Siamese Crown Prince to Tour United States on Special Train
Akharay Varadhari Siamese minister informs the State department the crown prince will sail from Cherbourg September 23 with a formal itinerary. The party includes Prince Chakrabongse and aides. they plan stops in New York Newport Boston Philadelphia and a grand train tour visiting Niagara Falls St Louis Yellowstone Salt Lake City Grand Canyon and California venues before returning via the Pacific coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Akharay Vvaradhari
State Department
Siam
Cherbourg
United States
Phya Rajavallobb
Luang Saraseddhi
Mon. R. Conyatra
Hig
Prince Chakra
Philadelphia
William Potter
Prince
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Pittsburg
St. Louis
St. Paul
Yelowstone Park
Doubt Honestty of Boers in The Hague Dispatch
The Daily Mail correspondent at The Hague reports increasing Dutch belief thatBoer leaders aim to undermine British rule in South Africa. General Lucas Meyer has halted in The Hague before visiting Kruger and other leaders gather there, with no belief in a widows fund claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Daily Mail
the Hague
South Africa
Lucas Meyer
Holland
Germany
Kruger
King Edward illness plans and yacht scenes report
Official channels confirm King Edward ill but set for coronation followed by operation. King Edward walked stairs unaided on the Victoria and Albert yacht with Empress Eugenie aboard, as royal yacht races were viewed from the upper deck. Beardshear sinks. another Iowa student death and a drowning near Fremo are noted in brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New York World
Edward
Cowes
Isle of Wight
Royal Yacht
Victoria and Albert
Empress Eugenie
Thistle
King Edward
Death in electric chair at Sing Sing for a murder
Aaron Halle was executed in Sing Sing prison for the May 17 1900 murder of Mary McCarthy in a New York department store. He killed his sweetheart after she refused to marry him and calmly awaited arrest. The case went to the US Supreme Court, and a final appeal to Governor Odell for commutation was denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Halle
Sing Sing
Ossining
N. Y
Aaron
Halle
Mary McCarthy
New York
United States Supreme Court
Odell
Trouble in Hayti Is Over
Washington report from Captain McCrea of the gunboat Machias says the Hayti outbreak is practically over after interviewing authorities. Rebels driven from critical positions, nationals well armed, little enthusiasm, no further danger of serious disturbances. The Machias will likely head north after coal in San Juan, Porto Rico, unless another outbreak occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McCrea
Navy Department
Haytiis
Cape Unytien
San Juan
Porto Rico
Hayti
Defeat Band of Fanatics Near Antimonan
Governor Bandoltz of Tayabas reports Acting Governor Wright that a combined police force from five towns defeated a force led by Roberto Rios of the Filiping society near Antimonan. Many Rios followers were killed or wounded, few police hurt. General Davis has news from Mindanao on Moro situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Bandoltz
Tayabas
Wright
Roberto Rios
Reid visit to Sagamore Hill with Roosevelts at Oyster Bay
Whitelaw Reid and Mrs. Reid stayed at Sagamore Hill as guests of President Roosevelt. They arrived on the yacht Electric owned by Elbridge T. Gerry and were taken to the president’s country home. Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia joined later as a fourth guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Whitelaw Reid
Mrs. Reid
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Yacht
Electric
Elbridge T. Gerry
J. West Roosevelt Pier
Archbishop Ryan
Philadelphia
Banker Spreckels Fails in Berlin Banking House
Berlin reports Peter Spreckels a leading owner of the Edward Rooksch private bank, which closed with assets around ten million marks and liabilities near three million. Spreckels appealed to American relatives for aid, citing deposits from the Spreckels family in Dresden intended for creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spreckels
Berlin
Peter Spreckels
San Francisco
Eddoard Rooksch
Mabili- Hea
Dresden
Veterans to Meet at Union in Hardin County Encampment
The Hardin County Veterans association annual encampment will be at Union on August 14 and 15. Colonel J. W. Lawrence of Minneapolis, formerly of Union, will give the welcome, with the principal address by Rev. Jesse Cole, chaplain of the Iowa Soldiers' Home at Marshalltown. King Edward eats with royal family for first time since illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Iowa Falls
Hardin County Veterans’ Association
J. W. Lawrence
Minneapolis
Jesse Cole
Iowa Soldiers
Marshalltown
Denver man confesses to killing his son on deathbed
On his deathbed, William Thompson of Vilas, Baca County, confessed in Denver on August 5 that he killed his 12 year old son Benjamin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonfeaser
Denver
Willam Thompson
Vilas
Baca County
Benjamin
Packers File Demurrers in Government Suit
Chicago Aug 5 The government suit against the alleged best trait (likely breach) moves forward as demurrers are filed in the U S circuit court by both individual and corporate defendants. The filings contend the complaint seeking an injunction is insufficient and inconsistent with the audit claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packers
Chicago
United States Circuit Court of
Ferlows
Troops Struck by Stone Attack Near Shenandoah Camp
In Shenandoah Pennsylvania on August 4 a band of more than a dozen attackers hurled stones at the Eighth regiment camp. One Lithuanian suspect Steponitz was arrested as guards warned to shoot to kill if renewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Gobin
William Stoponitz
Eighth Regiment
Theodore F. Hoffman
Payne
Company I
Mahaony City
Steponitz
Eighth
Thao
Hoffman
Twelfth Regiment
Battle Still Rages as Colombia Reports Early Panama Clash
Dispatch to the Colombian legation from General Salazar says battle continues at Agua Dalce with about 7,000 government troops confronting an estimated 4,000 revolutionaries in the Panama department. Officials in Washington await fuller details on the ongoing engagement and its scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department
Panama
Freak Electrical Storm Creates Ground Cross Near Troy
In Troy on August 2 a severe storm produced a cross shaped fissure near a school. One arm measures forty feet by six inches, the other twenty feet by six inches. A two foot diameter hole beneath the convergence area extends about 150 feet, weighted with lead. Local carriage maker Elias Burke found the formation and speculation centers on a lightning strike or unusual ground effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Elias. Burke
General Jacob Smith Arrives in San Francisco
General Smith landed from Ma Kila aboard the Thomas and refused interviews. Through aide Lieutenant Shields he said he would not be published for further criticism. Major Davos delivered his retirement order on the ship. He then went to the Occidental hotel and denied all visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Jacob Smith
Ma Kila
Thomas
Smith
M. H. Shields
Davos
Transport Service
Setting a Good Example by Union Pacific Engineering
A Brooklyn Bugle editorial praises Union Pacific for straightening routes and reducing grades, arguing straight roads save wear on cars and engines, improve safety, and offer steadier, more comfortable travel. It urges other railroads to follow the example to ease Western service and promote nationwide mileage growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
Brooklyn
Plans for New Gunboats at Washington
The Navy Board of Construction approved general plans for two new gunboats from the latest navy appropriation. They resemble the Marietta type with a 1,050 ton displacement, slightly heavier than the Marietta’s 1,000 tons, likely reducing speed to about twelve and a half knots. Armament mirrors the Marietta and Wheeling, with six four inch guns, four six pounders, and two one pounders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Board of Construction of
Navy Department
Marietta
Wheeling
Court Martial for Penrose in Penrose Charged With Embezzlement
Washington Aug 2 A navy department order calls for a court martial of Passed Assistant Paymaster Charles W Penrose attached to the Michigan on charges of false returns embezzlement and negligence The confessed shortage is about 300 dollars The court will convene August 7 at Erie Pennsylvania Commander Perry Garst presides
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Martian
Charles W. Penrose
Michigan
Erie
Perry Garst
Miners Released by Writ in West Virginia Case
Judge Nathan Goff issued a writ of habeas corpus for Thomas Haggerty and other strike leaders jailed at Parkersburg for violating an injunction. The marshal is ordered to produce them here for appearance Tuesday next week at 10 oclock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
W. Va
Nathan Gof
United States Circuit Court
Thomas Hagegarty
Parkersburg
Jackson
Goff
Thomas Haggerty
Forty-Four Sugar Ships Reach Delaware Breakwater
In Philadelphia on August 2, a fleet of forty four steamships, among the largest in sugar trade history, are either nearing the Delaware breakwater or loading cargoes in Java as the movement unfolds.
The Bald Wagies Society in Carthage and Dumas Anecdotes
The item describes a secret fraternal group in Carthage with a focus on appearance and popularity, then moves to a Dumas anecdote about his finances and a bailiff burial request. It also mentions trains, Defiance Starch sales, a teacher of 76 years, a cough remedy, and Knights Pythias biennial travel offers, ending with a note on onions as a preventive for malaria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Save the City Journal
Carthage
Dumas
Bury & Couple
Paris Daily Messenger
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Glenwood Opinion
Hacabliseen
Mars County National Bank
Glenwood, Lews
L. Hermamnimen
F. M. Burrineron
4. D. Fuencw
Cashier
HLA
Fernoh
Ags
tCashier
Hi M
Borerverox A. D. Frevce - Gritler
Woopartyr
D. L. Reuereimer
Pdraws
Europe
Fcoin
W. M. Plimpton
Glenwood
Iowa
Omoca
Beniente
Hezel Streets
West Aldo
F. M. Shriver
Sunaioan - Ann - Meonamoan
Dyer Block
Court House Square
E. G. Woodrow
Donnelly Bros
F. M. McCluskey
McCluskey Block
South
Bide Square
Cu. L. B
BACON
Feeee
A. HH. Cook
Hmalvern
Owa County
Mille County
Utterback Insurance and Real Estate
Rapids
Clark
Barber
Corner Square
Bor
Sam Clare
Justice OF NorTary the Peace
David Elison
Malvern
Aso Lirg
Fred K. Meyers
C. Dawitt
Tubbs & Co
Prince OF
KING
Springfield
Beardshear
Ames
William M. Beardshear
Iowa Agricultural College
Qskalooba
C. G. Cromer
Batesville
Ark
Bink
Fremo
Machias
Reid Ic
Christiana
Norway
Tromsoe
Johanpessen
America
Honningeyag
Baldwin
Hyelyn B
Penrose
New York Central
Devfiance
Defiance
A &Dical
Marcela J. Fletcher
Claremont
N. H
Cornish
Knights Pythias
Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry
Los Angeles
Chicago, Milwaukee & St.Paul” Railway
Omaha
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
PF. A. Miller
Paya de Zn
UES & CO
Omaha, Nebr
Frea
Kat
Juniper
Crescent Chemical CO
Neb
Y Sawyer
University OF Notre Dame
Tre Dame
Indiana
Apy
Collett Rochaete
Edward's Hall
Notre’ Irae
Orta’ Ile
Reguinar Alkalate Conservatory
Munlo Nena
Ola Lom Oo
Aurope
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!