Extension of Charters for National Banks
The article discusses congressional inaction on extending national bank charters from 1863 and 1883 acts, prompting liquidation and reorganization of 77 banks. It outlines proposed bills to extend charters by 20 years, urges prompt action before July 1902, and notes implications for note redemption and deposits.
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Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
House of Energy
National Banking Association
United States
Capital
Germany
Austria-Hungary
France
United Kingdom
Russia
Belgium
Switzerland
Canada
Denmark
Australia
Servia
Greece
Norway
Sweden
Great Britain
M. G. Mulhall
Dictionary of Statistics
Post Office and Trustee Savings
Europe
Gold standard reforms and national bank currency issues
The controller warns that current subtreasury operations hoard money during crop seasons and urges reforms to relieve liquidity. He urges strengthening the 1900 act to secure the gold standard and considers asset currency as a potential, slower but feasible path to elasticity in national bank notes.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
University extension plan unites university specialists
Prof Edmund J James of the University of Chicago outlines a new university extension method by coordinating experts from several universities to present core facts across sciences. The first course will cover modern social and economic problems with authorities from Michigan Penn State Cornell Nebraska Chicago and Princeton. Cities include Milwaukee Columbus Cleveland Cincinnati Detroit and Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Edmund J. James
University of Chicago
Hen Carter Adams
University of Michigan
Samuel M. Lindsey
University of Pennsylvania
H. H. Powers
Cornell University
Edward A. Ross
University of Nebraska
Albion W. Small
Walter A. Wyckoff
Princeton University
Milwaukee
Columbus
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Detroit
Indianapolis
Pro Boer Resolutions Rally Detroit Boers Support
Four thousand Boer sympathizers gathered at Light Guard Armory under the Transvaal League in Detroit to denounce U S policy on exporting horses and mules to Britain in South Africa and the detention of Boer women and children. They endorsed Krige and Lentz and asked President Roosevelt to offer friendly mediation to the combatants.
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Detroit
Mich
Transvaal League
Jan Krige
Botha
J. J. Lentz
Ohio
South Africa
Roosevelt
Baseball Meeting Sets Stage For 1900 AL Season
Chicago December meeting opens with league leaders gathering to finalize plans for the coming season. Attendees include executives from Chicago Detroit Cleveland Boston Philadelphia Washington and Baltimore. The key issue remains who will back St Louis new club, with Milwaukee’s Killilea party given a chance to take control but St Louis capital expected to dominate. President Johnson declined to confirm backers.
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Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
Baltimore
St. Louis
Killileas
Milwaukee
St. Louis Capital
Johnson
Lexington Horse Sale Opens With Major Stallion Jean Beraud
LEXINGTON Ky Dec 1 At the thoroughbred sale beginning tomorrow W C Whitney will offer the stallion Jean Beraud by His Highness who as a two year old won 836 recently returned from England Whitney also enters ten brood mares Beth Broeck by Ten Broeck a half sister to Halma and Fitt away full sister to the dam of Bean Beraud Kingstock by Spendthrift brother to Kingston offered by C J Kelly Three hundred fifty horses are to be sold.
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Lexington
W. C. Whitney
Jean Beraud
His Highness
England
Whitney
Beth Broeck
Ten Broeck
Halma
Fittaway
Bean Beraud
Kingstock
Spendthrift
Kingston
C. J. Kelly
Add above book to list of holiday reading
The note suggests Bowen-Merrill Company published a book on old-time Christmas doings and should be added to the holiday reading list. It mentions the publisher but does not provide a title or author.
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Bowen-Merrill Co
Manila Financial Panic and Shuster Arrest Ties
Manila reports a critical financial crisis as the peso exchange tightens. Officials discuss replacing two Mexican dollars per gold dollar, while Mexican silver circulates. Patterson, English secretary to Aguinaldo’s agent Sixto Lopez, is arrested after refusing U S allegiance and losing British protection. Shuster cites incriminating correspondence.
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Manila
Philippine Islands
Henry C. Ide
Department of Finance and Justice
United States Post Office
United States Philippine Commission
Congress
Charles A. Conant
War Department
Philippines
Secretary of War
Washington
Commission On Municipal Laws and Regulations
United States Army
Navy
Iloilo
Panay Island
Patterson
Sixto Lopez
Aguinaldo
United States
W. Morgan Shuster
Buford Safe In Port After Manila Deployment
The US transport Buford arrived from Manila with eight companies of the Twenty third Infantry, officers and staff, and civilians. Colonel J Milton Thompson led the party, en route to Plattsburg NY for headquarters. A Malta visit included feasts for the officers, and an onboard incident with a revolver and carving knife ended with confinement.
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New York
United States
Buford
Manila
Twenty-third United States Infantry
J. Milton Thompson
J. Milton. Thompson
James and Hodges
W. A. Nicholls
William H. Sage
R. R. Stevens
R. G. Creston
Samuel Seay, Jr
J. L. Hines
H. L. Laubach
G. 8. Goodale
A.T. Ovenshine
H. C. Bonnecastle
I. A. Saxton
W. T. Merry
William A. Kent
W. W. McCammon, Jr
H. B. Ferguson
Engineer Corps
S. F. Bottoms
Artillery Corps
D. Rucker, Jr
Sixteenth Infantry
Harrison Hall
Fitzhugh Lee, Jr
Twelfth Cavalry
Grayson W. Heidt
Third Cavalry
Plattsburg
N. Y
Sulu
Thompson
Malta
D. L. O'Callaghan
Anthony
Francis G. W. Grenfel
John Fisher
Mediterranean
John P. Poe
Princeton
Gibraltar
Murphy
Haines
Buford Arrival Prompt Hand Over to Marshal Tomorrow
The Buford reached port and will be handed over to the United States marshal tomorrow. In Manila, Gen. Smith cables that the Wright may be saved with a tug and divers after striking an uncharted rock near San Jacinto harbor.
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Buford
Manila
Dec
Smith
Humphrey
United States Army
Wright
Bay State
San Jacinto Harbor
Man Held on Disturbing-Peace Charge in Roosevelt Remark
A. H. Mueller, arrested at Broad and Chestnut, was held in 800 bail after claiming he was not responsible for remarks about serving President Roosevelt the same as McKinley. F. T. Tobin testified to hearing the language at the Hotel Lafayette during a football view event. Mueller, a Wilmington machinist, denied the accusation and stated he had been out of work.
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Philadelphia
A. H. Mueller
Broad and
Chestnut Streets
Roosevelt
McKinley
Kochersperger
City Hall
Mueller
Wilmington
Del
F. T. Tobin
Tobin
Lafayette
West Philadelphia
Desperadoesled Wild West Robberies in Alliance
Three outlaw desperadoes displayed wild West tactics in Alliance on December 1. They robbed Mrs. Margaret Teeters and her son Carl, stealing jewelry and $20, then ransacked ex-Senator Silas J. Williams’s home without success. They tried a saloon, faced by Lawrence Cavanaugh, and forced locals to surrender valuables before fleeing in a stolen carriage. Police pursued but found no trace.
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Alliance
Margaret Teeters
Carl
Teeters
Silas J. Williams
Lawrence Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh
Modena Jury Denounced After Fay Nevada Lynching Verdict
In Pioche Nevada yesterday seven defendants were found guilty of assault and battery over the Fay Nevada lynching of Ellis. Judge Talbot condemned the jury for the verdict, which upheld assault with intent to kill or acquittal, with sentencing set for Monday.
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Modena
Utah
Pioche
Nev
Negro Ellis
Fay
Talbot
Lost-A Comet Sighting Tested by Lick Observatory Director
San Francisco December 1 Director Campbell of the Lick Observatory reports no comet found after a thorough sky search for the Chicago phenomenon. He offers two explanations: a bright meteor trail or, more likely, the Pleiades star cluster veiled by atmosphere.
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San Francisco
Campbell
Lick Observatory
Chicago
Prominent Business Leader Arthur W. Soper Dies in New York
Arthur W. Soper, president of Pintsch Compressing Company and Safety Car Heating and Lighting Company, and a noted corporate and social figure, died today after a monthlong illness at his New York residence due to a stomach trouble complication. The report notes his influence across numerous firms and clubs.
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New York
Arthur W. Soper
Pintsch Compressing Company
Safety Car Heating and Lighting Company
Soper
Chicago
Nancy
Foster
John H. Foster
Nancy §. Foster
Chicago University
International Live Stock Exposition Opens Tomorrow Night
In Chicago on December 1 1920 nearly 15000 draft horses cattle hogs and sheep will be exhibited at the international live stock exposition. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson will deliver the opening address. Despite Sunday, more than 25000 attended the day’s events.
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Chicago
Wilson
Ferguson guilty in Monticello doctor poisoning case
Jacksonville jury convicts William Webb Ferguson of murdering Dr. J. L. Barnes at Central Hospital for the Insane by poisoning. The sentence is twenty years in the penitentiary.
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Jacksonville, Ill
William Webb Ferguson
J. L. Barnes
Monticello
Central Hospital
Ferguson
German plan to curb US steamship invasion via ten-year wartime control
Berlin December 1 The marine correspondent of the Allgemeine Zeitung reports a proposal to prevent Americanization of German steamship lines through a ten year contract between the line owners and Count Von Buelow imperial chancellor. It would grant him complete control of the ships during war.
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Berlin
Allgemeine Zeitung
Count von Buelow
Cotton Exports to Orient Reach Record November
Port Townsend reports a surge in cotton exports to the Orient via Puget Sound. In November shipments totaled 14,000 bales valued at about 800,000 dollars, marking a record month in this trade.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Orient
Puget Sound
Captain Myer Completes Life-Saving Voyage to Grand Haven
Captain R. D. Myer, who departed Chicago yesterday in his life-saving boast, arrived safely at Grand Haven this morning. The voyage faced a strong sea but passed without accident.
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Muskegon, Mich
R. D. Myer
Chicago
Grand Haven
Double Tragedy in St. Louis with Fatal Stabbing
In St. Louis a grocery clerk Joseph Flory killed his wife during a drunken quarrel and then cut his own throat, dying instantly. A ten-year-old son witnessed the fatal events. The incident occurred tonight as authorities report the couple had argued earlier in the day.
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ST. Louis
Joseph Flory
Flory
Old Time Remedies Advertised for Teething and Cough
A vintage advertisement touts soothing syrups for teething and cough relief. Claims include cures for wind colic and teething pain, with Hale's Honey of Horehound and Pike's Toothache Drops offered as fast-acting cures. Prices listed as 3 cents per bottle in a dense, promotional catalog style.
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Winslot
Hale
Pike
Balance in general fund and state hospital receipts
Balance in the general fund shows 382,000 in current state tax and 16.49 in delinquent tax. Transfers from benevolent funds total 794,370.56 as advance payments by counties. Receipts from insane hospitals, clothing inmate accounts, and various state departments total many thousands, including Indiana prison earnings 61,983.10 and Reform School earnings. Disbursements cover Governor, Attorney General, Department offices, libraries, and state institutions with large totals for Benevolent and Educational funds and state debt interest.
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Benevo Institution Fund
Eee
Insane Hospital
Ersqusseewersenss
Basten
State—Trust Company
United Stateses
Southern Hospital
Southern Insane Hospital
United States Government
Supreme Court
Indiana
Indiana Reformatory
Purdue University
Circuit Cout
Central Insane Hospital
Caitines
Dernsese Central Insane Hospital
Northern Insane
Reform School
Reform School For Girls
Woman's Prison
Earmings
Seccseresrnsee Reform School
United States
Secretary of ‘State
Reform School—Board
Auditor's Office
Attorney General's
Reform School For Boys
State Board of Charities
State Board of Pharmacy
Board of Charities
PEMSO
Reeseese
Supreme Court Law Library
State Board of Education
State Library
Fish and the Protective Fund
Er Eniescenacies
Governor's Office
Attorney General's Office
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Department of Geology and Natural Resources
State Board Health
Sena Houme
Board of Audit
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Lanen State
Janta Cys
Hibben, Hollweg & CO
Dry Goods
WM. H. Armstrong & CO. Surgical Instrument Makers
S. Meridan St
Indianapolis, Ind
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Etre Gem Ee Eel
Imas
Middle States
Hawai
New England
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Maine
Rhode Island
University Extension
E. J. James
Mates
Lexington Horse Sale
W. C
Ings
Bogus Hollow
the Straits
Suez
Luzon
James F. Wade
Cebu Island
Lloyd Wheaton
Batangas
Caballos
Lopes
Straits and
MecKinley
Nevada
Salt Lake
William R. Vaughn
Vaughn
California
London
George Lehman
Albrecht Weber
Mrs. Winslow
Nickinsmin
Massachusetts Avenue
State Treasury
Treasury
Eseenssyeeen Cree
General Fund
General Fond
Aden
Wen
Educational Institution Fund
Ween
University
Indiana University
Manok
Annes
College Fund
Pligit
Sales State Lands
Sale State Lands
Swamp Land Fund
Sale Pt Lands
Shee Eeneepee
Fialance
Eta
Enevolent Institution Fund
Badance
Peceevalent Nowitiotion Fund Benevoleat”“Institutions
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Indiana University Lands
Dee
Common School Fund
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