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!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1910
Page
2
A collection of stray observations from Marshall Illinois references weather quirks and odd anecdotes. It notes forecasts and rural humor, jokes about agriculture insects and fruit, with wry asides on public order and civic duties in a period voice.
The mutilated body found in a lakeside trunk near Moltrasso is identified as Mrs M S Castle sister of Captain Henry Harrison Scott U.S. Army and the woman who shot William B Craig at the Waldorf Astoria last August. Russian Constantine Ispolatoff is in custody amid murder suspicions.
In Wapslington DC Judge Paul Charlton of the War Department Insular Affairs bureau states he has no word on his son Porter Charlton or wife amid the Lake Como disaster and expects no cable report if they survive.
Chicago reports the jury for the Browne bribery case against Lee O'Neill Browne of Ottawa has been chosen. Judge McSurely adjourned court to Monday morning with the first witness to be placed on the stand. Rumor says Browne's counsel may seek a federal stay before testimony begins.
Federal grand jury returns 42 counts charging the Western Union Telegraph company with bucket shop law violations on March 1 1909 in Washington D C. The indictments mark a major legal action by federal authorities against a major communications firm.
Judge George H. Williams rules in St Louis that taxes on stock in foreign corporations held by local residents are valid. Collector Koein seeks about $2,000,000 in taxes due, tied to the contested holdings and the legality of the assessed amounts.
The Illinois pier of the St Louis Free Bridge is found 18 inches east of plan with caisson at 110 feet. The east pier caisson fault delays alignment, forcing moving the other piers to fit steel spans. Missouri Valley Iron & Bridge Co works 12 shifts daily. workers limited to two hours at 110 feet, paid $2 per hour.
The gunboat Zaragoza head of the fleet has sealed orders and awaits Perota troops to sail for Progreso on the Yucatan peninsula amid reports of an Indian uprising on the east coast.
Mrs Charlies W Allen of Kenosha Wisconsin pleaded guilty in U S circuit court to smuggling charges. She was fined $100. Her husband is a millionaire leather manufacturer.
Marshalltown Iowa reports new details in the Hartley family killings near Van Cleve. Ray Hartley, held as a suspect, explains blood on his overalls as from a chicken he killed. Investigators note two saddled horses found in the Hartley stable. Ray admits writing a $1,000 note found at his parents home as a joke.
Mrs Arthur Pue Gorman wife of Maryland Senator is critically ill at her Washington residence. Physicians say no hope for recovery as five daughters and a son join her children. illness has dragged on for over a year.
Fresh tremors in Italy's quake zone panic residents as royals toured Avellino to calm crowds. Camps form around towns and army tents are in demand as about a million sleep away from homes.
Russellville Alabama.R L Page Jr of Red Bay sues C W Weir et al of Quitman Mississippi for 10000 damages claiming after publishing a dance article in the Quitman Globe he was assaulted by citizens who tore the article from the paper forced him to swallow it and forced him to leave town. Maj Morse named professor at University of Illinois Urbana. reports to university Sept 1. Six perish in Gulf of Finland wreck as the steam yacht Wast sinks near St Petersburg.
News wires report a large timber fire in Fort Collins Colorado, 655 miles west of here, as relayed by the local timber guard stationed in the area. Cudahy File a Mortgage. The Cudahy Packing company mortgages 5 million dollars to Illinois Trust and Savings bank and William H. Henkle of Chicago to secure a five percent gold bond issue dated May 1 with a 25 year term.
A lone bandit robbed the eastbound El Paso & Southwestern tourist sleeper one mile east of Robstart New Mexico near Corrizzozo. He forced passengers to pile their money and valuables in a private car and escaped with a several thousand dollar haul, then shot out the train rear lights as pursuit began.
Railroads including Santa Fe Frisco Rock Island Missouri Kansas & Texas win temporary injunctions against 2 cent passenger fares in Oklahoma. The six roads will restore 3 cent rates within days while smaller lines are exempted by the state corporation commission.
In Columbia Missouri Missouri Chief Josephine the prize cow of the College of Agriculture broke the world record for milk production by over ten percent in a four month contest She produced 11536 pounds averaging 964 pounds per day over 120 days The former record holder was Consantha Fourth Johannah Josephine’s output is two months of a typical cow’s yearly milk.
The Reverend Charles A. Dickey a renowned Presbyterian minister and former moderator of the general assembly died at Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia. In Harrisburg the G A R encampment tabled an anti Lee resolution condemning the statue in the national capital at its closing session.
Mrs. Sapre Mullen of Elwood Indiana credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing months of illness and pain without surgery after only one bottle. The ad claims the remedy treats displacements inflammation menstrual disorders backache and nervous prostration and offers free confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.