Good Road Expert King to Lecture Here on Roads
Highway specialist William H. Seed spoke at the Industrial club detailing how good roads boost business and urging county officials to supervise road work efficiently. He highlighted Iowa’s cross-state highway effort and noted Mr. King will lecture locally with dates in Cheyenne set for March 25 or 26 during a state dry farm convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Club
William H. Seed
DD. Ward
King
Seed
United States
Mr. King
Cheyenne
Laramie
Mr. Seed
Iowa
J. Ross Carpenter
H. P. Hynds
Fred Hofmann
Prisoners Safe After Pen Fire In Montreal
Fire at St Vincent de Pauls penitentiary annex destroyed facilities and damaged surgical rooms. About 350 prisoners were moved to the main building with no fatalities reported though earlier fears of inmates escaping arose. Nearby Bath Histed reports $100,000 in losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Que
St. Vincent de Pauls Penitentiary
Bath
Louisiana sugar men must pace competition
Washington February 26 Cuban sugar is allowed into the United States under the reciprocity treaty with a duty 20 percent lower than other sugars. The opinion by Attorney General McReynolds ends the second round of the sugar growers fight to maintain the duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Louisiana
McReynolds
United States
Engineer Dies High in Air Descent
In San Francisco on February 26 aviator H W Blakely fought a 6000 foot descent after his engine failed near the bay returning from Cloverdale. He spiraled the biplane to the water then jumped from the aircraft as a tug captain towed the craft ashore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
H. W. Blakely
Cloverdale
Senate and House Panels Advance Anti-Trust Plan
Washington February 26 Senate Interstate Commerce panel held its first hearing on creating an Interstate Trade Commission. Chamber of Commerce members discussed the bill while House Judiciary and Interstate Commerce committees heard arguments to regulate holding companies curb railroad securities and shorten Sherman act procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Interstate Trade Commission
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
House Judiciary and
Interstate Commerce
Arsonette Fire Ravages Whitekirk Church in Scotland
A militant suffragette arson squad burned Whitekirk parish church dating to 1297, leaving suffrage literature at the scene. The blaze damaged relics, with fires sprayed inside and explosives shattering stone slabs near the Dunbar battlefield area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunbar
Scotland
Whitekirk
Oliver Cromwell
John Balliol
Holy Land
Fire destroys Henry Detmer piano factory in Chicago
A blaze on North Claremont avenue in Chicago today wiped out the Henry Detmer piano factory, causing about $50,000 in damage. The fire occurred near St Elizabeth's hospital but storm windows prevented danger to patients. Mass continued in a church adjoining the building as the crowd watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Henry Detmer
Claremont Avenue
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Girl recounts escape amid strike violence at Ludlow camp
Miss Anna Cameron testified before congressional investigators describing John R Lawson as a leader with a loaded revolver who escorted her from the Ludlow tent colony on October 25. She said Lawson’s followers surrounded the camp armed, while stage drivers feared to pass. Previous testimony cited urging miners to buy rifles and attack. A preliminary trip to copper mines is planned, with dispute over a miner to accompany the committee resolved. Commiteeman Casey is among those expected to join the expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Lawson
Ludlow
Anna Cameron
Edgar Wallace
Hancock
Congressional
Neabers
Casey
Pennsylvania
Good Times Ahead View of Carnegie Reflections
Carnegie in New York says a brighter period is starting and US prospects remain strong despite ups and downs. He argues the tariff law did not affect current business mood and cites Americans’ tolerance for prosperity fluctuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
New York
Andrew Caracele
Ironeereys
R Carnegie
Joint conference unable to agree on wage scale
In Philadelphia on February 26 the joint conference of operators and miners of western Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Illinois adjourned sine die without agreement on a wage scale. The present contract runs to March 31 and another conference was predicted before April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Iefe
De Palma Wins Vanderbilt Cup at Santa Monica
Ralph De Palma defeated Barney Oldfield by a narrow margin in the 294 mile Second Vanderbilt Cup at Santa Monica. De Palma averaged 76.4 mph on a course record pace but finished just over a minute ahead with six teens cars starting and five finishing amid a spectator throng and one minor accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Barney Oldfield
Ralph de Palma
Santa Monica
Care
Carlson
Coop
Joekman
DePalma
Milwaukee
Pullen
Harbord Takes Command of Ship Discovery in Stackhouse Expedition
Lieutenant A N Harbord R N has been named commander of the ship Discovery, heir to Captain Scott’s old vessel in the J Foster Stackhouse South Pole expedition. Harbord previously served as executive navigating officer on Shackleton's TOOT-00 missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harb
Stackhouse
A. N. Harbord
R. N
Discovery
Scott
J. Foster Stackhouse
South Pole
Lieutenant Harbord Wis
Shackleton
DAK TREES ON WYOMING HILLSIDES FOR HOG FEED AND MOISTURE
A group of local businessmen heard Colonel Freeman Thorp of Hubert Minnesota speak on dry farming and moisture conservation. He outlined planting oak and evergreen windbreaks on Wyoming hillsides to raise acorns for hog feed, improve soil, and store moisture, claiming crops mature in seven to seventeen years with acorns equal to corn in value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Plains
Industrial Club
Freeman Thorp
Hubert
Minn
Chronel Thorp
Congress
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Camini
Hte
Sertenttural
Thorp
Virginia
New York City
Villa Accepts Probe Into Benton Death
A Villa conference with American consul Leteler approved a 16 American and two British representatives plus a medical examiner to investigate Benton’s death. Reports from Washington say President Wilson opposed US marines or armed force into Mexico without consent of governing parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton
Chihuahua
Villa
Anerican Conaul Leteler
Washington
Wilson
United States
Mexico
Huerta
Carranza
Mexico City
Germany
Brent Brittan
Prohibition Drive Forms 6 Squadron Alliance
In Indianapolis on February 24 a new movement for national prohibition, led by J. Frank Tinully as former governor of Indiana, was announced. Eugene Chafiio and others including Dr. Irene Handelth of Nashville and Danet A. Pablug joined the effort under the banner of the Mevetoot squadron, promising to act for prohibition and not align with any party or special interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Eudh
Armertes
Bae
J. Frank Tinuly
Indishu
Mealy
Eugene Chafio
Eugene Chafio, Tetee Prohibiiigns
Ire ‘Andelth
Nashville Tetin
Ciidton N. Howeard
New Yor
Dantel A. Pablug
Cice
Neilohul Anth Jalaon League
Apt Mra
Mary Harele Arnour
Uiorea
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cambler
Harcourt Place
Lewis Hall
Kenyon College
Louisiana Sugar
U. K
Bainbridge Colby
Progressive Party
Idr. Colby
Suprhitin
DE Palma
Lange
Lincoln
Ile
Congress of the United States
Capitol
Grant
Bryan
Colquitt
Vergara
EL Paso
Charles Parceval
Beith
Galveston
William Benton
Austin
Tex
Texas
Clemento Vergara
Webb County
O. B. Coluultt
Govenor Colyuie
Adjatan
Genertl Huutchings
Voregara
FY 6 Squadron
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!