Wide boycott on eggs spreads among cabinet wives
Washington dec 6 eggs are to be banished from cabinet households as wives of top officials join the egg boycott led by Mrs William Jennings Bryan The movement aims to force lower egg prices with a petition to congress expected to exceed 25000 signatures by next week and 15000 Washington housewives already enlisted Kansas City reports show a drop in egg consumption as dealers anticipate delayed impact on sales
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William Jennings Urson
Bryan
Lindley M. Garrison
Albert S. Burleson
David Houston
William B. Wilson
Congress
James
Kansas City
Monkeys Burn to passing in Riversile park tragedy
Nine monkeys died when attempting to imitate a caretaker operating a Wo Oil-bestiig stove in Riversile park. The blaze destroyed the shelter-house and caused extensive damage to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Riversile Park
Seatmate Drugging Suspect Arrested at Lyric Newark
Armand Megaro, 24, a South American, was arrested in a Lyric theater box in Newark for injecting a powerful opiate into Mrs. Marjorie Grass, newly married to William Grass. He denied touching her and claimed no needle was found. investigations continue as police note prior complaints of such attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Armand Megaro
Lyric Theater
Newark
Marjorie H. Grass
William Grass
Megaro
Pancrazio Megaro
Megara
Screen Doors Hung in Winter in Kansas City
Government zeal to enforce contracts leaves Kansas City post office staff weary after four screen doors ordered last spring and delivered this week. The contract said payment checked only after hanging, and the doors were not to be paid for until they were hung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kan
Bourne's Ambitious Plan for Federal Aid in Road Building
Congress awaits a joint committee report on federal aid for post roads. Senator Bourne proposes government bonds totaling 1 billion dollars to fund state road work with matched state contributions, released as needed. Representative Shackleford backs a similar framework, and many related bills circulate among members of both houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Jonathan Bourne Jr
Swanson
Virginia
Shackleford
Missouri
Bourne
Treasu
United States
United States Highway Fund
Joint Committee On Good Roads
Suffragettes Burn Mansion in Scotland Riot
Suffragettes in Skelmorle Ayrshire set fire to the Kelly mansion in retaliation for Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst’s arrest. The residence, valued at 145000 dollars, is destroyed as militants begin hunger and thirst strikes. Pankhurst herself reportedly began a hunger and thirst strike after removal from the Majestic at Devonport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skelmorle
Ayrshire
Scotland
Emmeline Pankhurst
Kelly
London
Dee
Emmetine Pankhurst
Majestic
Devonport
Exeter Hall
Mustn t Sign Petitions Expulsion Threat Hits Arkansas Church
In Little Rock on December 6 the Second Baptist church urged disciplining members who sign saloon license petitions. Affected individuals may be expelled after a chance to mend ways. this tactic aims to curb petitions amid Arkansas’ saloon drive backed by a law requiring white population majorities. The Masonic lodge also ruled against petition signatures by stonemasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Second Baptist Church
Arkansas
Masonic Grind Lodge
Tamany Chief Is Indicted In New York
New York authorities indict Arthur A. McIvan treasurer of the Democratic shire committee on two counts for receiving campaign contributions from corporations Everett P. Fowler of Kingston is also indicted for soliciting a corporate contribution The Molex indictment marks the third set of charges arising from the district attorney’s probe into John A. Hennessy and graft in the State highway department The John Doe inquiry will be resumed to continue the evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arthur A. McIvan
Democratic Shire Committee
Everett P. Fowler
Kingston
Tammany
Bagman
Cullen
Molex
John A. Hennessy
Graf
State Highway Department
John Doe
Also Mentioned on This Page
William J. Bryan
Seatmate Drugs
Prescott
Bank OF Prescott Capital
Alice Henkel
Miss Henkel
Bureau of Plant Industry
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Ritchie Grocer Co
Pankhurst
America
Tammany Chief
Democratic State Committee
Paradise
Ozan Mercantile Co
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!