Treasury Reports Heavy Currency Pressure for Crops
Treasury data show gold certificate exchanges totaling 4.945 million dollars, up 1 million from last year, as banks deposit gold in New York and ship small silver certificates to St. Louis. New Orleans leads with 8.795 million in new gold certificates, while interior points see gold and note movements. treasury officials do not expect severe currency pressure despite the rise in swaps.
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Treasury
New York
New Orleans
St. Louis
Chicago
Gage
Philippines seeks teachers on three year contracts
War department reports many inquiries about teaching posts in the Philippines. A notice said Professor Atkinson asked for normal graduates as primary and grade teachers at 75 to 100 dollars monthly, superintendents 2000 to 2500 yearly, with all Manila expenses covered. Taft replies that Atkinson merely sought information and that the commission will consider proper applications sent to Manila.
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War Department
Philippines
Atkinson
Shephard
National Educational Association
Winona
Minn
Manila
Taft
Philippine Commission
Damaging to the Defendant in the Chicago Grain Scandal Case
In Chicago on September 25 W H Coleman a former receiving and shipping clerk for the Chicago Elevator company testified about arrears in the company accounts with the registration office. He said Lloyd J Smith promised to fix the issue but did not. Coleman cited uncancelled receipts representing over 700 000 bushels.
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Chicago
W. H. Coleman
Chicago Elevator Company
Lloyd J. Smith
Smith
Coleman
Hawley
Beaten by a Boycott over Van Camp Glass Plant
Beaten by a boycott the Van Camp window glass factory at Matthews could not hire last year's workers except under L A 800 sanction. Belgians, loyal to L A 800, spurred a local boycott that extended to saloons and even threatened arson if interlopers were kept. Father Che, leading Montpelier’s independent plant, recruited the men and moved operations there.
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Hartford City
Ind
van Camp
Matthews
L. A
Montpelier
Gas Belt
Five Brothers Reunite After Forty Five Years
Chicago report details five Wills brothers meeting at Briggs House after decades apart. William Wills 71 from Janesville Wisconsin George N Wills 66 from Hagle Grove Iowa T P Wills 57 from North Andover Massachusetts H E B Wills 45 from Clinton Iowa and Ezra their father with Revolutionary era ancestry Ethan Allen named. Four brothers served in Civil War and they plan to vote for McKinley except H E B the only Democrat.
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Briggs House
William W. Wills
Janesville
Wis
George N. Wills
Hagle Grove
T. P. Wills
North Andover
Mass
H. EB. Wills
Clinton
Vermont
Chelsea
Randolph
Ezra
Joel
Jonathan
Ethan Allen
William
Illinois
George
Massachusetts
P. B
T. P
McKinley
Hl. E
Cyclone Hits Morriston Minn Killing Eight, Leaves Missing
Morriston near Faribault reports a cyclone at 6 p.m. wrecking a saloon and killing eight men with several others missing. A barn fell on Paul Gatzeke's saloon, burying occupants. eight deaths and three injuries confirmed so far.
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Pioneer Press
Faribault
Minn
Morriston
Minneapolis
Times
Paul Gatzeke
Jake Miller
Frank Pitman
Waterville
Otto Gatzke
John Rohrer
Elmer Brooks
H. S. Wait
Frank Wilder
Paul Gatzzke
Porter White
Lewis Pitman
Colorado River Surging Through Mountain Passes
Austin Texas September 25 Governor Sayers wired last night to all points in the state and nation urging immediate action as a great torrent of floodwater surged through mountain passes threatening towns and transportation routes.
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Austin
Tex
Sayers
Here
Coorado
Phil H. Clements
Goldwaite
Houston
Llano
Texas
Men tied with rope after corn theft march to police station
Wayne McLaren and Hol Clossen were bound with ropes and marched to the Sioux City police station by dairyman A. W. Storer after being caught stealing corn from his cribs. Storer had the old pistol cocked for safety, and the pair received jail sentences.
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Sioux City
Wayne McLaren
Hol Clossen
A. W. Storer
Sioux Road
Storer
Nansen and Abruzzi Plan Joint Arctic Expedition
Dr Nansen and the Duke of Abruzzi have agreed to undertake a joint Arctic voyage, with a project to sail for a northern company. The agreement follows a dispatch from Christiania reported by The Daily Express.
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Nansen
Duke of
Brothers of the Northwesten Railway veteran engineers
Four brothers who served in the railway industry total 106 years as locomotive engineers for the Northwest ern railway. Three remain engineers, all tall lean Yankees from Green Mountain stock.
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Northwestern Railway
Water overflow swells in Texas Trinity river drama
Dallas report records Trinity river at peak levels not seen since 1890. Flood waters rise, nearing a six foot margin before reaching past recede thresholds as residents monitor the overflow threatening homes and crops along the banks.
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Dallas
Tex
Trinity River
No Clash With Troops in Anthracite Strike Talks
Dispatches report Governor Stone lacks constitutional power to mediate between mine operators and striking workers in the anthracite region. Other notes describe mass strike action, mine closures threatened by operator orders, and Archbishop Ryan’s mediation efforts with railroad heads amid the stalemate.
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Traxelton
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Labor War Stalemate Persists as Markle Firm Sets Concession Timetable
Hazleton reports no shift in labor conflict with United Mine Workers pressing to mobilize men while operators struggle with reduced forces. Markle & Co may offer concessions by tonight after a ten day window. arbitration plan faces UMW opposition though Mitchell endorses simultaneous talks. Separate dispatches note Bellevue mine protests scare workers adjoiners and armed depots, locomotive firemen select 1902 Chattanooga meeting site, Saginaw population drop, Galveston deaths, and Odd Fellows lodge closing in Richmond.
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Markle
Mitchell
Scranton
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
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Mich
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Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
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