Mine Disaster at Richland Mine Kills Twenty One
Twenty one white miners die as a gan explosion at Richland mine near Dayton Ohio, caused by coal dust ignition from a blasting cartridge. Nine burned, four escape. collapse traps many, rescue teams remove bodies to Dayton as relatives gather in anguish. A similar Nelson mines blast in 1805 is noted. Memphis murder follows drunken detention. Alexander Peden killed by fellow inmate N A Gillis in the jail at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Richland
Dayton Coal & Iron Company
Maas of Fame
Nelson
Free Copy of The People s Common Sense Medical Adviser
Dr. R. V. Pierce offers the standard medical volume free on mail stamps. The book, a family guide with extensive illustrations and plain English explanations, covers health, sex questions, and life-saving advice. Send 2 one cent stamps for paper binding or 6 for cloth. address Dr. X Y Pierce Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. V. Pierce
People
Common Sense
X.Y. Pierce
Buffalo
Chinaman Wins Founder's Medal at Vanderbilt Oratory
Charles You Marshall of Soo Chow China won Vanderbilt University's Founder's medal the top prize for oratory. He delivered an oration on his native land to praise from judges and a large audience. Other speakers included John M. Fletcher Tennessee Charles Franklin Missouri and Jacob D. Hammons Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nasuvil.e
Charles You Marshall
Soo Chow
China
Vanderderbilt University
Me. Matehball
John M. Fletcher
Tennessee
Charles Franklin
Missouri
Jacob D. Hammons
Arkansas
No Right to Ugliness Woman Health Ad
An old advertisement touts Eric Bitters as a cure for weak health causing pimples and skin issues. It claims the tonic regulates stomach liver and kidneys, purifies blood, and improves nerves and complexion. Sold for 60 cents at Waldge's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Bitters
Wolddge's
Franklin Tragedy at Depot Leaves Williams Wounded
Franklin Tenn May 90 At 8:30 PM Policeman James Sawyers fatally wounded Ed Williams at the depot in a crowded scene. A single shot struck Williams in the left temple as he moved to assist a friend in a fight with Blake Truett and an African American. The shooting follows a long-standing feud between Sawyers and Williams family connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Tenn
James Sawyers
Ed Williams
Williams
Blake Truett
Anegro
Sawyers
William
William Tan
Fn-Low
Sheri Church
J.M. Nichol
Sawyer Hae
Mooney to be city passenger agent in Nashville
The Nashville American reports official confirmation of Chas A Mooney's appointment as city passenger agent for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in Nashville. He will start June 1, under Jim McKeand, who becomes city ticket agent. Mooney is praised by Columbia as a deserving young man with many friends. A separate notice mentions Hattie Riley, described as a negress, being arrested for drunken disorderly conduct at Luke Bonner's North High Street stand, with calls to curb nuisance at Bonner's ice cream parlors. The Maury County Teachers Association plans its June 1 meeting at the Public School building to discuss the State Normal. A health ad touts Dr King's New Discovery for typhoid fever to pneumonia, with a Hannibal MO reader praising it. W B P Woldridge's drug store offers the product with guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville American
American
Chas. A. Mooney
Louinville & Nashville Railroad
Columbia
Nashville
Mooney
Jim McKeand
McKeand
Hattie Riley
Darkies
Luke Bonner
North High Street
Bonner
Maury County
Teachers’ Association
Anya Woornigs
Sec'y
Ats
J. E. Lilly
Hannibal
Dr. King
W. BP. Woldridge
Land Sale Sparks Oil District Deal Near Austin
J N Page, a citizen of Georgewwy Texas, owned fifteen acres on Spindenop Heights near the new oil district. He valued the tract at about 2 dollars per acre, sold one acre ten days ago for 5 000, and yesterday sold the remaining fourteen acres to a syndicate for 50 000. Payment came as checks and drafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Page
Georgewwy
Tex
Austin
Spindenop Heights
New Oil District
Page
A Cheaper Method. Knicker Jinks Ordered Abroad
A judge questions why Knicker Jinks is sent overseas to take mud baths while suggesting he instead stay home and run for office. The remark frames a critique of assignment choices and political ambition.
Very Important. Teacher-Name something of im portance existing today
A concise inquiry noting a present important feature not existing a century ago, attributed to Amall Pops Me in the Boston Herald, reflecting a modern reflection on progress and naming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amall
Boston Herald
Oxford Shoes and Sandals Offered in Wide Range
On parade style footwear is showcased with a large display of Oxfords and Strap Slippers for ladies. Prices start at $1 per pair, with various heel heights and toe shapes for street and dress wear. Also featured are Strap Sandals in Patent Kid and Beaded trims, priced from $1.50 to $3, from T. N. FIGUERS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. N. Figuers
Chinese Trader Wing We Hing Bankrupt in New York Chinatown
Ling Lee arrives from Kong Tong and marries Suey Shag while his Wing We Hing grocery firm in New York Chinatown files for bankruptcy with liabilities around 1400 and assets near 2013. Creditors, mostly Chinese merchants, chase debts as partners Ive Ton Wing and Lis Que manage the firm before its collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chinatown
Wing We Hing Company
Lee Young
Ling
Kong Tong
Ton Wing
Lis Que
A Morton of Quotes and a Warning Blast
A collage of literary quips from Macaulay Richter George Eliot and Bryant yields a reflective mood before an abrupt public notice of a powder mill explosion. The ad promotes Dr King's New Life Pills as a gentle domestic remedy, contrasting drastic remedies with safe relief.
Boots and Shoes Trade Shifts U S Exports Alarm British Makers
The British consul reports rising U S exports of boots and shoes to the United Kingdom British West Indies Australasia and Africa showing growth from £142 425 in 1868 to £523 408 in 1899 and £426 124 in 1900 while British sales in the same regions lag. Text argues cheaper production and better machinery in the United States may explain the trend and notes American expansion into South America and Mexico. Canadian fishing industry employed 70 463 men last year with output valued around £22 8 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United Kinggdom
British West Indies
Australasia
Africa
Treasury Bureau
Ita
British Board of Trade
United Kingdom
British Australasia
British Africa
South Africa
Seine
America
Mexico
Canada
Colonial misread message yields comic miscommunications
A South African frontier tale follows a colonel who uses a captured vacant house as headquarters. His telegrams to Bloemfontein misfire through crossed wires and cryptic initials, causing a board inquiry as officers decode the message and the colonel repeats a baffling phrase, insisting it means nothing by saying “Ineaking.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Fen
de Wet
Moemfontein
Aml Richt
I. TM
Bloemfontein
Messagre
Arnica Salve Claims Wide Healing Ailments
An old advertisement markets Buckion's Arnica Salve as a cure for skin eruptions running sores fever sores ulcers boils warts bruises burns chapped skin and aches. It promises best pile care and notes only 2 voltas are guaranteed and is sold by a druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckion
Test of Big Guns In New York Harbor Manuevers
Navy cooperation and attempts by big guns to force the harbor will be tested in New York with ships firing blank cartridges and fort fire. Night maneuvers using searchlights, range finders, and fire control will assess coastal fortifications and naval tactics. Congress funded improvements after prior Narragansett Bay demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
War Department
New York Harbor
New York
Narrows
Narragansett Bay
Congress
Merchants Adopt Earlier Closing Time Starting June First
Beginning June 1 merchants will close at :15 p.m. daily except Saturday under an agreement among Watkins Harlan Evans Kennon Anderson Foster the Dry Goods Co Trade Pal N Figuers J Rosenthal and A J Tononom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merj
Watkins, Harlan & Evans
Kennon, Anderson & Foster
the Dry Goods Co
N. Figuers
J. Rosenthal
A.J Tononom
Summer Schools and Assembly on Camberland Mountains
Summer programs on Camberland Mountains offer affordable wholesome surroundings with formal sessions led by respected professors. The prospectus promises a fuller season than before, with kindergarten teacher training and expanded summer courses conducted at the seaside resort area above the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camberland
Augusta
Mawe
Ieee
Anindergarten
New York School of Expression Promotes Summer Sessions
The New York School of Expression invites attendees to a summer program conducted by principals Townsend Southwick and practical teachers. The offer covers 20 lectures and entertainment with reduced travel rates and affordable boarding in private hotels. For information contact Ehrenee W.R. Pause or similar names listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Ite
Townsend Southwick
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pulaski
Memphis
Menphis
Alexander Peden
Peno
James P. Oakes
Citizens’ National Bank
N. A. Gillis
Cumbia
Hopkins County
Texas
Gillis
Peden
Chinaman
Vanderbilt University
C.C. C
Columbian
Seettin
Macaulay
Richter
George Eliot
Thanatopia
William Calien Bryant
Johnson
Carlyle
CHEP
J.P. Street & CO
Deadrick and Square
Great Mertain
Farmers’ & Merchants’ Bank
Columbia, Tennessee
J.P. Brownlow
J. R. Gracy
Jno
W. Fry
J.d. Fleming
J. Brownlow
John W. Fry
Presidenc
Rithal Howard, J.P. Brownlow
J. F. Brownlow
Onehier
The
Phoenix Columbia, TI
Ennesser
Board OF
P. Street
John W. Frierson
Jo Jon A. Oakes
John D. Dobbins
J. L. Hutton
W.b.greenlaw
Watkin
E Street
Jana
W. Freierson, Jr
J. L. Bhutto
Caabie
Ildridge
John F. Gaffney
Odum- Eldridge
Eldridge
Mempa
J.T. Odum
Lebanon
Thomas J. Tyne
Gaffney
Supreme Court
New York School of Expression
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!