His Bubble Pricked Goes to New York With Illusion of Aid
William Jackson of Phoenix Michigan recounts a trip to New York seeking Miss Helen Gould’s patronage. A caretaker says Miss Gould remembers a Michigan boy who rode her horses but did not invite or promise him help. Jackson returned home sadder but wiser, after being refused entry and helped by the Soldiers’ Relief and YMCA before going back to farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Gould
William Jackson
Phoenix
Mich
New York City
Jackson
George Robert Sullivan
Miss Gould
Soldiers’ Relief Association
Rich Montana ore discovery yields record gold dust haul
Christopher Miller and a partner in Champion, Montana report finding a newly discovered vein system near Selena with narrow gold rich seams cutting through rock. Ore runs from 10 to 25 dollars per ton in value, with free gold recovered by pounding and panning. Seams extend at least 500 feet and reach depths of 20 feet in places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selena
Christopher Miller
Sau
Champion, Miel
Confederate
Montana
Miller
British subject Wadsworth Ritchie changes name to Wadsworth
A personal letter received in Foreign Mail reports Wadsworth Ritchie has become a British subject and adopted the family name Wadsworth. It notes his roots in South Africa with the Yeomanry, and ties to Gen. James S. Wadsworth and Otis through marriage. Also mentions Mobile rainfall records and wartime dog training efforts in Germany and Sweden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadsworth Ritchie
Jack" Ritehie
Queen Victoria
Wadsworth
Adair
Ritehie
South Africa
Yeomanry
J. Wadsworth Ruehle
James Wadsworth
Nee Tooker
America
James S. Wadsworth
Geneseo
Montgomery Ritchie
Boston
Harrison Gray Otis
Cornelia Wadsworth
Girls in Wheat Fields Earn Harvest Pay in Kansas
Hundreds of Kansas girls earned two dollars a day in a three week summer harvest. About 500 women statewide likely worked, many funding winter clothes, trips to the Atlantic coast, or schooling. McPherson girls sent funds home for travel. town girls largely fill field labor while farmer daughters stay away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
McPherson
Atlantic
Wichita
Miles' New Uniform Changes Under War Office Review
General Miles has updated his staff uniform since his promotion adding a star and adopting a Russian style cap. He considers non radical tweaks for arms officers including dropping the full dress helmet for a cap and blouse for all dress levels, with extra decorations signaling full dress. Quartermasters resent interference with regulations, fueling tension between their office and Army HQ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Washington
New York Herald
Quartermaster General
Army
American Exports Growth by Region in 1900
The report details how exports shifted in 1900 with Europe remaining the largest market, Europe reaching a billion dollars for the first time and showing modest growth. North America rises 18 percent from 1890 and 95 percent from 1880, while Asia and Africa show strong gains from earlier years amid trade disruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
North America
South America
Oceanica
Asia
Africa
British North America
Pension costs rise as veteran rolls near million
Commissioner Evans notes since 1896 total pension disbursements reach about 2.5 billion dollars and expects near one million pensioners within forty years after the Civil War. He compares U S pension outlays to France and Russia military spending while reporting on press from Buenos Aires. Dr Wilde, Argentine minister, says Buenos Aires and New York publish many daily papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans
Pension Bureau
Sam
Russia
Buenos Agron
Wilde
Washington
Burnos
Ayotstar
New York City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Michigan
New York
Ladder and Wiser
Secomes
Alan
Mobile
Ala
Germany
Aretris
Sweden
Norway
Tisl
the Nation’s War Veterans
Uncle Sam
Hon
Union Allk
LION
Tug
Ulven
Tamerbocke
Mable
Century Cook-Book
Lion Coffee
American Beauty Roses
Sytem
Woolson Spice CO
Toleta
Ohio
S.S. S
S.S
Sarah M
Windsor Ave
Bristol
Tenn
Swift Specific Company
Atlanta
Geo
Schnoberich, Prop
Sexson
Hemce’s
Erevan
Gesan
Eee le Remand
Alae
Mortcomery Ward & CO
Sthals
Oun Wry ‘Ee
E.teoy Ubasuaia Hy
Coop
Ine
St. L
Fieri
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!