Removal of Columbia National Bank to new building
The Columbia National Bank announces relocation to its new home at 14-16 East Washington Street. The notice invites inspections of the new facilities including three deposit vaults and safekeeping measures for prompt business handling.
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Columbia National Bank
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Washington Street
S. J. Fletcher
Chas
Latham
S. A. Fletcher
Asst
Trade in Good Volume Across Local Markets Amid Mixed Week
Trade in most lines for the week ending Jan 18 was satisfactory with many markets showing strength. Commission row lagged due to high prices in many fruit and vegetable lines, while oranges held steady in price and quantity. Dry goods, drugs, leather, and groceries showed steady to improving activity, with note that linen linseed oil price shifts and weak hides affected some sectors. Indianapolis features as a growing wholesale hub with travel salesmen expanding reach and prospects for a strong spring.
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Indianapolis
Indian Market Grain Week Ends With Firm Prices And High Receipts
The Indianapolis grain market reports a week of strong receipts and a firm market. Wheat and corn held steady across track and wagon bases, with various white and yellow corn and oats pricing posted. Wagon market offerings were lighter but finished with corn and oats lower than the start, while hay remained firm though lagging behind corn and oats.
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Timothy
Prices Paid by Shippers to Wholesale Dealers
A long list of wholesale quotations covers items from young turkeys and geese to cheese and butter, plus various hides, tallow, and edible goods. Numerous brand and regional names appear, with prices per unit or per ton, reflecting jobbing trade practices and commodity markets of the era.
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Goa
New York
Misappropriated Property Alleged in Hotel Napkins and Milk Bottles
The New York Times reports on presumed misuse of hotel napkins and milk bottles. Hotel staff describe napkins repurposed as washcloths and even tied into bustle frames, while milk bottle misuses include bottles not washed or returned, with collectors chasing missing items amid widespread petty theft and refund pressures.
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New York Times
St. Louis
New York
Vermont Lawlessness and a Property Bottle Tale
In a fragmentary reminiscence a narrator recalls a bottle of cold coffee with grounds poured out for reuse and warns that warnings or instructions would not deter theft. The speaker notes the prevalence of lawlessness and cites Vermont as an example.
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Vermont
Prince Henry of Prussia Visits Amid Anglo Saxon Tensions
The Boston Advertiser reports the imminent arrival of Prince Henry of Prussia, brother of Kaiser Wilhelm, for a visit to New York. It notes souring US Germany ties over tariffs and Venezuela claims, strained US Britain relations, and hopes for peace as the German and British tensions rise.
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German Empire
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Roosevelt
House of Hohenzollern
Rough German Trooper Rumor Hits Dutch Royal Family
London gossip claims Prince Henry drank heavily at Munich and flirted with Queen Emma in her boudoir provoking Queen Wilhelmina and her mother. A scuffle with Lieutenant Van Tets allegedly led to a stomach blow and peritonitis, though officials deny a duel. Dutch officials regret the prince’s conduct and question his suitability.
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Netherlands
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Ulso
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Boudoir
van Tets
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Leutenant
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Denoument
Calendar Lore from Greenwich Calendars
An elderly calendar maker in Greenwich explains quirks of the calendar. He notes that no century can begin on Wednesday Friday or Saturday, that in a leap year January and October share the same weekday, and that several months share the same start weekday while May June and August begin on different weekdays. He also states there are fifty three Sundays only fourteen times in a century.
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New York
Greenwich
Epie
Up-to-date girl avoids old clichés in urges
Washington Star notes the modern speaking style as a young woman rejects tired lines about immediacy. She stalls stereotype with a brisk, contemporary refrain, signaling changing attitudes toward urgency and romance in social chatter.
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Washington Star
Live Stock Markets Show Cattle Scarce at Indianapolis
Union Stockyards Indianapolis reports cattle receipts 100 with no shipments. Week shows liberal demand, steady prices, stockers strong. hogs 3,500 receipts with uneven gains. sheep 10 shipments none, lambs up to 6 dollars, sheep to 4.50. Interstate and other markets mirrored mixed trends across multiple regions.
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Nixon labeled stool pigeon in Tammany finance critique
Victor Smith in New York Press portrays Nixon as a devious figure linked to Croker and Tammany finances. The piece argues his political aims belong to his wife, mocks his naval and shipyard credentials, and contrasts his career with the skilled Herreshoffs. It notes alleged hypocrisy and warns of party manipulation by the gang.
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England
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Bristol
Preserve the Jury System and Reform for Justice
An advocate argues for keeping juries while reforming the system. The piece lauds juries as a community check on justice, notes flaws like unpaid, overworked jurors, and calls to raise pay, ease confinement, and abandon unanimity in favor of two-thirds or four-fifths verdicts to improve efficiency and accuracy. It emphasizes public responsibility in administering justice and the need to elevate juror quality.
Cabinet Suspenders Joke Reported by Saturday Evening Post
The cabinet members trade quips about suspenders at a dinner. Robert recounts how Secretary Wilson wished for two good pairs of suspenders, followed by similar confessions from Gage Long and others about lacking durable hold-ups. The anecdote highlights light, humorous office lore.
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Wilson
Gage
Harvard College
Cabinet Gift Sparks Town Laughs in Light Manner
A rumor spread that an enterprising tailor sent every man in the Cabinet, including the President, two new pairs of suspenders. Letters of thanks were printed, causing great amusement. The narrator recounts meeting the new President and noting his amused reaction.
Story of a Flute Opinion in the Press
A Detroit Free Press piece notes a view of modern bachelors rivaling traditional spinsters in failing to raise other people's children. It argues pampered sons lack deference to women, with one mother praised for teaching courtesy to daughters and sons alike. The writer laments household dynamics where brothers are waited upon by sisters.
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Werner
Eteer
Marconi foresees wireless transatlantic messages soon
In New York Evening Sun Marconi states wireless telegraphy will soon become a commercial reality across the Atlantic. He cites Newfoundland tests as nearly conclusive and outlines technical steps to permanent receiving stations at Poldhu Cornwall Nova Scotia and Cape Cod with power needs and storm resilience noted.
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Continents
United States
A Far Of Diocese New York Letter Archbishop Corrigan Triennial Visit
Archbishop Corrigan of the New York Catholic Diocese begins a three year visitation to the Bahamas and Bermuda amid a historic geographic explanation from Rome. An old map linked the Bahamas to New York and Bermuda to Nova Scotia, guiding the 19th century diocesan attachments.
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