Somerset police chief charged in arson case
State Fire Marshal Bosworth filed indictments against Henry G. Waddell and two other police and fire department members alleging incendiarism. Eighteen fires struck Somerset over weeks with claims of extra pay for each fire, all three denying guilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Bosworth
Somerset
Henry G. Waddell
Police
Police and Fire Departments
Chief of Police
Robert Warren
John Dunn
Forest fires sweep Yukon timber belt in Alaska range
A Yukon cable reports 200 mile forest fires from Big Salmon to Stuart City. Fires destroy millions of feet of timber but spare cities as crews battle the blaze across the Yukon alley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Ttle Post Intelligencer
Dewson
Yukon
Big Salmon
Stuart City
Anderson to Make Race for Governor in Columbus
Derson of Young constitutional faction announced his candidacy for governor on May 17. Own, a member of the convention, declares the campaign will rest solely on the record of the constitutional convention. He authored the liquor license measure and the referendum initiative submitted to the people for ratification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Derson
D. F. Anown
Anderson
People Initiative
Harvester Company Sues Across Four Kentucky Counties
State's Attorney Dedmejn filed suits against the International Harvester company in four Kentucky counties, in the Eighteenth district, alleging Sherman antitrust violations. Each case seeks five thousand dollars and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthiana
Il Ky
Dedmejn
International Harvester Company
District of Kentucky
Debs Named to Head Socialists in Indiana Nomination
Eugene V. Debs of Terre Haute was nominated for U S president by the Socialists at Indianapolis. Emil Seidel of Milwaukee was named for vice president as the convention adopted a clause opposing violence and crime within the movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Eugene Victor
Debs
Terre Haute
United States
National Socialists’ Convention
Emil Seidel
Imex
Milwaukee
Delegates Sing The Marseillaise At Socialist Meeting
As votes were counted on a public measure delegates broke into song, singing The Marseillaise and The Red Flag while standing on tables and cheering for several minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Socialist ‘Party
Marseillaise
Giolitti says Rhodes garrison surrender confirmed
Premier Giolitti announced in Parliament that General Amegnio surrounded and defeated the Turkish garrison on Rhodes. the island's forces surrendered this morning and received military honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Guiovanni Giolitti
Amegno
Rhodes
Treaty of Commerce Talk Between U S and Russia
Washington May 17. The United States has taken up with the Russian foreign office the negotiation of a treaty of commerce and navigation to replace the 1882 accord abrogated last winter over the treatment of American Jews in Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Washington
United States
Titanic Waifs Sail for Their Home Today
New York May 17 Mme Michel Navratil remains in recovery from a nervous collapse after reuniting with her two Titanic passenger sons. She will sail on the Oceanic tomorrow with her children and proceed to her home in Nice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mme
Michel Navratil
Navratil
Nice
Plans A Closer Supervision Of Federal Banks
Washington May 17 It was announced that by direction of the comptroller of the treasury steps will be taken to determine if forged paper or defalcation evidence exists in national bank files. The aim is closer supervision by banks themselves and by examiners under government authority with tougher audits and scrutiny of reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
New York State
Bank and Trust
Severnment
Man Falls Fifty Feet In Scaffold Accident
Ralph Campbell fell fifty feet from a scaffold in New Castle and sprained his little finger on the right hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Ralph Campbell
Arguments In Wall Paper Cases At Federal Court
In Cleveland Ohio May 17 prosecutors and defense lawyers argued before Judge William L Day as eight wallpaper manufacturers and jobbers faced conspiracy in restraint of trade indictments. The judge planned to interpret the Sherman act to decide if boycotting a party over credit concerns constitutes unlawful conspiracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
William L. Day
John H. Withrow Dies. Noted Seven Mile Farmer
John H. Withrow, 56, a prominent Seven Mile farmer and uncle of Cincinnati surgeon Dr. John M. Withrow, died at his home in Hamilton Ohio. He was the village's last real estate appraiser, leaving a widow and one adopted son. he was known for wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Hamilton, O
John H. Withrow
Seven Mile
John M. Withrow
Cincinnati
Jealousy Gauses Fight Trio Arraigned in Hamilton Court
In Hamilton Ohio on May 17 Sallie Rice witnessed her husband Matt Rice shielding Mrs. Anna Case with an umbrella as groceries filled her arms. She struck Mrs. Case while Matt retaliated, prompting the trio to appear in police court where Rice and his wife were fined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
Sallie Rice
Gordon Avenue
Matt Rice
Anna Case
Gary Cautions Steel Men to Stand by Guns at Gala Meeting
At the Iron and Steel Institute’s second annual meeting in New York Judge E H Gary of U S Steel urged steel leaders to stand by their guns and support government policy. He warned against destructive competition, called for progressive but conservative progress, and urged solidarity with labor and civic responsibility. Schwab and Farrell attended as noted figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Generenus
Thore Why
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Company
James A. Farrell
The
Steel Corporation
Joseph C. Butler
Brier Hill Steel Company
Youngstown
Zollinger Death Prompts Rearrest in Columbus
Jerome Quigley hotel clerk connected to the shooting of Alvin E. Zollinger an advertising solicitor was rearrested after Zollinger died. Miss Cecilia Farley Zollingers fiancée who claimed to have fired the shot faces possible first degree murder charges along with Quigley. The incident occurred Monday in a public park and Farley has remained silent since her initial statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Jerome Quigley
Alvin E. Zollinger
Cecilia Farley
Zollinger
Miss Farley
Quigley
Tactics of sugar trust described before dissolving suit
Henry Dosches, a stockholder, testified before the special examiner in the government dissolution suit about tactics used by the American Sugar Refining Co to stifle competition. He described contract cancellations by Henry O Havemeyer and competitive moves by the Doscher family’s Long Island refinery and noted price cutting by rivals in multiple markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Sugar Refining Company
Henry Dosches
Henry O. Havemeyer
Doscher
Brooklyn
Long Island
Wise
Deschers Sell Sugar Refining Plant After Competition Loss
Deschers could not continue the fight with the American and sold the New York Sugar Refining plant in 1901. The plant was valued at 3,000,000 with half cash and half in National stock. Descher testified the refinery might have paid off, but ongoing losses forced the sale as the hearing adjourns to Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deschers
American
New York Sugar Refining Company
Mr. Descher
National
Rebels Captured and Shot in Sosala
Kingston cable states General Gregorio Martinez and key lieutenants of the rebels were caught at Sosala and promptly shot. The consulate reports the actions as sanctioned by the San Domingo government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Jamaica
San Domingo
Gregorio Martinez
Sosala
Secretary Meyer Sends Scout Cruiser to Warn Ice Lanes
Washington May 17 Secretary Meyer ordered the scout cruiser Birmingham to move south of the Grand Banks to guard transatlantic steamers. The ship will use its wireless system to notify vessels of iceberg locations in the ice lanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Meyer
Birmingham
Grand Banks
Senate Passes Cotton Acreage Report Date Change
The senate today passed the house bill changing the cotton acreage report issuance date to the first Monday in July each year. Previously the law required June release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Department of Agriculture
Futile effort to arbitrate freight strike ends
Three mediators failed to persuade railroad managers to settle the Chicago freight dispute as P. J. Flannery warned of a national general strike. Fred Sterling Harry M Powell and E Wright offered influence, but railroads deny any strike existence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
P. J. Flannery
Fred Sterling
Rockford
State Board of Arbitration
Harry M. Powell
Peoria
E Wright
State Federation of Labor
W. A. Garrett
General Managers’ Association
Cincinnati Freight Handlers Face Potential National Strike
Local workers in Cincinnati could be affected if a nationwide strike by Chicago freight handlers spreads. Local Union No. 150 has grown rapidly under Organizer F. E. Roberts, with a strong organization across Cincinnati roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Chicago
Brotherhood of Railway
National Organization
F. E. Roberts
National Brotherhood
National
Harmon Seeks Democratic Endorsement in Ohio Primary
Governor Harmon urged county Democrats for their backing in the Tuesday primary and defended his tax policy arguing the Ohio tax commission shifted $7 million of the tax burden from farmers and small owners to corporations. He avoided references to William J. Bryan and Woodrow Wilson, aside from a brief note of support for Wilson if he were the party nominee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillicothe
Harmon
William J. Bryan
Woodrow Wilson
Baltimore
Ohio Tax Commission
Wireless phone tests extend 160 miles in Rome
Wireless telephone messages were transmitted today from Monte Mario to Magdalena island over 160 miles. The tests succeeded so well that a change of voice in a newspaper extract reader was detected instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monte Mario
Magdalena Island
Commercial Tribune
Rome
Votes Increasing Daily in Commercial Tribune Poll
The Commercial Tribune reports daily rising votes for the presidential preference postal card poll. Tomorrow's issue will present a complete recapitulation of the poll to date, showing ward and township opinions on the Republican national proposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
the Commercial Tribune
Hilles Fires Broadside At The Colonel In Harvester Case
Charles D. Hilles, Taft secretary, arrived in Washington to press for United States Attorney Townsend's statement on the 1907 Harvester trust case. He claims Roosevelt forced discontinuance of the suit before Roosevelt’s retirement, detailing meetings with Perkins and Smith and alleging political influence by Morgan interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Charles D.hilles
White House
International Harvester Company
Roosevelt
Hilles
Ohio
United States
Townsend
Harvester Trust
Department of Justice
Harvester
George W. Perkins
Bonaparte
Sims
Chicago
Aiv
the _Harvester trust
Hansburgh
Bureau of Corporations
Pacific Coast
Perkins
Mr. Bonaparte
Herbert Knox Smith
Cyrus H. ‘McCormick
President Roosevelt
Smith
McCormick
Colonel Roosevelt
Senate
Morgan
Commissioner Smith
War Department
Philippines
J. P. Morgan & Co
Taft assails Roosevelt as boss in Ohio amid bitter campaign
Taft denounces Roosevelt as a political boss in Ohio linking Dan Hanna and Walter Brown to roiling disputes. He charges Roosevelt with lies about him and defends tariff views while claiming Roosevelt and Democrats blocked peace treaties. The Toledo stop cites Brown as the only active boss in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Ohio
Taft
Toledo
Roosevelt
Dan R. Hanna
Cleveland
Walter Brown
Hanna
Mr. Roosevelt
White House
Dan Hanna
Harvester and Steel
Dixon
Senate
Theodore Roosevelt
Senator Dixon
Tiffin
Roosevelt Denounces Taft Defense of Constitutional Government
Colonel Roosevelt in Columbus denounces Taft view of constitutional government as run by Lorimer Guggenheim Barnes Gallinger and others. He says Chicago convention will not be controlled by fraud or force and condemns delegates seated from Washington and similar actions. He travels across Southeastern Ohio and speaks at Memorial Hall and Olentangy Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, CO
Taft
Roosevelt
Lorimer
Guggenheim
Barnes
Gallinger
Chicago
Memorial Hall
Olentangy Park
Ohio
Mr. Taft
Friends of Constitutional Government
McKinley
Illinois
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Messrs. Guggenheim and Evans
Colorado
New Hampshire
New York
Kealing
Indiana
Messrs
Lorrimer
Bates
Washington
Republican Party
Eleven-Year-Old Boy Dies After Baseball Injury
Clifford Bland, 11, died in Zanesville Ohio from brain concussion after being hit by a baseball during a town lot game yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanesville
Clifford Bland
Roosevelt voice fails slightly as crowds pack Chillicothe
In Chillicothe Ohio Colonel Roosevelt spoke despite a husky voice from rain and cold. He warned against Taft's policies on black rights and recalled past political battles in Illinois Pennsylvania and Colorado while an auto collision narrowly avoided harm to him and his party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillicothe
Roosevelt
Columbus
Taft
Brownsville
Illinois
Lorimer
Pennsylvania
Senator Penrose
Colorado
Evans
Guggenheim Ze Ashe
Roosevelt Campaign Tour Reaches Ironton After Night Ride
Colonel Roosevelt arrived in Ironton at 8 o'clock after an all night ride from Toledo. A crowd of several thousand gathered in the courthouse square despite light rain as he spoke for fifteen minutes, declaring he was fighting for national reform and integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Roosevelt
Ohio
Ironton
Toledo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kentucky
National Convention of
Party
Russia
Titanic
Comptroller of Treasury
Judge Day
Sugar Trust
San Dominican
Wilson
New Jersey
LA Follette
Dark Horse
Teddy
Toledo Man
Taft National
Henry C. Corbin
Corbin
Ponce
Porto Rico
Secretary of War
West
Lorimer and Others
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!