Massive Davenport Fire Destroys Mill and Homes
A rapid blaze on the Davenport levee consumed saw mill piles belonging to Rock Island Fuel and spread into the nearby Rock Island and Moline districts. The fire gutted tenement blocks, forced evacuations, and left furniture piled in vacant houses as Davenport Fire Dept along with Rock Island and Moline crews battled the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Iowa
Rock Island Fuel Company
Weyerhauser & Denkiman
Unis
Rock Island
Moline
Newport shell surprise from Kearsage hits city hall
A one pounder shell from the United States battleship Kearsage exploded near Newport causing a fragment to strike the city hall on Broadway and injure a tree limb. Two Kearsage officers ashore traced the shell and, after inspecting the fragment, declared it fired from the ship but offered no explanation. The ship has been at sea for target practice since Nantucket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. L
New City Hall
Broadway
City Hall
Nantucket
Open Letter from Gomez Urges Palma to Lead Cuba
General Maximo Gomez writes an open letter recounting a trip to the United States to press Tomás Estrada Palma to become Cuba’s first president. He praises Palma’s governing record in 1868 and as delegation head, and argues Cuba owes him standing with Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travana
Maximo Gomez
United States
New York
T. Estrada Palma
Cuba
Senor Palma
Viennese Shoemakers Rally Against American Shoe Firms
A large Vienna meeting of local shoemakers denounced plans for American shoe houses in Vienna. They resolved to send a deputation to the minister of Commerce and to the provincial governor to urge interdicting American firms from engaging in the local shoe trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Board of Inquiry Named for Selby Conduct
The board of inquiry to investigate Admiral Selby will be led by Admiral Dewey with Rear Admirals Kimberly and Bentham and Commander Pillsbury as judge advocate. The court will convene at the Navy Department in Washington on September 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of
Admiral Selby
Admiral Dewey
Lewis A. Kimberly
Andrew ¥. KR. Bentham
John E. Pillsbury
Navy Department
Washington
Manila Special Surrender of Coronel Zurbane and 29 Officers
Coronel Zurbane with 29 officers and 4430 rifles plus 100 bolos surrendered to Lieut ant Hickman of the First Cavalry in Tagabgos province. The former insurgents took oath of allegiance to the United States, clearing the district of revolutionary elements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila Special
Coronel Zurbane
Hickman
First Cavalry
Tabagos Province
United States
Plague Ceases in New York Port as Steamer Quarantined
German steamer Honnenfels from Calcutta reports bubonique plague cease in port. Stoker Rabyiane is the patient, isolated while the ship undergoes thorough fumigation before release from quarantine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stoker Rabyiane
Honnenfels
Honenfels
Calcutta
Boer invasion advances toward Cape Colony
Amsterdam declares a fresh Boer invasion has begun with plans long matured. A large body of burghers is marching south to overrun the Cape Colony according to official statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Cape Colony
Fruit crops in Michigan belt hit by heat
President Graham of the Graham and Morton line says the heat has ruined much fruit along the Michigan belt. He estimates the crop will be about half of prior years with peaches likely the smallest in twenty five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Graham and Morton
Chicago
Michigan
Michigan Belt
Big Fire Destroys Sioux City Dry Goods Store
J F Phelan and Co dry goods store in Sioux City Iowa burned. Losses are estimated around sixty thousand dollars and half insured, with the blaze causing extensive damage to stock and premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Phelan & Co
Sioux City
Iowa
Dozens of Disparate War News and Local Disasters Reported
A sweeping news roundup details strikes by fifty thousand New York Newark garment workers, deadly storms in Grove City and Shenandoah, Pa, a mine collapse injuring several, fires in Cincinnati and Chicago, and multiple homicides and accidents across states. The items include drownings in Long Island Sound, a library gift offer from Andrew Carnegie, and a range of court, police, and transportation incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Newark
Grove City
Brooks City
Edear Lehroader
John Gileorsiy
Anthony Chickfay
Shenaundoah
Maple Dheal
Syracuse
N. Y
Lnrt
Coney
Cleveland
Monmler
Notable Southern News Briefs From Various States
A collage of short items reports a railroad death near Marysville, a dramatic rescue in Mississippi, a Virginia constitutional convention vote on suffrage for Confederate families, grisly mill pond deaths in Jacksboro, a duel over love in West Virginia, a deadly Louisville and Nashville freight collision in Kentucky, and the lynching of a Black preacher in Mississippi for murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Jay
Marysville
Wrner Valley
Miss
Wheeler and Mynatt
Jacksboro
Do. J. Dillon
William Morgan
Three Mile
W. Va
Puy
Morgan
Louisville and Nashville
Nortonville
Jesse Phillips
Cleveland, Miss
Alabama moves to end dueling as legislature acts
In a historical note, Lucius Reed and two others were shot by lynchers after threats. Alabama aims to curb the code dueling, with a constitutional convention resolution mandating the legislature pass penal laws to suppress the practice and end the custom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucius Reed
Alabama
World News Briefs From Cebu To Stockholm
Civil rule withdrawn from Cebu and Batangas in Luzon. Mrs Kruger, wife of the former Transvan president, dies after a short illness in Europe. Pekin powers agree on indemnity payment plan of 450 million tacts. China accepts. Berlin professor Koch says bacillus of conception cannot be transmitted from animals to humans. Explosion on the Louise Adelaide at Stockholm harbor kills Captain and several crew and four Swedish officials. Duke of Cornwall to become Prince of Wales on his return to Britain. Buckingham Palace preparations lead to royal move from Marlborough House to the new Prince’s residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cebu
Bobo
Batangas
Luzon
Kruger
Transvan
Europe
Pekin
China
Prof. Koch
Berlin
Louise Adelaide
Stockholm
Sweden
Grr
Bralind
Duke of Cornwall
Prince of
General Notes from the Era on Navy, Industry and Politics
Admiral Seitley seeks a board of inquiry on his conduct in the Santiago campaign. Secretary Long to seek court action. Gore to refund duties on Porto Rico imports after military role ends. Flint glass firms form a $30 million combination led by E. J. Park, with W. Val and G. I. M. Lorter involved. Third Maclay volume banned at Annapolis for insults to Seitley. Jake Skin dispossessed and arrested on Galquhoun Island guarded by armed forces. Paint industry consolidation rumored with $100 million company. Morro Castle to be kept under US control post-cession to Cuba. Trade concerns amid labor disputes. retail and farm sectors show resilience. Atlantic trade gains of 3,902,775 bushels vs 0 previous year. weekly failures US 193, Canada 82.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seitley
Long Foro
Santiango
Gore
United States
E. J. Park
Wheeling
W. Val
G.I. ML. Lorter
Chicago
Maclay
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Sehley Coward
Caitiff
Jake Skin
Sc. Regis
Trib
Galquhoun Island
St. Lawrence River
Dommon
Morro Castle
Elavana
RAG, Dun & Cos Weekly Review of Trade
Atlantic
Canada
Market Reports From Rural Trading Centers
A roundup of grain and livestock prices across multiple markets including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York. Cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye and butter and eggs show varied bids with shipping grades common to prime ranges and regional premiums and discounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
T&c
Indianapolis
Catile
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Ste. Toledo
New York
Sun Wilt the Crops Corn Outlook Gloomy Across States
The weekly crop report from the Weather Bureau notes extreme heat over central valleys and the Rocky Mountain region with scant showers. Drought worsens in Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Nebraska. early corn ruined in several states, late corn likely to yield under half a crop. Favorable rains could salvage parts of Iowa Illinois Indiana Ohio and the mid Atlantic states while harvests progress elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Weather Bureau
Central Valleys
Mocky Mountain
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Vennesses
Rocky Mountain
Texas
Middle
South Athlatic
Pacific Coast
Araska
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Fino
Middle Atlantic
Middle Athletic
Rocky Mountains
North Pacific Coast
New York
Pennsylvania
North Dakota
Minnesota
Middle Atlantic States
New England
Springfield
Michigan
Wisconsin
Draughet
South Dakota
Schley Calls Naval Court of Inquiry Over Maclay Libel Claim
Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley demands a naval court of inquiry to probe charges in Maclay’s History of the United States Navy and the Santiago harbor dispute. He plans a civil libel suit if damages are awarded, as critics note past silence and disputed claims about his actions at Santiago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary Long
Winfield Scott Schley
Naval Court of
United States Navy
Santiago Harbor
Long
The
Navy
Maclay
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Sampson
Ucay
Schley
Appletons
Hus
Sehley
Admiral Schley
Santiago
Court of Claims
Union of Farm Hands Organizes in Knox County Indiana
Indiana Tillers of the Soil form Farm Laborers Union No. 9247, branch of the American Federation of Labor. Within a month it has 27 farmRepresented members across 28 farms, with wives and daughters praising shorter hours and more recreation. Meetings occur twice weekly in open spaces, schools, churches, or Vincennes hall, using arbitration to secure better wages and fair treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Farm Laborers’ Union
American Federation of Liabor
Knox
W. H. Brevoort
Knox County
Consul General Stowe Resigns Over High Living Costs
Telegraphic Brevities note Consul General Stowe at Cape Town has quit as living expenses swallow his salary. Also report that Rockefeller and Morgan plan a Paris bank with 50 million dollars in capital. Miss Gilmin of New York declared insane. Alaska reports many deaths from measles on St. Paul and St. George islands last winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Warden Wolfer
Eve
Grover
Lemmen
Prank Long
Kansas
Texas
John van Deusen
Toledo
Republic Tron and Steel Company
Contra
Frank McDonald
Wredonia
Kan
Cyrus Wing
Chanute
Cromwell Lake
George Clark
Emporia
Joseph Paisan
Frank Vabian
North Bend
Neb
Heri
Blaine
Judge Ward
Commorations Court of
Chevchs Issu
City Board of Egratzation
Neveland Electric Railway Company
Alston Ellis
Hamilton
Ohio
Ohio University
de Putsinpiller
San Francisco
Merdeen
Qiiie
Indouaine
Martin & Riedtoy
Leyther Steeck
la Cincinnati
Clarence Davis
William Weidebusch
John Jood
George Alette
Globe-Wernicke Company
West Highth Street
Cincinnati
Floa
Loc
Carrie Nation
Hazer
Lopeka
Swan
Ett
Nation Nust
Grain Company of
Kansas City
Tiahillies
Stowe
Cape Town
Rockefeller
Morgan
Paris
Gilmin
New York
Alaska
St. George
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Democrat Cgrydon
Thomas & Ellis, En - Publishers
Gomez
Sehies Board of Inquiry
Braneis Selilatter
Sr Habeth
Jack
Ide Biddle
Pittsburg
Long Island
Venitzia
Shiheelphia
Sand’s Point
New York and Cormeenent Line
AQ Paonton
Union Block
Hacks Publishing Company
Pierce
LT Pisdale
Washburn
Alt
Barker
Drageist
Charles Barnard
Agnes U Lodges
Smith College
Birges Pond
Bristol
Conn
William Fitzpatrick
Marten Starr Cressy
Thartford
Yale
Harvard Law School
Sidney Bristol
Battle Creek
Mich
Cressy
Brattiehore
Pristel
Sophia Shatga
Pitesburg
Fragdei Rataa
Western
John Martin
St. Joseph, Mich
Andrew Carnegie
Portsmouth
Reno
Okla
Jsacob Neer
Bellefontaine
Alston Enis
Wailon
Madison
Homp & Co
Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad
Columbia Station
Losyer
Minn
J. T. Trusman
Goshen
Annie Bleli
Batavia
Obie
Parrot
Gar
Trevor de
Hellofantaine
Willisan R. Wampton
Specanedd
Lucy Wilgus
Cleselann
William J. Bryan
George A. Grast
Bryan
John Conor
Moat Pleasant
Ottumwa
W. J. Woodbury
Mississippi River
National Association of Swedish Singers
O. Nelson
Wiliam Quablen
Denver and
Rio Grande
Marshall Pass
Colo
Paullman
White
Chamberlain
S. 7
Wheatas Wyman
Evers Phillips
Cambridge
Merchants’ Hotel
P.O. Peterson
Presley
Alfred Smith
Johnson
Chounard
Silodnu
Satterlind
C. J. Johnson & Co
Cloth
Manisas City
Tame Lo
New Wage Senate
David Black
St. Louis Merchants’ Exchange
Carnegie
Mr. Block
Southern
Fore
Market Reports
Merwin, Mo
Tadiana Dante Ear
Union OF Farm Hands
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!