Schley Is the Lion of the Hour in Chicago Welcome
About 20 000 Chicagoans greeted Rear Admiral Schley on his arrival at Grand Central Station and along Jackson Boulevard and Michigan Avenue. The Hamilton club hosted receptions and banquets as crowds cheered, saluted and waved flags. The admiral said the children's cheers touched his heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jackson Boulevard
Michigan Avenue
Auditorium Annex
Hamilton Club
Ikiem
Eorgé
Millers Preatderit Mangers Rea T. Moultonedge
Robert McCurdy
Giw
Kimball
Eater
Admiral
Negro confesses to murder of millionaire Alexander Cooper
William Strother, a Black attendant at Vista Turk Ish bath house in Grand and Franklin avenues, confessed to killing millionaire Alexander Dean Cooper. The confession, made before Chief Kiely and Desmond with a stenographer, followed intense police questioning and was signed upon transcription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
William Strother
Grand and
Franklin Avenues
Alexander Dean Cooper
Chiefa Kiely
Desmond
Strother
Ande
Cooper
Navy leader retires after forty years of service
Washington January 25 Rear Admiral William K Van Reypen chief of the bureau of medicine and surgery closes an active forty year navy career spanning the Civil War era and the Spanish-American War He retires on his own request at the rank and pay of a senior rear admiral to be succeeded by Medical Inspector P M Rixey in Washington Also on January 25 Edwin V Morgan second secretary of legation at St Petersburg is chosen to fill the vacancy in the state department caused by Thomas Keller’s death Morgan a New Yorker with diplomatic experience becomes confidential clerk and secretary to Third Assistant Secretary Pierce A Molessor has been selected to accompany Morgan as second secretary at St Petersburg but the announcement is withheld for now
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William K van Reypen
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Navy
P. M. Rixey
Edwin V. Morgan
Legation
St. Petersburg
State Department
Thomas Keller
Morgan
New York
Pierce
Mc Morgan
Senate Committee On the Judiciary
Hoar
United States
Congress
California
McKinley
Foreign Affairs Committee of the
House
Pacific Coast
Bryan
E. J. Liverpash
San Francisco
Cal
Danish West Indies plebiscite awaits Senate ratification
Washington reports the Danish government will not proceed with the plebiscite to decide cession of the Danish West Indian islands until the United States Senate ratifies the treaty signed Friday. The move follows the Senate's rejection of a prior cession treaty after Denmark prepared island transfer plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Win Awart
Senate
Washington
United States
Denmark
Fatal and Costly Fire In Mobile Wholesale District
A blaze in Mobile on a Saturday morning destroyed wholesale district property worth at least 300000 dollars. Richard H. Vidmer a leading society figure and Bat Thomas a New Orleans laborer were killed while aiding firefighters. three firemen were injured. Vidmer was a prominent Hoo Hoo and former Alabama vice regent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Richard H. Vidmer
Bathomas
New Orleans
Vidmer
Thomas
Snark
Alabama
Freight wreck injures passengers near Mexico Missouri
A Chicago and Alton branch freight train traveling from Jefferson City to Mexico Missouri jumped the track about four miles from this city. The crash is attributed to a broken rail and left several passengers hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Mexico
Chicago & Alton
Jefferson City
Cuba Possible Annexation Stance Weighs Trade Policy
Washington hearing notes Col Tasker Bliss detailing Cuban reciprocity plans. He suggests initial tariff raises for revenue, then adjustments to favor US trade. Senate and House committees discuss political union, statehood, and possible military authority under US control amid Cuban independence pressures.
Injured Passengers Sought Medical Aid After Accident
Nearly all couch passengers sustained injuries with several serious. Rohn of Fulton ribs broken, Humphrey Fulton abdominal injuries, Conley St Louis scalp wound, Judy Cincinnati head injury, Brazier Jacksonville hips, Pooley Hibernia muscles and hips, Fisher Fulton bruised leg, Whitmore Memphis brain concussion, Judy city resident slight injuries, Williams Etna slight bruising, Robertson city resident minor injuries. They were brought to Mexico for treatment with some continuing travel and others at the Ringo hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Rohn
Fulton
James Humphrey
George Conley
St. Louis
Emile Judy
Cincinnati
A. W Brazier
Jacksonville
E. Pooley
Hibernia
Charlies Fisher Fulton
T A Whitmore
Memphis
Tenn
Robert Judy
Etna Williams
Frank Robertson
Mexico
Ringo Hotel
Shamrock I Work to Thorneycrofts for Bid Reevaluation
Jan 25 Glasgow reports the first Shamrock I contract offer will go to the Thorneycrofts after an exhaustive test comparing Shamrock I to Shamrock II. William Fife approves the outcome and desires another trial on the Shamrock III to assess workmanship for Sir Thomas Lipton's America's Cup challenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Thorneycrofts
Wiliam Fife
Sir Thomas Lipton
Socialists in Session In St Louis Meeting News
The national committee of the socialist party holds a two day session in St. Louis with 17 of 25 states represented. The national secretary reports 12 000 members in socialist clubs and a voting strength of about 300 000. In Paris Adolf Schmidt fugitive director of Cassel Trebet Trocknung appears arrested on extradition request from Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
National Committee of the
Socialist Party
Paris
Adolf Schmidt
Cassel Trebet- Trockn Pung
Erain Drying Company
Germany
Cuba Tariff Change Could Shift Trade To United States
Col Bliss proposed tariff readjustment to move most Cuban trade from foreign partners to the United States. He noted Cuba’s sugar industry and economy in distress with banks limiting credit, and said current U S influence in beef and railroad iron trade underpersuades Cuban revenue while many items still favor foreign suppliers. He cited a potential 86 percent shift in trade with a 33 percent differential in U S favor while preserving Cuban revenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Bliss
Cuba
United States
Col Bliss
Cot Voss
Havara
Havana
Payne
War Department
Condor gunboat towed in damaged after boiler explosion
The obsolete Spanish gunboat Condor arrived at Vigo in a damaged state after a boiler explosion killed two sailors and wounded nine, including the vessel commander. Later reports said two more crew members died, with others in dangerous condition. the ship is described as practically a wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vigo
Spain
Fire Hits Hotel Cecil In Ottawa Blaze
Ottawa police report a Saturday morning fire gutting the Hotel Cecil owned by former Mayor David son. The building, recently furnished, carried a lease of about 60 000 dollars. Guests on the fifth floor escaped in night clothes with ladders aiding several rescues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Cecil
Davidson
Terrible mine disaster in Iowa claims many lives
Lost Creek Iowa records a deadly explosion at shaft No 2 of the Lost Creek Coal Mining Co killing 21 workers and injuring 11. Coroner Foehlinger presides as volunteers rush to rescue crews and establish an improvised morgue. the blast damages ventilation and east entries while west side miners escape unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lost Creek
Lost Creek Coal Mining Company
Towa
Queer Mohie
Mike Fox Stoo
Mike Fox Jr
John Weer
C B Crewe
Rayell Fish
Joe Berta
C Creighton
James Stovall
Andrew Wash
Sam Humphrey
James Humphrey
J Hamphret Gee Ao
Foehlinger
Oskaloosa
Eddyville
Lost Creek Coal and Mining Company
C.E. Laughlin
H. L. Spencer
Jeff Timbrell
F. E. Green
O. S
Elia
Manchurian treaty signings eyed as railways and mines fall to Russo-Chinese bank
In Peking on January 25 diplomats expect the Manchurian treaty to be signed within a week though they doubt its impact on Russia policy in Manchuria. A separate contract grants the Russo-Chinese bank full control of local railways and mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Russia
Manchuria
Judge Edmunds Dead in St Louis After Illness
Judge Henry Littleton Edmunds longtime head of the criminal court died Saturday in St Louis from an acute stomach disease after several months of illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Edmunds
St. Louis
Henry Littleton Edmunds
Criminal Court
Earl of Rosslyn Granted Divorce From Violet de Grey Vyner
The court granted the Earl of Rosslyn a divorce from his wife Violet de Grey Vyner on the ground of desertion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh
Earl of Rosslyn
Violet de Grey Vyner
Move to Study Permanent Neutrality in Two Nations
In Christiania and Stockholm proposals are introduced to form a committee to study the permanent neutrality of the dual monarchy. J P Farrelly of Nashville named privy chamberlain to the pope in Rome. In Golon Colombia the Isthmus situation is unchanged with the Ge 1 Prizon arriving from Savanilla with 600 troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Norway
Christiania
Storthing
Riksdag
Golon
Colombia
Savanilla
Barrett Manufacturing Fire In Shadyside Causes Big Loss
The Barrett Manufacturing company factory at Shadyside New Jersey opposite New York City burned Saturday. Loss estimated at fifty thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Barrett Manufacturing Company
Shadyside
N. J
Patrick Trial Delayed. Session Canceled Saturday
New York January 25 reports no session Saturday in Judge Goff's court as Albert T. Patrick's trial is postponed to Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Goff
Albert T. Patricks
Opinion Letter Echoes Fear Over Price Increases
The Washington Star quotes a reader warning that a price rise on corps could trigger panic and hardship. The writer argues that inflation would deepen suffering beyond hunger, describing the potential social strain and fear.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Schley
Lion OF the Hour
Negro
Mil
Lionaire Cooper
Warkmen
Hertin
Pittsburg
Wabash
Mount Washington
Mather
Imperial Maritime Department
Alton Road
Missouri
Col. Tasker Bliss
House Committee On Ways and Means
Col. Dlisa
United States Army
Ways and Means Committee
Newlands
Nevada
Col. Bills
Aes
Sucne
Toms Pree
Mr Place
Johnny Bull
Sammy
Mei
Iowa
Ed Swanson
Jonas Mable
John Jerkin
Foldyville
May Fle
Frank Secres
Eddyvile
Charl Seaman
Jonas Mable Jr
William Harvey
Will
George Gogo
Harry Derrock
Jap Timbrell
Fochlinger
West Section
Dix
Henry St. John Dix
Whatcom
Wash
London
W. J. Brisbin
Whatcom County
St Paul
Brisbin
West
Porto Rico
San Juan
United States Marshall
Ponce
Ramon Rentas
Moreno Ontiz
Pope
Rome
J. P. Farrelly
Nashville
American College
Sipuions
Washington Star
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!