Prominent New Yorker Fatally Fires Intruder in Apartment
James Allen, east side hotel manager, shot and killed a man he believed to be an intruder in his Third Avenue apartment. Guthmager of Miner's Theatre, who lived in the same building, is believed to have mistaken Allen for the intruder. Both men and Allen’s wife collapsed after the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas H. Guthmager
Miner's Theatre
James Allen
East Side
Third Avenue
Guthinger
Allen
Aviator Fernandez Killed in France After Motor Explosion
In Nice France today M Fernandez suffered instant death when his motor exploded causing his biplane to crash during aviation events at Rheims last August. He had previously flown a Wright machine, becoming the third motor powered flyer to die in such accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nice
France
M. Fernandez
Rheims
Fernandez
Lieut. S. Elfridge
Orville Wright
Fort Meyer
EB. Lefebvre
Lefebvre
Zelaya Sends Troops East Amid Nicaragua Tensions
A Mana-Sua consulate message dated December 4 reports President Zelaya sending troops and artillery eastward and fuels rumors he plans to leave Nicaragua. No official word confirms Creel, ex Mexican ambassador, visiting Washington to present representations on the Nicaragua situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Mana- Sua
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Creel
Mexico
State Department
Troops Quell Strike Trouble at Aetna Mills
Bridgeport December 6 1500 troops on hand failed to prevent disorder at the Aetna standard mills strike zone of the American Sheet and Tin Plate Co. Plants did not resume operations and officials expected no trouble until workers are brought in from other parts of the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Aetna Standard Mills
American Sheet and Tin Plate Co
Ityll
New Minister to China Named
Washington announces the appointment of William J. Calhoun of Chicago as minister to China. Calhoun has accepted the post and China has indicated pleasure in receiving him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
WM .J. Calhoun
Chicago
Washington
Wm. J. Calhoun
State Department
Calhoun
Congress Opens With Crowded Galleries In Washington
The sixty first Congress convenes amid crowded galleries as senators and representatives begin the long session. Death notices for Senator Johnson of North Dakota and Representatives Lassiter of Virginia and DeArmond of Missouri prompt adjournment. Thompson and McCredie and Moxley await swearing in before the president's annual message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington
Senator Johnson
North Dakota
Lassiter
Virginia
DeArmond
Missouri
Thompson
Sen
Fountain L. Thompson
W. W. McCredie
W. J. Moxley
Illinois
Congress
Senate
House
Merrees
Marines On The Way To Central America From Dixie
The Dixie transport carried 700 marines and gear after Prairie failed to float from Pea Patch mud. Admiral Kimball leads the force bound for Colon and possibly Nicaragua. Navy shifted plans three days behind schedule and may dredge Prairie to free her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Dixie
Prairie
Central America
Admiral Kimball
Colon
Nicaragua
Navy Department
Pea Patch Island
Delaware River
Morse Petition Denied by Supreme Court
Washington reports the Supreme Court denied Charles W. Morse’s petition for a writ of certiorari. The decision leaves in place Morse’s fifteen year prison sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Chas. W. Morse
New York
Morse
Rail yards operate at full capacity despite storm
Rail officials say all yards including the Minnesota transfer and South St. Paul terminals are at full capacity with forty two switchmen on duty. Merchants report air freight deliveries while western terminals note trains slowed by the storm and Minneapolis mills east of the river resume or near resume operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minnesota Transfer
South St. Paul
Dooley
Minnesota Transfer Yards
Western Terminal
Minneapolis
Convict Broker Swindler Wallace H Hopkins Found Guilty
Chicago December 6 jury convicts Wallace H Hopkins broker charged with using the mails to defraud. He allegedly defrauded customers of about 500000. Judge K M Landis imposes maximum 4 and one half years at Fort Leavenworth and a 1800 dollar fine. Motion for new trial filed. arguments set for December 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wallace H. Hopkins
K. M. Landis
United States District Court
Hopkins
Fort Leavenworth
Labor Leaders Win Decision In Contempt Cases
The court granted the petition for a writ of certiorari in the contempt cases of Samuel Gompers Frank Morrison and John Mitchell AF of L officers. The ruling brings the Bucks Stove and Range Co. record to the Supreme Court for review. Honolulu December 6 Lanai island sold for 326000 to a local company to grow cotton and other crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
John Mitchell
American Federation of Labor
Bucks Stove and Range Co
Supreme Court
Honolulu
Lanai
W. G. Irwin
Elks Party Survivors Hit After Osceola Trolley Crash
On December 6 in Calumet Michigan, a rear end collision on the Houghton county traction line at Osceola killed Joseph Brady and seriously injured Rev J B Curzon. Two others from the Hancock Elks lodge were badly hurt as they rode a special car to memorial services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet
Mich
Joseph Brady
J. EB. Curzon
Houghton County
Osceola
Elks Lodge of
Hancock
Elks
Quarrel in Senate Ends in Fatal Bolivian Duel
In La Paz on December 6 Senator Fernandez Molina was shot dead in a duel with Senator Adolfo Trigo Acha. The quarrel began during a senate debate over promoting ex president Col. Ismael Montes to general. They fought at dawn with revolvers. Acha's bullet killed Molina in the head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Paz
Bolivia
Fernandez Molina
Adolfo Trigo Acha
Senate
Col
Ismael Montes
Acha
Wreck and Fire at Gipsy Home Sparks Riot
Neighbors warned Gipsy families at 4656 Sherman St to move but were ignored. A mob attacked the home tearing windows and porch, set fire, dumped wagons, and assaulted Steve Benbo. Stockyards police intervened to quell the riot and guard the house overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Gipsies
Lake steamer collision sinks Henry Brenner and damages Berwind
Sault Ste. Marie reports a wireless message from the steamer Down River stating the Henry Stein Brenner of Cleveland was sunk yesterday and the Berwind lies at anchor seriously damaged near Round Island in St. Marys River after a collision between the two steamers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Down River
Henry Steinbrenner
Cleveland
Berwind
Round Island
St. Mary's River
Death from Cold Claims First Victim in Chicago
Chicago report records M. Griffin a laborer found dead in a barn as the city’s first exposure death this winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
M. Griffin
Buchanan Suicides Highlight Local Tragedies Across Dates
Historical notices record three Buchanan residents taking their own lives within 1908 to 1909. Rev. R. L. Dougherty reportedly died by suicide in Buchanan on December 27, 1908. March 26, 1909, F. Agee Russell of Buchanan died by suicide in Fargo. On December 6, 1909, one Gram of Buchanan attempted death by self harm in Fargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Agee Russell
Rev. R. L. Dougherty
Fargo. House
R. L. Dougherty
Buchanan
Fargo
Ove Gram Regains Consciousness at St John’s Hospital
Quote from Ove Gram after regaining consciousness at noon at St John’s hospital leaves no clear update on his condition. Hospital attaches offered no information. Those close to the goan remain hopeful for his recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ove Gram
St. John's Hospital
Suichie Effort Sparks Unclear Public Push
A fragmentary note references an effort described as suichie with unclear goals and limited readable detail. No further concrete names, dates, or places are readable to identify the event or actors involved.
Pact Linked Buchanan Trio Ends In Tragedy
A pact formed in Buchanan North Dakota among three young men led to two previous deaths by suicide and now one of them Ove Gram lies dying at St Johns hospital after a self inflicted gunshot. He had spoken of joining the others and death in recent months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan
N. D
Ove Gram
St.John's Hospital
Rev
R. L. Dougherty
F. Agee Russell
Taft Approves Plan to Boost Diplomatic Promotions
President Taft issued an executive order on Secretary Knoxs suggestion to improve the diplomatic service. The plan preserves efficiency records and restricts outside appointments to third secretary level, promoting from lower grades based on merit for secretaryships of higher classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Legations
Taft
Knox
Secon
Leg
$20,000,000 for Mississippi River Improvement
Washington reports an incoming bill by Representative Tawney to authorize a 20 million dollar program to deepen the Mississippi from Minneapolis to the Missouri. The plan targets a minimum six foot depth, follows approved War Department plans, and uses a continuing contract funding approach though costs run into hundreds of millions. The measure may gain authorization this year though current appropriations are not set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mississippi
Minneapolis
Missouri
Representative Tawney
Minnesota
Tawney
Congress
Gronna Talks With Stalwart Leaders Amid North Dakota Shifts
St. Paul, Minn. December 6. Congressman A J Gronna insurgent from North Dakota met with stalwart leaders at the Ryan hotel before returning to Washington. The closed conference signals possible new alignments as politicians in North Dakota reassess loyalties following Senator Johnson's death and a Democrat's succession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gronna 18
Ryan
St. Paul
Minn
North Dakota
Johnson
Ryan Hotel
A. J. Gronna
House
Gronna
East
Tom Marshall
Three Killed in Cleveland Home Murder Case
Dee Cleveland analyzed: Mrs Josephine Mangino and two children Annie and Jimmie Lupica were killed in a Cleveland home during a money dispute. Baby Joe Lupica died from stab wounds. Antonio Mangino, husband and stepfather, fled after the attack. Police note the family had quarrel over funds from a house sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Dee. G
Josephine Mangino
Annie
Jimmie Lupica
Joe Lupica
Antonio Mangino
Circle Slayer Is Electrocuted at Sing Sing
New York reports Bedros Hampartzoonian, Armenian slayer of rug merchant H Tavshanjiam, was executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing. Hampartzoonian acted for a circle of anarchist revolutionaries who had extorted money from Tavshanjiam to fund plans against the Turkish sultan. Tavshanjiam refused and was killed at his shop door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sing Sing
New York
Bedros Hampartzoonian
H. Tavshanjiam
Sing Sing Prison
Hampartzoonian
Revolutionary Society of
Turkey
Tavshanjian
Boiler Explosion Kills Two in Kansas City Building
Two men die and four others are injured when a boiler explodes in the basement of a six story building at 912 Broadway in Kansas City's wholesale district. Emergency crews respond to the blast on December 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Broadway
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bers
Granna
Bill
Secretary of Agriculture
House of Representatives
Nelson W. Aldrich
Rhode Island
Eugene Hale
Maine
Middle West
Joseph L. Bristow
Kansas
la Follette
Wisconsin
LABOR
Hawaiian Island
Great Lakes
Sault Ste. Marie
Stalwart
Marshall
Slayer
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!