Treasury Seeks to Ease Money Market With $4 Million Release
Secretary Shaw ordered about $4,000,000 in treasury holdings released by designating banks as temporary depositaries for bonds to boost circulation. October interest may be anticipated and checks issued for coupon payments. Washington reports no currency famine, but New York suffers tightness while banks hold free bonds to use for elasticity in the currency. Armour & Co. also signals actions to relieve Eastern stringency and capitalize on rising loan rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Shaw
Treasury
United States
New York
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury Department
West
Chicago
Armour &Co
Armour
New York Clearing Banks Report Decline in Surplus Reserve
The weekly bank statement shows a $3,381,975 drop in surplus reserve, leaving $715,075 above the required 5 percent of deposits. Loans fell by $6,875,900 and deposits declined by $14,628,900, with no further details beyond continuation on page 2.
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New York
Clearing House Banks of
New York Associated Banks
President to Host Narrow Nassau County Reception on Monday
Sagamore Hill guests include Postmaster General Payne Dr Albert Shaw and Col Arthur Lee with Mrs Lee. President and aides discuss campaign health and politics. preparations for a private, neighborly reception with flags yachts and banners stretch across the road to the Roosevelt home. Secretary Cortelyou travels to Washington to finalize plans for the Northwestern itinerary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payne
New York
Colonel Lee
England
Nassau County
Sagamore Hill
Roosevelt Home
Frank J. Gould
George Wilmot
Cortelyou
Washington
Fatal derailments kill crew in Colorado and Missouri
Santa Fe passenger No. 608 bound for Colorado Springs crashed with a freight at Straby near Littleton. Engineer Mack Barnhart and firemen J N Pettingill and John Rogers died. Archie Stewart injured. In Missouri near Republic a Frisco passenger bound for St. Louis collided with an extra freight. fireman Rose killed, Engineer Stevenson injured, and several passengers hurt.
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Denver
Col
Santa Fe
Colorado Springs
Straby
Littleton
Mack Barnhart
J. N. Pettingill
John Rogers
Archie Stewart
Springfield
St. Louis
Republic
Rose
Stevenson
J. A. Taylor
J. E. Broder
Speed
Train wreck kills engineer and one rider at Stowell
A southbound passenger train on the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul road was ditched at Stowell station due to spreading rails. Engineer Rodger later died from injuries and Fireman O E Warner was badly hurt. Christian Oelke, who rode on the end of the baggage car, was killed. No passengers were injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee, Wis
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Stowell Station
Rodger
O. E. Warner
Christian Oelke
Freight cars burn in collision on West Pennsylvania line
Pittsburg Sept 13 Twelve cars loaded with freight and three tank cars containing gasoline were burned on the West Pennsylvania Railroad between Bagda and Kiskiminetas Junction. The blaze followed a collision of freight trains. Loss about 50000 dollars.
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Pittsburg
West Pennsylvania Railroad
Bagda
Kiskiminetas Junction
Cold Wave Reaches South and East Northward Frost Reported
A severe cold wave moved into Arkansas and Illinois on Sept. in Chicago and Fort Smith. Frost was reported in Evansville and many Illinois towns as frost damaged late corn crops. The crest is said to be reached tonight with warming expected afterward.
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Chicago
Sept
Fort Smith
Ark
Evansville
Ind
Illinois
Supreme ruling ends corners at Chicago Board of Trade
Judge Axel Chytraus issued a pivotal July oats corner injunction ruling that, if upheld, could erase corners on the exchange and curtail the Board of Trade's powers. The decision limits director authority, questions membership succession, and warns against internal committees seizing trust funds, while praising the board’s broader role in commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Axel Chytraus
Chytraus
Board of Trade
Commission Firm
of Waite, Thoburn & Co
Bank of Montreal
Pratt, Buckley & Co
H. C. Avery & Co
J. Menory Norton
Ete
As & Corporation
Indiana Journal Summary Signals Broad 1920s Page Contents
A dense listing of today’s journal sections notes multiple pages on financial topics, politics in Indiana and Lebanon, foreign news on King Edward, and extensive sporting coverage. The article then critiques a court’s view on corporate governance, noting a Board of Trade scheme limiting appeal and mandating adjudication before recovery.
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Shaw
Roosevelt
New York Aeublican
W. J. Ryan
Fairbanks
Lebanon
Indiana
King Edward
Sporting News
Wiley
Mob Battered Jail Doors in Butler County Lynch Attempt
At midnight a mob of 2000 attacked Butler county jail to seize prisoner Jerry Bennett. Sheriff Hoon and deputies repelled the crowd after exchanges with sticks and stones. Deputies Rainey and Heller were injured. Graff shot a rioter in the leg. Militia was sought as unrest continued until 3 am. Bennett, 26, was caught in an assault involving a seven year old girl in a separate incident.
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Butler
Jerry Bennett
Butler County
Hoon
Rainey
Lewis Heller
August Graff
George Kiein
Graff
Bennett
John H. Wagner
Republicans in New York to endorse Roosevelt for 1904
A conference of prominent New York Republicans ended with Senator Platt announcing a decision to indorse President Roosevelt and his administration for 1904. George W. Dunn stated the move was unanimous, though the state ticket composition was not discussed.
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New York
New York State
United States
Platt
Roosevelt
George W. Dunn
Republican State Committee
Dunn
Bryan and Taft clash over trusts and tariffs in campaign remarks
The discourse centers on the trusts, prosecutions, and the tariff as Bryan criticizes the Republican stance while predicting remedies if elected. He contends the President should pursue trusts, denounces past denials, and cites legislative limits. The piece notes other lines about the meat and coal districts and signals continuation on page 4.
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Hanna
Republican Party
Lodge
Bryan
Pennsylvania
Natural gas use rises as production pressure falls in 1901
The Geological Survey reports natural gas consumption in 1901 rose despite lower pressure in new West Virginia fields. Value of gas produced reached $27,067,500, with 180.45 billion cubic feet sold. Production and infrastructure expanded, including 10,293 producing wells and 21,848 miles of gas mains.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Geological Survey
Charles D. Wolcott
West Virginia
United States
Roosevelt Rides Well on Horseback at Chickamauga
General Boynton describes President Roosevelt’s Southern trip ride as safe and controlled. He praises Roosevelt’s horsemanship, noting a stiff gallop but no recklessness, and recalls Roosevelt rowing on the Potomac with General Wood before returning to Oyster Bay.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Henry V. Boynton
Chickamauga Park Commission
Roosevelt
Germany
William
Rooseveltt
Chickamauga
Oyster Bay
Jefferson
White House
General Wood
Georgetown
Potomac
Bryan Speaks in Toledo Praising Johnson as Democratic Leader
In Toledo on September 13 William J. Bryan addressed about 4000 in a tent where Mayor Johnson of Cleveland is campaigning. He praised Johnson as a strong courageous leader who fights plutocracy and recalls Johnson's stand against steel magnates. Bryan urged more men to quit business to serve the public good and criticized Hanna’s prior sins while noting Roosevelt’s oratory could not redeem him.
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Toledo
William J. Bryan
Johnson
Cleveland
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Herbert S. Bigelow
Cincinnati
Atlantic Ocean
Mr. Johnson
Congress
Steel Trust
Hanna
Roosevelt
Oratory
Secret conference ends with no settlement in coal strike
Harrisburg September 13 Governor Stone and United Mine Workers President John Mitchell led two and a half hour talks on the strike, with Senator Flynn M E McMillin Colonel Richardson and district presidents Nicholls Duffy Fahey present. No statements were issued and no settlement reached as officials declined to discuss outcomes.
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Wilkesbarre
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Mitchell
Wilkenbarre
Stone
Scranton
Miners’ Union
Conyngham
Delaware & Hudson Company
Melle
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
William Flynn
Pittsburg
Alleghany County
M. E. McMillin
Col. W. F. Richardson
National Guard
Thomas D. Nicholls
Thomas Duffy
McAdoo
John Fahey
Shamokin
Messrs. Mitchell
Nicholls
Fahey
Duffy
Flynn
Richardson
Tee
EL Iil
Eikta
McMand
Ze A. B. Widener
York
Widener
J. P. Morgan
Elkin
Sos Co-Tay
Capitol Hill
Senator Flynn
Wou
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Mr. Armour
H. C. Payne
Albert Shaw
Arthur Lee
Colorado
Missouri
Frost
Dimnass
Arkansas
Contents OF
Indianapolis
Monument Place
Guardian of the Strand
George Ade
Everal
Thomas C. Pratt
THE
Chickamauga Battlefield
Boynton
W. J. Bryan
Tom Johnson
W. B. Wilson
United Mine Workers
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