Supreme Court upholds Beckham in Kentucky governor contest
The U S Supreme Court dismissed the Kentucky governorship case for want of jurisdiction affirming the Kentucky court of appeals. Chief Justice Fuller said state offices contests settle by the political branch. assembly’s decision favored Beckham and Goebel. Dissenters included Justices Brewer Harlan Brown and McKenna. Kentucky Democrats celebrated with demonstrations and flowers laid on Goebel’s grave. Mount refused to honor Beckham’s requisition for Finley’s return in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kentucky
United States Supreme Court
Beckham
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Fuller
General Assembly
Assembly
Goebel
Tribunal of the People
Brewer
Harlan
Brown
McKenna
Francfort
Supreme Court
William Goebel
Taylor
State Capitol
Murray
Mount
Inpranapolis
Charles Finley
Finley
Presbyterian General Assembly Opens in St Louis
The Presbyterian General Assembly began its 112th annual meeting in St Louis at the Washington and Compton Avenue church with nearly 1,000 commissioners from northern western states and overseas synods. Rev Charles Dickey, D D of Philadelphia was elected moderator succeeding Rev Robert F Sample.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dickey
D. D
Philadelphia
Presbyterian Hospital
Work of Congress Ten Day Summary May 16 21
Senate debated financial conduct on island and post office affairs with emphasis on postal funds. House advanced Red Cross incorporation and river harbor funding while tackling Alaskan code and post office pneumatic tube debates. Boer commissioners floor privileges and Nicaragua canal votes shaped subsequent actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenday
Senate
Clark
Montana
House
Bacon
Cubs
Congress
American National Red Cross
McCumber
Philippine Islands
Tillman
South
Cox
Tenn
Appomattox
Lee
Grant
State of Missouri
Benton
Blair
Statuary Hall
Capitol
Ulysses S. Grant
Allen
Washington
Morgan
Wheat and live stock mixed in market report
May wheat closed down after morning firmness due to dry northwest conditions. Corn oats and provisions slipped while cash quotes listed for No. 2 red and spring wheat, corn and oats. Cattle hogs and sheep receipts in Kansas City and Chicago showed varied demand with feeders steady and heifers strong in spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cnicano
Cattle Receipts Report From South Omaha Market
May 21 cattle receipts total 2400 with steady to lower trends. Native beef steers bring 4.40 to 5.00, cows and heifers down about ten cents to 3.00 to 3.70, canners 2.40 to 2.50, stockers and feeders irregular. Highs and lows reflect typical market variability for the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutcaco
Texas
South Omaua
Speedway in Vienna 8 Miles Long and 1902 Trotting Finals
The article notes plans for an 8 mile speedway at Vienna and reports on the Occident stake of 1902 for trotting foals of 1899 with 94 entries. It mentions a green Direct offspring in Chicago trainer George West’s stable aiming for a 2:10 sea son and various breeding and driving news across the United States including Kendall stock farm, the Nova Scotia driving club, and Belmont Driving club efforts with $5,000 purses during the Republican convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
California Agricultural
Kendall Stock Farm
Valley Falls
Kan
Nova Scotia
Digby
United States
Genoa
Prince
Philadelphia
Charles A. Mullen
Belmont Driving Club
W. Winship
California
Gazelle
Belle Hamlin
Honest George
John Ruskin Remembered as Master of English Prose
Critics hail John Ruskin for blending spiritual beauty with material art and shaping mid nineteenth century English thought. He sparked deep thinking, inspired successors, and left prose praised for its musical quality and moral vision in multiple editorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ruskin
Pittsburg Dispatch
Shakespeare
Ruskin
Minerva
Washington Post
New York Sun
Herbert Spencer
Buffalo Courier
Carlyle
Chicago
England
Darwin
Huxley
Spencer
Arnold
New York World
Shelley
Milton
Buffalo Express
Pert Personalities Run Through Notable Quotes
A compilation of brief remarks about Alfred Austin, Lord Roberts, the Countess de Castellane, Emperor William, and Richard Harding Davis. The notes hint at public perception and satire from Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore, and Boston newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Austin
Corbett
Chicago Record
Lord Roberts
Philadelphia
Buletin
Countess de Castellane
Washington Star
Emperor William
Baltimore
Richard Harding Davis
Transvaal
Boston Globe
Orchard and Garden Tips for Growth and Protection
Fine compost serves as the best fertilizer for flowers. If mildew appears on roses dust with sulphur. Marketing fruit requires more skill than most farm products. Nut trees provide shade along roads and pastures. Mulch heavily under peach trees to protect them as far out as the branches extend. Strawberries suffer from repeated thawing and freezing, not just severe cold. Proper mulching prevents this injury if done in good season.
Pedagogue Seeks Share of Methodist Century Offering
The Pedagogue notes Chicago Northwestern University asks for 1 500 000 of a 20 000 000 Methodist church campaign. Chicago funds deaf children's public schools with 11 schools serving about 2000 pupils. Dr Luis Alejandro Baralt resigns from City College of New York to teach English at Ha v E Chariton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Northwestern University
Methodist
Methodist Church
Chicago
Luis
Alejandro Baralt
College of the City of New ‘York
University of Ha
V ‘E.chariton
Blackthesky’s bin
Wonderful Fish From Ocean Depths Reveals Living Lights
Professor Charles I. Holder describes a voyage where divers delve miles deep, encountering a dawnlike field of gleaming stalks and luminous fish dredged by the Albatross and Challenger. Creatures such as chlasmodon and mala costeus display bioluminescence and extraordinary jaws and skin textures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Umbellularia
India
Charles I. Holder
Meaning of the needle’s eye proverb and view on proverbs
A columnist reflects on the biblical parable of the needle’s eye and parallel sayings from Job Solomon Confucius Mohammed and the Koran. He notes the proverb’s portrayal of impossible gates and argues that while Western proverbs persist many from ancient cultures have faded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Heaven
Job
Solomon
Confucius
Mohammed
Richard
Bill Arp
Atlanta Constitution
Married Life Promises and Domestic Quarrels
A couple dithers between transcendent romance and mundane domestic needs before a wedding. George insists their love remains rare and deep, while Lou suggests ordinary meals and tasks like sewing buttons. The exchange highlights tension between passion and daily life.
Scottish preacher mocks loaves and fishes sermon
A Scottish clergyman told hearers not to call each other liars and urged whistling at lies. He compared biblical loaves to hills of Scotland, prompting baker Willy Macdonald to ask what ovens could bake such loaves, launching a brief humor exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Willy Macdonald
Willy
Tools That Built Civilization, From Steam to Steel
Quoting Newell Dwight Hillis, the passage notes that the modern home and its comforts arise from tools. It argues that machinery reduced work hours and powered daily life, while removing tools would set civilization back a century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newell Dwight Hillis
Water Supply in Porto Rico Faces Decay Risk
Fragmentary account notes Porto Rico water from mountain streams should be pure for use but describes a thick bed of decaying vegetation under the surface risking contamination. It hints at ongoing water quality concerns without full details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto Rico
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wu Tay
Rie
United States Supreme
Court
Dickey
Presbyterian General Assembly
St. Louis
Sirus Rock
United States District Court
John A. Williams
Guy Miller
Alden Hayes
Boards of Control
Topeka
National Conference of Charities and Corrections
Nonpartisan’ Board
Lawrence
Haskell Indian School
van Wyck
Wessels
Knights
Oeicgo
The
West Omaha
Bronx
Pot Pueblo
Joseph Denver
Des Moines
Aet. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Boston New York
Vets
Pittsburg
Wl. d. Indianaulis
Minneapolis
Pipraubee
Buffalo
JD Cage
Kansas City
Cleveland
Detroit
South Umahsa
Pert Personals
George
Angel
Lou
Goodby
Pearson’s Magazine
Morner
Leyas
Tom Bradvield
Metropolitan National Bank
Continental National Bank
Cnt
Deseret National
Salt Lakity
Utah
People's Ationa Bank
Facute Island
Iowa
Rosenbaum Bros. & CO
Union Stock Yards
Clay, Robinson & CO
Silberman Brothers
Michigan $T
Ohicago
Ill
Werner
Webster’s Dictionary
Western
Asia
Europe
Noah Webster
U.S. Naval
Masséa
Pr Co
Saasfield Pub
Akron
Ohio
Dillon, Montana
Denver
Burlington
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Omaha
W. Temple ST
R. F. Nzsten
Catarre
Ely
Healy
Vwarren Street
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!