Banking report maps all U S banks at April 28 1909
A national monetary commission issued a detailed survey showing the condition of national state savings and loan and trust banks across the United States. It lists totals for resources loans deposits and capital with per capita figures and notes deposits rising 94 percent since 1900. The report covers 36 000 institutions and includes regional leaders in per capita resources.
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Washington
National Monetary Commission
United States
Commission
Comptroller of the Currency
New York
Massachusetts
Nevada
California
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
National
Northwestern Flyer Wrecked at Chicago Kills Two
A Milwaukee special on the Northwestern road wrecked at Howard avenue Chicago leaving two Austrian immigrant men dead and 18 seriously injured. The nine cars jumped the track and the engine rolled onto its side after a massive 2800 pound steel rail shot upward through the cars. Engineer Isaac G. Harriman faced accusation of speeding to make up 15 minutes. Victims named as Janos D Stralla and Salvatore Luizzo.
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Chicago
Ill
Milwaukee
Northwestern Road
Howard Avenue
Isaac G. Harriman
R. H. Aishton
Janos D. Stralla
Or Stralla Djanos
Salvatore Luizzo
Plant Fire Destroys Racine Manufacturing Co Complex
A massive fire in Racine Wisconsin wiped out the Racine Manufacturing Co plant and adjacent buildings including the Daniel Brotherhood hall and the Mitchell wagon works. Loss is estimated at 650000 with 250000 insured for the main six story building. About twelve hundred workers lose jobs.
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Racine
Wis
Racine Manufacturing Co
Daniel Brotherhood
Mitchell Wagon Works
Panama Supreme Court Allows Spiller to Stay
The Panamanian supreme court ruled that President Obaldia’s decree expelling W. G. Spiller was illegal and Spiller may remain in Panama. Spiller had been charged with enticing canal laborers to leave the isthmus, a move that prompted request for deportation by Lieut. Col. Goethals. The decree labeled the conduct a misdemeanor punishable by expulsion.
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Canal Zone
Panama
Supreme Court
Obaldia
W. G. Spiller
Spiller
Col. Goethals
Land yields prove prairie farming profits surge in West
The article touts Central Canada lands in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta as ideal for wheat and oats. It cites James Bailey near Regina who bought 640 acres for 18 an acre and two years later produced 19 875 bushels of wheat and 4 750 bushels of oats earning 17 550 from grain plus a 10 880 rise in land value, with land now offered at 35 an acre. Agents offer rates and information.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canada
Grand Trunk Pacific
Canadian West
James Bailey
Regina
Bailey
Grand Coulee
Western Canada
Deneen
Illinois
Berta
Railway
Nnes
Ottawa
Merchant’s Narrow Escape Stirs Street Faith
A merchant recalls being robbed but keeps calm as a messenger reports receiving a receipt from the thieves. The incident suggests a cautious, watchful public mood in the city.
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Messenger
Bank Superintendent Slashes Throat on Train Home
John Miller, superintendent of the Mellon National Bank building in Pittsburg, slit his throat with a razor in front of his wife and a car full of passengers on a train returning home, dying within minutes amid mental distress from ill health.
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Philadelphia
John Miller
Mellon National Bank
Pittsburg
Editor Gone to Stash Subscriber's Licker
A Ridgeville office scene depicts a visitor asking about the editor. The assistant replies the editor has stepped out to hide a subscriber's jug of liquor and may be incapacitated for a week afterward.
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Ridgeville Bafiier
Coughing Burst Blood Vessel Warns of Dangers and Cure
A medical writer warns coughing can burst blood vessels and cause inflammation from fever and congestion. He attacks patent cough medicines and alcohol, urging a tonic laxative syrup with a specific formula to relieve symptoms in hours, advising a calculated dosage for adults and children.
Status of the Horse in a Humorous Banter
A cartoonish dialogue depicts Jim admiring a horse described as a charger or mule with playful banter. The exchange highlights perceptions of the animal’s temperament and performance in a lighthearted morning-page context.
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Jimmie
Economic case for segregating poor consumptives in institutions
The analysis estimates $250 to cure or care an incipient or advanced tuberculosis case until death. Left destitute, a patient could infect at least two more people. With society valuing an average life at $1,500, the net cost of not treating poor consumptives ranges from $4,250 per case. Aggregated, segregating all sick poor in the United States could save about $1.275 billion.
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United States
Fishing Extraordinary Related Portrait of Gen Lind
A Washington Times tale recounts Gen. Reuben Lind Walker of the Confederacy waiting for breakfast while his enslaved helper Sam is away fishing. Sam returns with a flatfish described as white on one side, prompting the general to humorously note the delay as he awaits his meal.
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Representative Flood
Virginia
Reuben Lindsay Walker
Sam
Hall's Catarrh Cure Official Claim Ad
A 19th century advert touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease. It promises a $100 reward for any case not cured and asks readers to send for testimonials from J Cheney & Co of Toledo, with sales through druggists. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Cen Eee
Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Anti LaGrippe Remedy Promoted by Doctors
Western medical men claim a whiskey based tonic prevents and cures bad colds and lagrippe. To prepare add one ounce compound fluid balmwort and two ounces glycerine to a half pint of good whiskey. Take a tablespoonful three to six times daily.
Love of Work Lies in Honest Effort and Skill
The piece argues that loving one’s job comes from intelligent engagement and pride in the task. It claims intelligence makes work attractive, cites Brander Matthews on contentment from doing work well, and links shirking with lack of contentment and honesty.
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Brander Matthews
Doan's Kidney Pills End Bladder Pain Says Mrs Wolf
Mrs Elizabeth Wolf of Tipton Missouri credits Doan's Kidney Pills with ending a spring bout of bladder inflammation. She reports back pain fatigue and nervousness faded after a few boxes and urges others to try the remedy sold for 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Elizabeth Wolf
W. Morgan St
Tipton
Doan
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Examining Castoria bottles for the familiar labeling claim
The notice urges caregivers to check Castoria bottles for the phrase In Use For Over 30 Years The Kind You Have Always Bought. A comic exchange about chicken stew explains price differentiation: with chicken 30 cents, without 10.
Allen's Lung Balsam Ad Speaks To Cough Remedy Uses
An old advertisement notes ALLEN'S LUNG BALSAM as a trusted cough remedy widely found in drug stores. It claims the product aids coughing and emphasizes its availability from all druggists, presenting a period marketing voice.
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Allen
First Caravan Crossing Shott Jerid by Woman Author
In southern Tunis the Shott Jerid salt marsh desert haunts travelers with depth estimates up to 1200 feet. The region hosts a historic first as Myriam Harry, a French novelist, crosses it in a small automobile. The passage hints at peril and mystique of desert travel.
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Tunis
Shott Jerid
de Lesseps
Myriam Harry
Three Richards Die From Gas Fumes At Home
In Topeka Kansas John Richards his wife and their son were asphyxiated by fumes from a gas stove at their residence. The tragedy was discovered by the younger Richards wife.
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Topeka
Kan
John Richards
Richards
Citizens Battle Salem Fire Destroys Seven Buildings
A Salem Missouri blaze destroyed seven buildings with losses estimated at 100000 dollars. Citizens fought the flames with buckets and brave effort to save nearby structures.
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Salem
Coming to Terms in a Reading of Dining Etiquette
The speaker notes a rippling dinner sample and questions fairness of appetite. A Scots farmer asks if the meal served was a fair sample before continuing terms. The exchange hints at social negotiation framed as tasting and agreement.
Courtship Advice From The Houston Post
A witty exchange about courtship and marriage. The dialog suggests keeping eyes open before marriage and half closed after, with a humorous note on heavenly peace as a plate large enough to be neighborless. The piece reflects light social commentary from the era.
Tobacco Market Prices in Lexington Ky and Lost Life on Susquehanna
Last week 2,800,000 pounds of tobacco sold on breaks with prices ranging from 7 to 18 dollars per hundred pounds and leaf categories listed. In Williamsport Pa a 12 year old boy drowned while skating on the Susquehanna while attempting to save a companion, who is missing and presumed under the ice.
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Lexington
Williamsport
William Wease
Susquehanna
Robert Glunt
Glunt
Wease
Promerse 70 20 to pid d Peter for Noisa Painter
An odd fragment notes a bargain at druggists and a proverb about a cat with nine lives versus an old cow, implying a humorous or sardonic take on risk and mortality. The readable text suggests ads and casual asides rather than a cohesive news item.
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Promerse
Peter
Noisa Painter
Drought Drives 10,000 to Carry Water in Carthage
Amid continued drought in Carthage Missouri ten thousand residents hauled water for their daily needs and offered prayers that pestilence would be spared the city.
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Carthage
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Monetary Commission
Massillon
Shreve
Ora B. Boley
Jacob Bell
Wayne County
Boley
Massillon State Hospital
Bell
Zelaya
London
Nicaragua
Iowa City
Frank Meyers
Northwestern Flyer
Racine Manufacturing Company
Central
Massa
Reuben
Washington Times
Yonkers Statesman
Charles Kingsley
Hamlins
Oil
Houston Post
Fic Syrup Co
H. M. Williams Law Building
Toledo, Ohio
Osa
Webiesi
Newman
George Kryder
Napoleon
Acme
Acme Electric
DYOLA
Burlington, Vt
Fayetteville
Cincinnati
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
W. L
Pink Eye
Spohn Medical CO
Goshen
Indiana
Putnam
Bration
Catere
Monroe Drug OO
Guinay
Iinote
Postado
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