Illinois post roads aid road survey via rural carriers
State Highway Commission and Post Office Department team up to survey road conditions through rural free delivery carriers. Some 2800 carriers report on daily travel, promising a wide, practical view to guide improvements statewide. The article notes this extensive canvass is rare and cost effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commissioner
Illinois
Post Office Department
A. N. Johnson
Postofice Department
State Highway Commission
Gospel of good roads aided by rural mail delivery
A writer suggests rural postal funds be used to improve county roads, claiming farmers would benefit more. The piece argues the rural mail system has already spurred road improvements and will continue to do so, with no need to cut the service.
Feats of Indian magic among Pawnees astonish crowds
A Pawnee village spectacle described by T H Tibbles features a naked magician who swallows an antler from a deer's head and bows to the four points of the compass before an astonished audience. The tale, cited by the Omaha World Herald, reflects frontier entertainment and Indian tricks reported in 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawnee
T. H. Tibbles
Omaha World-Herald
Pawnees
Nim
A Harvard Class of 1683 and its Early Rules
Three Roxbury boys formed Harvard College’s entire class of 1683 with ranks based on social standing. Samuel Danforth led, John Williams second, William Williams third. Freshmen spoke Latin, honors to elders required silence, and a 24 hour expulsion threatened for abuse of juniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxbury
Mass
Harvard College
Sheldon
John Williams
Samuel Danforth
William Williams
Senator Allee Votes No by Mistake on Rate Bill
The Delaware senator, a jeweler by trade, hesitates in a roll call and votes against an amendment while his party lines him up. The gaggle laughs as he admits No, earning a rare self-inflicted rebuke from party peers. In Virginia a pastor receives strawberries from a parishioner who laments Sabbath work. The girl explains she picked them early but they grew all day yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Allee
Delaware
Senate
Aldrich
Mr. Allee
Allee
All
Virginia
United Pattern Makers
Clyde
France
Building Trades’ Council of
San Francisco
Cal
Colorado Springs
Colo
United States
Canada
Chamber of Commerce
Massachusetts
Balloon trust could lift stock as aerial transit grows
The Baltimore American comments that financiers will form a balloon trust once aerial transit becomes established and notes such a trust might not always keep its stock soaring.
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Baltimore American
Four man from St Paul taul with feet at haul
A humorous verse from the Denver Post notes a St Paul man famous for exceptionally large feet. The couplet plays on a taul and haul pun, describing how his feet extend when he lies down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Baid
Denver Post
Obliging. Marjorie Dadda Weathered Exchange
A playful dialogue about rain and truth as a family exchanges casual phrases. The exchange centers on rain preparations and humorous mispronunciations, reflecting everyday domestic banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie
Dadda
Reil
Mr.jorie
Tatter
Notable 19th Century Figures and Their Legacies
A survey of prominent figures includes Senator Henry Du Pont of Delaware with railroad and DuPont Powder Works ties, military honors, and political battles. It also profiles Russian official Muromzeff, attorney and judge Morozzeff, and journalist Norman E. Mack, plus reflections on Mark Twain, composer Reginald De Koven, Italian criminologist Lombroso, and Labour MP John Ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Algernon du Point
United States
Delaware
Wilmington and Northern Railroad
Reading
DuPont Powder Works
du Point
West Point Military Academy
United States Senate
Committee On Elections
Senate
du Pont
Addicks
Labor Federation and unions spread across cities and states
A broad survey shows unions forming or expanding from Maryland to Illinois and California with new locals, wage gains, and proposed temples. It notes diverse groups from carpenters to boot and shoe workers, child labor law in Iowa, and a push for a national labor temple in Calgary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federation of Labor
Maryland
Farmers of
Michigan
Pasadena
Cal
Galesburg
Ill
Chicago
Iowa
Cigarmakers’ International Union
Boston General
Master Teamsters’ Association
St. Paul
Minn
Custom Tailors
Doston
Mass
International Journeymen Tailors’ Union
United States
Union Lahel
Tabor
Massachusetts
Boston Central Labor Union
Calgary
Canada
Trades and Labor Council
Windham
New London
Connecticut
Fitzgerald
Boston
Central Labor Union
England Train Wreck Kills 23 Americans at Salisbury
The Boat Special express from Plymouth to London crashed near Salisbury when the locomotive jumped the track on a sharp curve. Twenty three of forty seven American passengers died, with many others injured. The enhanced speed caused a catastrophic derailment and bridge collapse over the River Avon.
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England
Plymouth
New York
Salisbury
London
United States
Avon
London and Southeastern Railway
International Mercantile Marine Compa. of
J. P. Morgan's Ship Trust
Liverpool
Southampton
British Empire
Edinburgh
Hiner
Gmird
Stonehenge
Louis Cassier
Cassier
Sanderick Henry Cassitt
Dugro
John E. McDonald
Vanderbilt
Charles FE. Sentell
Manhattan
F. W. Koch
Allentown
McMeekin
Lexington
Walter Barurck
andXing
Toronto
C. W. Elphicke
Chicago
S. Critchell
Salisbury Station
Parker Writes Standing Up as He Writes
Sir Gilbert Parker the novelist known as M. P. writes most of his work while standing. Thomas Garfield, brother of a martyred president, farms five miles from Hudsonville Michigan and has never visited Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Parker
M. P
Thomas Garfield
Hudsonvile
Mich
Washington, D. C
Indiana Boy Held After Fatal Ambush Of Playmate
An 11 year old boy Hollis Carl shot and killed his girl playmate Pearl Vance near Corydon after a quarrel. He planned revenge at home and carried a single barrel shotgun to a clump of weeds where Pearl passed by. The blast killed her, tearing part of her skull. The community mourns the tragedy.
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Hollis Carl
Pearl Vance
Hollis
Pearl
Itohis
Corydon
Murderer Defies Police Slays Wife Then Commits Suicide
William Ilardin a farmer ten miles from Woonville shot his wife during a struggle witnessed by his 138yearold son. He killed her again after the boy fled and kept officers at bay with a shotgun and revolver all day before dying by his own hand late that evening. A letter accusing his wife and mentions of local business leaders are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ilardin
Woonville
Ilardin
Hardin
Arrest in Schafer Case Links Mullex to Bedford Murder
A new line of inquiry in the murder of Bedford High School teacher Miss Sarah Schafer began in Indianapolis as William Mullex, a laborer on a nearby farm, was arrested and questioned. George Broan, a machinist, tipped officers Mullex’s possible involvement, tying him to a farm visited by Miss Eva Tove, a Schafer friend. Police consider holding Mullex and will review his record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Schafer
Bedford
Indianapolis
William Mullex
George Broan
Mullex
Eva Tove
Farmers Back Investment in County Road Project
Farmers regard the election as profitable as Lawrence County votes 37000 to build thirteen miles of macadamized roads. Main roads will become pikes and many side roads improved. Voters see gravel road funding as best use of money though past tax opposition has softened.
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Lawrence
Lake Shore Conductor Regains Sight After Accident
Tage Novea, a Lake Shore conductor injured in a wreck at South Bend yards, regained vision when a straw hat the child he held rubbed the eyeball. The rubbing eased pain and numbness led to a sudden restoration of sight.
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Tage Novea
Lake Shore
South Bend
Bluffing Burglar With Empty Gun Stops Heist
Herman Wilkins a 16 year old son of Mr and Mrs H S R Wilkins of Anders found a negro burglar plundering his father's house. He bluffed the man with an empty shotgun causing the burglar to drop the loot and flee through a window.
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Herman Wilkins
R. Wilkins
Anders
Coroner rules Elmer Datterson death accidental near Tilden
The coroner determines 22 year old Elmer Datterson son of Mrs. W. A. Datterson died by accidental causes near Tilden. A fire destroyed Kellar Printing Company plant in Evansville from a gasoline explosion causing $860000 loss. In Evansville trial of Andrew Williams for shooting Town Marshal Robert Williams at Booneville last January, Mrs. Minerva Williams testified that she alone fired the shot. Her husband Jonas Williams and she are indicted for complicity in James Leigh’s murder for which Wesley Williams received a life sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Datterson
W. A. Datterson
Tilden
Tire
Kellar Printing Company
Evansville
Andrew Williams
Robert Williams
Booneville
Minerva Williams
Jonas Wiliams
James Leigh
Wesley
Mary Royal
Marion
Cross Forks
John Royal
Fowlerton
Royal
Nancy Teague
Indiana
Lafayette
George Young
Noblesville
Fort Wayne
Also Mentioned on This Page
Illinois Post Roads
Rural Mail Service
Harvard
M. Muromzeff
Moscow University
M. Moroizeff
Serguey Andreevich Muromzeff
Iberty
Norman E. Mack
Robert Adams
Pennsylvania
Washington
Congress
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Harrison
Robt
Adams
Brazil
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Spain
Mark Twain
Henry Louis Reginald de Koven
Claremonton-the-Hudson
Washington Symphony Orchestra
Mr. de Oven
Middletown
Conn
Oxford University
Stuttgart
Florence
Paris
Vienna
Wason
Reginald DE Koven
Anna Farwell
Charles B. Farwell
Lombroso
John Ward
Stoke on-Trent
Wadsworth
Henry A. DU Pont
Journeymen Blacksmiths
Hebrew Paperhangers
Newport News
Wisconsin State Federation of Labor
Carriage and Wagon Workers
Federation of Musicians
South Wales
Gov. Folk
St. Louis
Boot and Shoe Workers
Seattle
Wash
Plangey
State News
Girl
Schafer
Garnet
Edward Cockerhan
Petersburg
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