Demand Our Coats Exports Fall in Ten Months
Exports of coal from the United States in the ten months ending in April show a dramatic rise over the prior year and 1898, with 1598 total production the largest on record. The US becomes the world’s leading coal producer, surpassing Britain for the period, signaling growing industrial influence and increased foreign demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bureau of Statistics
Treasury Department
America
St. Petersburg
Stockholm
Northwestern University may face dual leadership change
Rumors say President Henry Wade Rogers may resign, prompting a possible split governance with business and educational departments under separate leaders. Robert D. Sheppard, longtime treasurer and English history professor, is cited as a likely successor, though he declines comment on a future presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wade Rogers
Northwestern University
Beanston
Robert D. Sheppard
Prbalie
DB Hogers
Beem
Overcome Obstacles To Wed Yet in a Warwick House Party
A London society note reports Lady Randolph Churchill and Garry George Cornwallis West plan to marry within weeks after attending a Warwickshire house party. The match is described as the season’s event, with Sally Churchill noted for charm and wit and Cornwallis West as a leading bachelor. The piece also sketches royal marriage speculations and broader gossip, including potential matches for the Princess of Asturias and commentary on social habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Randolph Churchill
Garry
George Cornwallis West
Warwick
Sally Randolph Churchill
Leonard Dernmue
New York
London
Cal. Cornwallis West
Wales
Wellesley Pranks End With Kidnap Attempt at Commencement Week
At Wellesley College sophomores staged a sequence of pranks during pre commencement activities. President Frances Hughes was briefly abducted by juniors and held in the woods before being found and escorted back to campus. Six other sophomores were held and restrained, later released, while the six notables faced a faculty inquiry into the incident and the college moved to investigate and curb the mischief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellesley College
Frances Hughes
New York
West Woods
Pierce
Old dog Ned rescues baby on Pulaski County move
Jerome Wendfelt family moved to a Pulaski County farm with a seven month old baby left in charge of the eldest daughter. A Newfound land dog named Ned found the baby hidden under a lilac bush after a brother misplaced it and carried it to safety before dying from exhaustion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome Wendfelt
Jasper County
Pulaski County
Ind
Wendfelt
Ils
Ned
Two-Year Search Ends as Morris Finds Lucy Reed
Morris a San Antonio ranch man locates his sweetheart Lucy Reed at Bellevue Hospital in New York after a two year search. He reveals they grew up together in San Antonio and were once engaged to marry before her disappearance two years ago. He plans to persuade her to return home once she recovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris
San Antonio
Tex
Ney Reed
Bellevue Hospital
Bellevue
Lucy Reed
Lucy
New York
President McKinley Visits Photographer for First Time Since White House
President McKinley and Secretary Cortelyou visited a local photographer to have a portrait taken marking a rare public appearance away from White House ceremonies. The move signals a more democratic habit as campaigns loom and demand increases for his photographs. Ferdinand Colonna dies in Naples at ninety-one, passing titles and becoming head of the Neapolitan Golonna lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Cortelyou
White House
Neapoli Golonna
Naples
Ferdinand Co Jonna
John Mackay
Stigliano
al Jano
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arieved
Agers
Hemia
Northwestern
George Cornwallis
Asturian
Alfonso
Asturias
Mercedes
Spain
Carlo of
Bourbon Caserta
Don Jamie
Don Carlos
The
Chicago Tribune
Saya
Chicago Record
Wellesley
Old Dog
Baby
Sweetheart
Texas
New York Hospital
Daisy
Lenuine En i
Ana Sasip
Solar
Buckle
Gabriel Max
Chamisso
Dorothy
Sven Tof
Tion Seado
Fruit Picture
Naval
Jon Caffee
Neac A
Razor
Game
India
Lion Coffee
WooLson Spice CO
Toledo
Ohio
S.S.S
Bus. S
U.S. S
Swift Specific Company
Atlanta
Meat Markt
Geo. Sehnoberich
Cidtvien
S. A. Pirk
Csion
Ohieugas
Montgomery Ward & CO
Michigan
Menge
Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine
Mary
Rumber
J. F. Carlson
New Ulm
Mino
TRUST
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!