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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1901
Page
7
A M Fletcher Banker lists services including receiving deposits on draft, collecting dividends and remitting, acting as fiscal agent for corporations and handling railroad and company security issues. Deals in government bonds and investment securities. Commission orders executed and accounts of banks bankers corporations and individuals solicited.
A financial line shows net earnings and fixed charges with figures including 220,092 and 44,520.51 and 10,080.00. The fragment lacks context for parties or dates.
W E Curtis notes that Serbia faces political turmoil from the lack of an heir amid rival factions Obrenovitch and Karageorgovitch. The piece traces monarchs Milos Michael and Alexander, detailing reforms, autocracy, and shifts until King Michael returns to power.
The article recalls William McKinley expressing strong faith in the common people during the campaign. It describes a long, education driven effort to shift Republican ranks and promote circulating medium ideas, with early discouragement followed by confidence in eventual solutions.
A historical panorama on Serbia's early rulers, Karageorge and Milos Obren, their feuds, policy reforms, and the rise of Queen Draga, with reflections on King Alexander and Russia's influence. Includes remarks on the assassination plots, abdications, and the impact of leadership on Serbian independence and reform.
The Boston Transcript notes most private bills lack merit and fears arise when committees probe their proofs. It states lawmakers often know this, yet continue to push measures, prompting concern among members about the bills' grounding.
The speaker recalls a deep mutual respect with the President elect, praising his sacred sense of duty, integrity, and self-possession. He notes their cordial, conflict-free relationship, shared Scotch Irish roots, and the President’s balanced humor when greeted as major or Governor.
Two Chicago men running the so called Mexican National Lottery Company pull in about 5000 dollars each month through fake lottery tickets sold at small shops and saloons. They print tickets and prospectus while a partner hires agents offering large commissions. Drawings occur in a Chicago printing office rather than Mexico City, with winnings limited to small amounts to keep players discouraged. Consul Berriozabal doubts any Mexican government backing and warns the public.
Report notes a $2000 payout to agents and a bluff that drawings occur monthly. This month’s drawing is slated just before Christmas, with thousands more expected from men and boys seeking holiday money. In addition to this company, two others are selling lottery tickets in the city, with most tickets yielding a few cents and sales concentrated in outlying districts.
A New York society woman hosts a Christmas dinner for fifty underprivileged girls, using a mission worker to escort guests. The private setting aims to impart refinement and courtesy, with a tree, presents, and a simple, inexpensive menu including beefsteak as the centerpiece.
A cautious reminder on eating slowly urges proper mastication and thorough mixing of food with digestive juices. It argues hurried, forceful swallowing leads to indigestion and dyspepsia, and suggests reducing portion size to avoid harmful weight gain.
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