Interstate Commerce Commission bans payment in kind for rail transport
The ICC rules rail transportation may not be exchanged for advertising space in newspapers. The Massachusetts Press association protests, arguing cash payment is required. Chairman Knapp states tariffs name rates in dollars and cents and that free or noncash payments could lead to discrimination, asserting the law seeks equal treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Massachusetts Press Association
William J. Hefferman
Association
Hefferman
Knapp
Eight Hour Day Upheld In Federal Dam Case
Cincinnati jury convicts Sheridan-Kirk Contracting Co for violating the eight hour day law in building the Fernbank Ohio River dam. Penalty to be decided later with fine up to 1000 dollars. Chicago will verdict sustains Wickes sane and leaves bulk of estate to nephew Hugh P. Walden. Jury reached verdict after four ballots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
United States
Sheridan-Kirk Contracting Company
Ohio River
Fernbank
Chicago
Thomas H. Wickes
Honore
Wickes
Hugh P. Walden
Bank Robbers Dynamite Odin Bank For $5000 Heist
A band of robbers dynamited the Odin bank early Friday and stole $5,000 from the wrecked safe. Odin residents reported the town held at bay as gunfire erupted during the getaway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odin
Odin Bank
Fire Forces Banquet Intermission for Cannon Visit
A fire at a Paris hotel interrupted a banquet hosted for Speaker Cannon by local Republican leaders. The event adjourned in haste, and Cannon later delivered remarks at the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannon
Paris
Spain Holds Cruisers to Protect Subjects
Madrid reports the Spanish government will hold several cruisers ready for dispatch to the west coast in response to alarming reports from Morocco to safeguard Spanish subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Spain
Morocco
Railway Cuts Indiana Fares to Two and One-Half Cents
The Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton Railroad announced a fare reduction for Indiana starting November 1 with a straight rate of two and a half cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railway
Indianapolis
Ind
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad Company
Indiana
National Sunday School Union Holds 79th Annual Meeting
The National Sunday School Union of the Methodist church began its 79th annual meeting in Topeka Kansas with delegates from nearly every state attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Sunday School Union
Topeka
Kan
National Sunday School Union of the Methodist Church
Equity urged as farmers push for organization at convention
East St Louis Illinois report on the American Society of Equity first annual convention featuring M F Sharp urging farmers to unite and demand control of marketing to set profitable prices. A minimum price scale is adopted for wheat corn oats cotton hogs cattle hay with prices tied to Chicago delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East St. Louis
Ill
American Society of Equity
M. F. Sharp
Narrows
Equity
New York
Chicago
Accused of Starving Babies in Colorado Home
G C Rose and Mrs Minnie Wheeler leaders of the Brotherhood of Light faced manslaughter charges in Arch Arbeles near Pagosa Springs. They waived examination and were remanded to jail. An agent for the state Humane society says the seven observed orphans were placed as wards of the county court pending a state home or other placement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pagosa Springs
Col
G. C. Rose
Minnie Wheeler
Brotherhood of Light
Arbeles
HE. K. Caldwell
State Humane Society
State Home
Cabinet changes published in Washington report
White House Tuesday night announced prospective changes to President Roosevelt's cabinet after the retirements of Secretary Shaw and Attorney General Moody. George B. Cortelyou would become Treasury Secretary with George Von L. Meyer as Postmaster General and Charles J. Bonaparte as Attorney General. Victor H. Metcalf would take Navy Secretary and Oscar S. Straus would lead Commerce and Labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Shaw
Moody
Secretary of the Treasury
George B. Cortelyou
George von L. Meyer
Charles J. Bonaparte
Navy
Victor H. Metcalf
Commerce and Labor
Oscar S
Straus
Elwood man credits Deans Kidney Pills for recovery
An Elwood Indiana man says kidney trouble forced him to use a cane and caused back and shoulder pain before three boxes of Deans Kidney Pills cured him. He reports dark kidney secretions and notes the medicine cost 50 cents a box, sold by Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Pugh
North B Street
Elwood
Ind
Polite Washington waiter saves customer trouble tale
A Washington cafe waiter named John earns praise for exceptional courtesy. When a man pays 80 cents with a dollar, John refuses change as the tab is his to cover and helps the customer with his coat, bowing and insisting the customer must not endure any trouble. The man leaves, dazed but grateful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John
Infantile Eczema Cure Proves Life Saving Claim
A 1905 reader reports her infant recovered from severe infantile eczema after using Cuthura Remedies, describing rapid improvement within days and full recovery in about ninety days. The letter, signed Mrs. Maebelle Lyon of Parsons Kansas, cites dramatic relief and praise for the treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maebelle Lyon
Appleton Ave
Parsons
Kan
Appleton grocers spot new cranberry price trend
Appleton traders report a uniform price rise across three cranberry buyers. Each quotes the same figure and seeks 8 to 10 cents more per quart than last year, with cranberries expected to hit as high as 18 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appleton
Wis
Appleton Grocers
Double Tracking the Santa Fe Main Line Progress
Progress on double tracking the Santa Fe main line through Kansas is rapid. By September first 186 miles were completed from Kansas City to Newton using 85 pound rail and crushed rock ballast. The line and branches are ballasted or oiled and grades have been reduced with new steel bridges and solid masonry piers for a first class roadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Kansas
Kansas City
Newton
Chicago
Coal City
Iinois
California
Arizona
Texas
Belen
Artistic Marriage Certificates In Elegant Adornment
Brides seek elaborate treatment for marriage certificates with hand illumination on parchment or vellum. Some choose framed displays for boudoirs, reflecting modern wedding invitation aesthetics.
Allcock's Plaster: Sixty Years of Relieving Aches Worldwide
A nineteenth century style advertisement touts Allcock's porous plasters as a world renowned remedy with sixty years of use. It promises relief from pains caused by cold or overstrain and notes the plasters are sold by druggists worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allcock’s
Woman Arrested in Paris With Trained Watch Snatching Child
A Paris woman was arrested while cradling a four year old who had been trained to snatch watches and scarf pins. The child grabbed two watches and seven pins in under thirty minutes as they moved through the streets. The item list includes travel touting notes for Niagara Falls and a railway route, plus assorted advertising and proverbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Utes Head Northwest Toward Northern Cheyennes in Raid Plot
Sheridan Wyoming reports word that Utes are moving northwest toward the northern Cheyennes with a rumored aim to entice collaboration in a raid. The Cheyennes’ reservation lies about 50 miles east of Fort Custer Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan, Wyo
Fort Custer
Mont
Bank Robbers Captured After 86 Hour Chase
In Minot, sheriff's posse captured five bandits after an 86 hour pursuit begun Tuesday evening. They had robbed the Sawyer bank early Monday, engaging citizens in a battle that produced 300 shots. $4,600 was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minot
N. D
Sheriff's
Sawyer
Bank Robbery Report Near Jamestown in Moniteau County
Robbers blew open the Jamestown Bank safe in Moniteau County about 65 miles from Jefferson City and took $2,700, according to Friday information. Local authorities investigated the Bank of Jamestown incident as the money disappeared from the vault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Bank of
Jamestown
Moniteau
Oshkosh Merchant Samuel McClellan Hay Dies at 81
Samuel McClellan Hay, a pioneer merchant and banker long tied to Oshkosh business interests, died Friday at age 81 after 58 years of local service and philanthropy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshkosh
Wis
Samuel McClellan Hay
Canadian Engineer Dies in Lansing Residence
William T. Jennings, 61, a Toronto consulting engineer, died at the home of Michigan United Railways Manager J. R. Elliott in Lansing on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
William T. Jennings
Toronto
J. R. Elliott
Michigan United Railways
Cedar Rapids Mayor Amos Connor Dies at 63
Amos H. Connor mayor of Cedar Rapids and a leading Midwest contractor died suddenly Wednesday from heart failure. He was 63.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Amos H. Connor
Middle West
Putnam Faceless Dyes Advertises Low Price
An old newspaper ad touts Putnam Faceless Dyes at 40 cents per package and promises brighter colors and faster results. Also promotes Lewis' Single Binder straight 5¢ cigar made with extra quality tobacco from Lewis' Factory in Peoria Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Putnam
Lewis
Written by Woman Hater. Women May Be Outspoken But Not Out-Talked
A dated quip frames a columnist stance on gender, asserting that while women are outspoken they are never silenced, reflecting a provocative attitude toward gender roles in its era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Lieuella Tisdale
Sunset Magazine
One Hundred Dollar Reward for Catarrh Cure
A promise of a one hundred dollar reward for anyone who can cure catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot handle. The advertisement emphasizes the cure's effectiveness and invites challenge to prove otherwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Queen Encourages Dairies and Grapes Study in Portugal
The Portuguese queen urges improvements in dairy work and has long studied soils in her realm to promote grape culture. The monarch’s efforts aim to boost agriculture and viticulture across her kingdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portugal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Union OF Farmers
Metcalf and Straits
Baby Lyon
Cutiura
Senator Spooner
Wisconsin
Bill Murray
Murray
Bill
Jersey
Spooner
William
Milwaukee Sentinel
Cranberry Trust
Niagara Falls
Muskoka
Kawartha Lakes
Georgian Bay
Temegami
St. Lawrence River
Rapids
Thousand Islands
Algonquin National Park
White Mountains
Atlantic Sea Coast
Grand Trunk Railway System
Montreal
N. Y
Geo. W. Vaux, A. G. P
T. A
Adams S&j
Fescue
Samuel Pitcher
Aix, Senna
Maven
Fac Simite Signature of
Missouri Bank
Iowa
Carters
Scarters
UTES
Sloans
Earl S.sloan
Boston
Mass
U.S.A
California Fig Syrup Co
Bears
Castoria
THC Centaur Company
New York City
W.C. Abbott
Ravenswood Station
Ladyamith
Wie
Knoblauch Land
Dearborn Bt
Thompson
Wolraf
Louis
Chicago-New York Electric Air Line Railroad
Electinc Air Line Railroad
Lake Shore
American Mines Investment Company
Canon City
Colorado
Alker, Ravenel & CO
Dept. C
Columbia
Frederick H. Woon
Chicago-New York Electric Air Line
R. R. Stock
Monadocdle Block
Aeeee HK
Illew Light Co
N. Halsted
Lil
Defiance
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!