Body Lays In State At Vatican For Pope Leo Funeral
Rome July 22 The first great ceremony of Pope Leo's funeral began as the body lay in state in the Vatican throne room from 9 30 a m to 1 p m The scene showed a ghastly face and stern guards while diplomats nobility and church dignitaries filed before the bier under dim candlelight and ritual prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Leo
Vatican
St. Damasco
St. Damaso
Clermentino Hall
Palafremieri
Congregation of Cardinals
Cardinal Oreglia
Monsignor
Merry del Val
Plans for grand Abyssinia elephant hunt linked to King Menelik
In New York a group of prominent brokers plans a large expedition to Abyssinia. One leader is close to King Menelik and intends to bring valuable gifts. Some friends suggest the trip aims to locate the fabled mines of King Solomon rather than elephants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abyssinia
New York
Menelik
Solomon
Cleveland Firm To Share One Fifth Of Surplus With Staff
In Cleveland Ohio President Dickson of the Cuyahoga Telephone Company circularizes all employees that after an experiment one fifth of the surplus earnings will be set aside and distributed among employees in proportion to salaries dating from July 1. The plan aims at better service economy and may become permanent after a six month trial. Several hundred employees affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Dickson
Cuyahoga Telephone Company
Elks Parade Draws Massive Baltimore Crowd
About 290000 spectators watched the National Elks Convention parade in Baltimore as 7000 Elks marched past City Hall led by Mayor Robert McLane. Lodges wore novel costumes including Greenville cotton-pickers and Annapolis in naval uniforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltmore
the Elks
Robert McLane
Greenville
Miss
Cincinnati Lodge
Alliance
Annapolis Lodge
United States Naval
Murphy on trial for grand larceny in Journeymen Stone Cutters case
Lawrence Murphy former treasurer of the Journeymen Stone Cutter's Association faces grand larceny charges in General Sessions court. He allegedly appropriated 12794 from the union on May 1 1902 as prosecutors question potential union fines coercion and extortion practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yor
Newburger
Court of General Sessions
Lawrence Murphy
Journeymen Stonecutter’s Association
Murphy
John F. McIntyre
Attorney General Rules School Lands Sale Not Inoperative
A G Crawford delivered an opinion to Clerk G G Brown of the State Land Board stating the last Legislature's act raising prices applies only to indemnity land, not school land. The ruling deems the act inoperative for school land but operative for indemnity land, leaving the board free to manage indemnity land sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. ¢. Brown
A. M. Crawford
G. G. Brown
State Land Board
Dairy Cow Population contrasts Oregon and Dakotas in 1903
The U S Department of Agriculture estimates January 1 1903 mild cow totals of 378679 for South Dakota and 129713 for Oregon. Washington shows 141601 and Oklahoma exceeds Oregon. Oregon Agriculturist says no worry about overdoing dairy in Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
South Dakota
U.S. Department of Articulture
Oklahoma
Washington
Oregon Agriculturist
Wall Street assay office finds 10000 pounds gold dust surplus
Treasury officials completing their yearly examination at the Wall Street assay office uncover about £10,000 in gold dust entered as a surplus in the refining department. The furnaces and roof dust were cleaned for refining as part of the overhaul, while annual receipts of gold and silver bullion reached $50,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
New York
Treasury
Washington
Sheriff Guards Prisoner After Long 60 Mile Ride to Basin
In Meetectse Wy sheriff Fenton with prisoner James McCronud and a 60 man posse reached Basin last night after a 60 mile ride through friendly country. McCronud is wanted in Buffalo for post office robbery and believed implicated in the murder of Sheepman Ben J Minnick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meetectse
Wyo
Fenton
James McCronud
Basin
Big Horn County
Thermopolis
McCloud
Buffalo
Ben J. Minnick
Double Barreled Joke Raises Household Laughs
A face boarder planned a joke about serving up feathers and all. The landlady retorts with a sharp wink promising better fare next time, hinting at more playful mischief in the lodgings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ber
Promises on Manchuria Ports Still Firmly Backed
Wixeros July 22 Officials here refuse to alter the Washington statement on Chinese and Russian pledges concerning Manchuria ports. China remains sovereign over Manchuria and pledges will be kept, while details await adjustment and the United States pursues open ports within reasonable time. Japan doubts Russian pledges but the State Department finds no reason to change course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
State Department
London
Japan
Manchuria
Court voids Creek land leases after guardian rule ruling
Judge C W Raymond of the western district of the Indian Territory voids parent leases of Creek minor lands. He rules a parent cannot lease a minor child’s land without legal guardianship, affecting about 2 500 000 acres leased to outsiders and restoring land to three minor children in the case Witten and Morris Black v Schoenfeldt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Raymond
United States
Indian Territory
Raymond
W. W. Witten
Morris Black
Schoenfeldt
Witten
Black
Tiow
Also Mentioned on This Page
Baltimore
McIntyre
Russia
China
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!