Roosevelt Joins Tuberculosis Congress Departure in Hope
President Roosevelt unexpectedly attends the international congress on tuberculosis in Washington. He commends scientists and delegates, urges continued prevention of bovine tuberculosis, and notes resolutions recognizing human infection potential. Also, a court case about Calumet & Hecla stock costs ends in the defendants’ favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Rome
Italy
Congress
Calumet & Hecla Company
Ingame Once More Relates To Indian Cases
President Roosevelt released a letter from W L Sturdevant of St Louis accusing Governor Haskell of misleading statements on Creek Indian lands. The letter asserts that Haskell has answered to the merits of none of the townsite suits, with only technical pleas delaying hearings, while Creek Nation attorney Matt and Sturdevant push for speedy adjudication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Washington
Roosevelt
W. L. Turtevant
Haskell
Sturdevant
Matt
Creek Nation
Old Copper Mine Case Decided in Grand Rapids
Judge Knapnen dismissed the bills of complaint in the drawn out suit of Albert S. Bigelow president Osceola Consolidated Mining against Calumet & Heela and Osceola company. Details of the complaint are not renewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids, Mich
Knapnen
Albert S. Bigelow
Osceola Consolidated Mining Company
Calumet & Heela Mining Company
Osceola Company
Indictments Rise to 97 in City Election Probe
Sept grand jury report on alleged primary and registration frauds in St. Louis finds 97 indictments, 69 of them against judges or clerks of election. The other indictments target obscure repeaters and related figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Judge Finds Sheriff In Contempt Over Thaw Transfer
Scranton Pa Oct 5 Federal Judge Archibald held Sheriff Lane of Westchester County New York in contempt for not delivering Harry K Thaw to U S marshal to be taken to Pittsburgh to answer in bankruptcy proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Archibald
Sheriff Lane
Westchester County
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Pittsburg
Money for Republican fund scarce says Upham
Chicago Oct 3 Assistant Treasurer Upham says contributions to the Republican campaign fund are slow with an average gift of six dollars per contributor. He notes no federal employee has given and the committee has not asked for such contributions while acknowledging funds are far below former years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
Upham
Rhode Island Speed Violation Involves Walter Mills
Walter Mills was fined 15 and costs for speeding to keep an appointment while driving in Rhode Island. He offered roadside assistance when Bryan’s automobile broke down en route from River Point to Woonsocket. The incident occurred Sept. 14 and the case appeared in Providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Providence
Bry
Walter Mills
Bryan
River Point
Woonsocket
Mills
Nyoonsocket
Receiver Files Dowie Estate Report In Federal Court
Gil D. Thomas as receiver reports assets of 1 709 610 in the Dowie estate with secured claims 326 327 and unsecured claims 4 905 725, plus disputes. Crest Hall and Ocean View hotels at Winthrop Beach burned, losses about 175 000, guests escaped. one missing. Body of Charles Gulash recovered in Clinton Iowa after drowning on railroad bridge project. James W. Quillan indicted on 10 counts for insolvent bank deposits at Ipava Illinois. Illinois Equal Suffrage convention elects Mrs Ella B Stewart president at the state fair grounds in Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dowie
Chicago
Gil D. Thomas
John Alexander Dowie
Zion City
Lil
Burns
Boston
Cresthall
Ocean View
Winthrop Beach
A. C. Dumont
Cincinnati
Clinton
Iowa
Charles Gulash
Chicago and Northwestern
Winds
Peoria
James W. Quillan
Ipava
Fulton County
Quillan
Ipava Woolen Mills
Stewart
Springfield
Hlinoixs Equal Suffrage Association
State Fair Grounds
Ella B. Stewart
Chicgyo
Bryan speech misattributed by Rosewater prompts debate
Lincoln Oct. Bryan topics trigger sharp editorial dispute over tariff language allegedly from his speech. The Omaha Bee calls the quote meaningless and warns it would hamper industrial progress. Bryan defends himself, calling Rosewater's charge unfair and says the language came from the Republican platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Eairview
Westerday
Omaha Bee
Victor Rosewater
Republican Executive Committee
Republican Publicity Lorean
Bryan
the Bee
Catehall
World Herald
Ivan
Rosewater
Longworth Speech Sparks Hazing Turmoil in Champaign
In Champaign on Oct 3 a melee erupted between sophomores and police as gunfire by Mayor Blaine failed to hit a University of Illinois student amid a hazing clash. Five students, L. B. Smith, E. M. Benton, E. A. Stroud, H. A. Tupper and G. Wilcox, were fined for disorderly conduct. Congressmen Longworth had urged mild hazing during a talk to students, drawing both support and criticism from university officials who fear the incident could stain the president’s family ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champaign
Blaine
University of Tlinois
L. B. Smith
Chicago
E. M. Benton
E. A. Stroud
H. A. Tupper
G. Wilcox
Rogerson
James
Nicholas Longworth
Harvard
Longworth
India flood toll path to Hyderabad ruinous death toll rises
Bombay reported a Hyderabad flood scene described as a vast grave with streets buried in mud and decomposed flesh. Estimates vary with locals suggesting up to 30,000 killed. 600 corpses were recovered at one site. Funeral pyres burn continuously as damage reaches about 200 million rupees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
Hyderabad
Wrecked Crew Mutinies on Desert Island Rescue
Melbourne reports details of the Aeon castaways after two months on Christmas Island described as a barren coral formation. White men guarded Chinese sailors as mutiny tensions emerged during the rescue communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desert Island
Melbourne
Aeon
Christmas Island
Blood pays for record autos performance
A long news roundup describes castaways aboard the Manuka near Suva Fiji with Mrs Patrick and her baby rescued first after a mutinous Aeon crew looted a wreck. It also covers a Brighton Beach 24 hour auto race where speed shattered records, crashes and near-misses occurred, and an American lead at hour 15 with 761 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Ocean
Manuka
Suva
Fiji Islands
Patrick
Aeon
Christmas Island
Taft in Kansas Promises 14 Speeches on Trip
Taft travels with a cross‑faction Republican delegation on a sunflower state invasion. In Denver he addresses a large crowd at the same hall where Bryan was nominated, arguing against beet sugar trusts and blasting Gompers. He pledges vigorous western labor policy and notes Democratic records in the federal statute book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Bryan
Garden City
Kas
Kansas
Taft
Sunflower State
Topeka
Syracuse m16
Convention Hall
Denver Auditorium
William J. Bryan
William H. Taft
Mr. Taft
City
Union Depot
Judge Taft
Gompers
Ryan
Congress
Grover Cleveland
Cook is elected president of League of Municipalities
East St. Louis Mayor Silas Cook was elected president of the League of American Municipalities as the group adjourned in Omaha after choosing officers for the coming year. Secretary-treasurer John MacVicar of Des Moines and trustees M. F. Funk of Omaha, John P. Cronin of Joliet, and W. H. Baker of Lockport were named. Blizzard cripples Butte trains and telegraph as six inches of snow falls. National irrigation congress elected Barstow as president and Fowler as secretary in Albuquerque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East St. Louis
League of Municipalities
Omaha
Neb
Montreal
League of American Municipalities
Silas Cook
East Sst. Louis
Johbn Mac Vics
Des Moines
Iowa
M. F. Funk
Houser
John P. Cronin
Joliet
W. H. Baker
Lockport
Irrigation Congress
Albuquerque
N. M
National Irrigation Congress
George S. Barstow
Texas
B. A. Fowler
Arizona
Sherman Speaks Across the State in Indiana Tour
James S. Sherman opened with a breakfast speech in Mattoon Illinois and planned a dozen more talks across the state. He would stop at Toledo Newton Olney Mt Vernon and Salem before entering Indiana for a final Evansville rally tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattoon
James S. Sherman
Toledo
Newton
Olney
Mt. Vernon
Salem
Bryan
Indiana
Evansville
Ind
Weare Files for Bankruptcy After Asset Report
Chicago, Oct. 3. Charles A. Weare, former member of P. F. Weare & Co., filed for bankruptcy listing assets at 300 dollars and liabilities over a million. His statement notes 500 dollars in property on hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Weare
Chicago
P. F. Weare & Co
Goodwin Granted Absolute Divorce After Brief Reno Hearing
Actor Nat C. Goodwin was granted an absolute divorce from Jessie Der Mott Goodwin known as Maxine Bu jol t after a brief, uncontested hearing in Reno. The proceeding lasted eleven minutes and followed desertion allegations. Succeeds Bishop Satterlee in Washington church appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Nev
Nat C. Goodwin
Jessie der Mott Goodwin
Maxine Bujolt
Also Mentioned on This Page
International Congress
Calumet & Hecla
Bigelow
Fireside
Wuliam Atafts
Phil
RENDS
Findl
G. O.P
Bryan Clib
Hughes
Abraham Lincoln
General Giant
James G. Blaine
Benjamin Harrison
Mr. McKinley
Senate
Illini
India
Brighton
Brighton Beach Race Track
X. Y
M. G. Fickett
Robertson
Cook
Butte
Mont
Sherman
Goodwin
Bishop Satterlee
Oct
Alexander Mall
Plymouth Episcopal Church
Brent
Philippines
Henry Y. Satterlee
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!