Twenty three years past a movil surge measure debate
The piece reflects on a 23 year old legislative measure in North Carolina sent to the committee on lunatic asylums. It notes shifting national sentiment and cites sugar profiteering in Cuba, wartime price aims, and France Russia debt tensions. It mentions towns conducting private censuses and the official status of federal figures.
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North Carolina
Committee On
France
Russia
U.S
Purifying Baseball and the Fight Against Corruption
The piece discusses public perfidy in major league baseball, noting gambling links and internal housecleaning. It highlights magnates like Comisky and their actions in discharging players who confessed to double dealing, framing reform as a return to integrity akin to professional horse racing.
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Paradise
Gant
Comisky
Chicago
PUTTON GINNERS WARNED South Carolina Men Weld to Down Plants
Anderson Oct. 4 Warnings to cease ginning cotton until the staple brings thirty five cents a pound were posted on doors of several gins in Anderson and Oconee counties this morning. Notices were typewritten and affixed with matches. The warnings followed letters signed The Black 75 claiming 75 men had sworn to burn gins that continue to gin cotton. Some gins closed today others said they would halt operation.
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South Caroline
Anderson
Oconee
Ginnings Show Big Decrease in Cotton Pinnings
Special Agent W. Jackson reports 4920 bales of cotton pinned in the county by September 25, down from 12160 by the same date last year, a swing of 3240 bales and possibly the lowest pinning record in county history.
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W. Jackson
Bank Window Ad Boosts Wildcat Stock Warning
Banker Webster Baker of Cleveland’s Guardian Savings & Trust Co. stages a bold window poster with a cat and rat to show how easily “real folks” accept hype. The stunt draws crowds and widespread inquiries about the California Ranching Company, exposing gullibility and urging careful investing.
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United States
Auiune Ue Wen
Webster Baker
Guardian Savings & Trust Co
Cleveland
Baker
Ater
Bear
Turnel
Bela
California Kaliehing Company
Vie Information Bureau
American
California Hanching Company
California
California Ranching Company ad warns against get rich quick schemes
An issue of Albert Sydney Gregg in American Magazine promotes a fake California Ranching Company cat farming plan with exaggerated profits and absurd feed cycles. The piece cautions readers about stock promoters and urges thorough security investigations to protect principal. It also references an elderly investor losing $5,000 and $2,750 yearly income, illustrating the risks of speculative securities.
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California Ranching Company
California
Baker
Readjustment in Business Causes Congratulation
Readjustment in business causes congratulation as the article notes that cheap raw materials and looser credit could accelerate a revival next year. It argues price cutting and tax reductions will ease costs, encourage enterprise, and boost production and living standards amid abundant crops and improved distribution.
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Ong
Market notes mix of bonds and stocks with mixed momentum
Commodities and merchandise align with needs as high grade bonds show strength and Liberty values rebound after weakness. Last week’s sharp price cuts and newspaper ads unsettled some industrials while the stock market retains a confident tone, railways showing resilience amid expectations of improved investments. Carolina Milling advertises seed rye and rice bran, while Knights of Pythias reorganizes Dillon Lodge No 54 and Pawtucket plans a textile museum from Slater’s mill.
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