Aid Sent to Starving Cubans from Midwest Relief Drive
A relief fund of 9038 dollars and twenty one car loads of provisions and clothing collected in Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma for Matanzas Cuba are shipped from Kansas City under the Kansas City Star. Agents will aid distribution at Matanzas under U S Consul Brice. Train travels Memphis road to Memphis then Illinois Central to New Orleans and government guarantees transport to Matanzas. Food includes wheat flour cornmeal rice potatoes rolled oats condensed milk soap. clothing mainly calico dresses in mother hubbard style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kausas City
Kansas Crixy
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Matanzas
Kansas City
Kansas City Star
The
Star
United States
Brice
Memphis
Illinois Central
New Orleans
Mother Hubbard
TWO ARRESTS IN COUNTERFEITING CASE AT MILAN MO
Deputy U S Marshal Potts took Kincaid the counterfeiter to St Joseph after a Saturday arrest in Milan along with his brother D L Kincaid a Cambell ite preacher jailed on a charge of circulating a fraudulent bank note purported to be from the Bank of Kirksville. He'll be tried next Sunday. Crowds crowded streets amid great excitement. Letters found linked to the scheme from Andrews at Kearney Neb and a Decatur Ill school teacher Weargate. Officers believe they have a solid case against both men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kincaid
Milan
United States
Potts
Kansas City
St. Joseph
D. L. Kincaid
Bank of Kirksville
Andrews
Kearney
Neb
Weargate
Decatur
Ills
Dr Hubbard Dies by Own Action at St Elizabeths
Washington reports Dr George Clinton Hubbard assistant surgeon US Army aged 27 died by strangling himself with his dressing gown cord at St Elizabeths insane asylum shortly after midnight. He had shown derangement signs earlier and had been sent home from the Mediterranean station. Rear Admiral Benham, Hubbard’s uncle, arranged the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubbard
Washington
George Clinton Hubbard
United States Army
St. Elizabeth's Insane Asylum
San Francisco
Mediterranean
St. Elizabeth's
Oxford Professor Coming to Lecture Across America
Professor Percy Gardner, Lincoln and Morton professor of classical archaeology at Cambridge, has accepted an invitation from the Archaeological Institute of America to lecture in April and May. The institute's societies are based in New York, Washington, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago and Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Coming
New York
Percy Gardner
Lincoln
Morton
Cambridge
Council of the Archaelogical Institute of America
Washington
Philadelphia
Boston
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
Madison
Wis
Express Halted When Rails Torn Up Near Cork
A Cork line patrol on the Cork Ban-Gon and South Coast railway stopped an express after discovering rails torn up at the approach to a 70 foot high viaduct. The incident occurred last evening during a Birike in progress and averted a bad accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cork
Ban- Gon
South Coast
Protest Against Censorship in El Liberal March 31
El Liberal protests authorities stopping telegrams to Spanish newspapers. It calls the action not useless bias, saying the Spanish press is prudent and patriotic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mavro
el Liberal
War Vessels Sale Talk and Navy Readiness in New York
Reports from Wasiusavos say Argentina and Chile may sell warships if needed while a US inquiry report nears completion. President McKinley held cabinet talks with Day Bliss Long and Clover as Flint suggested possible Chilean and Argentine vessels. Rumors swirled about US possession of O Higgins and San Martino, with both nations favoring their own fleets but open to sale if US needs arose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasiusavos
McKinley
Day
Secretary Long
Bliss
Clover
Flint
White House
Maine
Charles R. Flint
Chile
United States
O'Higgins
San Martino
Argentine Republic
Toby
Judge Day
Adee
Michael
War and Navy
Havana
Pando
Parade
Gomez
Legation
Bernabe
Bethlehem Iron works runs Sunday for first time in history
The Bethlehem Iron Company ordnance works operated Sunday March 21 in Berutunem Pennsylvania for the first Sunday in the plant’s history. Workers produced guns carriages and armor for the government with more than 2 000 employees on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
Berutunem
Bethlehem Iron Company
Ordnance Works
Pin gree replies to McMillan over railroad taxation
Governor Pingree responds to Senator McMillan's charge of attacking investment and delaying tax reform. He accuses McMillan of trying to delay the issue for political gain, cites alleged lobbying by McMillan's allies, and defends equal taxation for persons and corporations. He praises Senator Burrows for conceding equal taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Pingree
McMillan
Michigan
United States
British Fleet Massing in Chinese Waters Sourcing Coal
Off Tacosa Washington March 21 officers of the steamship Victoria from China and Japan report that the British government is assembling a powerful fleet in Chinese waters. They are buying all coal offered for warships, even paying top prices, and dispatching vessels to sea to negotiate cargoes. Authorities claim 80 or 40 British warships now serve on the China station with recent additions like the Powerful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacosa
Wash
Northern Pacific Steamship Victoria
China
Japan
Suez Canal
Siberia
Purser
McDonald
China Station
Accused of Grand Larceny in Los Angeles
Dr. William De Forrest, formerly of New York City, now in Los Angeles, was arrested on telegraphic instructions from New York police. He faces grand larceny charges for allegedly stealing $2,500 from Alexander McEltee of New York. He awaits transfer. he recently married Katherine Kimball, a noted vocalist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
William de Forrest
New York City
Police Department of
New York
Alexander McEltee
de Forrest
Katherine Kimball
Coincidence visit by British general to Washington
General Montgomery Moore commander in North America and Mrs Moore arrived in Boston from Halifax. He told reporters there no political significance to his visit and that he is headed to Washington to see the British ambassador, noting the trip is a coincidence amid the shadow of war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Montgomery Moore
North America
Moore
Debates Loom as Maine Board Report Tests Congress
Washington March 21. Debate on the Maine disaster report before Congress looms large, with a president's message possible this week. House discussions will focus on naval appropriations, battleships, dry docks, torpedo boats, and Cuba policy amid prewar defense preparations. If the Maine report arrives, it could sidetrack all other business and spur Cuban debates, while Senate plans hinge on outdoor schedules and treaty considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Naval Board of Inquiry
Maine
Congress
Spain
House
Cuba
Board of Inquiry
Senate
Pettigrew
Civil Service
Davis
Veteran Naval Officer Aaron C. Crocker Died in Brooklyn
Captain Aaron C. Crocker a veteran New York naval officer died in Brooklyn aged 24. He followed the sea for years and captained ships for Sanford's Philadelphia line to California before the war. He commanded the Boston on the New York to Philadelphia run when war began, the vessel seized to move the Seventh Regiment. He risked a hazardous trip during Sherman’s march, steering up a small river near Savannah to reach the army with provisions and ammunition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Aaron C. Crocker
Brooklyn
Sanford
Philadelphia
California
Boston
Seventh Regiment
Annapolis
Crocker
Sherman
Savanaoah
Kings Bridge
Severe snowstorm halts Mont railroad and traffic
Devere Snowstorm in Kaiser Montana March 21 reports 18 inches of snow by 6 pm with north wind and heavy drift, delaying trains and stopping street traffic. Mountain cuts and ravines hinder railroading as conditions worsen. Kid McCoy plans trip to San Francisco in April for a match then seeks Choynski. reveals wife is a New York woman and keeps her name private.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omana
John M. Thurston
Omaha
Thurston
Cuba
Burlington
Chicago
Union Pacific Railroad
Meikelsohn
Washington
George H. Thummel
J. E. Houtz
Tharssion
Twenty-fourth
Farnam Streets
Thurston Rifles
Messrs. T. M. Orr
R. 8. Hall
W. J. Connell
John J. Webster
CG. S. Chase
Euclid Martin
J. J. Saville
G.H. Thummel
J. W. Carroll
W. A. Manger
Henry Gibbon
J. H. Millard
G. W. Holdredge
G. F. Bidwell
J. C. Cowin
J. J. Dickey
Peter Jansen
John N. Baldwin
W. E. Peebles
All Saints Church
Union Veterans’ Union
J. H. Simms
Chipp
Thomas J. Mackay
Cardinal Newman
Mackay
Best
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Episcopal Church
Devere
Kaiser
Mont
Kid
McCoy
Springfield
Kid" McCoy
San Francisco
Gus Rublin
Choynski
New York
Polish Men Found Dead From Gas in Parochial Residence
Kassimir Obara and Szymon Dannska, Polish nationals, were discovered suffocated in bed today at the parochial residence tied to the Independent Polish Catholic Church of Chicopee, Springfield, after being overcome by coal gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goul Gas Springfield
Masa
Kassimir Obara
Szymon Dannska
Chicopee
Swift's Specific Promoted For Spring Health Boost
A periodical promotes Swift's Specific as a purifying tonic to aid the body during springtime. It warns of heightened demands on the system and urges a thorough course to prevent breakdown and ensure health through the summer. The tone reflects era advertising language for tonic remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift
Swift's Specific touted as spring blood purifier
Advertises S. S. S. as a thorough spring blood purifier that strengthens the system and helps resist summer diseases. Claims it is the sole purely vegetable remedy free from potash and mercury, cleansing and building the body. Ends with insistence on S. S. S. as the best option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Thurston
All Saint's Church
Gtricker
Lawi
Tod Excort
Metropolitan Opera House
Beneft
Maine Monument Fund
Evangelina Cisneros
Lattimer
Bostoy
Central Labor Union
Quincy
Allied Printing Trades Council
Latitimer
American Federation of Labor
Muskones
I. T
Wybark
Here
Ed Chalmers
Chalmers
Matthews
Gibson Station
Argentina
Court of Inquiry
Torondo
Halifax
Hallifax
N. Y
Rocket
England
St. John Fisher
M'Millan
Edward Allen Low
Mississippi
Lowmoor Iron Company
Virginia
A. Q. Low
Seth Low
Baneeay Bank
Hurtourson
Kan
Bank of Nickerson
Nickerson
Travevaul Press For
Jouwannesburg
Standard Diggers' News
S.S.S
Cardus
Chattanooga
Tenn
Lewis
Ee Rozen
Win
Klondike
Canadian Territory
Canadian West
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Canada
N.bartholemew
Des Moines
P. Harry Murphy
Stratford, la
DeWitt
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!