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 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1904
Page
8
A scattered column of brief jabs on Grover Cleveland Parker beltline politics, Panama’s first birthday, Chicago New York subway boasts, airship chatter, Port Arthur, Baltic fleet missteps, Russia Manchuria, King Coal profits, Teddy Roosevelt race vote, Cortelyeu campaign contributors, a Grippensburg mustache, Jap versus Russian pirate misperceptions, San Francisco ear biting, Queensbury Rules, an Equansville nerve suit.
A Massachusetts university faced a controversial move involving a class where instructors reportedly used foggy or coercive methods to shape students' thinking. The incident raises questions about educational ethics and the treatment of wealthier and privileged students.
A fashion writer notes small checks will define women’s winter styles. Checks have always topped women’s wardrobes. Boston gas companies form a $20,000,000 trust, a merger regarded as light for the city.
The Utah Supreme Court, led by Justice McCarty, reversed a prior ruling in the long running Charles Dickens mine dispute involving trustee John E. Dooly and creditors led by William H. Felkner. The court held that the four year statute of limitations voids Felkner and others mechanics liens for claims not filed promptly after Dooly repudiated the trust, though Dooly may still face potential recovery against the estate’s residue. The decision narrows the estate recovery while acknowledging past repudiation.
The article contrasts real prospectors who seek and develop new mineral deposits with locators who rush to claim land in new districts. It notes the former sustains mining growth, while the latter seeks quick gains. D E McCallum travels from Mackay to St Louis to promote a Idaho copper camp project. Mackay suffers from White Knob mine shutdowns and pending court actions.
The Chicago Babylonian expedition reports a statue of King Daddu unearthed with a face resembling Senator Depew. Dating to about 6,000 years ago, the piece is praised as a family heirloom and potential money maker, reflecting the era's mining and prospecting interests.
W G Page and associates have acquired a group of mines in the Sawtooth range of Custer county. Edward P Jennings reports four parallel ledges yielding silver and lead ore, with galena that concentrates well. Ledges run nearly a mile, exposed along canyon walls 1800 feet high, and widths reach about 50 feet. Jennings urges tunneling and a concentrator, predicting rich returns once developed, aided by Salt Lake railway men among the partners.
Articles of incorporation for the Big Creek and Thunder Mountain railroad will be filed in the secretary of state. The 130 mile route begins at Payette lake, follows the Payette river to Secesh summit, down Secesh creek to Salmon river, along Profile creek to Big creek, then Monumental creek to Roosevelt. Capital stock set at 3.5 million and 35 000 shares. Directors include W H Powell Joseph Devere M B Jacobs F W Hunt and J Perkins. Hunt named president Jacobs secretary. Connection hoped with Pine or Dewey road via Payette lake. New York mining men tied to Thunder Mountain rumored to back the project. Work to begin early spring.
A mother at twelve years old in Columbia Tennessee testified as the prosecuting witness against Henry Ray for violating the age of consent law. The case, described as remarkable, features Pearl McNairy as the key witness and the young mother was eleven years ten months at the child's birth.
Liberty and humanity supporters celebrate as Goy and Peabody of Colorado suffer a decisive defeat by a ten thousand vote margin. The result marks a clear political shift in the state.
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.