Currency Bill Becomes Law Aims to Reshape Banking System
A sweeping currency reform bill creates a national reserve framework with regional banks. It sets up a federal reserve board led system to mobilize reserves during crises, requires member banks to join, and allows limited direct mortgage lending by national banks. The plan relies on gold reserves and government backing to guarantee new notes and aims to modernize cash flow while preserving stability.
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Chicago
St. Leute
China
Wreny
Feders
Reserve Board
Bene
Federal Reserve Board
Regions Reserve Bank
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Regional Reserve Bank
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United States Treasury
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Banke
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Federal Reserve
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Treasury
St Louis
Changes in Disputed Points Adjustments in Federal Reserve Provisions
A dense report outlines adjustments in monetary policy including retention of key offices by the Comptroller of the Currency and Secretary of Agriculture, and the Fed Reserve framework. It notes Alaska’s exclusion, director and officer rules, stock and subscription details, reserve requirements, gold backing, retirement plans, and board compensation. The text also covers reserve bank liquidation powers, par collections, and appointment terms ongoing into the next session.
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Federal
Reserva
Alaska
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve Bank
Mae Ananee
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Board
Bank Benate
Senate
Federal Board
Mi Bers
Reserve Board
Ft Banks
Shell
Congress
Our Railroads Use We Language to Bind Workers
A Union Pacific idea urges employees from office boy to top official to speak of the railroad in inclusive terms. Citing J Pierpont Morgan and John Wanamaker, the piece argues the “ours” mindset boosts interest and responsibility, with workers saying we will handle orders and we will engage on your behalf. Omaha World-Herald.
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Union Pacific
Corporation
J. Pierpont Morgan
John Wanamaker
Omaha World-Herald
Golden wedding celebrated by Mr and Mrs Jobe Pitt
An elderly couple from Treg, Marfolk, Mugland marked their golden anniversary with a quiet celebration. The article notes small gifts and a frugal lifestyle, mentioning a family or household figure and the era’s fashionable costumes observed by attendees.
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Jobe Pitt
Mugland
Vagerian of the Hunter's Lite Incident Reported
A stray fragment reports a hunter mistaking a stray car for a deer. The correspondent notes ammunition purchase occurred at a corner drug store rather than a designated location. Unclear names or date details are present in the garbled text.
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Vagerian
Hunter's Lite
Maryland
Bunter
Loularilie Courter
One Fault He Noticed in Birmingham Age Herald
A garbled fragment from the Birmingham Age Herald describes a fault noticed by a person, though the readable portion is unclear and lacks coherent details or context. The snippet mentions Carmen and archaic phrasing, with no verifiable events, dates, or names to anchor a clear summary.
Footwear Aimed At Railroad Men With Removable Sole
A French inventor designed a shoe for railroad workers featuring a removable inner sole and heel with linked steel lugs that connect the outer sole and heel. If a foot is caught in a switch, a quick jerk frees the worker by leaving the outer sole and heel behind, reducing injury risk.
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Mechanica
Railroads Earn Substantial May Income Despite High Costs
Railroads in May earned an average of 8 230 000 dollars daily from public service while operating costs ran 5 920 000 daily. Taxes totaled 341 500 daily, leaving an operating income of 1 972 322 daily across 220 897 miles. Earnings per mile equaled 4 93 dollars, with more than one dollar used for taxes and bond interest from every six dollars of available earnings. This reflects higher returns than May of last year and covers over 95 percent of the nation’s mileage and earnings.
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United States
Kidnapped by Locomotive Tale From Muddy Rain Ride
A farmer near Momence recounts a bizarre incident where Jim Phalpa, famed for movie stunts, was snatched from a buggy and thrust onto a locomotive. He clung to the pilot during the wild ride in the rain, suffering minor bruises but escaping unharmed.
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Jim Phalpa
Phelps Ie
Momence
Bourney
Bugsy
Moving Drawbars Made Easy On Locomotives
A Popular Mechanics sketch shows a drawn bar using a fin iron pipe and two wheels. The single pin slips over the horn at the truck front and the U shaped brace at the rear balances the bar. One man can wheel even the heaviest bar with little effort.
Thought Only of His Train Sy Great Bravery and Presence of Mind
William A. Carr a 60 year old Pennsylvania Railroad engineer saved the Philadelphia to New York express when boiler flues blew, filling the cab with scalding steam. He closed the throttle and set the air brake to stop the speeding train, saving passengers before losing consciousness. He is gravely injured though alive.
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William A. Carr
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Millstone Junction
Metuchen
Carr
Railroad Time by Wireless Signals Adopted by Nord France
The Compagnie du Nord of France plans to regulate station clocks by wireless time signals from the Eiffel tower. Wireless signals avoid interrupting telegraphic service and are received each morning at major stations along the line. Receivers are portable devices connected to a tall wire setup between telegraph poles.
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Compagnie du Nord
France
National Bureau
Eiffel Tower
Palatial Railroad Car for President Hea of the Pennsylvania
Altoona built private railroad car claimed as the finest. Features include a dining room kitchen pantry nine by eight feet, two corridors, staterooms with two berths each, two drawing rooms with beds and showers, a parlor with fireplace, and a 62 foot 3 inch long steel mahogany finished car insulated with cellinite. Weighs about 15 tons with a 10 by 14 by 14.3 foot profile.
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Altoona
Hea
Pennsylvania Railway
Reade Elgnedt
Postal Tube Railroad Concept Described for Engineering Circles
A proposed past idea describes electrically operated tube railroads for letters and parcels. Trains would run without drivers and be controlled from stations. Safety systems would regulate speed and movements. The line would run about twenty two miles a bow. The stallone would include lifts and automatic conveyers for rapid handling.
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Stallone
Mailbag Handling Gaffe Delays Post Office Deliveries
A garbled report notes a mail pickup device malfunction causing high speed collection of bags. It hindered contents verification and required careful deposition alongside the work area. The incident affected daily mail flow and prompted operations review.
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