Storm Destruction Hits Lake Shipping for Years
Duluth reports the storm on Lake Superior since Friday night proves the most destructive in years. Eighteen to twenty lives lost, property valued at $500,000, with multiple vessels wrecked. The schooner Pretoria and crew of eight vanish after breaking from towing steamer. five drowned, survivors rescued by a lightkeeper. The Olive Jeanette and L. A. Doty tale, and the whaleback Samuel Mather crew member lost overboard, heighten fears for other ships. Gilchrist reaches port safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Lake Superior
Sand Island Reef
Pretoria
Bay City
Mich
Apostle Group
Ashland
Wis
John Irvine
Olive Jeannette
Olive Jeanette
Portage Entry
Juanity
L. A. Doty
Lake Michigan
Samuel Mather
Cotton futures slump after government crop report
New York on September 5 reports a sensational decline of 31 to 36 points in cotton futures following the government monthly crop report. The average crop condition was 72.1 percent, down from 74.9 the prior month and 4.1 points lower than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government
New York
Adulteration definition urged by American Pharmaceutical assoc
Atlantic City September 5 The fifth annual convention of the American Pharmaceutical Association opened with Dr J H Beal of Selo Ohio, retiring president, arguing many so called adulterants in drugs are legitimate like salt pepper and vinegar He urged a committee to define adulteration Officers elected include President J H Lemberger Lebanon Pennsylvania secretary Charles Caspari Jr Baltimore Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
American Pharmaceutical Association
J. HB. Beal
Selo
Ohio
J. H. Lemberger
Lebanon
Charles Caspari, Jr
Baltimore
Cholera Toll Rises in Berlin During Quarantine Period
An official bulletin reports 11 new cholera cases and 24 deaths from noon yesterday to noon today in Berlin. Most cases involve people already in quarantine after exposure. Russian frontier passengers were inspected and some baggage fumigated, notably those entering via the Warsaw route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Warsaw
Government Loses to Railroad Company
Denver dates the federal government failed to stop the Denver North Western and Pacific railroad from constructing through Gore canyon. Judge Hallett denied the government’s request for an injunction to block the project, despite engineers proposing a reservoir in the canyon for irrigation storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Hallett
United States
Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railroad
Gore Canyon
Canal Labor Fuss Ended
Civil Service Commissioner Alfred W. Cooley met with President to end friction between the Isthmian canal commission and the civil service commission over canal labor. It was decided Chairman Shonts will appoint employment agents in New York Chicago and New Orleans, and the civil service boards in those cities will add them as members to hire canal help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Boards
Oyster Bay
Civil Service
Alfred W. Cooley
Isthmian Canal Commission
Civil Service Commission
Cooley
Canal Commission
Shonts
New York
Chicago
New Orleans
Heir to 6 Million Inheritance Becomes Of Age
San Francisco reports Charles Templeton Crocker, heir to Col. Charles Fred Crocker, turns 21. He will gain about 6 million dollars next week, joined by two sisters who inherit similar sums, making the siblings California’s wealthiest children. The heir is described as frail and limited in enjoying his fortune due to past accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Crocker
California
San Francisco
Charles Templeton Crocker
Charles Fred Crocker
Mary
Burton Harrison
New York
Jennie
Young Crocker
Tragic Train Collision Kills Milford Junction Boy
In Goshen Indiana on September 5 16 year old Fred Zellers of Milford Junction lay wounded on a Baltimore and Ohio track near Syracuse He raised a signaling arm to a fast freight in an attempt to halt it but the train could not stop and struck him He was killed with his head and limbs crushed by the locomotive This grave accident underscores the dangers near rail lines and the difficulty of signaling in time during sudden incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lad
Goshen
Ind
Baltimore & Ohio
Syracuse
Fred Zellers
Milford Junction
Demands at Shamokin miners convention in December
Philadelphia reports that the upcoming Shamokin convention of anthracite miners will press for signed union recognition, an eight hour day replacing nine hours, higher pay above current minimums for uncontracted labor, and a uniform wage scale for nonmining workers at all collieries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Shamokin
Peace Treaty Between Russia and Japan Outlines Terms
Portsmouth dispatch describes a peace treaty ending the war with articles restoring peace and friendship, recognizing Japan’s preponderant interest in Korea, evacuating Manchuria, transferring Port Arthur and Dalny, jointly running Manchurian railways, ceding southern Sakhalin, and renewing trade and prisoner provisions, all finalized in two languages French and English with countersignatures due in 60 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Russia
Japan
Korea
Empire of
Manchuria
Kouang-Tieheng-Tse
China
Koung-Tseng-Tse
Sakhalin
Sakhalin Island
Laperouse
Tartar
Sea of Japan
Sea of Okhotsk
Behring Sea
Russians Welcome Peace Amid War Fronts Near Portsmouth
Reports from Lidziapudze Manchuria dated Sept 5 describe Japanese preparations for battle as peace talks near Portsmouth spark astonishment. Russian troops express satisfaction with the peace, while officers acknowledge potential victory if war continued. A commander notes, as a soldier I am chagrined but as a citizen I rejoice at peace. Additionally, 3000 Japanese forces burned a grass covered steppe near Port Dekastries opposite Sakhalin, causing a significant fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lidziapudze
Manchuria
Portsmouth
Port Dekastries
Sakhalin
Alexandrovsk
Chicago Man Stars Son In Domestic Tragedy
Peter Achten a retired Chicago business man is jailed in Kenosha Wisconsin charged with attempting to murder his son John Peter at the family summer home Camp Lake. The son was stabbed twice and listed in critical condition following a domestic quarrel on Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Achten
Chicago
Kenosha
Wis
John Peter
Camp Lake
Achten
Col Lowden 20 Years Ago in Burlington
Twenty years ago Col Frank Lowden arrived in Burlington to become a high school teacher. A poor boy then, he received a $50 loan from W W Baldwin of the Burlington road to help him start. Red Men Meet in Philadelphia as the national assembly of the Improved Order of Red Men convenes there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Frank Lowden
Burlington
W. W. Baldwin
Burlington Road
Philadelphia
The
National Assembly of Improved Order of Red Men
Field Weds Mrs Catton in Westminster Ceremony
Marshall Field and Mrs Archer Catton married at St Margaret's Westminster with a small ceremonial group including Ambassador Reid and embassy staff. The couple planned a brief European honeymoon after the noon ceremony and reception at Claridge's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Marshall Field
Archer Catton
Chicago
St. Margaret's Church
Westminster
Herbert Hensley-Henson
St. Paul’ Cathedral
Samuel Kersbaum
St. Margaret's
Whitelaw Reid
Reid
Carter
Augustus Eddy
Marshall Field, Jr
Butterworth the Historian Dead in Sept. 5
Hezekiah Butterworth, noted author and historian, died here today after a long career. Warren, R. L., Sept. 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butterworth
Pacific Island Wind Swept United States Supply Ship Sent to Relieve Suffering
Agana Guam September 5 The island of Japan of the Marine islands was badly damaged by a tornado August 27 The United States supply steamer Thistle and the German gunboat Moewe have been dispatched to aid the sufferers There was no loss of life Philadelphia Painters Strike Philadelphia September 5 Over 200 painters struck here today for increased wages and shorter hours
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Agana
Guam
Japan
Marine Islands
Thistle
Moewe
Philadelphia
Plans of Indicted Beef Magnates Made Public
At Butte Montana 100 men gathered at 3 am to attempt a lynching of James F Barnes who shot and killed Patrick Hanley after a minor argument Hanley a popular lawyer in Butte. Lynch talk and threats continue while police command the jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mont
James F. Barnes
Patrick Hanley
Hanley
First Spectacular Feature of Camp Opens Encampment Parade
Denver observed the first spectacular feature of the 19th Grand Army of the Republic encampment as naval veterans, regular troops, and local military groups paraded under favorable conditions for marching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Grand Army of the Republic
Ex-Councilman Stegar Dies By Suicide In Gas War
Philadelphia, Sept. 5. Ex-Councilman John Stegar of the Ware brothers' section shot himself last night after a period of illness tied to the gas lease boycott. Raised by the Vares, he served in the recorder of deeds office and remained loyal to the machine despite the harsh campaign. Melancholia and gastritis preceded the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
John Stegar
Ware Brothers
Stegar
Recorder of Deeds Office
William Vare
Vares
Federal Agents Probe Get Rich Quick Schemes in Illinois
Federal investigators roam Illinois examining promoters of get rich quick land oil and mining stock schemes. Agents, many in Springfield, review corporate records at the secretary of state and scrutinize mail use while building cases against investment land oil and mining companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
United States
Ilinois
Springfield
Secretary of Stat
Still Fighting in Caucasia Forces Quell Disorder in Baku
Fighting continues between Armenians and Tartars and troops at Baku in Caucasia. Many oil fields are in flames as reinforcements arrive from Tiflis to quell the disorder terrorizing the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baku
St. Petersburg
Caucasia
Tiflis
Treaty Signed at 3 47 P M in Portsmouth
The treaty was signed at 3 47 P M with Witte first to affix his signature. A navy yard salute signaled the act. In Portsmouth on September 5 all members of the Russian and Japanese missions had gathered by 2 50 P M to prepare for signing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Witte
Navy Yard
Chicago Packers Seek Stay Of Prosecution
Chicago observers report that on Sept 5 the government prosecution of the Chicago packers for alleged anti trust law violations was postponed to Sept 11. Within days attorneys will seek injunctions restraining the government from prosecuting the defendants for conspiracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Packers
Federal
Trolley cars collide near Winnebago injuring five
Five people were injured when a Rockford and Freeport Interurban train rear-ended another near Winnebago. Motorman Carey Herrington suffered a compound fracture of the left leg and scalp and face wounds. he and four others were taken to a Rockford hospital. The crash was caused by a westbound car striking a siding car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford
Ill
Rockford and Freeport
Winnebago
Carey Herrington
Big Falling Off in Yellow Fever Cases in New Orleans
New Orleans reports four new yellow fever cases and two deaths today, bringing total cases to 2,086 with 294 deaths. Outside reports have not arrived by noon, but latest advice suggests improving conditions. Pensacola also reports two new cases since yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Pensacola
Fla
Resignation of Peoria Herald-Transcript Editor
Thomas Benton Camp, longtime Peoria journalist, resigns as editor of the Peoria Herald-Transcript citing ill health. Former McDonough county state's attorney left that post two years ago to lead the paper and has suffered partial paralysis in recent months, rendering him unable to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Benton Camp
Herald-Transcript
Peoria Herald-Transcript
McDonough County
Millionaire J J Case chief blown up in auto garage
Frank K Bull head of J J Case Threshing Machine Co. was blown up with an auto and a heavy turntable in a Racine Wisconsin garage. His injuries are not yet known. Other notes report three colts struck by lightning near Illinois City, a Burlington woman dying of heart disease while aiding a neighbor, a Havre Montana hotel and restaurant fire, and a Helsinki police HQ bombing with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine, Wis
Frank K. Bull
J. J. Case Threshing Machine Company
Montana
Havre
Mont
Judd
St. Paul
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gilchrist
Minn
Europe
America
D. R. Willson
Shenandoah
Iowa
Germany
Canal Labor Fussil Ended
Port Arthur
Dalny
Col. Lowden
Field
Catton
Colorado
Massachusetts
Ambassador Reid
Colo
Brush
A. Whittchker
Chillicothe
E. Vaughn
A. C. MecGrill
W. P. Cook
George Manning
J. P. Kister
H. P. Scruby
H. J. Kortege
St. Louis
Mayme O’brien
Hot Springs
Ark
A. C. Hentz
Marion
A. L. C. Welsh
Greenburg
L. Washington
F. Workwill
E. A. McBridan
P. J Rupp
G. W. Benneman
Wheelington
C. B. Hough
Ambler
J. W. Fritche
Lancaster
Robert M. Green
Harry B. Cochrane
Harry Raub
P. J. Ewall
Rainbow
Cook
Chariton
Mass
Worcester & South Bridge
Pacific Island
Ald
P. m
Peoria
Fred Creiger
Ilinois City
Louisa Stingoake
Mary Leasers
Lessers
Helsingfors
Finland
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!