Brigands Protest Miss Stone Converts Them in Bulgaria
Sofia reports Ellen Stone alive near Kopriven Kolibi after her supposed death while in Constantinople the missionary and Mme Tsilka are said to be improving. Brigands, though abductions illegal, claim to act for a sacred cause and say Stone tries to convert them to Christianity with a doctor nearby for any needed care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Sofia
Ellen Stone
Kopriven Kolibi
Dubnitza
Constantinople
Mise
Ellen M. Stone
Mme. Tsilka
Miss Stone
End of Murder Trial Ends in Not Guilty Verdict
The jury in the Lolanda Bonnie murder case at the Kenmore hotel in Washington, filed a verdict of not guilty after about five hours of deliberation. The acquittal follows a trial in which prosecutors failed to prove the charge. The article notes public expectation of an acquittal. Ballard's Snow Liniment ad copy appears, listing prices and local seller H. L. Tucker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lolanda Bonnie
James Seymour Ayers, Jr
Kenmore
Bonnie
Man seeks insurance on giant prehistoric skeleton
In Kansas City on December 12 a man named W M Fulton asked Drennan and Mastin to insure a prehistoric skeleton he claimed to possess. He said bones were found on Black Creek nine miles east of Enid Oklahoma. A rib weighed 285 pounds and vertebrae suggested a 300 foot long animal. Fulton planned to ship the specimen east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Drennan & Mastin
War Office anticipates Boer surrender after captures
Liverpool dispatch reports the war office interprets recent Boer captures as signaling a strategic yield aimed at avoiding a general surrender. The Post quotes officials who expect the struggle to end soon as the Boers seek to avert humiliation through detailed surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Post
War Office
Twelve year old page resigns from Virginia Senate
Richmond December 12. Robert Hamilton aged 12, appointed as page in the Virginia Senate three days ago, has resigned. He stated he would not keep such company for 60 dollars a month, leaving the position abruptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Robert Hamilton
Virginia Senate
Governor Fitzhugh Lee Honors Stay At Florida Hotel
A Georgia anecdote recounts Governor Fitzhugh Lee visiting a Florida city for a veterans reunion. He expected high hotel rates yet learned the staff refused payment, stating it an honor to host Virginia’s governor. The tale appears from the Saturday Evening Post commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzhugh Lee
Virginia
Florida
Richmond
Saturday Evening Post
Nordica to Claim Millions for Heirship and War Losses
Madame Nordica seeks $3 to $4 million from the government, placing the claim with Thomas B. Reed. She asserts she is the sole heir of Ichabod Norton, whose ships were confiscated during the Revolutionary War, with the government having collected a substantial sum from France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Madame Nordica
Thomas B. Reed
Nordica
Ichabod Norton
France
Findings of Court of Inquiry on Admiral Schley
Washington’s naval tribunal closes after three months of sessions. Dewey signs the findings praising Schley’s courage in battle while critiquing delays, misstatements, and conduct prior to June 1 1898. The report accuses Schley of vacillation and exaggerates delays, yet commends his leadership during July 3 actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary Long
Court of Inquiry
Admiral Schley
Santiago
Associated Press
Admiral Dewey
Cienfuegos
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago Harbor
Brooklyn
Schley
Viscaya
Colon
Brooklyo
Texas
A.C. Hodgson
Grorce Dewey
United States Navy
Samuen A. Lemay
Batt Carr's Edict in Caldwell Texas Riot Tale
A tale from New York Evening Sun describes Bart Carr, a famed killer of bad men, arriving in Caldwell Texas as marshal amid a rowdy town. He confronts Big Jim of the Red Light, then uses a mock sermon and a Sunday school stunt to parlay control over a chaotic parade of EX boys and revelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batt Carr
Texas
Caldwell
George Platt
Big Jim
Red Light
Carr
Bart Carr
Biznes
Tig Jim
Jiji
Jim
A Kansas City Florist Encounter Shines With Quiet Dignity
A young woman in a florist shop reads Les Miserables as a passerby recalls meeting her. He remarks on her refined, musical voice and inner sorrow hinted by her remark about the “thorny” life. He declares her well born and deserving respect, gifting a portrait of character amid poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jisiden Florist’s
Kansas City
Education for Chan Scepiiaenion Jones Candy Cathartle
A humorous ad claims the product relieves constipation and promises a refund to druggists if it fails. It cites a price of 100 and mentions a trial offer with customer satisfaction noted in a flippant historical style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chan Scepiiaenion Jones
Funston to Return to Lola Kansas in January
News that General Funston is coming home in January delights Lola Kansas and surrounding county. Citizens, Twentieth Kansas veterans, the G A T and students plan an unprecedented reception to honor the gallant officer who captured Aguinaldo. Funston’s brother attends the local high school, and a World correspondent relayed the first notice to his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lola
Kan
Dew
Feneral Funston
Kanaan
Aguinaldo
Kansas Boys
General Funston
the World
Lodge Plan Wins Presidential Backing for New Executive Building
President approves plan by Massachusetts Senator Lodge to build an executive building south of the Treasury, with a $1,000,000 appropriation for a business and state functions structure. The White House residence for the president remains unchanged. The president is understood to fully back Lodge's bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodge
Massachusetts
Treasury of the War and Navy
White House
S S S Cure Claims Wide Range of Blood Ailments
S S S promises a blood purifier and tonic from roots and herbs, claiming it cleanses poisons from the blood without harming the system. It asserts cures for cancer leukemia psoriasis herpes and contagious“ mol poison” and notes extensive correspondence and free medical advice from Atlanta based firm The Swift Specific Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onur
S.S.S
SWIFT
Atlanta
Also Mentioned on This Page
THE
Missouri State Bank
Butler, Missouri
Missouri
Bates County
E. Wattos
Jobert T. Cc. Boalwak
Booker Po
J. R. Jenkiss
Our
Supreme Court
Walton Trust Company
Bates
Vernon
Barton Counties
Butler
United
Frank Allen
E. Walton
Ballard
H. L. Tucker
Bears
Stomis
Little Boy
oAsr
Dewey
New York Evening Sun
Frank V. Bernhardt
Iola
J. M. Sallee
Ohio Street
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!