Gans Wins Lightweight Championship In Knockout
Joe Gans, lightweight world champion, knocked out Hid Herman of Chicago in the eighth round at Tonopah Club, securing 60 percent of a $20,000 purse. The fight began with Gans dominating, then ended when a left and right to Herman’s jaw sent him down and out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonopah
Nev
Jcee Gang Me
Baltimore
Herman
Chicago
Casing Athletic Club
Gans
Gong
Gani
Key
Joe
Gane
Nate Lewis
Lewis
Adam Rysu
Margos
Riley
Jimmy Britt
Gaus
Pride of Chicago
Pex” Rickard
Amnpounncer
Gans-Her Dak
Nelson
Firet
Gina
Berman
Gang
Hermen
Gane’ Yound
Iace
la Man
Hearst seeks quo warranto on New York mayor race
Albany January 2 reports the first paper served on Attorney General Jackson is an application for rear argument of Hearst's petition to begin quo warranto proceedings. Hearst seeks to challenge George B. MacClellan's title to the New York mayoralty, alleging fraud and violence in the 1905 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearst
Albany
Jackson
Willam RK
George B. MacClellan
New York
New York Manager Drops Dead at New Year Greeting
Arthur Millis, vice president and general manager of the Merchants' Dispatch and Transportation company, collapsed from heart failure on Fifth Avenue after leaving the University Club He had paused to wish Harvard classmate A G Hapgood a Happy New Year and died as he shook hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arthur Millis
Merchants’ Dispatch and Transportation Company
Fifth Avenue
University Club
A. G. Hapgood
Harvard
Lion Tamer Harry Ray Injured in Cage Attack
TOLEDO Jan. 2 Harry Ray of the Bosstock animal chain was attacked during a act called the Lion Hunt. He was laid on the floor and his side shoulder and breast were lacerated by a lion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claweid
Toledo
Harry Ray
Bostock Animal Chain
Wreck Near Richmond Injures Dozens on Railroad Line
Eight people were seriously injured and twenty four others badly shaken after a wreck on the Louisville and Atlantic railroad about forty miles from Richmond Kentucky. The incident occurred near Richmond and involved multiple cars derailing, with emergency crews responding to treat the injured and assess damage. Local authorities investigated the cause of the collision as engineers and railway workers assisted the injured at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Lexington
Louisville and
Atlantic
Hughes Warns Corruption Will Not Prevail In New York
Governor Hughes in his inaugural address pledges government for the people by the people. He condemns graft and calls for quality lawmaking and honest administration, stressing duty, public spirit, and nonpartisan enforcement in Albany. Two party caucus shifts appear with Marriott winning senate stenographer post and McCarren becoming Democratic senate caucus chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Hughes
Tts
Legislative
John C. Marriott
Richmond
Senate
Herbert Parsons
New York County
Republican Committee
George Shotwell
Woodrude
Patrick H. McCarren
Brooklyn
Democratic Caucus Committee
Assembly
Democratic Caucus
James Oliver
New York
George Bi. Palmer
Schoharie
Guggenheim Ahead in Senate Race in Colorado
Denver Jan 2 Simon Guggenheim election to succeed Thomas M Patterson is assured by Republican caucus of the general assembly. Guggenheim candidacy endorsed 68 to 4.
Sir William Pearce Howland Dead in Toronto
Sir William Pearce Howland former postmaster general and finance minister under the union of upper and lower Canada and later lieutenant governor of Ontario has died in Toronto at age ninety six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir William Pearce Howland
Toronto
Upper and Lower Canada Union
Ontario
Mrs Sage Distributes Five Dollar Bills to Park Employees
Mrs Russell Sage surprised 323 park workers by giving each a five dollar bill totaling 1215 dollars. The gesture followed a similar New Year distribution last year that reached fewer men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. Sage
New York
Jao
Russell Sage
Park
Sage
Siilar
Must Call a Spade a Spade Under New Pure Food Law
A New York report explains the pure food law's impact on labeling edible goods and beverages. It foresees stores adapting names to truthful descriptions, from denatured spirits to breakfast foods, with a focus on transparent ingredient labeling and avoiding misleading terms.
Deserted Chinese Crew Halt Oil Ship at Bayonne
Police from Bayonne New Jersey stopped an incident aboard the steamship Desonze loading oil for China ports at Constable Hook. Twenty two Chinese crew members deserted the vessel prompting Captain William Wisnon to alert authorities. The ship faced penalties totaling twenty two thousand dollars due to the disturbance and crew desertion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
New York
Standard Ol Company
Bayonne
N J
Constable Hook
Desonze
China Ports
Chineas Cooliea
William Wisnon
Poverty Drives Desperate Parents After Infant Death
Charles A. Gassert and his wife confessed to abandoning their dead infant in a New York baby carriage on December 1. Authorities found black and blue marks on the child's neck but the autopsy ruled pneumonia as the cause. The couple said they had no money after Gassert lost his job as a stationary engineer and did not know how to bury the baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles A. Gassert
Gussert
Archbishop Ryan denounces French government at New Year reception
Philadelphia January 2 archbishop Ryan delivered a sharp rebuke of the French government at a New Year’s reception. He called officials infidels worse than pagans and urged a religious awakening in France to overthrow the oppressors of the Christian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Ryan
Man Kills Man In Street Fist Blow Eastern St Louis
In East St. Louis on January 2 Charles Smith struck D F Myers with a single fist blow after a dispute over flirtation. Myers was severely injured with a broken neck and died. Smith fled the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East ST. Louis
Charles Smith
D. F. Myers
Naval veteran John Anderson shoots self at Bath Soldiers' Home
John Anderson a sixty five year old naval veteran shot himself in the mouth at the Soldiers' Home in Bath last night. He was admitted to the home March 5, 1908 from Brooklyn and died instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wimacclé
Bath
John Anderson
Anderson
Brooklyn
Gwent Society Wins 400 Prize At Eisteddfod
The Gwent Society of Halwardsville Pa won the 400 prize for male choruses at the Eisteddfod held in Utica last night defeating two local choirs and the Dr Mason Glee Club of Wilkenbarre Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
The
Gwent Society
Halwardsville
Dr. Mason Glee Club
Wilkenbarre
Explosion Claims Three Lives at McKee's Rocks Plant
Three men were killed and another injured when a steam rupture caused a boiler blast at the Schoen Pressed Steel Works in McKee's Rocks, a suburb of Pittsburgh. The accident occurred last night, and investigators are examining the site for causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Expidelon
Pittrburg
Jen
McKee’s Rocka
Thigality
Jewish Colony in Nassau County Plans New Town
A faction from the lower east side led by Max E Thus and Morris Backer marches to Brooklyn to establish a Jewish colony in Nassau County. The plan includes a synagogue hospital school and market on the old Van Nostrand farm owned by Jacob Wollko. The organization has 300 members paying $1 weekly with funds for land a building fund and a reserve. The town would have its own fire department and town hall and aim to replace courts and lawyers with rabbinic dispute resolution starting with prizes for newborns and couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mepresia
New
Wailkott
New York
San
Lower East Side
Brooklyn
Nassau ‘County
Were
Mad Fromen
Max E
Morris- Backer
van Nostrand
Jaco Wollko
Roosevelt New Year Reception Attended by 1500
President and Mrs Roosevelt greeted about fifteen hundred guests at the White House New Year’s reception. Diplomats army navy officers and local officials lined up to shake hands with the president. A ten year old boy in soiled clothes rolled past with roller skates over his shoulder and a girl carried a white Teddy bear provoking a cheer from the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
White House
Washington
White ‘House
Army
Navy
Dinner Guests Dine on Exotic Menu at Branston Home
Chicago January 2 The dinner for ten at Mrs. Minnie Fiske Griffin's Branston home featured a separate menu for each guest and exotic dishes. A white pink ragged pig ate asparagus tips while a chameleon blushed and toned green. A parrot gorged on switch bottles from Florida and a guinea pig vied with a pointer pigeon for attention as guests marveled at the feast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fen Anininig
Chicago
Nie
Minnie’ Fiske
Branston
Florida
Labor Ban Denounced At Spiritual Club Meeting
Howard Dennis a labor spy denounced John D Rockefeller as oppressor of labor before fifty members of the Men's club at the Buelan Avenue Baptist church. He said if Rockefeller and Morgan were in the same church they would leave next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Cleveland
Tan
Buelan Avenue Baptist Church
Rockefeller
French Champion Pons and Demetral Split Wrestling Honors
CHICAGO wrestlers Dark Pons and William Demetral divided honors in a match here. Demetral won the first fall in twenty seven minutes with a head lock. Pons took the second in nineteen minutes using the same hold. The third bout ended in a draw after thirty five minutes of wrestling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Divide Honora
Chicago
Dark Pons
Wiliam Demetral
Demetral
Pons
Obie Case Highlights Turmoil Over Custody and Damages
New York reports a custody dispute after a fight over possession of a child results in Rose Cunningham seeking an absolute divorce from Henry J. Cunningham. Murphy, a wealthy contractor, is named for $200000 in damages over alleged interference with affection. The couple’s marriage dates back to earlier years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New. York
Rose Cunningham
Henry J. Cunningham
Aung Fok Murphy
Cunningham
Cunningham Ia
Trou
Murphy
Cunninghame
Apache Chief Burns to Death in Arizona Tepee
Lawton Oklahoma January reports an Apache chief, tied to Geronimo’s band, burned to death on the Fort Sill reservation after forgetting to extinguish his cane that ignited his clothing. The incident follows ongoing Apache conflict with Mexican and United States forces in the Arizona area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Okla
Tino
Geronimo
Arizona
French Tennis Champion Ferdinand Retires After Match
In Tuxedo Park on a January day, Ferdinand Garcia, eminent French tennis player, faced Robert Moore Jr. of Texas in his farewell match at the Tuxedo Park Tennis and Racket Club. Garcia won in three sets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
Tuxedo Park
Ferdinand
Garcia
France
Robert Moore,Jr
Tex
Bite
Hennig Ab
Loreal
Fragmentary OCR note hints at medical ailments and old products
Fragmentary text mentions dizziness, colic, gravel in kidney area and sales by Foster-Milburn Co. The garbled lines suggest an advert or medical claim from a bygone period with mentions of debtors and sales terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn~ Co
Nervous Disorder Cure Ad Promotes Dr By Hime
An ornate 19th century style ad touts Dr By Hime’s nerve restorer offering a $2 trial bottle and free treatment. It mentions Lucian Kipling and a Chinese translation milestone for a Rudyard Kipling novel alongside scattered demographic notes about U S populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Vitue
Bline
Himne
Li la
Arch St
Phila. Pa
London life and legal terms in a divided frame
Fragmented quotation discusses residence and law as the Inland Revenue’s view of a place of abode. It notes that Mr Justice Grant and others consider dignities and citizenship aloft, with references to a Mall Gazette discussion of residency concepts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granta
Ella
Mall Gazette
Nervous woman cured by tea drug claim
A fragmented account describes a woman claiming tea caused nervous symptoms and stomach issues, then improves after stopping the habit. The writer notes visual changes and reduced sour belching, asserting a belief that tea was a drug-like cause and that cessation led to improvement.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Necro Pacifist
Chicagonan
Job Gans
Stern Law
York State
Ita
Wallace
Bruce
Agele
Google
Combat River
Til
Aunque Movement
Mr.Chamberlain
Bigaro
Parisian
Rudyard. Kipling
Bia Lust
United
Cisco
New York World
Price
of ‘Its
Lifé In London
Basiex
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!