Missouri River Traffic Reopens With Steamer Lora Lead
Kansas City marks a rebirth of Missouri River steamboat traffic after more than a decade as the steamer Lora arrives from St. Louis with freight. The crowd cheers whistled signals and bells while escorts form along the river to celebrate renewed commerce. The revival follows Kansas City merchants pushing freight rates down and rail and river towns aiding the effort to restore a viable riverboat line between Kansas City and St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri River
Lava
St. Louis
Kansas City
Torn
Missouri
Kansas Ciy
Gamt Anu
Pldo
Kafane Cure
St Daum Hase
Kane Cin
St Louis
United States Posts Record 3 Billion Dollar Trade Balance
The United States crossed a milestone in foreign trade, with total imports exceeding 700 million dollars per month and overall exports surpassing 100 million in a month. The twelve months ended show a large net trade figure, marking a historic high for the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United Sones Hus
Tbs
Boy Slain by Playmates in North Lewisburg Roadway
John Asher ad 11 was found with a bullet in his head in a roadway at North Lewisburg Ohio. Coroner investigation cites Slate Seaman 13 and others as involved after a loaded revolver discharged while playing at the Seaman home. The youths frightened dragged the body to the road and locked the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Asher
North Lewisburg
Oho
Slate Seaman
Sharp
Seaman
Asher
Siedice massacre victims suffer thirst and tragedy
Fragmented despatch details horrific Siedice massacre scenes with civilians dying of thirst and shelling. It notes mutilation and brutal deaths including a Jewish girl pleading for water, an elderly Jew found drowned in a bathtub, and a young woman hanged after a political act during the events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siedice
Bemimir
Senaive Konoplianikove
Min
Dererhot
Fim
Explosion at Jellico Tenn Destroys Town and Kills Inches
A massive dynamite blast near Jellico on the Kentucky side destroyed nearly every business on that side and left many homes wrecked. The disaster damaged the Southern railway and L N stations, cut telegraph and communication, and left at least fifty injured and several dead. One seventh of the Jellico population is homeless as investigators probe a possible spontaneous ignition in a car loaded with dynamite. A separate report notes a Grand Trunk Pacific line blast near Finmark Ontario with five killed and six injured during a tunneling mishap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jellico
Tenn
Union Station
The
Southern Railway
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Kentucky
Jeslica
Rand Powder Company
Winnipeg
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Finmark
Ontario
Atlanta
Amb
Denatur
Mogt
Dovunl-Papers
Whitehall Street
Decatur Street
Pice
Peters Street
Terminal Railroad Station
Forsythe Street
Ers
Athuota
Memphis
Advances in sugar prices and world affairs mix in quip filled column
The column juggles satire on sugar price rises and global politics, mocking Europe’s Persia note, Cuba tensions, and Russia while joking about bank robbers and insurance losses. It riffs on Trepoff, the Shah, and a grand war sympathy as wit sharpens over current events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Persia
Paima
Stensland
Russia
Cuba
San Francisco
Sde
Typhoon wrecks in Hong Kong harbor claim many lives
Reports from Hongkong describe a devastating typhoon sweeping the island and harbor destroying small sailing craft and driving officers ashore. In port most crews perished, with Hong Kong island described as a British colony and key trade hub with exports around 125 million dollars and imports near 100 million. Pacific currents changes noted by Empress of China arrive at Tokyo and are linked to recent ship groundings near the Pacific routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hongkong
Larombisara Reh
Niles Jo
Wongkong
Pacific
New York
Tokyo
Manchuria
Mongolia
Trepolk Death Ends Noted Russian Reaction Leader
The article recalls Trepolk, a factional Russian figure linked to the 1903 manifesto era and subsequent crackdowns. It notes his suspected poisoning, his rise as a dictatorial power in Moscow, his control of the Imperial Guards, and his hard line to restore order, with plots against him thwarted and his personal residence described as a fortress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Sy Ho
Nicholas II
Trepolf
Sergius
Moscow
Trepolk
Unrest Gathers Over Pacific Travel Delays and Assassination Plots
Reports outline autumn maritime disruptions as Pacific mail steamship Manchuria and transport Sheridan wrecks fuel passenger congestion at Bonduin while Mongolia hits a reef near Midway Island. Kobe observatory notes a mid Pacific earthquake and tidal shifts. Six annual assassination attempts on Gen. Treport are mentioned amid political reorganization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
Thomas
Sheridan
Tokyo Dispatch
Kobe Observatory
Mid Pacific
Valparaiso
Pacific Mail
Manchuria
Orient
Mongolia
Midway Island
Bonduin
Czhr
Flere
Gen
Treport
Pro Mutual Committee Supports Mutual Life Administration
A New York based push by James O Colgate and 28 policy holders of the Mutual Life Insurance Company, totaling $5,000,000 in coverage, organized a policy holders protective association to back the current administration. Colgate, the second largest policy holder with $1,500,000, was named president and W F Harrity of Philadelphia was chosen chairman of the executive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James O. Colgate
New York
James C. Colgate
Wi. F. Harrity
Philadelphia
Comuilt
Quittee
Lace export to the United States tops Calaia trade
The report states 80 percent of Calaia France lace is exported to the United States, valued at 6 million dollars. Prominent figures like Speaker Cannon Elihu Root and Grover Cleveland are invited to the trans Missis sippi commercial Congress in Kansas City on November 1. Hearst vows to run for New York governor with Independence League unless the Democratic convention endorses him. Senators La Follette and Benson noted for various roles, while Gov Guild receives a flag replica from the Massachusetts Sons of the Revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonsul-Afilner
Calaia
France
United States
Cannon
Elihu Root
Grover-Cleveland
trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress
Kansas City
Hearst
Liovernor
New York
Independence League
Bunker Hill
Vice President Fairbanks Opens Cook County Court House Cornerstone
In Chicago a crowd of about fifty thousand gathered on Clark and Randolph streets as Vice President Fairbanks laid the mortar on the cornerstone of the new Cook County Court House worth five million dollars. May or Dunne and others spoke amid bands and a chorus as Fairbanks predicted Chicago would become a commercial power hub in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanka
Chicago
Clark
Randolph
Chiesse
United States
Cook County
Dunne
Gor
Dencen
Afr
Fairbanks
Portugal
Switzerland
Greece
Bea
Trade and transport lift hopes amid mixed 1905 outlook
A Chicago district review notes ongoing freight expansion despite transmission bottlenecks and higher money rates. Lake tonnage rises as railroad earnings outpace last year, with iron and steel capacity tight but prompt mill deliveries possible. Banking remains generous, though some markets see slower collections and crop uncertainties affect south Atlantic regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TCA
Chicago
Dub
Review of Trade
Commodity price bulletin from Chicago to Buffalo markets
The report lists livestock and grain prices across multiple U.S. cities. Hogs cattle sheep and dairy products show wide ranges, with corn oats wheat and rye priced by grade. Endishes include Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Buffalo and Newark readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Cutley
Bess
Newark
Caitte
Esza
Also Mentioned on This Page
Geneseo Republic
Priday
Kanes Cry
St.—Louis
yeKs
Mttsburg
Laaitin
Hildelphia
Cleveland
Washington St
Heston
Marne
Sioux
Maha
Wilbur Wo Wonship
Jennice Mirch
Caran Matebell
Herbert Winshiy
Cowles Corner
Janes Neal
Parker
Fort Leavenworth
Vinita
I T
Blain
Avlant
Cincinnati and Muskingum Valley Railroad
Rock ‘Cut
Zanckville
Ohio
Thomas Lewis
Pitsburg
Kan
Begs
Ander
Boeraars Ite
Validor
Hong
Kong Harbor
Currenta
Island In the
China Sea
Trepoff
Winter Palace
Trepoli
Tre- Po
Chicago Record Herald
Paris
South Atlantic
Braidstreet
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!