Japan Expands Army and Navy Expenditure Report
Victoria B C December 27 Advices from the steam ship Loas Maru say the Japanese government plans to raise the army to 19 divisions six more than before the war with Russia. Naval spending tops last year by 23 500 000 and 100 000 000 will be allotted in installments for new ships and fleet reconstruction. A Japanese economist Baron Shibusawaya warns of a financial panic due to war-induced fever. China seeks 1 250 000 from Europe and America for famine relief in central China where 10 900 001 people face starvation this winter and officials are pillaged as famine rivals the 30 year ago disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Russia
Baron Shibusawaya
Japan
China
Europe
America
United States
Spain
Yaqui Indians On A New Rampage
Colonel H. B. Maxson reports a massacre of eight Mexicans and whites by Yaqui Indians at Station Lancow on the Cananea & Pacific railroad late Saturday afternoon while spending weeks in Sonora and now in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
H. B. Maxson
National Irrigation Congress
Board of Education of
Reno
Nev
Sonora
Mex
Lancow
Cananea & Pacific Railroad
German Prince Betrothed to Princess Alexandra Victoria
Berlin news reports Princess Alexandra Victoria the second daughter of Duke Frederick of Schleswig Holstein Glücksburg has been betrothed to Prince Augustus William fourth son of Emperor William formal betrothal announced in Berlin on December 27 with details naming the principal families involved and the expected match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustus William
Alexandra Victoria
Berlin
Duke Frederick of
Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderhuve-Glucksburg
Emperor William
Punish Hoodlums In Kemper County Riots
New Orleans reports detail white residents pledging to punish white hoodlums tied to Kemper county Mississippi Christmas riots. Civil and military authorities discussed evidence to identify five white men of good families who participated in lynchings. Death toll likely twelve. white mob members fled toward the Alabama line as black residents flee to Scooba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Kemper County
Mississippi
Alabama
Scooba
Prisoner Delaney Attempts Double Suicide in Jail Cell
In Elmira on December 27 Frank Delaney a railroad man acting with a guard seeks to kill both himself and Bessie Wells who awaits sentence for abducting a girl. Delaney leverages power of attorney to access the woman and bars, then offers carbolic acid. The woman drinks first, Delaney dies soon after. Wells dies shortly a physician arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmira
N. Y
Frank Delaney
Wiplaney
Bessie Wells
Delaney
Great Britain Gripped by Christmas Blizzard
London reports a continuing blizzard from Christmas night across northern districts. Snowbound country areas block trains and roads, isolating rural villages and disrupting communications nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
Rope Breaks and Hero Drowns in Rescue Attempt
In Morristown New Jersey on December 27 George Davis 25 died while trying to save 8 year old John Arke from drowning after ice broke on Rockaway river. Davis tied one rope end to himself and gave the other to his wife to haul in as he reached the boy, but the rope broke and both man and boy disappeared beneath the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morristown
N. J
George Davis
John Arke
Rockaway River
Davis
Alke Flrop
Alke
Mutual Reserve Reelects Burnham and Eldredge
In New York the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance directors reelected Frederick A. Burnham as president and George E. Eldredge as vice president after a two hour session. Nine of twelve directors attended and the vote was close. Burnham and Eldredge face indictment over the company’s affairs. George W. Harpers on was not reelected treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnham
Eldredge
New York
The
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company
Frederick A. Burnham
George E. Eldredge
George W. Harper
Arsenic Found in Bodies of Vizal Family Members
Chicago on December 27 reports traces of poison in another Vizal family member. Police tie this to Herman Belek, jailed over deaths in the family. The analysis shows arsenic in Rose Vizal, 18, and in all tested bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vizal
Chicago
Herman Belek
Rose Vizal
Hunter's Fall Is Fatal in Kewanee
Ingospaleoe died from injuries after fleeing a farmer who had forbidden hunting on his land. He was cut by a barb wire fence and fell into a ditch breaking his leg, dying a few minutes later in Kewanee Illinois on December 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kewanee
Ingospaleoe
Rate of Industrial Fatalities Surpasses Civil War Casualties
New York on December 27 reports to establish compulsory, accurate records of industrial deaths and injuries as current city data prove meager. Dr Josiah Strong cites stark comparisons, noting U S industrial casualties dwarf wars, urging safety measures and public statistics nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
New York City
Kentucky feud duel leaves Mullins father and son dead
In Lexington two feud rivals Hiram Mullins and son William were fatally shot at their home by a gang led by Charles Little, Bud Little, and John Brewer. The long running Litt le Mullins feud sparked a siege with over two hundred shots as the house was riddled. Hiram dies from abdominal wound. William dies later. Nearby in Lee County Daniel Watson fatally shoots Daniel Horne after a knife attack, wounding Deputy Sheriff Brad Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Hiram Mullins
William
Charles
Bud Little
John Brewer
Little
Mullins
Lee County
Daniel Watson
Daniel Horne
Horne
Watson
Sher
John D. Brad Allen
Plan To Blow Up Train A Fizzle
Helena Mont Dec 27 Unknowns attempted to blackmail the Northern Pacific for 25000 dollars and threatened dynamiting the Wal St Louis Burlington express near Livingst on and Billings. Six detectives guarded the train and an accomplice was found in the baggage car but did not act. A prior similar attempt was linked to Isaac Gravelie, killed after escaping a courthouse during a dynamiting trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Pacific
Isaac Gravelie
Court House
Scientists Gather for 57th Annual AAAS Meeting at Columbia
Fifteen hundred members of the American Association for the Advancement of Science will meet today at Columbia University for their 57th annual meeting, joined by 20 leading scientific societies. Sessions run daily through next Wednesday with papers of great importance and a prime chance to report the year’s advances to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Columbia University
Scientific Societies of America
Woman Lawyer Miss Hallam Marries Cincinnati Man
Miss Minnie Hallam of Monmouth Illinois the only woman lawyer in this section of Illinois and Julius R Ruffner of Cincinnati Ohio were married yesterday in Monmouth Ti December 27 1913 or 1914 not specified in text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallam
Monmouth
Cincinnati
Minnie Hallam
Express officer shoots self in office in Williamsburg
Benjamin Brown financial manager for the American and United States Express companies shot himself twice in the Williamsburg office. He was taken to hospital with fatal injuries and no motive was given. Witnesses saw him fire the first shot and then the second hit him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Benjamin Brown
American
United States Express
Williamsburg
Brown
Unidentified woman found dead after Christmas suicide near Ackley
Ackley Iowa December 27 The body of an unidentified young woman who hanged herself from the Illinois Central bridge over Beaver creek two miles east of Ackley was found yesterday by farmer Henry Hemb. Clothing bears no ident. An unsigned note requested cremation. A soaked dress suit case was burned. North Dakota temperatures report eight below at Williston four below at Devil’s Lake and two below at Winnipeg and Minnedosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ackley
Iowa
Illinois Central
Beaver Creek
Here
Henry Hemb
North
St. Paul
North Dakota
Montana
Canada
Weather Bureau
Williston
Devil's Lake
N. D
Winnipeg
Can
Minnedosa
Stolen Bank Cash Found in Austin Box
Between 5000 and 9000 dollars stolen by William C. Anderson, former assistant paying teller at First National Bank of Kansas City, arrested last week, recovered in Austin. Surety agent declined to disclose exact location, stating money was in a locked box but not in a bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Austin
Texas
William C. Anderson
First National Bank of Kansas City
Half City Destroyed in Chile and London Earthquake Warning
Santiago Chile December 27 half of Arica town destroyed by earthquake with Iquique spared. resembled 1868 disaster alarming residents. London December 27 professor Bolar says instruments at Laibach recorded a large quake 3375 miles west south west. notes potential damage to St Pauls cathedral and urges repeated tests after seismic events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Chile
Arica
Tacna
Iquique
London
Bolar
Laibach Observatory
St. Paul's Cathedral
Charing Cross
Laibach
Home Rule Demand Debated At Indian Congress In Calcutta
Ten thousand delegates at the Indian National Congress in Calcutta applauded Dadabhai Naoroji as he urged self government for India. He noted Boers gained self rule while India remained under British rule and called for full liberty for British subjects in India. He pressed education on rights and a patriotic fund. Formal action to carry the proposal is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
India
Great Britain
Indian National Congress
Dadabh
Naoroji
Congress
Long Lost Banker Returns and Surrenders in Sedan
Otto D. Stallard, former cashier of the Peoples National Bank of Sedan, Kansas, who vanished on September 20 owing nearly $20,000, arrived home with his wife and surrendered. In Milwaukee, August Pulus pleaded guilty to two bribery indictments tied to county contracts and was fined $700. Sterling resident Mrs. Benjamin Eick lies in critical condition after eating canned meat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedan
Kan
Otto D. Stallard
The
Peoples National Bank of
Stallard
Milwaukee
August Pulus
Ben Eick
Sterling, Ill
Benjamin Eick
Wis
August Puls
Judge Arthur H. Chetlain Guilty Of Unbecoming Conduct
Chicago December report by the Chicago Bar Association finds Superior Court Judge Arthur H. Chetlain guilty of grave improprieties in office rather than corruption. It condemns his use of titles for mining investments, promotional schemes, and accepting stock, cash, and favors, urging resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Arthur H. Chetlain
Superior Court
Chicago Bar Association
Chatlain
Arthur H. Chettain
Lawyers’ Association
Chetlain
Copper King Mining Company
Rayon Mining Company
Porto Rico
Hardwood Lumber
Rapid Transit
Jacob Kruckstein
Nathan Brenner
William LoeMer
E. J. Zimmer
Serbian Assembly Passes Loan and Armament Bills
Belgrade reports that the national assembly approved the loan and armament measures after disorderly scenes and anti dynastic demonstrations. Threats and rumors of dethroning King Peter circulated amid protests against the ruling dynasty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Servia
National Assembly
Peter
Varageorgevizeh Dynasty
Ada
Pistol shot kills a Russian consul in Liverpool
Russian consul Colonel De Gelmann was found dead in his bed in Liverpool with a pistol shot. Authorities have not determined if it was murder or self-inflicted. In Washington President Roosevelt and family left for Pine Knot, Virginia, at 11:25 a.m. for a short stay through Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
England
de Gelmann
Hicks with a Freak Show Rescued Miner Signed for Year
Bakersfield dispatch reports miner Hicks, famed for surviving 15 days entombment, has been hired by N. J. Schmidt of Berkeley at 500 dollars weekly for one year. First exhibition in Bakersfield tonight. Harry Linville to lecture. two other miners to accompany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield
Cal
Miner Hicks
N. J. Schmidt
Berkeley
Harry Linville
Officers Protest Undermining of Army Promotions
In his annual report Brigadier General William H Carter, commander of the Department of the Lakes, notes unrest among regular army officers due to public debates over elimination and promotion by selection. He says the army opposes enacting such measures even if they aim to remove unfit commanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William H. Carter
Department of the Lakes
Also Mentioned on This Page
State of
Mexico
Scotland
Mutual Reserve
Hunter
Josiah Strong
American Institute of Social Service
Department of Health
American Museum of Natural History
Wisconsin
Strong
American Association For Advancement of Science
Benjam Brown
St. Paul’s Cathedral
National Congress
Lloyd J. Smith
E. B. Denison
Alexander
Draga
George
Pasics
Hicks
Washington, D. C
Frederiek McMasters
Zanzibar
Nice
France
State Department
Washington
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!