Newspapers Held Up by Readers and Exhibitions Planned
In this era of graft the public clamors against grafters yet funds the press with every purchase of space. Readers pressure papers for space while offices face threats, and the article notes the paradox of hold ups being prosaic and financial, not sensational. It also mentions the XV International Congress on Hygiene and a planned joint hygiene exhibition building near the Washington Monument by the federal government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Char
Dick Turpin
Bunko
Nemesia
Rome
Health exhibition to open at XV International Congress in 1912
Congress officers announce a major feature of the XV International Congress on Hygiene and Demography to be held in Washington from September 22 to 28, 1912. The health exhibition will be topical, avoiding the confusing geography of prior exhibits by focusing on specific health and social topics.
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Washington
XV International Congress On Hygiene and Demography
Southern banks show strength in deposits and loans
A comptroller of the currency report highlights southern banks posting a 15.62 percent rise in individual deposits from 1910 to 1911, far above the national 4.07 percent. Loans and discounts also rose 6.36 percent in the South, with New York showing a loss. Since 1900, 1186 southern national banks formed with capital totaling 72.6 million, the largest regional growth outside the Midwest. Managing Director Dawe of the Southern Commercial Congress will speak to the Southern Society of Detroit on January 19.
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Washington
D. C
Juan
Southern Commercial Congress
United States
Middle Western
New York
Middle West
Lhan
Dawe
Southern Society of Detroit
Government and Bank Failures and Public Trust
The 1911 controller of the currency report shows 37 million dollars in net logs to depositors from failed national banks, less than one percent of deposits. Sixty percent of failures resulted from direct violations of the National bank law, with greater losses where law was most flagrantly broken. It argues for improved trust and a closer government-bank relationship, noting distrust harms the system and suggesting reform.
Where Our Spuds All Come From
A Bureau of Statistics report outlines potato imports and exports over a decade. It notes U S imports total 22 845 634 bushels valued at 10 985 770, while exports reach 10 900 566 bushels valued at 8 418 675. major suppliers include Canada Mexico Bermuda Europe and small imports from China Australia and the Canary Islands. New York leads U S production in 1910 with 44 5 million bushels, followed by Michigan Maine and others. 1909 marked the peak import year and 1911 the peak export year.
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United States
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Canada
Mexico
Bermuda
America
Scotland
England
Ireland
Germany
France
Europe
China
Australia
Canary Islands
West Indies
Central America
Cuba
Panama
Central American
West Indian Islands
Hongkong
British Guiana
Philippine Islands
French Oceania
North Africa
South America
Spain
Austria
Hungary
Great Britain
New York
Michigan
Maine
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Ohio
Iowa
Minnesota
New Jersey
Training Nurses Free Scholarships and Courses
The Philadelphia School for Nurses at U219 Chestnut Street Philadelphia announces spring enrollment. Free scholarships in the two year course cover room board laundering incidental expenses and railroad fare home on completion. A home study course and a four resident short course are provided. A special short course opens February 21 1912 at the request of leading physicians to meet nursing demand. An illustrated bulletin with details is sent to interested persons.
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Philadelphia School For Nurses
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
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Bureau of American Republics
Washington Monument
Congress On Hygiene
American National Red Cross
Congress of Hygiene
Kansas City Star
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