Slaughter Estate Valued At About 2 Million Dollars
Chicago January 25 charity is expected to receive a large portion of the late A O Slaughter estate, valued around 2 million. The bulk of holdings outside charitable bequests goes to his brothers O A Slaughter and W B Slaughter and his daughter Mrs Wentworth F Child. The estate includes railroad bonds and securities, with vast western properties in Kansas and Texas. In Galveston he owned a business block worth several hundred thousand, and Kansas City realty totaling more than 500000 in value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. O. Slaughter
San Antonio
Slaughter
O. A. Slaughter
W. B. Slaughter
Wentworth F. Child
West
Kansas
Texas
Galveston
Kansas City
Brownsville Chosen for Federal Botanical Gardens Site
Dr. Galloway announced that the federal botanical gardens will be built on 100 acres donated by Brownsville citizens, two miles from the city. About 85,000 dollars is allocated for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government Botanical Gardens
Washington
Galloway
Bureau of Plant Industry
Garner
Federal Botanical Gardens
Texas
Brownsville
Five Thousand Barrels Burn in Newport Distillery Fire
A Newport Kentucky fire at the old 76 Distilling plant caused $250000 in losses. Five of seven buildings were destroyed along with several adjoining structures as flames lit the river hills. Five thousand barrels of whisky burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
76 Distilling Company
Newport
Licking River
Missouri House approves anti cigarette bill in 100 to 22 vote
The lower house votes 100 to 22 to pass a measure forbidding sale manufacture or giving cigarettes or papers to others in Missouri. Individuals may make their own cigarettes but cannot gift them. Penalties include fines from 10 to 200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Jefferson City
Jan
George Burt Freed in Habeas Corpus Hearing
San Antonio reports George Burt a young man was discharged on habeas corpus after Miss Marie Kempton aged seventeen testified Burt was not her assailant in the criminal assault case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
George Burt
Marie Kempton
Kempton
Burt
Mexican official Creel honored with El Paso reception
Don Enrique C. Creel retiring Chihuahua governor and incoming Mexican ambassador to the United States was hosted at the Mexican consulate in El Paso with a reception and received a banquet in Juarez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Enrique C. Creel
Chihuahua
United States
Mexico
Juarez
France Watches German Elections With High Interest
Paris reports intense French interest as newspapers publish dispatches and editorials. The aim is an anti government majority to curb Emperor William's ambitions, viewed as a threat to France’s peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
William
Brooklyn Boy Charged In Grandfather Theft Case
Phil Perry a fifteen year old from Brooklyn is under custody in New Orleans charged with stealing 250 dollars in cash and 3000 dollars worth of jewelry from his grandfather Solomon Perry of Coney Island. Police say he was sought nationwide for weeks and traveled with Bert Webb to southern cities before his capture. Perry will be sent home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Phil Perry
Brooklyn
Solomon Perry
Coney Island
Bert Webb
Perry
Child Labor in 1900 Census Bulletin Highlights Bread-Winners
The Census Bureau reports 1 750 000 children aged ten to fifteen working as bread-winners in 1900. Most in domestic service or servile roles. cotton mills employ 44 427 youths. Boys predominate 72.2 percent. foreign born and Negro children have higher bread-winner rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Census Bureau
Washington
United States
Flood Over Lowlands Threatens Vast Missouri Farmlands
The Mississippi River overflow at Bird's Point Missouri after a forty nine foot stage floods thousands of acres of prime farming land. Cotton Belt railroad sandbags failed and the entire levee system broke, forcing residents to seek safety as stock is driven out and rail service is cut off. The damage to the overflowed area is expected to be tremendous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Ill
Bird's Point
Missouri
Cotton Belt Railroad
Die Together Pact Fatal Shootings In New York
Sarah Kling aged eighteen was shot dead by her cousin Meyer Schwartz aged seventeen at 105 Broom Street. Schwartz killed himself after the deed. Police recover three notes signed by Schwartz claiming parental objections doomed their romance and a pact to die together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sarah Kling
Orchard Street
Meyer Schwartz
Broom Street
Schwartz
Three More Jurors Drawn In Thaw Trial
In New York on January 25, after over four hours of trying to seat an extra juror for Harry K. Thaw, three new jurors were finally accepted and sworn in in the last three-quarters of an hour. By adjournment five jurors had been chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry K. Thaw
North Dakota Snow Blasts Halt Rail Traffic
A North Dakota blizzard halts all rail traffic as monstrous snow drifts pile up and air grows so thick that visibility drops to ten feet. Separate items note Kentucky chicken theft felony ruling and Indiana bachelor tax proposal with exemptions for supporting mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
St. Paul
Denver Next Year Convention Says Denver Is Site
Denver notices that next year's convention of the American Livestock Association will be held in Denver rather than Los Angeles. The body also adopted a resolution favoring Los Angeles as the meeting place two years hence. Deadlock For Senator reported from Providence with final ballot counts: Goddard 40 Colt 88 Wetmore 31 Utter 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
American Livestock Association
Los Angeles
Providence
R. I
Goddard
Colt
Wetmore
Utter
Freight rates in west stock shipments under scrutiny
Denver hearing before Charles A. Prouty of the interstate commerce commission studied freight rates from the west to Missouri river and Chicago. The Texas Cattle Growers' Association accuses railroads of excessive livestock charges and poor service. Attorney Ss H. Cowan led witness examinations while A B Dericales testified transit times rose from 24 to 36 hours and blamed railroads for delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowan
Denver
Missouri River
Chicago
Charles A. Prouty
E Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas Cattle Growers’ Association
Ss. H. Cowan
A. B. Dericales
American Livestock Association
Northwest
Liquor Traffic Debates Split by Oklahoma Convention
Guthrie reports say the liquor committee will send three separate recommendations to the constitutional convention. One urges voter submission, another favors local option and high license, the third supports constitutional prohibition. The women suffrage plan faces opposition from most committee members. The assembly will be 41 senators and 103 representatives with primaries in May and a general election about August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Jan
Legislative Appointment Committee
General Assembly of Oklahoma
First Steps Taken in Re-Enlistment Effort
Secretary Taft directed First Sergeant Mingo Sanders of the Twenty-fifth Infantry to appear before Judge Advocate General Davis to state his innocence in the Brownsville affair. Davis asked for evidence, and Sanders began to furnish it, leaving the matter unresolved for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanders
Washington
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Brownsville
Taft
Mingo Sanders
Davis
Interior Dept Sets Lease Price at Fifteen Cents Per Acre
Chickasha I T January 25 J B Halsey district revenue inspector says the department of the interior orders leasing all unalloted Indian lands in the Chickasha and Cherokee nations at 15 cents per acre per year. Existing lessees get first opportunity under the new rule covers several thousand acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Interior
Chickasha
I. T
J. B. Halsey
Department of the Interior
Desperate gunfight as Gans townsmen thwart bank robbery
In Gans Oklahoma Territory a mob of men and boys confronted five armed bandits at the bank. The outlaws fled along the railroad with a handcar after exchanges of rifle fire. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
I. T
Gans
Mrs Allen Dies After Daily Street Car Ride
Lexington resident Mrs William Allen, 60, died suddenly on a street car Thursday. A member of a prominent family, she rode street cars daily, taking the vehicle after breakfast and remaining aboard all day except for meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
William Allen
Chicago to name university after Andrew Carnegie
Articles of incorporation for a new university to bear the name of Andrew Carnegie were filed in the county recorder's office in Chicago. In Tulsa Oklahoma Territory a sweeping raid seized about $1,000 worth of gambling paraphernalia, which was publicly burned, with several arrests reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Andrew Carnegie
Tulsa
I. T
Severe quake hits Alicante no damage reported
An earthquake shock struck Alicante on Thursday with no damage reported. In Madrid, former Marine Minister Beranger died of heart disease on January 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alicante
Spain
Madrid
Marine Beranger
Also Mentioned on This Page
Higgs & Haygoods
Wilson Grain & Coal Coo
City National Bank
Smith Building
Bryan, Texas
Southwestern Life Insurance Co
Dallas
Joe B, Reed
Joe B. Raard
Frankfort
Coar of Appeals
Indianapolis
Indiana
U Carnegie University
John Witman
John Wittman
Tyler Haswell
Postoffice Drugstore
S. H. Franklin
W. T. Ford
Parsons Building
Zmnati Block
L. Rizzotto
W.c. Fountain
W Batts
Burt Norwood
Bly Ands
Brazos County
Tangier
Morocco
Raisuli
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!