Treasury to Launder Currency to Double Life of Bills
Washington experiments prove washing money is feasible and cost effective. A federal plant at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing could process up to 100000 notes daily, cutting replacement costs and reducing express charges for banks.
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Treasury Department
Washington
Uncle Sam
Treasury
United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Chicago
Secretary of the Treasury
Alligator Farm Show Trains Sluggish Creature to Slide
The article describes a California alligator farm where a giant alligator is trained to sprint and slide along chutes. The facility houses 500 plus specimens from large bulls to hatchlings raised for hides with some income from pet sales and general admission.
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California
Scientific American
Kentucky Chivalry Triples as Colonel Fumbles Polite Charm
At a Knights Templar reception in Kentucky, Past Commander Shackelford answered a telephoned goodbye from a young woman who claimed his compliments. He pledged secrecy, but many friends revealed he had spoken similarly to several women. He later deflected with a weather remark to avoid commitment.
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Kentucky
Knights Templar
Shackelford
Congress Hotel
Colonel Shackelford
Chicago
White rainbow observed at Montouris Observatory in Paris
At 2:10 pm a rare white rainbow appeared in Paris at the Montouris observatory seen by M. Louis Besson. The colorless bow faded and reappeared, peaked at 9:25 pm, and faded by 9:30 pm. It spanned about three degrees with rose outer and violet inner edges, summit height about 40 degrees.
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Montouris Observatory
Paris
M. Louis Besson
Alloa
Mascart
Inventors Struggle Against Glass Blowers' Lungs
Machinery plays little part in the glass trade as visitors note the antiquated processes. Inventors have long sought devices to supersede the glass blowers' lungs but have found no relief.
Brookville Man Murders Wife and Sets Fire in Tragic Traced Tale
Charles Biddle 28 a former resident of Shadeland and Chalmers shot his wife at her uncle Louis Koehler’s Peppertown home. He poured kerosene on the body and set it ablaze, then forced a barber in Metamora to shave his mustache before fleeing toward Cincinnati. Koehler and neighbor William Alley rescued the house as the two weeks prior the wife had left due to ill treatment.
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Brookville
Ind
Charles Biddle
Shadeland
Chalmers
Louis Koehler
Peppertown
Biddle
Koehler
Bid
Woman Dies in Welsh Baptist Church in Pittsburg
Rev J W Thomas, pastor of the Welsh Baptist church, preached while Mrs James Powell 63 a prominent member leaned forward. He paused and an usher found her dead. He halted services and prayed for the bereaved family. Mrs Powell had appeared in perfect health earlier.
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Pittsburg
J. W. Thomas
Welsh Baptist Church
James Powell
Thomas
Rich Philadelphia man's joy ride ends in crash near Carmel
Max Clair, a wealth shirt waist maker from Philadelphia, took a group of children for a joy ride in a large touring car. The vehicle struck a high Carmel run bridge, overturned, and injured five children severely. The chauffeur, trapped under the wreck, may not survive. Many children suffered broken legs or arms.
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Carmel
N. J
Max Clair
Philadelphia
Carmel Run
Cornell to Erect Memorial Tablet for Prof Goldwin Smith
Ithaca New York Cornell University plans a memorial tablet in Goldwin Smith hall honoring the late Prof Goldwin Smith. The inscription will reproduce a clause from his will granting a large sum unconditionally to the university.
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Ithaca
Cornell University
Goldwin Smith
Cornell
Reverend Smith seeks Nineteenth District seat on moral platform
Chicago officials report Rev Dr Frank G Smith pastor of Warren Avenue Congregational church will run for state representative in the Nineteenth Senatorial district on a platform built from the Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount.
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Chicago
Frank G. Smith
Warren Avenue Congregational Church
Senator Hamburger Found Dead at Cawthon Hotel
Mobile Alai State Senator Max Hamburger was found dead in a room at the Cawthon hotel. Death was attributed to apoplexy and his term of office would have expired in November.
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Mobile
Alai
Max Hamburger
Cawthon
Gov Hughes' Son Elected Editor at Harvard Law Review
Cambridge Mass Charles Evans Hughes Jr son of New York Governor Hughes is elected unanimously to the editorial staff of the Harvard Law Review by fellow students.
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Gov. Hughes
Cambridge
Mass
Charles Evans Hughes, Jr
New York
Harvard Law Review
Youth Accidentally Shoots Father in Pottstown
Henry O. Diener was killed in a gun accident in Pottstown Pennsylvania. His son Robert was handling the weapon after a dove hunt when his finger slipped on the trigger.
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Pottstown
Henry O. Diener
Robert
Cincinnati Markets Report on Livestock and Commodities
Cincinnati markets show cattle and hogs with mixed prices across grades. Grain and tobacco figures from Louisville include burley and dark leaf offerings, with early-season quality noted and price irregularities in older lots.
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Ohio
Virginia
Jersey
Louisville Tobacco
Louisville
New York Trade Review Notes Cautious Buying And Steady Silk
R G Dun and Co reports a trade recession with large immediate demand but little future or speculative buying. Dry goods show stocks kept low, building remains strong, iron and steel outlook uncertain, and spring business limited. Hosiery and dress goods in demand. prints offered free. print cloth yarns modest demand. Fall River production outpacing sales. Yarns quiet but some improvement in worsted demand. silk shows steadiness. Footwear orders rise in eastern centers while other lines lag. leather trade improving with union backs in Boston and firmer tanning values.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Iron and Steel
Fall River
Boston
New Gays: The Pennsylvania Whisky Market Roars Firmer
Production remains restricted for three years, goods scarce and demand rising. Weekly business failures in the United States reach 211, up from 190 last week and well above 1909, while Canada reports 43 failures.
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Pennsylvania
United States
Canada
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Baening
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