Merrimac and the War with Spain Remembered
A retrospective on the Merrimac incident at Santiago during the Spanish American War. It recalls Hobson and his crew sinking the collier to block the channel, the ship’s fate, and how the deed influenced the Battle of July 3 while noting the event has largely faded from memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Santiago
Globson
Aix Amen
Gollier
Hobson
Cervera
Santiage
Elas
Biulkheadz
Aten
Tewan
Houbeon
Endiyn Powell
Merrimac
Powell
Coun
Coller
Toehson
Work of Baby Moonshiners Near South Mountain
Revenue raiders from Asheville raided a moonshine settlement in a South Carolina South Mountain corner near the three-state boundary. They found two men held and three children aged 5 to 10 producing crude brandy by heating refuse peach mash in a makeshift still. The children were not disturbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Mountain
South Carolina
North Carolina
Georgia
United States Revenue
Asheville
Wisconsin couple credit Postum for health improvements
A Wisconsin couple recounts years of coffee related health issues and sleeplessness. After switching to Postum and following package directions they report steadier nerves, clearer skin, better temper, and reduced coffee cravings. They note friends improved after proper preparation and endorse the product as a bracer substitute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toslum
Postum Co
Rattle Creek
Mich
Riot Among Suffragists Highlights Aristo Backing
A riot as suffragettes tried to pass, blocked by a crowd and police. About thirty were arrested including Mrs Pethrick Lawrence and Lady Constianer Lytton, with many from high social circles, underscoring government embarrassment over elite supporters of the movement.
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Whmen
Pethreck Lawrence
Constianer Lytton
Bord Lytton
Nedin
Stratford Thigdale
Commander Dugdale
Willis Bk. W. Peel Whoa
House of Connnuns
Paunton
Daisy Solomon
Cape Colony
Catherine Elizabeth Corbett
Fast Train Near Miss After Nitroglycerin Caps Found
Hall clerks uncover 1 000 nitroglycerin caps in a pouch on a moving Norfolk and Western freight car near Rodefield West Virginia. The incident prompts debate on penalties and anti-relating laws as officials cite limits tied to corporate capital stocks and potential evasions.
Women in Bow Street riot press for petition to Asquith
Sympathizers gathered near Bow Street Court as women attempted to present a petition to Premier Asquith. Riot police clashed with the crowd, with some supporters urging bombs while leaders urged restraint. Several were imprisoned for one to two months after repeated attempts to raid Parliament failed and protests continued through the night.
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London
Bow Street Court
House of Commons
Caxton Hall
Asquith
Palace Yard
Wen
Jess Temberness
Victory for Standard Oil Judge hints limit on prosecutions
The judge indicated he would construe a higher court ruling to cap prosecutions of Standard Oil at 36 offenses, not the 500 the government anticipated. Attorneys say affirming this could allow a broader halt to prosecutions across the country.
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Anderson
Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Court of Apepals
Taft fills cabinet with Franklin MacVeagh as Treasury
Chicago’s Franklin MacVeagh accepts the Treasury post and will move to Washington next month. The Taft cabinet includes Knox as Secretary of State Dickin son as War Wickersham as Attorney General Meyer as Navy Ballinger as Interior Wilson as Agriculture and Nagel as Commerce. MacVeagh must resign his Chicago roles in accordance with a 1739 law to avoid financial interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin MacVeagh
Chicago
Secretary of the Treasury
Washington
Mr. MacVeagh
Taft
Philander Chase Knox
Pennsylvania
Treasury
Ihinoia
Jacob M. Dickinson
Tennessee
George W. Wickersham
New York
Prank UW. Bitchcock
Massachusetts
Navy
George von L. Meyer
Marmachucella
Interior
Richard A. Ballinger
James Wilson
Iowa
Commerce
Tabor Gharlen Nagel
Missouri
MagVeagh
MacVeagh
Franklin AlacTeagh & Co
Commercial National Bank
Sears Roebuck Seeks Trial Limitations in Des Moines Indictment
Federal judge McPherson rules a corporation cannot be arrested or compelled to travel for trial. Sears Roebuck Company of Chicago faced an indictment by the grand jury in Des Moines two years ago for mail fraud tied to catalog misrepresentations. If desired, the case could be revived in the Northern District of Illinois by indictment.
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Cook
Dinil
Wense Weed
Des Moines
Sears-Roebuck Company
Ghicaga
Trian
Juge McPherson
United States
McPherson
Scavelinchuck Company
McNal Paints
Winois
Dallas Man Sentenced Thirty Years in Bomb Extortion Case
Johart Tt Bledsoe of Dallas entered the Kansas City home of millionaire Lawrence M Joars and attempted extortion of 1870. He pleaded guilty to robbery and was sentenced by Judge Ralph W Lathshaw to thirty years in the penitentiary. He claimed no confederates or bomb plan.
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Johart Tt. Bledsoe
Dallas
Texas
Lawrence M. Joars
Kansas City
Kim
Bledsor
Ralph W. Lathshaw
Criminal Court
Bledsoe
Western Canada letter on climate crops and cattle prospects
A long 1907 letter discusses Wisitee Canada climate, snow, and spring plowing, noting crop yields, wheat prices, cattle and dairy potential, and rail access. It argues for homesteading near hills with lakes for water, highlights Swift & Co. packing demand, butter prices, and new creameries, then shifts to a Chinese honesty anecdote in Tak Yuan fu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Hunt
Canaan
Itan
Michigan
Edmonton
Swift & Co
West
Western
Canada
China
Sanmmnel Merwin
Tak Yuan-fu
Bearer
John S Te
Gidea
John
Paris bicycle police signal flags warn drivers on Champs Elysees
The French Automobiles Club inaugurated an extraordinary bicycle police corps under the prefect of police. They wear a uniform like the culinary bicycle squad and carry three small flags meaning Smoke Too fast Smell. The squad aims to enforce municipal regulations and may expand to other thoroughfares if effective. The club bears all expenses.
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Ping Wouening
Antos
French Automobies Club
Paris
Culinary Bicycle Squad
Champs Elysees
Automobile Club
Diversion and amusements in Chicago Tribune snippet
A fragment from the Chicago Tribune notes a request for entertainment with humor about diversions. Pluto chimes in on amusements while a conversational style references a Greek drill and city life.
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Pluto
Chicage Tribune
Also Mentioned on This Page
Errimag
Maral
Spain
Frederick Josk
Darktown
Little 'Rastes
Chicago Tribune
Saizer
Wm. Underwood
Patchogue
John A. Salzer
Balzer
Cleveland
KEW Idea
Paines
Sims
Grosscup
Standard Ol Company
Indiana
Chicago Examiner
Standard Oil
Sears-Roebuck
Wisitee Canada
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