Vanderbilts Weigh Rome Ambassadorship After Berlin Post
A Rome dispatch to the New York Times says Dr. David Jayne Hill may be replaced as American ambassador to Berlin. Candidates include Cornelius Van derbilt and Lewis Iddings, with Vanderbilt favored for Rome to boost the embassy’s social standing. Mrs. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Iddings are noted in Rome social circles as their husbands seek the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Cornelius
Berlin
New York Times
David Jayne Hill
Lloyd Griscom
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Lewis Iddings
Vanderbilt
Kaiser
Hill
Charlemagne Tower
United States
Siddings
George Meyer
Cairo
Iddings
Italy
Broadway critic names stingy Lauder tale
A Broadway correspondent recalls Harry Lauder’s response to criticism of his purse strings. A critic sought an interview and was led to a garret where Lauder, cold and candlelit, pressed him to write from memory and then blew out the light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Lauder
New York
Lauder
When Animals Weep in the London Answers
The London Answers notes that many animals shed tears for similar reasons to humans. It cites cud-chewers, stags, bears, giraffes, an eland observed by a sportsman, dogs, monkeys, elephants, and other wilds, claiming tears accompany wounds, fear, or captivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Anti
R Years of War Reflections on War and Peace
Fragmentary historical meditation argues that human nature and commercial rivalry ensure war despite peace ideals. The piece suggests Americans may join foreign conflict when economic interests are touched, noting skepticism about isolationist stances.
Unusual Alliance Ties Heath and Hornbeck Families
In Taylor County Kentucky near Oak Hill Church five miles west of Buffalo two farming families the Heaths and Hornbecks lived as neighbors with two boys and two girls each. Childhood playmates their bond led to marriages linking both families as Heath brothers married Hornbeck sisters and Hornbeck brothers married Heath sisters creating extended kinship across the two farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Enquirer
Lerne County
Oak Hill Church
Buffalo
William Heth
John Hornbed
Heath
Hornbeck
Rubber Plantations in Colombia Hold Uncertain Promise
A consular report notes slow output growth despite expanding plantations in Colombia. It cites 400,000 rubber trees along the Bandos river, 200,000 on the Arquia, and about 1,000,000 in the Sinu Valley with little tapping yet. Planting methods and yields per tree are debated as officials seek to protect wild rubber. Exports mainly go to the United States, with Cartagena shipments totaling 366,170 kilos from 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colombia
Bandos
Arquia
Sinu
Cartagena
United States
Tramp’s Sharptongued Rebuff at Farmer’s Wife Sparks Wit
A San Francisco Chronicle tale recounts a rustic exchange where a traveling tramp asks for lodging from a farmer’s wife. After she curtly refuses, he quips he will sleep in the meadow beside the barn and requests to be called at 4 sharp to catch a cattle train to market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
San Francisco Chronicle
Irish Tugboat Captain Seeks Tow Despite Lightship Warning
A jovial Irish tugboat captain, known on the waterfront, sets out to tow a vessel at night despite fog and a single lightship signal. He confronts the lightkeeper, who mistakes him for overstepping, and the captain retorts that he cares not whether the ship is light or loaded, he will tow in anyway. In a separate item, a church usher’s pew placement study suggests collections rise when young women are nearby, hinting at possible matrimony influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Street
New York
United States Treasury
New York Times
Tributes to Pete Dailey From New York Evening Call
James J. Morton and Mason Peters recall Pete Dailey’s career with Weber & Fields Co. and his generosity. Peters recalls last farewell at the station and Dailey’s habit of helping colleagues in need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete
Dailey
New York Evening Call
James J. Morton
Weber & Fields Co
Elevatorville
Kansas City
Mason Peters
Peters
Dalley
New York
Moral Suasion in City Education Debated
An educator skeptical of moral suasion cites a story from an exchange. A truancy officer questions a stern mother who says she persuaded her boy to confess by a harsh regimen, including withholding meals and threatening more punishment until the full tale emerged.
Hard to Refuse Christmas Car Scene Ends in Dye Joke
Two young ladies aboard a car entertain a full wagon with chatter. A passenger jokes that Mabel’s hair changed from brown to golden due to her mother’s matchmaking. The punchline: Mabel refused, but her mother’s dyeing request prevailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Ledger
Mabel
No Graves for the Living
Alfred Dawson, caretaker of Prospect Hill Cemetery in Prospect Park, refused a Norwood man’s request to dig a grave for his still living child. The man admitted the death was not certain, but sought pre arranged burial arrangements, and left reproved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Dawson
Prospect Hill
Prospect Park
Dawson
Norwood
Regimental Enthusiasm on Parade in Quarter Column
An English general inspects a regiment as the colonel, a notoriously poor horseman, battles to stay in the saddle. The band plays the regimental march and the horse plunges, nearly unseating him while the front rank stares to watch the CO. A recruit jokes that he will soon be off his horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
C. O
The Irishman’s Prayer in Strikebreaker Tale
A Chicago beef company night story reports a strikebreaker Irishman at prayer as a shoe sails into his bed. He halts his prayer, retrieves the shoe, and warps the moment with a vow to stop causing trouble if spared a mate to this woes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Philadelphia Ledger
Meaning of names at Easter wedding notices
In a Philadelphia Bulletin passage the mother reads Easter wedding announcements and jokes about the meanings of names. She asks what George means, while William and James are described as good and beloved, prompting a playful family exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
James
George
Mother
Philadelphia Bulletin
Fire Insurance Division Proposal by C. Jester
A proposal to divide fire insurance responsibilities is discussed with reference to C. Jester. The plan aims to allocate coverage and control among involved parties to improve risk management and policy clarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4. C. Jester
Local lodge directory listing for Mt Vernon and area
Mt Vernon F and A M Mt Vernon Lodge No 23 meets second Thursday at Masonic Hall Clayton St. Elmo Knights of Pythias meets Monday at 8 30 at Castle Hall Maz Joseph building Clayton and Wall Sts. Keystone Royal Arch Masons meets third Tuesday at 8 in Max Joseph building. Athens Elks Lodge No 790 meets Wednesday at 8 30 Broad and Lumpkin. Glenn Lodge No 75 Odd Fellows meets Tuesday at 8 Carlton building Jackson St. All members in good standing invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
A. M
Mount Vernon Lodge
Masonic Hall
Max Joseph Building
Clayton Street
H. R. Palmer
W. M
A.b.harper
Elmo Lodge
K. of P
St. Elmo Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
Maz Joseph
Clayton and
Wall Streets
Keystone
Royal Arch Masons
Max Joseph
J. G. Trussell
H. P. G. E. Stone
Athens
Lodge Quarters
Broad and
Lumpkin Streets
M. G. Michael
E.R. Geo. H. Palmer
Glenn Lodge
I. QO
Lodge
Carlton Building
Jackson Street
Odd Fellows
W. G. Waters
A. B. Harper
T. H. Nickerson
Prominent Drummer Queries Today's Menu After a Joke
A genial drummer asks what is on the day’s bill of fare before a humorous exchange about “fly-speets” and a playful correction by a judge. The fragmentary dialogue hints at a lighthearted, period-voiced scene with dialect and social banter.
The Chief Trouble in a Stenographer Swap
A quip from the Cleveland Leader notes a stenographer claiming 100 word minutes, countered by another remark that both claim accuracy but one shows carelessness, highlighting workplace frustration with writing speed and precision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Baby Silent On Why It Cries Says Mother
A Boston mother asks her baby the reason for crying, and the infant replies that it cannot say and has never indulged in retrospection according to a Pittsburg Post note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Pittsburg Post
Art and Judgment Play One Night Engagement
A Kansas City Journal item notes a single performance titled Hemlet where the exchange quotes art and judgment about the show. It frames the event as a notable cultural moment with emphasis on its provisional, one night status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemlet
Kansas City Journal
Jack Cranston Co. whisky and spirits listing
Baltimore retailer Jack Cranston Co. at 113 115 Mercer Street offers fine whiskies including imported brandies sherries madeiras gins rums scotch and Irish whiskies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Cranston Co
Mercer Street
Baltimore
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vanderlilt
Food For Criticism
Imyami Navy Life
Hague
Mr. Peters
Chester Dispatch
Angri
Lodge Directory
J. R. Brantly,c. C
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!