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!
This newspaper page contains 40 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1900
Page
1
Great Britain fills important posts with women in Gibraltar. The post office department head is Miss Creswell earning 2740 dollars, while Miss Edith Shore serves as a medical officer at the same location.
Description of a starting system using rails on both sides of a track with spring controlled arms that lift the starting bar. A motor drives the cars to maintain pace with contestants at the start.
The German government reports a survey showing the oak tree is most prone to lightning strikes, while beech trees show the lowest risk among common growths surveyed.
The white ants of Manila bore holes from the outside and swarm into homes eating furniture until only shells remain. They sometimes devour chair legs causing chairs to collapse when someone sits, forcing an awkward fall to the floor.
An English pilgrim reports Leo XIII remains vigorous at 90 despite emaciation. The pope blessed 25 000 pilgrims from his chair and stood several times to ensure all received benediction. Also notes Baroness Burdett Coutts age 86 and her vast wealth, plus Bavaria’s record lightning conductor on Zugspitze, 5 1/2 km rod.
Herbert Putnam, head of the Congressional library, sails for Europe to buy books, attend international congresses, and attend Mainz celebrations for Gutenberg's 500th birth as a U.S. delegate.
A new disease joins the list of over 2,000 afflictions, mountain tooth ache, affecting railway workers at 10,000 feet. It mimics a fever with a third day crisis but leaves no lasting tooth decay.
A German scientist observes in South Africa the effect of repeated detonations on soldiers ears. He exam ined ninety six soldiers before and after battle, noting changes in forty four cases. Seven had small hemorrhages, one had large bleeding, and the ear drum edge reddened in thirty seven cases.
By the death of Mr. Dieudonnee Denis of St Simon the Jacques Cartier bank of Montreal will receive 535000 the life policy payout to cover a grain speculation loss years ago Mr Denis with others lost 200000 at that time. The bank itself lost 35000 which is now recovered after seven years of premiums paid and not included in the last assets statement.
John Glenn of Urbana Ohio died recently after a string of eccentric vows he pledged as a boy. He vowed not to wear a coat for twenty years after his father bought a better suit for his brother. He also vowed not to leave his house for twenty years following a trifling offense, living as a voluntary prisoner for two decades. Despite these quirks he was described as largely sane.
In a Reform Episcopal general council speech in Baltimore Bishop Stevens declared his fondness for tobacco. He stated I smoke and shall continue to smoke and that tobacco is no moral failing insisting it is will worship. He said God has provided for need in nature and thanked God for his cigar.
California will raise 125 million pounds of prunes this year. The item lists other global notes from travel and industry, including transport, education, and labor themes across several locales.
Washington dispatch reports Census Director Merriam explaining that publication of results will be delayed by weeks or months as the office processes millions of daily enumerator reports, verifies schedules, sorts boxes of schedules, and completes detailed examinations before posting final figures.
Washington reports United States Attorney in New York plans swift action to remove Neely the alleged embezzler of Cuban postal funds to Havana for trial. Judge Lacombe, who will preside, hopes to dispose of the matter before his July departure. Two indictments exist one under Article 401 of Spanish Cuban laws and another under Cuban postal code sections.
The Times-Herald reports crop expert Snow’s two week tour through Minnesota and the Dakotas finds a national calamity wheat failure. Dakotas may yield 20 million bushels, Minnesota 35 million, totaling 75 million versus 200 million last year and 225 million in 1898.
In New York on June 23 B B Odell chairman of the republican state committee said Gov Roosevelt will not resign and will serve out his term. He rejected a partisan claim that Roosevelt would quit to clear the way for Lieut Gov Woodruff who was expected to be nominated for governor. Odell noted there is no reason for Roosevelt to resign.
The northwest wheat damage is the key event with speculative markets showing a Chicago rise of 15 cents in ten days and an 11 cent rise here. Manufacturing and wage tensions grow as summer vacation nears, with mixed signals on prices, shortages, and closures. Failures rise to 179 in the U.S. and 25 in Canada.
A major blaze in Pittsburg on Friday engulfed the Eichbaum building at 215 Fifth Avenue, threatening the entire block. The five story iron brick structure housed Duff's college and Holmes Electric Co, with Duff's college students barely escaping as flames spread to adjacent buildings. The Friehbaum building was entirely destroyed and losses may exceed $300,000 as fire crews battled the blaze for hours.
A severe Indiana rainstorm inundated towns along the Wabash valley. The Wabash river rose rapidly, flooding Fort Wayne and Peru areas, washing out Big Four rail lines at Forster and Treaty, derailing the Indianapolis to Peoria passenger train, injuring four people. Wabash waterworks failed and many factories faced closure.
San Juan reports a month of minor strikes across Porto Rico with little organization among workers. The unrest centers on labor versus American capital, hitting steamship firms hardest while in earlier years strikes were rare before the U S occupation.
Ohio congressman Grosvenor publishes an authorized statement from Washington asserting he had the original document with interlineations by Foraker and others. He says the platform was redrafted from that draft and that Quigg’s version omits key provisions including policy on islands, merchant marine, and Nicaragua. Madden later claims he alone changed Nicaragua to Ithmian in the platform.
June 26 report from St Louis details a court injunction against William D Mahon and others linked to the Amalgamated Street Car Employer of America aimed at halting interference with St Louis Transit Co lines. Police suspect Transit Co detectives aided dynamiters to justify investigations.
Philadelphia June 2000 ex Governor Taylor of Kentucky travels toward Niagara Falls after a health and spirit breakdown. He is escorted by Mrs Taylor and four detectives who follow closely. Two officers carry warrants for his arrest on Gov Goebel assassination charges while the other two guard his person.
The gunboat Monocacy reportedly fired in response to being fired upon by the Taku forts. The president asked for an explanation, which had not yet been furnished.
New York report says the grand jury submitted a report to Judge McMahon noting dismissal of conspiracy charges against officers of the American Lee Company.
The Pittsburg Coat Co surrendered to Secretary Kinney's demands to observe the Ohio anti trust law or stay out. Ohio denied a foreign certificate to buy control in rivals, then a Cleveland legal team secured a waiver allowing only coal trade to admit the firm to Ohio.
The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed a Richland county court ruling in Clinton Ward vs Catherine Ward. A deed from a man to his children by a former wife after marriage, if given for love and affection with no other consideration and without the new wife's consent, is a fraud on marital rights and the widow is entitled to dower upon her husband's death.
The Hiram jubilee closed as the finance committee reported the endowment has grown by 235000. Pledges from absent donors push expectation toward 250000. The graduating class totals 44 with several honorary degrees awarded.
Columbus June 21 records show the Cleveland Elyria Western Railway Co formed by merging the Cleveland Berea Elyria Oberlin Railway Co Lorain County Railway Co and the Oberlin Wellington Railway Co to unify electric railway interests in Northern Ohio.
Cleveland freight handlers for the Cleveland and Buffalo Transit Co. walked out on Friday demanding higher pay or longer hours. They compare their rate of 1714 cents an hour to the Buffalo union scale of 2 1/2 cents an hour, seeking parity with that wage standard.
Rev. Pather Moeller, vice chancellor of the Cincinnati archdiocese, formally accepted the Columbus bishopric. He met with Rev. F Xu Specht to make preliminary consecration arrangements, but no ceremony date was announced.
Thomas March, a vagabond maniac long feared in Wyandot and Crawford counties, has been captured in Upper Sandusky and will face an insanity hearing. He sports eight inch hair and beard, wears little clothing, and his skin is burned red. He provides no information about himself.
The American Steel and Wire Co started the new rod mill at Newbury Monday morning. The mill had been idle for weeks, and only the brick rod mill operated. Both are now in operation, the first time for many weeks.
The body of a man believed to be Michael Galslehrer was found a half mile outside Chagrin Falls on Monday along the Solon road. The face was badly decomposed making identification difficult.
The National Steel Coheres plant in Columbus has resumed full operations after a one week shutdown. The temporary halt was attributed to strikes in the western region.
An automobile race from Warren to Conneaut Lake via Kinsman is set for July 25. The roughly 50 mile course has six entries confirmed.
Akron reports a five week strike by jolliers in local stoneware plants. Workers resumed Friday and all local plants reopened after the stoppage.
Arthur Ledyard died after a balloon ascent at Presque Isle when his parachute rope broke and he fell into the lake. The accident occurred last evening during the ascent, with Toledo authorities reporting the drowning.
In St. Clairsville on Monday night burglars blew open the county treasurer’s vault. They took about 100 in stamps belonging to the post office and 125 in cash but did not reach the inner gate. Had they opened the safe they could have taken about 50 000.
A Tuesday morning blaze gutted the Beidler Canning Co. factory in New Philadelphia. The loss is estimated at ten thousand dollars for building and machinery with about a thousand dollars covered by insurance.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.