen hunger strikers in Mount Joy prison abandoned their protest after a visit by the lord mayor who found them in good health. He cited concessions granted but did not detail them. Dublin dispatch notes no unconditional releases for hunger strikers and warns they bear consequences of their acts.
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Dublin
Mount Joy
Melting Snow Threatens Rhine Floods Along German Shore
Geneva Dec 27 Melting snow in the lower Alps has raised the Rhine twelve feet above normal, threatening lower Basel and towns along the German shore. Floating trees damage utilities. Basel tram service cut to half. Serious floods reported in Alsace. Heavy snows continue in eastern Switzerland with fresh falls around Davos and Moritz.
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Geneva
Lower Alps
Rhine
Baste
Alsace
Switzerland
Dabes
Moritz
Papers Claim Fiume Tires Of D Annunzio
Italian newspapers report Fiume residents tire of D Annunzio and want a definite decision on its future. The Giornale d Italia publishes 228 lines under Communication from Command at Fiume.
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Fiume
D’annunzio
Rome
D'Annunzi
Giernale D'italia
Germany Faces Huge 1920 Tax Levy Threat
Berlin reports fear in finance and politics over an emergency levy on property and higher income taxes that could shrink German industry over the next decade. Analysts warn Erzberger plans may depress output, raise debt concerns, and risk bolstering Bolshevik gains if relief is not found.
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Berlin
Mathias Erzberger
Germany
Eroberger
America
Ism
Erzberger
Flour for Vienna Relief From New York Purchase
The wheat export company acting as allies relief purchasing agent has bought 1.9 million dollars worth of flour from the United States grain corporation for Vienna. The shipment will be sent from New York immediately to aid the Austrian city.
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Vienna
New York
Allies
United States Grain Corporation
Confederate Brigadier General William R Cox Dies at 78
Richmond dispatch reports Brig. Gen. William Ruffin Cox, a senior Confederate officer, died Friday night at age 78. Cox is credited as the last Confederate officer to cease fighting at Appomattox Court House, delaying surrender after Lee's capitulation. After the war he rose in North Carolina politics, serving in Congress and as secretary of the United States Senate.
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Richmond
William Ruffin Cox
Cox
Appotomax Court House
Lee
North Carolina
Congress
United States Senate
Rebels Gain Ground In Eastern Siberia
London dispatch reports rebels advancing in eastern Siberia severing Amur line and Blagoveschensk cut off. Galician troops bound for Kiev revolted against General Denikin and attacked the volunteer army from the rear.
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London
Siberia
Moscow
Amur
Blagovieschtchensk
Kiev
Denekine
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