American Issued First Paper Money in Mexico
Washington June 10 The article describes the early use of paper money in Mexico created by American mine engineer William Beekman. It explains how Beekman issued signed paper slips to pay workers on Saturdays and how those slips were redeemed for cash on Mondays. The story also notes the term Billum Biques and its origins from Beekman’s name, and contrasts the slips with later government notes.
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Washington, D. C
Mexico
Republic
William Beekman
Beektan
Mr. Beekman
México
Beekman
William Beekmane
Ten Commandments for Prospective Husbands
The Rev Robert J MacAlpine of Central Presbyterian Church New York offers ten cautions for bridesgrooms. Do not marry for beauty talent or wealth nor for sentiment or looks alone. Seek love common sense and compatible religion and patience before making a life commitment.
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Robert J. MacAlpine
Central Presbyterian Church
New York
Fight on Speculators Provokes Swiss Price Crackdown
The Swiss government acts to curb food price inflation caused by speculators and usurers. Arrests have been made and prosecutions planned. Speculators buy wagons cheaply, then resell at high profits, causing shortages and soaring prices for grocers and households. One arrest reports over 15000 dollars earned in fourteen months. several speculators allegedly became millionaires. Lloyd George to Report on Munition Ministry Growth
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Berne
London Prices Jump as War Rages Across Europe
London has seen food prices rise 59 percent since July 1914, while Berlin and Vienna show increases of 100 and 110 percent respectively. In those two cities many prices are still capped by law, though.
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London
Berlin
Vienna
Austrian shoe magnate jailed for army frauds
Joseph Levit of Pardubitz Bohemia was sentenced to ten years hard labor by the military court at Josephstadt for endangering the Austrian army. Two agents received five years each. a 500000 pair boot order proved faulty with pasteboard soles and poorly tanned uppers. Henry James Tishaw, before the Court of Criminal Appeal, asked for chloroform to tell truth about past convictions, a request denied. A government statistician reports about 1500 lightning strike cases yearly in the United States, with roughly 600 fatalities.
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Vienna
Joseph Levit
Pardubitz
Bohemia
Josephstadt
London
Henry James Tishaw
Court of Criminal Appeal
Hero
Tishaw
United States
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