Partial payment plan to boost savings in Treasury certificates
The Government Savings organization of the Seventh Federal Reserve District implements an installment plan for $100 and $1,000 Treasury Savings certificates. Investors pay weekly, semi monthly, or monthly, with banks deposit $1 per $100 as a savings nest egg. The plan, approved by Washington, enables many to invest who cannot pay in full. Certificates are redeemable after two calendar months and insured against theft or fire.
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Treasury Savings
Government Savings Organization
Seventh Federal Reserve District
W. B. Bosworth
Seventh District Savings Organization
Treasury Department
Washington
Savings
William Mather Lewis
United States
From Poverty to $200,000,000 Henry Frick’s thrift and rise
The article highlights Henry Clay Frick’s humble origins and vast wealth, noting his role in Pittsburgh’s industrial growth. It states Frick was born into poverty and left an estate near 200 million dollars at death, illustrating the impact of thrift and saving on his career.
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Peter Ellerbrook
Sheldon
Iowa
Henry Co. Frick
Frick
Pittsburgh
Fancies About the Philippines by Maximo M Kalaw
A Filipino official notes misconceptions at the St. Louis Exposition comparing a Filipino's background to wild savages. He argues 11 million Filipinos have long been civilized and Christian for 300 years, citing a 1918 census that non Christians total about 500 thousand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
St. Louis
Filipinos and self government cited by US leaders
The piece argues Filipinos had established schools and a mature society before American occupation and cites figures on literacy farms and ownership. It contrasts promises of independence with policy, noting debates by Dewey Barrett Hoar and Rizal. It also includes unrelated classified snippets about fraudulent checks and cattle for pasture in Sheldon Iowa.
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Islands
University of Santo Tomas
Harvard
Luzon
Ander Aguinaldo
United States
Philippine Republic
John Barrett
Pan-American Union
Admiral Dewey
Malolos
Republians
George F. Hoar
Jose Rizal
Cooper
States
The
Union
South America
Europe
Philippines
Charles Emmett Yener
War Department
America
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Ellerbroek Stock Farm
Range
Sioux County
Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul Ry
Ss. Short
Edeed
Auzust
Dielesie View Sess
Maximo M. Kalaw
Philippine Mission
Ame
Philippine Islands
Ford
G. Vanden Brink
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