Financial panic and recovery amid postwar money drift
The piece analyzes bank cash, currency circulation, and the panic's impact on industry and trade. It notes $166,800,000 more cash in national banks year over year and 25 percent below normal industry activity, with European banks also holding more cash and a $100,000,000 gold loan to the U S. It argues money conditions reflect demand or distress rather than simple prosperity. It closes with a marriage notice and local board actions.
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Comptroller of the Currency
United States
Europe
Pleasant surprise honor for Mr. John Burkhart on birthday
About thirty friends gathered Tuesday evening to celebrate John Burkhart turning seventy five. He laughed and moved about like a boy as presents were given and wishes of many happy returns were offered.
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John Burkhart
Burkhart
Untimely Death of Mrs Margaret B Crooks
Mrs Margaret B Crooks dies at home on 8rd Street at three Monday morning November 2 after a year of illness. She was 32 years, 1 month, 15 days old. Funeral from the residence Wednesday afternoon with Rev E H Baldry officiating. Survived by husband John W Crooks foreman in the Democrat office. formerly Miss Margaret Bennett.
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Margaret B. Crooks
Surprise Dinner Honors Mrs. W. B. Kincaid Birthday
On October 28 a surprise anniversary dinner honored Mrs. W. B. Kincaid. About sixty relatives attended, filling the table with country’s best. Immediate family present included Levi and Mrs. Tower, Wm Y Kincaid and wife, Claude Kincaid, Henry B Reed and family of Chrisney, Mrs. Krueger and children of Chrisney, Alfred Tower and family, Simon Tower, and Charles Kincaid. Mrs. Kincaid received many fine presents.
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W. B. Kincaid
Levi Tower
Wm. Y. Kincaid
Claude Kincaid
Henry B. Reed
Anti-Saloon League to Hold Sunday Meetings in Rockport
The Anti-Saloon League will hold three Rockport meetings next Sunday with W. C. Helt, Evansville district superintendent, speaking at 10:30 at the U B church 2:30 at the court and 7:00 at the M E church. The ministerial association will oversee the events.
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Anti-Saloon League
Rockport
W. C. Helt
Evansville
U. B
Ministerial Association
Indiana election results show Taft win in state but Dems sweep
Indiana voters gave Taft a statewide win with large margins but elected Thomas R. Marshall governor by about 18 000 and likely the full Democratic state ticket. Democrats hold a majority in the next legislature, with gains for U S House seats and county offices including Spencer and Warrick. John W Boehne wins in the First district and several local officials shift to Democrats while some Republicans retain sparse footholds.
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Indiana
Marshall
William H. Taft
United States
Roosevelt
Thomas R. Marshall
Watson
Jim
Pigeon Creek
Taft
Bryan
John W. Boehne
Evansville
Foster
Spencer County
L. N. Savage
Smith
Warrick County
Thomas E. Chrisney
A. H. Kennedy
Tom Axton
Eiceman
Crowder
Boehne
Louis N. Savage
William E. Williams
Joseph H. Madden
Rob’j. J. Doer
Ray Scales
Louis Meyer
F. M. Farley
Peter Unfried
John KE. Kelley
John W. Wilson
Sidney Carter
Mrs Veronica Stach 74 Dies at Home Near Lamar
Mrs Veronica Stach widow of John Stach of Harrison township died Friday October 30 1908 at her Lamar area home. Funeral services were by Rev William Zabel with burial at German Evangelical St Johns Church cemetery near Huff. She emigrated from Moravia Austria in 1857 and joined the church noted for a devout life. Survived by four daughters one son two sons in law one daughter in law and thirteen grandchildren. She was 74 years 8 months 11 days. Peace to her dust. God bless her memory.
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Veronica Stach
Lamar
John Stach
Harrison Township
Wm. Zabel
St. John’s Church
Huff
Moravia
Austria
Stach
Coming Attractions at Wells Bijou Evansville
At Wells Bijou Evansville and Thursday Nov 12 shows include A Waltz Dream with Sophie and the original cast. Friday and Saturday feature Brewster's Millions with the original New York cast and production. Mati nee Saturday.
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Wells Bijou
Evansville
Ind
Sophie
New York
Matrimonial Importation Brings Pair Together
Earle Scott meets Edith Hamilton on a pier and later learns she is the niece of John Banks, planned to marry him when her smuggled lace joke becomes real. The two confess love, with Edith admitting she feared pursuit of a romance, and Earle declaring love for her alone as they plot a joint future.
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Earle Scott
Scott
Tin
Earle Cowdrey Scott
Harlequin Club
Earle
Father
Son
Dad
John Banks
Farle
Edith Hamilton
Miss Hamilton
Aortho
France
Banks
Harle
Nes
Evenine
Shay
Edith
John
Matter as Electrified Ether, Lodge's View
Sir Oliver Lodge argues that matter consists of isolated electrified ether specks linked by force fields, moving within a continuous undifferentiated fluid. He says ordinary phenomena like viscosity heat and light arise from these porous, cobweblike particle aggregates and that inertia is a small fraction of the main fluid's mass.
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Space
Oliver Lodge
Condemnation of Brutality Quote Cited
A transformed quotation notes condemning brutality, stating the speaker would not join even 38 close friends in trampling a worm, attributed to Cowper. The fragment expresses a moral stance against needless cruelty.
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