Tornado Rips Fort Worth and Cleburne Two Towns
A major Texas storm centers on Fort Worth and Cleburne with telegraph and railroad service disrupted. A tornado strikes Cleburne causing flooding and property damage. reports describe a circus wreckage and a lion escape causing panic. One trampling casualty noted amid estimated losses around $12,000. Additional lines mention turbulence over coal mine concessions near Constantinople with a French stake worth $15,000,000 stirring a diplomatic row.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Cleburne
Bayatis
Cir i
Trinity River
Release of Sandusky Wine After Seizure
Sandusky wine concerns, led by attorney W. M. Hough, reached a deal with U.S. District Attorney Rufus Forster to relieve and release over 1,000 barrels of wine seized by federal agents for alleged pure food law violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusky Wine
New Orleans
W. M. Hough
Sandusky
United States
Rufus Forter
London danseuse Maud Allen linked to Mary Durant case
San Francisco gossip ties Maud Allen the London danseuse to Mary Durant, sister of Vompure Durant, amid a murder case involving Blanche Larmson. The report also notes a planned Chicago hotel named Blackstone at Michaeon Avenue and Hubbard Court, honoring a railway figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Frenchien
Maud Allen
Danseuse
Palnen Theater
London
Mary Durant
San Francisco
Vompure Durant
Blanche Larmson
Witham
Fen Sky
Chicago
Michaeon Avenue
Hubbard Court
Blackstone
Thadhy
Beer seizure delays Cubs Suntory game. mislabeling cited
Federal officers seized 3 000 bottles of beer under the Pure Food Act delaying a Cubs Suntory event for 90 minutes. The beer was mislabelled Bohemian St Louis though brewed and bottled in Brooklyn. At Cleveland on April 26 J D Anderson, president of Hartford Rubber Wire, says Hartford factories must run extra nights to meet tire orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amg
Cy—Ice Mangee Ward
Cubs
Suntory
St. Louis
Cleveland
J. D. Anderson
Hartford Rubber Wire
Hartford Company
Hartford
Con
Steamship Line Reduces Rates To Hungarian Ports
The Italian Steamship Ines, sailing from New York, issued a joint circular on April 20 announcing rate reductions to Hungarian and other ports. The new rates are 10 to 15 lower than the previously reduced rates to the same destinations, undercuts noted after similar cuts by other lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steamship Line
New York
Steamalip
Ines
Violence claims and escape in Comanchie town
A young man about 20 opened fire on his spouse in her home, killing her as a companion to enter the residence in Comanchie. He fled the scene as a Color Sergeant was reportedly shot and injured in Stratford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I Ion
Walipeak
Meo
Wreckage of News Across West One Hundred Street
One person was killed and others overcome by coats in a hotel room on West One Hundred Street and Fifty Fourth Street in New York. Reports cover a funeral, political figures, theft, and a fatal fire among various isolated events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coatras
West One
Fifty-fourth Street
New York
Car Hate
Lanaine
Carlisle
Trovenseinus
Brokenheart
Don M. Mckinson
Detroit
Cleveland
M Sanitarium
Fiat Midh
Crucible Steel Co
Pittsburg
Kentucky National Guard
Adit
Rotins
Paducah
Trigg
Calloway
Thes
Texas
Alexander Aggeels
Harvard University
Hte von Math
Kurope
Anapions
American Museum of Natural History
M. Robbing
Boston &Texas Central
Sincw
Damon Lally
Seneca, Kaw
Lally Js
Ifire
Collision near Hell Gate injures steamer crew and passengers
On Saturday off Hell Gate the steamer North Star of the Main Steamship line collided with a car carrier. The North Star was struck on the starboard bow and towed to a drydock after sustaining injuries to several passengers and crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hell Gate
York
North Str
Baron Mayer Des Panchen to Stay as Ambassador in Washington
Rome reports that Baron Mayer Des Panchen the Iallan ambassador to the United States will remain in Washington. Rumors of a promotion to the vacant ambassadorial post in Paris are considered unlikely by officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Baron Mayer Des Panchen
Iallan
United States
Washington
Armory workforce to be reduced in Springfield
In Springfield on April 10 the arming armory plans cutbacks as orders lag, downsizing the force by a portion of the present staff with retention based on efficiency within the next fortnight. Customs Officer Crowns in Fort Pranem Ont notes William Brack, an American customs officer, attempted a river rapid run after arriving from St Paul, where his parents live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Maas
Oo Eee
Fort Pranem
Ont
Willliam Brack
St. Paul
Gambling Epidemic Among New York Women Prompts Widespread Poker
A New York City gambling wave draws thousands of women into nightly poker games and pawn schemes, with broad hotel factions organizing draw games to cover expenses. Reports note upscale venues and significant profits supporting Luxuries as citywide concern spreads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Funds Pile Up in New York as Banks Show Surplus
Cleveland April 20 The returns of New York banks were favorable to the investment outlook with an over six million gain in reserves. Saturday night revealed a nearly one million cash rise and two million more in deposits, lifting total reserves to about eighty five million. Interior flows and treasury withdrawals explain the surplus, aided by stagnant deficits and growing reserve at centers. The article notes substantial cash reserves across clearing houses and banks, signaling tightened liquidity and rising demand for gold exports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
New York
Joane
Renee
Neghest
Norwalk
Norwalk Savings Bank Co
Ehawine
Street car strike quiets as police guard routes
Chester Pennsylvania April 20 thousands view Chelken fire ruins. Traction cars ran at intervals with state police guarding, one attack by sympathizers. several arrests, crowd hooted at operators. Cork on lines to be restored Tuesday. Chelsea Boston crowd also orderly amid fire week old news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Intervars
Traction Company
Enehony
Bepwood Street
Tack
Chester Traction Co
Thief Catcher to Dead in Brooklyn Mystery
Disjointed notes report Detective Inspector Thomas Byrnes and Robert Morgan McNaught, 61, dying in Brooklyn after a covert operation. Retired in 1995, McNaught allegedly led detectives for a private firm Boys There Was No Fraud. Cleveland reports a William Z. Rennington communication about stock fraud and arrests tied to a WoW scheme and advisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thoma Byrnes
Robert Morgan McNaught
Fishere Din
Brooklyn
Kafe Depoult Company
Cleveland
William Z. Rennington
Tait
A. H
Ceharee
Welling Athen
Boyden
Hee Advisers
Paul Revere Remembered at Howton Tablet Unveiling
A Sunday commemoration at Howton marked the Paul Revere rite with the unveiling of a tablet in Faneuil hall. The ceremony featured children and was guided by civic and revolutionary era themes, honoring the historic figure and legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Revere
Howton
Apel
Faneuil Hall
Rail traffic report shows mixed March gains for lines
A fragment reports railroad activity in New York with partial figures for March and February. It notes carloads on transaction lines and rail routes but the text is incomplete, leaving the full assessment unclear.
Baseball Fan Drops Dead in Des Moines Crowd
A Dew Molnen baseball fan named Frank Rook died after swallowing two carbolic acid omens as his team trailed in a tied game against Molnex, in Des Moines. In Altoona, Pennsylvania, Albert Deoto, an Italian man, was restrained by police and residents at the park after a rope had been placed around his neck following an attempted lynching by angry suburban residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moin
Frank Rook
Dew Molnen
Molnex
Othe
Altoonme Pa
Albert Deoto
Altoona Park
To Rejoin Command Bend Ind and Admiral Peyton
Peyton, who has been in South Bend to attend the funeral of Mrs Aene M Daston, will leave Monday for Battle Creek to rejoin the Pacific squadron, of which he is commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bend
Ind
James 1. Peyton
South Bend
Lin
Aene M Daston
Pacific Squadron
The Great Scientist Demonstrations At Flockens Drug Store
The newspaper notes a sensational remedy claim promising cures for stomach, bowel, liver, and kidney issues and says demonstrations will begin tomorrow morning at Flocken's drug store. Root Juice is advertised at $1 a bottle, three bottles for $2.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anil Jini
Alvin
Flocken
Root Jace
Two Weeks Left in General Assembly Sessions
Columbus April 20 two more weeks remain of the present sessions as floor leaders plan. A bill on a reglation is expected to pass the senate and be adopted Monday with May 1 as adjournment. The general appropriation bill remains in the senate and house to concur, while few urgent measures await final action including parity inspection and primary election bills. The Bronson primary bill moves to the house for concurrence to senate amendments, with no opposition expected. The Thomas banking bill, passed by the house, is on the senate calendar for next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
General Assembly
Wore
Senate
Fibal
House
Bronson
Thoraday
Thomas Banking
Withdrawal of Charges Against Chittenden Brothers in Washington
Attorney General Bonaparte acting for Interior withdraws government charges against Mind H. M. Chittenden and his brother Judge C. Chittenden of the U S Army Corps of Engineers for alleged improprieties in Washington. The secretary fully exonerates them from the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seatia
Wash
Bonaparte
Secretary of the Interior
Washington
Mind
Chitten Dea Cory
Engineers
C. Chittenden
Newark Theft: Mail Pouch Stolen From Pennsylvanian Station
In Newark January 10 1906 a servant at a hotel near the railroad station found a mail pouch from Market Street station of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The pouch contained $19 000 in cancelled checks and many letters. checks were being moved between banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Ara Co
Ermane
Mottram Ot
Newark
Market Street
Penneytvania Railroad
Baby Dies of Rare Disease in New York
New York April 20 Bennie Postelnek age 11 months died from a rare disease described as a bone marrow failure with extensive skin spots. Medical authorities report severe internal bleeding with no blood loss from the body observed in the infant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bennie Postelnek
Old Solicitor Passes Away
Oniha April 20 John Baldwin age 50 longtime general solicitor for the Tinton Pacific Railroad Co died after Bright's disease. He served two years in the law department of Union Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oniha
John Baldwin
The
Tinton Pacific Railroad Co
Bright
Law Department
Union Pacific
Three Wives at One Time in Cleveland Case
Arthur Kubo stood before Judge Ford in Cleveland on April 20 facing sentencing for bigamy after being found guilty of having two wives. The unusual case centers on a man accused of taking a second wife while still married to another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Arthur Kubo
Ford
Bigam
To Resume Work Monday In Belmontoor Miners Strike
Seven miners in Belmontoor, D, have Herm entered to resume work Monday morning after a Walker era delay. The Wheeling dispatch notes labor tension and a restoration plan as workers prepare to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Vin
Belmontoor
Valley land washed away near Sandusky Lake Erie edge
Sandusky Ohio April 20 19 It was a windy Sunday that a long strip about 11 miles long and ten to 40 feet wide along the lakefront between Miron and Cedar Point was washed away by high waters last week. Several dwellings and outbuildings are in danger of collapse or have fallen into the water. The city council appealed to the U S government for adequate protection a year ago but no action has yet been taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusky
Miron
Cedar Point
Lake Erie
Amd
Ion
United States
Huron
Burglary Pair Sentenced. Oyster Bay Employs Roosevelts Backer
In Columbus Ohio on April 8 Shaw Mark and Worsley Mock, sentenced to three years for burglary and larceny by Gov. Maris, were described as brothers serving a five year term earlier. Benner claimed President Roosevelt praised West’s efforts, noting a $27,080 payment at Oyster Bay for private caparity work. The report mentions prior Putnam County detentions and a somber sentiment among the convicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngelawn
Benner
Roowvelt Bae
Tis West
Menner
Oyster Tay
Columbus
Shaw Mark
Worsley Mock
Maris
Putnam County
Mistaken for Burglars, Pant brothers Shot in City
Two sons of RO Frank Pant, John and Willem D., were mistaken for burglars and shot early Sunday in Cleveland. Umbrella-wielder Mike Pettinia and brother Sebasting, 34, were arrested on murder charges after a chase. Also report a 10 year old, Ralph Kekeberry of Byramare, drowned after being pulled into Neh Creek while fishing a 17 pound carp. A receiver was appointed for the Owell Brokerage Co. by Thomas J Cogan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burgh
John
Willem D. Pant
Frank
East Side
Crecy
Umbrella
Cleveland
Salvatore
Mike Pettinio
Bacyens
Ralph Kekeberry
Byramare
Brokenaword Creek
Brokerage Co. Cinelunnt
Thomas J Cogan
Owell Brokerage Co
Yiddish Language Roots and Modern Literary Struggles
The article surveys Yiddish as a German dialect with foreign influences, tracing its origins from Hebrew to Aramaic and Greek, and describes how scholars and Jewish writers alike denounced it. It notes its rise as the mass language through translations of sacred texts, its later persecution by German Jews, and Mendelssohn's pivotal but controversial role in modern Yiddish literature. It ends with a mention of Leonor Northmore from Michigan with an unrelated singing note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Ditts
Palestine
Jerusalem
France
Germany
Spain
Darel Nm
Turkey
Servia
Bosnia
Bulgaria
Morocco
Mount Sinai
Middle Rhine
Holland
London
Denmark
Roumania
Hungary
Italy
Switzerland
Siddh
Moses Mendelssonn
Mendel Lofin
Mr Edison's Watch and the Swiss Time Tale
A fragmentary anecdote contrasts Thomas Edison’s valuing of time with Kinoue’s empty Swiss watch gifted by the Warepenn scientific society. Kinoue never uses or even looks at the timepiece, routinely misplacing it and replacing its chain, and ultimately hammers and buries it in a drawer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Edison
Also Mentioned on This Page
FT. Worth
Constantinople
Fregita
Asia Minne
Slayer
Warrensburg
Anther
F. C. Hawes Bonday
P. J. McMyler
Detroit Avenun
Lakeway
Treme
National Refining Co
Forest City Savings
Big Four
City Hospital
Stratford
Congress
Sant
Grant
Gen
Wlynses
Metropoltan Trample
Taft
Andrew Carnegin
Jaen
Thame
Uiet
Ginhop
Tmenry Poller Wre
Christ Protestant Keleconal Church
Spang & Chalfont Co
Bina
Thin City
Bon
Bandos
Karenitt
Cornwailie West
St Louia
Philadelphia
Bao Jian
Avell
Plana
San Juan
Harace Troumbauer
Seattle
Waa
Dengler
John BD
Morgan
New York Traction
Chelsea
Roaton
Chelken
Durion
Thare
Wonderfulhealth
Flockens Drug Store
State News
Marietta
George Wilderman
Wert
Wilderman
James RE. Neal
Mtr
New
Fi House of Representatives
Laverpool
Ene
Clevelanls
Bie Hom
Honlive
Barket
Lieber
Black River
Hanna Willinine
Willlnnie
Tnape
Organe Coponiants &c
Josephine Northmore
Lakeside
Mint
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!