World News and Domestic Briefs From Across the Nation
A wide array of items covers state conventions at Des Moines praising Cummins and Dolliver, federal and local politics, immigration figures, railroad news, court decisions on senatorial district changes, labor strikes, weather and natural disasters, and international moves. Notable mentions include Taft opening speeches, Roosevelt addresses, a 115 degree sand storm in Shawnee, Okla, and a Missouri supreme court ruling on district boundaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Cummins
Dolliver
Senate
United States
Lyon County
Kentucky
Taft
Conservation Congress
St. Paul
Col. Roosevelt
James R. Garfield
Gifford Finchet
Shawnee
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg
Wichita, McPherson & Gulf Railroad Company
Kansas
McPherson
Arkansas City
Supreme Court of Missouri
Secretary of State
Oklahoma
National Treasury
District of Columbia
Mason
Anaconda
War Department
Montana
Idaho
William M. Cross
Theodore Roosevelt
John Mitchell
Wyoming Valley
Pennsylvania
New York
Erwin J. Wider
Cardinal Vannutelli
Vatican
St. Louis
Montreal
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
Missouri
Gov. Mann
Virginia
Claude A. Swanson
Daniel
United States Senate
Milbury
John G. Carlisle
Cleveland
Wolcott New York
Lee O'Neil Browne
Ilinois
Lorimer
Joseph Wendling
Alma Kellner
Louisville
San Francisco
W. J. Bryan
Mission
Texas
J. R. Burton
Europe
A. E. Stilwell
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railroad
London
Ira G. Rawn
Mississippi
Kansas Primary Results Hover Near Clear Majorities
Kansas returns indicate a delegation split with six progressives and two standpatters in the lower house. Stubbs leads for governor by about 25,000 to 30,000, while Wagstaff may reach around 20,000 in roughly half the state. Final canvass and official totals are due in three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Treasury
Harvard
Boston
Palestine
Tex
Slocum
Anderson County
Christian Endeavor Societies
Fairbury
Longworth
Roosevelt
Corporation Commission of Oklahoma
United States Circuit Court
Denver
Kansas City
Kansas
Stubbs
Congress
Jackson
Mitchell
Rees
Young
Murdock
Madison
Anthony
Campbell
Perry
Beringten
George H. MacAdam
Wis
George C. Rafter
Cheyenne
Wyo
Illinois
Knights
Knights Templar
Michigan Boulevard
Thirty-first Street
Battery B. I. N. G
Hubbard Court
Topeka
Thomas A. McNeal
Thony
W. R. Stubbs
Scott
Wyandotte
Douglas
Franklin
Fred S. Jackson
Miler
Morris County
Miller
Calderhead
Marysville
Riley
Saline
Washington
Republic
Clay
Lincoln
Jewell
Reeder
Hays B. White
Wagstaff
Fourteen Burned by Vitriol in Philadelphia Incident
Fourteen persons, mostly children, were badly burned in Philadelphia on August 3 when a fire department supply wagon overturned. Two children likely to die, with several others believed fatally injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vitrol
Philadelphia
Associated Ohio Dailies Meet Opens at Breakers Hotel
The twenty sixth annual meeting of the Associated Ohio Dailies opened at the Breakers hotel in Cedar Point O and will run for three days with sessions continuing through the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Ohio Dailies
Cedar Point
Breakers Hotel
Squillbob and Squilligan Charicatures in Dialogue
A humorous dialogue contrasts Squillbob and Squilligan with quick wit. Squillbob commends Squilligan as a potential magazine poet while Squilligan jokes about dyspepsia and hunger affecting his talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squilbob
Squilligan
Squillbob
Eczema Cured by Cuticura Remedies in Brooklyn Child
A Brooklyn woman recalls using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent to treat her niece’s eczema after her mother died. She reports the illness covered the face head and body, caused sleepless nights, and claims complete recovery by 11. The letter dates to September 27 1909 and includes a photo from age 18 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Kiernan
Quincy St
Brooklyn, N. Y
There Should Here Be Steps Fritz The Gardener’s Exit
Fritz the gardener, a stolid German, calmly exits a train in Bloomfield after a long day. He wanders into open air without realizing the car door is the exit, muttering in understatement that there should be steps, a mild end to a routine evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fritz
Bloomfield
St. Paul Dispatch
Silence at a Party Sparks a Lesson in Conversation
A hostess probes a quiet guest who explains her father forbids speaking unless she has something to say. The hostess argues society would be dull if everyone followed that rule, urging to engage despite hesitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss de Muir
Mrs. Leader
Size Matters in Championship Clash at Home Base
Size is highlighted as a key factor as the title bout nears. Home base hosts the decisive moment with teams preparing for the championship showdown. Public anticipation rises as players focus on power and strategy to decide the outcome.
Poverty’s Blessing Quoted Thought on Fair Sharing
A noted maxim states poverty may be a blessing yet many men willingly give their share to others. The remark critiques equal distribution and personal responsibility in wealth.
Lewis' Single Binder 5c Cigar Quality Compared to 10c
A brief note claims Lewis' Single Binder 5c cigar equals in quality most 10c cigars and offers a wry remark that many a budding genius becomes a blooming idiot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Also Mentioned on This Page
BroWning Leader - Record
Joseph Nickell
News OF the
Wall Street
Bureau of Chemistry
Nicholas Kinet
Brussels
France
Russia
England
Spain
Stockholm
Chicago
Melish
Order
William Bramwell Melish
Cincinnati
Henry W. Rugg
Providence
R. I
Art Institute
Busse
Templar
Washington Street
State
Randolph
van Buren Street
Federal Building
Deneen
la Salle Street
Grand Commandery
la Salle Hotel
Grand Commandery of Illinois
City Hall
State Street
Aero Club of Illinois
Illinois Athletic Club
John D. Cleveland
Arthur MacArthur
Troy
N. Y
W. Frank Pierce
Earl of Euston
Great Priory
England and
Wales
Lord Athlumney
Thomas ‘Fraser
R. Newton Crane
F. C. van Duzer
JH. J. Homer
John Fergueson
England and Wales
Luther B. Archibald
Great Priory of
Canada
William B. Melish
McNeal
Jefferson
Nemaha
Brown
Walter A. Stubbs
Dr. Pierce
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!