Yuan Shih Kai Sought as Head of War Department
Aug 26 Pekin reports Yuan Shih Kai is expected to relinquish Chi Li viceroyalty to head the war department amid weakening central power. Dowager Empress and officials fear rising anti Manchu sentiment due to edicts, reformer Sun Yat Sen links, and recent turmoil over Manchu influence and military discontent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yuan Shi Kal Je
War Department
Pekin
Yuan Shih Kai
Chi Li
Cmy Press
Chang Chih Tunez
Yuan Shil Kai
Aowager
En Ming
Chincao
Sun Yat Sen
China
Yuan Shih Kal
Quick retaliation ends in double tragedy in Kentucky
In Montgomery county Kentucky farmer Algin Thomas age 70 is killed by his tenant Mrs Katie Hrumet aged 20 after a dispute. Brumet, home alone, shot at Thomas three times and received five shots in return, one bullet piercing Thomas’s brain. Brumet is wounded and in critical condition. she is pregnant and from Johnson county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Brumer
Johnson County
Costly Blaze at Toledo Destroys Four-Story Brick Building
A fire of unknown origin swept the upper stories of the Moreton Truck and Barage building at 232 236 Huron Street in Toledo. The four story brick structure housing the International Harvester company a restaurant and other small concerns suffered an estimated loss of about 7.2 million last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Moreton Truck and Barage
Huron Street
International Harvester Company
Caught Fugitive Banker In Kansas City
W. A. Faryen alias M I W Adama former cashier of the Farmers bank of Clearfield Iowa was arrested in Kansas City on charges of embezzling Taylor Iowa school funds on deposit at the bank. The note also cites a surge in coal demand by foreign navies due to higher coal use over the last two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
W. A. Far Yen
M. I. W. Adama
Farmera’ Bank
Clearfield
Taylor
Telegraphers Strike Surges as Union Leader Arrives in New York
J Small president of the Commercial Union of Telegraphers returns from the West to a large picket line. He addresses strikers saying 95 percent of commercial telegraphers are on strike, with many one man offices closed and keys in city officials hands awaiting inspectors. Companies report gradual improvement and normal service returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. Small
Commercial Union of Telegraphers
Mr. Small
United States
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Powers backs Taylor in Goebel case funding demand
Caleb Powers, Georgetown Ky, Aug 26, argues the fifty thousand dollar corruption fund should be returned to state funds before he testifies. He says such funds were used to bribe witnesses and that Taylor is right to seek a fair judge and impartial jurors, aiding an eventual Goebel murder investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Caleb Powers
W. S. Taylor
Kentucky
Powers
Taylor
Goebel
Commonwealth
Panic at Cleveland pleasure resort injures women and children
Several women and children were injured in a panic at a Cleveland pleasure resort on Sunday after a beast attacked Captain James F. Briggs the tamer. The animal struck his left arm and bit his thigh while attendants subdued it. Spectators panicked and many fainted as people were trampled in the rush to escape. Briggs was the only serious injury aside from minor cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
James F. Briggs
Captain Briggs
Widespread Labor and Public Disasters Across Early 20th Century News
Reports show Chicago packing-house teamsters threaten to strike while a fatal train wreck near Sapulpa kills four and injures thirty. Other items note gun battles in Casablanca, a Mississippi governor nominee, massive rail roundhouse losses in Rochester, and a NY machineist wage drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Calmer Judgment Replaces Wall Street Apprehension
New York August 26 calm judgment returns to Wall Street with less liquidation and few signs of selling by investors. Market gains are largely sentimental as prices reflect anticipated conditions and diminished political influence. International money tensions and European holdings weigh on liquidity with high abroad rates curbing borrowing. Traction shares show weakness while Cortelyou's treasury relief offers little market lift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Taft
Roosevelt
Wall Street
Europe
England
Germany
France
Holland
Cortelyou
Treasury
Bankers' Magazine to Detail Stock Decline Across Markets
The August table in Bankers' Magazine shows stock losses totaling 680 million dollars, part of a 1.725 billion decline for the year. American railroad shares lead the monthly drop, with losses of 260 million, while South African markets fall about 25 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bankers’ Magazine
Stock Exchange
Absconding Washington Clerk Arrested in Logan West Virginia
Police report from Logan West Virginia states James Arthur Kemp, chief clerk of the Washington police department, was arrested there after vanishing July 5. An inquiry into his accounts showed a cash shortage of about $4 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Logan
W. Va
James Arthur Kemp
Washington Police Department
Kemp
National Mexican War Veterans Choose Indianapolis for Next Meeting
The National Association of Mexican War Veterans met at the exposition in Norfolk and selected Indianapolis as the next meeting site. Colonel Louis F. Heeler of Baltimore was elected president with Captains Francis J. Keefer and George T. Barney of Elkhart, Ind., named vice presidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Norfolk
National Association of Mexican War Veterans
Louis F. Heeler
Baltimore
Francis J. Keefer
George T. Barney
Elkhart
Ind
No News on Catch Sir Harry MacLean
No news was received here today regarding Catch Sir Harry MacLean. Tangler reports Aug 26 as the date with no further updates on the horse’s status or travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tangler
Harry MacLean
Final Decree Grants Mrs Yerkes Mizner Divorce
New York August 26 Justice Guy signed an absolute divorce decree for Mrs Mary Adelaide Yerkes Mizner from Wilson Mizner. She may resume the name Yerkes and marry again. Mizner cannot remarry during her lifetime. Mrs Yerkes was formerly married to Charles T Yerkes, the Chicago traction promoter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Justice Guy
Supreme Court
Mary Adelaide Yerkes-Mizner
Wilson Mizner
May embroil nations at Turko Persian frontier
Constantinople reports the government will send a high rank commission to the Turko Persian border to investigate the turko Persian invasion and the resulting bloodshed and property destruction. The Porte denies Ottoman troops crossed the frontier while Persian residents face Kurdish persecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Aus
Turkey
Insurrection In San Luis Seizes Governor Adare
A local uprising in San Luis, Argentina, on Saturday night led to the governor and provincial authorities being taken prisoner by the chief of police. Insurrectionists installed Adare as new governor, but officials report order restored and no further disturbances anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Airee
Argentina
San Luis
Buenos Ayres
Adare
Baseball scores from National and American associations
In the National League games St Louis beat Philadelphia 2 to 1 with a second game 0 to 1. Detroit blanked Boston 7 to 1. Chicago defeated New York 3 to 0. In the American Association Kansas City topped Columbus 6 to 8 in the first game and 4 to 1 in the second. Milwaukee lost to Toledo 0 to 2 and 9 to 0. St Paul beat Indianapolis 8 to 7 in the first game and 2 to 3 in the second. Minneapolis lost to Louisville 2 to 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Philadelphia
St Louis
Detroit
Boston
Chicago
New York
Kansas City
Columbus
Milwaukee
Toledo
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Louisville
Aged Man Kills Wife Near Tulsa
Duock Barnes aged ninety six killed his wife at their home eight miles southeast of Tulsa. Three months earlier Barnes attempted to KI Richard Lewis who had been paying attentions to his daughter but was discharged after a preliminary hearing. No arrest has yet been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
I. T
Duock Barnes
Barnes
Richard Lewis
French cruiser report on captured vessel corrected
An Aug 26 Tangier report corrected: the French cruiser did not seize a German ship under the Spanish flag with contraband. The vessel actually carried arms for the Moroccan government and will be sent to Mogador.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tangier
Chugla
Mogador
Japanese Towns Submerged by Heavy Central Japan Floods
Floods believed to be the heaviest in years strike central Japan. Reports say some villages are completely submerged as waters rise across the region near Tokio on August 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Japan
Oil drilling boom in Warrick county Boonville
In Boonville Indiana August 26 a large oil drilling rig and equipment arrive as prospecting expands across Warrick county. Large leases cover much of the county with Hucks Coal of Indianapolis and Michael Murphy interests holding major options. Locals say oil may lie along the Chicago Indianapolis Evansville route, though few speak on their plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boonville
Ind
Hucks Coal Company
Indianapolia
Michael Murphy
Chicago, Indianapolis
Evansville
John Sehick
Greer
Mysterious Death of Woman in Indiana County Jail Area
In South Bend Indiana a woman identified briefly as Mrs Joseph Griffin died after being found unconscious by the county infirmary roadside with severe bruises. A strange man in a buggy threw her from a moving vehicle and fled leaving a large black bundle. Police search for the mysterious assailant as authorities seek identification of the victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Joseph Brittin
Joseph Griffin
Ife
Quarrel Over Chickens Ends With Man Beaten
In Peru Indiana on August 26 Robert Means a Butler township farmer attacked his brother in law James A. Davis over chickens. Davis lies gravely ill after the fight with Means who was jailed after the sheriff intervened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Ind
Robert Means
Butler Township
James A. Davis
Davis
Tndaw
Means
Equitable Salary Plan Set for United Brethren Ministers
Terre Haute Ind Aug 26 The Lower Wabash Valley conference of the United Brethren church set a $500 minimum salary for ministers. Deficits for those earning less will be covered from pastors paid more than $500. The district has over fifty workers, about half earning under $500 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Lower Wabash Valley
United Brethren Church
United Brethren
Jewelry Heist Strikes Frank Hayes & Son Store
In South Bend on August 26 a robbery at Frank Hayes and Son Jewelry Store yielded about $290 in jewelry. The thieves gained entry by climbing to the Oliver opera house roof and dropping onto the adjacent building before escaping through a transom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Frank Hayes & Sona
Oliver Opera House
Zelaya and Central American Federation Ambitions
The article profiles Nicaragua’s President General Jose S. Zelaya and his plan to form a Central American federation uniting small rivals into a single confederation with Nicaragua as the leading state. It notes varying reactions among neighboring governments and hints at accelerated leadership changes in pursuit of union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Zelaya
Central American Federation
Mexico
Panama
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Honduras
Salvador
Guatemala
Smull
Confederacy
The Advantage of an Accident in Propeller History
Shipbuilder Bays notes an accident that reduced a vessel’s propeller diameter by welding split blades. The event showed smaller screws could outperform large ones, transforming engineering practice and speed benchmarks.
Runaway Horse Destroys Oak land Hill Streetcar in Lafayette
In Lafayette Indiana a runaway horse crashed into an Oak land Hill streetcar at midnight injuring Motorman Glenn Taylor with internal injuries. Two other passengers, including an infant held by its mother, were slightly hurt as the horse toppled onto seats. Passengers escaped in a miraculous fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Oakland Hill
Glenn Taylor
Danville Burglars Target Police Chief Home
Danville Indiana on August 26 reports indicate burglars entered Chief of Police Sanders residence and took a five dollar bill along with small change. The mace and nippers were recovered in the yard and the money was left scattered on the floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Ind
Perhops
Sander
Boston broker and chauffeur killed in Narragansett crash
Waldo Merrill a Boston State Street stock broker and Erich Landstrom a Washington chauffeur died when their car overturned and struck a stone wall at a sharp curve along the road to Narragansett Pier in Saunderstown Aug 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saunderstown
R. C
Waldo Merrill
Erich Landstrom
Mattapan
Washington
Narragansett Pier
Neighbors Fooled by Cough Cure Trial
Mrs Eva Unocapher of Grovertown Stark County Indiana says she was dying of a cough until four one dollar bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery cured her and restored her health. The ad guarantees a thousand dollar reward and a free trial bottle by O D Knoefel druggist Soc and $100.
Untitled Patent Medicine Ad Claims Alcohol Free Tonic
An old advertisement proclaims Without Alcohol Analcohol tonic as a body builder and blood purifier. The copy boasts a doctor’s medicine and Sarsaparilla formulae and emphasizes alcohol free preparation for health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ager
Bethel Baptist Association to Meet in August at Hiptist Tab ernacle
Local notes report the Bethel Baptist Association will hold its next annual meeting August 21 at the Hiptist Tab ernacle, with other community updates on new churches, local officials, and civic concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Baptist Association
Hiptist Tabernacle
Personal mentions of visitors and travels across towns
A long list of residents and relatives visiting or traveling to towns such as Atlante City Muncie Princeton French Lick Springs Chicago Indianapolis Anderson Washington Court House Hardin Springs Elizabethtown Shelbyville Mackinac Bloomington and Norway. The notes include visits for family reasons fairs and extended trips with several households mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Morris
J. K. Morris
Hardin Spriogs
Edgar
Martin Sed
Elizabethtown
Owen Mitchell
Shelbyville, Ky
Nellie Beach
Jennie McKinnean
Mis
Emily Heach
Mackinac
Edward Neeld
Bloomington
J. P. Fook
East Ninth Street
Little Nunemacher
French Lick Springs
Pink Osmerer
Carl Darbo
Georgetown Township
Norway
Snd
Emme Koettear
Paducah
Evdanville
Mics Edzs Bragh
Cincinnati
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wieh Thang
Wuan Shi Kal
Liow
San Francisco
Sapulpa
F. F. Noel
Mississippi
Casablanca
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railrad
Rochester, N. Y
National
House of Representatives
New York Navy Yard
International Socialist Congress
Stuttgart
Portland
American Har Association
International Law Association
International Zoological Congress
Amzi Smith
United States Senate
Senate
Per
Vaded Wall Street
West Virginia
Tere E*-Mizner
Persia
Tresivent
Jose
Zelaya
Foley
Kuuefel
Horse Boards
Milltown
FO English
Moores Hill College
Robert McAllister
Lamb's Valley
Paul Pike
City
Bright
Harry Sinex
Jamee McLaughlin
Craward County
Koglebhe
Anbar AC Bleedman
Lexington, Ky
W. P Mearing
Askiaod City
Atis Virgina Carr Dearborn
Lodianspiie
West Main Street
le Pot
Tte
Pennsylvania Bridge
Jffersonville
Chas DD Kniefel
Obaries
Rosenbarger
Culbertson Avenue
Obaries McCord
White Sulpher Springs
Leonard Strange
Marion
Johnn Wray
Exin Avenue
Cook Greene
de F P. O. Green
Lake Winans
Misa Viola Heckel
State Street
Miew Addie Shane
Locust Point
Walter J. Gresham
Los Angeles
Cal
Elizabeth Casnano
New Phi Hae
Ilnese
H. Osnnoo
Charlee LD
Ridley
Eset Elmetrees
St. Edward's Hospital
Tres Am
Oir. H. Osnaoo
East Spring Street
Claude I. Halthis
Hutand Deposit Com
Marengo
Mary AO Kochier
Mise
Bertha J. Kochier
William Say Repo
Sulemn Oi
East Eighth Street
Mrs. Wickwire
Wickere
Wo. A. Fertwell
Luczms
N. C
U. D. Knosfel
Mrs
Roy Miller
Atlante City
Myra LaCroue
Muncie
Alice Funk
Princeton
Lod
Dha Hetler Baw
French Lick Springe
Luis Sieveking
Corrie Murray
Indianapole
Robert Kershaw and Soo
Ries Echel Beaver
Obsries Sheepey
East Sixth
Culbert
Son Avenue
Freve Uconer
Maude Herron
Anderson
Mra Sherman Friebie
Miee Mary Friebie
Washington Cpurt House
Pittsburg
Indiana
FE. T
New Albany, Ind
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!