Seventeenth annual United Mine Workers meet in Indianapolis
A compilation lists January events and mid year assemblies including the seventeenth annual convention of the United Mine Workers in Indianapolis, meetings of suffrage, Confederate veterans, and various national societies and associations across major cities from January to December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
United Mine Workers
Indianapolis
National Assembly of the Tnited Mine Workers of America
Fifteenth National Convention
Daughters of the Revolution
Philadelphia
Congress of the National Society
Sons of the American Revolution
Boston
Global chronology of 1900s events in brief
A digest of diverse events from 1900s world history including strikes in US and Canada, political expulsions in Venezuela and France, the Simplon tunnel opening, battles in the Moro conflict, U S Supreme Court actions, notable deaths like Johann Most and Benjamin Franklin, naval launches, race riots, labor strikes, bank failures, and cultural milestones across multiple nations with dates from February through December.
Sporting records January 23 through December summaries
A historical roundup lists F. H. Mariott driving the Stanley Steamer to world auto records at Ormond Florida on January 23 and 26, plus a 1 hour 15 minute 402 6 second 100 mile run by Clifford Earp. It notes Olympic games in Athens and various racing milestones including Spearmint, Burgomaster, Tokalon, and Go Between during June and July, plus Walker Edward Payson Weston’s 96 mile Philadelphia to New York feat. Other entries cover rowing, football, boat races, and billiards records through December 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Mariott
Ormond
Fla
Clifford Earp
George F. Slosson
New York City
Jacob Schaefer
Athens
Greece
Martin J. Sheridam
Sir Huon
Louisville
Grapple
Belmont Park
Tokalon
Gravesend
Edward Payson Weston
Philadelphia
New York
Spearmint
Burgomaster
Paris
Go Between
Cornell
Poughkeepale
Bzisz
le Mans
France
Harvard
New London
T. J. Hicks
Chicago
Earthquake and Storm Toll Worldwide Reported
A historical digest lists numerous natural disasters with large death tolls and property losses. Entries mention earthquakes in Masaya Nicaragua Missouri Kansas Nebraska Arizona New Mexico Colombia Formosa Chile and California. typhoons in Hong Kong. floods on the Mexican Central line. storms in Mississippi Arkansas Tennessee and the French coast. tidal waves and cyclones causing extensive damage and deaths. Estimates run into thousands of lives and millions in losses across multiple regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vesuvius
Naples
Bosco Tre-Case
Vesuvius
England
Formosa
San Francisco
San Jose
Santa Rosa
Albany
N. Y
Tuscany
Lne
Mexican Central Railway
Great Lakes
Honduras
Cuba
Florida
California
Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
Fires devastate major elevators across cities
The Union elevator in East St. Louis burns destroying property valued at 1.5 million dollars. A fire at the Duluth elevator plant results in a 1 million dollar loss. San Francisco suffers a 1 million dollar fire at its fighting plant. The Intercolonial railway plant in Moncton New Brunswick also reports a 1 million dollar loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
St. Louis
Duluth
San Francisco
Intercolonial Railway
Moncton
N. B
International Morrocco conference opens at Algeciras Spain
An international conference on Moroccan affairs opened in Algeciras Spain with delegates from major powers. The records show agreement on disputed points between France and Germany and the signing of the Moroccan convention by conference delegates. The event reflects escalating diplomatic efforts preceding broader European tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algeciras
Spain
Rouvier
Charles S. Francis
Troy
N. Y
Bellamy Storer
Austria
Morocco
France
Germany
Count Witte
Russia
Year's Dead: Noted Figures Claimed by Death Across Ranks
A sweeping memorial list notes generals, authors, politicians, actors, and scientists who died, naming Gen. Francis Fessenden in Portland aged 66, Dr. William Rainey Harper in Chicago aged 49, Susan B. Anthony in Rochester aged 86, Manuel Quintana in Buenos Aires aged 71, and many others from cities like New York, London, Paris, and Dublin. The roster includes Commodore McCann, Marshall Field, Henrik Ibsen, Carl Schurz, and Mary Putnam Jacobi, reflecting a global spectrum of notable deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Fessenden
Portland
Harrigan Withiam Weir
Lewes
Singland
Mary McDonald
Philadelphia
William Rainey Harper
University of Chicago
Chicago
Sir Mountstuart Grant Duff
London
William P. McCann
New Rochelle
N. Y
Marshall Field
New York City
George Jacob Trdlyoake
Brighton
England
Joseph Wheeler
Brooklyn
Christian IX
Denmark
Queen Alexandra
Copenhagen
Josim M. Schofield
St. Augustine
Fla
Eugene Richter
Reichstag
Bismarck
Germany
Berlin
Manuel Quintana
Buenos Ayres
Susan Brownell Anthony
Rochester
Milton
Mass
Robert Ogden
Doremus
Col. H. K. Shackelford
Bainbridge
W. H. McDonald
Springfield
Michael Davitt
Dublin
W. F. Owen
Carl Schurz
Linccoln
J. C. Bidbatt
Montclair
N. J
Fannie
Dozens of Rail and Mine Disasters Reported Worldwide
A condensed list of fatal accidents and disasters from mines and railways across the world. Included are deadly mine explosions in Pas-de-Calais and Mont, multiple train wrecks in Colorado Illinois Wyoming and England, deadly incidents in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and a major factory explosion in Germany. The reports mention hundreds of casualties and numerous injuries, with victims including miners, train crews, and passengers.
Clement Authority on Canadian Lands
Public notice promotes land investment in Canada urging buyers to contact William Clement. It claims Clement made Canada famous in the region and offers to take prospective land buyers up every Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clement
Canada
William Clement
Very Low Rates to State Teachers' Association
Ex cursion tickets will be sold Dec 26 and 26 with favorable return limits. Apply to agents Chicago & North Western Ry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Teachers’ Association
Springfield
North-Western
Gould
Chicago & North- Western Ry
Disasters at Sea 22 Fatalities and Shipwrecks listed
A compiled list recounts multiple maritime disasters with high death tolls. Notable losses include the Brazilian turret Aquidaban near Rio de Janeiro with 212 killed and 22 injured, and the sinking of the British King near Bable Island with 27 sailors missing. Other incidents: Valencia near Cape Heals, Count de Smet de Nacyer, Uvat No. 56 off Port Said, Lismore at Sancta Maria, Chehalis and Princess Victoria collision near Vancouver, Stria off Spain, Lutin off Biserta, and Varjagin near Vladivostok.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio de Janeiro
Cape Heals
B. C
Warch
Bable Island
Port Said
Egypt
Sancta Maria
Chile
Digestive Aid Kodol Endorsed by Chicago Lab
E C DeWitt Co of Chicago states Kodol prepared at their lab conforms to National Pure Food and Drug laws. The digestant and stomach corrective is described as remarkable and in high demand by indigestion sufferers. Kodol is sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
E. C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
Newbro
Detroit
Mich
Through Tourist Car Service to California
The Chicago Great Western railway runs weekly through tourist cars to California via Omaha and CI&PR, with full information available from the Great Western agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Chicago Great Western Railway
Omaha
Great Western
Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup claims relief
Medical ad copy touts Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup as opening the bowels and calming mucous membrane inflammation while driving out the cold and stopping the cough. It emphasizes no opiates, honey and tar content, and compliance with national drug laws. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Kennnedy
Mrs. Austins Pancake Flour Tops Grocers Sale
A publisher ads claim Mrs Austin's Pancake flour outperforms rivals in a nationwide grocer sale. The note lists grocery chains and dates, urging shoppers to compare prices and quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears
Railroad Colonist Tickets On Half Fare To The West
The Chicago Great Western will offer one way colonist tickets at nearly half fare on the first and third Tuesdays of each month through March 1907 to destinations in Arkansas Colorado Indian Territory Kansas Louisiana Mexico Missouri Nebraska New Mexico Oklahoma South Dakota Texas and Wyoming. Apply to the Great Western Agent J P Eumer G P A St Paul Minn for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Great Western Railway
Arkansas
Colorado
Indian Territory
Kansas
Louisiana
Mexico
Missouri
Nebraska
New Mexico
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Texas
Wyoming
Great Western
J.P. Eumer
St Paul
Minn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Woman's National Suffrage Association
Baltimore
International Postal Congress
Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Helena
Congress of
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Washington
United Confederate Veterans
New Orleans
Rio Janeiro
Elihu Root
United States
Minneapolis
International Alliance of Woman's Suffrage Associations
American Bankers’ Association
Hartford
Conn
American Federation of Labor
National Baptist Congress
Transmississippi Congress
Kansas City
California Miners’ Association
Des Moines
National Waterways Congress
American Association For the Advancement of Science
M. Taigny
Venezuela
M. Maubourget
Simplon
King Edward
Portsmouth
Leonard Wood
Mount Dajo
United States Supreme Court
Johann Most
Cincinnati
Otis J. Humphrey
United States District Court
Paul Noquet
Long Island
Maxim Gorky
Pieshkoff
Benjamin Franklin
Paul Jones
Annapolis
Cananea
Morales
Madrid
Christian Science Temple
Bialystok
C. E. Tripler
Liberty
Harry Kendall Thaw
Pittsburg
Branford White
Guatemala
Salvador
Marchiehead
Guatemalan
Haneun
Leyte
Prince Eugene Murat
Joachin Murat
Napoleon
Allte
Munich
Avaust
Milwaeukee Avenue State Bank
Frank J. Wipple
Real Estate Trust Company
Bryn Mawr
Stolypin
St. Petersburg
Min
A& Youngr
Real Estate Trust Company of Philadelphia
Frants W. Tripple
Trepoff
Imperial Palace
Peterhof
Nicolaus
Warsaw
Atlanta
Pike's Peak
Colorado Springs
Bloodgood Haviland Cutter
Mark Twain
Poet Lariat
Prospect Hill
al Adams
North Carolina
Newport News
J. M. Ceballos & Co
Saviana
Manuel Silveira
Mane Fadyen & Co
Mac Fadyen
Peary
Esther Damon
Rutland
Usnelli
Crispi
Alps
St. Peter's
Black Patti
Flora Batson
Mohammed Ali Mirza
Shah of
Persia
Sylvia Gerrish
Henry Hilton
Franklin J. Moses
South Carolina
Winthrop
Transvaal
Sporting Records
Battling Nelson
Terry McGovern
M. J. Sheridan
Co. M. Daniels
Nottingham
W. J. Clothier
Newport
Electioneer
Sheepshead Bay
Joe Gans
Goldfield
Cambridge
Thames
Dan Patch
St. Paul
Bweet Marle
Syracuse
Martin J. Sheridan
UBER
Vale
Trarvard
Newhlaven
Army
Navy
West Point
Willie Hoppe
Eddie Root
Joseph Fogler
Madison Square Garden
Nature
Masaya
Nicaraga
Kanasas
Arizona
Colombia
Meridian
Miss
Gen. Foreston
Valparaiso
Hongkong
Porto Rico
Alice Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
White House
Clement Armand Fallleres
Goremykin
United States Senate
Alfonso
Ena
Haakon VII
Trondhjem
Norway
Supreme Court
Dreyfus
Czar Nicholas
Viborg
Finland
Palma
Bandera
Pino Guerra
San Luis
Pinar del Rio
Guerra
San Juan de Martinez
Havana
Denver
Roosevelt
Taft
President Roosevelt
Panama
Mortimer Durand
Colon
Senate
the Treasury
George B. Cortelyou
Charles J. Bonaparte
George L. von Meyer
Victor H. Metcalf
Interior
James R. Garfield
Commerce and Labor
Oscar S. Straus
William H. Moody
John
Wrangel
Alaska
Plymouth
Fall River
Johknstown
May
Michigan
Losgn
Barren Island
Ogden
Utah
Fairbanks
St. Michael's
Hamburg
Altoona
Hamilton
O. Flant
Harvest King Distilling Company
Scranton
Lehigh Valley Coal Dock
Peoria
Lynn
Lord Masham
Samuel Cunliffe-Lister
Masham
Paul
Metternich
Prince Metternich
Napoleon I
Vienna
Lawrence Dunbar
Dayton
David B. Henderson
House of Representatives
Dubuque
Samuel P Langley
Smithsonian Institution
Aiken
Blanco
Eastman Johnson
Alexander Lange Kielland
Daudet
Bergen
Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
Lawrence Scientific School
Johnstone Bennett
Bloomfield
Louis Martin
Society of Jesus
Order of Jesuits
Daniel Huntington
Eite
Curie
Kiley
Faris
Martin
T. McMahan
Sérrell
Hoosuac
Charleston
Arthur Puc Gorman
Maryland
Mary Putnam Jacobi
HK. B. Roosevelt
H. A. Ward
Buffalo
Alfred Bell
Uneéed
Lady Curzon
India
Russell Sage
Laurence Beach
Baron Kodama
Tokyo
John Lawrence Toole
Charles J. Frain
Mander
Aslatic Fleet
Chefu
China
Mia
Mary Pearl Teresa Craigie
John Oliver Hobbes
W. E E. Marshall
Lincoln
Howard Rosewater
Omaha Bee
Hermann Oelrichs
Izabeth Blair Lee
Silver Spring
Robert Hitt
Abraham Lincoln
Narragansett Pier
Felix L. Oswald
George Clarke
Augustin Daly
South Norwalk
Adelaide Ristori
Marchesa ‘de Grillo
Need
Sigurd
Sweden
the Twain
Dickens
Northland
Stockholm
She Rey
Sam Jones
Perry
Ark
Jefferson Davis
Confederate States of America
George E. Tyson
Joseph. E. Gary
Cook County
Mrs. Davis
Fritz Thaulow
Volendam
Ejdlland
J. H. Isetchum
Samuel J. Kitson
William Rufus Shafter
Santiago
Hakersfield
Cal
Margaret Macdonald Bottome
King's ‘Daughters
Georgia Cayvan
Flushing
N. Yv
Ferdinand F. Lee
Bayle
Edwin Forrest
Charlotte Cushman
Luppont
Pius X
Leo XII
Ferdinand Tbrunetliere
Baris
Coaldale
W. Va
Haverstraw
Stewart
Oak. Lill
Mach
Pas-de- Calais
Denver and
Rio Grande
Adobe
Colo
Chicago and Northwestern
Casper
Wyo
Kearsarge
Caribbean Sea
Trinidad
Louisville and Nashville Road
East Providence
R. I
Rocky Fork
Mont
McAbee’s
Lanscaster
Salisbury
Great Northern
Elk, Wash
Seaboard Air Line
Hamlet
N. C
South Framingham
Wass
Mowntainsiide
Kwarell
Caucasus
Ringgold
Chelmsford
Quebec
Rock Island
Dover
Okla
Great Northern Railway
Jellico
Pocahattas Colteries
Bluefield
Bostor
Maine
Lansing
Burg
Sion
Wingate Cuditlery
Cambria Steel Company
Johnstown
Pennsylvania Electric
Atlantic City
Trg Beach
Woodville
Ind
Dortmund
Clifton
Ariz
Christ Fraternity
Fiske-Magtan
Utier
Count de Smet de
Persagas
Chehalis
Vancouver
Stria
Lutin
Biserta
Tunis
Varjagin
Vladivostok
Majtays
Wermann
English Channel
Dix
Jean
Askall Plant
Wash
J. J. Jones
Georgian Bar
Journal
Wamt
Jos. Emmert
South-East
Ceasde
Southern Railway
Queen & Crescent
J.C. Beam, Jr
Dearborn St
Ill
W. H. Tayloe
Washington, D.C
Illinois
Gentral Jr.r
Wisconsin
Dakota
Minnesota
HH. W. Rowley Ag
Yvet Smith
van Busn
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Manchester
Lews
Merry
Homeseekers
Iowa
North Dakota
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