Fires and killings flash across distant shores and territories
A fatal house fire at Jacobson's rooms injures Nell and John Jacobson with a mother and infant dead or burned. A Sandusky Ohio note mentions a rosiebenks line with age $1 completed. A Southern Pacific excursion train disaster near Lake Charles Ark kills four, three colored and one white, with many wounded. Esther Dowie dies in Chicago from an alcohol lamp explosion. A race war brews at Braggs I T with multiple shootings and stabbings. Hoboken hosts a daring safe robbery in which about $11 000 vanishes despite police near.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaurel
Nell
John Jacobson
William Snyder
Jacobson
Sandusky
Ohio
Rosabenks
Cleveland
Southern Pacific
Lake Charles
Sulphur City
Ark
Ofié
Esther Dowie
John Alexander Dowie
Dowie
Chicago
Braggs
I. T
Indian Territory
Hoboken
Henry Monesse
Century of News Nuggets from a Turbulent Era
Kronprinz Wilhelm averaged 26.4 knots on its last voyage. Sakkarah carrying 1.5 million dollars in gold from Chile was lost off the Chilean coast. Archibald McEachern, Canadian cyclist, killed in Atlantic City. Earl of Hopetoun resigns as Australia governor general for lack of allowance. Rudolph Meppler elected NYSE president for fifth term. Carrie Nation case dismissed on technicality in Topeka. Elwood, Kansas to erect extensive stock yards on reconed land. Miner strike in Anthracite region signals major labor clash. Missouri Supreme Court to hang Samuel Brown on June 13 for murder of George Richardson for $700. Chelsea fire destroys two blocks. $65,000 loss. Miss Chappell drowns after severe storm in Louisiana, Missouri. Bondsmen for Carter kidnapped in Quebec by US officers. Henry Roth, 60, commits suicide in Perry Oklahoma. Civil War veteran. Delaware College hazing leads 152 of 184 students to abandon classes. Walter N. Haldeman of Louisville Courier dies from streetcar injuries. M D Giroux fined for opening wife’s letters amid jealousy. Attempts on Chinese emperor Kwang Hsu reported by Japanese papers. 4,000 Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians in Oklahoma declared United States citizens. Robert T. Lincoln donates 1,000 to Grand Army encampment. Lifeboat from Camorra sails overdue near Rangoon found. fears of sinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Chili
Archibald McEachern
Atlantic City
N. J
Earl of Hopetoun
Australia
Rudolph Meppler
New York Stock Exchange
Carrie Nation
Topeka
Kan
Elwood
Ken
Chicago
Missouri Supreme Court
Samuel’ Brown
Wayne County
George L. Richardson
Chelsea
Mass
Louisiana
Chappell
Col
Gaynor
Green
Oberlin F. Carter
Savannah
Quebec
United States
Henry Roth
Louisville
Perry
Kentucky
Delaware College
Newark
Del
Walter N. Haldeman
Louisville Courier-Journal and Times Company
Haldeman
M. D. Giroux
North Adams
Giroux
Kwang Hsu
China
Nanpuan
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Oklahoma
Robert T. Lincoln
Pullman Company
Grand Army of the Republic
Seepmeee Camorra
Madras
Rangoon
India
Transcontinental news mix reports various incidents and events
A wide array of brief notices across politics crime finance and local affairs. Items include filings in Ohio and Massachusetts legal actions, bank and stock company troubles, suicides and murders, industrial accidents in Pittsburgh and Minneapolis, a coronation note and a Tammany leadership shakeup, and a four youth walking around the world from West Point Nebraska aiming to span three years.
Multiple Disparate Western News Briefs Include Murders Frames and Fires
The Western section reports a Denver murder acquittal for Robert Hyndman, a Missouri district congressional renomination for Richard Bartholdt, a Milwaukee Harvester salesman shooting May Welch in Minneapolis, a fatal Burlington train collision in Greenwood Nebraska, a Chicago divorce suit for Mrs. John Vance Cheney, a Chicago detective slaying confession and doubt, a fire destroying Ames Kansas town properties including Chicago lumber yard Wood mercantile, and Buckeye Lumber Company facilities affected by the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hyndman
James Quinn
Denver
Richard Bartholdt
St. Louis
Congress
Missouri
J. W. Voight
Milwaukee Harvester Company
May Welch
Minneapolis
Burlington
Greenwood
Neb
Chicago
John Vance Cheney
Reilly
Duffy
Vincent Briscoe
Ames
Kan
Chicago Lumber Yard
Wood Mercantile
Buckeye Lumber Company
Violent Incidents Across Several States Reported
Jeff Roberts was shot and killed near Duffield Virginia by unknown assailants. Walter Spradley fired on a barge of excursionists at Spottsville Kentucky, killing Deputy Sheriff Jesse Mitchell. In Olive Hill Kentucky a fight left Robert Hicks dead Thomas Hackett fatally wounded W M Smith shot in the forehead and Henry Hackett seriously stabbed. John Mooney and Frank Friday were hanged at the State penitentiary in Moundsville West Virginia for the Elm Grove murder of James Hervey, both protesting innocence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Roberts
Duffield
Walter Spradley
Spottsville
Jesse Mitchell
Robert Hicks
Thomas Hackett
W. M. Smith
Henry Hackett
Olive Hill
John Mooney
Frank Friday
State Penitentiary
Moundsville
W. Va
James Hervey
Elm Grove
Queen Wilhelmina Improves As Danger Passes
The condition of Queen Wilhelmina shows steady improvement with danger past. Reports from Europe note a deadly landslide in Marola Italy killing thirteen, and upheaval in Haiti where towns are in revolution after street battles in the capital. In France, ministerialists win 128 of 174 ballots with nine new seats. In Paris an airship explosion on ascent kills Senor Severo and an assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Paix
Ascension
Paris
Senor Severo
Republic of
Haiti
France
Wu-Chou
China
Nan- Ning-Fu
Global news Highlights from Havana to Martinique
Flag raised in Havana on arrival of President-elect Palma marking an early Cuban milestone. Volcanic eruptions in St Vincent and Martinique unleash widespread destruction, with estimates of up to 50,000 fatalities. Relief, finance, and governance actions unfold as Congress funds aid and Roosevelt orders new trials. Coast guard and fisheries actions involve Canadian port arrivals and dynamite seizure. Insurrection near San Jose prompts recognition of Esquivel’s authority while Yglesias is involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morro Castle
Havana
Palma
la Soufriere
Island of
St. Vincent
Roosevelt
Rathbone
Wood
Supreme Court
Havana.a
Stevensville
Mont
Arapaho
Billings
Glassport
Platte
Fort William
Man
Congress
St. Pierre
Mont Pelee
Continental Tobacco Company
Louisville
United States
Mount Pelee
Martinique
Washington
Secret Service
Sir Henry’Btrong
Canada
Sir Henry
Pacas
Henry
Dominion Fisheries Protection Cruizer Curlew
St. Andrews
N. B
Costa Rica
San Jose
Ees Esquivel
Yglesias
Congress Debates War Funding and Indian Affairs
Congressional actions span army and agricultural appropriations, volcano relief funds, and Indian lands sales. The Senate and House discuss fortifications, naval bills, and overseas policy as conferences set terms on Cuban diplomacy and the Pacific coast Ute tract opening.
Washington Notes and Naval Funeral Report
General O L Spaulding to retire as first assistant secretary of the treasury and a July 17 opening to settlement proclaimed for Fort Hall Idaho. MacArthur testified he planned Aguinaldo's capture and bore responsibility for deception. Rear Admiral Sampson's funeral drew unprecedented national attendance by the President and cabinet. Senator West challenged Tillman on Lincoln's Hampton Roads peace terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
the Treasury
Fort Hall
Idaho
MacArthur
Senate
Aguinaldo
Sampson
America
West
Philippine
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
New York
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Boston
I Wits
Detroit
Ogee
Baltimore
Raii Barbers
Tate Cots
Serge
Ee Massachuortts House
Lillie. M. Walker
Oxford Col
Oxford
Westchester
Julius Newton
Bone
J. & S. Wormser
Patchogue
N. Y
F. Mallalee
Union League Club
Andover
William A. Rogers
F. H
W. Goodyear
Buffalo
Parece
Polingtom
Helen Dow
Harry B. Sharp
Edward
Patrick Kelly
John Baritch
Colorado
John McMichael
Girardville
Lehigh Valley Company
Kelly
William Malcolm
Passaic
Mutual Loan and Building Association of
Eugene Sexton
Mary Bromley
South Glens Falls
Sexton
American Steel and Wire Company
Neville Island
Joseph Antine
Tony Ameo
Frank Batsch
Jack Tiger
Alabama
Sammie Fizico
Jeeve ‘Brier
Columbiana
Jefferson Counties
Hammondsville
Jacob Roth
Meigs Township
A. Savage
J. H. Shane
Bo Kathermas
Lawrence
Robert L. Lindsey
United States District Court
Kansas City
Philips
Orleans College
Republican River
Orleans
Berry
Daniels
Mountain View
Comanche Country
St. Louis and
San Francisco
Marad Sidi
Jonesboro
W. D. Snyder
F. W. Stewart
J. W. Weatherford
Federal
Leavenworth
National Cemetery
General Leavenworth
Sol Smith Russell
Alice
Adams Russell
Robert
Northwestern Consolidated Bill
State Training School
Redwing
Minn
Potter Palmer
Thirteenth Cavalry
Prairie State Express
Chicago and Alton Road
Wood’s Crossing
Jill
Miss Staeble
Wilmington
Chicago,Barington & Quincy Railroad
DeKoven Street
Tampa
Fort Hallndian Reservation
Pocatello
Het
Western
Southern
Wilhelmina
Marola
Italy
Maria Christina
Spain
Poe
French West Indies
Perkins
Proctor
Department of Agriculture
Harris
Secretary of the Interior
Kansas
Secretary of War
Patterson
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
Indianapolis
Columbus
West Indies
Washington, D. C
Stewart
Cuba
Warren
Teller
Mason
Dayton
Kitchin
N. Ca
Fitard
Stealf
Cal
Maynard
Hihea
Elliott
D. C
Appalachian
Mahon
Tr. Proctor
Messrs
Hansbrough
Bate
Messrs. Wadsworth
Williams
Miss
Ute
Ion
W.L. Douglas
Douglas
Amer Citiee
W. L. Douglas
Breckton
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Pedhey
Wa. Can
C. S
Cuicago
N. ’At
Nes
Towa
M. V
Theater Bik
Lette, Mich
Grieve
Bayi Ste Marie
C. A. Ot
T. O
Incie
Cansiene
Meeei
Yousias
Tecnbpemaeiglia
Ghicag
Lorace
Ana Ae Hives
Digatiay
Tacoma
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!