Juvenile Fair a Success at the Grounds
The Juvenile Fair drew the largest crowd yet with ideal weather and a grandstand filled. Readers note extensive prize lists for children in cakes, candies, crafts, flowers, poultry, vegetables, and pets, plus a racial segregation case involving a child barred from a white public school. The decision by Justice Wright confirmed the girl’s Negro parentage and the Board’s reinstatement appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Wright
What constitutes a Negro in the United States
A forthcoming Supreme Court allotment may determine who qualifies as a negro in the United States. The District of Columbia court cites a one sixteenth negro blood rule, in the Wall case involving Isabel I. Wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Supreme Court
District of Columbis
Wright
District Supreme Court
Isabel I. Wall
Best Offer Ever Made by The Sun on Magazines Bundle
The Sun advertises a limited time offer bundling five magazines and periodicals including Un lele Remus Home Magazine Good Housekeeping Home and Farr The Evening Poet and Springfield Sun. Regular prices would total 525 dollars, but the office sells all five for 2.90 dollars, inviting readers to view copies at the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
Unlele Remus
Home
Good Housekeeping
Home and Housewife
Home and Farr
The
Evening Poet
Springfield Sun
The Merry Widow and the Proposals in Seattle
The record for proposals features Seattle’s Mrs. Fila May Dike, a former Iowa girl and widow, who received 1 001 suitors while maintaining Ottumwa as her South Dakota home. She wed, faced loss, claimed land, and built with love letters adorning her bungalow 160 acres. Also noted is Ray Ewing’s 4 year old son’s death and a liver tonic recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roscoe
Sanborn
Seattle
Fila May ‘Dike
Dike
Iowa
Ottumwa
South Dakota
S. Dakota
County Election Officers Named by Board of Commissioners
The County Board of Election Commissioners chaired by Sheriff S. J. Anderson selected election officers for the coming election across multiple districts including Fredericktown, Merritt Hungate, L. C. come eee, and Springfield. The piece notes post office policy urging subscribers to pay arrears and cites a Washington dispatch about mail subscriptions in arrears over three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Election Commissioners
S. J. Anderson
L. A. Burns
Marshall Duncan
Anderson
Duncan
Robt
Fredericktown
K. A. Thompson
CR. Filiatresa
T. Hamilton
C. EB. Osbourne
Washington
Uncle Sam
Post Office Department
Illinois
Pioneer
The
Sun
Springfield State Bank Formed at Courthouse Meeting
Stockholders met at the courthouse to organize the Springfield State Bank. T. Scott Mayes chaired, Theo Campbell was secretary, and the board of directors chosen included J. H. McClure and J. S. Yankey among others. McClure named president with Yankey as vice president, and R. E Poster cashier. The bank will open soon in suitable quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Scott Mayes
Theo. Campbell
J. H. McClure
J. S. Yankey
W. A. Clements
T. E. Ballard
J. W. Tucker
C. D Robertson
L. A. Burns
Byron Crooke
S. P. Thompson
R. E Poster
J. M. Smith
Springfield State Bank
Kemp Tex man prefers war wounds to consumption cure
J A Stone of Kemp Texas faced death from Civil War injuries rather than doctors verdicts on consumption. A stubborn cold and lingering cough left him 130 pounds until Dr. Kings New Discovery cured him, restoring his weight to 178 pounds. The ad touts its use for coughs colds and related breathing ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Stone
Kemp, Tex
Dr. Ing
Coeae
Black Hand letter pressures Paducah distiller for 10000
Paducah Kentucky September 9 The Black Hand faction sent a warning letter to John W Keiler a leading local distiller demanding ten thousand dollars be placed under a boardwalk and threatening death if refused Keiler promptly notified authorities with no further details available on the case or response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paducah
John W. Keiler
Keiler
Sam
Keiler home threat sparks detective probe and guard detail
A letter threatening to shove $1,000 under the sidewalk has left a man agitated and under constant guard. Detectives are on the trail amid fears of a real Black Hand plot and possible dynamite threats if demands are not met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sid
Black
Hang’ Mes
Keiler
Ancient Chinese preserved eggs intrigue visitors in New York
Li Hung Chang's world tour included a supply of Chinese preserved eggs for his meals. Exhibited in New York, a critic noted them not as bad as feared, though their look would breach the pure food law. Eggs are boiled, wrapped in clay, labeled to keep indefinitely, and yolks turn green while whites darken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Li Hung Chang
Commissariat
New York
Harper's Weekly
Ballinger Objections Highlight Pinchot Inquiry Findings
Minneapolis dispatch reports four Democratic members of the Ballinger Pinchot investigation and Madison issuing a report urging Ballinger’s resignation. The document asserts Ballinger failed the public trust, praised Pinchot and Gravis as faithful stewards, and notes no conspiracy evidence. Meetings split along party lines, with Nelson departing and Chicago session planned. Democrats vow to skip further meetings. Washington gathering set for December 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Richard A. Ballinger
Interior
Balinger Pinchot Investigation Committee
Congress
Flore
Madison
Karine
Ballinger
Gifford Pinchot
Sutherland
Utah
McCall
Massachusetts
Denby
Michigan
Nelson
Minnesota
Chicago
Washington
Ollie M. J
Kentucky
Pinchot and
Gravis
Kentucky State Journal
Revolt of the Voters Pushes Democratic Reform Across States
A political analysis argues that voter repudiation of Regular Republicans signals a shift toward representatives who will implement the people’s will in Washington. It predicts a Democratic surge in Congress with allies challenging party loyalty and opposing laws favoring specific industries, detailing a redistribution of power and a government by and for the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
Foss
Massachusetts
Washington
League
Th.ein
Ing le
Senate
House of Representatives
Civen
Democratic Party
Manesay
Alet
Michel Huis Virginian Pawi
Also Mentioned on This Page
Margie Tapp
Elizabeth McElroy
Mary Wharton
Anna B. Weisen
M. C. Robertson
Lydia Wharton
Mary Helen Roy
Sidney Greene
Margaret Rob
Catherine Haydon
R R Williams
Joe Donnelly
R T McElroy
Hamilton
Bob Shultz
Garland Wharton
Rhodeisland Reds
Sue McElroy
Plymouth Rocks
Richard Robertson
Roff Orpingtons
Joe Donelly
Roger Martin
Eddie Wheatley
Booker Robertson
Lloyd Haydon
Wallace Walker
George Spalding
Robert Yankey
Rudolph Miller
Paul Lucas
Allen Boblitt
Ae Shultz
Roger Seca
Jar. Hill
Ist
Harriet E Clemente
Jennie Lan Beans
Olivia Smith
H Robertson
Clifton
Edward Montgomery
Tom Baldrick
Margaretee
Margaret Reed
Spalding ‘Simms
Marshall Tucker
May E Mayes
Mery Taylor
Harness Marshall Tucker
Donald Campbell
Finley Mayes
Ray Lee
Yankey
Sack Sees Sones Peters
George Iddash
Jaspet
Ricketts Boulware
Supreme Court of the United States
Ray
James Ewing
Short Lint
Pleasant Run
County Election Board
Mooresville
B. Williams
B. Barlow
T J. Setties
L. B. Carney Sherff
Willisburg
J. J. Sharp
Merritt Hungate
B. Yeager
Walter Hale
North
L. C
Isaac Armstrong
C. C. Barnett
C. B. Graham
Mackville
DS. Yancey
Ise
St Sherff
Pottsville
Geo. W. Cocanougher
Ah M
Mayes
T. Skeans
Springfield
R. Neale
Jim G Marks
J. O. F. Wharton
H.B. McElroy
P. Edelen
J. Smith
S. Osbourne
T. Wheatley
J. Y. Mayes
A. & Walker
J. R. Wharton
W. A. Clements—Sherif
Stockholders’ Meeting
Distiller
the Sun and Courier-Journal
Home and Farm
Uncle Remises
Home Magazine
Price
Daily Evening Louisville Post
the Sun
Richard Achilles Ballinger
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!