Angler season tips and city chatter from Marble Hill
Marble Hill Press notes anglers call the season the biggest get away and satirizes April seeds and July weeds. It jokes about a Maryland strawberry crop, a Washington bulldog devouring a census book, and aviators falling from the sky. It mentions a Chantecler drama, a train marriage at 40 mph, a Brooklyn girl with two heads, and New York skyscraper plans. It also references Euclid, Sidis, Belgian hare craze, Lord Kitchener and praise for West Point.
Hat Etiquette in Theater Sparks Outcry in London
A police magistrate in London rules against women wearing large hats in theaters. in New York the custom is fading as a Wisconsin troupe previews a bacteriological drama where microbes personify on stage, a curiosity to see which microbe claims a lead role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New York
Wisconsin
Ventures in Culture and Power Across The Century
A collage of 19th century topics reviewing women in society from a native lens, Prince Victor Napoleon's anticipated marriage to a Belgian royal daughter with wealth, Dr. Pearson's benevolence at ninety, a London style motto on wealth, and Elgin Illinois butter price tensions amid trust influence and consumer neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Napoleon
France
Prince Victor
Leopold
Belgium
German Officer Impersonator Deported as Objectionable Alien
Herr Wilhelm Voight once spoofed a German army officer and held up a mayor, provoking Imperial ire and imprisonment. Now US law bars entry for immigrants with prison records, and Voight is deported as an objectionable alien, turning the joke on the man who teased the German army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herr Wilhelm Voight
Koepentck
Uncle Sam
Herr Voight
Britain cites Chinese concession on rail line through Manchuria
The British foreign office reports that China granted a concession allowing an American English syndicate to finance the Chin Chow and Aigun railroad through Manchuria. The concession marks a successful negotiation with our government and signals acquiescence in the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Foreign Office
China
Aigun
Manchuria
Curtiss First to Fly Coast to Coast in Record Flight
New York World prize winner Graceful Curtiss crossed from Albany to Manhattan in 2 hours 32 minutes amid ideal weather. He averaged 61.3 miles per hour, flew near Poughkeepsie and Storm King, and recovered from a 66 foot gust near West Point to complete the journey to Governors Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Grenon HH Curties
Albany
New York World
Pouchkeepsie
Manhattan Island
Polon
Curtiss
Hudson
Pougakeepsie
Ike
Turna
Storm King
West Point
Curtisa
Smallest Captain for Largest Ship in Navy Story
In Washington DC the smallest US Navy captain, Dicky Mulligan, is slated to command the battleship North Dakota, the newest commissioned. Mulligan, about 182 pounds, enforces strict naval etiquette aboard the ship and has served as assistant to the chief of the bureau of navigation and detail officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
DD. C
Dicky" Mulligan
United States Navy
Dicky
North Dakota
Mulligan
Bureau of Navigation
Abernathy Boys Reach Washington After Westward Ride
Louis and Temple Abernathy sons of Oklahoma wolf catcher Jack Abernathy arrive in Washington D C after riding across the continent to greet Colonel Roosevelt on his arrival in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abernathy
Washington
D. C
Col. Roosevelt
New York
Louis
Temple Abernathy
Jack” Abernathy
Oklahoma
National
Scout Accused of Drunkenness in Philippine Scout Case
Washington Doctor Thorn formerly a surgeon in the army accuses Capt. Ross Rees of the Philippine scouts of drunkenness. A court of inquiry has been named to investigate the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Doctor Thorn
Suregon
Ross Rees
The
Philippine Scouts
Swedish Cabinet Resigns in Copenhagen Denmark
Premier Zable presents the cabinet resignation to King Frederick in Copenhagen after a defeat in the election over the defense policy, signaling a political crisis in Sweden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Denmark
Frederick
Zable
Shippers Vow Fight Over Freight Rates At Omaha
A Midwest delegation of shippers and traffic men from 16 western cities will meet in Washington Tuesday to urge Attorney General Wilberts to block a proposed commodity freight rate increase set for June 1. The group plans legal action if needed and to arrange a conference at the Willard Hotel with Attorney General Wickersham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Nebraska
Middle West
Washington
West Tureday
Congress
Wickersham
Willard Hotel
Meekages
A. C. Smith
M. E. Smith Dry Goods Company
John W. Glenn
Illinois Manufacturing Association
Chicago
H. G Wilson
Kansas City Commercial Club
E. J. McVann
Omaha Traffic Bureau
Indiana convention aims to boost state road improvement
At the Indiana Association of Presidential Postmasters convention in Gary today plans are made to stir up public sentiment for a general movement to improve roads across the state. The event runs through tomorrow with much time spent on third class postmasters' office problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Indiana
Indiana Association of Presidential Postmasters
Blockade Resolution Aimed at Madrid Nicaraguan Move
Washington Senator William J. Stone introduced a resolution urging the secretary of state to investigate a reported attempt by the Madrid Nicaraguan government to establish a blockade at Bluefields. The move signals congressional scrutiny of naval actions and regional tensions in Central America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone
Washington, D. C
William J. Stone
Madrid
Bluefields
Miners Ordered Back to Work as Strike Ends
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania seven thousand striking miners of the Pentaylvenia Coal Company are ordered to return to work, ending a year long stoppage that disrupted production and local supply. The company claims resumed operations will restore wages and stabilize regional coal output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minera
Wilkesbarre
Pentaylvenia Coal Company
70000 Get Wages Raised by Standard Oil
New York reports a voluntary wage increase at Standard Oil affecting about 70,000 men. The raise, ranging 6 to 10 percent, retroactive to May 1, increases annual selling expense by an estimated 0 to 10 million dollars. The rise covers workers in company works and factories but not office staff, applying to subsidiary companies nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Standard Oi
United States
Methodist conference debates women’s memorials proposal
At the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church south Dr BH Henry of the St. Louis conference spoke in favor of the women. A vote on the proposition failed 188 to 74.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
N. C
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Tjalty
BH Henry
St. Louis
Transatlantic travel hits record passenger flow from port
Transatlantic travel reaches new peak with seven steamers sailing to Europe on Saturday carrying 2.69 percent cabin passengers, the largest one day total ever to depart from this port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Ballinger Evidence Ends in Ballinger-Pinchot Probe
Washington reports the Ballinger-Pinchot investigation closes its evidence phase as the defense rests without additional witnesses. Attorney Hrands' cross examination concludes three in rebuttal. Oral argument scheduled for May 27 with five hours per side and briefs due within 18 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Hrandels
Lincoln Era Engineer Dwight Mourgan Dies at 62
Dwight Morgan, a former roommate of Abraham Lincoln and credited with drafting the first elevated railroad plans in the United States, died at his home in Dwight at age 62.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Dwight
Richard Price Morgan
United States
Abraham Lincoln
Ex Governor Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Charge
Former New Hampshire governor Frank W. Rollins pleaded guilty in federal court to smuggling. His lawyers asked for clemency as the case proceeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Overnor
Frank W. Rollins
New Hampshire
Evers Hurt In Automobile Accident In Chicago
George McDonald a Chicago newspaper baseball writer was probably fatally injured and John J Evers second baseman of the Chicago Nationals was slightly wounded when Evers automobile collided with a street car in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evers
Chicago
George McDonald
John J. Evers
Chicago Nationals
Corporation Tax Figures Reported for 26.62 Million
Washington D C total assessments by the Internal Revenue Bureau on corporate tax reach 26.62 million dollars as part of the national revenue declarations. Detailing show corporate contributions totaling 24.49 million in assessments to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Internal Revenue Bureau
Operators Quit Illinois Miners See End of Strike
Illinois mines face an aggressive operator push against the strike. Operators plan to distribute proposed contracts to strikers and challenge the shotfirers law in court. A Belleville district meeting expelled signers of a single contract and prepared for rail, factory, and coal consumer outreach to rally support. The plan seeks to raise machine mined coal pay gaps and end the mineral wage system, with possible loss of regional labor advantages if the strike fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Belleville
Minera of Winole
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Iowa
Indiana
Jaseos Ofet
Minera Confident End of Strike Near in Springfield
State miners leadership says the end of the fight nears as southern operators and the Minera union clash over terms. About half of operatives in the Springfield district have joined the miners’ faction, while Independent Operators fight the agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minera
Springfield
Girls Learn to Hop Cars In Brooklyn Schools
In New York City the Brooklyn high schools piloted a cympasium device to teach girls to board and alight street cars. The contrivance resembles a handcar with a real car sized step, allowing six girls to propel it around a track as others stand by for boarding and disembarking practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Ble
Brooklyn
Balloon ascension accident injures girl in Bristol
A one year old girl participating in carnival week balloon ascent activities in Bristol, Tennessee, descended to a mill roof after a parachute jump and fell two stories, breaking her left arm and suffering additional injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Tennessee
Tiny" Headwick
Sailing Party of Six Missing in Gulf of Georgia
Vancouver report says six people went to Plumper Pass in a small sloop ten days ago and were due back four days ago. The Gulf of Georgia search is underway as hopes fade for the crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Columbia
Plumper Pass
Gulf of Georgia
Business Failures in New York City and U.S. week ending May 6
The week ending May 6 recorded 200 business failures in the United States, up from 25 the prior week. Comparisons show 205 in the like week of 1909, 259 in 1908, 142 in 1907, and 125 in 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
United States
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Relief for Women
Milwaukee woman testimonials claim Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured backache and female troubles after surgeons warned of a tumor. The letter from Mae Euua Laan urges others to try the remedy before surgery, noting the Pinkham company receives thousands of grateful letters supporting its efficacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkharm
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia F. Pinkham
Mae Euua Laan
Pinkham Med Clio Company
Tynn
Masa
Lydia KE
Pinkham
Lydia F Pinkham
Rs. Pinkham
Lyon
Mars
When Mer Faith in the Lord Failed
A fragment from a church meeting tale recounts a late elder blamed by a pastor on a scare from a passing train and a wreck, with a reply about trusting the Lord and venturing a jump as the bell rang, alongside a classroom joke about a cape to land and a mountain peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gald
Pitteburg Chronicle
Fragmentary exchange on a church sale event
A noisy chat from a mothers meeting hints at preparations for a sale of work. One speaker jokes about the vicar taking clothes off, reflecting a playful rural tone amid community efforts.
Fragmentary stray quotes on love and fate
The text presents fragmented aphorisms about love and wealth, mentioning a mysterious elf in Parte and a cryptic line about Krishna. It reads like a collection of unrelated musings without a coherent narrative or identifiable events or figures.
Hard Own Children When Teacher Has Coffee Habit
A Mississippian schoolteacher reports coffee cessation with Postum improving nervousness mood and heart palpitations. She followed physician advice and found Postum’s use beneficial, noting a brighter outlook and absence of heart distress. The testimonial references The Road to Wellville and the slogan There’s a Reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum
Wellville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marble Hill Press
Argle Hill
Maryland
Jong At
Broilers
Young Stele
Harvard
Euclid
Sidis Bimeel Soya
Lord Kitchener
England
Military Academy
Fust
Elgin
Gurtiss
Poughkeepsie Bridge
Queen OF
Tub
Atk
Jae
T. Lainie
Adelphia Sane
Brookly
Lowe
Ballinger
Illinois
Shotfirer
Brooklyn High School
Aeronaut
Jimmy
William
Christopher
Mia Reason
Parte
Krishna
Onnae
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!