Banks of New York Trusts and Banks Weather Panic Well
Reports from Dec. 19 show Greater New York banks and trust companies rebounding after the panic. State banks hold $225 million in deposits with minimal withdrawals and strong reserves. Trusts lost deposits from Aug. 22 to Dec. 19 but improved loan calls and stock values, with officers claiming a stronger position overall.
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New York
State Banking Department
Greater New York
New York City
Brooklyn
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Famine in Turkey Reported By Mission Board
The American board of commissioners for foreign missions says famine in interior Turkey is severe. Bread costs double normal prices, cereals and essentials are four to five times higher than fifteen years ago. Bishops report teachers in Erzerum area face hunger while salaries buy little wheat. British consul Berd warns hundreds in Moush plain and Bularik may starve before winter ends without relief.
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Boston
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Turkey
Erzerum
Berd
Bitlis
Moush Plain
Bularik
America
Russia
Railway Fireman Killed In Train Collision
In Ashtabula Ohio on December 27 a passenger train on the Jefferson and Franklin branch of the Lake Shore road derailed near Franklin Pennsylvania after a collision. Fireman Wilm J Daly of Ashtabula was killed and engineer William Miles of Oil City, plus engineers H C Tombes and T B Vans of Ashtabula, were injured.
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Ashtabula
Jefferson and Franklin
Lake Shore Road
Franklin
Wilm J. Daly
William Miles
Oil City
H. ¢. ‘Tombes
T. B. Vans
Spokane to Port land trains via Canadian Pacific and Oregon Ry
Beginning March 1900 Spokane passenger trains will run through from St Paul to Portland over the Canadian Pacific and Oregon Railway and Navigation tracks. Raleigh NC votes to ban liquor and becomes a prohibition city. Governor Hughes in Albany reported improved after grip. Jean Joseph Connelly, Paris journalist and author, dies. Missouri Pacific declares 2% semi annual dividend in stock. New England cotton cloth curtailment planned Dec 25 to March 1. Admiral Dewey turns 70 and remains healthy.
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Spokane
St. Paul
Portland
Ore
Canadian Pacific and
Oregon Railway and Navigation
Raleigh
N. C
Hughes
Albany
N. Y
Paris
Jean Joseph Connelly
Missouri Pacific Railway
New England
Fall River
Mass
Admiral Dewey
Hogs and Cattle Markets Report Chicago Dec 27 1907
The Chicago market shows hog receipts estimated at 22 000 with prices mostly steady to five higher while cattle and sheep receipts loom large. Light hogs bring 4 00 to 4 50 and heavy packing hogs 4 15 to 4 60. beef cattle and sheep trend mixed with bids from 3 10 to 4 75 for western cattle and 4 25 to 6 65 for lambs and Western lambs.
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Texas
Chicago Market Prices for Dec 27 1907
Bulk 4 40 to 4 60 Light 4 25 to 4 60 Mixed packers 4 25 to 4 70 Pigs 3 75 to 4 45 Cattle slow steady prices per hundredweight. Furnished by Beach-Wickham Grain Company at 644 Postal Telegraph Bidg Chicago.
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Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Chicago
John A. Babcock Promise of a Square Deal
John A. Babcock pledges a square deal and fair treatment to all, stressing dependable service and timely response. The message emphasizes integrity and consistency as core business values.
Line and staff definitions debated over Navy relief command
Washington December 27 The debate on whether a naval surgeon can command ship Relief hinges on section 7 of the naval personnel act of 1899. Line officers insist no staff officer may command, while staff officers argue no rank privileges are diminished. Admiral Brownson resigns as chief of navigation. Winslow acts as chief. The Relief may be commanded by a naval surgeon if crewed by civilians. naval crews would have a line commander. Secretary Metcalf declines to discuss the broader dispute.
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Washington
Stokes
Brownson
Admiral Brownson
Bureau of Navigation
Cameron McRae Winslow
Bureau
Winslow
Metcalf
Navigation Bureau
Rixey
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Line and Staff Defined
The article explains the difference between line and staff officers. A line officer fights the ship, while a staff officer provides means or executes orders under the line officer.
New York Port Figures Show Record Foreign Trade in 1907
Customs estimates for eleven months and December place New York port totals at 1,503,332,902 dollars for 1907, up 110,127,325 from 1906. Imports of foreign merchandise reach 837,692,737. domestic exports total 665,647,175. foreign-origin exports around 12,000,000. Duties in 1907 expected about 212,767,125.
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New York
Senators Endorse Referendum Plan for Ohio Constitution
Cincinnati December 27 United States senators have endorsed an initiative and referendum amendment to the state constitution. The endorsement was announced by Rev Herbert S Bigelow head of the Ohio Direct Legislation League and cites a letter from Senator Forker affirming that when voters request a vote on changes to their ordinances law their response should follow.
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Cincinnati
United States
Herbert S. Bigelow
Ohio Direct Legislation League
Foraker
Proponents See Need For Vote on Initiative Referendum
A letter from Senator Dick argues the issue is not merits but whether the people should vote on measures under the initiative and referendum. He supports granting a chance to vote on amendments urged by labor unions and Ohio organizations.
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Ohio
Tamu
Kurds On The Raid Again At Urumiah
A dispatch from Urumiah reports Kurdish raiders surrounding the town for eight days have attacked caravans and driven hundreds of camels into the mountains. A caravan guarded by the Russian consulate was attacked by fifty bandits but repulsed, with many attackers killed or wounded. Anarchy prevails as Russia plans to bolster guards though no intervention is expected yet.
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St. Petersburg
Urumiah
Persian
Armenia
Vrumiah
Russia
Won Bride and Wager
Frank Rightnour and Pearl M. Smith wed at Galton after a humorous bet by postmaster Jacob Woolford that Rightnour could walk eight miles to the county seat and back by night with license. The groom walked with the postmaster to prove the wager, and the couple now honeymoon in the south.
Discrepant Thief Steals Left Shoes at Alton Station
A Christmas-day theft in Alton Illinois left a thief with twenty four left shoes from the Chicago and Alton station all different sizes. The owner vowed to pay for the thief to wear the shoes on his right foot to see his face.
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Alton
Chicago and Alton
Hermit Fred Schotte Shoots Self Near Redbud
Fred Schotte a hermit living solo in a wooded cabin south of Redbud committed suicide by shooting himself. He had withdrawn from society for 25 years after a youth love affair and feared poverty in old age.
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Redbud
Fred Schotte
Tribesmen Repulsed Twice in Moroccan Conflicts
Morocco City December 27 Two attacks by Rehamnas followers of Mulai Hafid the southern sultan failed against Abd-el-Aziz partisans the Shragna tribesmen with about 200 casualties in the first clash and a second defeat after reinforcements.
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Morocco
Abd-el-Aziz
Rehamnas
Mulaf Hafid
Mulai Hafid
Fire wipes out block in San Francisco losses exceed 200000
A major blaze in San Francisco destroyed almost the entire block bounded by Mission Jessie First and Second streets. Several factories and stores were burned out with a loss estimated above 200000. Most buildings were temporary structures and the principal loss was in the firms' stock.
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San Francisco
Mission, Jessie
First
Second Streets
Dynamite Explosion Kills Boy at Birmingham Christmas Party
Dan Bradley dies from injuries after a dynamite blast at a Birmingham Christmas party. He carried dynamite in his coat pocket, was jarred on the porch, the blast tore off his right leg, and hurled him through a parlor window where guests gathered.
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Birmingham
Ala
Dan Bradley
Cold Weather Kills Rabbits in Lum Swamps
Hunters report many rabbits and small game found dead in snow near Lum Michigan. Severe cold and deep snow blamed for starvation as carcasses are discovered in swamps.
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Lum
Mich
Dee
Farmers' Grain President George W H Davis Dies
George W H Davis president of the Farmers' Grain company owner of elevators in North Dakota and Manitoba is dead at Devil's Lake North Dakota.
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George W. H. Davis
Farmers’ Grain Company
North Dakota
Manitoba
Devil's Lake
N. D
Nude Woman Found Dead in Hackensack Meadows
Police investigate a murder in Harrison New Jersey after a nude woman in her thirties is found nearly submerged in an icy pond. Two men detained near a yacht provide little help while a watchman recalls seeing the woman with a short thickset man carrying a bundle.
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Newark
N. J
Hackensack Meadows
Harrison
Peter Coogan
Marine Engine Company
Coogan
Two Girls Hear Screams Near Marsh and Idle Hour
Two Harrison girls heard a woman's cries by a pond late at night and were followed by a well dressed stranger until a policeman intervened. Evidence included a strangulation mark, dragged remains, a white silk waist, a yacht Idle Hour moored on Passaic, and suspects Albert Thompson and Frederick Kirkman detained for inquiry.
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Harrison
Passaic
Albert Thompson
Elizabeth
Frederick Kirkman
Thompson
Man Mistakes Child for Burglar and Fatally Shoots Son
In San Jose California on December 27 Bertram Somers shot and killed his five year old boy after waking to a noise and mistaking the sleeping child for a burglar. Somers fired with his pistol striking the child.
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San Jose
Cal
Bertram Somers
Somers
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