Bankers Life Insurance elects Hancher president
Announcement yesterday named Charles Hancher, president of Irving National Bank, New York, as the new president of Bankers Life Insurance, succeeding Richard Mor esne who resigned due to illness.
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Charles H. “‘Ancher
Irving National Bank
New York
Bankers’ Life Insurance Company
Richard Mores
Vienna
Atlantic Steamship Combination
J. P. Morgan
Comis
Kingston
Jamaica
Nited Fruit Company
United Company
United States
A. H. Mayer
Des Moines
Twenty-eighth General Assembly
Iowa
Home Savings and Trust Company
Bremner
Chicago
Cigar Dealers’ Association of America
Organized Labor
Bakersfield Californian
J. Pierpont Morgan
California
McKittrick
Sunset
Miday
Kern River
Tidewater
Cmpany
Morgan
Telegram Snippet From Cincinnati Boy News
A fifteen year old from Cincinnati visiting Washington sent a telegram home reporting arrived safely and noting he saw Jim Jones. A Washington correspondent later recalled a Cape May outing telegram about his wife and infant daughter left with an aunt during a trip.
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Washington Post
Cincinnati
Washington
Ohio
Jim Jones
Cape May
Washington Correspondents
Ashman
Feverish stock trading as bank data shocks market
New York on a volatile Friday saw fierce speculation and pool activity amid expectations of a stronger bank statement. Surplus reserve details, loan calls, and money stringency pushed prices down then attempted recovery, with Louisville and St Paul among lead losers amid denials and reports.
Rates on Loans and Exchange Across U.S. Cities
Indianapolis reports commercial paper at 4 3/4 to 5 1/4 percent with clearings 1,788,710.08 and balances 331,670.33. New York call money at 6 percent, odd lot 7 percent, mercantile paper 6 percent. Sterling exchange firm. demand 487.75, sixty days 482.50. posted bills 4,8304.53% and 4.564%. Clearings 908,197,252. balances 9,729,629. Chicago sees New York exchange at 3c discount. forel exchange unchanged. Clearings 25,289,612. balances 10,820,816. Boston clearings 19,376,446. balances 1,742,087. Philadelphia money 6 4, clearings 20,248,222. balances 2,695,791. St Louis money 5 6 percent. New York exchange 1c discount. clearings 5,881,939. balances 45,603. Baltimore money 6 percent. clearings 3,708,247. balances 535,057. Cincinnati money 5 6 percent. New York exchange 40c discount. clearings 2,654,650.
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Indianapolis
New York
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange Firm
Chicago
New York Exchange
Forel
Boston
Philadelphia
ST. Louis
Baltimore
Cincinnati
World money market and New York treasury balance report
London quotes show discount rates and consols while Paris and Berlin list exchange rates and rentes. New York notes weekly specie exports and imports, plus dry goods value, and Washington reports treasury balances with available cash and gold reserve details.
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London
Paris
Berlin
Washington
Treasury
Bank Reserves Recover as Large Transfers Flow In
The report notes transfers from San Francisco totaling 2 000 000 not reaching banks until Thursday and 350 000 on Friday. These amounts affect the week's statement and may end the six week loan contraction. Expected gold shipments and Treasury plans could offset money absorption and restore normal conditions.
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San
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Market opens firm as Morgan plan signals easing funds
Private wire reports from New York describe an irregular but firmer start after J P Morgan & Co air their plan to anticipate October interest payments totaling 15 million dollars. Early selling pressure faded as the bank statement later surprised to the upside, with a stronger close and expectations that bankers will help stabilize prices if money costs stay high.
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Meyer & Kiser
New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
Morgan
Granger Farwell & Co
New York Box Coupon Swindle Tells of Grafters Rich and Poor
A Washington traveler recounts a New York theater box coupon scam where a hustler diverted his payment and a fat man unknowingly held his coupon. The tale paints a vivid picture of crowded streets and sharp practice by speculators and ushers.
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Washington Post
New York
Washington
Eph
Blackwells Island
New York Banks Show Surplus as Gold Imports Rise
The weekly bank statement reports that clearing house banks hold 3,236,625 dollars above required reserves, with reserves up 1,790,700 and surplus 4,878,675. Specie climbs 1,973,600 while deposits fall, loans contract sharply by 13,353,600, and the circulation increases 316,600.
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New York
Clearing House
New York Associated Banks
Hairpins Named Useful Medical Tools Says Doctor
A Philadelphia physician notes hairpins can aid surgery in emergencies. Hairpins sterilize easily, bend into shapes, and can pin, scrape, close wounds, wire bones, or serve as probes. Doctors may carry a few for use if needed, though not all employ them this way.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Philadelphia
Pigeon yard scene ends with curious mother squab exchange
A Philadelphia Record excerpt describes a pigeon breeder watching a flock overhead and recounts a humorous moment where a mother pigeon sounds a warning and scolds a squab with a wingbeat. The fragment ends with the breeder addressing Mary and an unfinished thought.
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Philadelphia
Smokers and the Decline of Scholarship in Boys
A New York Sun summary cites a teacher who, while a smoker himself, states that any boy under twenty who smokes regularly cannot hope to match non-smokers in scholarship. He notes numerous cases of bright students regressing after tobacco use, and observes smoking’s link to laziness, citing West Point and Annapolis as examples of strict anti tobacco measures and their limited success.
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Military Academy
West Point
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Weat Point
Tobacco Road
Unclear account of a factory labor meeting dispute
A fragmentary tale from The World's Work describes union action at a factory and a confrontation with the owner. It recalls themes of responsibility, attendance at meetings, and the role of labor in governance, but the text is garbled and unfinished.
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Newton
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