Remarks of Mr. Brown on the small notes bill
Senator Brown of South Carolina defends the measure to suppress small notes in the District of Columbia. He rejects charges that it targets the opposition and criticizes the paper system for distorting opinion and enabling unsafe currency. He cites North Carolina's laws against small notes and urges federal action to curb a public nuisance and protect the poorer citizens.
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Brown
North Carolina
Senate
Colombia
France
District of Columbia
South Carolina
Preston
Whig Party
Lave
I, Uiuse
United States
National Bank Party
Locu Focos
Ire
Congress
Swift
Vermont
Texas
Mr. S
Jolee
Prentiss
New England
South
Safi
King
Weather snapshot with winter melt and mild New Orleans scene
The item notes a recent snowfall of five to six inches that has melted, followed by milder weather. It contrasts this with a New Orleans detail where winter is mild enough for open air greens and flowers on dinner tables, as reported by the Star.
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New Orleans
Price signals drift in Virginia and Ohio markets
The report notes Perk sales in southern Virginia at seven dollars per hundred, with regional prices ranging from four hundred fifty to five fifty and a five-dollar mid mark. West Coast provisions fall quickly while pork on the Miami Canal at Hamilton Otia sells at two hundred fifty per hundred pounds, down a quarter from last year. In Cincinnati and Pittsburgh prices slip toward five dollars per hundred pounds as winter pressures ease with cheap staples and mild weather.
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Virginia
West
Miami
Hamilton
Otia
Cincinnati
Iitsborg
V. Y. Star
Portsmouth and Roanoke Rail Road grows with Gwynn
The Portsmouth and Roanoke Rail Road advertises tolls and declares the line in full tide of successful experiment. Major Walter Gwynn is appointed general superintendent, seen as a strong pledge of safety and rapid transport. Gwynn, formerly engineer in chief of the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad, now directs the road’s works.
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Gevynn
Cluric
Gwynn
Neey
Wilmington
Roaroke
Charleston
Cevilres
Sim
Roanoke
Portsingyy
Norfolk
Mers Rad
Portsmouth and
Walter Gwynn
Wilmington and
Raleigh
Removal of Cherokees and Georgia’s settlers
Milledgeville reports a War Department letter to Georgia Governor on Cherokee removal under the 535 treaty. The secretary warns against forced relocations of frontier citizens to protect lives and property, urging vigilance as Florida scenes are feared to recur before removal. The Union editor cautions Cherokee citizens to stay alert for potential worst outcomes.
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Georgia
Milledgeville
Federal Unies
Poinan
Washington
Hetty
Bortkt
Union
Florida
Standard
Canadian Insurgents Disbanded and Canada-GB Link Postponed
A Glub correspondent from New York reports that Canadian insurgents have disbanded and the connection of Canada to Great Britain is temporarily postponed. Navy Island is described as a stronghold with the English flag raised, and the insurgent force reportedly stood at about five hundred fifty effective men. The claimed daily recruitments were denied as fabrications by Budale papers.
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Canada
the Glub
New York
Great Britain
Navy Island
Budale
Banking Crash Rumors Shake 19th Century Markets
A Globe correspondent from New York reports the banking system in decline with multiple Boston banks failing or in trouble. The note lists Commonwealth Franklin and Lafayette in Boston plus Middlesex East Britze water Ploeuix Charlestown Norfalk Roxbury Chelsea and Nahant as affected. Baltimore banks draw broker scrutiny as New Jersey money loses value and Patterson Bank collapses. Mississippi money trades at twenty percent discount in New Orleans.
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Globe
New York
Commonwealth
Frankin
Lafayette
Boston
Middlesex
East Britzewater
Ploeuix
Charlestown
Norfalk
Roxbury
Chelsea
Nahant
Baltimore
New Jersey
Patterson Bank
Mississippi
New Orleans
Profits of Banking Report for Farmers' Bank of Virginia
The report to the Legislature by the President of the Farmers Bank of Virginia shows profits of 13 1 3 percent on total capital stock for 1937. The note adds this as favorable amid years of reduced activity and widespread stoppages in bank payments, as reported by the Petersburg Intelligencer.
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Farmers’ Bank of Virginia
Petersburg
Kentucky Legislature Debate on a Convention and Slavery
A fragment discusses Kentucky's legislature passing a bill on a people’s sense regarding a convention and slavery. It notes concerns about wider impact on slave states and mentions those in Kentucky who support continuing the institution.
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Kentucky
Legislatre of
Ugiea
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Pamplice Suuni
Hyde County
N.C
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H. G. Spruijl
Pyrell County
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Secretary of War
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