Chicago Markets See Record October Bank Shifts Amid Speculation
The Chicago banking system shows October shifts at a record pace and nearly matches the year’s best totals. Grain and grain product trading remains active with wheat up due to lower domestic receipts and Argentina’s crop outlook. drought and rain claims affecting wheat trade are discussed with skepticism. The October pork deal concluded strongly with pork at $20 a barrel, $5 above last week’s nominal value.
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Ade
Chicago
Argentina
THAT 700 000 THIEF ALVORD ARRESTED IN BOSTON
A former First National Bank of New York note teller Cornelius L. Alvord Jr is under arrest for stealing 700000 over years. He lived in Mount Vernon and moved in elite circles before the bank’s exams failed to reveal his crimes. An humble co worker tipped off authorities leading to his capture in a Boston lodging house.
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New York
Alvord
Cornelius L. Alvord, Jr
First National Bank of New York
National’ Bank
First
National
Mount Vernon
Haver
Boston
Vast Sums of Unclaimed Items From Galveston Wreck
Captain J B Alvey reports a growing stash of money and valuables recovered from Galveston wreckage under martial law. Claims exceed five percent of totals with thousands still unclaimed. Jewelry and silverware worth over 100000 dollars sit in a vault awaiting rightful owners as vault stock climbs daily.
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Ousands
Galveston
J.B. Alvey
Adjt
Alvey
Charles R Flint Father of Trusts and Consolidation Pioneer
Charles R Flint of New York is highlighted as the originator of business consolidations. He organized the Export Lumber Company in 1878 and became a key mover in numerous consolidations. He served as confidential agent in the Brazil reciprocity treaty negotiations and aided peace efforts in the Chilean Baltimore incident. He acted for Japan during the China-Japan war and supported Spain War efforts by purchasing ships and munitions, delivering early notice of Spain’s fleet sailing from Cape Verde. He arranged the Brazil purchase of Nichteroy.
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Charles R. Fiat
Charles R. Flint
New Yorker
Flint
United States
Brazil
Baltimore
Chili
Japan
Spain
Cape Verdi
Witness in Goebel trial confesses to perjury
Finley Anderson telegraph operator testifies he lied and took bribes in the Powers Goebel murder case. He says attorney Thomas Campbell urged false statements and that Anderson wrote a false affidavit used at Powers trial. He alleges Campbell and Goebel associates paid him about $200 plus small sums.
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Goebel
Finley Anderson
Caleb Powers
Gov. Goebel
Thomas Campbell
Louisville Evening Post
Anderson
Mr. Campbell
Powers
Campbell
Owens
Georgetown
Arthur Goebel
Stms
Justus Goobel
Ferrell Found Guilty of Express Messenger Murder
In Marysville Ohio the jury convicts Charles Rosslyn Ferrell of first degree murder for killing Express Messenger Charles Lane during a Aug 10 robbery on a Panhandle line train. Verdict carries the death penalty by electrocution. trial cost estimated at about 7500 dollars to state and Union County. Ferrell, once an express messenger, planned the crime to fund his pending marriage to Miss Lillian Costello of Columbus.
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Charles Lane
Marysville
Ohio
Charles Rosslyn
Terrell
Chas. Lane
Panhandle
Union County
Charles R. H. Worrell
Adams Express Company
Lillian Costello
Columbus
Ferrell
Pennsylvania
St. Louis
Lane
Denial by Ex President Cleveland Declares Publication Lies
The Philadelphia Times interview claims are denied by ex president Cleveland who calls the piece a total falsehood. He says no words were uttered by him to support such statements.
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Cleveland Cleveland
Philadelphia Times
Cleveland
Bryan
Schreiber Stole Fortune in Elizabethport Bank Scam
Elizabethport New Jersey bank clerk William Schreiber fled after stealing from his employers to fund a fast living lifestyle. The bank directors face replenishing the $100000 loss while a $5000 reward is offered for his capture.
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Elizabethport
N. J
William Schreiber
Schreiber
Elizabethport Bank
Wealthy Swindle Exposed in Tenderloin Scandal
Directors suspected nothing until his summer return revealed extensive defalcation. Schreiber’s stolen funds funded Anna Hart’s extravagant life in New York’s Tenderloin, with over 40000 spent on jewelry, horses, carriages, dresses, and diamonds. Willie Schreiber, once earning 900 dollars yearly in Elizabethport, was drawn into high living and costly bets with Joe Vendig and Hart’s circle.
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Schreiber
Anna Hart
New York
Lchreiber
Elizabethport
Joe
Wendig
Lakewood Hotel
Jersey
Great Napoleon's Double in Memoir Gossip
William Perrine recounts Mme Bonaparte’s hopes for Jerome Bonaparte, twin to Napoleon. Jerome’s marriage to an American in Baltimore ends Mme Bonaparte’s plans, while the Harvard graduate remains admired yet unnaturalized, and his Napoleonic likeness fuels unease in France.
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France
Mme, Bonaparte
Jerome
William Perrine
Elizabeth Patterson
Jerome Bonaparte
Ladies’ Home Journal
Joseph Bonaparte
Philadelphia
Bordentown
New Jersey
Napoleon
St. Helena
Ier
Bonaparte
Mme. Bonnaparte
Europe
Baltimore
Harvard College
Emperor
Paris
Advertising in End of Century Business Strategy
The fragment reflects on aggressive advertising as essential to business success. It cites opinions from Rhode Island Advertiser and Printer's Ink stressing that plain ads fail to reach discerning readers, while clever daily ads build cordial buyer relations and drive consumer interest and merchant prosperity.
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Rhbode Island Advertiser
New York
Huntsville
Ala
Tribune
Philadelphia Record
Siberian Gold Rush Grows as Miners Reach Forty Thousand
About 40,000 miners are now at work in Siberian gold mines. Reports claim the grains of Siberian gold are larger on average than those found in any other region.
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Siberia
Plan for a multiuse NAS barn with silos and dairy focus
A historical note describes building an L shaped NAS barn for forty cows with two silos and horse stalls. It includes a stone rear wall, a hill site, and a bridge over an open space to move silage onto the main floor for distribution through trap doors. It discusses creamery economics and cow profitability, urging farmers toward creameries and higher milk prices. It also includes notes on cow costs and a fodder shock device.
Farm basement features and stump-puller devise for farms
The article describes a nine foot high basement with ample light and ventilation, a cement floor, full drainage, gutters leading to a manure shed, and cisterns for cattle water. It also details a wand operated stump-puller by Theodore I. McCain of Monroe Washington, noting rope and pulley ties to a winding drum, a long lever, and a ratchet to prevent back rotation.
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Theodore I. McCain
Monroe
Wash
The Creamery Debate and Farm Support
The article describes using a lever to loosen stump roots and discusses the cost of making butter. It argues a properly run creamery is a farmer’s best ally, deserving intelligent support from milk and cream suppliers amid tensions between creamery owners and producers.
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W. Chambers
Winter labor and farm improvements urged for lean seasons
The article discusses using unemployed men for winter work on farms to bind, repair, and improve buildings and land. It notes some will work for board or low wages, valuing older farmers who can contribute despite limited options. It urges practical guidance from John M. Wise on poultry house siting and tree management to protect pastures and roots.
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John M. Wise
American Poultry. Journal
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Neo
Lottie
Brandon
York
Valley Stream
Scubeiber and
Nan Hart
NAS
Farmers’ Journal
Datryigan
Feed Alley
Hun
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