Tornado Kills 31 and Injures 100 in Oklahoma Texas Panhandle
A devastating tornado ripped through Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle on April 27 leaving 31 dead and more than 100 injured. Altus and Kirkland suffered train wrecks and widespread structure destruction as four inches of rain fell in half an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Eldorado
Calumet
Childress County
Texas
Lugere
Altus
Martha
Blair
Rocky
Kirkland
Sherman braces Grant day banquet with third term critique
At the Grant day banquet in Pittsburg on April 27 Vice President Sherman condemned Grant’s third term bid as a grievous blunder. He argued Grant lacked ambition for office, followed Republican principles, and remained loyal to the Constitution, and Washington's example, despite the Chicago convention of 1880.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
A. S. Grant
Chicago
Sherman
Americans Republican Club
Grant
Nev
High School Reform Shocks Chicago Girls In Sterling Edict
Sterling Jr high school gym reform bans high heels false hair and corsets aiming to curb vanity and moral concerns. Chicago schools question the change while Sterling officials defend the move as health and morals improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sterling, Jr
Sterling
Grim arrangements at Halifax for receiving the Titanic dead
Halifax N S April 27 grim preparations continued for receiving the Titanic dead aboard the cable ship Mackay Bennett identified bodies including John Jacob Astor Isidor Straus Frank Miller and George Widener will be coffined for relatives inspection and sent away by special car unidentified remains go to the morgue or be buried after a fortnight White Star line plans to bury unclaimed bodies in Halifax cemeteries. Washington April 27 two ships and a schooner were near the Titanic when she sank Capt James J Moore testified that Mount Temple intercepted the distress calls and changed course toward the crippled liner before dawn a tramp steamer and a schooner were seen but their identities remained unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
MacKay-Hennett
John Jacob Astor
Isador Straus
Frank D. Miller
George D. Widener
White Btar Steamship Co
Washington
James J. Moore
Mount Temple
Senate Committee
Wousel
Moore
Mother Chains Boy as Punishment in Utah Home
Neighbors rescue a nine year old chained by a heavy log collar to the floor at Mrs Rose Winger home in Salt Lake City. Winger said a revelation commanded punishing her children by chaining them, and she planned to place a second child in the same manner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Crea
Rose Winger
Coal Declared Contraband of War in Mexico Action
An order by President Madero declares coal contraband of war and requires the Mexico & Northwestern railroad to refuse all coal shipments. Ferris, the railroad's general manager, received the order via the Mexican consul. Madero informed Washington of the move. The line operates El Paso Juarez Chihuahua, a key route supplying smelters and industries. Rebels are said to have captured much coal to run trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Tex
Mexico
Madero
Ferris
Mexico & Northwestern
Tiggald Madero
Washington
Juarez
Chihuahua
Aid appeal issued for famine in China by Red Cross
Washington DC April 87 An urgent appeal for aid for victims of the famine and revolution in China was issued by the American Red Cross today. One million persons are in need as relief committee at Bhapehas cables the report. The famine, now at its worst, will continue through May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, DC
China
Red Crogn
Bhapehas
Kentucky Going Too Strong On Whisky
Louisville and Kentucky distillers warn that whisky output has far exceeded demand. From 1880 to 1893 inclusive, production ran high and led to two depressed years. Local producers agree curtailment is imperative to stabilize the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Loulaville
Man drinks 15 glasses of gin on wager in Wilkesbarre
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania on April 27 Joseph Ogourkus died after drinking fifteen of twenty five glasses of gin he wagered he could consume. He was to win one dollar per glass but if he failed to complete the task he would lose the entire amount. He died a few minutes after the fifteenth glass and before the sixteenth could be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Joseph Ogourkus
Cyclone Lifts Schoolhouse. Pupils Escape Injury
A county cyclone yesterday afternoon lifted a country schoolhouse with 12 children and a teacher inside. The structure was carried a mile and set down unharmed except teacher Clara Mills who was severely injured. The Algernon school had just dismissed when the funnel struck. children sought shelter as the building rose and moved across fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broken
Bow
Misa Clara Mills
Algernon
Bert Collins Found Dead in His Room
Friends learn Bert Collins was found dead in his Chugwater room yesterday morning after arriving to work with a stock company. The body was shipped to Cheyenne for a post mortem to determine the cause. Collins, longtime Cheyenne resident, is survived by a Denver-based mother and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Collins
Chugwater
Mr. Collins
Agso
Cheyenne
Marly
Colling
Denver
Horgan Retains Three Cushion Billiard Championship
In Bt. Laws Missouri on April 27 John Horgan, the world three cushion champion, defeated John Daly of New York in the final black match to 48. The overall score for the three games was 140 to 182.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bt. Laws
John Horgan
John Daly
New York
All Women Lie Says Mme Karin Michaelis
New York report quotes Mme Karin Michaelis author of The Dangerous Age arguing that all women lie by habit learned in childhood and continue after marriage. She claims women lie about simple facts and say they tell truth when pressed, a habit she attributes to societal pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mme
Karin Michaelis
Mine
Stangel
Jenkins Case Seeks Plea of Not Guilty
Jenkins faces a murder charge in the case of his wife Jessie Jenkins killed Sunday April 14. Warren Jenkins will appear before Justice of the Peace Kiwarde for a preliminary hearing next Tuesday at 2 PM. The county attorney held him without filing complaints, prompting a writ of habeas corpus to the supreme court. The court heard arguments, but Jenkins remains in custody and is likely bound over to the district court for the June term. He maintains innocence and is expected to plead not guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Jenkins
Warren Jenkins
Justice of the Peace Kiwarde
Jenkins
W. G B. Rogs
Supreme Court
Tid
D{shrier
Roosevelt Insane Says Watterson In Courier-Journal
Louisville April 27 Col Henry Watterson declares Theodore Roosevelt insane in a Courier-Journal column. He condemns the president for an alleged quarrel with former President Taft, labeling Roosevelt a maniac and urging his family to seek asylum before further harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Mareh
Henry Watterson
Courier-Journal
United States
White House
Nero
Theodore Roosevelt
Caesar
Naane
Hig
U. S. 89 and Burlington to build new depot and office structure
A Cheyenne conference of Colorado & Southern and Chicago Burlington & Quincy officials favors abandoning the old Capitol avenue Sixteenth street depot. A new passenger station and office complex near the present round house is likely, with moves already made to relocate C S S offices. No leases terminated yet, though a ground plan and telegraph wiring changes imply long term use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. 89
Burlington
City
Capitol Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Colorado & Southern
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Cheyenne
Colorado & Southern Roundhouse
Twenty-second Avenue
Roundhouse
Kansas City Halts Payments as City Declares Bankrupt
Kansas City Missouri declares bankruptcy after suspending all payments. City faces a deficit around 760000 dollars with trust funds dissipated and revenue unavailable. Edward P Morey flown in from Philadelphia to help unravel the financial chaos. City employees will go unpaid through June as radical measures are planned to keep finances workable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Edward P. Morey
Philadelphia
Roosevelt Leads With 261 Delegates in GOP Race
A Cheyenne telegram reports national Republican convention totals: Roosevelt 261 delegates, Taft 103, Cummins 10, La Follette 36, 112 uninstructed, with 164 still contested. Kansas shows Roosevelt 459 to Taft 92 with four at large. Missouri delegates tilt Roosevelt, New York split debates noted. Dixon signs dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Washington, D. C
Joseph M. Carey
Wyoming
Roosevelt
Taft
Cummins
Kansas
Hadley
Missouri
Miasouri
Niederlaneus
New
Timothy L. Woodruff
Devoy
York City
Flint Girl Taller Than Champion In Seven Round Upset
Myrtle Havers of Flint, 19, defeated Matel Williams, 24, of Grand Rapids in the seventh round of a ten round bout in a private gym in Baginaw Michigan to win the Michigan boxing championship. Havers used a volley of rights and lefts and an uppercut after Williams dominated early, earning a knockout and a pink and white club medal for the new state champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baginaw
Mich
Flint
Myrtle Havers
Matel Williams
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Miles Willams
Dreamland
Mise Havers
Olate Hut
Trund Rapids
Mise Willame
Also Mentioned on This Page
RNADO
Rock Island
Teddy
Congress
Republic
Cromwell
Concord
Japan
Horgan
Billiard
Watterson
William Barnes
Frank &. Black
Joseph M. Dixon
Michigan Shampion
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!