Larchmont Disaster Off Block Island Claims 159 Perished
Joy Larchmont sinks after collision with the Narra Knowlton near Block Island. Reports say 159 dead, 18 survivors, with only two women among them. Survivors describe frantic scenes as passengers fought for boats while crew acted to save others. Salvation Army band among the lost, and an official inquiry will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Block Island
Larchitont
Block Island Sound
Narry
Sadie Gallup
Thostan
McVey
Larchmont
Providence
New England
Worcester
Mass
Boston
Massachusetts
New York
Salvation
Prague
Salvation Army
Salvationists
Toy Line
United Bites
Department of Commerce
Samuel J. LaCombe
Manchester
N. J
Rhode Island Hospital
Editors Seek Madden Disbarment in Minnesota
The Minnesota editorial association pledged to work for the disbarment of Third Assistant Postmaster General Madden in St. Paul. They accuse him of inefficiency in yielding office and seek accountability for his conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madden
St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota Iastorial Association
Iself
Madeden
Liman
Iowa Falls Magnate Ellsworth Dies at Home
E. S. Ellsworth prominent Iowa Falls financier educator and railroad investor dies suddenly at his elegant Iowa Falls home after a brief illness. He leaves a fortune exceeding a million dollars and funded major local projects including Ellsworth hospital and the Carnegie Ellsworth library while backing the Des Moines Iowa Falls and Northern railroad.
Mrs West Mortgage on West Baby Farm Property
Des Moines reports that Mrs. Fred West and her husband mortgaged household goods and farm equipment to Dr. R P Parriott for 1041 dollars. The West baby farm at 1314 Thirty Fifth Street is cited. Mrs West and Miss Annia Beattie remain in county jail as their attorneys seek 10000 bail. Annie Beattie faces a hearing Friday at 10 am, expected to waive to the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Dotson
Fred West
R. P. Parriott
West Baby Farm
Thirty-fifth Street
Justice Roe
Annie Beattie
Baby Jim
West Home
Would Remarry at Once Webster City Judge Says No
William Largent and Ella E Culp applied for a marriage license twelve hours after she secured a divorce. Judge Evans is investigating Largent’s prior December divorce and may annul if evidence shows intent to wed at the time. The Iowa senate anti-hurry remarriage bill is not yet law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
William Largent
Ella E. Culp
Largent
Evans
Iowa Senate
Union Ousts Formed At Waterloo Cedar Falls Line
Officials of the Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern railroad discharge all officers of the street railway conductors and motormen union and release other union supporters daily. Non unionists fill the vacancies as sympathy grows for the movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railroad
PLEA FOR PUBLIC LANDS Urges Congress action on land and mineral rights
President Roosevelt sends a long message to Congress urging urgent legislation on public land issues. He advocates conserving fuel resources on government lands, retaining title to fuel reserves, federal control of western public land pastures with grazing fees, and a half million dollar appropriation to detect land frauds. He favors government leasing of mineral lands and treating fuel lands as public utilities, noting widespread noncompliance and fraud in land entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Houses of Congress
United States
Miners Death Inquest Delays Verdict On Fare Issue
Des Moines coroner’s jury weighing whether eight miners killed in the Northwestern wreck bought tickets or rode free. After a long session they refused to verdict and will hear more witnesses next Friday. Testimony shows railroad staff claim fares were paid while miners testified tolls were not charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Miers
Northwestern Company
Deeded to Attorneys over Des Moines baby farm deed
Des Moines reports the maternity home at 1314 Thirty-fifth street, tied to a murder case involving Mrs. Fred West, was deeded on Saturday by Mrs. West and her husband to attorney Harry B. Noland for $1 and other considerations. The property is valued around $20,000 but carries a $1,000 mortgage and several liens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Noland
Des Moines
Thirty-fifth Street
Fred. West
Habeas Corpus For Miss Beattle In Des Moines
Habeas corpus proceedings began in district court Friday afternoon for Anna Beattle charged with killing "Baby Jim" at West maternity home. Judge Zell G Roe set bond at 10000 dollars. Attorney John Newburn sought a hearing to reduce the bond, claiming it excessive. Judge W H McHenry ordered a Monday hearing due to Beattle’s counsel being out of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Beattle
Des Moines
John Newburn
Anna Beattle
Zell G. Roe
Jim
West Maternity
Roe
Midge W. H. McHenry
Miss Beattie
Attroney
John Newbourn
Abstainers Storm Capitol Protest in DC Liquor Bill
Washington temperance advocates about 1000 strong marched through the national capital on Thursday to support Representative Wibber of Ohio in a bill to end liquor traffic in the District of Columbia. The procession included men women and children and moved for over two hours while Wibber and other prohibition supporters spoke before the House committee on the District of Columbia seeking a favorable report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Capital
Wibber
Ohio
District of Columbia
Capitol
Webber
House Committee On
San Francisco School Board to End Japanese Schools
President Roosevelt and Mayor Schmitz meet to back an immigration amendment aimed at excluding aliens using passports to enter the U S. If approved by Congress, the San Francisco board will rescind its order for oriental schools unless the Japanese government agrees to separate schools with equal facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
San Francisco
Congress
Roosevelt
Schmitz
Root
United States
Senate
House
Col W. E. Small Dies in Marshalltown at old age
Col W E Small veteran of the Tenth Iowa volunteer infantry and former Brooklyn postmaster died Tuesday in Marshalltown at his daughter's home after a long illness of old age. He settled in Davenport in 1854 and later led the first Johnson County Fair grounds project where Iowa's first state fair was held. He entered Iowa City as a lieutenant and was advanced to colonel of the Panth but retired due to disability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Town
Marshalltown
William Edwards Small
Tenth
Iowa Volunteer Infantry
Brooklyn
State
Davenport
Tie
Town City
Johnson County
Iowa City
Kidnapping Charge Involving Iowans Arrested In Sioux City
Dr Schrimpf a bill poster aged 29 and Mrs Meacham aged 26 were held by local police at the request of Sheriff Dregor of Minneapolis. A warrant accuses them of kidnapping Schulman’s 5 year old son who was inMrs Schrimpf's care in Minneapolis. The child accompanied Mrs Meacham at the time of arrest in Sioux City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Minneapolis
Schrimpf
C. M. Meacsom
Pallen
J. W. Dregor
Schulman
Frank W Higgins Dies in Oban N Y Former NY Governor
Frank Wayland Higgins former New York governor died at his Oban home Tuesday night at 8 40. The end came peacefully after a 24 hour unconscious spell. Present were Dr Hibbard family physician Mrs Higgins daughter Josephine Higgins and son Harry others included Mr and Mrs Frank Sullivan Smith of Angelica Mrs J B Cameron and Miss Charlotta Cameron. Mr Smith and Mrs Cameron are Mrs Higgins brother and sister. O T Higgins senior is in Redlands California and seriously ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Sullivan Smith
Angelica
J. B. Cameron
Charlotta Cameron
Smith
Mystery on a Warship Yorktown Boilers Probe
Vallejo California report says Mare Island navy yard is conducting a secret inquiry into the Yorktown boiler condition. Eleven rivets were found removed from leaking boilers. deliberate tampering suspected. Yorktown was ordered to Magdallon Bay to protect U S interests in Central America, but Chicago took the assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vallejo
Cal
Mare Island Navy Yard
Magdalong Bay
Central America
Chicago
Weman Burned to Crisp at Gelmond Belmond Iowa
Mrs J Johnston aged 60s bedridden for years died in a Belmond Iowa home fire that burned her to death while starting a stove. A caller found the room filled with smoke and her body was found in the kitchen near the burning stove, investigators suspect accidental ignition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Johnston
Gelmond
Belmond
Bernard
McCarolie
Father and Daughter Burned Trying to Save Themselves
A 14 year old girl and her father, Mr and Mrs George Purcell, were badly burned in Mendamnin while attempting to extinguish a fire that caught the girl's shirt. The father rushed to her aid and both suffered serious burns before flames were put out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Purcell
Annie
Drake University Receives 5000 Gift for Library Endowment
President Will W M Bell announced at chapel that Mrs. Mary Kinney donated 5000 to the Carnegie library endowment fund. The transfer completed yesterday raises the endowment to 95000 with 11000 still needed to reach the goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library Fund
Des Moines
Will W M. Bell
Drake University
Carnegie Library Endowment
Mary Kinney
Kinney Powell
University Place
University
Railroad Magnate Ellsworth Dies at 59 in Iowa Falls
Des Moines Ia Feb 5 Ellsworth promoter and builder of Falls Northern Short Lines and B GC 2 N died at his home in Iowa Falls Friday from heart disease He was 59 and leaves a family The dead magnate was valued at more than a million and was a philanthropist who gave large sums to charity The town of Iowa Falls profited greatly from his gifts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Falls
Eilshworth
Iowa River
Mieworth
Ellsworth
Twce
Tillworth College
First National Bank of
State National
Home Savings Banks of
Hancock
Emmett
Wright
Hardin County
Metropolitan Opera House
Town Falls
Dllsworth Hospital
Elsworth Calleze
Tobin
Elsworth
Ellsorth
Hosworth
Des Moines, Iowa Falls & Northern Railway
Des Moines
Flown Falls & Northern
Ilowa Falls
Nine Indicted in Bond Promotion Fraud Case
Nine men were jointly indicted by a federal grand jury in St. Louis on Tuesday for conspiracy and fraud tied to promoting bond companies. The case is filed in the United States district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
United States District Court
Woman Leaps to Her Death in Indianapolis
Miss Nora Baggett, 34, a dressmaker at a local department store in Indianapolis, leaped from the sixth floor Friday and died instantly on the pavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Nora Baggett
Adviser to Prince Bigmarck Dead in Berlin Tragedy
Berlin reports the death of Dr Franz von Rottenburg longtime adviser to Prince Bigmarck and curator at the University of Lunn. He was a confidential adviser to Prince Pixar and served as a political figure amid imperial chancellery tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Bigmarck
Berlin
Franz von Rottenburg
Univeristy of
Lunn
Juliueat
Imperial Chancellery
Pixar Yy
Explosion of Gas Kills Three in Downtown Restaurant
An explosion of leaking gas at a restaurant near Second and Main in Los Angeles on Wednesday killed three people, a man and two women, and seriously injured six others. The blast wrecked a two story brick building housing four small businesses and left nearly a score lightly injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Rockefeller Leaves Augusta in Sudden Night Flight
J D Rockefeller arrived in Augusta a month ago and departed suddenly for New York. The telegram warned of danger to his wife. He traveled alone, without family accompaniment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia
J. D. Rockefeller
Augusta
John D. Rockefeller
New York
Two-Cent Rate Bill Beaten in House Passage
Pierre report notes the two cent passenger rate bill failed for a second time in the house on Friday. The capital city bill has been signed by the governor and the primary election bill was completed for signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre, &. D
Onlu
Gavarnyy
The Useful Gasoline Gan
In arid districts gasoline cans become building material and artful fittings. Cut out tops and stack cans as chimneys, walls or roofs. Dovecotes use tiers of cans for porches, while others serve as pots or dust-proof planters.
Baby Tortured by Itching in Thomaston Me
Mrs Hattie Currier of Thomaston Maine writes that her baby suffered nine months with facial rash and itchy feet causing nighttime crying. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the feet healed within hours and cradle cap cleared, prompting her to keep the products on hand for any future rashes or bites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jold
Hattie Currier
Thomaston
Early Northwest Voyages and the Northwest Passage
A compact history of early northwest exploration from Cabot’s 1497 discoveries through Frobisher, Davis, Hudson, and Batten. It notes Hudson’s defiant motto and Batten’s 1616 voyage reaching 77 degrees 45 minutes north, discovering Jones, Smith and Lancaster sounds as routes to the passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cabot
Northwest Passage
Denmark
England
France
Portugal
Frobisher
John Davis
Davis’ Strait
Henry Hudson
Atlantic
William Batfin
Jones
Smith
Lancaster
Homemade Cyclone catarrh cure claims swift relief
An advertisement promotes a home remedy called Cyclone for catarrh. It instructs mixing Fuld Extract Dandor Man, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup Sarsparilla, then taking ten spoonful doses after meals and at night. It parades as endorsed by a national medical specialist and argues it cleanses the body’s eliminative tissues. The piece also includes a fictional scene about a gown and a department store purchase, suggesting filler text in the clipping.
Also Mentioned on This Page
John DO
Follege
Swanpolly Faire
Buffalo Center Tribune
J. P. Boyd
Pub
Buffalo Center
Knowlton
Hsland
Iowa State News
Commonwealth
Dr Parriott
W. E. Small
Frank W. Higgins
Baller
Yorktown
WEMAN
Guthura
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!