Families of former Presidents at Taft White House silver wedding
Washington June 16 Descentants of every President since 1861 invited to the Tafts silver wedding at the White House June 19 after careful White House and State Department search. Lists believed complete except McKinley relatives whose living members are being sought through George K Cortelyou.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Taft
White House
State Department
McKinley
George K. Cortelyou
Notable Guests Attending Presidential Era Fraser Event
The list includes Robert T. Lincoln and Andrew J. Patterson of Greenville Tennessee, Frederick D. Grant and family, J R Grant and Nellie Grant Sartoris, Webb Hayes and Scott Hayes, Rutherford and Burchard couples, Harry E. Smith, Chester A. Arthur and Nellie Arthur, Mary McElroy, Garfield family members, Grover Cleveland and Rose Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison and Russell Harrison, Theodore Roosevelt Jr and family, and Nicholas Longworth among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert T. Lincoln
Andrew J. Patterson
Greenville, Tenn
Andrew Johnson
Frederick D. Grant
Hayes
Chester A. Arthur
Nellie Arthur
Mary McElroy
President Arthur
Harry A. Garfield
James R. Garfield
Irwin McD. Garfield
Abram Garfield
J. Stanley Brown
President Garfield
Grover Cleveland
Rose Cleveland
President
Alibi Defense in Graft Trial for Lyons
Patrick J. Lyons Lawrence superintendent of streets faces a $1000 graft charge in Essex County Superior Court. Seven witnesses testified that Lyons was not at the Hotel Needham in Lawrence on Dec 15 noon, supporting his alibi that he lunch at Mayor Cahill's home two miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Patrick J. Lyons
Lawrence
Essex County Superior Court
John T. Cahill
Lyons
Needham
Fred L. Snow
Westford
Snow
Cahill
Snow Lyons
Needham Hotel
Double Track Plan For Malden To Revere Beach
The Boston and Northern railway will invest 2 million dollars to add a double track from Malden to Revere Beach replacing the current light line. Vice-President Goff disclosed the plan to the Malden street railway committee. Aldermen Clarence Perkins and Charles Moore supported it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden
Beach
Boston & Northern Railway
Revere Beach
Goff
Street Railway
Weeks Defends American Woolen Company in House Debate
Representative Weeks of Massachusetts defended the American Woolen Company as not a monopoly and not controlling wool prices or wages. The wool schedule dominated the House discussion as Weeks and Longworth spoke against the bill while Macon Oldfield and Ayres supported it. A Tariff Board review was urged before any revision, with a vote hoped for by mid next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Woolen Company
Representative Weeks
Massachusetts
Weeks
Longworth
Macon
Oldfield
Arkansas
Ayres
New York
Tariff Board
Underwood
Wall Street Tragedy as Stone Cutter Falls from Bankers' Trust
William Anderson a stone cutter, fell from the 28th floor of the Bankers' Trust Company building at Wall and Broad streets New York. His body struck a fourth floor coping tore off an arm then bounced from wire netting and crashed near the Stock Exchange entrance as police restored order after the crowd surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Financial District
William Anderson
Bankers’ Trust Company
Wall and Broad Streets
Anderson
Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Labor Day Parade Urged by Boston Labor Union
Boston Central Labor Union Labor Day committee urges all affiliated unions to parade in full ranks under organized labor banners to demonstrate solidarity and support for the cause on Labor Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Central Labor Union Labor Day Committee
Organized Labor
Family of 26 Is Going Home
August Clandeaux a 42 year old glass worker from Ford City near Pittsburgh left for New York en route to Belgium with his wife and 24 children He also takes a comfortable fortune earned in the Allegheny valley glass industry The Clandeauxs arrived in the United States 21 years ago shortly after their marriage
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Penn
Clandeaux
Ford City
Here
New York
Belgium
Allegheny Valley
Cement Workers Demand Higher Pay Defended
The Cement Artificial Stone and Asphalt Workers Union defended a wage demand last night for finishers to rise from 50 to 60 cents per hour and helpers from 40 to 45 cents. They deny the raise is unreasonable due to seasonal factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Cement, Artificial Stone and Asphalt Workers’ Union
Elson's Watch and Clock Trade A Boston Longstanding Craft
A Boston business at 22 Beacon Street traces its roots to 1815 when Austrian Michael Regally began watch and clock making. Julius Elson joined in 1850, the firm later became Elson's, and George H. Elson expanded it into import and European silver sourcing with trips to Holland and Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Elson
Beacon Street
Elson
Michael Regally
Boston
Crowninshields
Perkinses
Carys
Europe
International
Schaffhausen
Switzerland
France
Dent
Holland
Germany
Jeremiah D Ford dies at his Somerville home
Jeremiah D Ford longtime Democratic figure in Somerville and Cambridge died at his residence 29 Charlwood Road Somerville from heart disease He lived in Somerville for 15 years leaving a widow three sons and four daughters One son is Professor J D M Ford of Harvard College and three daughters are teachers with Annie a member of the Sisters of Charity
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeremiah D. Ford
Somerville
Cambridge
Charnwood Road
Cambridge Common Council
J. D. M. Ford
Harvard College
Mary E
Margaret Andlizabeth
Annie
Sisters of Charity
New Move by Teachers Sparks City Bill Debate
The Boston teachers push a bill to raise salaries via a tax levy with a referendum, seeking mandatory spend of added funds on elementary pay. Governor Foss vetoed a similar measure. aides anticipate approval if referendum remains, while Boston school committee disputes assurances over fund use for the 1912 1913 1914 increments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Cities
Foss
Boston
Bril
Miners Strike After Mule Abuse Incident at Moores Run Mine
In Bridgeport Ohio on June 16, 300 miners walked out after the company refused to reinstate a worker fired for abusing a mule. The firm alleges the driver had killed one mule and crippled two others. An official said a final decision would take days, but a tentative return-to-work agreement is expected pending settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Moores Run
Missouri Law Fines Cussing Telephone Operators
A new Missouri law takes effect Monday making it a felony to curse the telephone girl if the service is disliked. The statute targets verbal abuse toward operator staff in St Louis and elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Missouri
First Cotton for a Suit for Taft Present
In San Benito Texas on June 16 the Commercial Club announced the first bale of this season's cotton will be traced to Manchester England for weaving. Suits are to be made for President Taft the King of England and the Governor General of Canada. The cotton's origin in the county will be tracked to its destination in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Benito
Texas
Taft
England
Canada
Commercial Club of
Manchester
Cottagers Debate Mens Garb Duties Under Law
In Stapleton New York on June 16 City Magistrate Marsh faced a case about suitable attire on private property. Cottagers question what constitutes proper dress for roaming one's premises, a matter eliciting debate over modesty and legality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stapleton
N. Y
Marsh
Eltingville Man Faces Beach Attire Complaints
Lewis Gerken of Eltingville is summoned to answer a complaint by several hundred women cottagers at Eltingville Beach. They claim his attire is too scant and that he sometimes wears only a belt as he masquerades about the premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Gerken
Eltingville
Eltingville Beach
Gerken
Excess of females in England outnumbers males
London June 16 census returns show 1 178 317 females in excess of males in Great Britain. Figures would fall if soldiers and sailors abroad were counted. Women continue to increase faster than men, as since 1821.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
Residents Unite To Hill Rattlesnakes
Residents in Sussex county New Jersey report an influx of rattlesnakes causing fear among women who stay home and men who walk warily. Snake clubs form to curb the pests as many snakes are killed after heavy rains and blasts in Andover pushed them from hiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
N. J
Sussex County
Cranberry Lake
Andover
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clare Victor Dwiggins
Jimmy
Uttle Ovd
Alf
Alyans
Rememer
Old Pau
Tafts
Beara
Perary Idea
W. D
Warren St
Roxbury
Mass
Wool Company
Stone Cutter
Old Boston
Pete
Burlington
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Denver
Denver & Rio Grande
Salt Lake City
Western Pacific By
San Francisco
Colorado-Rocky Mountain
Utah
Sierras
Feather River Canyon
Great
Sacramento Valley
California
Washington Street
W. J. O’meara
Eastern
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!