Chinese Tariff Protocol Signed amid Negotiation Doubts
London report notes that while British, U S, German and Japanese reps signed the tariff protocol, Chinese officials were unable to sign without imperial approval. Ad referendum signatures from Austria Belgium and the Netherlands reflect pressure from U S Commissioner Sharretts to finalize before departure. Portugal raises claims over Macao islands and railway rights linking Macao to Canton, complicating any revision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
New York Times
London
Shanghai
the Times
United States
Sharretts
Portugal
Macao
Canton
China and United States-Centered Tariff Talks Advance
In separate conferences in Shanghat and Washington officials report China will promote commerce with America and Europe and make an unprecedented exhibit at the St. Louis Exposition. The State Department confirms tariff treaty signing with China on August 15 as Sharretts sails for the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Shanghat
Liu-Kun-Yi
Chang-Chi-Tung
Yuan-Shi-Kai
Nanking
Han-Kow
Pe-chi-Li
John Barrett
Asia
St. Louis Exposition
China
America
Europe
United States
St. Louis. F Exposition
Washington
State de Aes
Pickpocket in St Patrick's Cathedral Arrested
A Sunday vesper service at St Patrick's Cathedral led to the arrest of a well dressed man named Philip Judd after he was accused of stealing purses and a chatelaine bag from worshippers. Officers traced the thefts to Judd, whose pockets contained two purses and a chatelaine bag. one purse identified as Miss Mary McDonald's. Judd denied the theft and was held on larceny charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick's Cathedral
East Fifty-first Street
Philip Judd
Hartford
Conn
Joseph Rutledge
Judd
Rutledge
Mary McDonald
William Browning
West Fifty-fourth Street
Fiftieth Street
Mehrer
Fifty-first Street
Serre
Ohe
Juda
Train Kills One in Sudden Collision in South Bend
In South Bend Indiana on August 17 a Grand Trunk Railway passenger train struck a carriage carrying Mrs. Barney Tenenbaum and three children. One child died instantly and the other three were fatally injured. the horse pulled the buggy in front of the train after becoming unmanageable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Barney Tenenbaum
Grand Trunk Railway
Arrivals and Notices Around Town
Amusements and arrivals at hotels and out of town buyers listed across pages. Goosses by fire highlighted with marine intelligence and foreign mails. Real estate and weather report noted, with yesterday’s fires detailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goosses
Marine Intelligence
Ie Society
Weather Report
FAST TRAVEL FACILITATES BUSINESS
The Pennsylvania Special departs New York daily at 1 55 PM and arrives Chicago by 8 55 AM. The schedule advertisement highlights rapid service for business travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
New York
Chicago
Imperial Troops Crush Rebel HQ in Sze-Chuen
Viceroy reports Aug. 12 assault on In-Chawan rebel headquarters. About 1,000 rebels slain. their leader Tong-Yu-Hung captured and executed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Sze- Chuen
In- Chawan
Tong-Yu-Hung
President and Mrs Roosevelt host Navy Surgeon General Rixey
Dr. P M Rixey and Mrs Rixey arrived at Oyster Bay as guests of the President and Mrs Roosevelt. They will return to Washington tomorrow. Rixey said Mrs McKinley is in good health. The President and family attended Christ Church services this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
L. I
P. M. Rixey
Navy
Music Is Her Only Love Miss Lotta Greenup Plans Berlin Study
Miss Lotta Greenup, famed for violin work aiding her father's campaign in Kentucky's First District, will study in Berlin for two years starting Aug. 25 leaving Louisville. She declines marriage proposals, remains devoted to music as her professional path and will choose a teacher after arrival, awaiting in Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Louisville
Lotta Greenup
Kentucky
Berlin
Miss Greenup
Russians Occupancy of Alaska Yukon Boundary Confirmed
Skagway reports Lieut Owens located two intact boundary monuments ten miles above Rainy Hollow and fifty miles from the coast on Tahkena River. He will compile Indian statements while inspecting other boundary points, and notes the destroyed monument shows Russian occupation of the disputed area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Tacoma
Washington
Skagway
Alaska
Yukon
S. Weitzman
Haines
Lieut. Owens
Rainy Hollow
Tahkena River
Banknotes From Old Plates Disrupt Morristown Trade
In Morristown area a hoard of notes printed from old Morris County Savings Bank plates circulates. The notes, mostly twos with some ones and fives, are not U S counterfeit currency and cannot be prosecuted under federal law. State fraud statutes apply. Most key figures from the bank fifty years ago are deceased and local bankers know little of the old institution’s affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Trenton
N. J
Morristown
Morris County Savings Bank
United States
Pardon Petition Noted After Wagner Death
Helen Wagner died in Tacoma after an appeal closed. Nome papers accuse prosecutor Edward Manthe of perjury in a grand larceny case tied to a German speaking witness Annie and a planned revenge plot by gamblers Charles Stevens and Kid O Donnell. A pardon petition moves to President Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Tacoma
Wash
Helen Wagner
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
San Francisco
Nome
Edward Manthe
Roosevelt
Charles Stevens
Kid O'Donnell
Annie
Manthe
Cavalry Lieutenant Drowns In Pinto Creek Near Fort Clark
In San Antonio Texas on August 17 Lieut Ralph E McDowell of the Twelfth Cavalry drowned in Pinto Creek while bathing with Lieut Lusk Lusk nearly perished trying to save him McDowell had been promoted from the ranks on February 2 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
Ralph E. McDowell
Twelfth
United States’ Cavalry
Pinto Creek
Fort Clark
Lieut
Lusk
McDowell
New York Central Special Labor Day Excursions
Rail promo lists destinations Thousand Islands Niagara Falls Toronto Muskoka Lakes Adirondacks Montreal Quebec The Saguenay and Rideau Lakes at low rates. For circulars call or write M. C. Roach G. E. P. Aj 1216 Broadway New York Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central
Thousand Islands
Niagara Falls
Toronto
Muskoka Lakes
Adirondacks
Montreal
Quebec
Saguenay
Rideau Lakes
M. C. Roach
Broadway
New York
Boer Generals Visit King Edward at Cowes
In London Aug 18 Boer Generals Botha De Wet and De la Rey left for Cowes to meet King Edward aboard the royal yacht Victoria and Albert. They toured the fleet on Wildfire after a 15 minute audience, then were introduced to Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Botha
de Wet
de la Rey
South Africa
Cowes
Isle of Wight
King Edward
Victoria and Albert
Southampton
Lords Roberts
Kitchener
Waterloo Station
Edward
Queen Alexandra
Princess Victoria
Gen. Botha
Gen. de la Rey
Vryheid
Natal
Chamberlain
Wildfire
Nigeria
Boer Generals to Attend Meyer Funeral in Brussels
In Brussels on Aug 17 Boer Generals De Wet De la Rey and Botha are expected next Tuesday for the funeral of Gen Lucas Meyer. Crowds viewed Meyer's embalmed body today as wreaths from Kruger and Joseph Chamberlain arrived, Chamberlain's wreath noting splendid orchids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
de Wet
de la Rey
Botha
Lucas Meyer
Meyer
South Africa
Kruger
Joseph Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Boer Generals Farn In London Naval Review Debate
Paris and Dutch press comment on Boer Generals Botha De Wet and De la Rey being welcomed in London while declining to attend the naval review. The Times correspondent notes the shifting sentiment among French papers as they portray Chamberlain Fischer and British vanity. Dutch coverage sees the generals' absence as a respectful gesture toward the late Gen Lucas Meyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Paris
Times
Chamberlain
Fischer
Amour Propre
Journal Des Débats
Naval Review
Indépendence Belge
The
Prussels
Edward
Kruger
Transvaal
Great Britain
Lucas Meyer
Botha
de Wet
de la Rey
Holland
England
Taft Mission Results Reported By Major Porter
Major John Biddle Porter, with Judge Taft in Rome, details Philippine changes from Spanish to American systems. The mission aimed to settle church land purchases, friar rentals for troops, education and charitable trusts, and church property administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of War
Cardinal Rampolla
Gov. Taft
Manila
Supreme Court
James F. Smith
New York Times
Philadelphia
Penn
St. Louis
New York
John Biddle Porter
Judge Advocate’s Department
Taft
Rome
Porter
Philippine Islands
Priest On Women Hats Critique Sparks Congregation Disturbance
Newburg New York August 17 Rev John J McGrath pastor at St John s Catholic Church Fishkill Landing criticizes large hats worn by women during service He says brims block view at the altar and hinder receiving communion He urges women to leave hats at home while at church noting they are acceptable for promenades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Newburg
N. Y
John J. McGrath
St. John’s Catholic Church
Fishkill Landing
Big Shipbuilding Mortgage Filed for 10 Million
A mortgage for 10 000 000 dollars from United States Shipbuilding Company to New York Security and Trust Company was filed in Elizabeth County Clerk’s office. It covers Crescent Ship Yards Union Iron Works San Francisco Bath Iron Works Hyde Windlass New London Harland Hollingsworth Carteret and Canada Manufacturing plus raw materials merchandise goodwill rights credits privileges franchises and 300 000 shares of Bethlehem Steel stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Trenton
United States Shipbuilding Company
New York Security and Trust Company
Elizabeth
Lewis Nixon
Abram M. Hyatt
The
Shipbuilding Company
Crescent Ship Yards
Samuel L. Moore & Sons Company
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
Bath Iron Works
Bath
Hyde Windlass Company
Eastern Shipbuilding Company
New London
Storm Rakes Southern Georgia and Iowa with Damage
A severe electrical storm in southern Georgia wrecked the Stillmore Air Line Railroad roundhouse and downed a Waynesborough dwelling killing one man. Lightning struck Bartow Baptist church and Academy, and cotton opened and ruined. In Iowa, storms damaged barns and hit dozens of counties across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Georgia
Stillmore
Air Line
Waynesborough
Bartow
Keokuk
Iowa
Missouri
Chase Through Manhattan Ends With Highway Robbery Arrest
Michael Ryan, 27, of 260 West Houston Street, fled for over a mile and a half before being captured by Policeman John Murphy near Canal Street. He allegedly struck merchant George Reicher, 60, at Canal and West, stole a gold watch and chain, and was found with a narcotic and fragment of a counterfeit bill at the station. Reicher was taken to Hudson Street Hospital for a scalp wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Ryan
West
Houston Street
John Murphy
Leonard Street
George Reicher
Jersey Avenue
Jersey City
Ryan
Hudson Street Hospital
Reicher
Canal and
West Street
Canal Street
Murphy
Harry Howard Square
Broadway
Centre Street
Greenwich
Canal
Hottest Nebraska day tops 100 degrees in several towns
Lincoln reports- Nebraska records the year’s peak heat with temperatures from 96 to 102. Fairbury endures six hours above 100 as hot winds sweep the state. A Hudson River Day Line trip note appears in an adjacent line as advertisement copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Fairbury
Submarine Boat Tactics Shape Navy Defense Plans
The Navy Department monitors foreign submarine experiments and plans countermeasures. Connecticut and Louisiana will feature strong secondary batteries to deter surface and submarine torpedo boats. Officers discuss rapid shoulder-fired guns and swift surface torpedo boats to counter subs, with notes on French and Holland vessels and past experiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Aus
Navy Department
Connecticut
Louisiana
Uncle Sam
O'Neil
Bureau of Ordnance
Cherbourg
Holland
Lieut
Caldwell
Board of Inquiry
New York
Gen. Sherman
United States
France
England
West Indies
Raid on Rich Men's Sons Reveals Fashionable Gambling Den
New Rochelle police raided a Main Street gambling room early today and took ten men into custody. Herbert Reynolds and Morgan Van Tassell faced charges for running the place with regular poker games. both later pleaded guilty and paid $20 fines. The other prisoners, sons of wealthy locals, were held as witnesses on disorderly conduct and fined $3 to $5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Rochelle
Main Street
Herbert Reynolds
Morgan van Tassell
Henry Dreyfuss
William Kinney
Elwood Randall
Edward Marshall
Joseph Jaett
Charles Morris
P. Brown
William Hollan
Reynolds
van Tassell
Two Chauffeurs Fined at Newport
Newport officials crack down on speeders arresting two chauffeurs on the city’s speed limit law. George McFadden’s driver and Oliver Harriman Jr.’s chauffeur were fined ten dollars plus costs, the stiffest penalty for the first offense. A second arrest could bring imprisonment along with a fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Newport
George McFadden
Oliver Harriman, Jr
Historic Hudson River Run by New York Central Rail
Advertisement touts travel along the Historic Hudson River run by the New York Central. It promises scenic views and the allure of the American Rhine as part of the Central's advertised routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson River
New York Central
Rediscovered Cabin Gold Mine Draws 1000 Prospectors to Otter Creek
Sheridan Wyoming reports the lost Cabin Gold Mine near Otter Creek, sixty miles from Buffalo, has been rediscovered by Burris and Sutton after twelve years. News sparked a stampede as about 1000 prospectors head toward the cliff entrance, with rich carbonate veins and allegedly fabulous ore assays kept secret by owners. A town site is planned at the bluff foot and may be named after Arbach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Sheridan
Wyoming
Buffalo
Big Horn Mountains
Cabin
Otter Creek
Burris
Sutton
Gorham
Arbach
Gorham Land Arbach
Isco
Joff
Arback
Cyclist Impaled on Shaft in Neptune Park
James Potter 35 of City Island suffered a likely fatal injury after losing control on a steep New Rochelle hill and colliding with a survey shaft. Driver Harry Corsen and passenger siblings restrained a frightened horse and pulled Potter free, with the shaft tip protruding two inches from his back. he was taken to New Rochelle Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Rochelle
James Potter
City Island
Neptune Park
Harry Corsen
Corsen
Potter
Wew Rochelle
Motor Cycle Explosion Injures Newark Club Captain
Harry Woolf of Halsey and Court Streets Newark captain of the Newark Cycle Club was seriously injured when the motor on his cycle exploded aboard the Coney Island cycle path. He was thrown, struck a tree, and rushed to Kings County Hospital with brain concussion and bruises. recovery doubtful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Coney Island
Harry Woolf
Halsey and
Court Streets
Avenue U
Woolf
Kings County Hospital
Slash Railway Rates Stir Houston Travelers with Bribes
Houston reports a rate war on northbound rail travel with tickets priced at streetcar fares. A broker added a box of cigars worth 4.50 with each ticket to Kansas City and St. Louis draws. The open rate cut spurred many sales by agents and scalpers alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Texas Line
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Death of Cabin Passenger Aboard Steamship Caracas
The steamship Caracas arriving from Venezuelan and Porto Rican ports last night reported the death of Grant W. Willcocks a first cabin passenger and native of England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Grant W. Willcocks
England
Luxurious Train to California advertisement
A vintage advertisement promotes the electric lighted Overland Limited train to California. It touts the best of everything en route via Chicago and North Western, Union Pacific, and Southern Pacific. Offices listed at 461 287 and 349 Broadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Turk and six helpers try to abduct Sara Lifshitz at Harlem betrothal
A Turk Joseph Gedealia with six men burst into a deli party at 1780 Madison Avenue to seize Sara Lifshitz as she was promised to Isaac Solomon. Police detained Gedealia and two brothers. Lifshitz denied writing the letter claiming to request rescue from a different fiancé.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Gedealia
Sara Lifshitz
Lochinvar
East
Miss Sara
Nathan Lifshitz
Madison Avenue
Solomon Fagin
Sara
Grand Street
Attorney Street
Abraham
Isasze Solomon
Greenville
Mass
Gedeaia
Gedecla
Gedealia
Miss Lifschitz
Israel Selomon
Woman Run Down by Brooklyn Trolley. Mother Killed
Mrs. Annichia Verde, 56, of 167 Gwinnett Street Williamsburg, was killed last night in front of her home by a trolley from Lorimer Street division. Her daughter Mary witnessed the tragedy on a holiday crowd car from Coney Island. motorman Thomas Martin was arrested at Clymer Street Station on criminal negligence charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annichia Verde
Gwinnett Street
Williamsburg
Lorimer Street Division
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Railroad
Mary
Coney Island
Straub
Williamsburg Hospital
Thomas Martin
Clymer Street Station
Rabbi's Wife Fatally Injured in Madison Ave Car Fall
Mrs. Bertha Glass, wife of Rabbi Glass of 1637 Eighth Avenue, was found dying at Harlem Hospital after being injured getting off a Madison Avenue street car near 119th Street. The car conductor Michael Kenley was arrested for carelessness as the rabbi and police conducted a citywide search for the missing woman and infant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Glass
Rabbi Glass
Harlem Hospital
Madison Avenue
Glass
Madison Street
Michael Kenley
East One Hundred and Eighteenth Street
Wilkie
Rival for Cracker Trust in Northwestern Territory
Minneapolis Aug 17 The Cracker Trust will face a strong rival in the Northwest with a new factory in this city capable of 24 barrels of flour daily. Within a month it will operate in the former trust branch buildings with full new machinery and ovens. Local capital backs the venture as traveling salesmen prepare to enter the region and the plant offers 75,000 feet of floor space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Aus
Cracker Trust
Northwestern
Trust
Northwestern Territory
Pennsylvania Special Advertises Busy Train to Chicago
The Pennsylvania Special lines highlight a fast connection from New York today to Chicago tomorrow. Advertisements emphasize speed for the business traveler with a 20 hour travel window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dr. Rixey
the Navy
His
Judge Taft
J. B. Porter
Philippines
BIG Shipbuilding Mortgage
A. M. Hyatt
New Landing
120Th St
O’neil
Tork
Lochinyar
Harlem Betrothal
Battie
Miss Lifshitz
Isaac Solomon
Harlem
Conductor
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!