One Man's Way
A short dramatic reminiscence where a woman resists and then accepts an unexpected marriage. The dialogue reveals social pressure and possessive insistence as she becomes the man's wife.
View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.
Start Free Trial
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!
Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles
Articles on This Page
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1906
Page
3
Madge Leads Young Vance Trio Through River Flood
In a Mississippi River flood tale, Madge guides Ray and Jack as the levee fails and they evacuate to Castle Dangerous. The trio builds a precarious riverbank camp, lights a lantern, and endures nights afloat until a relief boat rescues them and reunites with their worried parents in Memphis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madge
Jack
Mr. Vance
Memphis
Raymond
Fort
Ray
Castle Dangerous
Dixie
Labor unions push eight hour day and organize drives
The report notes unions funded by the American Federation of Labor paid over 1.5 million in sick and death benefits last year and J. W. Smiley leads a Massachusetts unionizing drive. It covers eight hour day wins in St John New Brunswick Ste Marie Mich Jackson Miss Cars linville Tl Princeton Ind Reno Okla and Omaha Cincinnati and New York. It also mentions German metal trades lockout 350 000 strikers and a Vermont court ruling against a machinists union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Smiley
International
Massachusetts
St. John
N. B
Ste. Marie
Mich
Jackson
Cincinnati
New York
Atm
Rutland
Patch Manufacture Company
Hve
Vermont Supreme Court
International Association of Machinists
Washington
Bricklayers and Masons’ Tncesereey
American Federation Labor
Berlin
Frankfort
York
Upper East Side
Did you ever see this one in the joke exchange
A tiresome comic asks if you ever saw a trick with letters and money. A postal clerk responds that some take letters from money and leave nothing. The Catholic Standard and Times quotes the quip and notes most congratulators do not mean it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Standard and Times
England suffragists refuse tax, barricade home in protest
Leading women in England adopt tax refusal as a protest against taxation without representation. Mrs. Montefiore blocks her doorway while tax collectors are besieged. supporters secure her car with provisions and aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Anglo Russian Understanding Shapes Regional Interests
The prospective Anglo Russian treaty avoids hostility to German interests. Russia renounces a Persian gulf port while staying dominant in northern Persia. It upholds Persian and Turkish integrity and preserves the status quo in Afghanistan and Tibet. Dr. Thomas B. Latimer, noted physician and ex Confederate, dies in Baltimore at 67.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Russia
Persian Gulf
Persia
Turkey
Afghanistan
Tibet
Thomas 8. Latimer
Baltimore
Illinois minister accused in marriage threat case at Geneva
Rev Ed itd H Shepley pastor of the First Don ational church in Geneva is accused of threatening to kill a girl if she refused marriage. The incident prompted resignation threats and a trustees meeting with charges by Mary Wilson aunt of the girl. The minister denies the threat, claiming he is in love with Miss Wilson and tearfully defending his career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Editd H. Shepley
Geneva
Hadithson
Geneva Society
Mary Wilson
Miss Wilson
Miss ‘Wilson
John P. Wilson
Kane County
Indict Pekin Bank Owners In Embezzlement Case
Tazewell county grand jury returned 125 indictments against Te Smith Co partners D C Smith Conrad Luppen HB Finland and Boeny Block on embezzlement charges for receiving deposits after the bank became insolvent. Habbe Velde and Luppe Luppen were not indicted. Bail of 35000 per defendant was posted. The bank closed April 2 1906 with liabilities of 482209 and nominal assets of 554968, assets dwindling to about 15 cents on the dollar for depositors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell County
Te, Smith & Co. Partners
D. C. Smith
Conrad Luppen
HB. Finland
Boeny Block
Habbe Velde
Luppe Luppen
Worthington Peosia
Band of Desperadoes Target Summit Area Horses Stolen
Farmers with shotguns and revolvers scour the Summit vicinity for a horse theft gang believed active for six months. One resident, Belbourne, found his stable broken into and three horses worth $300 missing as searches extend to nearby towns and farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summit
M Belbourne
Lightning Kills 7-Year-Old in Lemont Window
Mary Labinski, seven, was instantly killed by a lightning bolt while standing at a window in her Lemont home. Her three sisters, present at a adjacent window, were uninjured as part of the window frame was shattered. The mother, upstairs upon hearing the crash, found Mary on the floor and a physician later confirmed instantaneous death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Labinski
Lemont
Mary Lynnee
Shurtleff Declares Delegates Not Legally Bound to Voters
Speaker Shurtleff told the Illinois county and probate judges convention in Springfield that delegates at county conventions are only morally bound to carry out voters' wishes in nominating county officers. He noted the direct primary for county officers was not in the bill because Oak County members would not support such a provision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shurtleff
Orrin N. Carter
Chicago
Thellinois
Springfield
Oak County
Cordus Ready to Quit at Kankakee Insane Hospital
Dr. J. C. Cordus, octogenarian superintendent of the Illinois eastern hospital for the insane at Kankakee, says he is ready to resign and will present the resignation to trustees when they will receive it. He implied he would retire without their consent if officials again refuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kankakee Insane Hospital
J. C. Cordus
Illinois Eastern Hospital For the Insane
Kankakee
Corbus
Cigarettes are her food and mind weakened
Hilda Trimble an 18 year old in Peoria escaped the Home of the Good Herd wearing trousers and wandered to Iekin where she was arrested. She confessed to smoking 240 cigarettes in twenty four hours and will be sent to an industrial home at Vite Walks 20 Miles for Pay. Daniel Niel a section hand was killed by a switch engine after walking ity miles to draw $15.10
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workers
International Typographical Union
Chicago Federation of Labor
McCabe
Methodist Church
Organized Labor
Methodist Preachers of
Chicago
United States
Peoria
Hilda Trimble
Iekin
Vite
Daniel Niel
Minister's Death in Sherrard Declared Accidental
The Reverend I W Hoover was found in a Sherrard pond after a long day’s work and likely went for a swim when a cramp struck. Officials determine the death accidental with no foul play evident and no marking on the body. Clyde M Showalter, a farmer missing since October, was found murdered in Patoka creek near Mount Carmel. his body identified by his watch and clothing. The killer placed the body on the Illinois side then shifted it to the Indiana bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherrard
I. W. Hoover
Clyde M. Showalter
Patoka Creek
Mount Carmel
Illiinois
Indiana
Rock Island Man Kills Wife Then Self in Divorce Case
Gustav Englin, a Rock Island tailor, killed his wife during a failed reconciliation attempt and shot at his 12 year old daughter before fatally shooting himself. The wife had sued for divorce, ending the dispute amid tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Gustav Englin
Englin
Tragic Trunk Deaths Shake Kankakee Family
Three Van Slette children aged five, six, and two were found seated upright in a trunk at night, leading to an arrest inquiry. The mother discovered the scene after a routine search, and investigators weigh accidental trunk closure against potential foul play. The family recently moved from Beaverville to Kankakee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kankakee
Adelard van Slette
van Slette
van Slettes
Beaverville
Illinois Commander Buck Recalled From Grand Army Ranks
J H Buck elected commander of the Illinois Grand Army of the Republic. Buck served in the Fifty second Illinois infantry at Shiloh, later joined the Eighth Illinois cavalry, and was wounded at Monocacy. He is long active in Grand Army affairs and now works as a Rock Island to Peoria railway conductor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Buck
Rock Island
J. H. Buck
Illinois Grand Army of the Republic
Peoria
Eighth Ilinois Cavalry
Buck
Tragedy in Champaign Drives Man to Suicide After Rejection
A man who claimed to be Al Wilson of Terre Haute shot his former wife Ella Wilson at a Champaign restaurant then killed himself. The witnessed scene occurred in the kitchen with only Miss Bertha Rudy present. He had urged reconciliation at three meetings and carried $111.26. A pawn ticket and notes list Ella Brown and Ella Wilson, suggesting the Wilson name may be fictitious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Wilson
Terre Haute
Ind
Champaign
Ella Wilson
C. R. Brown
Ella Brown
Wilson
Illinois Elks Elect State Officers At Decatur Meeting
The Illinois Elks State Convention at Decatur chose Bloomington as the next convention site. Elected officers include President F A Schlick Rockford first vice W M Snell Litchfield second vice Andrew Olson Moline third vice E M Brown Monmouth secretary J W E Marsh Alton treasurer C L Snyder Freeport sergeant at arms S M Smalley Streator trustees J M Knox Canton M Boswick Centralia W B McMahon Dixon. The gathering ended with a banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
the Elks
Decatur
F. A. Schlick
Rockford
W. M. Snell
Litchfield
Andrew Olson
Moline
E. M. Brown
Monmouth
J. W. E. Marsh
Alton
C. L. Snyder
Freeport
S. M. Smalley
Streator
J. M. Knox
Canton
End of Coal Strike Near in Springfield Agreement Reached
Miners and operators in Springfield announce a joint sub scale report to the scale committee. Operators will pay the 1903 scale plus a 7 cent differential for machine mining, with miners compensating shot firers for extra costs and covering shutdowns from violations. If new legislation changes equity, extra costs fall to the benefiting party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Youth Murder at Ice Cream Supper A 17 Year Old Surrenders
In West Vienna a drunken free-for-all at an ice cream party ended when John Gore aged 17 shot Oscar Gurley 22 in the left eye. Gurley died instantly. Gore turned himself in and awaits the coroner's inquest. Separately, lightning struck and destroyed Natrona’s new farmers' elevator, valued at about $10,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Draenken
West Vienna
John Gore
Oscar Gurley
Gurley
Gore
Natrona
Also Mentioned on This Page
James T. White
Raymond Vance
Vance
Chicago Daily News
Illinois State News
Ster
Henry Wallf
Henry Wulff
Wall
Floyd K. Whittemore
Sangamon
Indict Pekin Bank
Cordus
Rich Farmer
Murphysboro
Galesburg
Charles F. Williams
Arilla Willis
Norris City
Jacob Woolner
Desplaines
Della Pigeon
Presbyterian Hospital
Harvey Petty
Allentown
Los Angeles
McCullough
Knox County State Bank
Knoxville
Frank 2. Wilson
Mark Burnside
John H. Lewis
Ilinois Post Office Clerks’ Association
E. P. C. Stohr
Elgin
Albert Nyberg
Tu. A. Nelson
Jacksonville
TH. C. Lines
Evanston
Illinois Photographers’ Association
United States Supreme Court
Mississippi River
Law
Harvey Robinson
John H. Robinson
Juin Murphy
Robinson
Jack Kelly
Detroit
Trun
Illinois
ELKS
Search the Ashton Gazette Today with a Free Trial
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Ashton Gazette?
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
Browse Newspapers
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
By Location
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
By Date
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
By Publication
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.