Chelsea Fire Devastates Chelsea in Boston Suburb
A great blaze in Chelsea Massachusetts caused ten million dollars in damage and left about ten thousand residents homeless. Four bodies recovered and up to fifty injured as 60 mph winds fanned flames that leveled churches hospitals library city hall and many factories and tenements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Chelsea
Boston Fire Department
Chelsea Brigade
Boston Blacking Company
West Third Street
Three Men Assassinated at Lake Harney Packing House
At Lake Harney Florida three white packers Charles Whitehurst George Griffin and Charles Smith were killed when an armed group set fire to their packing house and shot victims as they fled. Ten other white workers escaped. attackers fled and were not identified. The victims had recently arrived from Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Whitehurst
George Griffin
Charles Smith
Lake Harney
Sanford
Fla
Georgia
Hobson Predicts War Between White and Yellow Races
In a debate on the naval appropriation bill, Hobson of Alabama urged four battleships and warned that a war between the yellow and White races is inevitable. He argued Japan seeks Pacific supremacy through military activity, foreseeing a clash with the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
United States
Japan
Hobsen
Alabama
Pacific
Delaware Delegation Backed George Gray for Presidential Nomination
Primary results show Delaware to send a nearly unanimous delegation to Denver in support of Judge George Gray for the presidential nomination. The outcome signals strong statewide backing for Gray among party voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Gray
Denver
George Gray
Alleged Naval Stores Trust Indicted by Savannah Grand Jury
Federal grand jury at Savannah Ga returns true bills against four defendants in the naval stores trust case. Indictments allege conspiring to monopolize and monopolizing trade. four men arrested under bonds totaling five thousand dollars. The remainder were at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Naval Stores Trust
Millions Thrown Away in Navy Yard Debates
Representative Lilley of Connecticut attacked the Electric Boat case and urged a commission on abandoning navy yards at Kittery Port Royal Charleston Key West New Orleans and Mare Island He cited Key West labor costs and low product value and criticized 10 million in Charleston spending while Annapolis remains waterlogged and inaccessible to battleships
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electric Boat Company
Navy Yards
Kittery
Maine
Port Royal
S. C
Charleston
8. C
Key West
Fla
New Orleans
Mare Island
Cal
United States
Lilley
Navy Yard
Navy
Annapolis
Congress
Academy
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Chesapeake
Tennessee Supreme Court Bans Standard Oil From State
The Tennessee Supreme Court, through Justice Neil, declares Standard Oil barred from operating within Tennessee citing acts at Gallatin that restrained trade. The ruling restricts the company to interstate commerce only in Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of Tennessee
Neil
Standard Oil Company
Tennessee
Gallatin
Problem of the unemployed urged to Roosevelt
Edwin J. Meserole of the Ethical Social League of New York urged the appointment of a commission to study unemployment at home and abroad. The aim was to devise practical means to aid the unemployed during national economic disturbances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Edwin J. Meserole
Ethical Social League of New York
Goulds Return to Europe as de Sagan Departs
Mme Anna Gould sails from New York with her children and tutor bound for Genoa and Naples. The Prince de Sagan, who has courted her, also sails for Europe on a separate steamer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Gould
Orient
Mme
New York
Genoa
Naples
Prince de Sagan
Mme. Gould
Europe
Thieves Loot San Francisco Jewelry Store in Bold Robbery
Thieves entered Pt. Lendy’s jewelry shop in a well patrolled district during the night and stole diamonds watches and other jewelry valued at 50000 dollars. Entry was gained by cutting through a partition from a candy shop and the safe blown open with pitro glycerine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Pt. Lendy
Georgia Briefs Highlight Rail Rates and Local Developments
Georgia News notes reduced rail rates for University of Georgia summer session in July. Porter Jones begins life sentence for murder in 1907 at Macon, with brother Albert securing a new trial and bail. Other items report a Meigs death from a dog attack, Brinson Railroad bonds, DeKalb road improvements, and a railroad commission rule on prepaid express charges. Additional items cover garnishment law study, Perkins’ cotton seed work in Brussels, and premiums for better seeds at the Georgia State Fair. Also noted are pension payments, a prohibition ruling, silver demand effects, and India trade figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Wooster
University of Georgia Summer School At
Athens
Porter Jones
Faronton
Robert F. Adams
Macon
Cherokee Brick Company
Albert
Georgia
Atlanta
Farmers’ Union
G. M. Davis
Farmers' Union
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Cotton Storage Pact At Jackson Holds Bales For September
The Farmers Union executive committee and leading state bankers in Jackson Mississippi agreed to hold all stored cotton in union warehouses until September 1. Bankers promise financial support and to restrain market activity to stabilize prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Farmers’ Union
Jackson
Miss
Hughes Picked by New York Republicans for President
Governor Charles E. Hughes was endorsed as New York’s Republican candidate for president at the state convention held Saturday. Four delegates at large and their alternates were instructed to pursue his nomination by all honorable means.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles E. Hughes
Ruef Bribery Trial Opens in San Francisco
After delays the trial of Abraham Ruef began in San Francisco on Tuesday on charges he bribed former Supervisor Jennings Phillipe to vote for the Parkside trolley franchise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafter
Abe Ruef
Abraham Ruef
Jennings Phillipe
Parkside
San Francisco
Unique British Lighthouse on Arnish Rock Stornoway Bay
A remarkable lighthouse sits on Arnish Rock in Stornoway Bay, visible to fishermen across the channel from Lewis. A conical beacon tops the rock with a lantern at the summit. light from Lewis’ window reflects on a mirror to illuminate the Arnish Rock lantern nightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arish Rock
Stornoway Bay
Island of
Lewis
Arnish Rock
Proverb Twist Raises Classroom Discipline Debate
The New York American proposes a reversal of the old saying spare the rod and spoil the child arguing ply the rod and spoil the teacher, highlighting a provocative stance on discipline in schools and instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York American
Indian Agent Girl Takes Charge of Palm Springs Reservation
Miss Clara True, a young Indian agent, oversees 800 residents in five Palm Springs colonies on the San Jacinto range. She seeks a bloodless administration but warns she will not fully entrust enforcement of federal liquor laws to her police, following a shooting incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Clara True
Palm Springs
Moringo
Mission Creek
Palms
San Manuel
San Jacinto
Miss True
Accommodations Needed Explain Skeletons in Family
A puzzled architect asks why so many closets. The reply speaks of a family with many skeletons, implying hidden pasts. The Philadelphia Ledger cites a social cast remark. The text also notes England has higher coal consumption per person than any other country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Ledger
England
Lost $300 on medicines while craving proper food
A Michigan woman spent $300 on tonics to cure nervous dyspepsia. She says wrong eating caused her illness, then Grape-Nuts improved her health and helped her gain four pounds in a week. She urges others to try the cereal and mentions Postum Co. Battle Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Pligs
Hand mixed paint praised as scientific and reliable
An advocate argues that hand mixed paint by painters is the most scientific method, using genuine white lead and linseed oil. The article notes National Lead Company supplies factory made paste and offers a free tester, urging readers to verify purity for painters and homeowners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Lead Company
Woodbridge Building
New York
N. Y
Kidney Trouble Testimony From Duncan, Pa Mrs Mutzabaugh
Mrs H Mutzabaugh of Duncan near Philadelphia describes Spring illness with kidney pain smothering spells and sediment in urine. She credits eight boxes of Dean’s Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo with restoring health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
His Unfortunate Business Fable Reflected In Fox And Wolf
A fable based dialogue notes the wolf’s thin appearance as a result of his line of work. The fox questions the gaunt look while the wolf explains he stays away from doors until nothing remains to eat in the house. The piece appears in the Catholic Standard and Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Standard and Times
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted for Deafness
Local notice proclaims deafness caused by Eustachian tube inflammation and catarrh. It promises cures via constitutional remedies and Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for incurable cases, with circulars offered free and products sold by Druggists. Also advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F.j.cruminy & Co
Toledo
Druggista
On the Job in Garfield Tea Gossip
Two angels banter about St Peter keeping his doorkeeper post and hoping for payback on a robber. The column praises Garfield Tea Co. for a herbal remedy claimed to support liver kidney and stomach function and offers free samples from Brooklyn New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angel
St. Peter
Paul
Cleveland
Garfield
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ladies Can Wear Shoes One Size Smaller After Allen's
A brief advertisement claims Allen's Foot Ease makes tight or new shoes comfortable by curing swollen hot, aching feet, growing nails, corns and bunions. Sold at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with a mail order trial package available. Address Allen Olmsted LeRoy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen, Olmsted
LeRoy
N.Y
Hicks Capuchine Quietens Nervous System Tonic
Hicks Capuchine is promoted as a liquid tonic to calm and refresh nerves and brain. It claims to help with fatigue worry sleeplessness and nervous tension with trial and regular bottle sizes offered by druggists.
Eczema Cure Ad Promises Quick Relief for Skin Ailments
A 1907 testimonial from Glencoe Maryland claims Terreeives offers the fastest, safest cure for eczema and other skin diseases after 4 days use. Mrs M Harvey reports twelve years of eczema relief with the product sold by mail for 5 cents through J T Sturraine, Savannah Georgia. A note adds a quip about misused prompts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glencoe
Mra
M. Harvey
J.T. Sxur- Traine
Dept. A
Savannah
Also Mentioned on This Page
Orange Packers
Hobson
Representative Lilley
Connecticut
Standard Oil
President Roosevelt
Edwin Meserole
Georgia Briefs
John Dey
Meigs
Dey
Culpepper
Railroad Commission
George M. Brinson
Brinson Railroad Company
Brinson
DeKalb
Decatur
DeKalb County
State Railroad Commission
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Southern Railway
Straus
South
Perkins
Interstate
Cotton Seed Crushers’ Association
Louisville
Lindsey
General Assembly
State Court of Appeals
BE. M. Roberts
Hill
Calhoun
City Court of
Roberts
Courtland
India
Great Britain
Mexico
Mississippi Bankers and Farmers’ Union
Hughes
St. Vitus
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!