Famed Brown & Co Trade Frenzy Ends in Wall Street Collapse
Chaos in the New York stock market follows an extraordinary Saturday surge led by A O Brown & Co. The firm suspends trading and faces assignment as over 1 million shares change hands in volatile sessions. Brokers report heavy losses and unresolved debts to partners, with authorities launching an exchange inquiry into Saturday’s events.
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New York
O Brown & Co
Soarkstale
Todius
Brown & 2
Hanan
Puchanan
Hercules
A O Brown & Co
Trm
Hve
Is Dome
J W Rhoads
Richard Wo Noel
Broadway
McIntyre
AGQ Brown House
Stock Exchange
The
Exchange
Ubert O Brown
Faown
Weial
A . Brown & Co
New York Stock Exchange
Nework Cotton Exchange
Chicago Stock Eachange
Chicago Board of
Iyade
Cleveland Stock Exchange
Chicago
Cleveland
Buffalo Arena
Toronto
Broad Street
Alpert O Brown
Lewis Ginter Young
G Lee Stout
Edward F Buchanen
Samuel C Brown
W Rhea Whulman
Thenus
Albert O Brown
Taraintis
Brown & Co
Wall Street
Castro Note Sharp Strike in Venezuela Netherlands Rift Deepens
The Venezuelan foreign minister Senor Paul says actions against M de Reus and a string of incidents deepen the quarrel with the Netherlands. The note cites Gelderland cruiser's refusal to salute and the Curacao consulate attack as gravely affecting relations and urging Netherlands to grant voluntary satisfaction.
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Dutch Minster
Foreign Office
Paul
Castro
Hague
Senor
M de Reus
Netherlands
Gelderland
Porto Cabello
la Guaira
M .de Reus
la Guatra
Senor Paul
Senor Lopez
Curacao
Venezuela
Willemstad
Curacaco
Raul
Outcry Over Relations Yet Unsettled Between Nations
A note warns the government that friendly ties cannot be kept until offenses and grievances are addressed. De Paul, Poe, and Fulbuster figure in diplomatic tensions as new assurances are offered. In Reno, Gen Rafael Men ez Benitez is said to organize a filibuster to topple Castro from Venezuela’s La Victoria aftermath, funded by a mining deal. John P Poe Jr of Baltimore linked to Mendez in recruiting efforts.
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J Des Paul
Poe
Fulbuster
Reno
Nev
Raphael Isabel Menez
Nevada
Venezuela
la Victoria
Mendez
John P Poe, Jr
Baltimore
Princeton
Deaf mute ends life in Virginia with farewell note
Charles Norris of Free Union, a deaf and blind school graduate, shot himself on the J C Bing farm after writing a friend a note giving no reason for his act. He found a pistol in his room and acted after dinner, then vanished to the barn before Ellig Bing found the note on the dressing table.
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Washington Post
Charlottesville
Charles Norris
Free Union
School For the Deaf and Blind
J C Bing
Norris
Norvis
Ellis Bing
Ellig
Mehmed Ali Bey flees with big sum from Washington
A Turkish envoy Mehmed Ali Bey departed Washington with a check for 225000 plus other funds after officers found an unspent 3000 from legation funds. Mundy Bey and Turkish consulate officials say officials plan to press criminal charges on return to Europe. The departure left unpaid bills and debts to traders, servants, and a secretary. Police investigate a separate shooting in Washington where Charles Robbins was wounded. five men are held.
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Hannan
Fourth Preeimect
Arthur Scott
Seventh Street
James W Garner
Park Road
Samuel W Stewart
William L Jones
Mia Golden Street
Willian H Johnson
Washington Post
New York
Washington
Mehmed
al Bey
Turkey
Bey
Mehmed Ali Bey
Europe
Legation
Mehmed AM
Mun Bey
Mundji Bey
Wall Street
Inzet Pasha
Stabbed at Church Revival Sparks Tragic Incident
In Dexter Massachusetts last night a revival in a gospel tent led by Rev E O Butler saw 15 year old Joseph N Horton leave his seat during prayer and fatally stab Oscar Leathers after a prior afternoon quarrel Horton claims self defense and returned to kneel as the service continued. Police investigated the sequence of events surrounding the stabbing.
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Dexter
Wiile
E O Butler Liuelt
Joseph N Horton
Oscar Leathers
Horton
Leathers
Pension for Old Printers
Veteran printers in Chicago will receive old age pensions starting today from the International Typographical Union. Eligible printers over 60 who have at least twenty years of union membership will receive four dollars per week, with the first payments drawn from the pension fund.
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Chicago
United States
International Typographical Union
Earle Becomes Jail Inmate After Guilty Plea In Assault
Special to The Washington Post Middletown NY Aug 25 Ferdinand Pirney Earle jailed after pleading guilty to second degree assault on his wife. Sheriff and deputies seized him at a Monroe summer home as his wife and baby were removed to safety with relatives. Earle refused bail and awaits grand jury action while his wife and infant stay with friends. The case follows a turbulent sequence including European marriage and a separation dispute.
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Washington Post
Middletown
Ferdinand Pirney Earle
Julia Kuttner
France
Monroe
Decker
Hock
Leonard
Earle
Carpenter
Harle
Goshen
Uat
Parle
Wife No 1
Europe
Miss Kuttner
Paris
Waiters Mutiny On Northland Arriving In Buffalo
Two stewards refused to serve meals aboard the Northland after passengers from a military school did not tip. They demanded higher wages, were arrested on arrival, and charged with mutiny. They face removal to Detroit as the incident occurred in Michigan waters.
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Buffalo
Northland
Chicago
United States
Conkling
Detroit
Michigan
Ambassador Thompson Hurt in Bicycle Collision in Mexico City
U S ambassador to Mexico David E Thompson was struck by a bicyclist in central Mexico City suffering a fractured arm and facial contusions. An X ray checked for further injuries and the ambassador’s condition was not considered serious.
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David E. Thompson
Mexico City
Augus Dayla E Thompson
Mexico
Mrs Gould Sues Tradesman For 50000
New York dated August 2 Mrs Howard Gould sues Frank A Mc Laughlin Fifth Avenue tradesman for 50000 alleging he caused her injury by a process server and that he insulted her provoking a severe nervous shock while attempting to serve a summons on July 3 for an unpaid bill.
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New York
Howard Gould
Frank A. McLaughlin
Mra Gould
McLaughlin
Bank cashier Alonzo Walters found dead in hotel
Americus Georgia August 2 Alonzo Walters 55 cashier of the Bank of Ellaville Huaville Oscar Windsor Hotel lavatory found with a bullet wound and pistol beside him a warrant had been issued an hour earlier for his arrest on alleged discrepancies in his accounts totaling about 4000 dollars
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Americus
Alonzo Walters
Bank of Eilaville
Huaville
Windsor
Walters
Yellowstone Park Hold Up Sparks Calls for Protection
Yellowstone travelers were robbed by a lone highwayman who seized about $2,100 in cash securities and jewelry from sixteen stages. Victims urged stronger U S protection in the park as soldiers search and a $1,000 reward is posted, while a Chicago photographer adds views of the event to a Yellowstone collection.
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Livingston, Mont
Yellowstone National Park
Jackson Hole
B Drew
Orlando
Lake Hotel
Yellowstone Park
Quid Faithful Inn
Thumb of Lake
Transportation Company
Interior Department
United States
James A Garfield
Ben Drew
R R Christian
Butte Mont
Quadrangle Club
Chicago
Yellowstone
Mose Wineman
Th Club
Park
Mr Wineman
Slelena Mont
Cody
Meeteetsee Wye
Minister Tricks Suicide Reveals Bitter Farewell Letter
Newark August Rev Trick, a retired Presbyterian clergyman once noted for defending higher criticism, killed himself at the Mills Hotel. He left letters to Dr Dowd and his sons urging them to remember his teachings, lamenting modern church doubts, and confessing he took too deeply to heart the words of Jesus while failing to live by worldly means.
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Jesus
Wntes
Washington Post
Newark
Albert
Trick
General Assembly
Th Presbyterian Church
Charles A Briggs
New York
Mills
Charley N Dowd
Jesus Christ
Arthur
Edgar
Lefferts Place
Brooklynn
Gould
Mills Hotel
Willis Stafsford
Dr Dowd
Dowd
Morey
Nichouse
Golad Tam
Trita
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Jove de Jesus Paul
West Indies
Minister de Reys
Wetherlands
Ninn Spa
Pert
Mundy! Bey
Charles S Robbins
Charles Robbins
HI Street
Neshe G Hannan
Seventh
H Streets
Weteen
Robbins
Stewart
Garner
Mra Hannan
Samuel Stewart
Cali
Scott
Sam
Kils Hannan
Rheinhart
Pmersency Hospital
Brickiaver
Mehmed al
Philadelphia
Boston
Mehmed Ali
Niagara Falls
Baltimore& Ohio
Lehigh
Veterans of Typographical Union
Pledds
Lake Waiters Mutiny
Meath
U. S&s
Hurt.s
Ses
Callifornia
Washington Sunset
A. J. Posten
Mrs. Gould
Georgiana Sucheide
Gen Young
Garfield
Judge Parker
Grest Hovckville Fair
Baltimore and
Ohio
Miniter
Albert Trick
Briggs
Fathor
Tam
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