Omaha Man Gets the Panama Concession Awarded
J B Markel of Omaha Neb has been awarded a concession to feed and house most Panama canal employees. He plans 10 hotels along the canal and railroad with 150 to 250 lodgers each and dining for many. Labor camps will offer meals at about 14 dollars monthly. Hudgins Dumas and Balfe Company protest the award and allege possible collusion and unfair bidding practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. B. Markel
Omaha
Neb
Panama Canal
Shonts
Panamen Canal Commission
Panama
Markelas
Canal
Tia
I. Balfe & Company
Hudgins & Dumas
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
J. E. Markel
Shorts
Padgina & Dumis
Mr. Markel
Markel
Partial Caucasia Peace Report and Political Visits
Telegram from Baku reports partial peace among Caucasus factions with isolated shootings and incendiaries. Reinforcements reach Tiflis and Shusha as militias organize under officers. bread sent to Baku for starving, and relief effort underway. Vice President Fairbanks to speak at Westchester Pennsylvania celebration. Mexico offers two million for a tuberculosis cure. government funds tempering research efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caucasia
Tiflis
Baku
Caucasus
Asrakhan
Shusha
Fairbanks
Westchester
Chester County
Philadelphia
Butler
City of
Mexico
Churches and services listing in Chestnut area
A long list of local church services across denominations. For Baptist, Presbyterian, First Grace M E, Trinity Episcopal, Emmanuel's Lutheran, Church of Christ, Methodist Protestant, Christian, and more. Includes pastors, Sunday school times, morning and evening sermon topics, and venue notes such as Carnegie Library and Park Avenue. Also notes tent preaching on East Chestnut Street and multiple mass times for Catholic and Adventist congregations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Episcopal Church
Lester Lu. Riley
Carnegie Mbrary Building
Church of Christ
Eleventh Street
J. N. Johnson
Methodist Protestant Church
Walnut Street
H. O. Lucas
Christian Endeavor Society
Park Avenue
Henry Irving Kohler
Christian Union Church
Vine and
Brower Avenue
I. B. Dillon
East Chestnut Street
Panoramic Desolation After Calabrian Earthquake Devastation
Rome reports a Calabria centered quake at 2:35 am lasting 18 seconds devastating over 25 villages. Upward of 400 killed and 600 wounded with vast property loss. Calabrian troops deployed, scenes of terror as residents flee to open streets and guards quell jail unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Calabria
Sicily
Pizzo
Monte Leone
Catanzaro
Messina
Reggio
Martirano
Stefaconi
Piscopio
Triparni
Zammaro
Cessanili
Nalda
Olivadi
Palmer Ousted and Ricketts Named Acting Public Printer
President Roosevelt remov es Frank W. Palmer head of the government printing office in Washington and names Oscar J. Ricketts acting public printer at Oyster Bay on Sept 9. Palmer must resign by the 15th and is barred from further action against Ricketts and L C Hay as inquiries continue. In Chicago a Bankers' Special train for 500 financiers departs Oct 7 for Washington with Pullman cars and amenities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreman Ricketts
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Frank W. Palmer
Government
Washington
Mr. Palmer
Oscar J. Ricketts
L. C. Hay
Government Printing Office
Palmer
Ricketts and Hay
Ricketts
Hay
Bankers
Chicago
Big Four Railway
West
American Bankers’ Association
Big Four
Burglary Ring Suspected in Quincy Illinois Heists
Reports indicate burglars stole 3,400 worth of goods from Quincy stores with many towns in Illinois hit last month. Police sought help from Chicago authorities to recover the property and capture the thieves. In Covington Indiana a separate incident saw George Hutts shot and killed by Mayor O S Jones in a city office after Hutts allegedly attacked the mayor with a chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Quincy
Ill
Trinois
Covington
Ind
George Hutts
O. S. Jones
G. E. Lavengood
Hutts
Jones
New York Swimmer Breaks Record at Midland Meet
Charles H. Daniels of the New York Athletic Club shattered an American record in the 22 yard handicap swim at the Midland Beach tournament hosted by the Midland Athletic Club. He won the event amid strong competition from local and visiting swimmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles H. Daniels
New York Athletic Club
Midland Athletic Club
Midland Beach
Excursion Fares for West Virginia Expo and Colorado Trip
Excursion tickets via Pennsylvania Lines for Wheeling Exposition and State Fair sold from Pittsburg Coshocton Cadiz Chester Rochester Powhatan Massillon to Bridgeport. G A R trips to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo with sales Aug 29 to Sept 3. Stopovers allowed. seek full details from Wm H Kipp Coshocton Ohio. Sept 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Coshocton
Cadiz
Chester
Rochester
Powhatan
Massillon
Bridgeport
Colorado
Denver
Grand Army of the Republic
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Chicago
St. Louis
Wm H. Kipp
Ohio
Northbound Wheeling & Lake Erie Timetable Notes
Passenger schedule shows northbound Bap. and southbound Mail and Express trains from Cleveland at 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to Coshocton and on to Canesville and Dresden with connections to Zanesville. Parlor car service operates on trains 33 and 34 between Zanesville and Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Coshocton
Canesville
Dresden
Zanesville
Buffet parior cars on trains 33 and 45
Connections at Navarre with Wabash trains for Pittsburg Louis and the west. Connections at Toledo for points north and west and at Cleveland Kent and Canton for points east and at Zanesville for points east south and west. Through tickets and baggage checked to all points. Homeseekers tickets to destinations in west and south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Zanesville
Navarre
Pittsburg, &Louis
Toledo
Kent
Canton
West
Exposition celebrates exploration and rail sale to Pacific
The Lewis and Clark Gen tennial Exposition marks exploration of the Oregon Country. Wheeling and Lake Erie offers low rate round trip tickets to Pacific Coast points daily May through Sept. Tickets valid direct to and from routes with a small extra fee to include California. Special rates to California and Northwest coast via California available only on select days each month. Contact agent W J Davies for rates and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Pacific Coast
California
Northwest Coast
W. J. Davies
Cheap Summer Trips to Various Points via Pennsylvania Lines
Excursion fares advertised for trips to Winona Lak h Indiana Portland Oregon Denver Colorado Richmond Pennsylvania Philadelphia. Dates span May 10 to September 80 inclusive Portland August 31 convention National Association of Letter Carriers and G A R encampment. W J Davies agent promotes summer travel via Pennsylvania lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Lines
Portland
Ore
Nation Association of Letter Carriers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chestnut Street
J. D. Crumsley
First
Grace) M. E. Church
C. &. Clark
Young Peoples’ Society
Emmanuel’s Lutheran Church
Walnut and
Seventh Streets
Herbert T. Weber
Luther League
Church of Sacred Heart
Burt Avenue
Father Synan
German Evangelical Church
Locust Street
E. R. Jaeger
Ing
Seventh Day Adventists
Selby Hall
B. L. House
Roscoe M. P. Church
Roscoe M. E. Church
Maughiman
Young People’s Society
Salvation Army
City Hall
Adj
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
F. J. Gheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
All Druggiste
Mother Earth
Mother's Bread
Quaker Bread
Peerless Bread
Boston Brown Bread
Esa
Hackmag
Michigan
Detroit
Mackinac
Marquetta
Duluth
Minneapolis
St Paul
Petoskey
Milwaukee
Georgian Bey
Machinac Islands
Soo Line
ST. Ignace
Aschantz
G.S
Mich
Detroit and
Tr. C. Roche
Coma
Hunt Bldg
Lane
Hunter Building
Main Bt
Avalon, Rambler and
National
Victor and Edison
H. O. Nelson
Main Street
Hoop’s
TREKO
UG and
Main ST
O2g
Idaho
Iowa
Kassay
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Dakotas
Texas
Thee
Main
Essen
W. H. Kipp
Lake Erie
Avondale
Chill
iAr
Baltic
Sugar Creek
Barrs Mills
Dundee
Beach City
Justug
No. 35
W. J. Davibg
Winona Assembly
Colo
Dncampment G. A. R
Richmond
National Congress
Odd Fellows Grand Lodge
RIG& Pennsyl
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!