Remington Brother of Remington Family Dies by Suicide
Newport Rhode Island Aug 19 Edward P Remington brother of Robert Remington head of the renowned Remington firm arrives from Pittsburg and travels to Williamsport Pa for the burial. Clerks from his Pittsburg office prepared to record statements about the death. Edward defends his brother as sound minded and questions reports of mental derangement. He notes April engagement to Miss Van Alen and says associates found no signs of insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. I
Edward P. Remington
Robert Heading Remington
Pittsburg
Williamsport
Remington
Obert
Edward Remington
Wickford
Miss van Alen
Robert
New York
Robert Hemimegton
Furhermore
la Forge
Robert Remington
Howard Remington
van Alen
James J. van Alen
Robert J. Collier
May van Alen
Wakehurst
Robert Reading Remington
Mr. van Alen
Pembroke Jones
Friedham
IS NO QUITTER PROHIBITION COMMITTEE MEET
Portland Maine August 19 Prohibition county committee discussed urging Rev Mr Bisbee of Brunswick to resign for Rev E S J McAllister of Portland The Bisbee declined saying he is no quitter No action was taken but several present predicted McAllister may run as an independent candidate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Prohibition County Committee
Bisbee
Brunswick
E. S. J. McAllister
McAllister
Nina Danforth's Crime Deliberate Not Insane
Boston Aug 19 The Journal tomorrow will say Nina Danforth the young dwarf who shot and killed Andrew J Emery at South Framingham May 17 is no longer accounted insane by State officers. By Attorney General Parker and District Attorney Sanderson her crime is regarded as a deliberate one though
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Nina Danforth
Andrew J. Emery
South Framingham
Parker
Sanderson
Government offers leniency if Danforth pleads manslaughter
Report notes that if Miss Danforth pleads guilty to manslaughter, authorities will not seek an extreme sentence. The statement was made yesterday as part of ongoing legal proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Danforth
Trolley Car Crash Knocks Out Forty Injured in New York
A Union Railway trolley bound for Yonkers jumped the track at Mosholu Parkway and Jerome Avenue, striking a pole and overturning. About 40 passengers were aboard, many unconscious, with fifteen rushed to Fordham Hospital and several feared dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Union Railway
Yonkers
Mosholu Parkway
Jerome Avenue
Fordham Hospital
Drowned father kills children then shoots self in Kansas
Salina Kansas, August 19. Joseph Anderson, a farmer, drowned his four children in a cistern near Salina and then killed himself with a gun. Local authorities reported the tragedy, with neighbors noting the family had faced hardships. The four children were identified as ages from infancy to early teens. Authorities are investigating the motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina
Kan
Joseph Anderson
Here
Trains in collision injures two passengers at West Town
Middletown New York August 19 two sections of a Susquehanna and Western railroad train collided at West Town injuring two passengers authorities said no fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
N. Y
Susquehanna and Western Railroad
West Town
Schwab declares he will not resign or retire
Charles M Schwab president of United States Steel arrives in New York and tells reporters he does not look sick, needs a rest, and has no intention of resigning or retiring from the presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles M. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
Schwab's Break-Down Draws English Press Comment
English newspapers discuss the reported breakdown of Charles M. Schwab president of United States Steel, noting the extreme strain on young American business leaders compared with European peers still studying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Charles M. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
War Finances Reported For Spain War Expenditures
The auditor of the war department lists total al lowances to states for the war with Spain at 4 057 685 dollars. Other year totals include quartermasters 54 507 699 engineers 20 045 518 subsistence 10 714 993 signal service 560 637 and paymasters 59 792 474. Deposits by enlisted men reached 70 605 for 1 776 881 dollars with 47 216 withdrawals totaling 1 176 028 and 34 687 in interest paid. The permanent fund of the National Soldiers home received 536 045 from pay deductions and fines, with 236 000 withdrawn for current expenses and 87 in interest paid to the treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Spain
National Soldiers’ Home
U.S. Army
Four Mitchells Fail To Identify Minnie Body Inquest
In Chicago on August 19 four members of the Mitchell family testified at an inquest over a body found in weeds on the prairie at 74th street. They could not positively identify the corpse as Minnie Mitchell, only confirming that a cenie fragment near the body matched Miss Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mitchell
Minnie Mitchell
74Th Street
Minnietchell
Miss Mitchell
Canoe Association Reelects Officials at Pleasant Bay Camp
The American Canoe Association members in camp at Pleasant Bay ran official races, with Canadians departing homeward afterward pleased with the site and hospitality. The board re elected Robt. J. Wilkins of New York as president and Paul Butler of Lowell as secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham
American Canoe Association
Pleasant Bay
Board of Governors
Robt. J. Wilkins
New York
Paul Butler
Lowell
Cavalry Squadron Drowns During River Charge
London dispatch reports a cavalry squadron charged into a river during manoeuvres near St. Petersburg. Approximately fifty soldiers are believed drowned, with details still hard to obtain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
St. Petersburg
The
Daily Express
United States Turkey tensions flare anew
Washington reports a renewal of tension between the United States and Turkey. State Department officials say the situation is strained but not grave, rooted in long-standing American claims for losses sustained during the Armenian outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
United States
Turkey
Kidney Troubles Dear Mrs Pinkham Ad
Mrs Louise M Gibson credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing long standing kidney trouble headaches backache and general health rebound after six bottles and pills She urges others to seek free confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham Lynn Mass and notes the remedy has helped thousands of female cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise M. Gibson
Lydia E. Pinkham
Louisr Gipson
Langley Ave
Chicago
Ill
Revolutionists seize Cumana without a shot fired
News from Willemstad reports the Venezuelan revolutionists occupied Cumana at noon without resistance. Government forces under General Velucci evacuated to Margarita Island aboard the Ossun last night. Speculation grows over reports of several British warships expected to visit La Guaira in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willemstad
Curacao
Cumana
Venezuela
Veluuini
Margarita
la Guaira
Revolution widens in Haiti as gunboat retreat ends
Kingston Jamaica reports the Haitian revolution has spread across the country and daily worsens as Camp Haytien blockade is abandoned and business halts in most towns. San Juan Puerto Rico notes Santo Domingo planter Bass says Vasquez not insane, predicts Haiti will offer the United States unrestricted reciprocity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston, Ja
Hayti
Camp Haytien
Crete-A-Pierrott
San Juan
P. R
Republic of Santo Domingo
Jwm. L. Bass
Republic
Vasquez
Santo Domingo
Bass
Haiti
United States
McCrea Reports Exaggeration of Cape Haytien Fight
Washington Aug 19 The Navy Department received a mail report from Commander McCrea stating that accounts of fighting near Cape Haytien and the general situation there have been greatly exaggerated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department Today
McCrea
Machias
Cape Haytien
Higgins Committed for Trial in Doherty Murder Case
St John New Brunswick August 19. Through this afternoon and evening the examination of Frank Higgins charged with the murder of Willie Doherty continued. At 10 o clock tonight Judge Ritchie committed him for trial at the supreme court which will sit here September 2.
Windt En Route As Paris to New York Tour Reaches Chicago
Harry de Windt, the overland traveler from Paris to New York, is in Chicago today on the way to New York. He arrived here directly from San Francisco, continuing his ambitious journey in windy conditions and preparing for the next leg of the tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harry de Windt
Paris
New York
York
San Francisco
Pillsbury's Fleet Maneuvers Off Rockport Seen Likely
Rockport Aug 19 A naval exercise is underway as Admiral Higginson's North Atlantic squadron prepares for fleet maneuvers off New England. Torpedo boats and the flagship Kearsarge moved from Bass Rocks to Sandy Bay and back, with rare lights and dense smoke signaling massive drill readiness. Captain Pillsbury leads a trio of attacking vessels seeking passage through a protective line, as secrecy and reconnaissance shape the simulated naval war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockport
Higginson
North Atlantic
Decatur
Bagley
Farragut
Dupont
Porter
Kearsarge
U.S
Nina
Brooklyn
New England
Prairie
Panther
Supply
Captain Pillsbury
Higgingon
Pillsbury
East Lamoine, Inc
Navy Department
Massachusetts
Alabama
Grooelyn
Sandy Bay
Refuge
Gloucester
Pontianak Fire Destroys Town in Dutch Borneo
London reports Pontianak near Dutch Borneo was almost razed by a major fire. The Singapore correspondent says many lives were lost as the town was destroyed and flames swept through the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Singapore
Daily Express
Pontianak
Dutch Borneo
Buckley Bound Over After Walnut Street Break-In Threat
William Buckley faced the grand jury after being bound over in police court on Walnut street for breaking into the Misses Garvin home. Judge Stone set bonds at 1000 dollars. Buckley threatened the two women witnesses saying he would kill them if sent to State prison and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
William Buckley
New Fur Seal Rookery Found in Aleutians
Washington reeled a report from Captain C. H. McLellan of the cutter Manning detailing the discovery of a new fur seal rookery in the Aleutian Islands. Captain Shoemaker of the Revenue Cutter Service relayed the finding on August 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Shoemaker
Revenue Cutter Service
Charles H. McLellan
Manning
Aleutian Islands
Butch Thompson Dies After Long Illness
Charles H. Thompson or "Butch" Thompson died in Saratoga on August 19 after a long illness linked to injuries from a runaway accident a decade ago in Long Branch. The direct cause was Bright's disease and cirrhosis of the liver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
N. Y
Charles H. Thompson
Butch” Thompson
Long Branch
Bright
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. Bisbee
Attorney General
Schwab
Presi
Dent of Steel Corporation
A.C. A
Lydia KE. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Higgins
Admiral Higginson
Jim Dumps
Jim
Reed
Qiame
NORW
Lowell Steam
West Street
Sapolio
Je McManmon
Prescott Street
Lawrence Man
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!