Grim 1908 warning to Kentucky farmers by Hawkins
W. B. Hawkins longtime organizer and critic of the American Tobacco Company issues a stark warning to Central Kentucky farmers. He urges against planting tobacco in 1908, warns of renewed violence and governmental force, and predicts 365 days of trouble if beds are sown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
W. B. Hawkins
Fayette County Burley Tobacco Association
American Tobacco Company
Kentucky
Willson
Equity
Attempt on the Shah of Persia Ends in Barrage of Bombs
In Teheran an assassination attempt targeted the Shah as his procession moved through a narrow street. Two bombs were thrown from a rooftop. one exploded in the air, the other near the Shah’s automobile, killing three outriders, injuring the chauffeur and bystanders, and shattering the vehicle. The Shah rode in a separate carriage and escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teheran
Persia
Saloons Run by the Czars Vast Russian Vodka Empire
In St. Petersburg the czar controls all saloons across his domains. No rival approaches this immense monopoly. The govt promotes drinking and vodka sales last year yielded 738 million rubles, about 369 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Russia
Bryan Sees Bradley Senate Vote a Misfortune
W. J. Bryan commented on the Kentucky Senate election of former Governor Bradley. He said he cannot see its effect on national politics but regards Bradley's election as a great misfortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Diamonds on Pet Poodle Parade In Paris
A famed Parisian beauty caused a scene on Boulevard Haussmann with a tiny poodle wearing two diamond earrings. The adornments glistened at the top and end of the ears drawing attention beyond the dog’s fur coat and lace handkerchief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Cable
Boulevard Haussmann
Bradley Wins in Kentucky Senate Election
Former Governor N Q O Bradley Republican was elected to the United States Senate with 64 votes to 60 for Beckham and single votes for Allen and Blackburn. Democrats left the hall to protest then returned as the vote was verified. Four Democrats joined Republicans to back Bradley and vowed to maintain their support. Bradley carried three Louisville Democrats McNutt Charlton and Mueller and Lillard of Boyle. A chaotic scene followed as recapitulation was sought, but the result stood, Bradley elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
N. Q O. Bradley
United States
Senate
Beckham
Allen
Blackburn
Bradley
Louisville
McNutt
Charlton
Mueller
Lillard
Boyle
Woman retracts ancient curse in curious 19th century document
In Philadelphia a 94 year old woman Mary Costello signed a retroactive repeal of a 1876 curse she allegedly placed on Dennis Comey a worker who owed her 90 dollars. Comey later settled the debt in Atlantic City after securing a verbal assurance of good will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Dennis Comey
Mary Costello
Costello
Comey
Atlantic City
Senators Bet on Roosevelt Nomination at White House
In Washington DC at the White House Senator Elkins of West Virginia and Senator Bourne of Oregon debated Roosevelt’s renomination. Bourne claimed the President would be named by Chicago, offering $10,000. Elkins declined to bet and said there was no use in pursuing it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Elkins
West Virginia
Bourne
Oregon
White House
Roosevelt
Chicago
County Officer Is Indicted
Indianapolis county commissioner John McGregor was arrested Saturday afternoon on a grand jury indictment charging conspiracy to defraud and accepting a bribe. He was taken into custody while ill in his hotel room as part of the courthouse scandal investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
John McGregor
McGregor
Court House
Stork's Busy Day in Steubenville Ohio
Five children born to Mr and Mrs George Campbell in Steubenville Ohio physicians report the birth as remarkable. Three died within an hour of birth but two survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville, CO
George Campbell
Steubenville
Campbell
Fatal scuffle in Terre Haute ends in shooting
In Terre Haute Indiana Mrs Mary Bilby was fatally shot during a scuffle with 16 year old Robert Booth over possession of a target rifle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Mary Bilby
Robert Booth
First Cousin to an Ostrich Special Surgeon Says
Rhinelander Wisconsin doctors removed a seven inch lead pencil from August Peterson after he swallowed it two months earlier. He recovered the object and is now regaining his health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhinelander
Wis
August Peterson
Peterson
McKinley Home to Go at Auction
Heirs of William and Abner McKinley unable to agree on division, leading to the likely sale of the late president’s Cleveland homestead at public auction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Cleveland, O
William
Abner McKinley
President
Metropolitan Street Railway Leaders Seek Jerome’s Removal
Twenty two charges demand the removal of New York County District Attorney William T. Jerome. A petition by Metropolitan Street Railway stockholders alleges failure to prosecute jury fixing and false testimony in street railway cases, delays in indicting life insurance fraud, and a conspiracy to divert railway assets. It cites a 1902 tunnel collision, campaign fund contributions exceeding unknown sums, and influence by an assistant who received funds. Jerome dismisses the claims as routinely filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William T. Jerome
County of
Hughes
Albany
Metropolitan Street Railway
William F. King
Jerome
Life Insurance Companies of
Armstrong Committee
Metropolitan Street Railway Company of
New York City
New York Central Railroad Company
James H. Hyde
Silent Firearm Patented By Hiram Percy Maxim
New Yorker Hiram Percy Maxim, son of Hiram Maxim, gains a patent for a silent firearm. The device uses a piston valve that regulates gas escape to mute discharge, allowing only a slight hiss. Military experts say the invention could transform modern warfare methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hiram Percy Maxim
Hiram Maxim
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw to quit Park Avenue residence
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw plans to leave her Gotham apartments at 446 Park Avenue and move elsewhere. She will live outside the city as soon as the weather changes and stay away through the summer, regardless of her husband's status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Park Avenue
Roosevelt and Gladstone Compared by Gunsaulus in Kansas City
Reverend Frank W. Gunsaulus, head of the Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, described Gladstone as a strong man whose humane policies matched Roosevelt as his counterpart. He predicted both would secure lasting historical placements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Gladstone
Roosevelt
Frank W. Gunsaulus
Armour Institute of Technology
Chicago
Woman of $40 Million Fortune Weds in New York
Mrs Anne Weightman Walker Penfield, daughter of the late William Weightman the quinine king, married Thursday to Frederick Court land Penfield at St Patrick's Cathedral. Her fortune is estimated at 40 million dollars and she plans to share it with relatives who challenged the estate in Philadelphia courts two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Anne Weightman Walker Penfield
Frederick Courtland Penfield
St. Patrick's Cathedral
William Weightman
Philadelphia
Debut of Brooklyn Male Debutant Signals New Social Trend
The Brooklyn elite eagerly celebrate Herbert Dickinson Lewis a 20 year old at 20 Remsen Street his debut marks the first formal male debutante presentation in the borough breaking tradition with a reception featuring flowers tea and a receiving party of three girls and two young men hosted by Mr and Mrs Thomas Lewis the event generates widespread society buzz
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Herbert Dickinson Lewis
Lewis
Remsen Street
Thomas Lewis
Licensing Bill Aims to Cut Saloon Licenses in England
London reports the new licensing bill by Chancellor Asquith seeks compulsory license reductions over twenty years, basing limits on population. It targets clubs and liquor access on Sundays, with strict travel rules and state control of licenses, signaling major reform across the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Asquith
England
Indian Senators Clash Over Five Civilized Tribes
In the Senate Senators Owen of Oklahoma and Curtis of Kansas debated an Indian appropriation amendment. Owen, asserting Cherokee roots, demanded recognition of his rights as a free man. The talk covered allotment of lands to Indians and government control, drawing strong emotion before they concluded by shaking hands and resuming privately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Special
Senate
Owen
Oklahoma
Curtis
Kansas
Indian Territory
Five Civilized Tribes
New Order of Daughters Forms in Congress Context
Washington special notes the Daughters of Senators and Representatives in Congress poised to gain attention alongside the Daughters of the American Revolution the Colonial Dames and other groups tied to ancestral eligibility in this social lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Special
Congress
Daughters of the
Colonial Dames
Easy Mark, Anyway at Government Printing Office
Disclosures from Representative Landis’s probe show a half million dollars wasted at the Government Printing Office. Charles Stillings, recently suspended as public printer, appears to have been an easy mark for various promoters. District attorney’s office has several persons under surveillance and arrests may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Landis
Charles Stillings
A Philosophical Reflection on Life’s Desirability
A meditation asserts that a truly good life requires recognizing that something beyond mere living holds greater value. It argues the human pursuit of meaning hinges on aspiring toward an ultimate, desirable end beyond existence.
FRE SWEEPS TAMPA FATAL FIRE DAMAGES CITY NEIGHBORHOOD
A massive early Sunday fire in Tampa destroys 308 buildings across 55 acres from Twelfth to Michigan avenues and Sixteenth to Twentieth streets. One woman dies from excitement and about 600000 dollars in damage is estimated as five cigar factories, hotels, saloons and more than two hundred dwellings are consumed. The blaze cripples water pressure, forests the car barns and leaves thousands homeless or jobless. State militia guards the burned district to deter looting while St. Joseph's Convent opens to shelter victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
Twelfth
Michigan Avenues
Sixteenth
Antonio Diaz
Perez and Castro
Maximo Caras
Tampa Electric Company
St. Joseph’s Convent
Avalanche Hits Berne Hotel Killing Thirteen
An avalanche swept a hotel near Hoppenstein at the Lochburg tunnel in Berne Switzerland killing 13 people and wounding 15. About 30 occupants were dining when the collapse occurred prompting a panicked rush to escape. Two children shouted the alert as the temporary structure gave way without warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berne
Switzerland
Hoppenstein
Lochburg
Rich Heiress Sylvia Green to wed Matthew Astor Wilks
New York announces the engagement of Sylvia Green heiress to Hetty Green to Matthew Astor Wilks great grandson of John Jacob Astor. Wilks is valued at ten million dollars and the wedding date is not yet fixed. Sylvia inherits most of her mother’s vast fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sylvia Green
Hetty Green
Matthew Astor Wilks
John Jacob Astor
Sylvia
Wilks
Woman awarded $501 for pet name slander in St Louis court
A jury in the Circuit court awarded Miss Annie G. Kerone 501 dollars after Albert S. Black called her an old hen and an old cat. Kerone had sued for 20000 dollars claiming slander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Albert S. Black
Annie G. Kerone
Kerone
Detective Bomb Saves President in Argentina Narrow Escape
Buenos Ayres Argentine Republic President Alcorta escaped death when a dynamite bomb hurled at him while he was driving failed to explode. Four arrests made, but police refuse to release details of the plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Ayres
Alcorta
Giant Mastodon Fossil Found Near Kobuk River Alaska
A giant mastodon skeleton lies embedded in the ground at Kobuk river Nome Alaska with parts visible above ground indicating a length of forty feet or more. The frame will be removed and transported to Seattle for study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Nome
Kobuk River
Seattle
Syndicate Buys 35000 Acres of Timber Lands
A syndicate of New York and Pennsylvania capitalists has acquired about 35 000 acres of timber lands in northern California. The deal involves an investment of roughly 4 500 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
California
New York
Pennsylvania
Duchess to Visit Us aboard Lucania
The Duchess of Marlborough was a passenger on the steamship Lucania which sailed Saturday for New York without her name appearing on the passenger list. It was not generally known she was aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Cable
Duchess of Marlborough
Lucania
New York
Mexico Denies US Marines Practice at Magdalena Bay
The Mexican government refused the United States request to let American fleet marines train with small arms at Magdalena Bay, rejecting the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Mexico City
Special
United States
Magdalena Bay
German critic d’Annunzio declines $50,000 lecture offer
Berlin reports that Gabriele d’Annunzio refused an American manager’s $50,000 lecture tour bid as insufficient to sustain his cigar habit. The Italian dramatist, famed for his vanity and patchouli scent, is described as lazy and ineffective by Berlin reviewers despite his Beau Brummel persona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Gabriele d’Annunzio
Berlin Post
Beau Brummel
Rome
Minister Rides Hearse to Read Burial Service in Freezing Temp
Rev Charles J Palmer of Pittsfield Massachusetts rode eight miles inside a hearse to New Ashford to read the service over a longtime resident's grave. With the temp at 15 degrees below zero and a bitter wind, he then rode to Lanesboro still inside the vehicle willing to endure one more ride if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Mass
Charles J. Palmer
New Ashford
Lanesboro
Roosevelt Withdraws Postmaster Nominee in Cripple Creek
President Roosevelt abruptly withdraws Daniel M. Sullivan from consideration for postmaster of Cripple Creek Colorado amid factional Colorado politics. Sullivan previously gained fame after a 1900 incident on Roosevelt's campaign tour when he knocked down a man who struck at the President during a riot in Cripple Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Daniel M. Sullivan
Cripple Creek
Colo
Sullivan
Mr. Roosevelt
Colorado
New Member Sworn in to Succeed Late Illinois Congressman
Washington special reports Thistlewood, sworn in to succeed the late Geo W Smith of the Twenty fifth Illinois at 12 10 PM Wednesday. He immediately telegraphed from Washington to Murphysboro announcing a bill for a 75000 public building at Murphysboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
N. B. Thistlewood
Geo. W. Smith
Twenty
Illinois
Thistlewood
Murphysboro
Des Moines Opens Million Point Cribbage Duel
In Des Moines a seven year cribbage match between Colonel John C. Lopez and Milo Ward has reached 460 234 to 455 234. They expect to finish the contest in 1915 as they race toward a million points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
John C. Lopez
Milo Ward
Strange Case of Mrs Stage
Marietta Ohio physicians study Mrs Frank Stage after 316 minute glass fragments are traced across her body. Investigators suspect crushed glass contaminated her food and poison was found in the Stage residence well recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Ohio
Frank Stage
Lincoln's Enemy Dead in Racine at 78
Nicholas Miller a former Democratic leader aged seventy eight collapsed and died in Racine Wisconsin. He was rumored to have wagered a hundred dollars that Lincoln was assassinated. A mob formed for lynching but Miller was saved by friends and hurried to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Racine
Wis
Nicholas Miller
Abraham Lincoln
Miller
Brooklyn Youth Kills Father in Family Quarrel
In Brooklyn an 18 year old Constantine Pellegrino shot and killed his father Angelo Pellegrino while defending his mother during a bitter family quarrel. He was arrested following the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Constantine Pellegrino
Angelo Pellegrino
Brooklyn
His Miraculous Escape
Uniontown Pennsylvania special report recounts George McAndrews surviving a 250 foot fall from a brick chimney at the Royal Coke Works with only a broken leg and minor bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown
Royal Coke Works
George McAndrews
Blame Fixed on Colored Soldiers in Brownsville Shooting
Nine members of the Senate Committee on Military Affairs concluded the Brownsville Texas shooting of August 13 to 14 1906 was carried out by soldiers of the Twenty fifth Infantry though the gully parties could not be identified after two congressional inquiry sessions and thousands of pages of evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Special
Brownsville
Tex
Twenty-fifth United States Infantry
Senate Committee
Congress
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hawkins
Growers
Shah
Czar
Bryan
Odd
Gal
Stork
Frome
Metropolitan Seek
Lect
Evelyn Vamooses
Gotham
Brooklyn Boy
Britain
New Order of Daughters
Florida
Detective Bomb
Duchess
Deserts
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!