Condition Of Crops In August Report
The monthly report from the chief of the statistics section of the Department of Agriculture notes crop conditions on August 1, Wheat and other grains run below ten year averages while Rye and hogwheat stay strong. Potatoes and hay yield are reported as good with several states showing varied conditions compared to July 1, 1903, and August 1, 1902, against ten year averages. A table lists the condition for twenty principal states for August 1 over the last three years and July 1 figures with ten year averages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agricultura
Angily
Aylet
Te Au. Aver
Jmllnoty
Mat Sons
Tee
Lobenska
Georgia
Tennessea
Kentucky
Thalians
F. jiatertDy
Virginia
Dakota
Oklahoma
Patna
Legourt
Obkighome
Texas
Augusta
Ang
Swba
Aver
Minnesota
Onta
Tulyl
sNebraska
Indiana
New York
Penna
Michigan
G&s
American Cardinal to Vote for Pope
Cardinal Gibbons, the first American cardinal to take part in a papal election, was noted for learning, broad Christian spirit, and conservative judgment. His role amid lingering Span American War hostilities highlighted his prominence in the conclave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal Gibbons
Teo’s
Attecessor
Order of Things
Paris Metro Disaster Claims Hundreds of Lives
A Paris underground electric railway catastrophe killed nearly a hundred people as three trains were consumed by fire. One train halted at Mont Montant station amid a crowded scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Metropolitan Electric Railway
Mon Itmontant
Wheat and oats crop conditions across states in Aug report
The Aug report shows five spring wheat states with varied conditions on Aug 1 and July 1 1908 and ten year averages. oats condition across ten states also detailed with August 1 figures and prior years. The notes discuss flax barley rye and potatoes conditions and a dramatic Paris incident where a tunnel fire trapped and suffocated passengers.
University leaders reshaped amid emeritus honor and resignations
Columbia University will honor Prof William B Ware as emeritus professor after 22 years heading the school of architecture. John Huston Fenney to be inaugurated as president of the College of the City of New York on October 1 with addresses by President Roosevelt and former President Cleveland. Gyrus Northrup of Minnesota threatens to resign over unpaid salary as state funding remains insufficient. Brander Matthews named to head Columbia's English department after the death of Thomas Randolph Price. W L Carlyle of Wisconsin Agricultural College to chair at Colorado State Agricultural College starting next September. A W Gaul, Canada's cotton king, has died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia University
New York City
William B. Ware
John Huston Fenney
College of the City of New York
Hoosevelt
Cleveland
Ad‘dreapen
Gyrus Northrup
University of Minnesota
Brander Matthews
Thomas Randolph Price
Ieng‘sh
W.L Carlyle
Wisconsin Agricultural College
Colorado State Agricultural College
Misplaced Comma Spelled Nebraska Death Sentence
Fragmented OCR notes discuss a Nebraska death sentence of William Rhes tied to punctuation errors. It argues that a mispunctuated statute influenced the outcome, tracing how wording and amendments affected capital punishment interpretations and the eventual decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Supreme Court clarifies robbery murder intent rule
A court ruling explains that the state need not prove intent to murder before robbery in a holdup case. An engraved law copy led to a revised serial, and Henry Yuhn was shot and killed in Snyder Nebraska during a hold-up by two accomplices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Henry Yuhn
Snyder
Neb
Feudists Jett and White Convicted of Murder
The jury in Jackson Kentucky found Curtla Jette and Thomas White guilty of murdering James B. Marcum in Jackson. Each received a life term. The case, tried over nearly three weeks, followed a history of local violence and prior trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jett
White
Jamoa
Marcum
Curtla Jete
Thomas White
James B. Marcum
Jackson
Webster
Mn Sovera
Goldett
Court of Appeals
Ft Ill
Inter
Hargis-Cockerils Fond i Breathitt
Taockson
Cockerill
Panama Route in Peril as Colombia Backs Amendments
Article reports that Colombia has adopted nine amendments to the Panama canal treaty, likely killing the Panama route. It suggests Roosevelt may choose the Nicaragua path. Officials lack detail, but the amendments reportedly seek a larger bonus and bar U S absolute control over the canal zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colombia
Nicaragua
Panama Canal
Roosevelt
Panama
Congressional Committee
United States Senate
Department of State
Senor Herron
Washington
United States
Rural Delivery Growth and New Mall Routes
Postmaster General Payne reports rural free delivery expansion across the nation. In July, about 3,000 new routes were established as part of the current fiscal year. Total appropriation is $12,000,000, slightly under the amount needed to sustain existing service, with petitions for roughly 11,000 more routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postmonster
Payne
New Government for the Army United States adopts general staff plan
Washington authorities call the general staff reform the army's most significant change in fifty years. The plan, effective Aug 15, abolishes the office of General Commanding and places command under the President and Secretary of War with a 42 member staff led by M S B Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Army
Congress Institutor
Miles
M. B. Young
United States
Itanovy
Barbara
Military College
Ute
Te Ie
Henry
Corbin
William HL. Carter
Roosevelt Condemns Mob Law In Lynching Letter
President Roosevelt writes Gov. Durbin of Indiana urging swift punishment for crimes like rape or murder while condemning mob violence. He warns lynching fuels lawlessness, endangers rights, and erodes the republic by delaying justice and eroding civil order across race and class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Durban
Indiana
Durbin
Ile
Daily Press
Avery
Ita
Fragmentary 1900s notices on deaths and laws
Notes report several terse incidents including a talent binder factory greeting at a penitentiary, a drowning of Martin Deeginger aged 1 in the Kaw river near Lopeki, a conductor Wert Clay killed in Okinhona City while switching cars, and a push to license music teachers in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Penitentiary
Martin Deeginger
Kaw River
Schmachlugy
Lopeki
Kaw
Wert Clay
Okinhona City
O. 4
Towa
Kansas City Suit Over Water Quality Damages
A Kansas City lawyer and client Eva J Dorsey claim typhoid fever from city water contamination and seek 5000 dollars in damages. A federal grand jury will probe Clerk Solomon Meheule and other House members in Honolulu over alleged voucher destruction tied to the last two sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Eva J. Dorsey
al Jeger
Federal Grand Jury
Solomon Meheule
House of Representatives
Honolulu
House
Mere act of treading on match proves fatal
Misa Maria Murphy of Pontiac Illinois died in Denver Colorado after a match on a sidewalk set her clothing ablaze. She had been severely burned while returning from church near N Q Tanquary’s home, and died at a hospital before her father could reach the city. She was to marry Dr Albert Anderson of Montreal on returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talen
Colorado
Albert Anderson
Montreal
Canada
Denver
Railroads plot new lines and deals across the South and West
Irvan Tupiniau notes Southern Pacific to equip telegraph lines with telephones from New Orleans to El Paso. Atlantic Coast Line buys Charleston terminal property. Missouri Kansas Texas allocates 1 million dollars to expand Parsons shops. Atlantic Coast Line begins through service Charleston to Augusta. Frisco bets on fast St Louis to Houston flyer. Chicago roads eye Stickney tract control for yards and exchange. Michigan sues state for 60 million in damages over charter repeal. Oil expands as dust control in Arizona New Mexico and California deserts with 816 miles treated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific
New Orleana
el Paso
Atlantic Coset Line
East Shore ‘Terminal Company
Charleston
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
Parsons
Kaw
Atlantic Coast Line
D. C
Augusta
Frisco
St. Louis
Houston
Texas
Chicago
Stickney
Michigan Centre
State of
Michigan
Ita
Arizona
New Mexico
California
Government notes process and civil service gender gaps
The article surveys a new secret paper treatment for bank notes promising faster drying and durability, contrasted with the current lengthy process. It also reports Civil Service Commission data showing women face far fewer appointments than men in clerk, stenography, and typewriter exams, despite similar pass rates. It notes a Persian diplomat Gen Isone Khan planning a Washington legation, plus Capitol stats, rural delivery carrier rules, a court case on pay deductions, and the death of Frederick W. Holla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
United States
Engles
Nna
The
Civil Service Commission
Atenographers
Commission
Petrona
Isone Khan
Poraln
Washington
Hig
Persia
Kahn
Sturh
Occagiona
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cardinal Gibrons
Les Charonnes
Amd
Belleville
Agverai Acura
Jire
Bone
Walat
Sam—The ‘Damned Twister
A. W. Gaul
Oanada’s
Cotton King Ly
William Rhes
Omaha
Olive Inn
William Rea
Arter
Irvan
Tupiniau
Capitol
Civil Services Commission
Court of Clamns
Frederick W. Holla
International Court
don‘Ty
Yonkers, N.Y
KMAN
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!