Controller Eckels Reports Bank Cash Across Nation
Controller of the Currency Eckels released a statement detailing an investigation into cash held by banks. From 5,827 responses, 5,723 institutions reported total cash of 413,124,849 dollars, broken down into gold coins and certificates, silver components, treasury and national notes, plus other items, with wide geographic reporting gaps.
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Treasury
United States
Watson Refuses to Quit Ticket in Populist Battle
Atlanta dispatch reports Tom Watson vows to stay on the ticket until the last ballot is cast and fight for Bryan. He blasts Sewall and warns Free Silver Democrats they cannot win by courting Populists, insisting 1,800,000 voters see their party as sold out. Watson proposes a Bryan tour to shift votes.
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Bryan
Sewall
Free Silver Democrats
Town Elections in Connecticut Show Republican Gains
Hartford area returns from 168 towns show Republicans gaining three towns while Democrats lose one, with five divided. Middlesex County reports 12 Republican towns to eight last year, and two towns voted national democratic tickets. The statewide tally suggests further GOP gains beyond earlier counts.
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Hartford
New Haven
Bridgeport
Ansonia
Derby
Naugatuck
Middlesex County
Bank Deposits and Cash Across Regions Report
Figures from July 14 show total cash and gold holdings at 361,658,485 with 161,853,560 in gold. Regional totals cover New England Eastern Southern Western and Pacific areas, plus a breakdown of gold and currency holdings and bank clearings. Also notes judge Foote ruling that hypnotists are responsible for subjects actions in Atlanta.
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Judge Foote
Atlanta
Foote
Plug Tobacco Men at War in Price Battle
St Louis reports renewed war on plug tobacco prices with a cut by the tobacco trust. Local firms refuse to commit actions but stock brokers expect a response and a prolonged struggle as firms meet the cut.
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St. Louis
The
Tobacco Trust
Tynan Still in Prison Report Denied by Officials
A New York telegraph report claimed P. J. P. Tynan had been released from prison in Boulogne sur Mer, but prison officials deny the report and say he remains jailed with no orders for release to local authorities.
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Tynan
Boulogne-Sur-Mir
New York
P. J. P. Tynan
Reward posted for arrest in deadly Shelby Creek killing
Am. SeRcENT October 5 Pike county authorities offer a $300 reward for the arrest of Anies Newsome, sought after he killed his cousin on Shelby Creek Monday.
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Am. Sercent
Pike County
Anlies” Newsome
Shelby Creek
Cigarmakers Union Backs Nonpolitical Craft Fight
Detroit Oct 6 delegates at the cigarmakers International Union convention spent most of Monday voting down constitutional amendments while approving a Gompers drawn resolution forbidding party politics in the union. The socialist wing opposed the move but was defeated.
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International Union
Detroit
Mich
Convention of Cigarmakers’ International Union
Samuel Gompers
Cigarmakers International Union
Everetts Mills Resume at Lawrence After Shutdown
Lawrence Massachusetts October 6 Everett mills began 40 hour week restoring work for 1390 workers after closures since July 30 Arlington mills also reopened supplying 5000 of 3500 employees Pemerton mill remains idle with extensive improvements and due to start next week
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Arlington Mills
Pemberton
Gold imports rise with steamship arrivals in New York
The steamship La Bourgogne brought $600,000 in gold consigned to Lazard Freres and the steamship Servia delivered $995,000 to Kidder, Peabody & Co. Total imports reach $44,319,550.
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la Bourgogne
Lazard Freres
Boston
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Servia
Martian canals appear doubled in new Lowell telegram
Boston reports a Lowell Observatory telegram from Flagstaff Arizona stating that the Martian canals named Phison and Euphrates have been observed doubled. This note adds to ongoing interest in planetary surface features and their possible interpretations.
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Lowell Observatory
Flagstaff
Ariz
Phison
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Ex-Gov Flower to Speak for Palmer Buckner in Indiana
Ex Governor Flower of New York consented to speak for the Palmer and Buckner ticket and will visit Indiana next week with engagements in Anderson on the 14th Marion on the 15th Logansport on the 16th and Fort Wayne on the 17th He will also deliver three speeches in Illinois and three in Iowa.
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Indiana
Cuicago
New York
Palmer and Buckner
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Marion
Logansport
Ft. Wayne
Illinois
Iowa
Treasury Report Shows Cash Balance and Gold Reserve
United States Treasury released a statement on October 6 noting available cash balance of 241,313,977 dollars and a gold reserve of 125,000,000 dollars. The report summarizes the current treasury condition and assets.
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United States Treasury
Washington
Treasury
Armenian leaders warn of fresh violence in Europe
A Geneva interview with Garo and Ha, published by the Daily News, portrays Armenian revolutionaries condemning recent outbreaks in Constantinople and stressing they target only the government. They deny Turkish nation hostility, discuss plans to attack the Ottoman Bank, and warn residents of possible harsh reprisals.
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Publis
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Geneva
Garo
Armenia
Cor
Constantinople
Constantine
West Cuba operations meet defeat amid three failures
A Havana dispatch reports three defeats in western Cuba as Gen. Weyl and Gen. Melguizo press operations near Pinar del Rio. News censorship stifles details and editorials say failures derail efforts, with officials reprimanding the army paper for partial reporting.
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Cuba
Key West
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Weyl Tial
Ap Maceo
Melguizo
Ornor
Pinar
Ben
Maceo
Outrage Near St. Arky Mn Tragedy Reported
A brutal assault occurred near Arkie Missouri north of St branch of Some unknown mp where a woman, Mrs Bomley Sr Joseph, was attacked alone in her home by a Burlington man. The assailant, described as a tramp, entered the house and gripped her as she fought back amid overturned furniture. Posses scour the area. if caught the suspect faces serious charges.
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Arkie
Bomley
Joseph
Burlington
House of Joh
Ser Pean
Mr .Romsey
Boundary dispute in Yukon: British police tax Americans
G A Carpenter reports from the Yukon on steamer Alkali that British mounted police under Superintendent Constantine are levying a 15 dollar annual head tax on all foreigners and extending the boundary 15 miles south into U S soil. High duties on American imports provoke dissatisfaction among citizens.
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Washington
G. A. Carpenter
Yukon District
Alkali
British Mounted Police
Constantine
United States
Yukon River
Carpenter
Bluecoats
Miners Resume Work After Wage Dispute in Ohio
Massillon Ohio October 5 The Woodland miners have returned to work after a strike triggered by posters claiming payment after October 1 at a rate set to match Pittsburgh wages. The dispute was settled amicably and work resumed.
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Woodland
Pittsburgh
Ottoman Bank Shipping Securities Move Reported
London dispatch cites Constantinople Chronicle correspondent that the Ottoman Bank and Credit Lyonnaise are sending large securities abroad. It is stated that Credit Lyonnaise alone forwarded one million francs worth of securities to Paris recently.
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Constantinople
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Ottoman Bank
Credit Lyonnaise
Paris
Trustee Missing in Monroe County Shortage Reported
NashVIlLe Tenn Oct 5 N H Harrison trustee of Monroe county is missing and an examination shows a shortage of seven thousand to ten thousand dollars A warrant for his arrest has been issued.
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Nashville, Tenn
N. H. Harrison
Monroe County
Venezuela Boundary Settlement Talks Heighten Hopes
A Washington Herald report says diplomats believe a definite understanding was reached between Joseph Chamberlain and Secretary Olney on Venezuela's boundary dispute. No written terms exist yet, and further discussions with Lord Salisbury and Pauncefote are anticipated to shape a formal British proposal offering concessions on settled districts to enable arbitration.
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Washington
Joseph Chamberlain
Olney
Pauncefote
Olneys
Chamberlain
Great Britain
United States
Venezuela
Storm stricken Florida districts report growing death toll
Jacksonville reports the storm increasing deaths and property losses with conditions appalling in the district. Baker county suffers severe damage with total losses estimated around $250,000. Ossaltee’s area shows about $30,000 in damage. Urgent aid needed to prevent starvation.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Baker
Baker County
Winter Storm Leaves Counties In Need Of Aid
A special dispatch from Oldtown LaFayette county reports the storm as the worst seen in the area, blowing down every dwelling, barns, stables, and fencing from 7 to 9 a m. Distressed residents lack shelter food and clothing while counties are urged to aid or lawmakers to convene an extra session.
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LaFayette
Freight Wreck At Philson Kills Seven On B and O
Hundreds visit the Philson wreck site as workmen push to clear the main track by Tuesday. Three bodies found Monday raise death toll to seven with one victim identified by a pocket letter. Injured trainmen show rapid recovery.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Chas Dowling
Cincinnati
Entente Aims at Deposition of Turkish Sultan
London reports a Balmoral meeting where Lord Salisbury and the czar allegedly reached an entente to depose the sultan of Turkey. The czar was wary of Christian massacres in Constantinople, but Salisbury assuaged those fears and the czar now agrees to intervention.
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Constantinople
Flood Losses in Morgan County West Virginia
Flood losses in Morgan county including Berkeley Springs total about 200000. De Ford and Co of Baltimore, operators of the Berkeley Springs tannery, will take nearly a quarter. The Berkeley Springs hotel and the Fairfax Inn each suffered about 1000, J W Johnson storekeeper 2000, Somers and Hovermule 1000. Many others sustained smaller losses.
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Baltimore
Fairfax Inn
J. W. Johnson
Somers & Hovermule
Miners' Strike Declared Off at Little Muddy Mine
Percy NL reports the miners strike at the Little Muddy mine ended Monday morning. Operations resumed as the mine reopened for the first time since August 10. Workers won a four cent advance per 20 bushel box.
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Little Muddy
York Mills Resume Operations in Saco Maine
The York mills in Saco Maine resumed operations on Monday after a three month idle period. Workers were told wages would be slightly lower than last spring, but the amount of the cut has not yet been announced.
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Saco
Maine
Two Ohio children in tragic accidental shooting
In Zanesville on Friday an eight year old deaf and dumb boy shot his younger brother after obtaining ammunition from a cupboard. The fatal head wound and spattered room reveal a devastating accident with no witnesses.
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Andrew J. Andrews
Iville
Allen G Thurman Left Deep Debts At Death
A probate petition in Columbus Ohio shows Allen G Thurman died heavily in debt. His executors Allen W Thurman and Allen G Thurman Jr seek sale of High street business property to cover debts totaling about 50 thousand dollars. Mortgage claims include 13000 from Prudential Life Insurance and 20000 from Northwestern Insurance. Personal estate left reportedly 600. Great Southern Hotel Co stock valued at 20k is considered nearly worthless.
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Columbus
Allen G. Thurman
Allen W. Thurman
Prudential Life Insurance Co
Northwestern Insurance Co
Great Southern Hotel Co
Diphtheria Rages Across Ohio Reports State Board
Reports to the State Board of Health on October 2 indicate diphtheria is raging statewide. Marysville quarantines three houses near a school, risking school closure. New Matamoros and Springfield report outbreaks with nine deaths and several closures. The epidemic fills the toll during this period.
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Springfield
Burglary at Tyler Home Leads to Arrest in Jewelry Case
The C. engineer’s house was burglarized with valuables stolen while Mr and Mrs Tyler were away. A man found Tuesday with gold bracelets a diamond ring and opera glasses was released, believed to be one of the burglars.
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Gineer Eke
Ohio Mine Situation Critical
The Ohio mining district faces a critical situation with an imminent strike. Telegrams report notices at mines of a 45 cent per ton reduction while miners prepare to demand 61 cents, with a convention set for October 7 to decide action. The scene is centered in Columbus, Ohio.
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State medical board targets unregistered doctors and druggists
Columbus Ohio October 3 The state medical board finished registering physicians authorized to practice and moves to prosecute unregistered practitioners. It has secured evidence against several Columbus druggists who have prescribed remedies as part of the crackdown.
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State Medical Board
Murder Case Leads to Second Degree Charge
In Wooster C J Harrold of Dalton says Carl McElhinney the seven year old accused killer of Tommy Kidd will be arrested Saturday and tried for murder in the second degree. Columbus plans to enlarge the Statehouse were filed by Samuelnaford Sons of Cincinnati. Hog cholera devastates Jamestown hog herds with thousands in losses. Fostoria harness maker William Weaver, 70, hangs self in barn citing financial troubles.
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C. J. Harrold
Dalton
Ross. W. Funck
Carl McElhinney
Tommy Kidd
Jamestown
Fostoria
Wm. Weaver
Mitchell Andrews Raider Dead
Elihu Harlem Mason, once part of the Mitchell Andrews raiders, died at his home near Pemberville Ohio, in Green county on October 3.
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Bow Tine Green
Elihu Harlem Mason
Pemberville
Merrill Brothers Fail in Toledo Auction of assets planned
Merril Brothers, agricultural implement dealers, assigned Friday morning in Toledo. Both assets and liabilities are about 20000 dollars. Inability to collect accounts cited as the cause for the failure.
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Epo
Merrill Brothers
Pumpkin Vine Produces 34 Great Pumpkins in One Patch
Sipney Oct 3 John A Mum ford of East Sidney reports a pumpkin vine bearing 34 pumpkins. The smallest measures two feet one inch in circumference while the largest reaches four feet four inches in circumference.
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John A. Mumford
East Sidney
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