Funeral for eight unknown fire victims at Oakwood Cemetery
In OCnicaco on July 15 the funeral of eight unidentified victims of a warehouse fire was held starting at engine house No. 45. The procession included 125 city firemen, 50 Columbian guards, 10 sergeants, and military escort to the Church of the Holy Cross. Protestant rites at Oakwood followed Catholic services, with eight satin-trimmed caskets lowered to rest. A monument will be erected at the burial site at significant cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocnicaco
Exposition Company
Army
Hyde Park Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Church of the Holy Cross
Maryland Avenue
Father Hishen
Oakwood Cemetery
Oakwood Cemetery Association
Embezzler Confesses to City Payroll Theft
Van Brocklin secretary to the Buffalo board of commissioners is accused of embezzling over $50,000 by creating 10 fictitious names on the payroll. He admitted stealing for more than six years and spending the funds on land speculation. He was arrested after a confession following a police inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Tario van Spangiots
Board of Commission
Brocklin
van Brocklin
Flags at Half Mast For World's Fair Firemen
The World's Fair in the White City mourned eight unidentified firemen killed in duty with flags lowered to half mast across all nations. Daylight inspections found light exhibit damage from a night electrical storm, a destroyed telephone in Administration and a statue fallen in Machinery hall with no injuries.
Marquette Fire Update Confirms Blenheuber Alive
Information from Marquette Michigan says Mr Blenheuber reported missing in the cold storage fire is alive. One body remains unidentified and no inquiry has yet been made about that person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CuicaGo
Marquette, Mich
Blenheuber
Extensive Cedar Rapids Fire Leaves $60,000 Loss
A large fire in Cedar Rapids on July 16 destroyed Cook & Smith's clothing manufactory Armstrong McLenahan & Co.'s clothing store and F A Wood & Co.'s drug store. Total loss estimated at $60,000 with only partial insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cepark Rapids
Cook & Smith's
Armstrong, McLenahan & Co
F. A. Wood & Co
Militia Cadets Head to Chicago on Military Bicycles
The Toledo cadets of the Ohio national guard depart for Chicago to join camp on the Midway Plaisance. Sixty bicycles carry guns knapsacks and blankets as the war department backs the cycling experiment led by Captain Heistand and Lieutenant Partello of the U S A with Adjutant General J H Howe of Ohio accompanying the unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio National Guard
Chicago
Midway Plaisance
War Department
Hbeistand
Partello
J. H. Howe
Ohio
Pomeroy Seeks 100 Stoves for Relief Work
The Pomeroy relief committee in Iowa issues a formal appeal for 100 stoves to aid cyclone victims. Donors should ship to J. B. Hotchkiss, general superintendent of relief fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Relief Committee
J. B. Hotchkiss
Relief Fund
Belgium Chamber votes for colonial expansion in Congo annexation plan
In Brussels on July 15 the chamber backed a constitutional revision to allow Belgium to obtain colonies. The government is believed to pursue the annexation of the Congo Free State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Belgium
Congo Free State
Canadian Pacific Indicted for Interstate Commerce Violations
A grand jury indicted President Van Horne and several Canadian Pacific agents on interstate commerce charges for secret rate cutting. Local Agent Thompson and assistants were arrested and jailed in bail of 500 dollars each, with efforts to keep the indictments secret to pursue a warrant in Boston. The case concerns a Tacoma to Boston first class limited ticket sold for 65 dollars instead of 78.70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Horne
Canadian Pacific
Thompson
Hanford
United States District Court
Boston
Tacoma
Wash
United
Virginia Pension Frauds Trial Nears Key Verdict
In Norfolk on July 15 Pauline Jordan faced a federal pension fraud trial alongside co defendants William Ward Urian and Matilda Elliott for conspiracy to defraud the government of 1500 dollars. Jordan was acquitted after evidence suggested uncertainty about her parentage. Other cases were postponed to November as Judge Hughes urged stronger evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
United States
Pauline Jordan
William Ward
Urian
Matilda Elliott
Hughes
Cruelty Allegation Against Otto Wedaward Reported
Secretary Hutchins of the Humane Society swore out a complaint for the arrest of Otto Wedaward on cruelty to his stepchild. The alleged beating on July 8 with a nail-socketed stick left the child bloodied and discolored, with a sister as a witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Pau
Hutchins
The
Humane Society
Otto Wedaward
Wedaward
Siamese Fort Clash Kills 20 In Mekong River Fight
A Pangkok dispatch reports 20 Siamese killed and 14 wounded in a river mouth battle with French gunboats Comte and Inconstante. The clash halted the bar entry despite Siamese orders banning river passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Pangkok
Siam
Meinan
Bar
Revolution Rumor Suppressed in Brazil City Blockade
A London telegram reports the insurrection in Rio Grande do Sul quelled and the insurgent blockade of Rio Grande lifted, though no confirmation has arrived. The dispatch credits Admiral Mandenkolk with the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rio Grande Do Sul
Rio Grande
Mandenkolk
Chemical Bank Opens for Business Resumption
Cuicano July 15 The Chemical bank will be opened for business with 40 percent of the capital stock of 1,000,000 deposited with the comptroller of the currency. All preparations are complete for a resumption of operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuicano
Foreman Anthony Frank Dies Suddenly at Home
Anthony Frank foreman for the Horne Danz company died suddenly at his West Side home while preparing breakfast. He was in good health prior to the incident and his death occurred in St. Paul on July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Anthony Frank
Horne-Danz Company
Verdict for $10,000 in Personal Injury Case
In St Paul dated July 15 a federal court verdict awards $10 000 to A S Francis against the Northern Pacific road for personal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St.Paul
A. S. Francis
Gehrke Bound Over for Grand Jury Killing
August L. Gehrke is bound over to the grand jury for the killing of his half brother Fred Schulz in Bice Barrh City Minnesota. The incident occurred last Sunday in the local vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bice Barrh City
Minn
L. Gehrke
Grand
Fred Schulz
Discharged Workers Leave Slatington as Rail War Impacts Area
About 200 men at a local railroad shop face layoff amid war pressures. Many seek jobs elsewhere as Reading withdraws from leasing the Pennsylvania Poughkeepsie and Boston branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slatington
Reading
Pennsylvania
Poughkeepsie and Boston
Tramps Escaped After War Dance at Reservation
At Repwoop Fatus Minnesota July 15 four hundred Sioux Indians, drunk, clashed with visiting tramps at Tower agency. A riot began as the group performed a war dance leaving the tramps badly injured but expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fatus
Minn
Tower Agency
Harvest Pow Wow Ends At Odanah
The annual Pow wow dance at Odanah ends after one week of celebrations. Participants from Hayward Bayfield Red Cliff Ashland and Superior return home. Daily feasts mark the event with hopes for a bountiful harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Wis
Hayward
Bayfield
Red Cliff
Superior
Odonah
Odanah
Not All a Bluff At World's Fair Sunday Policy
Curiaco July 15. Religious boycotts at Jackson park show Christian sentiment influences opening Sunday gates. Hotels built for religious associations face cancellations costing five to fifteen dollars per person, with groups of up to 100 canceling two weeks of lodging. Attendance remains poor, receipts barely cover running costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curiaco
Jackson Park
Epworth League
The
Christian Endeavor
Behring Sea Case Outlook From Professor Macoun
A Paris report notes Professor Macoun, sent by the Dominion government, believes Great Britain will win the Behring Sea arbitration. He said the Americans’ right question would have gone against them in an ordinary law court, but the British position prevails in the tribunal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macoun
England
New Oak
Professor Oun
Court of Arbitration
Beas
Paris
Great Britain
Half a crop forecast by Colonel Liggett in Northwest
Colonel Liggett of the railroad and warehouse commission reports from Swift county that the Northwest will not have more than half a wheat crop. He notes thin ground and poorly filled heads with rare fair prospects, while corn, late oats, and flax show better conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Pau
Liggett
Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Swift County
Swift
Crickets Devour Crops Across Wyoming Region
An army of jet black crickets one inch long invades Lost Cabin area Wyoming covering 12 to 15 miles and moving southeast at three miles daily. Biologists trace the hatch to the Big Horn mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casper, Wy
Lost Cabin
Big Horn Mountains
Long Lumber Union Lockout Ends in Mass Return to Work
Tonawanpa New York July 15 The long lockout of union lumber showers ended as the union held a meeting and unanimously decided not to resist longer and to return to work at once as individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonawanpa
N. Y
Union Lumber
Banking firm scion dies by own hand in Meadvill bedroom
Meadvill July 16. T Dick cashier and son of J R Dick & Co. committed suicide in his bedroom at 6 30 a m. The tragedy ends a life tied to the local banking house and family enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadville, Pa
T. Dick
J. R. Dick & Co
German Anarchists Expelled from Switzerland
Three German anarchists named Muller Pueckert and Erb have been expelled by order of the government in Basel as of July 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berg
Muller, Pueckert
Erb
Switzerland
Passed a Second Reading on 15 ae bill in reichatag
The bill passed its second reading and will have a third reading at the next ait session. No names, places, or dates beyond reichatag and ait are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reichatag
American Flour Trade Influences Chinese Perception
The piece notes San Francisco once dominated flour trade, with Portland and Oregon flour gaining favor among Chinese buyers. It asserts Oregon and Washington flour may be viewed as superior by Chinese consumers, shaping long lasting impressions. It adds native use favors coarse cheap flour for noodles and dumplings over fine American brands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Portland
Oregon
Washington
California
United States
South Carolina's Law Temporary Injunctions on Dispensaries
Temporary injunctions closing Greenville and Walterboro dispensaries granted by Judges Norton and Aldrich. Further counties seek similar orders while appealing Judge Hudson's Darlington ruling to the supreme court. If upheld, SC would have the strictest prohibition, banning liquor for any用途 except state dispensaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Watterboro
Norton
Aldrich
Hudson
Darlington
Supreme Court
South Carolina
Adversity in Ayne: long‑standing business collapses shock town
In Ayne Indiana on July 15 an old business failure shook the town. The note says adversity has existed since 1858 and a lack of failures for years bred strong citizen confidence, yet private citizens and merchants are now faced with losses totaling thousands of dollars.
New Report Debunks Wedding Vessel Rumor Involving Taber
A Philadelphia friend of the well known actress denies that actor Robert Taber was aboard her vessel for a ceremony reported to have occurred. Taber was in London at the time, and the claim is deemed a canard by the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aphia
Iss Julian Pl
Robert Taber
Taber
Gers
London
Mills Mace a Poor Showing in Northwestern Miller Report
The Northwestern Miller reports a weak week for mills with 138,260 barrels produced, output 4,210 barrels daily, down from 147,390 the prior week. The July report notes mills floating to ground and a notably poor performance for Minnesota facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gays
Northwestern
Ils
Elopement In Brooklyn Public School Leader
Professor John B. Stevenson longtime superintendent of Brooklyn public schools fled with Ida Culver a 22 year old teacher. He deeded real estate to his wife and warned they would not be seen again. The couple traced to Chicago and Peoria. Whisky trust tensions ease as Woolner plans to halt counter operations once remaining beer is sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Mich
John B. Stevenson
Jackson County
Ida Culver
Ign
Ss Culver
Chicago
Peoria
Ills
Whisky Trust Line
Woolner
Trust
Ee Ot Ple
Next at St Paul Tenn July 15 Convention
The naval relief clerks have closed their journal headquarters and plan to hold the next convention in Chicago. The event is scheduled shortly after July 15 at St. Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul. ii
Tenn
Naal Reli
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
White City
Cedar Rapids
Virginia
Chemical National
Gehrke
Tion
Aoa
Wyoming
Gutuing
O. T
Burdess
Din
China
Consolidated Land
Real Estate and Loan Office
A Spec Iroquis Land Agency
Or Bros
Daxota Avz
Haron
E. H. Boos
Ota Avenue
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!