Navy board urges new battleships and torpedo boats
A Washington dispatch reports the general board led by Admiral Dewey urges Congress to fund three new battleships with 18 000 ton displacement and 12 inch guns, six torpedo boat destroyers, and six torpedo boats for submarines. Idaho and Mississippi may be upgraded to 18 000 tons for heavy 12 inch armament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Tribune
Washington
General Board
Dewey
Seco
Congress
Idaho
Mississippi
Capps
Horns and tusks wild man from Georgia in Illinois
A Springfield dispatch reports George Brown, a Georgia man described as a real wild man with horns and large tusks. He had a silver plate fitted under his scalp for horn support for over a year and a half. Dr. Walter Ryan removed the plate at St. John’s hospital after Brown complained of discomfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Iinois
Chicago
the Tribune
Springfield
Ill
George Brown
Walter Ryan
Africa
Ryan
St. John's Hospital
Terrible Deeds by Police and Troops Reported
Nov 2 reporting plunder and violence by police and troops in the city. Shops looted, private residence and district court fired upon, troops firing at lit windows. Waskren Chain street scene described as bloodied and chaotic with panicked crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Russia
St. Petersburg
Gapital
Daily Mall
Trepoff
Grand Duke
Michael
General Trepoff
Daily Mail
Kieff
Rattner
Niing
Odessa
Waskren- Chain Street
Tax All Shipping Is Favored by Hanscom in New London
Charles R Hanscom president of the Eastern Shipbuilding company maker of the Minnesota and Dakota supports a tax on all shipping entering American ports. Revenue would fund bounty payments per ton of cargo carried per mile in American built ships. He argues foreign shipowners with the most shipping funds would spur American shipbuilding and labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Hanscom
New London
Conn
Eastern Shipbuilding Company
Minnesota
Dakota
Hanscom
Industrial peace in Fall River seems assured
Four of the textile council members met to discuss a strike in most print cloth mills. Sentiment was strongly against striking, and industrial peace in Fall River appears assured for many months. The compromise arranged by the Manufacturers' association and the Textile council was accepted by all unions except the weavers, the five unions represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Mass
Textile Council
Manufacturers’ Association
Texttile Council
First Encounter Ends With Injuries At University Rally
In St Petersburg on November 2 a clash occurred at the university in Vaskostrov district as workers and demonstrators gathered. A squadron of Cossacks charged, using whips and sword flats, trampling and driving the crowd along the river front with several injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Vaskostrov
Auay
Carried Much Insurance in Topeka Bank Failure
At the July failure C. J. Devlin held 1,231,500 in life insurance. Of this, 81,000 lapsed, 667,000 was turned over to the receiver J. T. Bradley, and 483,600 remains in policies payable to Mrs. Devlin and the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
C. J. Devtin
J. T. Bradley
National Bank
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pettijohn
Batavia
Howell Bros
Bryan
Lerading
Meylers
Postoffice
Oliver
GEO. A. Adams
Parker Building
Admiral Dewey
Fana Foer
Miss May Stewart
Haswell’s
Stevenson Machine & Repair Works
Okt
Jenkins
Sam Leading Brands
SIZAS
B. Johnson Parker
E. Rohde
Bryan Steam Laundry
THE
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!