Murder in Seattle Hotel Scene Shocks City
Eastern man bound for Alaska lies dying in Seattle General Hospital after a brutal hotel assault. A chambermaid found him with a fractured skull. a room mate Bell is missing. Police recovered two bank books and a wife’s letter among the victim’s belongings. Gagnon’s trunk held Alaskan gear suggesting Seward as his destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tred Gagnon
Seattle
Seattle General Hospital
Bell
Gagnon
Mary Gagnon
Duluth National Bank
Old National Bank of
Spokane
Seward
Alaska
Confesses Wholesale Murder Near Indepenu Genre Iowa
William S. McWilliams confessed to killing his wife and five children in a brutal act. He stated he believed his children were better dead than alive and that he could not live with his wife. He said he struck victims with a hammer and stabbed them with a butcher knife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
McWilliams
Indepenu- Genre
Iowa
Contempt Proceedings Dismissed in Railroads Case
The government contempt proceedings against the Santa Fe Missouri Pacific and other railroads over rebates were dismissed in Kansas City federal court for lack of jurisdiction. Canadian Northern awards contracts for a Fort Churchill Hudson Bay extension with a three year target to open a route to European ports. Georges Creek Coal Company Maryland raises wages by five cents per ton effective December 1, making the price sixty five cents per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
A. Cook
Confluence
Fred Thompson
Kansas City
Tred Fitzgerald
Elgin
Glenwood
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Fitzgerald
Delehanty
Baltimore and Ohio
Boyton Lumber Company
West Salisbury Navy
Santa Fe
Missouri Pacific
United States District Court
Canadian Northern
Fort Churchill
Hudson Bay
Coal Company
Georges Creek Coal Company
Cumberland
Banish Cards from Train For Moral Reform Orders
New York Central issues orders to passengers and sleeping car porters on limited and express trains forbidding ecards on Sundays and banning certain activities as part of a moral reform effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central
Sanjuys
Mutiny at Sevastopol Defeated Amid Massive Destruction
Sailors and troops loyal to the czar repelled mutineers in Sevastopol after a three hour battle. Forts, ships, and towns endured heavy bombardment with hundreds killed or captured. Refugees filled surrounding towns as Otchakoff wrecked off Admirality point. Wider unrest grips Russia with strikes, telecom shutdowns, and looming uprisings in Poland and Moscow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sevastopol
North Fort
Balaklava
Otchakoff
Admirality Point
Sebastopol
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Russia
Poland
Count Witte
Illiteracy Decline Then Cited in Census Bulletin
A census bulletin reports about 106 illiterates per 1 000 Americans over age ten, with native white at 46 per 1 000 and foreign born whites higher at 445 per 1 000 for all races. The study notes regional disparities, with higher rates in the South and urban areas, and shows improvements since 1890.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Census Bureau
United States
Germany
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Switzerland
North Atlantic
South
South Atlantic
South Central
Missing government official Belcher presumed to drown
J. W. Belcher, a government Printing Office employee and treasurer of a money lending firm in the Washington office, is believed to have died by his own hand in the Patumac rice river. He is described as the brother of the wife of a Paterson, New Jersey resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Belcher
Government Printing Office
Washington, D. C
Wief
Paterson, N. J
Powers Stand Pat Over Turkish Island Demands
Detachments from the international fleet landed at Mitylene Sunday afternoon under orders of Rear-Admiral Ritter von Jedina and seized customs and post buildings. The governor protested. the powers threaten Tenedos if demands are not met. The porte seeks changes to the financial control plan while Grand Vizier Ferid Pasha warns the scheme is unpalatable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitylene
Ritter von Jedina
Tenedos
Asia Minor
Ferid Pasha
Sultan
Turkey
M. Zinovieff
Austria
Russia
Tewfik Pasha
Germany
Europe
Washington
Japan
The Side Of The News And Its Global Echo
A fragmentary column notes that Russians are strong with propaganda but weak as soldiers as Czar policies resist reform. It mentions Sweden and Norway divorcing without alimony and hints at U.S. Senate scrutiny and beef industry pressure while coal operators threaten strikes. The piece treats leaders and markets with a wary eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Sweden
Norway
Moody
United States Senate
Ships Wrecked by Storm Terrific Lake Superior Gale
Isela Ashore in a terrific aid on Lake Superior as St Paul notes a storm center over the west and northwest. A 60 mile an hour hurricane lashed Superior with four to six foot snow drifts blocking streets. The Crescent City steamer is ashore near Duluth, many vessels believed wrecked, and feared loss of life looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Fairmeant
Cincinnati
James Shaw
Anna Penn
Roy
Kate Brisler
Isela
Lake Superior
St. Paul
Rocky Mountains
British Northwest
Superior
Wis
Crescent City
Duluth
Pittsburg Ven Company
Steel Trust
Burton Convicted Again in Kansas Senator Case
Kansas Senator Ralph Burton has been found guilty again in the 1904 post office influence case. The retrial after a Supreme Court order ends with the same verdict, risking disqualification from federal office. The article notes Burton’s long political career, previous sentencing, and possible appeals. It also mentions unrelated items about naval engineers, San Francisco police accusations, and Kansas banking law gaps risking a special legislative session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Ralph Burton
Burton
St. Louis
Supreme Court
United States
Joseph Ralph Burton
Hoch Ca
Opening of the Fifty-ninth Congress in Washington Crowds Gather
The Fifty-ninth Congress opened with the Senate led by Vice President Fairbanks and the House by Clerk McDowell. Deaths of Senators Bate and Platt were noted, greetings exchanged, and a prayer offered. A crowded Capitol saw rapid bill introductions as lawmakers anticipated major battles over railroad regulation, insurance policy holders, statehood, Panama Canal, immigration, and tariff issues amid a broad agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fairbanks
Senate
House
McDowell
Bate
Tennessee
Platt
Connecticut
Chaptain
Edward Everett Hale
Alexander MacDowell
Ienry N. Couden
Capitol
Congress
Panama Canal
Philippines
Santo Domingo
Germany
A Lesson In the Art from The Complete Angler
A tale recounts dropping a diamond ring while fishing and catching a five pound bass next day. The bass hides the ring with a pawn ticket inside the fish, prompting humorous reactions from the camp cook and the novices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
Facts and Proof of Dodd's Kidney Pills
Dee 4 Special evidence from Mrs May Taber of Hulett testifies to curing a severe kidney trouble after seven boxes. Pills are claimed to cure rheumal dropsy gout lumbago diabetes unity and bladder troubles Brights disease and other kidney disease disorders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulett
Wye
Dee
Dodd
May Taber
Weil
Hasey
Bright
Hunting Bears and Deer Inside Duluth City Limits
Duluth residents and visitors recount frequent bears within the city, drawn by berry patches, with occasional large males killed each fall. Deer and rare moose sightings are noted, including a doctor who pursued a bear after spotting it downtown and killed a large specimen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minn
F. F. Bruce
Fond du Lac
Pfister
Milwaukee Sentinel
Brain
Voady
Nipping Him Miss Smart Dismisses Persistent Ad mirer
A Philadelphia Press item captures Miss Smart rebuffing an persistent admirer who greets her as she walks out. She replies she would be delighted to see him walking the other way, signaling firm boundaries in a social encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Smart
Philadelphia Press
Coffee Heart and Postum Help Promise Health Benefits
A personal letter from Oregon warns that habitual coffee can cause heart and digestive problems, with pulse speeds up to 137. It claims switching to Postum Food Coffee cured indigestion, liver issues, and heart action, improving complexion. Both writer and husband reportedly benefited. brand promotes Road to Wellville booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Illinois
Edna Dickerson
Chicago
Miss Dickerson
Albert Johnson
Johnson
Asa Johnson
B. Leeds
William B. Leeds
American Tin Plate Company
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
New York
Reeceivers
Hawilton
Dayton
Pere Marquette
J. J. Morgan
Mutual
Charles A. Keapony
Mutual Life Tnsurance Company
Richard A. McCurdy
Charles E. Hughes
Prospe
Wilgon
Hees
Chicago Chronicle
Powers
Pat
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
W. R. Babcock
San Francisco
Pitt
Cannon
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!