Vanderbilt invents new locomotive with revolutionary boiler
Cornelius Vanderbilt showcases a locomotive with cylindrical firebox and multitubular boiler said to cut coal use by about 320 percent. Experts at Grand Central claim Vanderbilt holds twenty to thirty locomotive patents, with ten to twelve deemed highly important, predicting a major shift in locomotive design and fuel efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Central Station
Vanderbilt
New York
West Point
Daniel Butterfiel
Morrisania Yacht Club
Copeland
Pelham Bay
New York Yacht Club
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Opened With Vigor Center of Steel Strike Moves to Wellsville
The second week of the steel trust strike shows Deweeswood mill at McKeesport not resuming, shifting focus to Wellsville. Puddlers and finishers at National Tube Works in McKeesport may disrupt operations if a strike is declared. the company reportedly threatens to discharge all union members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Steel Trust
Dewees Wood Mill
American Sheet Steel Company
McKeesport
Wellsville
National Tube Works
Wellsville Mills
Monumon
Carnegie
Chicago Federation of Labor
Joseph O' Donnell
Holsem
Harriman
Union Pacific
St. Paul
A. C. Bartlett
Chicago University
National Baptist Young People’s Union
Oklahoma crowds swell as trains head to El Reno
Fort Worth Texas July 22 crowds toward El Reno are reported crowded all morning with trains loaded to capacity. An expected week of large crowds is anticipated and the governor has increased police to avoid trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
el] Reno
Hubbard Holds Trump Card In Political Race Say Letter
Des Moines dispatch reports Cedar Rapids letters claim Judge Hubbard plans a decisive move at a key moment. The missive also notes a rift between the Hubbards and Senator Trewin, with pressure alleged for him to stay in the contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Hubbard
Hubbards
Trewin
Republicans Carry France in Council General Elections
Paris July 22 returns show Republicans gaining 841 seats and Conservatives 204 across provinces in the council general elections. The tally reflects strong Republican gains nationwide amid the July voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Republicans
Conserva
Heat Paralyzes Mills as City Shuts Down for a Day
Across the city intense heat forces nearly all mills and factories to close for a half day or full day. Temperatures reach 104 degrees with many workers prostrated. Incidents include a trolley crash injuring 20 passengers and a horse collapsing from heat. Royal Pearl Button and Muscatine mills report widespread shutdowns and mid day returns home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Muscatine Lumber Co
Musser Lumber Company
Muscatine Sash and Door Co
Muscatine Lumber and Box Company
Beepple Button Co
Royal Pearl Button Company
Muscatine
von Nostrand Caddlery Co
Muscatine Lumber Co
Lawes
A. m
U S Steel Overcapitalized by Water in Stock
Washington July 22 The industrial commission report shows the U S Steel corporation is largely overcapitalized with water in the stock amounting to about 300 million dollars, nearly a third of the total capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washigton
Industrial Commission
U. S. Steel Corporation
Mrs Kruger Dies Revealing Transvaal Leader’s Wife
Brussels dispatch says President Kruger’s wife died at Pretoria after bearing sixteen children with four sons serving in the war. She was daughter of the Duplessis family, linked to Cardinal Richelieu, and kept a simple home, doing housework until four years ago despite her husband’s substantial income from government service and private ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Brussels
Kruger
Pretoria
Transvaal
South African Republic
Prince Bismarck
Bismared
Ruger
Duplessis
South Africa
Dompane
Great Britain
Duprescis
Cardinal Richelieu
Wanos
Faure
France
Germany
Russia
Europe
England
House of Lords
F’h Times
Manila
Aguinaldo
Baron Krupp
Dewey for Coronation Proposal Sparks Nationwide Interest
Washington reports suggest Admiral Dewey as the principal American envoy to King Edward’s coronation with possible roles for Adjutant General Corbin and Vice President Theodore Roosevelt. The idea gathers widespread support as a display of goodwill and recognition of Spanish-American War heroes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Edward
Manila Bay
Admirals Road
Corbin
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Bucland
Roosevelt
Mrs Kruger's Preference for Domestic Work Over Help
The passage notes Mrs Kruger choosing to manage cooking and housekeeping herself, rarely receiving help beyond her daughters when they were unmarried. It reflects her independent domestic routine and limited assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cient
Fire destroys tenements. woman and three children die
A morning blaze on Pennsylvania Avenue in Pittsburg Jay destroyed two tenement houses. A woman identified as Mrs Sophia Ratza and her three children perished in the fire. Several others were injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Jay
Pennsylvania Avenue
Sophia Ratza
Mt. Pleasant man perishes in Ottumwa hotel fire
At Ottumwa Iowa on July 22 John O Connor of Mt Pleasant died in a hotel fire at the LaClede hotel. Eighteen other guests endured thrilling escapes but none suffered fatal injuries. The blaze was not large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
John O’conner
Mt. Pleasant
LaClede Hotel
Ten Die of Heat as Scorching July Continues
Kansas City reports ten deaths from heat in the last 24 hours as a blistering July persists with temperatures above 100 degrees for the fifteenth day this month. Despite church prayers for rain, not a cloud appears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Lords rule unions may be sued in court
London July 2 The House of Lords sitting as the highest court of appeals decided that any registered labor union may be sued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Lords
Highest Court of Appeals
Faithful in Christ Rally Draws Ten Thousand
San Francisco July 2 The religious fervor at the international cultimation meeting at Mechanics Pavilion drew about 10000 attendees. Bishop Joyce, president of the league, preached on Faithful in Christ and the crowd remained until the end as the Birship received an impromptu platform handshake after the conclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Mechanics’ Pavilion
Joyce
League
Death of Wilson Price at Buffalo Prairie aged 75
Wilson Price died after a year long illness at his Buffalo Prairie home at age 75. Survived by his wife, one daughter and four sons. Funeral at the residence this afternoon then body taken to Galva for interment Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Prairie
Wilson Price
Galva
Grain Futures Rally On Heat Wave In Chicago
Sunday's heat wave in the corn belt drives a panicky opening in September cereals. Wheat rises 1 1/2 cents to 71 1/2. corn to 59 1/2. oats to 38 1/4. No relief seen tomorrow as heat and drought likely to intensify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Death of George Otto Martz at age 3 in Sweetland Township
George Otto Martz son of Mr and Mrs Gustave Martz died at home after six weeks illness bronchitis was cause he was three years four months old funeral at 2 p m at home Swetivat township conducted by Rev Groves Meier parents express community sympathy The Detroit Free Press anecdote about a natural cure and the gold cure appears in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Otto Martz
Gustave Martz
Sweetland Township
Swetivat Tarnship
Tweedar
Grooves Meier
Generally Fair Weather Outlook for Iowa
July 22 indications show generally fair weather with warmer conditions in the northwest tonight. Tomorrow should remain fair with similar temperatures as the region shifts toward warmer readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indica Tions
Iowa
Northwest
Steel mills reopen under guard amid union tension
Reports say steel corporation officials plan to reopen four mills under guard after President Shaffer warned of trouble as workers resist. Both sides claim gains while mass meetings denounce unionism. The era of industrial strain spreads across the nation with fires, court actions, and political debate shaping labor disputes and policy responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steel Corporation
Shaffer
Fort Sumter
Alabama
Knox
Jones
Cape May
San Francisco
J. G. Fair Estate
Oklahoma
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cornelius van
Derbilt
Rail
Gine
Vangerbilt
Trust
Shamokin
Alraady
Ohio
Council General
Eral
Tives
Ment
Tory
Philadelphia
Royal Pearl
Anna Baer
Nellie Eller
Loreda Robinson
Angie Baird
Col. G. B. M. Harvey
New York Times
Knickerbocker
Col. Harvey
United States Steel Trust
Frugal
Cardinal Riche
Washington, D. C
Pitts Burg
John O'Conner
LaClede
Cpr
Lea Engoaventi
Cago Board of Trade This
Ggorge
Otto Martz
Detroit Free Press
Kansas
el Dorado
Leavenworth
Fort
Greenland
Mich
Pauncefote
New Anarchist Party
Italy
Havana
Gomez
Institute of Animal Psychology
Trade and Industry
Washington
F. W. Peck
Philippines
Admiral Dewey
King Eediward
General Corba
Army
Stephen B. Dexter
Wil
Fort Sheridan
Brighton Park
St. Joseph's Church
Angels of Hose
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!