Reserve Bank 70 to Have 100 Million Capital
The new federal reserve system plans total authorized capital around 100 million dollars for all districts. National banks reporting show capital and surplus near 1.788 billion, with mandatory reserves of six percent and potential half-payment upfront. Loans and discounts increased, deposits rose, and states may join to lift total capital close to 110 million, though actual working capital may be about half.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Banking System
Organization Committee
Reserve Bank
Reserve Board
Resignation of Frankfort Treasurer Over $3944 Shortage
City treasurer Harry B. Van Ea ton resigned before a special city council session after state field examiners found a shortage of 3944.33 in his accounts. The discrepancy emerged during a review of the treasurer's books.
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Frankfort
Ind
Harry B. van Eaton
Lost Girl Returns Home in New Jersey Mystery
Sixteen year old Jessie Wood returned to her Ridgefield New Jersey home after vanishing from hotels and disappearing, prompting the town to search and the local school to close for pupils to assist in the hunt.
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New York
Jessie Wood
Ridgefield
N. J
Fire erups at Broad Way M. E. Church roof blaze
Four hundred church members sang as the Broad Way M. E. Church roof caught fire. Firemen controlled the blaze with little damage reported.
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Cleveland
Broadway M. E
Black Hand Bomb Sets Louis Wildman Collapsing?
Louis Wildman a Tenth Avenue restaurant owner received a Black Hand letter. As he walked home a large tungsten bulb exploded at his feet and he collapsed into the arms of a smiling officer.
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New York
Louis Wildman
Tenth Avenue
Louis
Wotherspoon Promoted to Army Chief of Staff
Washington reports Maj. Gen. Wotherspoon is named chief of staff of the army succeeding Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood whose four year term ends April 21. Announcement came from Secretary of War Garrison.
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Wotherspoon
Washington
Army
Leonard Wood
Garrison
Waddell Buried in Texas Named Star Lefty Pitcher
San Antonio news reports the burial of Rube Waddell the famed left handed pitcher. He died after months of tuberculosis and two hours before his parents could reach his bedside. The obituary notes his illness and celebrity status.
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Waddell
Texas
San Antonio
Tex
Rube Waddell
Falla Fined For Missing Stamp On Sugar Auction Circular
Paris reports a Dijon grocer was fined 2400 francs for failing to affix a 2 cent stamp on a circular advertising an auction sale of sugar. The case highlights enforcement of stamp duties on promotional notices.
Miners in Ohio Stage Widespread Work Stoppage
Ohio coal mine operators and about 50 000 miners halted operations after a deadlocked wage dispute. Officials said some 600 mines across the state suspended work, with thousands already idle in Hocking Jackson Crookville Zanesville and Pomeroy districts while Belmon t Jefferson and Tuscarawas districts prepared to join. A referendum proposal emerged as the wage scale talks failed and a court challenge to the Ohio mine run payment law loomed, effective May 15.
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Columbus
Ohio
United Mine Workers
Hocking
Jackson
Crookville
Zanesville
Pomeroy
Belmont
Jefferson
Tuscarawas
Rail Tariffs Suspended by ICC Pending July Action
The interstate commerce commission suspended all new railroad tariffs that cut allowances to industrial railroads until July 80. Exceptions were made for tariffs affecting United States Steel and other iron and steel firms, which may remain in effect.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States Steel Corporation
Iron and Steel Companies
Device Stops Phone Eavesdropping By Busy Signal Indicator
M. D. Schaefermeyer unveils a telephone interrupter that emits a busy signal when a line in use is intruded upon. The invention helps prevent eavesdropping by signaling and blocking unauthorized talk.
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New York
M. D. Schaefermeyer
Counterfeiter, 80, Gets Five Years
Samuel Tate, 80, a longtime counterfeiter who has spent nearly two decades in prison, pleaded guilty to passing counterfeit half dollars and was sentenced to five years in a federal prison in Atlanta.
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Philadelphia
Samuel Tate
Atlanta
Rifles Smuggled to Ireland Reported Missing
Copenhagen reports a mysterious 300 ton cargo of rifles vanished from Langeland after authorities embargoed it. The rifles were said to be destined for Ireland, raising questions about illicit arms flow and enforcement in the region.
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Armas
Ireland
Copenhagen
Denmark
Langeland
Aviator Garaiz Sets Passenger Altitude Record in France
Chartres France August scripting indicates Garaiz again lifted nine passengers to 5 280 feet in a single ascent and earlier climbed a mile with eight passengers aboard the passenger carrying aeroplane record.
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Chartres
France
Garaiz
Illinois Treasury Depleted Forces Halt on State Bills
Springfield Illinois balance in the general revenue fund falls below 35000 the smallest in over four decades prompting State Auditor Brady to discontinue payment of all state bills.
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Llinois
Springfield
Brady
Appointing Dead Ones in Belvidere New Jersey
Belvidere New Jersey county clerk filed two certificates appointing two men as commissioners of deeds. One candidate had been dead two years and the other for one year before the appointment notices appeared.
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Belvidere
N. J
Koetters Sentenced to Life in Murder Case
Chicago report states Handsome Koetters was found guilty of murdering Mrs Emma Kraft, a widow from Cincinnati Ohio, and received a life imprisonment sentence.
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Koetters
Chicago
Ack
Mra
Emma Kraft
Cincinnati
Villa and Carranza clash over Torreon surrender terms
Reports from Juarez describe Gen Villa blocking press after Torreon battle. Villa demands unconditional surrender from Velasco while federal troops remain entrenched with wells and a wireless plant. Carranza seeks to control news flow via diplomatic channels as fighting drags on.
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Gen. Villa
Carranza
Gomez Palacio
Villa
Torreon
Refugio Velasco
Saltillo
Washington
State Department
Bald head saves man as fire truck avoids collision
Denver recounts a street near miss when Fire Chief Healy rushing to a blaze saw the reflection from Christian Christensen's bald head in the auto lights and swerved to avoid running him down. Christensen’s quick stumble prevented greater harm.
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Denver
Christian Christensen
Healy
Christensen
Officer Calms 300 Suffragettes in Paris March
A braided officer spoke briefly to about 300 suffragettes in Paris, cooling their planned march from the horse stables to the Place de l Opéra as they halted their militancy on meeting the officer.
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Paris
Place d L’opera
Forcibly Unwed Bride in Benton Harbor Case
Chicago man R. R. Brady confronted his wife in Benton Harbor Michigan after discovering her with another man and forcibly took her wedding ring while declaring he wanted no further relationship. The incident reflects a violent reaction to marital discord reported in local records.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
R. R. Brady
Chicago
Attempt to Lynch Kidnaper at Gillert Minn Curfew Rumor
Rumors circulated in Gillert Minnesota that lynching parties were urged after laborer Frank Bandineau allegedly attempted to kidnap the four year old daughter of Victor Johnson. The report notes the sensational allegation and public unrest without detailing evidence.
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Gillert, Minn
Frank Bandineau
Victor Johnson
Can't Buy Wants to Die in Elizabeth Teeth War
William Smalley, thwarted in an attempt to hang himself by a tree limb, explained his motive as an inability to buy false teeth in Elizabeth New Jersey.
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Elizabeth
N. J
William Smalley
Man drinks twelve beers in wager at Beaver Falls
George Konter of Beaver Falls reportedly drank twelve glasses of beer in a bet, then watched the timepiece splash in his stomach as curious observers listened. The odd spectacle drew attention from onlookers and local reporters.
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Beaver Falls
George Konterlin
Racial Unrest Flares at Sedalia Merry-Go-Round
At Sedalia Missouri on Fourth street a white and Black crowd clashed near a merry go round as Black workers hired to take tickets faced resentment. Bricks and water hoses marked a night of street fighting ending after midnight with police and fire crews dispersing the mob. Dozens involved, few injuries reported.
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Sedalia
Fourth Street
Ludemann
Fire Department
Greeks Marry Turkish Wives Return Home from War
In New York, forty Greek soldiers arrive aboard the steamship Belvedere from Trieste and Patrias. Of the thirty who had married after the war, fourteen had married Turkish women they met in enemy territory, bringing their wives back with them.
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New York
Belvedere
Trieste
Patrias
Sickles Believed Dying After Stroke at Home
New York Gen Daniel B Sickles is near death at his Fifth Avenue home after a stroke of paralysis three weeks following the death of his housekeeper Mrs Wilkmerding. The veteran soldier and diplomat had been reported gravely ill.
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Sickles
New York
Daniel B. Sickles
Fifth Avenue
Wilkmerding
Bennett Is Reported Seriously Ill At Cairo Palace Hotel
A cablegram says James Gordon Bennett owner of the New York Herald is seriously ill again at the Palace hotel in Heliopolis near Cairo. Dr Milton, his physician, says he is suffering from an attack of grip.
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James Gordon Bennett
New York
Catro
The
New York Herald
Palace Hotel
Heliopolis
Cairo
Milton
Panic in Wellsville Theater Injures Twenty Pupils
A large plaster strip fell from the ceiling of a Wellsville Ohio theater where 300 pupils were listening to a lecture. The crush caused a panic and more than twenty students were cut and bruised during the scramble for exits.
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Liverpool
Wellsville
Chest of Silver Found After 76 Years Near San Antonio Bridge
Boys at play unearthed a chest of valuable silverware buried in sand under a San Antonio river bridge. Authorities believe the treasure lay hidden for more than 76 years.
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San Antonio
Tex
San Antonio River
Phone Post Turns Magnet in Quincy Incident
In Quincy Illinois Elmer Carpenter was held to a telephone post for 15 minutes during an electrical storm. He could not cry for help until a Hneman arrived and cut the current.
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Quincy
Elmer Carpenter
Hneman
Bridge breaks drown five on San Joaquin crossing
A suspension bridge across the San Joaquin river at Fresno California collapsed as an automobile crossed. Four men and one woman were swept into the swift current and drowned in the 60 foot plunge.
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Fresno
Cal
San Joaquin River
Lillian Bott Gots Divorces Delaware
Mrs Tillan Ben Bogué, a known author and magazine writer, secures a divorce in Delaware. The case highlights literary circles and personal disputes amid reaching a settlement.
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Lillian. Bott Gots
Delaware
Tillan
Ben Bogué
Lillian Hat
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