Visitor from Japan highlights Admiral Uriu career
Vice Admiral Sotokichi Uriu, chief of staff of the Japanese navy, visits the United States. Trained at Annapolis from 1877 to 1881, he rose through the ranks, commanding ships and fleets in the wars with China and Russia, and serving in major naval actions near Port Arthur and the Sea of Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron Sotokichi Uriu
Japan
China
Russia
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Urlu
Europe
Japanese Naval College
Tokyo
General Staff Department
Yokosuka
Paris
Asia
The
Yalu
Yrieh
Uriu
Port Arthur
Sea of Japan
Fral Togo
Kami
Walter E Clark Named Alaska Governor by Taft
Walter E Clark longtime Washington correspondent and New York Sun bureau member was chosen by President Taft as governor of Alaska. Born 1869 in Ashford Connecticut he studied at Connecticut Normal School and Wesleyan University before entering journalism. Clark first went to Alaska in 1900 chasing gold then returned in 1903 and 1906, later pursuing public service amid territory disputes. Governor Hoggatt resigned after three years amid factional opposition and business interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter E. Clark
Washington
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
New York Sun
Alaska
Taft
Clark
Roosevelt
Mr. Clark
Ashford
Conn
Connecticut Normal School
Wesleyan
Hartford Post
Washington Times
Gov. Hoggatt
Refuses Vice Presidency Creel as Mexican leader progressives
Refuses to be a vice presidential candidate due to support for the incumbent. Enriqué C. Creel, prominent bank president and railroad vice president, has a varied career from merchant to miner and once led Chihuahua as governor. His Kentuckian father and Diaz era ties position him as a future potential successor to the presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Enrique C. Creel
Mexican Republic
Senor Creel
Mexico
Gen. Taylor
Sky Belle
Chihuahua
Ember
National Congress
Washington
Diaz
Huntington Retires to Southern California Farm Life
Henry E. Huntington, nearing retirement from active business, has moved to Oak Knoll near Los Angeles to cultivate farming on a 480 acre ranch. He has sold or handed over major interests, including leadership of the Los Angeles traction system, and has bought numerous paintings in recent months. He plans to prove that southern California soil and climate can yield tropical fruits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry HE. Huntington
California
Oak Knoll
Los Angeles
Mr. Huntington
Sorolla
New York
Hispanic Society
George Romney
Morsley
Huntington
Southern California
War is a necessity say Bishop Fallows of Chicago
The Chicago church leader Bishop Samuel Fallows argues war is a necessity and defends soldiers as essential as judges. A noted churchman and former Union chaplain, he led the Reformed Episcopal church and holds diverse posts from university boards to public instruction administrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Fallows
Chicago
Reformed Episcopal Church
Illinois State Reformatory
University Association
Wisconsin
Fallows
St. Paul’s
Bill's Affliction Baseball Fever in Family Tale
A family scene centers on Uncle asking about relatives and Bill who is described as struck by baseball fever. The dialogue underscores a playful, affectionate tone as a household deals with a single exuberant member's obsession with the sport.
Cure Found In Cuticura For Childs Severe Itching
A Yukon Oklahoma couple report their two year old suffered weeks of intense itching and a bark like rough skin. After doctor visits, they used Cuticura Soap and Ointment with dramatic improvement. Included are other short bits about trained enslaving and a tariff quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Lauck
Yukon
Okla
Potter Drug & Chem, Corp
Sole Props
Boston
Indian Disease Trachoma Funds for Immediate Action
Congress appropriated 12009 dollars to the commissioner of Indian affairs to investigate and treat the disease trachoma or granular eyelids and to check its rapid spread among the Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Sunshine from Pure Food Claims Grape-Nuts Rescue Patient
An old Newburyport veteran credits Grape-Nuts with saving his life after severe illness and drastic weight loss. He describes relief from distressing food reactions within days and a return to work and strength after six weeks, urging others to try the cereal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburyport
Mass
Old Orchard
Wellville
Sugar and Alcohol: Can Sweets Replace Drinks for Craving
The essay describes a theory that sweets may substitute for alcohol in many men. It cites English observations on rising sugar intake among older boys and workers, street chocolate sellers in London, and a doctor’s view linking sugar cravings to reduced drinking. It compares national sugar consumption and drinking habits across Australia, the United States, Germany, France, and Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
France
Great Britain
Australia
United States
Britain
Michigan closes saloons across counties in dry wave
The state follows Indiana and Ohio by voting dry in 19 of 27 counties, closing about 60 saloons and tea breweries. Liquor interests touted Postals accusing the Anti Saloon League of Rockefeller influence as a cat’s paw to seize the federal government. Booker T. Washington at Tuskegee said Lincoln era emancipation failed to deliver for negroes, urging prohibitory laws in the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Peck
Rockefeller
Tuskegee Institute
Alabama
Booker T. Washington
Wells in the Desert Well of Faith in Hard Times
A sermon-like meditation on deserts turning into gardens through divine strength. It recounts biblical wells dug by faith, cites Abel, Cain, and Christ, and notes lives transformed by reliance on God. A nurse of illness in New York and a desert experience of perseverance illustrate spiritual refreshment and forgiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baca
Sin
Abel
Cain
Earth
Christ
Jesus
Arizona
Thera
New York City
New York
Hell
Bella Cooke
Jesus Christ
Also Mentioned on This Page
Osler
Bill
Cutiura
Raleigh
N. C
Mary Jane
John Fiske
Senator Dixon
George Cartwright
Missoula
George
Pia
A. C. Dixon
D.D
Chicago Ave
Moohurch
Chas. A. Grubb
4Th and
Chestnut Street
Atlantic
Lowa
C. B. Clovis
Attorney At Law
Fatate Matters
General Law
Liennese
G. R. Miller
Oibes
C. G. Clark
Fomerly Interact Capital State University of Iowa
R. A. Gamble
Omco Phong
Iowa
T. B. Swan
Wladrawe
Geert Inve
C. L. Campbell
Otic
Giiloapie
Omvo Phong Musson
Tsa Phan Cy
Wood & Savery
John H. Waad
Ben U. Wood
Aty-ut-Law
C. W. Savery
Ani
Chestnut Sts
U. S. Mullins
Haw
Kye
Har
OPERA
Charles D. Finley
Josephine Cook-Finley
Mugwa
Glee
Nealdance
Cestnut St
Lowe
R Business Cards
Butler
M. H. Butler
Stusgan
J. A. Giffen
Wscomor
A.thurman
Ieniture Company Furniture and Undertaking
Bailey
Embelmer
Mussonab Atlastio
D. O. Herbert
Sonny
East Fifth Street
D. S. Disbrow
Ana
J. B. Rockafellow
Federan Terk
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!