Death of H H Rogers shocks Wall Street
H H Rogers Standard Oil financier died at his New York home aged leader in Standard Oil and Amalgamated Copper. He had just returned from Fair Haven and felt ill with numbness and nausea before sinking. Rogers steered major ventures, including Virginia railway project, Amalgamated Copper, and held board memberships in railroads and gas companies. His death caused stock declines in Amalgamated Copper and related holdings as markets reacted to the loss of a top financier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
H. H. Rogers
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Group
Standard Oil Company
Amalgamated Copper Company
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Union Pacific
Rogers
Wall Street
Amalgamated Copper
Consolidated Gas
Virginia Railway
West Virginia
Deepwater
W. Va
Tidewater
Sewall's Point
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
National Transportation Company
National Fuel Gas Company
New York Trane Company
Richmond Light and Railroad Company
Ranconda Copper Mining Company
Brooklyn Union Gas Company
United Metal Selling Company
Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York
United Steel Corporation
Atchie Topeka &Banta Fe Railroad Company
Chicago, Milwaukee
Marcus Daly
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Daly
Taft Visits Charlotte for Mecklenburg Declaration Fete
President Taft arrived by special train in Charlotte on May 20, greeted by thousands at the station. A 21 gun salute marked his arrival followed by a reception with Gov. Kitchin and U.S. Senators. He reviewed a grand parade, spoke at the reviewing stand, then addressed students and the colored community at Biddle University before a public reception at the Llewyn hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N. C
Taft
Mecklenburg
Kitchin
Simmons
Overman
Mr. Taft
Stonewall Jackson
Biddle University
Llewyn Hotel
Roosevelt Bags Rhino and Hippo on Safari
Ex chief Theodore Roosevelt hunted from Jura ranch in British East Africa and bagged a female rhinoceros after a shoulder wound. The head and skin weighed 632 pounds, and a hippopotamus was added to his big game bag nearby. The Salvation Army held a Western Congress in Chicago with Miss Booth sharing slum experiences, while a Kansas ruling upheld a $3,154,000 tax assessment on Western Union Telegraph Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army Congress
Chicago
Salvation Army
Miss Booth
London
Tariff talk and sugar trust critique in Senate
Senator Clay condemned the sugar refinement system, accusing Joseph F. Smith of Utah’s beet interests and the sugar trust of controlling prices. He urged substantial tariff relief on refined sugar, argued high duties shield imports, and claimed consumers pay billions in trust profits while a free or reduced duty could cut costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph F. Smith
Utah
Senator Clay
Senate
Smoot
Clay
Finance Committee
Georgia
American Sugar Refining Company
United States
Sugar Trust
Hamburg
New York
Sunshine Society Holds Annual Convention in New York
The International Sunshine Society opens in New York with delegates from almost every state. Mrs. Cynthia Weat over Alden presides as guests of the Cameo Sunshine club at the Hotel Astor. A benefit performance of The Third Degree at the Hudson Theatre raises funds for the Blind Babies home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
International Sunshine Society
Cynthia Weatover Alden
Cameo Sunshine Club
Hotel Astor
Hudson Theater
Westmore Lodge
Bank Robbery and Election Celebrations Create Chaos
Robbers looted Cairo State Bank for six thousand dollars demolishing the safe and building with three explosions. A waterworks bond election passed by one vote and firearms and anvils were used in celebration while alarms failed to sound. Sheriff Dunkel pursues the robbers as news from New York notes W. W. Tracy & Company may not resume business afterReceiver Benedict reports negative signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bers
Cairo State Bank
Dunkel
Big fraud plot using dead cigar labels exposed in Chicago
Federal authorities arrested cigar maker Joseph Rubin and delicatessen owner Michael Goodman on charges tied to an internal revenue fraud. Thousands of cigars were seized as investigators say boxes were refilled with canceled stamps, stamps steamed between boxes, and boxes reused to evade taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Joseph Rubin
Jefferson Street
Michael Goodman
Milwaukee Avenue
John C. Buckner
Harry Kilcourse
Mark A. Foote
Halsted Streets
Rubin
Goodman
Revenue and Union
Ex-Warden testifies to bribe in prison procurement case
Jackson Michigan May 20 Ex-Warden Allen N Armstrong at the state prison swore an affidavit for extradition against Milton A Daly of Chicago alleging Daly paid 1600 dollars to secure acceptance of old machinery for the safe binder twine plant as new material. Armstrong repeated statements made to a grand jury after his arrest on bribery charges. Requisition papers for Daly were prepared at Laning District. Disfranchisement bill defeated in Florida House after reconsideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Mich
Allen N. Armstrong
Milton A. Daly
Chicago
Daly
Armstrong
Laning
Presbyterian Assembly Opens in Denver and Plans Parade
The Presbyterian church General Assembly opened in Denver with clergy and laity from across the country gathering for days of talks on church issues. A monster parade featuring Sunday school children is planned, led by Dr. A. W. Halsey of New York. Moderator Rev. B. P. Fullerton, retiring, named Dr. Edgar P. Hill as a potential successor amid Western delegations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church
A. W.halsey
New York
Board of Foreign Missions
B. P. Fullerton
Modera
Tor
Edgar P. Hill
Chicago
McCormick Theological Seminary
Middle West
Fullerton
Christ
Alger Fire Destroys Town. Fireman Killed in Livery Stable Blaze
May 20 Kenton. Alger twelve miles west of town wiped out by a blaze that began in the Houston Brothers livery stable. Loss estimated at sixty thousand dollars as departments from Kenton and nearby towns arrived. Fireman George Phillips, assisting, slipped and was fatally injured. Also notes a madam eloping with an ex convict inmate of the Waterloo poor house. Vanderbilt horse Chandos wins the Prix Noeile at Tremblay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenton
Alger
Here
Houston Brothers
Brent
George Phillips
Waterloo
Mattie Corrige
Charles Dale
Ohio
Preparatory No Contests Expected in Federation Slate
Davenport Iowa May 20 A full slate of officers headed by Mrs Marion P Treadway of Dubuque for president has been framed to lead the Federation of Women's Clubs of Iowa and will proceed unchallenged from the present horizon Hotel Davenport central for events with lunches at the Baptist church and delegates staying in private homes. Mrs Warren Garst heads the nominating committee with Mesdames Russell Dodgs Skinner Hines Parrott Ellyson and Bronton among others. A reception at Mrs J E De Armand home followed by duties of officers and delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Iowa
Marion P. Treadway
Dubuque
Federation of Women’s Clubs of
J. W. Watzek
Horace Towner
Corning
Freeman Conaway
Ames
Horace Deemer
Red Oak
Holbrook
Onawa
B. B. Clark
General Federation
Warren Garst
Mesdames ‘Russell
Fort
Dodgs
Skinner
Anamosa
Hines
Muscatine
Parrott
Waterloo
G. D. Ellyson
Deg ‘Moines
Clyde Bronton
Dallas Center
Baptist Church
J. E. de Armand
de Armand
Roosevelt Starts Hunt at He Ja Ranch for Rhino
Theodore Roosevelt has begun a hunting expedition from the He Ja ranch of George J. McMillan. He bagged a female rhinoverous after following on horseback. six more shots were needed to bring it down. The head and skin weighed 632 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nairobi
British East Africa
Theodore Roosevelt
George J. McMillan
Mr. Roosevelt
Oklahoma Land Frauds Rise in Tulsa Investigation
Tulsa officials push Muskogee town lot fraud probe amid growing public interest as mis conduct allegations surface. Eleven of sixteen jurors for the new federal grand jury were provisionally accepted before court adjourned to the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Oklo
Muskogee
Monument to the Unknown Dead to be unveiled
Marshalltown reports a monument to the unknown dead will be unveiled at the Iowa Soldiers' Home on Monday May 31 by the Ladies of the G A R. Rev Mr Potter pastor of the Keokuk Methodist church will deliver the Memorial Day address at the home and Rev William A Sunday will speak at downtown exercises. Sunday will also give the Memorial sermon on Saturday May 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Iowa Soldiers’ Home
Potter
Methodist Church
Keokuk
William A. Sunday
Nashville Sets Course Through Lakes To Chicago
Boston May 20. The gunboat Nashville weighing 1871 tons sailed from the Charleston navy yard escorted by a delegation from the Illinois naval brigade. The craft will navigate the St Lawrence river and the Great Lakes as training for a voyage to Chicago where she will be used as a practice ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Boston
Mass
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes
Chicago
Charleston’ Navy Yard
Illinois Naval Brigade
State Tax Board Upholds Western Union Assessment
State judge in Topeka upholds the Kansas law creating the state tax board and affirms a 5154 dollar assessment against Western Union Telegraph Co. The company challenged the amount and the board’s constitutionality. Washington confirms several Iowa postmasters nominated by the president including William Law of Waterloo and Thomas H. Thompson of Kanawha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Pollock
State Tax Board
Western Union Telegraph Company
State Board
Kas
Polock
Kansas
Western Union , Telegraph Company
Law
Washington, D. C
Senate
Iowa
William Robert “Law
Waterloo
William Carden
Winfield
Thomas H. Thompson
Kanawha
Alger Wiped Out by Fire in Kenton Area
Alger Ohio near Kenton burned last evening reducing most of the town to ashes. Estimated loss set at about 60000 dollars with several blocks destroyed and property damage mounting as local authorities assess the damage and begin cleanup operations.
Spencer Man Dies in suspected suicide at Home
Word reached Emmetsburg today that H C Nichols died at his Spencer home last evening in a suspected self inflicted death. He and his wife had separated after marital troubles. The report notes no further details available at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Self
Emmetsburg
H.C. ‘Nichola
Spencer
Life Term For Kidnapers In Wisconsin Assembly Passes
Madison May 20 With no dissenting vote the Wisconsin assembly concurred in the senate bill fixing the penalty for kidnapping at life imprisonment
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Wis
Assembly
Senate
Also Mentioned on This Page
HH Rogers
Gotham
Henry H. Rogers
New Bedford
Young Rogers
North Carolina
BAGS
Great Rhino
Roosevelt
Jura
George McMillan
Col. Roosevelt
The
International Organization
New York City
Cairo
Neb
White Town
LA Mombasa
Michigan State Prison
Tallahassee
Fla
Presbyterian Assembly
P. Fullerton
Dr. Hill
Vanderbilt
Paris
W. K. Vanderbilt
Chandos
Trembisy
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!