Dismissal of Doyle Whiskey Cases Sparks Court Fight
In a highly watched County Criminal Court session the Doyle whiskey cases were dismissed on a none prosequi order after disputes over jurisdiction following a new law. Judge Gordon and County Attorney Whitthorne clashed over whether cases moved to the Circuit Court, leaving officers frustrated by lost costs and lingering prospects for further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Criminal Court
John Doyle
Circuit Court
Gordon
Whitthorne
Doyle
Ab Hood
Wiley Collins
Court House
Sam Glenn
Nolle
Devery and the New York Police Headship Myth
Broadway Magazine notes that New York's police head is a target for bitter criticism and removal, yet two exceptions stand out: a future U.S. president and Thomas C. Devery. Devery led during a notorious corruption era, yet his humor endeared him to the city, which forgave his faults because he could make them laugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Devery
Tweed
Saratoga
Mister Dooley
Broadway
Public Printer Reduces His Force At Government Printing Office
Washington May 1 A large reduction in the force of the Government Printing Office was announced by Public Printer Billings who dismissed 204 employees including 102 journeymen book binders and an equal number of sawyers and gold workers The move follows amendments to laws governing the printing and binding of Government reports and Congressional documents enacted at the last session of Camern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Removal of Dillon Signals Tennessee GOP Rifts
Special to the Herald from Washington reports Gore is to replace Joseph W. Dillon as Nashville port surveyor, signaling a political move tied to Brownlow and Evans Sanders factions. Hughes’ postmaster case at Columbia will be decided tomorrow, with Brownlow allies vow to vengeance if the administration backs Evans Sanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Washington, DC
Gore
Joseph W. Dillon
Nashville
Cartelyou
Brownlow
Roosevelt
Evans- Sanders
Tennessee
Deldgalen
Dillon
Arch M. Hughes
Columbia
Col
Hughes
Evans-Sanders
Evans Sanders
Columbus Buggy Shines in Local Trade Showcase
Columbus Buggy stands out as the best made in a regional display. Bee B. A. Satterfield & Co. promotes their veterinary services alongside crafts and vehicles in a bustling trade scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Come
B. A. Satterfield & Co
Water's awful power and the Salton Sink flood threat
In the May Technical World Magazine Wilbur Bassett details the Colorado River flood into the Salton Sink, its destructive force, and the engineers' challenge to protect fertile valleys. The vivid text and illustrations show how water cuts through soft silt and the potential consequences if barriers fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Salton
Technical World Magazine
Wilbur Bassett
Quarterly Court Monday Sees Road Commissioners Election
The adjourned session of the Quarterly Court will meet Monday to elect three Road Commissioners under the Dew road law and to fix the tax rate.
Harriman Letter Sale Defendant Held on High Bail
New York May 1 Frank M Hill once a Harriman stenographer faced trial on charged sale of the Harriman letter to Sitney Webster The letter which drew Roosevelt’s heated reply was published Hill was held in 1000 bail for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank M. Hill
H. Harriman
Big Stock Buggies See 21 B A Satterfield Co
Advertising pitch notes stock buggies and coaches with enticing prices. Mentions 21 B A Satterfield Company offering best makes and right prices for buyers seeking quality conveyances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. A. Satterfield & Co
Selection of a Bride for Prince Yung-chin at Palace
About forty eight girls were screened at the palace to select a bride for Prince Yung-chin. Report says Min Yunggyu's daughter was chosen and the Emperor gave 400 yen to each candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yung-chin
Min Yunggyu
Kores Daily News
Mayberry urges swift donations for Nashville to Mount Pleasant street car
A letter from H. H. Mayberry, president of the Nashville Interurban Railway, calls for immediate right of way donations and public support to build a street car line from Nashville to Mount Pleasant. He vows to visit landowners personally, targets closure by May 10, route decision by May 16, construction to begin May 25, and says benefits will be seen within a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville Interurban Railway
Ging
Franklin
Mount Pleasant
Nashville
Frank
Motor Pleasant
Columbia Pike
Spring Hill
Editor Lane of Huntsville Dead in Alabama Tribune Editor Dies
Chas Sp Lane editor of the Huntsville Tribune and twice a Republican gubernatorial nominee died of heart failure en route from home to office. He was 53, survived by a widow and several children, and remembered as a prominent Alabama journalist and state booster. Funeral set for Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Ala
Chas. Sp. Lane
The
Tribune
Alabama
Milo Abercrombie
Tuskegee
Lane
Larness
Milo Amercromble
Alex McAllister
Mattle Morton
Sallie Lane
Charles D. Lane
Julies
William Lane
Alabama Commercial and Industrial Association
National Goog Roads Association
Evening Tribune
Morning Mercury
Hector B. Lane
Old American Cotton Association
Lightning discharge causes infant death in Alabama storm
In Talladega Alabama on May 1 during a thunderstorm a gun was discharged by a bolt of lightning at the Phar rough residence in Sycamore. The shot fatally struck the infant of Tom Phar rough who was with Mia Phar rough in the room when the gun fell from the wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talladega
Ala
Tom Pharrough
Sycamore
Pharrough
Mia
Lumber Prices Under Scrutiny By Bureau Of Corporations
Washington reports the bureau of corporations is studying lumber price hikes to determine if demand and supply shifts or lumber trust manipulation drive costs. The analysis covers 1906 price jumps by species, ongoing consumer price increases over a decade, and plans to survey major lumber districts for causes and data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Corporations
Lumber Trust
Wreck at Lawrenceburg Wreck disrupts early morning freight line
Lawrenceburg Tenn May 1 Freight train No 42 on the N F and 8 branch of the Louisville and Nashville railroad was wrecked at an early hour this morning due to a broken flange. Several cars left the track and piled up along the road while the track was torn up. No one was hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Louisville & Nashville
Bert
Deep Sleep After Coal Mine Rescue in Johnstown
Seven miners trapped for over ten hours in Berwind-White Mine No. 34 at Poustwell were rescued and taken to Windsor Hospital in Johnstown Pa. They were kept under observation, fed broth and nourishment, and expected to be weak for days. Foreman Boys described watching water recede and signaling with tapping sounds to stay hopeful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Poustwell
Windsor Hospital
Arepll
P-C Buggy Parade Promises Style and Value at Street & Co
J P Street and Co announces another wagon load of celebrated P C buggies branded Peaches. They invite customers to view the selection noting unmatched style quality and price. This brief notice markets the new inventory and invites inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Street & CO
April Proves Coldest in 26 Years Across Nation
Washington May 1 The Weather Bureau reports April ended as the coldest month in 26 years and nearly the coldest on record. A succession of cold spells swept southeastward from the Northwest over the Rocky Mountains and spread eastward, with almost continuous low temperatures and brief warm interludes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountain Alope
Rocky Mountains
Veteran of the Situation Dialogues at Willard with Kerr
The Hon James Kerr ex congressman from Pennsylvania and former two term clerk of the house of democratic descent meets friends in town per the Washington Herald. He notes New York prosperity and urges the old democratic party to unite under traditional republican principles to reclaim victory. He warns against radicalism and questions Mexico's absolution and the idea of dictatorship over a president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kerr
Pennsylvania
House of Democratic
Washington Herald
New York City
Mr. Kerr
Willard
Democratic Party
Fathers of the Republic
Mexico
Gates Debacle Drops Gates Firms With $40 Million Loss
New York reports Charles Gates plan to wind up his partners huge debts. The collapse would have toppled John W Gates and caused a market panic, as Tennessee Coal and Iron, Republic Steel, and United States Realty debts strained banks. Internal disputes and funding woes driven by tighter credit seal the fate of the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville. Kr
Courier-Journal
New York
Charles G
Gates
John W. Gates
Frm
John Wates
Tennessee Coal & Iron Company
United States Realty Company
Republic Iron & Steel Company
Elder Gates
Steel Andron
United States Steel Corporation
Republic Steel Company
Sloss-Sheffield
Russian ships will skip Jamestown Exposition visit
St. Petersburg May 1 After inspecting the Libau training squadron Minister Mikoff decided to abandon sending ships to the Jamestown Exposition The battleships Czarevitet Slava and the cruiser Bogatyr are the only big ships left and they are needed for Russian waters and training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Libau
Mikoff
Czarevitet
Slava
Bogatyr
Garmage to Speak at Mt Pleasant on Character
Hon B W Carmack will deliver an address on Character at the Howard Institute in Mt Pleasant on May 9. The event highlights moral instruction and public speaking in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garmage
MT. Pleasant
B. W. Carmack
Howard Institute
New Orleans Man Opposes Rhodes Scholarships for Negroes
Custaf R Westfeldt of New Orleans and Tulane University board writes to the British Ambassador in Washington advising against appointing Negroes to Cecil Rhodes scholarships at Oxford. He cites the recent appointment of a Pennsylvania Negro to one such scholarship as context, arguing it would hurt the Rhodes scholarships in the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Cecil Rhodes
Custaf R Westfeldt
Tulane University
Washington
Oxford University
Westfeldt
South
Columbus State satirizes spring prose and editor hints
A jittery column mocks spring prose and editor remarks at the Columbus State paper. It ridicules florid descriptions and notes after June 12 the president will be officially remting while lampooning a women's page price and charity bazaar quirks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Woméin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Order OF Nolle
AS Hood
Big Bill” Devery
Harriman
MR Mayberry
H. H. Mayberry
Kerr
C. G Gates 4 CO
Jamestown
Washington Post
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!