Cambon Urges Education to End War and Boost Peace
Paris diplomat Jules Cambon told a Chicago Club banquet that trade cannot stop wars and intellect via education will. He praised arbitration boards guided by reason and urged stronger Franco American university ties and student exchange to counter German influence. He will travel to Sault Ste. Marie and then Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jules Cambon
France
M. Cambon
America
Alliance Francaise
Paris
Europe
Germany
Sault Ste. Marie
Washington
The Duties of the New Century at OSU Commencement
Edward Everett Hale urged universal peace in his Ohio State University commencement address. He pressed nations to submit disputes to a supreme court and urged unity among races within America as a path to global harmony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Edward Everett Hale
Ohio State University
Atlantic
Pacific
Supreme Court
Chicago Rich Tax Dodgers Targeted by Assessors
Chicago's Board of Assessors plans to force wealthy residents to pay proper taxes on Chicago property. Many owners live elsewhere and file low local valuations, draining city revenue. They cite Lake Geneva, New York, Washington, Joliet as claimed residences and hope the Grand Jury will compel compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Assessors
Lake Geneva
Wis
New York
Washington
Joliet
Grand Jury
Mexico's tariff reform reduces duties on pack animals
A Monterey dispatch says Mexico's government has issued a decree removing duties on horses mules and similar beasts of burden. The rule takes effect July 1 and a large importation of these animals from the United States is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Monterey
Mexico
United States
Pardon Protest Over Little Whirlwind Filed in Montana
Joseph T. Brown a Custer County rancher filed with the State Board of Pardons a protest against the pardon of Little Whirlwind now in Deer Lodge Penitentiary as a convicted murderer. He cites Stanley also known as Whirlwind and Spotted Hair in a cattle killing and mutilation incident involving Hoover and Gwarf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
Little Whirlwind
Deer Lodge
State Board of “Bardons
Joseph T. Brown
Custer County
Stanley
Whirlwind
Hoover
Stock irregular shows mixed commodity quotes and ads
A clipped market page lists assorted grain and commodity prices with irregular quotes including oats corn and wheat, alongside a note about varying futures. The page also includes reference lines to section pages, plus brief advertisements for the Pennsylvania Railroad and Johann Hoff's Malt Extract.
Indian band member pardoned amid stockmen opposition
The article describes an incident where four Indians planned to kill Hoover. one fled in fear after the meeting. Three bullet holes were found in Hoover. Brown links the killers to a band that murdered several stockmen. Governor Toole earlier noted Little Whirlwind but must wait for board approval. The New York Indian Rights Association pressed for the pardon, while stockmen largely oppose release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tell
Hoover
Brown
Little Whirlwind
Sweepstake mine sale marks California's large mining deal
In San Francisco on June 19 the Sweepstake placer mine near Weaverville in Trinity County sold for 6 million dollars to a Philadelphia capitalist syndicate led by E. V. Douglass W. P. Douglass and F. B. Lewis. The buyers partner with Great Lake Superior Consolidated Co. held by R. J. Anderson bonds. The four mile by two hundred foot vein at 2980 feet elevation yields rich pay dirt though twenty miles from water. A 28 mile 36 inch pipe contract costing 420000 and 10000 feet of siphon pipes will transport water from the railroad site to the mine. The Sweepstake lies near the Lagrande placer mine, a major regional producer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
California
Philadelphia
Trinity County
Weaverville
E. V. Douglass
W. P. Douglass
F. 8. Lewis
Great Lake Superior Consolidated Company
R. J. Anderson
Idaho
Lagrande Placer
Heine Leads Bond Increase in Montana Ore Case
Montana agent A B Clements filed seven new checks of 50000 each with the Supreme Court as additional bond for Montana Ore Purchasing Company, led by F Augustus Heinze, in a dispute with Boston and Montana over the Pennsylvania mine in Butte. The court previously rejected the Delaware Surety bond, and ownership of the ore remains unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mon
A. B. Clements
Montana
Delaware Surety Company
Supreme Court
Montana Ore Purchasing Company
F. Augustus Heine
Boston and Montana Company
Pennsylvania
Butte
Heine
Senator Clark
Masquerade Ends in Passing Fatality in Hilton
In Hilton near Rochester on June 19 a young woman dressed as a man with Charles Mills visited neighbors. At the Hincher home eight year old Hattie Hincher was shot and killed by her own brother Ward after Mills and Haddock disguised as a man called on the children. Haddock is grieving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
Hattie Hincher
Hilton
Charles Mills
Marie Haddock
Miss Haddock
Mills
Hincher Farm
Mrs. Incher
Ward
Hattie
Coiner Caught in Mexico
Chief John E. Wilkie of the Secret Service reports that José Frias is believed to be the man behind a huge counterfeit operation. Mexican detectives captured him for producing and disposing of trimmed Mexican dollars turned into American coins, with some found in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John E. Wilkie
Secret Service Division
the Treasury
José Frias
New York
Mexico
United States
Chicago Publisher Retires After 48 Years With The Standard
Edward Goodman announced his retirement and sale of his interest in The Standard the Chicago Baptist weekly. Goodman & Dickerson Company will continue under the same name with J S Dickerson as managing head. The Christian Times first appeared August 31 1853, when Chicago had two Baptist churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
The
Standard
Baptist Weekly
Edward Goodman
Goodman
Mrs McKinley Gaining Strength
The condition of Mrs. McKinley tonight continues favorable. After his visit Dr. Rixey said she had a fairly comfortable day and that gradual improvement was noticeable. Mrs McKinley remains quite weak but gains a little strength each day.
Negro preacher lynched near La Grange North Carolina
In La Grange North Carolina D R B Jones a black preacher accused of assaulting Mrs Noah Davis was taken from guards and lynched by a mob last night local authorities reported no further details exist about the mob action or the motive at this time
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
LA. Grange
N. c
D. RB. Jones
Noah Davis
la Grange
Saratoga Limited Season Opens With New York Run
The famous New York Central train begins its limited season in 1901 with a inaugural departure from New York Saturday June 22 at 1 50 PM and weekly thereafter. On other Saturdays it leaves at 3 20 PM. Pullman sleepers included an observation car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
New York Central
New York
Pullman
Stormy pro-Boer meeting crowds London Queen's Hall
London June 20 thousands gathered outside Queen's Hall before a pro-Boer meeting interior chaos followed with hooting breakage of windows and entry by unticketed supporters. Prominent figures including Henry Labouchère John Dillon David Lloyd George and James Keir Hardie attended as tensions mounted with police difficulties and no reported casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Queen’s Hall
Henry, Labouchére
M. P
J. W. Sauer
Cape Colony
John Dillon
David Lloyd- George
James Keir Hardie
Sir Wilfrid Lawson
Regent Street
Langham Hotel
Lord Battersea
Labouchere
Marseillaise
J. X. Merriman
Afrikander Bond
England
Ally Mail
Daily Mail
Soho
The
Standard
Daily Chronicle
Sauer-Merriman
A. J. Balfour
the Treasury
Conner Tax Banqnet
Campbell-Bannerigan
Balfour
Kruger's Visit to America Reported by Boer Sympathizers
Washington dispatch notes Boer supporters prepare for Paul Kruger’s autumn visit to the United States. Conference in New York named a Reception Committee chairman while Consul General Pierce of the Orange Free State is listed. Boers claim momentum and control across Transvaal Orange Free State and Natal with 15000 regulars and 4000 invading troops split into mobile bands. General Botha’s cable talks allegedly push for peace terms favorable to Britain. Kruger insists independence as a non negotiable basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Kruger
Montague White
Transvaal
W. van der Hoogt
New York
Pierce
Orange Free State
van der Hoogt
Schalkburger
Natal
Ermelo
Pretoria
Cape Colony
Botha
de Wet
Col
Blake
Great Britain
Professor Riggs Unearths Huge Dinosaur Remains
Grand Junction Colorado June 19 Prof Riggs of the Field Columbian Museum Chicago reports the discovery of fossil remains from an immense dinosaur in the subsurface earth ten miles below the city across the Grand River. The find marks a major paleontological breakthrough for the expedition and promises new insights into prehistoric life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Junction
Col
Prof. Riggs
Field Columbian Museum of Chicago
Grand River
New York Central Unveils Daylight NY to Buffalo Train
The New York Central has placed in service an entirely new train from Grand Central at 9 20 A M to Buffalo arriving at 9 20 P M. It offers a daylight ride along the Hudson River and through the Mohawk Valley to Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
New York Central
Grand Central Station
Hudson River
Mohawk Valley
Dinosaur fossil unearthed in Grand Valley by Dr. Riggs team
Prof. Riggs and his eight skilled workers have excavated a nearly complete fossil dinosaur from the vast ancient lake bed in Grand Valley. The plundered skeleton may exceed twenty feet in length and nine feet in height, with the specimen to be transported to Chicago for museum display, boosting Dr. Riggs's reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Valley
Prof
Riggs
The
Grand
Chicago
Dr. Riggs
Carnegie Plans Monument to Blaine in Pittsburgh
Andrew Carnegie will erect a monument to James G. Blaine in Pittsburgh with a site likely in Schenley Park near the Carnegie Institute. Carnegie has long contemplated the memorial, and discussions with sculptor Franklin Simmons have sparked speculation, though no contracts or definite plans have been announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Andrew Carnegie
James G. Blaine
Schenley Park
Carnegie Institute
Carnegie
Blake
Franklin Simmons
John A. Logan
Simmons
John W. Beatty
Beatty
Europe
Carnegie's Offer to Scotland Met With Support
The Edinburgh University Union debated Andrew Carnegie's Scottish education plan. A motion demanding abolition of fees was defeated 54 to 25, while an amendment endorsing Carnegie's approach was carried, calling it right in principle and a step toward higher national education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Andrew Carnegie
Scotland
Edinburgh University Union
Carnegie
Rockefeller gives Cornell 250000 for new facilities
At a Cornell Board of Trustees meeting in Ithaca New York on June 19 President Schurman announced a $250000 donation from John D Rockefeller pledged as a co tion with equal support from others The gift will be used to provide additional accommodations for instruction and research after a three day inspection by a Rockefeller agent, with a further $500000 expected when secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
N. Y
Board of Trustees
Cornell Univrsity
Schurman
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Secretary Gages figures show year end deficit near estimates
Washington June 19 The year end excess of receipts over expenditures is likely to be close to Secretary Gage’s December estimates. For the month the excess was over 69 million with fifteen business days left, and a Sioux City and Pacific railroad sale tomorrow may lift the excess above 80 million. Receipts to date total about 566.97 million with postal gains. expenditures stand around 497.79 million, suggesting the year’s totals will align with the forecast within a million or two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gage
Congress
Treasury Department
Sioux City
Treasury
Postal Service
Hall perplexed over wife’s unexplained destitution
W E Hall president of the Chicago Automobile Repair Company is baffled by his wife’s sudden poverty in New York while he believed her in England for a European trip. She used the name Mrs Downey at Belvedere Hotel and boarded the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse after reaching Southampton, leaving behind two Chicago manufacturing families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
W. E. Hall
Chicago Automobile Repair Company
New York
England
Belvedere Hotel
F. Downey
Cold Weather Hurts European Crops Across Continent
Reports from major European cities note a return of semi winter conditions with cold weather and heavy rains hurting crops. Snow measures a foot at Teplitz Hungary and Switzerland report poor growth. Advertisements mention the Overland Limited train service from New York to California via Southern Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Switzerland
Hungary
Teplitz
New York
Calif
Overland Limited
Eee
Ete Neers Oo Eee
Southern Pac Railways
Culars
Nline
Broadway
Oie
New Jersey Boy Fends Off Masked Mob At Willis Home
In Mount Holly New Jersey a mob of twenty five masked men gathered near ex Judge Willis's house to tar and feather Harry Allen Baxter fiancé of Miss Willis. The Judge's ten year old son fired a shotgun scaring the attackers. Baxter armed with a revolver fled but was later arrested at Mrs Sooy's Mount Holly home after pursuit by the Willis family and crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Holly
N. J
B. P. Willis
Harry Allen Baxter
Miss Willis
Young Allen
Allen
Bourder
Willis
Baxter
Main Street
Grant
Grant Street
Burlington
William Jénnett
Micajah Matlack
Mr. Sooy
Chicago arson plot leads to multiple arrests
The Board of Underwriters with police secured the arrest of Benjamin and Michael Ettleson on arson charges for a fire at 39th Place. Eight more warrants issued. many suspects include gamblers, bar keepers, race track tourists, and merchants. Insured stock valued at 2000, claimed 360. Underwriters and officials allege many small fires aimed to collect insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Underwriters
Benjamin
Michael Ettleson
Ettlesons
Attempt on ex Governor Shepard in Batopilas
A Mexican assailant fired on ex Governor A R Shepard in Batopilas, Chihuahua. The bullet grazed his head as he fled toward a settlement. the attacker pursued him but was captured next day as the town swarmed with locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Texas
Chihuahua
A. R. Shepard
Washington
Republic of Mexico
Shepard
Wanamaker Responds to Foerderer Statement
Philadelphia June 19 Ex Postmaster General John Wanamaker said he had not read Representative Robert H Foederers statement on rapid transit but believed it to be a personal attack on him He added that as he grows older it becomes harder to pull the wool over people's eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
John Wanamaker
Robert H. Foederer
Foederer
Deadlock at Republican Convention in Saratoga After 50 Ballots
In Saratoga New York on June 19 the Fourth Judicial District Republican Convention failed to break a deadlock after fifty informal ballots across five sessions. Eleven delegates from as many counties offered no compromise, ending the day with Palmer three votes Spencer three Gilbert two Paris two Potter one and Landon one. The convention recessed to resume balloting at 10:30 the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
N. Y
Fourth Judicial District
Republican Convention
Supreme Court
Judson S. Landon
Schenectady
Palmer
Gilbert
Spencer
Paris
Potter
Robert J. Landon
Landon
Perfection of Railway Travel in Pennsylvania Limited
The Pennsylvania Limited leaves New York daily for Chicago and the West signaling railway perfection. The Richfield Springs parlor car aboard the New York Central train departs Grand Central Station at 8 45 A M according to adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Great Middle West
Pennsylvania Limited
Chicago
West
Richfield Springs
New York Central
Grand Central Station
Woandsu Food Described as Ideal Nutriment
In a State Department communique Richard Guenther reports German papers discuss woandsu Glycine subterranea a legume grown in tropical Africa and used as food by African peoples. The French chemist notes its underground fruit kernel resembles a chestnut flavor and yields a white flour with 58 percent starch 19 percent nitrogen 10 percent water 6 percent oil 4 percent cellulose and 3 percent ashes two pounds meet daily human requirements Balland lauds it as a natural perfect nutriment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Richard Guenther
Frankfort
Germany
Africa
Asia
Brazil
Aliments
Wedding Metamorphosed by Illness in Stamford
Alfred J. Larwill of Brooklyn and Ella Mae Herring planned to wed in Stamford but illness halted the ceremony. Larwill, diagnosed with pneumonia, was urged to marry at his bedside in New York with Ella Mae traveling there. The couple wed at home the previous night. Miller served as best man. The bridal tour was postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Conn
Alfred J. ‘Larwill
Eldert Street
Brooklyn
Ella Mae Herring
Pleasant Street
Herring
George Larwill
Larwill
Alfred J. Larwill
National Lead Company
Mr.Larwill
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Edward Miller
Baldwin
New York
Pennsylvania House approves rapid transit bills in final session action
The Pennsylvania House passed two rapid transit supplemental bills on special orders, sending them to the governor. Opponents from both parties attacked the measures as rushed and questioned the governance of franchise grants, but the bill passed 105 to 65 with one seat unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Penn
House
Senate
Coray
Luzerne
Republer
Hall
Allegheny
Hayne
Lehigh
No Pneumatic Tube Service Discontinued in Major Cities
The Post Office Department will move mail transport from pneumatic tubes to wagon delivery after June 30. Fires will be drawn from the boilers powering tube service in New York Brooklyn Boston and Philadelphia. Some mail already travels by wagon on routes formerly served by tubes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Post Office Department
New York
Brooklyn
Boston
Philadelphia
Congress
Manitoba Wheat Crop Prospects Bright Under Roblin Plan
Premier Roblin announced a Manitoba program with Canadian Pacific Railway to build about eighty miles of branch lines for a $75,000 provincial cash bonus. He cited 800,000 acres in wheat and a projected yield of 20 to 30 bushels per acre, totaling 40 to 40 million bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Roblin
Manitoba
T. G. Shaughnessy
Canadian Pacific Railway
Defense Gains Ground In Barker Trial As Witnesses Testify
On day three of Thomas G. Barker's trial in Jersey City for shooting Rev. John Keller, defense lawyers push a motive and insanity narrative. Mrs Barker's testimony, aided by an alienist expert, suggests Barker was overwhelmed by a tale of injuries inflicted by the clergyman at home, while prosecutors fight to keep motive out of the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas G. Barker
John A. Blair
Hudson County Court of General Sessions
Jersey City
John Keller
Arlington
N. J
Bar of Justice
New Jersey
Barker
Britton Evans
Morris Plains Insane Asylum
Erwin
Jersey
Keller
van Winkle
Wall
Also Mentioned on This Page
New York Times
United Service
Weather Report
Johann Hoff
F. A. Heinze
Through
Ally
Coiner
Krueger
Monster
Blaine
the Statesman
Cornell
J. D. Rockefeller
MR. Wanamaker
Representative Foederer
M. Balland
Fiance
Alfred Larwill
Miss Herring
Branich
Burnett
Ady
Mrs. Barker
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!