Admiralty shifts to Australian and Argentine meat for navy
British Admiralty orders ship companies to replace American tinned meats with Australian or Argentine brands after a fleet vessel refused American rations. American meat now returns to victualling yards and ceases to be compulsory for the navy. Churchill cites New South Wales safeguards to ensure only healthy beeves enter slaughter, with strict penalties for unnotified slaughter and disease in meat. Government inspectors report weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiralty
London
Winston Spencer Churchill
William Redmond
East
Clare
New South Wales
Dreyfus Case: Paris Court Divided on Outcome
The Paris supreme court held a secret session and adjourned without a decision in the Dreyfus case. Rennes court martial verdict may be annulled or a new trial ordered. Bitter passion flared into a pistol duel between Gen. Gense and Col. Piquart. Gense fired and missed, Piquart refused to return fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court At
Paris
Dreyfus
Rennes
Gen. Gense
Col. Pi
Abducted Boy Harry Priester Found Murdered
The eight year old Harry Priester of West Tulsa was abducted by a tramp last Thursday and his mutilated body was found Sunday night in a St. Louis and San Francisco wheat car. Disfigured beyond recognition, the only identifying clue was his clothing as his father discovered the remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Priester
Tulsa
S. T
St. Louis
San Francisco
Show Girls on the Grill In New York Subpoenas Flood Broadway
A New York dispatch reports the district attorney’s probe into the Stanford White killing by Harry Thaw has drawn many chorus girls to the prosecutor’s office. The Broadway theater district is flooded with subpoenas, causing some to depart the city while others stay home to dodge process servers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Dispatch
Stanford White
Harry Thaw
Broadway
Governor to arrest saloonkeepers open Sunday in Missouri
Gov Folk orders St Joseph police to arrest all saloon keepers who stay open next Sunday. If local officers cannot enforce state laws, they must yield to others who can.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folk
St. Joseph, Mo
Congressman Adams Dies in Chicago Hotel
Congressman C. H. Adams of Wisconsin died Monday at the Auditorium Hotel in Chicago after several weeks of illness. The veteran legislator and public figure had served in Congress for years and was known for his work on state and national issues. His death comes as a shock to constituents and colleagues alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
C. H. Adams
Wisconsin
Auditorium Hotel
Chicago
Sioux City Live Stock Market Quotation Snippet
Monday quotations from the Sioux City live stock market list butchers steers at 4.10 to 5.35 and top hogs at 6.65. The fragment names live stock classes and prices but lacks full context or participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Mills Grant Five Percent Wage Increase Across New England
An advance of 5 percent in wages took effect Monday in cotton mills across thirty or more cities towns and villages in southern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. About forty five thousand operatives benefited from the raise affecting numerous mills and workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Rain Floods Wichita Basements After Monday Storm
Terrific rainstorm in Wichita Kansas caused basement flooding with water six inches deep in downtown streets. The flooding damaged properties and disrupted street area activities. Authorities cautioned residents about localized water buildup and advised caution during ongoing rainfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Famine Holds Sway Amid Russian Drought and Riots
A Russian AP correspondent tours Samara and Saratov to report drought relief too late to save crops. Peasants sell cattle, starve, and resist authorities as famine worsens. Violent clashes unfold in Voronezh, Tambov, and Kadabey with several killed or wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Associated Press
Samara
Saratov
Voronezh
Tambov
Bayiantinsky
Kadabey
Tiflis
Wife Slayer Put to Death in Massachusetts
John Schidlofski a Lithuanian of Brockton Massachusetts was electrocuted at Charlestown state penitentiary for the Belmont murder of his wife on July 12 1905. The mutilated body of Marriana Schidlofski was found on the Belmont golf links near Boston. He confessed after arrest at La Junta Colorado following a California ticket purchase. He claimed intoxication and no premeditation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schidlofski
Brockton
Mass
State
Charlestown
Belmont
Marriana Schidlofski
Boston
California
Schidlofski
la Junta
Colo
Fire on oil steamer Indrani near Singapore harbor
British oil ship Indrani capt Williams sails from New York to Shanghai with 300 drums of naphtha and 35 000 cases of oil. Fire broke out Sunday afternoon east of Singapore as drums burst and flaming naphtha spilled aboard. Ladrani extinguished the blaze. crew refused aid, clambered into lighters, captain and officers jettisoned burning drums and saved the ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singapore
Williams
New York
Shanghai
Illness From Borrowed Costumes Strikes Wichita Play
Miss Ethel Taylor, a senior class performer at Wichita High School, is dangerously ill with scarlet fever and diphtheria after wearing borrowed costumes in a class play. Miss Pauline Grafton is similarly afflicted at her home, revealing a contagious outbreak linked to the production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Ethel Taylor
Pauline Grafton
Fatal Auto Crash in St Louis County Claims One Life
A fatal automobile accident in St Louis County Missouri on Thursday night left Alfred Burton a merchant dead at the scene. John Sweet suffered a broken left leg and two unidentified men were injured with non-recorded names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis County
Alfred Burton
John Sweet
Chinese Volunteers Parade Through Shanghai Streets
Four thousand Chinese volunteers paraded through Shanghai’s flag bedecked streets on Sunday, after months of assiduous drilling. The unprecedented spectacle drew attention as a display of organization and national spirit in the settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Cup Leaves England After Henley Grand Challenge Victory
The Club Natique de Gand of Belgium defeated Trinity Hall Cambridge by three lengths in the final grand challenge at Henley England. The cup departs England for the first time in its history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Remarkable balloon ascent sailor rescued at sea
James K. Allen the aero naut who ascended in Providence on July 4 was picked up by the fishing schooner Francis V. Slyvia twelve miles off Chatham twelve miles offshore after eighteen and a half hours aloft. He covered about 200 miles with much of the journey over water and was brought to Boston in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James K. Allen
Providence
R. I
Boston
Francis V. Slyvia
Allen
Chatham
Attleboro
Brockton
Massachusetts Bay
Provincetown
Cape Cod
Sylvia
Judge Holt Dismisses Indictments in Elkins Case
Federal Judge Holt in New York Friday dismissed the indictments against Nathan Guilford vice president S Pomeroy traffic manager of the New York Central Railroad S Boodloe Edgar and Edwin Earle sugar merchants of Detroit for conspiracy to violate the Elkins rebating act. The court sustains the indictments against the New York Central Road Guilford and Pomeroy under the Elkins act but holds further violations were not punishable by imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holt
Federal Court
New York
Nathan Guilford
S. Pomeroy
New York Central Railroad
Boodloe Edgar
Edwin Earle
Detroit
Guilford
Pomeroy
Fall Claims Two Cincinnati Worksmen in Smokestack
Joseph Ayers and Oscar Underwood, sheet iron workers, were killed after falling 100 feet from a huge smokestack at a Cincinnati pumping station Friday. They were inside the four foot stack when it toppled, causing a dramatic, fatal plunge and a violent rebound to the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evo
Sculptor Augustus St Gaudens Seen at Summer Home
Augustus St Gaudens the sculptor at his summer home in Cornish New York was seen Friday. He had been in ill health for some time but it was denied that he had undergone an operation for removal of a cancerous growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustus St. Gaudens
Cornish
N. Y
Wisconsin Bribery Case Opens in Madison
Arguments in the 1902 case involving Secretary of State Houser accused of attempting to bribe Insurance Commissioner Fost in connection with the Equitable Life Insurance Company began in Madison Wisconsin on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
State Houser
Fost
Equitable Life Insurance Company
Madison
Wis
Alleged Shortage Claims Kansas Treasurer in Topeka
Examinations of witnesses in the suit against T. T. Kelly state treasurer of Kansas to recover an alleged $10,000 shortage in his office have begun in Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
T. T. Kelly
Topeka
Kan
Western League Baseball Schedule at Sioux City
Schedule list shows Western League games at Sioux City with entries for Omaha Des Moines Lincoln and Vuelo on dates in July. The readable parts indicate series dates of July 7 to 10 for Omaha and July 11 to 15 for Des Moines and July 19 to 21 for Lincoln and July 26 to 29 for Vuelo with scattered garbled text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Omaha
Des Moines
Lincoln
Message to Injured Americans from Consul Visits Disaster Site
A damaged dispatch describes Mr Soeploo American consul visiting injured Americans in Gioricrcad disaster. He read Queen Alexandrws monsra to the wounded as gasoline tanks exploded Friday, causing a wreck that killed four and injured many.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alishurs
Pag
Soeploo
Southernestan
Tharsery
Alexandrws Monsra
Jealous Lover Murders Girl and Self in Manning Tragedy
In Manning Iowa a jealous suitor Er.ne st Koehnke shot 18 year old Lucy Fischer after the Fourth of July dance then killed himself. The pair were well known, Miss Fischer prominent in Manning and Koehnke an unfamiliar, recently settled neighbor. Neighbors witnessed the shooting in the Fischer yard and the double tragedy ended with Koehnke’s suicide. The community mourns the young woman and her family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manning
Ernest Koehnke
August Claussen
Lucy Fischer
H. F. Fischer
Koehnke
Miss Fischer
Moehnke
Fischer
Shoehnke
Runaway Iowans Tracked to South Dakota Marriage Split
Mrs. G W Gardner of Stuart pursued her husband to Pierre South Dakota with her attorney locating the Sipes woman and boy. A ruse secured custody of the child and Iowa property was turned over to Mrs Gardner. Gardner and Miss Sipes remained in Pierre while the mother and son were to be left undisturbed in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Pierre
S. D
G. W. Gardner
S.D
Jennie Sipes
Indian Relics Found Near Nelson Farmyard
H A Nelson of four miles west of Extra unearthed Indian relics while leveling a mound in his yard. The discover includes bones a brass spur and an Indian war hammer. The spur bears markings U S Waterville arsenal New York P H W and letters MI T carved with a knife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Nelson
Extra
U. S
Waterville Arsenal
New York
Ida Grove Man Missing
Ida Grove reports a missing man, about 60 years old, 5 feet tall and 175 pounds with a sturdy build. He has a wife and three daughters. the wife is an invalid. No motive is known, and his disappearance may be linked to his concern for his wife's illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Grove
Tom Grace
Jfe
Balcony collapse injures spectators at Danbury drug store
A July Fourth balcony collapse over Loucks drug store in Danbury injured several people. A 12 year old girl, daughter of Joseph Reimer, suffered a broken shoulder and head bruises after the structure gave way. W C Cameron, a hardware merchant, broke his right ankle. Two girls from nearby towns received bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury
Joseph Reimer
Louck
Hylands
Valcony
W. C. Cameron
Hattle Creek
Ida Grove
Blaze at Dolliver Home Fails to Injure Senator
A Fort Fudge incident during fruit canning nearly sparked a house fire at the Dolliver residence when a colored cook’s skillet of par affin melted and ignited on a gasoline stove. The wind worsened the blaze as the senator tried to toss the burning contents outside, narrowly escaping serious damage after a persistent effort by the fire department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolliver
Fort Fudge
Iconc
Tama Mayoral Resigns Over Railroad Pass Policy
Tama to the Fourth awoke to find an executive vacancy as N S Beale resigns as mayor after serving since March 1904. A grain dealer with rail pass ties, Beale steps down rather than seek another ticket. City awaits a successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beale
Tama
N.S. Beale
Milwaukee
Bondsmen Make Good Deficit Of Clearfield Cashier
Bondsmen for W A Ferren the former Clearfield Independent District treasurer have covered about 14000 dollars of his deficit. O C Hinl receiver of the suspended Farmers National Bank is rectifying the accounts while depositors are assured they will not lose a dollar. The shortage is estimated near 20000 dollars due to the late cashier's misconduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clearfield
W.A. Ferren
O. Cc. Hinl
Farmers’ National Bank of
Ferren
Iowa Woman Honored as Library League Leader
Miss Alice S. Tyler secretary of the Iowa state library commission was Saturday elected president of the Library Commission League of the United States and named to the league executive council. The league convened at Narragansett Pier as Miss Tyler and Miss Anna B. Howe attended the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Alice S. Tyler
Iowa State Library Commission
Library Commission League of the
United States
League
Library Commission League
Narragansett Pier
Miss Tyler
Anna B. Howe
Bishop Cosgrove in Davenport Nearing End of Life
The condition of Bishop Henry Cosgrove of Davenport on July 9 was grave with physicians offering little hope of recovery. The aged prelate's death could come within days or months, but long delay seems unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosgrove
Henry Cosgrove
Davenport
Foreman Caught on Bridge by Milwaukee Train
An incident near Milwaukee two miles from Fiberon left P. Brenner, foreman for Robinson and Jeffreys Contractors, terribly mangled after being caught on a bridge by a passing train. He was removed to Tama as relatives are sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Brenner
Robinson & Jeffreys Company
Milwaukee
Fiberon
Ned
Tama
Confidence game victim loses 750 near Mason City
Farmer J U7 Hanson, living near Mason City, fell prey to three smooth confidence men who swindled him out of 750 dollars. The sheriff pursued the thieves to Austin Minnesota but lost their trail and has been unable to locate them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietin
J. U7
Hanson
Mason City
Austin
Minn
New Mayor Takes Office in Sac City
Sac City installed a new mayor after the resignation of Hon. Phil Schaller. George J. Perkine, president of the First National Bank, was chosen by the city council on Monday night to serve the unexpired term and began duties Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sac City
Phil Schaller
George J. Perkine
First National
Hank
Schaller
Spirit Lake Man Walks From Second Story Window
Herbert Marey went to bed at Spirit Lake and, exhausted, dreamt of a freight wain passing by. He woke and accidentally walked out of a second story window, suffering cuts and bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Marey
Spirit Lake
Bart Lawler Drowns Bathing at Arnold's Park
Bart Lawler a prominent Arnold's Park citizen was drowned Saturday while bathing at the park. The incident ends his standing in the community and prompts inquiries into safety measures for swimmers at local beaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bart Lawler
Arnold’s Park
Dubuque Rector Named to Succeed Gunn at Immaculate Conception
A report from Dubuque states Rev. Wather Toomey, rector of the Dubuque cathedral, is slated to succeed the late Rev. Father T. Z. Gunn as rector of the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Dubuque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vfather Gunn
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Wather Toomey
Father T. Z. Gunn
Church of the Immacuate Conception
Death of Urbana Toddler from Bluejay Peck
Two year old Charles Ffraines Haines of Urbana died from blood poisoning after an angry bluejay pecked him on the head several days earlier. The accident left Haines family in mourning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bird
Charles Ffraines
H. J. Haines
Urbana
Burglars Strike Boone Retail District
Burglars broke into Trebbers Jewelry Store at Boone, opened the safe, and stole about $100. McMechan's Drug Store, Garrison's Grocery, and Hanson's Hardware were also entered in the same incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
McMechan
Garrison's Grocery
Hanson's Hardware
River Sioux youth injured by leftover firecrackers
Tsane IErh of River Sioux sustained serious eye and facial injuries from discarded cannon crackers. Doctors think he may keep his eye despite the damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tsane Ierh
River Sioux
Obed Caswell Deard Dies in Marshalltown
Obed Caswell Deard longtime judge for two terms in the Seventeenth district and a nominee for a third term died suddenly at Marshalltown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tfon
Caswell Deard
Caswell
Seventeenth Judicial District
Marshalltown
Beating of Clerk in Rock Island Office Misidentification
Jesse Chambers a clerk in the Rock Island roadmaster office at Atlantic was assaulted and badly beaten by two young farmers who mistook him for someone else seeking revenge for a cut harness. The incident stems from a mistaken identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Chambers
Rock Island
Atlantic
Diphtheria Epidemic Reported in Story City
An epidemic of black diphtheria is reported in Story City with a score of people ill. Authorities say every precaution has been taken to prevent its spread and curb the outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Story City
Labor unrest and union growth sweep across states and nations
Reports from France, Canada, and the United States describe widespread labor action. Artisans, sailors, quarry workers, and machinists push for higher wages and shorter hours, with strikes in Bangor, Boston, Pittsburgh, and Chicago. AFL expands with dozens of locals while new unions form in Minnesota and New York kitchens push for an eight hour day and broader organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Navy Yard
Rai
Neapolis
Toronto
Canada
Oeleetriay
Wrorkey
Mankato
Minn
Quarry Worked International Union
Slaters
Bangor
Hecctutty
Boston
Masa
Scholarari Fund
Mags
Pittsburg
AFL
Miere
U. Fat F
Ieen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Akron
Round & Smite, Publishers
Aus
Tralia
New Orleans
J. T. White
Marine Service
Seca
St. Gaudens
Sioux City, Ta
Ich
News OF
Feta Wirh
Blaze
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Metuig
Maass
Eiding
Poston Bricklayers’ Union
American Fakeration of Labor
Requet Gary Guild
Baggag and Vareel Delivery ‘Drivers’ Union
Sidawok
West
Allertown
State Constabulary
Dupont Powder Company
Wilmingtons del
Dupont
Ag Thia Company
Oher
New Zealand
Dabota Conference
Land Nationali
Ween
Cooks’ Union
Fits
Fan
Depotal
Lot
Melanmer
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!