Lynching follows attempted assault near Reidsville Georgia
In Reidsville area on May 23 a mob killed two members of the Flem Padgett family and wounded others after an attempted assault on Mrs. Laura Moore. The posse pursued Padgett who fired on the crowd. the mob then killed Padgett’s relatives and casings, with further trouble feared as a jail siege loomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reidsville
Laura Moore
Flem Padgett
Padgett
Hare
Flem Padget
Repudiation of the Irish Bill at Dublin Convention
The Dublin convention of May 24 25, described as the largest and most harmonious in Ireland, rejected the home rule bill. It declared Home rule or nothing, with John Redmond’s proposal dismissed by unanimous vote, signaling a major split in government backing and potential long term consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Ireland
Irish Council
John 2
Redmond
All Leading Cereals Rise on Crop Damage Reports
Chicago May 23 The board of trade saw sharp gains in leading cereals amid reports of possible serious crop damage from bugs and cold. July wheat and other futures moved to new highs with July up 11-4 cents, September 41-8 cents higher, December 37-See, oats up 1-8 cent and provisions up to 25 cents. The market opened strong and climbed further as trading continued, with all deliveries except July at higher prices than earlier this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
Coal man goes scot free in short weight trial
Black River Falls Wisconsin May 23 Judge O'Neill ruled the state must prove Hicks knew he was selling at light weight. The jury found B W Hicks not guilty after the state failed to show short weight and intent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
B. W. Hicks
O'Neill
Hicks
Five Burned or Lake Steamer Naomi Fire Tragedy
Five lives were lost when the passenger and freight steamer Naomi burned in Lake Michigan near Grand Haven Michigan. About seventy five people escaped with danger and crew members were hailed as heroes for evacuations and signaling for help as Kerr Kansas and Saxonia rescued passengers and towed the burning craft to harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Haven
Mich
Naomi
Lake Michigan
Kerr
Kansas
J. M. Rhoades
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Stewart Philip Rossbach
William Hanrahan
Traill
Explosion at Jones and Laughlin furnace kills workers
A furnace accident at the Eliza furnace in the Hazelwood district of Pittsburg results in the deaths of two American mill men and three foreigners and seriously burns four more foreigners. One foreigner survives uninjured as ten men worked to draw off molten metal when ore slipped and burst the dust catcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furnace of Steel Company
Pittsburg
Eliza
Jones& Laughlin Steel Company, Limited
Hazelwood
Six White Miners Die As Freight Cars Runaway
Dayton Tennessee May 23 Six white miners returning from the Dayton coal mine were killed when two heavily loaded freight cars on the company line ran beyond a yardman’s control and struck the rear of a coke car train carrying about 200 men. The engineer finally stopped upon seeing the signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Tenn
Dayton Coal and Iron Company
Hege man Indicted in New York Met Life Case
Grand jury investigating Metropolitan Life Insurance Company returns ten indictments against president John R Hegeman in New York County. Seven forgery in the third degree charges and three counts of perjury are included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan
New York
New York County
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
John R. Hegeman
Revolution Breaks Out in Salvador Led by Alfaría
A cable from President Zelaya reports a Salvadoran revolution starting yesterday led by Prudencio Alfaría. No additional details were given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Salvador
Prudencio Alfarla
Mixed Poison Kills Farmer at Charles City
Herbert Sanders a wealthy retired farmer near Charles City Iowa killed himself with carbolic acid and paris green the report states on May 23 fearing he would lose his sanity authorities indicate it was a self inflicted death in a rural setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles City
Iowa
Herbert Sanders
Here
Paris Green
Dutch Nobleman Released After Heavy Ransom Paid
Smyrna May 23. Bar on van Heemstran a member of a well known Dutch family captured outside the city May 13 has been released after a heavy ransom was paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smyrna
Asia Minor
Ex-Justice Arrested Over Grand Jury Contempt in North Dakota
A former North Dakota supreme court justice faces arrest for contempt of court as the grand jury probes the state temperance commissioner office. Corliss, appointed deputy temperance commissioner, is challenging his authority via habeas corpus while legal questions on the office’s constitutionality loom over liquor case settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
N. D
Supreme Court of the State
Supreme Court of
Office of State Temperance Commissioner
Grand Jury
Corliss
Guy C. H. Corliss
Winchester
Supreme Court
Townsend
Fargo
Office of State Temptance Commissioner
Standard Oil to Obey Hinxton Law, Says Attorney
St Paul May 24 Standard Oil will not fight the Hinxton law and will obey it in letter and spirit while awaiting the attorney general’s interpretation. The law bars price discrimination among Minnesota towns for same grade oil, allowing transport cost differences. Independent dealers allege 9 cent price in St Paul versus 10 cents in Stillwater and St James, with only a quarter cent justified by transport costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Standard Oil Company
Hinton
Edward C. Stringer
Hinxton
Secretary of State
Stillwater
St. James
Ex-Judge Coch rane accused in Witt killing at Deer River
David Coch rane a former Wright County probate judge was arrested in Grand Rapids after Allan Witt was shot dead at Fred Anderson's Deer River homestead last Thursday. An inquest is planned to consider self defense claims amid allegations Witt threatened Coch rane and accused him of conspiracy with Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Deer River
Allan Witt
David Cochrane
Cochrane
Grand Rapids
Witt
Wright County
Fred Anderson
Anderson
Thugs Slug and Hang Man Near Clinton Island
Clinton Iowa May 24 It now appears the unidentified man found hanging in a shed on an island near the Mississippi shore was murdered Initial signs suggested suicide as his pockets held 77 dollars but no identity remains The new evidence points to a robbery kill staged as suicide by unknown assailants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Iowa
Man Steals Shirt With $300 Stud From Home
Mrs. W. C. Jones woke to find a man in her St. Cloud home. He took a shirt belonging to her husband and fled. The shirt was found on the front lawn with a $300 diamond stud missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Cloud
Minn
W. C. Jones
Liverymen Form Minnesota Association in Lanesboro
Lanesboro Minnesota May 24. Majority of Southern Minnesota livery men organize and perfect the Liverymen's Association of Minnesota at a meeting in Lanesboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanesboro
Minn
Minnesota
Liverymen's Association of
Fire destroys sawmill at Westboro
Prentice Wisconsin May 25 The C F Stout Lumber Company sawmill at Westboro burned down causing a 35000 loss with no insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prentice
Wis
C. F. Stout Lumber Company
Westboro
Bride Burned to Death in Kimball Farm Home
Mrs. Rachel Arrowwood twenty years old and newly married was burned to death at a farm home near Kimball Minnesota. Her dress caught fire when an exploding lamp ignited it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball, Minn
Rachel Arrowwood
Here
President and Mrs Roosevelt Return to Washington
The president and Mrs Roosevelt return to Washington after a six day vacation at Pine Knot the country home of Mrs Roosevelt arriving in the city at 8 45 o clock last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Pine Knot
Abducted and Abused In Minnesota Crime Case
Bertha Tiedman, lured from her work by a note claiming her mother was dying, was abducted and assaulted by two men between 9 and midnight. Found exhausted on a country roadside at 2 am, she will identify her assailants. Sheriff in pursuit, arrests expected. suspects believed to be local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lea Minn
Bertha Tiedman
Miss Tiedman
King Seeks Transfer to Yankton Jail for Bond Prospects
Charles C. King the alleged Scotland bank wrecker has formally asked Judge Carland to transfer him from Sioux Falls to Yankton county jail. He cites difficulty in posting a $500 bond and appears eager to be closer to his attorneys F D Wicks of Scotland and W H Farnsworth of Sioux City for who he hopes to secure legal help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Sioux Falls
8. D
Charles C., King
Carland
Yankton County
F. D. Wicks
Scotland
W. H. Farnsworth
Sioux City
Baby Falls On Stove In Tragic Accidental Burn
Infant son of Mrs. George Elder overturned a high chair beside a stove and fell face first onto the hot surface. Doctors fear fatal burns as the child, left unattended in Mason City Iowa, may not survive the injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Iowa
George Elder
Bartender Slashes Head in Saloon Piano Accident
Gust Hanson, a railroad laborer in East Grand Forks, was knocked to the saloon floor by a bartender. His head struck a piano corner, a major artery was severed, and a physician arrived in time to save his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Forks
N. D
Gust Hanson
East Grand Forks
Hanson
Gambling rooms raided after altercation with alderman
Stillwater Minnesota May 25 police closed two gambling rooms one above G W Kroons saloon after a fight left a city alderman with a badly pounded face. The other room was above Johnson Bros saloon where Oscar Rydeen sued to recover a gambling debt of 111 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Minn
G. W
Kroon
Johnson Bros
Oscar Rydeen
Pastor Resigns Be midji Church to Lead Kasson Church
Reverend Thomas Broomfield resigns as pastor of the Bemidji Baptist Church and accepts a call to serve as pastor of the First Baptist Church in Kasson Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemidji, Minn
Thomas Broomfield
Bemidji Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
Kasson
Minn
Lightning Sparks Loss in Westby Structures
A May 25 report from Janesville describes a lightning and wind storm in Westby causing about $5,000 in damage. A church a barn and a tobacco stripping shed were destroyed by the strike and subsequent fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janesville
Wis
Westby
Lightning Destroys $10,000 in Crosse Farm Loss
A severe storm in Crosse Wisconsin yesterday caused a $10,000 loss on the McDonald farm. Four valuable horses, forty sheep, barns and farm implements were destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crosse
Wis
McDonald Farm
Jones sees good outlook amid mixed wheat prospects
Minneapolis crop expert H. V. Jones reports a 170 million bushel loss in the Southwest from drought parasites and cold with a national crop around 565 million bushels. Northwest Minnesota and Dakota farmers face better prospects despite late seeding. Texas and Oklahoma fail. Kansas may be worst in years. Nebraska weakened by rust and pests. hay and oats short nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
Northwest
Minneapolis
H. V. Jones
Mr. Jones
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Boy touches gas tank. explosion tears tank apart
Walter Sloan, eleven, of East Grand Forks, North Dakota, touched a match to a large gasoline tank of the East Grand Forks Transportation Company to see an explosion. The tank split, the cover flew several hundred feet, and the boy escaped unharmed despite standing within a foot of the blast. The explosion was heard for blocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Forks
N. D
Walter Sloan
East Grand Forks
East Grand Forks Transportation Company
Johnson to Speak at Shattuck Commencement
Faribault Minnesota May 22 Commencement at Shattuck school begins this year on Sunday June and marks the fortieth anniversary of Rev. James Dobbyn’s rectorship. The sermon will be by Rev. Charles E Craik of the class of 1871 dean of Christchurch cathedral Louisville KY. The exercises run June 6 with Gov. Johnson delivering the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shattuck
Faribault
Minn
Shattuck School
James Dobbyn
Charles E. Craik
Christchurch Cathedral
Louisville
Gov. Johnson
RAZED BY RUNAWAY FIRE NEAR KRAGNESS
A hay land burn near Kragness Minnesota on May 22 sparked by shifting wind quickly spread to a neighboring farm destroying the house of John Shank. The fire started on the farm of Peter Tuffton and ended with a total loss to Shank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kragness
Minn
Peter Tuffton
John Shank
Elevator fall at garage kills man in Philadelphia
One man died and four people were seriously injured when an elevator collapsed inside the Quaker City Automobile company garage in Philadelphia on May 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Quaker City Automobile Company
Man Marries Woman With Aged License In Montana
Charles I Cox a rancher near Great Falls obtained a three year old marriage license for Arbetta M Dale. He arranged a ceremony with Rev E P Gibboney after a ruse at the Presbyterian church. The minister verified the license by phone then performed the wedding despite initial doubts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arbetta M. Dale
Great Falls
Cox
E. P. Gibboney
First Presbyterian Church
Watch Towers Guard Forest Reserves Plan
The forestry division builds a watch tower near Mount Powell to monitor for fires. Five stations on the Hell Gate reserve will connect by telephone to Supervisor C. C. Hall at headquarters, ensuring rapid dispatch of firefighters to any blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forestry Division
Federal
Mount Powell
Forest Guard
Hell Gate Reserve
German Gulch
Race ‘Track District
Pioneer
Bearmouth
Georgetown Flats
C. C. Hall
Survey of Blackfeet Reservation Placed Under Geological Dept
The General Land Office at Washington orders the Blackfeet Indian reservation surveyed by the Geological Department to speed land opening for settlement. Manning of geology has moved to Browning after consulting with Surveyor General Cone. Dunnington of the topographic office will join him in Helena and proceed to Browning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Land Office Department
Washington
Helena
Cone
Blackfeet Indian Reservation
Geological Department
Manning
Browning
Dunnington
Power line shock kills ranchman at Belgrade area
John Mize, a famed rancher, was killed at Youngs ranch three miles east of Belgrade while crawling through a fence energized by a break in a private telephone line. His wife and several neighbors were shocked trying to help as the Madison power plant was shut down to remove the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mize
Young
Belgrade
Madison
New Glasgow Land District Formed
Surveyor General Cone receives circular from the general land office announcing the Glasgow land district creation. It includes all of Valley county and the eastern half of Chateau county, the Little Rockies mining district, and Fort Belknap Indian reservation, currently part of the Great Falls district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cone
General Land Office
Glasgow Land District
Valley County
Chateau County
Little Rockies
Fort Belknap Indian Reservation
Great Falls
Also Mentioned on This Page
POSSE
Him
Michigan
Hegeman
News of the Northwest
Klively Doings
Bismarc
Standard OL
Hang Man
Jones
Coalgate
I. T
Montana News
Forest Reserve Guard
Montana
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!