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 28 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1907
Page
8
A Monroe WeeklyTimes letter quotes Collier's Weekly questioning how to draw the line between temporary insanity and criminal responsibility. It notes many poor defendants lack access to mental health experts and mentions a state bill to fund defense experts when murderers cannot afford one.
The sun’s heat output varies over time, sometimes by as much as one sixth. This variability can explain unusually cool summers or warm winters. Rene Bache notes that weather may be forecast by studying solar activity, with the Mount Whitney observatory researching six month meteorological forecasts.
Report details eight of ten 12-inch guns firing on the Dreadnought creating a 400000 ton shock that skidded an 18500 ton ship sideways. Guns 53 feet long fire 850 pound shells with 265 pounds cordite at 2000 mph. If combined and fired at atmospheric height the shell would circle the earth as a satellite.
In Fort Dodge Iowa the city ordinance fining the unmarried prompts a wedding rush. Over two days a local magistrate married 330 couples to avoid fines, though the law's constitutionality is doubtful.
French towns crown a young woman for kindness and virtue with a wreath of roses. In St. Cloud near Paris a generous citizen funds a yearly income of 120 dollars for the winner, ensuring lasting recognition of the winner’s assiduity and virtue.
James Ford Rhodes, once a major iron and steel maker in Cleveland, left a thriving business to dedicate himself to historical research and writing. He spends much time in Washington as he composes his Civil War history, adding to the authentic annals of the United States.
A senator and an editor, both French, fought a sword duel in which both were wounded. The incident threatens to cast disfavor on a pastime long considered harmless.
A child died in Lisbon when a royal automobile struck a child. The harsh consequences highlight the gulf between regal privilege and republican citizens, with some industrial leaders trying to ease the sting for their workers.
At Carnegie hall, Mrs Anna Garlin Spencer presided over the First National Arbitration and Peace congress as women from across the country urged an end to war. Miss Jane Addams spoke on New Ideals of Peace while other speakers discussed the home economic waste of war and industry relations to peace.
The Standard Oil Company is found guilty in Judge Landis' court of accepting railroad rebates on Whiting Indiana shipments in 1908. Government argues 1463 shipments violate the Elkins law, with fines from 1,463,000 to 29,260,009 possible. Defense seeks single-offense theory while noting ongoing appeals and possible new trials. Further indictments are pending.
William Wiley of Minneapolis, grieving his wife, drank four ounces of chloroform in Janesville and will probably die. The act is recorded as an attempted death by his own action with the death likely.
New York police report George Shambacher, 56, wealthy real estate dealer, mortally wounded in his East Forty fourth street dining room during an alleged burglary. Mrs Shambacher and son Herman woke to a pistol shot, saw him fall, and he died within hours after crying Ive been shot and pointing to an open window.
Lawyer Dan O Reilly said the defense will reuse the first trial line and present additional documentary evidence. Evelyn Thaw will recount her story again, with stronger support, as the second trial debates insanity at the time of the shooting.
James H. Eckels, president of the Commercial National Bank and former comptroller of the currency in Grover Cleveland's second administration, was found dead at his Chicago residence Sunday morning. Death was attributed to heart disease.
Columbus Ohio April 17 By affirming the circuit court verdict the Ohio Supreme Court held that 290000 of proposed new Cleveland bonds are invalid or would be if issued The city council acted against the city solicitor's advice and the solicitor Baker enjoined the issue for exceeding the bond limit without a public vote.
Freeport April 17. Lena in this county has endured $50,000 in recent incendiary fires. Early Tuesday a new blaze destroyed the town hall and its fire apparatus, causing about $8,000 loss with $3,000 insured. Five armed men patrolled the street for hours after the fire.
Canton report confirms the death of George S. Baldwin consul to Nuremberg Germany in a New York hospital. Baldwin was appointed by McKinley and was a close confidant who nominated McKinley for Stark County prosecutor.
In Superior Wisconsin on April 17 fifty non union workers quit work after drawing their pay. They cite wage dissatisfaction as the cause. The strikers celebrate the action as a victory.
President Roosevelt cabled President Figueroa proposing a joint plan with President Diaz to prevent frontier hostilities between Salvadoran and Guatemalan forces. Figueroa may attend a conference at Amapala to secure lasting tranquility with Zelaya and Cabrera. The cruiser Chicago will accompany the talks.
The steamer Louis Pahlow ran on rocks at Clay Banks six miles south of Sturgeon Bay during a blinding snowstorm. The Delta anchored nearby and may be saved. Crews were rescued by port life savers and are safe. Both vessels belong to Hines Lumber Co of Chicago and left Chicago Sunday bound north light.
Five people died and more than twenty were injured when the Great Northern Oriental limited derailed at Bartlett North Dakota while traveling 40 miles an hour. A post wreck gas tank exploded and seven passenger coaches burned as investigators consider possible rail tampering.
Col Pearl White of New Orleans Republican national committeeman from Louisiana dined with President Roosevelt and is believed to be offered the internal revenue commissioner post to succeed John W. Yerkes who resigned. White is expected to accept.
In St. Petersburg on April 15 the government tests a 24 hour time system with hours numbered 1 to 24. The minister of railroads ordered summer timetables to Moscow printed in the new format.
Log drivers in northern Wisconsin remain idle as cold weather forms ice on streams. Large crews worked on Chippewa river tributaries last week but were forced to quit after a few days.
Resignation of John W. Yerkes as internal revenue commissioner. Cuba plans three delegates to The Hague conference. Pope Pius X creates seven new cardinals in a secret consistory. Kingston Jamaica suffers another damaging quake. William H. Buesking blown to pieces near Fort Wayne. George W. Roosevelt dies at Brussels. Woodson S. Morris sentenced to 99 years in Newkirk for murder. L. B. Hicks entombed near Bakersfield elopes with a butcher’s wife. Benedict Nebraska suffers total business district fire. Beattyville Kentucky houses a murder case linked to a feud. Mrs Alexander D Brown of Baltimore engages to her much younger coachman. Milk River flood isolating northern Montana. Glasgow cut off. cattle drown. Second Reformed Church Wackensack NJ destroyed. debt fully paid. Philadelphia carpenters and painters vote strikes for higher wages May 1. Luke E Wright hosts Gen Kuroki in Tokyo. ceremony praised. Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern fast mail wreck near Schooleys. engineer injured. Russo-Japanese Manchuria evacuation completes under Fortsmouth terms by April 15.
New York residents prepare for a two day dedication of a $1,500,000 building given by Andrew Carnegie to the United Engineering Societies. Speakers will include Charles W. Hunt, Charles F. Scott, President Hadley of Yale, and Carnegie himself.
In Beattyville Lee county guards blocked a mob to prevent a lynching of Clay Thomas and Levi Reynolds charged with killing Jesse Abner. Thomas confessed and is held to the grand jury without bail. The feud between Hargis and Cockrill roils the area.
Plate mirror manufacturers from New York Chicago Brooklyn Philadelphia Milwaukee Shelbyville Pa Wire and other cities meet in Pittsburgh to form a national association for the trade.
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.