Convertible Bonds Plan Seeks Treasury Notes Exchange
Congress debate centers on a bill introduced by Mr. Johnson of Ohio. It allows holders of U S bonds to deposit them with the Treasury and receive face value in Treasury notes. Deposited bonds would earn no interest while held and be returned on demand with face value in currency.
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Hindos
House
Senate
Johnson
Ohio
Banking and Currency Committee
United States
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate Debates Silver Coinage and Public Works Shift
In Washington on August 23 Senator Voorhees led a speech defending a bill to discontinue silver bullion purchases and endorsing unconditional silver coinage at 16 to 1 under gold standards. The session saw strong attendance as Dubois and others debated the silver issue and political alignments formed around public building measures. Meanwhile Iowa faiths for governor's race saw Free Silver supporters backing Fred White and anti monopoly factions backing Boies, with likely endorsement of Boies for senator.
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Washington
Senate
Allen
Nebraska
Voorhees
Treasury
Finance Committee
Peffer
Kansas
Indiana
Dubois
Idaho
Fred White
Beetow
Boies
Washburn and Hansbrough Predict Senate Repeal Support
Washington report says Senators Washburn and Hansbrough expect repeal to pass in the Senate. Washburn delays other measures while awaiting House action and notes a small repeal majority aided by patronage. He forecasts filibuster focus shift to the Voorhees bank bill and anticipates a vote around mid September.
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Washburn
Hansbrough
Minneapolis
The
Tribune
Washington
Northwest
Senate
House
Kyle
Yney Resigns as There Has Been No Meeting
Boston 28 The article notes Josiah resigns and explains no action occurred due to the state committee not holding a meeting since that time.
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Hi Yney
Boston
Street Car Battle Sparks Gilberton Disorder
Excitement erupts as a street railway clash erupts in Gilberton Pennsylvania. Reports name James Caeson aged 25 and William Amore among participants amid chaotic street confrontation between city transit forces and Citi ins over a traction dispute.
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Citi Ins
Gilberton
Schuyli
Assisi
Richard Amore
James Cae
William
Boy 12 Steals Horse Sparks chase near fairgrounds
Excitement rises as Tommy Ragjiall a 12 year old is reported to have stolen a horse and buggy near Orruma two miles past the fair grounds. Officers are in pursuit after a crumpled newspaper note was found. Also the Cherokee Outlet opening proclamation fixes Sept 16 at noon Central Standard Time.
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Orrumwa
Tommy Ragjiall
Tommy Loomis
Fair Grounds
Dent
Cherokee Strip
Misunderstanding over Dan Prairie plantation ends in conflict
A report from Danville parish cites a misunderstanding between Dan Mon and J. C. Jones over the Dunn Prairie plantation. The incident occurred near the Danville post office, with settlement assistance received.
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Dan Mon
Danville
Cade Parish
J. C. Jones
Shrevep
Labor troubles threaten bloodshed at Santa Fe mines
Telegrams report Jos Walters threatening 2,000 men to drive workers from the Santa Fe mines at Frontenac and Weir City. Sheriff deputizes locals, militiamen called if clash occurs as 300 more strikebreakers arrive. Some workers start, but Walters blocks entrances. company vows forceful resistance to any attempted expansion of the strike.
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Topeka
Kan
Jos
le Pepipany
Frontenac
Walter
Weir City
Crawford County
Toen
Wilson
Santa Fe
Walters
Peerit
Cheaper Aluminum Process Promises Low Price
A Duluth based group claims to produce pure aluminum cheaper than any electrical price by bulk. They describe a clay rich in alumina yielding a perfected process under way for over a year. A city plan proposes starting a plant to manufacture chemical aluminum from alumina once patents are issued.
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Duluth
IBM
Milwaukee Mob Demands Pay From City Contracts
About fifteen hundred unemployed men gathered in Milwaukee on August 23. They attacked street vendors, looted green groceries, and marched to City Hall calling for Mayor Koch to address contractors. Police dispersed the mob after severe clubbing as the city rapped on money tied up in failed banks.
Unemployed mob disrupts Denver sewer work
A mob of unemployed laborers in Denver drove 75 men from a North Side sewer project where workers earned $1 per day for eight hours. The mob shouted no starvation wages in free Africa and forced the workers to quit. Contractor Hindley suspended work and sought protection from authorities as the mob later drove off laborers at Capitol Hill sewer sites.
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Denver
North Side
Free Africa
Hindley
Capitol Hill
Chica Great Western shops reopen after repair week
Sr. Pavut reports the Chica Great Western shops at South Park have reopened after a week closed for repairs. The boilermakers had threatened action over proposed wage cuts below 2.90 per day, but the men remained on the job.
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Sr. Pavut
Great Western
South Park
Hunting a Brute at Brushy Fork
At Brushy Fork near Oak Land Illinois 250 infuriated men encircle a swamp seeking Lance Myers wanted for two alleged diabolical crimes. The mob moves to capture him as authorities monitor the tense standoff.
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Oak Land
Ills
Brushy Fork
Lance Myers
How Whey Fared in Mem Money Aid
Fragmented OCR reads as a report on whey finances or a local money matter with unclear details. Named persons or organizations are not clearly legible.
Yellow fever quarantine orders sweep Brunswick
S P Harris is ill with yellow fever at the Presbyterian parsonage and has been moved inside quarantine. Mayor Lamb urges evacuation and issues passes for the poor to leave. Surgeon Guiteras says no new cases, but up to 3,000 residents may depart as railways jammed and offices move to Waycross.
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Savannan
Brunswick
S. P. Harris
Presbyterian
Hutton
Harris
Branham
Harris Brother
Sapilio
Lamb
Guiteras
Brunswick and Western Railroad
Waycross
Unclear fragment prompts charges against Ramsey in railway order
Fragmentary text mentions charges related to an official named Ramsey and a railway order. Context and details are too incomplete to identify events, dates, or locations. No clear outcome or actions are readable from the provided snippet.
Grain Inspectors Resort in State Confinement
Grain inspectors in the state seek relief amid shortages and mounting work strain as reports detail a prolonged stalemate over testing, certification, and grading procedures impacting farmers and distributors statewide.
Butler Wohi't HardIt. 'est Union Aug. 23.
Hon H Butler of this city comments on governor nomination. He would accept if unanimously offered by Democrat voters.
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Butler
Union
Lai
H. Butler
Diaing
Tion
Pete Lautae
Stérl Plants Resufhe.
PirrspuRG August 22. Employment news fragment shows a brief item about work or labor in the era. Limited readable details prevent full context but indicates an employment note or notice from PirrspuRG.
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Pirrspurg
Washington Town Fire Leaves Large Losses
Washington Town, Aug 28. A fire damaged part of the town causing large financial losses. Details of the flames and the extent of damage remain incomplete as investigators assess the scene. Local residents report disruption to daily life and property impacts in the aftermath.
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Washington Town
Nxtock
Wash
Ness
Miss Pullman’s Prince Engaged in New York Lady
New York dispatch reports Miss Pullman of Chicago being seen with Prince von Birstet, 30, a man of high social rank, during a prolonged stay in Elberon with her mother. The couple’s public appearances hint at a possible engagement.
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Miss Pullman
Prince
New York
New Pullman
Chicago
Carfame
Out of Quarantine detained at Hoffman errs final bath
A terse note reports individuals at Hoffman facility released from quarantine and detained for an alleged final bath procedure. No further context or identifiers are provided.
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Hoffman Errs
Tmain Jenkins
Quarantine Enforced Against Brunswick in Macon
Macon board of health met and ordered strict quarantine against Brunswick. Incoming trains will be met by police, and all passengers from Brunswick will be stopped.
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Brunswick
Macon
Macon Board of Health
Bruns
Indiansapolis Bank Officials Charged in Embezzlement Case
In Indianapolis eight bank officers and associates including P Haughey and eight Haughey sons and Coffins face federal charges for embezzlement and misapplication of funds. After warrants issued by Receiver Ed, deputies arrested them at 6 to 7 pm and they posted bonds with a hearing scheduled for August 28 before U S Commissioner Van Buren.
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Indianapolis
United States
Foley
Indianapolis National Bank
P. Haughey
8. C. Haughey
Indianapolis Glue Works
Indianapolis Curled Hay Works
Francis B. Coffin
Percival B. Coffin
Albert
Reed
Theodore P. ‘Haughey
van Buren
Theodore Thomas Likely To Return As Exposition Conductor
Telegrams from the executive committee report unanimous request for Theodore Thomas to resume leadership of the bureau of music at the exposition. Health concerns cloud the offer, though prevailing impression is he may return if able.
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Theodore Thomas
Wilson
Bureau of Music
Thomas
Washington fruit industry growth discussed by official
St Paul reports C A Tonneson secretary of the Washington state board of horticulture visited the city. He said Washington has 10 000 acres planted to fruit and with a population of about 400 000 he expects a two to three year surplus of 200 000 to 300 000 dollars beyond home consumption covering plums prunes pears apricots peaches grapes and cherries.
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St. Paul
C. A. Tonneson
State Board of Horticulture
Washington State
Washington
Dispensary Law Deemed Void by U S Circuit Court
Judge Simonton in the United States circuit has filed his decision in the Langford case. The court holds the state dispensary liquor law conflicts with the state and United States constitutions and is therefore void. The state will probably appeal.
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Greenvule
S. C
Simonton
United States Circuit
Langford
Richnd and
Danville
United States
Disappearance of Clerk Will G. Perry Reveals 22000 Stage in Accounts
Dexter reports new developments in the case of ex county court clerk Will G. Perry missing since August. Investigators disclose a stage of 22 000 in his accounts and note he acted as trustee for several estates.
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Dexter
Will G. Perry
Qzns
Young Kansas financier flees with 600000 in Marion case
E. M. Donaldson, a Marion banker and real estate operator, heads a widening fraud saga. Once president of the Union Trust Co of Sioux City and linked to the First National Bank of Marion, he vanished after a $600,000 defalcation, leaving Marion’s shortfall at $23,000. Authorities suspect Mexico as his refuge.
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Kansas
Kansas City
Napoleon
Ives
E. M. Donaldson
Marion
Union Trust Company
Sioux City
First National Bank of
Donaldson
Mexico
Marion Bank
Iowa
Marion Institution
Union Rust Company
Trust Company
East
Girl Killed in Runaway Near Cedar River
Amanda Svanberg a 16 year old daughter of Carl Svanberg died in a runaway near Cedar River south of town. A horse attached to a fence caused her head to strike a post.
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Osaez
Amanda
Carl Svanberg
Cedar River
Winona Herald Change of Ownership Reported
S. J. Tomlinson buys a half interest in the Winona Herald from J. H. Johnson. The note mentions the steamship Ems bringing gold from Southampton, money from Bramarhaven, and Deutsche Bank marks. Lena Bemeke of Janesville Wis leaves a suicide note and dies. Gustav Rose, a Minnesota farmer near Verndale, is missing with mounting debts tied to cousin B Kramer in Lewiston Maine.
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S. J. Tomlinson
Winona Herald
J. H. Johnson
Ems
Southampton
Bramarhaven
Deutsche Bank of Berlin
Lena Bemeke
Janesville
Wis
Gustav Rose
Verndale
Minn
B. Kramer
Lewiston
Church attack injures many in Clarksville incident
A report from Clarksville Tenn says mischievous boys damaged a church in New Feoperes area. A pine man was killed and Jennie Glover is badly hurt likely fatally. Mrs. Cooks has broken legs and many others injured in the incident.
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Cincinnati
The
Enquirer
Clarksville
Tenn
New Feoperes
Jennie Glover
Banks in Lemars to resume after suspension
Sioux City Iowa August 23 State Bank Examiner Miller reports the two suspended state banks at Lemars solvent Demand certificates are being renewed on time certificates and the banks will resume in a day or so The same course will be pursued by the two national banks which are also solvent.
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Sioux City
Miller
Lemars
Major Ronan Dead at Flathead Reservation
Major Peter Ronan, longtime United States Indian agent at the Flathead reservation, is dead. He served as agent for sixteen years and was a pioneer in Montana.
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Ronan
Helena
Mon
Peter Ronan
United States Indian
Flathead Reservation
Flathead Indian Reservation
Montana
Insanity Over Religion Drives Woman to Suicide
Mrs. William Snodgrass, eight miles southeast of Deer Creek Minnesota, drowned herself Sunday in a nearby pond. The tragedy was attributed to religious mania and mental disturbance.
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Deer Creek
Minn
William Snodgrass
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