Banks suspend payments in Harlem and New York
The Hamilton Bank in Harlem and the Twelfth Ward Bank suspended payments to depositors. The Trust Company of America began paying at 10:00, with over 1500 depositors at the doors. Empire Bank officials claim solvency while awaiting withdrawal notices. Reports note no lasting impact on overall finances and a cautious but improving market outlook.
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New York
Hamilton Bank
Twelfth Street
Harlem
Twelfth Ward Bank
Thomas
Heinger and
Morse
United-Gopper
Orlan PF. Thomas
BR. Thomas
Trust Company of America
Amapire City Savings Bank
Pyeith
Ward Bank
Hamilton
Twelfth Ward
Trist Company of America
Seaelén
Oakleigh Thorn
Toon Jong
Cortelyon’s
Westinghouse plants to operate as usual after receivership note
Yesterday the Neruat Lamp Co was not placed under receivers and thousands of Westinghouse employees were reassured. IL Given, president of Farmers Deposit National Bank, confirmed he was appointed a receiver for Westinghouse Electric and Mfg Co but said reports of plant shutdowns were false and the works would continue operating as usual.
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Terday
Neruat Lamp Co
Westinghouse
Iil Given
Farmers Deporlt National Bank
Westinghouse Electric
Mfg.Go
Ustal
Stock Market Opens Higher on Relief Over Overnight Measures
New York opening shows buoyant stock gains as relief over overnight financial measures boosts sentiment. Wortinghouse Electric up 10 points, American Tobacco preferred 4 percent, several rail and utility names up 1-2 percent, but early gains fade as liquidity pressure returns. wheat futures drop from last night’s level.
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New York
London
Wortinghouse Electric
American Tobacco
Baltimore and Ohio
General Electric
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Canadian Pacific
Atchison
Great Northern
St. Paul
Alletican
American Ice
Amalgamated Copper
Federal
Won Balloon Race Pommern Victor In Remarkable Contest
The balloon race produced a remarkable flight with Pommern winning after traveling 880 miles. French entry finished only ten miles behind, while American entries placed fourth and fifth. Results list distances to various points including St. Louis and Asbury Park New Jersey. United States entries show distances from Caledonia Ontario to Louisa County Virginia.
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St. Louis
Memipble
Pommern Wins Closest International Balloon Race
From St Louis to Asbury Park and Herbertsville reports the second International cup contest ending with Germany's Pommern claiming the trophy in a photo finish over L ie de France. The Dustell mill and other German and American entries trailed. the English team withdrew due to an aeronaut illness.
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St. Louia
Germany
Ha Potmmern
Asbury Fark
L'lele de France
Herbertsville
N. J
Atlantic Coast
Point Pleasant
Ashland
Wie
Dustell
Atlantic Company
Darf
Amerl
Atz Can
Jaendara
Memphis
Dusseldorf
Dover
Del
Geological Survey
United States
Washington
Atlantic Ocean
James Gordon Bennett
German Aero Club
Aero Club of America
Aero-Nautic Confederation of the World
Bennsit
Count Henry de la Vauix
Arnold Hastland and Wicks Family In Unidentified Man Case
Local notes identify Arnold Hastland and Peter Wicks among a sequence of names linked to an unidentified man. Police report details not provided in readable text. Further specifics are unavailable in the surviving fragment.
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Arnold Hastland
Ole, Wicks
Peter Wicks
Dawes Denounces Justice Department At Meeting
Chicago Oct. 24 delegates to the National Civic Federation discussed former comptroller Charles Dawes remarks last night. Dawes attacked the department of justice accusing it of favoritism in investigations and warned that cases reach newspapers before courts. He defended New York financiers and urged amendments to the Sherman anti trust law.
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Chicago
National Civic Federation
Charles ©. Dawes
Dawes
Federal Department of Justice
Department of Justice
New York
Inland river steamboat laws urged by owners
Cincinnati Oct 24 The initiative in a movement by steamboat owners for legislation affecting inland waterways was taken here. Resolution calls for severing inspection laws governing inland rivers from those for lakes and gulfs and placing river traffic under the Interstate Commerce Commission. A national meeting in Worthington in December will form a permanent waterway organization. Also notes social event and a legal suit regarding Canton wine.
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Cincinnati
United States
America
Interstate Comerce Commission
Worthington
Waterway Interestss
Beachy Wins Air Race at St Louis Aeronautic Carnival
Beachey of Toledo wins the dirigible airship race covering the windward course in 4 minutes 40 seconds for a $2,000 prize. Dallas in the Strobel airship takes second with 6 minutes 10 seconds, Baldwin in the California Arrow third in 7 minutes 5 seconds. Baysdorfer’s craft fails to complete first trial.
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Beachey
Dallas
Scubel
Arrow
California Arrow
Beaghey
Strobel
Isaael Ludlow
St. Louis
Eineoin Beachey
Toledo
Thomas S. Baldwin
New York
Charles Baysdorfer
Omaha
Horace Wild
Italian laborer killed by train near East Dubuque
Charles SetQora, 26, an Italian laborer from Chicago, was struck by a passenger train while crossing the track two miles below East Dubuque and died after lingering for two hours. The incident occurred last night as weather and visibility affected the area.
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East Dubuque
Dubuque
Java
Charles SetQora
Chicago
Farm Barn Burned Near Shell Rock Loss Heavy
The William Brown farm five miles south of Shell Rock suffered a serious barn fire destroying a large barn, a horse, 250 bushels of grain, a corn crib, four stacks of straw, and hay. Fire reported shortly after 10:15 a.m. insured partially, origin undetermined. Henry Johnson’s farm also affected, Brown unreachable for details.
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Shell Rock
William Brown
Henry Johnson
Brown
Big Toas
John
Wedding at Allison Alllison Counts as County Event
Oct 24 wedding at the bride’s parents home near Allison Allison. Misa Lot Wilson and Tracey Scott united in marriage at noon performed by Rev Lang of Salem Evangelical Lutheran church in front of about one hundred invited guests. The couple plan to reside in the county town.
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Allison
Misa Lot 'Hé Wilson
Tracey Scott
Henry Wilson
Lang
Salem
Yil
DOARE OF IOWA DAUGHTERS OF REVOLUTION MEET
Doare of Iowa reports thirty five chapters represented at the eighth annual conference of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Marshalltown Iowa. The two day program includes business and entertainment with officers Tegent Mrs Rowen and Stevens Boone vice regent Mrs Kittle V Loper Des Moines secretary Mrs Sisan P Dudley Keokuk treasurer Mrs Luetla McHenry Des Moines historian Ween Tryon Tart Dodge and Orn Bellé Cote among organizers. Prominent speakers include Dr Hibard of Iowa College and Willard Secor d of Forest City state president of the Sons of the American Revolution.
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Marshalltown
Laws
Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Tegent
Rowenand
Oh Stevens
Boone
Kittle V. Loper
Dez Moines
Erretary
Sisan P. Dudley
Joneeil Bluffs
Luetla’. McHenry
Des Moines
Ween Tryon
Aged man identified as Michael Clarke in Waterloo death
Aged Michael Clarke, a wealthy Sac County bachelor, was identified in a Waterloo morgue as the man who died by own action in a Logan Avenue hotel. Miss Grace Rock of Cedar Falls verified the remains, revealing Clarke had lived in Ireland before moving to Iowa years ago. Relatives await nephew Andrew Clarke from near Fonda as Rockford sister seeks burial in Rockford.
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Michael Clarke
Riley
O'Keefe & Towne
Philip Clarke
Kane
Logan Avenue
Andrew Clarke
Fonda
Miss. Grace Rock
Onda
Cedar
Philip Glarke
Kiss Ulece
Philip
Michael
Ireland
America
Sac County
Land
Clarke
Tne
Waterloo
Dok
J. 8. Riley
Miss Rock
Atory Carreck
Big Brother
Logan
Emperor Francis Joseph Enters Convalescent Stage
Vienna reports Emperor Francis Joseph shows signs of recovery as physicians announce the convalescent stage has begun. Coughing and catarrh symptoms have improved after a restful night and morning attendance.
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Vienna
Emperor Francis Joseph
Voorhried telephone users seek rate harmonization
Readers are urged by letters from Voorhies Mutual and Reinbeck Exchange to back harmonized rates. Proposals include flat rate at 3.00 per year per member or measured service at 0.5 cents per call. The campaign targets Voorhies Telephone system users and seeks unified inter est between exchanges.
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Voorhles Mutual Telephone Company
Voorhles Telephones
Hudson
Mutual Telephone Company
Vdorhies
Mmessire
Bignedy Reinbeck Exchange Company
Reinbeck
Paris tersely halts subscriptions for Westinghouse loan
Paris reports Societe Generale stopped accepting subscriptions for the three Westinghouse companies loan due to the appointment of receivers in Pittsburgh. Subscriptions already received will be returned.
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Paris
Westinghouse
Pittsburg
Socite Generale
Contract to Denton Western This Fall Begin Grading
Equipment and railway camp to be moved from Minnesota to Iowa this week. At 7:00 Thursday the Iowa and Northwestern railway engineering corps begins surveys near Guasqueton for a new line from Waterloo southward. H J Denton, a noted railroad contractor, is hired to start construction near Quasqueton next week with graders, scrapers, and horses to the right of way. President Stephen B Howards remains in Waterloo as active operations loom.
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Engineering Corps
The
Iowa and Northwestern Railway
Butte
Waterloo
Quasqueton
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minnesota
Iowa
Northwestern
Denton
Lacock
Stephen B. Howards
Earthquake Kills Twelve in Calabria and Displaces Hundreds
Calabrian towns faced severe quake damage with two villages destroyed and up to ten confirmed dead, though reports hinted at higher casualties. Prisoner mutiny at Catanzaro Jail and large homelessness followed, as trains ferried troops to the scene to quiet panicked residents. Local officials noted collapse in Ferrusezano and Bracaleone with burials in Sinopoli and St Narlo amid widespread fear. A separate note mentions George K Huber, formerly of East Waterloo, now in Bolan, Iowa, visiting Waterloo.
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Furratesanon
Catanzaro
Ferrusezano
Bracaleone
Sinopoli
St. Narlo
George K. Huber
East Waterloo
Bolan
Iowa
Waterloo
Mr. Huber
Waterloo Gets Good Mention In State Auditors Report
State examiner A D Sheets released a two hundred page report after weeks of checking Waterloo city books. The review praises systematized bookkeeping by the city auditor and clerk, notes missing records for park and library warrants, and urges detailed board proceedings. It projects good fiscal condition, outlines bond values, and suggests eliminating warrant debt with careful budgeting.
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Sheets
Waterloo
C. F. Carroll
Des Moines
R. C. Thompson
Intouneh
Park Board
Canger
A. D. Sheets
Dry Run Eower
Gewer
Local man shoots attorney and self in Laramie
William Lepper, a 30 year resident of Laramie, shot Judge Charles W. Brammel in the head, then killed himself. Brammel survived but is aged and badly harmed. Lepper had quarrels over property and had long fought legal battles with Brammel as his attorney. G Davis, RC&P general superintendent, was in Waterloo today.
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Wye
William Lepper
Charles W. Brammel
Brammel
Lepper
Brammell
G. Davis
Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific
Waterloo
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