Lam Tr and the Great Truths of World Affairs
A mosaic of opinion and social commentary from The Progress’s pages. It cites Von Caprivi, a Chicago football resignation, urban living costs, and the German chancellor, with quips on American tourism, Lloyd’s Registry, and imperial court politics. It notes Astor’s test run, wasteful urban–rural cycles, banking scandals, Max’s racing feats, postal integrity, and medicine’s link to literature, closing with Vanderbilt family rumors and wartime sentiment.
Cures Consumption Case Revelations At Cincinnati
Depositions in the Dr. Amick vs Reeves case reveal the Amick Chemical company of Cincinnati supplied forty thousand doctors with Dr Amick's chemical treatment for consumption. Daily distribution reportedly included up to a thousand dollars worth of sample medicines. Evidence includes files of physician reports claiming cures across disease stages.
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Cincinnati
Amick
Reeves
Amick Chemical Company
New Orleans News Highlights Include Rail Rights and Fires
The Streets and Landings Committee backed an ordinance allowing the Illinois Central to build wharves and lay tracks along the riverfront between Penniston Street and Louisiana Avenue with a 25 year limit. A Texas and Pacific cotton wharf near New Orleans burned, destroying 28,000 bales and damaging the grain elevator. Other items note pardons for Patrick Kagan, a fatal tram wreck near Frince, a murder-suicide at Chaconta, a court ruling on a rail tax at Bunkie, and ongoing anti corruption efforts in the city.
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City Council of
New Orleans
Illinois ¢Entent Railroad
Penniston Street
Louisiana Avenue
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Wrain
George W. Young
Citizens’ Protective Association
Buckner & Johnson
Tallulah
W. F E. Beck & Co
Vicksburg
Miss
Citizen's Protective Association
St. Mary
Natchitoches
Union
Louisiana
Kellar
Abraham Smith
John Howard
Provident Lumber Company
Lake Providence
Illinois
District Court
Leper Board
Jessie Miller
St. James Parish
H. D. Coleman
Burks
Congress
Monroeies
Baton Rouge
Sid Williams
Shreveport
Settlement of Alabama governorship and sugar inquiry
In Alabama kolon Kolb forces push for governorship with Crandall predicting Kolb will be sworn December 1 by a qualified official. Oates militia rival and fears of conflict noted. Across Washington, district attorney Birney warns indicted sugar inquiry witnesses Havemeyer Searles to plead or demur, with demurrers anticipated and appeals planned in McCartney Chapman case.
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Wasuixeros
Birney
Senate Sugar Investigation Committee
Messrs
Havemeyer
Searles
Burney
McCartney
Chapman
Wilson
McCartney and Chapman
Cole
Court of Appeals
Post Office Civil Service Exemptions Hinted
Washinerox reports many postmasters request temporary exemption from new civil service rules. Appointees under the new administration have not filled offices with allies, hindering patronage. Officials say only the president can grant exemptions and it is unlikely he will.
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Washinerox
Post Office Department
Civil Service
Treasury Balances and Gold Withdrawals Reported
Washington November 17 The cash balance in the treasury stood at 102 605 272 dollars with a gold reserve of 61 784 462 dollars. Withdrawals of gold from the New York subtreasury in exchange for legal tenders totaled 975 000 dollars yesterday. The note suggests the gold is not for export and implies it will be used for bond purchases. Mail reports show additional withdrawals totaling 122 61 dollars, bringing the day’s bar total to 1 097 061 dollars.
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Washngton
Treasury
New York
Sterling Exchange
Treasury seeks bids for bonds as demand grows
Bond buyers show strong interest as the Treasury Department begins receiving bids. Although bids were not opened, they will be opened with others on the 20th. The department is hopeful for a better price than at the last sale.
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Wasuieron
Treasury Department
Senators push tariff bills at short session
Wasninates Nov 21 Senator Blackburn of Kentucky said he will use power to pass popgun tariff bills to remove duties on sugar coal and iron assisted by Senator Harris of Tennessee who favors the move Wasutheron Nov 21 Senator Jones of Arkansas on the senate finance committee said he does not expect financial legislation in the coming session with another Democratic colleague agreeing.
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Wasninates
Blackburn
Kentucky
Kills
Harris
Tennessee
Wasutheron
Jones
Arkansas
Senate Finance Committees
Secretary of the Treasury
Carlisle
Bailey
Judiciary Committee
Count Reventlow
Denmark
Associated Press
Copenhagen
Germany
United States
Cleveland
Philadelphia
House of Representatives
Withdrawals of Gold From New York Treasury Friday
Washington reports Saturday that gold withdrawals from the New York treasury are being made likely for bond purchases. The move follows markets and signals a shift in liquidity as officials manage debt and funding demands. Strong entities include the Treasury and financial markets, with the date specified as November 19.
Bond gold withdrawals hit New York banks total
A Friday and Saturday gold withdrawal tally shows Cent ral National Bank 1.5 million, Wat sop Bros 200,000, Western National on Shawnut Bank in Boston 910,000, Third National on Shawnut Boston 850,000, Southern National 26,000, Central National 160,100, Asier & Co 77,000, Buttrick & Kilim an 820,000, and ADI Smiley in Washington. The overall gold taken from sub-treasuries reaches 2,008,025 dollars since the bond call.
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New York
Central National Bank
Watsop Bros
Western National Bank
Shawnut National Bank
Boston
Third National Bank
Southern National Bank
Asier & Co
Buttrick & Kiliman
ADI
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C. D. Hicks
Prop
Lam
von Caprivi
Deneer
University of Chicago
London
Adaree
Hohentohe-Schillingsfield
Lloyd's Registry
Clyde
Paice Biswarck
Prince Hohenthe
William
Veruse
John Jacob Astor
Illinois Central
Fort Dodge
Sioux City
China
New World
Max
Post Office
Dr. Holmes
London Lancet
Union of Medicine and Letters
Smollett
Thomas Browne
Keats
Goldsmith
Vanderbilt
Madame
Foster
Patrick Kagan
Euvan
Parish of
Orleans
Frnice
H. Goiver
Joseph Mauldin
Chaconta
Fddy Evans
John Bergron
Evans
Bergroo
Bunkie
G. W. Sentell
St. Louis
Fred Seip
Alexandria
Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Washington News
Idol
Crandall
Alabama
Senate
Washinatox
Lee Crandall
Kolb
Wheeler
Birmingham
Col
Havemeyser and
Treasury Balances
Jonas Opinion
Washington
Cub Treasury
Emil Krey
Burrell and
Dover Streets
Milwaukee
Wis
Thurber
White House
Executive Mansion
Butler
Two Houses of Congress
Navy
Wasn Hixeron
Texas
Joseph Bower
Lampasas
Myron J. Kent
Decessed
Fort Worth
Tarrant County
Mavier Henn
Pottsboro
Grayson County
Samuel D. Farrar
Lott
Falls ‘County
George Matlock
Honity
Montague County
Robert Fletcher
Ector
Fannin County
William Genn
Seymour
Baylor County
William C. Brawner
Kingsbury
Guadalupe County
Morris & Dickson
Texas St
Shreveport, la
C. A. Alston
Cjortoost
Crockett and
Spring Streets
jShreveport
Herman Loeb
Galveston
Houston
Farmers Bank
Texas Street
L. M. Carter
RE. B. Rand
Dee
Goldstein, Rose & CO
Carden
S.B. McCutchen
T. L. Stringfellow
W.J. Hutchinson
Libs
Buck
Coun
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