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 24 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1901
Page
3
No rainfall Friday across the drought stricken district including Kansas western Missouri Oklahoma and Indian Territory. Heat over 100 degrees with little breeze worsens corn oats hay and potato prospects. alfalfa yields well but overall crops face severe losses.
In Kansas City Missouri on Friday night a mob of over 2,500 men and boys attacked black residents after an assault on Grace Davis. Eight suspects were arrested, two identified, and Marshal Maxwell deployed 35 deputies to defend the jail as riots spread through the North end.
Dispatch from Lord Kitchener reports Boers attacked a constabulary post at Houthop on July 11 and captured a seven pound gun before being driven off. British casualties totaled three killed and seven wounded.
Conrad Elgert a prominent farmer in La Crosse County was robbed of nearly 1000 dollars in gold Friday while working in a field. He is left penniless after the loss, a portion of which he once had in a bank failure at Alma.
Prince Chun younger brother of Emperor Kuang Su leaves Peking by special train to Taku and steamer to Shanghai then Genoa. He sails July 20 to Berlin to formally apologize for Baron von Ketteler’s murder amid a grand royal pageant attended by German officials.
In St Louis Bryan declares support for silver and vows to fight to the bitter end to push Ohio Democrats to abandon the Chicago and Kansas City platforms. He spoke at the Missouri Press association and avoided public comment on the Kansas City platform action. He told intimate friends he would push for the shift in policy.
Cincinnati July 13 A sensational death by own action was found at the Palace hotel Friday afternoon. The deceased was D A Russell of Pomeroy circuit court judge and bank president. He left a sealed letter to his wife and killed himself with a revolver in his room. Russell was a prominent Republican and a former supreme court candidate before the June convention.
Philadelphia July 13 The Cramp Shipbuilding company notified the secretary of the navy that the battleship Maine will be launched Saturday July 27 at 11 o clock a m There will be no special ceremonies on the occasion as had been anticipated
Edward Payne, a negro, was hanged at Pulaski on Friday for attempted criminal assault on Miss Duncan, a white woman, according to a Norfolk, Virginia dispatch to the Journal from Atlanta.
Reports show a continued hot spell across the corn belt and Ohio valley with record highs in Marquette Michigan and widespread heat in Indiana Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Missouri Kentucky and more. Drought devastates crops in St Joseph Missouri and Nebraska towns and Kansas faces crop loss with grasshoppers and high hay prices while prayers for rain grow louder in several cities.
A large pickpocket gang robs about 20 Epworth Leaguers in Colorado Springs taking all money and railroad tickets. Railroads are asked to issue return tickets upon proof of purchase to San Francisco. otherwise the group may need county aid.
Pittsburgh July 15 A massive labor action starts as the Amalgamated Association declares a general strike against United States Steel. Forty five thousand skilled and thirty thousand unskilled workers are affected driving mills of American Sheet Steel American Steel Hoop and American Tin Plate to halt. The plan could widen to National Steel Federal Steel National Tube and other allied firms.
New York dispatch from July 15 reports that Lord Rosebery and the duchess of Albany are not believed to be engaged. In London, friends and British diplomatic circles dismiss the rumor as idle gossip.
The San Francisco labor council approved by a near unanimous vote a resolution urging rejection of Andrew Carnegie's gift of 750000 dollars for a city library.
Middlesboro Kentucky July 15 Deputy Sheriff Joe Manning was assassinated about a mile from town Sunday while serving a warrant for Hermann McCreary. McCreary is pursued by a posse as authorities hunt for the suspect.
A joint commission of five bishops and five priests of the Protestant Episcopal Church completes a revised set of marginal readings for the Bible after six years. The report favors preserving familiar wording while clarifying sense, notes three New Testament passages not found in early manuscripts, and aims to aid private study and public worship.
Crawfordsville Ind July 15 Judge James M Sellers a prominent Indiana attorney and Democrat figure was found dying in his office after a morphine attempt. A letter at the scene cited crushing debts and lifelong praise for his wife. He had deep local political ties and a career as a lawyer lawmaker and public figure.
Coleman and James Younger were granted conditional parole by the board of pardons last Wednesday and released from Stillwater penitentiary at ten Sunday morning. They will live in Stillwater pending employment decisions. Their first day of freedom included a steamboat excursion on the St. Croix river.
The University of Pennsylvania crew defeated Trinity College Dublin on Killarney Lake in smooth water from Glena bay to Castlerough bay. The race occurred Saturday with no wind hindering the competitors.
Emperor Nicholas according to a St Petersburg dispatch has issued an order to recruit 308 500 men for the Russian army and navy during the current year.
In Lincoln on July 16, W. J. Bryan denounces the Ohio convention for not reaffirming the Kansas City platform and for weak planks. He warns against making himself an issue and urges endorsement of the prior platform, arguing the money question remains central in politics and urging careful future nominations.
A pair of deadly wrecks in two states claim multiple lives. In Baden's Valley near Parkersburg Ohio Valley express collides with a loose engine, killing two and injuring several. in Parsons Kansas a Missouri Kansas Texas freight crash kills five and injures three, with bridge collapse and fire following the collision.
Vienna reports from official Paris sources that organizing an effective European customs league against the United States is considered insuperable. The Politische Correspondent notes the obstacle is acknowledged by officials.
Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania July 16 President Mullaney of the Stationary Firemen's Association of Pennsylvania reports no chance of an amicable settlement in the strike set to begin today. Employers gave no reply Monday and the group will pursue the executive committee ultimatum. Stationary firemen will refuse to work unless an eight hour day is granted.
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.