Miners Riots Erupt In Carterville Illinois
In Carterville on July 1 a train carrying 47 Black miners was shot at by a crowd of strikebreakers near Lawder. A Black woman was killed, others wounded. miners were rounded up and taken to the Brush mine amid increasing unrest. Across the region, unions and nonunion factions clash as state militia patrols restore quiet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
William Bryan
Johnson City
Illinois Central
Pana
Lawder
Williamson County
Sam T. Brush
St. Louis
Big Muddy
Carterville
Bryan
Brush
United Mineworkers of America
Union
Marion
Carbondale
Vicilus
Union City
Trenops Im Control
Republic
Centerville
Til
Carterville, Sr
Disastrous gale sinks steamer Margaret Olwill on Lake Erie
Nine lives are lost when the steam barge Margaret Olwill founders in Lake Erie near Kelty Island after a northwest gale. Captain Brown, his wife and several crew members perish, while others are rescued by the Sacramento and State of Ohio. Rescue efforts are described and storm damage reported across Ohio and surrounding regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Margaret Olwill
Lake Erie
John Brown
Cleveland
Mrs. Brown
Capt. Brown
Richard Brown
Miss Hunt
James
John Smith
Alex McRea
Luke Schinski
Sacramento
Lorain
Cas— Walle
Duncan Coyle
State of Ohio
Kel Sy’s Island
Vnd
Mortheaat
Brown
Coyle
Looge
Sud
Scineki
Heffron
Wartburg Seminary
Dubuque
N. Bates
Coon Rapids
Secretary of the Interior
Lone Agricultural College
Iowa & Mississippi Valley Railroad Company
Burlington
Lee, Dex
Moines
Louisa
William Hintrager
Emma
George Cook
Oxford
Dexter B. Anderson
Fourth
Minnesota Infantry
Marshalltown
Lisbon
Adam Schweitzer
Sioux City
St. Louis
Edward Leik
Lake Peosta
Luzon
Hancock County
Kanawha
Thomas C. Perisho
Waterloo
Sioux National Bank
Morrison
Diocese of Town
Mary Louise Buffington
St. Catherine's Hall
Davenport
Germania
Waucome
Y. A. Reynolds
Mapleton
Texas Flood Toll Reaches Across Counties
Houston July 3 An incomplete report estimates lives lost near forty and major crop and property damage across several Texas counties. The tally includes cotton and corn losses, roads and stock impacts, and widespread disruption in the Little Brazos and Guada areas amid rising floodwaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Sivas Ac Ue
Texas
Little Brazos
Murphy Rides Bicycle 4 Miles Behind Locomotive
Charles M Murphy of the Kings County wheelmen rode 4 miles on a board track near Maywood Long Island behind an engine and day coach in 57 4 5 seconds. About 3,000 spectators witnessed the daring stunt on a nearly level course. Germany Assents to Pauncefote Court Proposal is announced by delegates at The Hague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles M. Murphy
Kings County Wheelmen
Long Island Railroad
Murphy
Maywood
L. I
Germany
The
Hague
Julian Pauncefote
McKinley Gifts Cup to French Ambassador in Washington
President McKinley presented to Ambassador M. Cambon a superb silver loving cup in recognition of friendly services in the negotiations that restored peace between the United States and Spain. Gates opened at Omaha Exposition. three lives lost in Saco boat accident. details include Philip Picard, his wife, and Mrs. Joseph Phompson, all from Saco Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Saco
Bay
Philip Picard
Joseph Phompson
Pingree Denounces Interview Fabrication in Letter
Detroit governor Pingree declares a reporter fabricated an interview misquoting him over his stance on the Philippines war and his support for Alger. He denies any alliance with Alger for the U S Senate and says he never aimed for presidential candidacy. He urges newspapers to be fair and asserts his offer to assist Alger was only political courtesy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Pingree
Alger
Rpport
United States
Philippines
McKintey
United Staton
Michigan
Afrard
McKinley
Lfe
Off
Hagen S. Pingree
Muskegon Mayor Killed In Doorway Shooting
Muskegon Michigan June 30 Mayor James Balbiornie was shot in the doorway of his store by J W Tayer who then killed himself. Balbiornie died after 15 minutes. Tayer, a Civil War veteran, left a wife and no children. He died after taking carbolic acid. Balbiornie, pioneer resident since 1865, had a furniture and undertaking business and served on the board of public works. He was elected mayor in 1898 and reelected this spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskegon
Mich
James Balbiornie
J.W. Tayer
Tayer
Balbiornie
Balthhornie
Balthornie
Ontario
Ottawa
Board of Public Works
Phil Kearney
G.A. R
Thirty-eighth
Ohio Infantry
Medley of humorous quotes and patent medicine ad copy
A collage of snippets includes jokes about a sleepy husband and naval chatter, plus an bylined anecdote about whooping cough and a testimonial praising Chamberlain's cough remedy. An Electric Bitters endorsement touts cures for liver kidney and nerve issues with a 50 cent price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Olivia
Barcelona
Spain
Aiken, &, Co
America
All
Plander
Not the Conservatory
Young Lady questions the location of the musical conservatory while a janitor explains it is two blocks away among dentists offices. The town debates gas company fights as a householder laments profits after a price war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Conservatory
Musical Conservatory
Washington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Illinois Central Road
Cena
Coloring—am
U. S
J.m.nix
LEER
Capt
Drown
Wie
Periahed
Willoughby
Leon
Neuces
Fort Worth
Spencer G. Fisher
Bay City
Spencer
Fisher
Quincy, IL
William J. Sprague
Palmyra
Congregational Church
State Music Teachers’ Association
Secretary of the Treasury
Havana
Davis
Vader Weiler
Wonder
Omaha
Neb
Pinorer Denies II
Géverhot Faye
Spatrone
Jobn W. Tayer
Muskegon, Mich
Minneapolis
Minn
Otto Lugeger
State Agricultural College
White Mountain
Northwest
Northville
Thomas Evans
Evans
Pittsburgh
Monongahela Traction Company
Quincy
Leonard Roeder
China
S. A. Martin’s
Sam A. Martin
J. Us. Johnson
Wes
Gueeware
Reser
Johnson
Gettelman
O. H. Simmer
Iowa
Mowtee
Mim
Chicago Post
Smith
Santiago
Cervera
Chamberlain
John BE. Clifford
Norwald House
Norwood
Byohn M. Nix
Mr. Dinkey
Misa Beacon
Boston
Harper's Bacar
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!