Reading Railroad receivers miss interest on several bonds
Philadelphia August 2 The Reading Railroad receivers fail to pay interest on bonds of the Philadelphia Reading and New England and Philadelphia and Frankford railroads. Principal and interest are guaranteed by Reading, but receivers claim interest not earned. May coupons on the P R and NE remain unpaid and bondholders may pursue action.
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Philadelphia
Reading Railroad Company
Philadelphia, Reading and
Lebanon’s iron king collapses. wide debts loom
Robert H. Coleman admits judgments totaling 306 500 in favor of his brother in law and Archibald Rogers as creditors tally reach 2 604 000 after prior liens. Grant Wideman warned the embarrassment may trigger a general assignment. Crops suffer in Erie area with grasshoppers and blight threatening potatoes apples. Multiple local incidents including a deadly prank, a fire at Keshuqua camp, a failed suicide attempt, and train tramp capture are reported along with railroad labor hour cuts and a giant natural gas strike in Somerset and Washington counties. Captain Boggs pursues pension inquiry aided by Congress and Senator Quay.
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Robert H. Coleman
Lebanon Valley
Archibald Rogers
New York
Grant Wideman
Mr. Coleman
Congress
Cleveland
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Kansas
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Order of the Garter
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Daily
Interstate News
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Behring Sea Arbitration Commission
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Ills
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Saratoga Springs
Columbian Commission
Donald McNaughton
Campania
Europe
Rail shop orders cut workweek at Reading system
Reading Pa August 5 orders posted in all Reading railroad shops reduce time to five days a week except Schuylkill Haven repair shop. Lehigh Valley shops also go five days a week affecting about 400 men. Norristown Yarn mills close with 200 workers laid off after attachment of property for 151000. Middletown American Tube and Iron receivers post circular saying some men return Monday August 7.
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Roberts
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pennsylvania Railroad System
Reading
Reading Railroad
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Easton
Lehigh Valley
Middletown
American Tube and Iron Company
Philadelphia Stove and Iron Foundry Assigns
The Philadelphia Stove and Iron Foundry has assigned its assets in a formal financial move reported today, signaling a change in ownership structure and potential impact on creditors and operations. The action follows ongoing accounting reviews and market pressures affecting the steel and hardware sector.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Stove and Iron Foundry
Nine Drowned As Lake George Steamer Sinks
The steam yacht Rachel sank off Lake George after striking a channel hole, with 29 passengers aboard. Nine were drowned and 20 saved as rescuers rushed to recover bodies. manager Claude Granger oversaw the ill fated voyage.
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Rachel
Fourteen Mile Island Hotel
Hundred Mile Island House
Phillips
Claude Granger
Fourteen Mile Island
Granger
One Hundred Island House
Rachel Winkuickly
Robert Sims
Glens Falls
Grains of Gold Aphorisms and Quotes in Verse
A collection of proverbs and quotes on pain beauty appetite punishment temper and resilience. Notable lines reference Steele Chinese proverb Whately Tyrius Maximus Robertson Rochefoucauld and Bismarck emphasizing virtue restraint and progress. The piece reads as a miscellany of moral reflections.
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Tyrius Maximus
F. W. Robertson
Rochefou
Bismarck
World’s Fair notes from World’s Grounds July to Aug time
Reports from World’s Fair Grounds cover a royal commission reception at Victoria House and protest over the Dance de Ventre. Anthony Comstock arrives to object, with officials citing contractual compliance. Grand jury testimony alleges a 150-strong looting plot at the cold storage warehouse fire. Pioneer’s Day honors 49ers. Chicago Day set for Oct 9 on the 22nd anniversary of the big fire. Dancers criticized by Major Pangborn as “scum.” Aug 8 sees gate turnout down as many visitors stay away.
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Would-be Lynchers Fired Upon and Four of Their Number Killed
In Boone township Boone County Indiana a mob gathered to lynch two boys suspected of involvement with their father last winter. The Conrads fled and the pair fired from hiding, killing John Timberlake and William Wiseman. The mob then opened fire, fatally wounding Edward Houston and Isaac Howe, with William May gravely shot.
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Boone Township
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Ed Conrad
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William Wiseman
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William May
Governor Flower Lacks Authority to Order Elmira Inquiry
Correspondence shows Governor Flower stating he has no authority to order an investigation into the Elmira State Reformatory. Superintendent Brockway requested the inquiry to be vindicated amid recent charges about the institution.
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Albany
Elmira Reformatory Sued for Cruelty Damages
C J Cleere sues Superintendent Brockway of the Elmira reformatory in New York seeking 25 000 dollars damages for alleged atrocious cruelty while Cleere was an inmate.
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Jackson, C.— Citizens’ National Bank of Muncie, Ind
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Wis
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Brockway
New York State Reformatory
Elmira
C. J. Cleere
New York State Reformatory At
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Man Dies After Poison Attempt in Brooklyn
Edward Keating 34, an iron moulder of 152 George Street, died in St. Catharine's hospital from a dose of rough on rats taken in a suicide attempt after he tried to murder his sweetheart Mrs. Ida Dougherty at her home 12 Ditmars Street.
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George Street
St. Catharine’s Hospital
Ida Dougherty
Ditmars Street
Behring Sea Tribunal Expected to Rule Soon
A Paris dispatch reports the Behring Sea Tribunal of Arbitration has made good progress and is expected to render a decision within a fortnight. The update comes as London notes the progressing proceedings in the long running dispute between nations over Behring Sea fishing rights.
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Paris
Behring Sea Tribunal of Arbitration
Cholera toll climbs in Naples and Rome
Between noon Friday and noon Saturday 20 cholera cases and 12 deaths were reported in Naples, with three new cases and one death in Rome.
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Death by Own Action In Troy Man Slashes Neck
James Smyth plunged the point of a razor into his neck in his Troy bathroom and died half an hour later. The incident occurred on August 7 as local reports filed.
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James Smyth
Furniture Factory Burned in Chicago
The Judkins Manufacturing Company factory was destroyed by fire causing an estimated loss of 100000. The incident is reported from Chicago dated August 7.
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Chicago
Judkins Manufacturing Company
Denver
River Front Park
Ordway House at Indian Lake Destroyed by Fire
The Ordway House at Indian Lake in Hamilton county along with telegraph and express offices was burned down on August 8 in Troy New York.
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Ordway
Indian Lake
Hamilton County
Fitz John Porter Appointed Post Office Cashier
New York Aug 8 Postmaster Day ton has appointed General Fitz John Porter cashier of the post office.
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New York
Dayton
Chronology of legal milestones from 1604 to 1784
A condensed timeline detailing legal evolutions from 1604 sergeants pleading in common pleas to 1784 Mansfield principle on law and truth. Entries include Bacon as first sergeant, death for forged deeds, witchcraft trials, Quaker condemnations, kings counsel, lord high chancellor, treason counsel, juror verdict rules, the black act, New York libel trials, and the Bank of England forger William Vaughn.
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Francis Bacon
Massachusetts
Anne Hutchinson
Francis North
Herefort
England
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William III
New York
William Vaughn
Bank of England
Lord Mansfield
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Diverse World Facts Mix Temperance, Trade and Traditions
A mosaic of curious notes contrasts temperate Shetland with a drunken Cork, describes vast river Hoogly anchorage in Calcutta, and cites cost comparisons between Dakota wheat and English manure. It also mentions a homemade flag, serpent charming hereditary in parts of Asia, a standing South Carolina secession flag, Persian bastinado punishment, and foreign customs.
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Cork
United Kingdom
Hoogly
Calcutta
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India
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Skull Shoals
New York Money Market Rates and Bond Quotes Aug 7
New York money market data shows 3 6 percent on money and bar silver at 72 4 cents. Exchange actual business at 4.81 for 60 day bills and 4.8134 for demand, posted rates 4.5244 4.46, commercial bills 4.70 4.834. Government bonds quote 4.834 4.8544 for 60 days and bid, 48 coupon 1.13% bid, extended 2s registered 1.00 bid. Pacific railroad bonds list Union firsts 1.02 bid, sinking funds 1.02 bid, Centrala 1.00 bid.
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Union Firsts
Centrala
New York Produce Market Prices Mixed Across Grains and Dairy
Market listings show flour and rye flour prices across winter wheat and patent grades, with Minnesota clear at 2.50 and patent 4.00. Wheat spots cited No 2 red around 68c, No 1 northern 66c, corn No 2 around 48c, oats varied up to 37c, hay at 80 95c, pork at 15.00, butter state dairy up to 19c, cheese around 9 10c, eggs 16 17c.
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Michigan
Cattle and Livestock Prices From East Buraro Market
East Bufraro reports cattle prices with extra export steers at 4 9 5 0 to 4 9 5 0 per unit and heifers up to 3 3 0. Sheep and lambs show wethers 4 6 0 to 4 7 0 and spring lambs at 5 2 5 to 7 5 0. Hogs range heavy 5 7 0 to 5 7 5. Yorkers 6 2 5 to 6 3 3. pigs 6 2 5 to 6 5 0.
Market prices for hay and straw in Burra o
Burra o on August 7 reports prices for timothy new per ton 16.00 No 2 15.00 common mixed 13.00 baled hay 15.00 clover 13.00 loose straw 9.00 10.00 baled do 8.00 79.00.
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Timothy
Cheese deal includes hundreds of box lots
Little Falls report lists pricing for cheese by box counts with multiple lots. Prices range from 4c to 9c per box across 300 to 3,070 boxes, including 840 boxes at 9c and 1,150 boxes at 8 1 4c.
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Little Falls
Poem Stillness of Mercy and Friendship
A devotional verse blessing a kind man marked by tenderness toward humanity. It praises mercy for friends, servants, animals, and the vulnerable, declaring a blessed fate for those who defend the oppressed and show compassion to all living beings.
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