Spalding Guilty on Embezzlement Third Trial
Charles W. Spalding former president of the Savings Bank of Chicago was found guilty Saturday of embezzling bonds valued at 28000 belonging to the State University of Illinois while treasurer. The third jury rejected intent to embezzle and sentenced him to imprisonment in the state penitentiary with the duration to be fixed by the prison board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Spalding
Obe Savings Bank of Chicago
Spalding
Macoupin County
Illinois
State University of Illinois
Fle
Four Drownings Shock Indiana Town on Sabbath
Four Carnahan Hammond and Morris couples drowned at Hyatt’s ferry on the Wabash River near Carlisle Indiana. Charles Hines, found near the Evansville Terre Haute freight track, suffered fatal injuries. authorities suspect he fell from a moving train while attempting a ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Hammond
Abner Morris
Carlisle
Terre
Haute
Ind
Hyatt’s Ferry
Wabash River
Evansvilie
Terre Haute
Charles Hines
Evansyille
iQarlisie
Hines
Murder at Hillsdale Ind McLaughlin Kills Robson
In Hillsdale Indiana James McLaughlin shot and killed Joseph Robson of Montezuma in a saloon on Sunday. He fired three bullets into Robson’s chest then escaped. Reportedly Robson was mistaken for someone connected to McLaughlin’s father amid claims of reckless spending after marriage to a wealthy man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamies
McLaughlin
Joseph Robson
Hillsdale
Ind
James McLaughlin
Montezuma
Nog
Robson
Wreck in Kansas claims engineer and fireman fatalities
A Missouri Pacific passenger train collided with freight cars left on the main track near Euora Kansas late Saturday night. The engine and fireman died in the crash, while passengers escaped unharmed as the train burned and cars were left unattended. The incident follows unrest and international tension discussed in dispatches from Crete and nearby regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart
Missouri
Pacific
Euora
Kan
Kansas City
Redmond’s Push Likely Frees Five Irish Prisoners
John Redmond's lobbying suggests the British government will release five Irish political prisoners Wilson Burton Dalton Flanagan and Featherstone from Portland after fifteen years of penal servitude under the dynamite act. Home Secretary White Ridley has promised to treat them as convicted under a lesser regime. A royal visit to Ireland may mark their release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redmond
John Redmond
Wilson
Burton
Dalton
Flanagan
Featherstone
Portland
Mathew White-Ridley
Duchess of York
Ireland
McKinley Arrives at Whitehall Hotel Champlain Visit
President McKinley and Mrs. McKinley reach Whitehall New York and occupy seven rooms on the second floor of the Hotel Champlain annex. The couple admire the lake and mountain scenery while the president, weighing 191 pounds, makes a brief public appearance in the hotel lobby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Champlain
McKinley
Whitehall
N. Y
Hotel Champlain
Radical jurist urges sweeping constitutional changes
North Carolina Associate Justice Walter Clarke told the Tennessee Bar Association in Nashville that the U S constitution is undemocratic and favors centralization He urged the election of federal judges and officers by the people the election of senators and postmasters and attacked presidential appointment power Freedom to prisoners also cited Meanwhile Braceville Illinois officials facing charges of releasing prisoners without due process and accepting bribes A village clerk and city marshal allegedly allowed liberty for pay
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Walter Clarke
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Tennessee Bar Association
Nashville
United States
Sella
W.G. Malcolm
Braceville
Ill
Hugh Allison
Justice of the Peace BfeCall
Malcolm
Allison
England's Big Strike Expands Across London Factories
The Amalgamated Engineers executive committee orders the remaining 75 percent of members to strike amid a widening labour dispute. Bicycle manufacturers join the Employers Federation, posting notices discharging 25 percent of union workers. Leaders claim about 16,000 workers are now out. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Harry Payne Whitney in Newport Rhode Island, first grandchild of Cornelius Vanderbilt. Harry Payne Whitney married Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt at The Breakers August 26 1886.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Amalgamated Engineers
Socety
Employers’ Federation
Whitneys
Harry Payne Whitney
Newport
R. I
Whitney
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Wm. C. Whitney
Gertrude Vanderbilt
Cornelius ‘Vanderbilt
Breakers
Newport Hose
Vanderbilts
Stockholm Buzz After Andree Balloon Rumor
A rumor claimed Andree's balloon drifted in the White Sea and sparked excitement in Stockholm. Experienced Arcticmen doubt the tale, fearing the explorer and his two companions may be lost, though authorities questioned the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andree
White Sea
Stockholm
Sale of Union Pacific Decree Vetted by Judge Sanborn
Judge Sanborn of Omaha accepted Ames decree with minor corrections in the Union Pacific foreclosure. Upset price set at 50 million dollars. Sale date not yet fixed. King of Siam Arrives in England on royal yacht. Spithead saluted by British warships. Duke of York welcomes him. Local brief notes report a newlywed couple and personal crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
Sanborn
Omaha
Siam
England
Chulstonghorn
Spithead
Duke of York
Strong Foreign Demand Lifts Wheat and Corn Prices Worldwide
Dun and Co Weekly Review reports widespread business improvement from Detroit to Seattle and portends robust crop prospects. Wheat rose 44 cents in the week, corn exports exceed last year with prices at 2.87, cotton up 1/16. Producers may gain about 80 million more than last year on wheat, signaling higher purchases by agricultural states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dun & Co
BR. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Detroit
Seattle
Portland
Japan Accepts Hawaii Arbitration Offer Over Immigrant Landing
Japan accepts Hawaii's bid to arbitrate the dispute over Japanese immigrants landing in Hawaii. The Japanese minister in Washington cabled the acceptance to the State Department, which noted Japan is ready to negotiate terms. U S officials said annexation affects stance and may allow Japan to deploy ships to Hawaii during arbitration talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Hawaii
Washington
State Department
United States
Tornado kills seven near San Jose and damages farm
A tornado struck the A. G. McDowell farm two miles north of San Jose at 4 p.m. Friday destroying the house, barn, and walnut grove. Seven people died and three were severely injured, including Mrs. A. C. McDowell and her children. San Jose lies 35 miles west of Bloomington on the Chicago and Alton line. Mason City saw a church spire struck by lightning and set on fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
A. G. McDowell
A.C. McDowell
McDowell
Samuel Brownlee
Brownlee
Jessie Graves
A. C. McDowell
Charles
Mary
Bloomington
Jacksonville
Chicago and Alton Railway
Walnut Grove
Mason City
Presbyterian Church
Two Negroes Hanged in Alabama Crimes
Two colored men were executed Friday in different towns of Alabama. Newel, known as pig, was hanged at Selma after admitting guilt and praying for angels to guide him. Johnson, colored, was hanged at Livingston for murder, with the drop alleged to have killed him within ten minutes. Peter Yoakley was named postmaster at Wahoo in Tennessee’s First district, but had died two months earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pig” Newel
Selma
Ala
Tie
Joh Johnson
Livingston
Archie Clark
Peter Yoakley
Wahoo
Havana Suburbs Hit By Rebel Assault
Rebels swept through Havana suburbs with rapid fire weapons and dynamite, outrunning gathered Spanish troops and leaving substantial destruction in their wake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Britain to Arbitrate Behring Sea Conference Proposed
The British foreign office informed Ambassador Hay that Britain accepts the US proposal for an international conference on pelagic sealing in the Behring Sea to be held in Washington this autumn. Engineer and Fireman Killed in a Lehigh freight collision at Depew Junction near Buffalo early Saturday morning. George Ellenshee, an engine driver, and Charles Eddy, a fireman, were among the dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Hay
Great Britain
United States
Behring Sea
Washington
Lehigh
Depew Junction
Buffalo
George Ellenshee
Am Enginees
Charles. Eddy
Three Murders and Turmoil Dark Mobile Night
Mobiles city reels from a night of violence with three murders in Mobile Molle Alabama. A Confederate veteran, Whomasy Dones, is killed by Taste Chavis triggering a tense standoff as guards patrol with a fraction of the First Brigade. A second shooting near dawn leaves Dentzler dead and Policeman Joe Tucker mortally wounded as officers pursue suspect William Knight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molle
Ala
Dones
Veturin
Taste Chavis
Hin
Ufa
Bush
Davis
Willia Knight
Dentzler
Knight
Joe Tucker
The
Ely
Richmond Not Ready For Grand Army Encampment
Richmond opinions split over inviting the Grand Army of the Republic to hold its encampment next year in Richmond Wisconsin. The Richmond Times editor, tied to Mosby’s men, warns against a change in social customs and calls the invitation likely business-motivated yet uncertain about colored troops’ status in the G A R.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Grand Army
Richmond Times
Mosby
Grand Army of the Republic
Echmond
Wife of Senator George Dead at Carrollton
Mrs. J. J. George wife of United States Senator George died Friday in Carrollton Mississippi in her 64th year. The obituary notes her husband and her status as the senator's wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
United States
Carrollton
Missigaippi
Market Quotations Across Cities and Commodities
Market quotes list cattle hogs sheep and grain prices in Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Columbus New York and Milwaukee. Prices cover wheat corn oats rye butter and pork with bid ranges and unit notes for No 2 red No 2 white and other grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
St. Louise
Cattie
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
REND QUITS IN DISGUST AT PITTSBURG MEETING
The Pittsburg conference of cont operatives ended in disorder as Col Read walked out angry after a minority report challenged the uniformity plan. W P De Armit and others warned of no progress if river operators declined to back the agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pittsburg
Gen
Lilte
Cal. Bond
W. P. de Armit
Alexander Dempster
Thomas HK. Young
W. L. de Armit
Col. Read
W. J. de Amit
Col. Hend
Tie
Good Week for Crops Scattering Complaints of Excessive Rain
A weekly crop bulletin notes a very favorable week for agricultural interests along the Pacific coast and central valleys, with excessive rain and drought in New England, New York, portions of the Ohio Valley, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, and Kansas. Corn shows rapid growth in central regions while Nebraska remains late but good. hot winds injure corn in Kansas and Texas. Cotton progresses well. winter wheat harvest hampered in northern sections. spring wheat hurt by heavy rains in North Dakota. Minnesota and South Dakota show outlooks as favorable as low lands permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prestic
Central Valleys
East Gulf
South
Middle Atlantic
New England
New York
Sted
North
Ohio Valley
Texas
Arkansas
Missouri
Kansas
Pennessee
Middle Atlante
New Jersey
Valilove
Lake Region
Atlantic Coast
Towa
Nebraska
Louishiunt
North Dakota
Minnesota
South Dakota
Minor Note Windstorm and Lynching Report in 1900s Era
A windstorm toppled structures at a church site in Tinton, West Virginia. In Goldville, South Carolina, Jim Rey, a Black man, was lynched for assaulting a child. In Wilkes-Barre, lightning struck a powder magazine, causing a massive explosion releasing twenty tons of powder and the collapse of a building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nene
Tinton
Www
Jim Rey
Goldville
8. C
Wilkesbarre
John Tiggins
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ettinger. Times
Graettinger
Iowa
BF. Klucknonn
Poun Isnen
University of Mlinds
Hillsdale, Ind
Crete
Ismael Beyne
M'Kinley
Biell
Iliamson
Brohi
City OF
Mobiles
Bond
Columbian
A. J. Bond
Haskell
Ohio
Itgy
Gorman
Hanna
Lady Somerset
British Woman's Temperance Association
Henry Somerset
Lord George Hamilton
India
Rend
PIPER
Ammedt
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!