Weather keeps money lenders wary in New York crisis
Special to The Washinsian Post reports seasonable winter weather across the northern United States boosts business mood while bad news from New York bank trouble and rising possible money costs loom. It notes government deficits, bank suspensions, and a shift by lenders to hold funds until after elections, with railcar charges and idle equipment reflecting stressed credit conditions.
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New York
Washinsian Post
United States
Foreign investors buy in Paris amid easing money conditions
A British report notes stock markets steadier in Berlin and Paris with cautious buying. Demand centers on fixed interest securities, consols, and foreign rentes, boosted by easier money. French investors show confidence in government issues while mining stocks stay volatile and industrials lag. Berlin sees buoyant government bonds and bank shares despite overall lethargy.
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Berlin
Washington
London
Stock Exchange
Nein
America
England
Paris
Argentina
Germany
Nox
Falling Off in Receipts in January 1908
Government receipts for January 1908 show total receipts about 11% below January 1907, with expenditures rising about 11,090,000 from December. Customs receipts dropped, internal revenue fell, and miscellaneous receipts rose slightly. year comparisons and monthly changes are detailed for various departments and debt, including currency circulation and mint coinage.
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Tannars Isi
Hagia
War Department
Comptroller of the Currency
National Bank
United States
Mint
United Mints
Leprosy Case Shocks Virginia Authorities in Sussex
Dr. Crawford of Yale Sussex County reports a 45 year old Russian born woman with leprosy near Yale. Dr. McCoy of the Marine Hospital confirms the diagnosis. State and national laws offer no guidance and Sussex plans potential local care with expenses as officials seek a solution.
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G. W. McCoy
United States Marines Hospital
Mefor
Sussex Board of Health
Crawford
O. A. Wright
Clarence Nehlitt
McCox
Sussex
Fears Marriage Fraud Tangles a Virginia Woman
Miss Alice Barrett of Pennisburgh Virginia fears a false marriage to a Pineville man. They eloped in Norfolk last September with a dubious license and a clergyman. Police aid sought as marriage records to be checked, and the groom vanished after abandoning her at a Roanoke hotel.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
Alice Barrett
Pennisborough
W. Ve
Pineville
Pinevile
Parlente
Roanoke
Child Falls Into Boiling Grease In Spencer
A two year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs W W Duncan of Spencer, fell into a pot of boiling grease yesterday afternoon. The burns were severe with skin peeling and the child is in critical condition. Mr Duncan is an agent for the Southern Railway Company at Spencer.
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Spencer
N. C
Washington Post
W. W. Duncan
Duncan
The
Southern Railway Company
Negroes Held at Gunpoint After Jail Escape in Roanoke
Bar ney Flarv ey and Edgar Taylor, two of five escaped Negroes, were captured at gunpoint by John Hanna and John Conway in Roanoke until a policeman arrived. Harver and Taylor had prior charges, with an $8 reward posted by City Sergeant Tillett. In Meherrin, Sid Clark died from burns suffered at home after a fire set by unknown causes. In Huntington, Jean F Smith, a lawyer, was robbed at gunpoint on a public avenue, the third such theft in a week. Mrs James Dugan died by suicide by carbolic acid in Huntington after relocating from Logan Ohio.
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Roanoke
Barney Flarvey
Edgar Taylor
John Hanna
John Conway
Harver
Taylor
Tillett
Huntington
W. Va
Jean F. Smith
Washington
James Dugan
Dugan
Logan
Ohio
Obituary notices from Virginia include Imboden widow and local deaths
Florence Imboden widow of Brig Gen J B Imboden died in Briel on February 2 3h3 after a Civil War career in Virginia. Daughter of L F Johnson she previously married Eugene Crocket. her son Capt Crocket 38 A was with her in her last hours. Harrisonburg reports Thomas Reilly oldest printer died suddenly. Wright Gabor merchant died after paralytic kroke. Catherine McFall aged eighty five died at Mount Solon leaving surviving relatives.
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Briel
Florence Imbalen
J.B. Imboden
Virginia
L. F. Johnson
Teteo
Eugene Crocket
CG. J. Crocket
Harrisonburg
Thomas Reilly
Pittadelpha
Union Colulor
Wright Gabor
Sar Lang Gosher
Good Roads Plan Faces Montgomery County Delegation
A Montgomery County Good Roads committee led by State Senator Blair Lee and Delegates Cummings Ray and Whams backs resolutions urging county road reform. Proposals include county ownership of equipment and road control by road commissioners, while transferring authority from county commissioners. A Colesville White Quick Farmers club opposes debt unless toll roads are bought and tolls abolished, arguing hardship on toll-road users.
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Rockville
Good Roads’ Association of
Montgomery County
Blair Lee
Andrew J. Cummings
Preston B. Ray
J. Dawson Whams
The
Good Roads Association
Lt 18
White Quick Farmers’ Club of
Colesville
Flexner Serum Success Reported at Johns Hopkins
The Washington Post reports the Flexner serum for cere bro-spinal meningitis showed success in Irving Hall of Waverly. Brought to Johns Hopkins Hospital January 2 with symptoms, he was discharged cured days later after injections into the spinal cord. The serum, discovered by Dr. Simon Flexner at the Rockefeller Institute, had its early testing results shared with Dr. Lewellys Barker at Hopkins.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Flexner
Johns Haenlins Hospital
Irving Hall
Waverly
Simon Flexner
Rockefeller Institute For Medicin Research
New York
Lewellys Barker
Hopking Hospital
Hall
Masked robbers escape near Episcopa Seminary incident noted
A hold up near the Episcopa Seminary left a victim distressed that hidden money eluded the thieves. The report mentions a mask drop and that the attackers were white. Separate items include a funeral in Rock Creek Chapel for Ellen Cole, sale of a grocery store in Alexandria, and Confederate Veterans meeting at Prince Street.
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R. E. Lee
Camp Hall
Prince Street
Alexandria
Ellen Cole
Vsharon
A. Waills
Washington Post Bureau
Sharon Cemetery
King Street
Alesendri
Benjamin Banbert
Pavel
Peul
Fire at Buckhannon destroys post office and four buildings
A fire in Buckhannon West Virginia began at the Morrison Hotel early today and was not controlled until aid arrived from Weston. The blaze wiped out the post office four other buildings and one residence, with losses pegged at about 100000 dollars.
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Buckhannon
W. Va
Morrison Hotel
Weston
Weather Hamps Traffic On Western Maryland Rail Line
Severe winter weather grips Western Maryland region causing record cold in Elkins and Thomas with readings from 12 degrees below zero to 5 below later. Snow drifts reach two feet, add another foot, hindering lights and travel. A passenger train required four hours to traverse four miles amid three engines stranded by snow.
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Washington
Cumberland
Western Maryland
Thomas and
Elina
Elkins and
Thomas
Maryland
Tobacco sales brisk with rising prices and strong demand
Across markets in Washing on Pom Sudh Bost Va and Durham NS C reports show leaf tobacco selling briskly despite cold weather. Sales reach about half a million pounds with prices averaging just over 1312 cents, scraps included, and a large portion of the crop marketed locally. A Houston storage plant remains busy as planters expect substantial post and future deposits. Cumberland Md reports a sudden death in Chicago of attorney William Brace, once a Republican leader in Allegany County, noted in a telegram to Dr Charles H Brace.
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Houston
Durham
NS. C
Petersburg
Warringon Po
Cumberland, Md
Charl H. Brace
Chicago
William Brace
Willam Brace
Allegany County
Cumberland
West
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