Fiery talk at northeastern women’s clubs convention
Mia G. Cravate Simpson of Boston urged that the convention adopt resolutions to urge President Roosevelt to act against lynching at home rather than appealing to foreign nations. Elizabeth Carter of New Bedford defended Booker T. Washington after a Boston insult, urging endorsement of his work by the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Mia. G. Cravaté Simpson
Boston
Northeastern Federation of Women's Clubs
Psimpati
Women's Era Club
Roosevelt
Washington
Elizabeth Carter
New Bedford
Mass
Booker T. Washington
Driscoll Attacks Local Union During Typographical Union Session
Frederick Driscoll commissioner of the Publishers' association criticizes the local union and International officers over printer strikes in Spokane and Seattle. He calls the strikes inexcusable and says arbitration governs disputes. President Lynch promises a response after review. A memorial for Amos Cummings is proposed for the Printers' Home grounds in Colorado Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frederick Driscoll
Publishers’ Association
Spokane
Seattle
Lynch
Amos Cummings
Printers
Colorado Springs
Colo
Extraordinary session of congress eyed for October
Oyster Bay New York August 14 reports an extraordinary session of congress may be held in October rather than November. Republicans plan to consult Democrats bankers and business leaders before proposing financial legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Gother
Earler
Saloon keepers sued for 500 in Port Huron over minor liquor sales
Port Huron Michigan August 14 Mrs Mary Jones files suits against Edward Stringer O F Brown Martin McHugh and Edward McGill saloon keepers and their bondsmen seeking 500 each claiming they sold liquor to her 18 year old son and ruined his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Huron
Mich
Mary Jones
Edward Stringer
O. F. Brown
Martin McHugh
Edward McGill
Funeral of Tunnel Victims in Paris Mark Public Ceremony
An imposing public funeral was held for nineteen Metropolitan railroad tunnel catastrophe victims whose bodies were unclaimed. Coffins lay in two rows on a platform as morgue remains were moved to the prefecture mortuary chapel to honor the deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Premier Combes addresses tragedy and relief measures
Premier Combes delivered a short condolence for the victims and promised relief for their families. The municipal president praised worldwide sympathy as the youths were taken to Notre Dame cathedral for a religious ceremony and later buried in various cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munerpality
Metropolitan Railroad Company
Premier Combes
Notre Dame Cathedral
Boy Castaway Rescued After Night Adrift 100 Miles Off Georgia
The El Dorado from Galveston carried a 12 year old boy found naked and near death in an open boat about 100 miles off Georgia on Aug 10. He said he and two others fished outside Havana harbor when their boat drifted away. Two swam for shore as land receded. the third stayed aboard until rescued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Morgan Line
el Dorado
Galveston
Georgia
Prescott
Havana
Rural Free Delivery expands as July adds routes
Postmaster General Payne announces the rural free delivery program growth for July the first month of the new fiscal year nearly 3000 new routes were started. The annual appropriation totals 12000000 about 3 million more than needed to sustain current service. Petitions for about 11000 additional routes are on file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Payne
Alexander Franz returns after wedding abduction mystery
Alexander Franz, detained from his own wedding, returns to Olivet Michigan with a tale of capture by tramps. He was robbed, taken in a coal car to Goshen Indiana for five days, escaped during a failed relocation attempt, recovered part of his money, and plans to marry Miss Patten soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Patten
Russians Order New Amur Viceroyalty Established
St Petersburg reports the czar has created a viceroyalty for the Amur district and Kwan Tung province in August. Vice Admiral Alexieff is named viceroy with broad civil authority. ministers lose direct control. London note says evacuation of Manchuria in October remains on track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Amur
Kwan Tung
Adiral Alexieff
London
Associated Presse
Kwan-Tung
Manchuria
Massachussets Hits Rock in Dense Fog Off Harbor
In a fog bound voyage the Massachusetts struck Dry Ledge near Hag Rock while leaving for Oyster Bay for President Roosevelt's review. The ship shows a port bow crack allowing water to flood two compartments. An officer’s navigation miscalculation is blamed for the near-miss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kar Harbor
Massachusetts
Dry Ledge
Hag Rock
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Masssachusetts
McKinley Denies Stage Exit Reports
A Somerset telegram signed by Mabel McKinley refutes rumors of her quitting the stage. She states she is pleased and more encouraged than ever to continue her career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Aug
Somerset
Mabel McKinley
Two Miners Die in Coal City Powder Explosion
In Birmingham on August 14 two white miners died and three were injured at the North Alabama Coal and Tron company mine entrance in Coal City. The dead are Austin Davis and Sam Serogins. August Serogins died from injuries while John Dickens and John Kitchen were seriously wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
North Alabama Coal and Tron Company
Coal City
Austin Davis
Sam Serogins
August Serogins
John Dickens
John Kitchen
Sherman postoffice robbed by cracksman betting safe
Sioux Falls August 14. The Sherman postoffice building was entered by a cracksman who blew open the safe and looted $150 in stamps and $3,800 in cash along with notes totaling $1,500. The robbers escaped and left no clue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
8. D
Postoffice
Sherman
Pythian Officers Elected and Lodge Meeting Set
Council Bluffs reports Iowa Pythian officers elected Grand chancellor Fr M Mossberry of Columbus Junction and keeper of records H D Walker of Mount Pleasant Waterloo chosen for next year’s grand lodge meeting Mrs Belle Quinlan of Galesburg Illinois supreme chief of the Rathbone Sisters announces negotiations for consolidation of the two bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Iowa Pythlane
M. Mossberry
Columbus Junction
H. D. Walker
Mount Pleasant
Waterloo
Grand Lodge
Belle Quinlan
Galesburg
Tfl
Rathbone Sisters
Pythian Sisterhood
Weather forecast summary for Illinois Indiana Michigan Wisconsin Iowa
Forecasts indicate threat of showers across Illinois Indiana and Lower Michigan with warmer conditions in central areas. Winds vary from east to south with possible local showers and unsettled conditions in Wisconsin and eastern Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Bank President George D Woodin Dies in Sigourney
Sigourney Iowa August 14 George D Woodin 76 president of the First National bank of Sigourney died He was a delegate to the national Republican convention at Chicago in 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigourney, la
George D. Woodin
First National Bank
Sigourney
Chicago
Issu
Baseball Scores From Across Leagues on Aug 14
The Chicago tab lists results from leagues and associations including New York 6 over St. Louis 2 in the first NY game, Boston 3 over Chicago 1, Brooklyn 15 over Pittsburgh 6, Detroit 4 over Boston 1 in a first game, Cleveland 5 over New York 2, and Philadelphia 5 over Chicago 1 among others with multiple second games and eleven innings noted. Also Milwaukee beat Indianapolis 4 2 and 8 0 in the split, and Omaha edged Peoria 2 1 in eleven innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Detroit
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Association
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Western
Omaha
Peoria
Colorado Springs
Kansas City
Ives Moines
Des Moines
Denver
St. Joseph
Chicago and East Buffalo Live Stock and Grain Prices Report
Estimated receipts for hogs and cattle vary with mixed quotations across markets in Chicago and East Buffalo. Prices cover hogs, cattle, sheep and lambs, and calves with overseas notes on grain futures from St. Louis and York state markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Louis
Lynch Him Provokes White Mob Attack on Negro on Indianapolis Street
On a major Indianapolis street a mob of about 200 white men pursued a black man amid shouts of Lynch him. A bullet hit the man's right arm, breaking it as he fled. Earlier, John Saunders white and Kay Woods colored fought in a saloon, Saunders wounded in the hand. Police intervened to curb the mob and keep order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
John Saunders
Kay Woods
West
Washington
Saunders
Woods
Dwyer Bankrupt with assets listed at 1 million dollars
New York August 14 Edward L Dwyer filed for bankruptcy in federal court claiming assets of about 1 million and liabilities around 8748 million. He rose from Connecticut roots to million dollar wheat speculation in Chicago and later married a wealthy New York duchess whose will left him only a token bequest. He later organized mining ventures across the West before a Marine Corps stint in Manila and subsequent discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward L.lwyer
Connecticut
Mexico
Chicago
Napoleon
Duchess de Castelluchia
New York
Orange Crowes
Florida
Dwyer
Mra. D Dwyer
New York City
Long Lost Ring Returns to Belvidere Woman After Seven Years
Mrs Arthur Wheeler, wife of a Belvidere business leader, received her diamond engagement ring in a small package from the mail. Seven years earlier the ring vanished while she attended a caller, and the postmark on the return item was unreadable. The family suspects a conscience struck thief returned the ring.
Jett Jury Deliberations End. Verdict Pending
In Cynthiana Kentucky the Curtis Jett case jury has heard all arguments and is in analysis. Judge Osborne considered the jury’s progress and may keep them overnight or longer if no verdict is reached. The prevailing view is a hung jury outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthiana
Curtis Jett
Josh’s Head Walleted By College Endurance?
Corntessel explains a phrenologist once praised Josh’s head and they sent him to college to test if his head will house brains or merely grow football hair. Washington Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corntessel
Josh
Jes
Washington Star
Antitrust Mass Meeting Targets Knox and Roosevelt
A packed National theater heard Henry George and lawmakers denounce the Attorney General and the President for lax Sherman Act enforcement. Speakers included PF B Shober of New York and C D Van Dusen of Nevada. HW Sherman presided. Hearst praised as a leader in the anti trust fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Theater
Henry George
PF. B. Shober
New York
C.D. van Dusen
Nevada
Robert 8. Tharin
Anti-Trust Line
Dee Apethene
HW. W. Sherman
Central Labor Union
Knox
Roosevelt
Representative Rhoder
Williaam HK
Hearst
Restitution Check Ties to October 1808 bounty dispute
A Philadelphia attorney returns a $104 repayment to the U S Treasury for a December 10 1808 bounty payment dispute claiming a July 28 1860 act barred reenlisted soldiers. The note explains restitution and the government’s prior misallocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Philadelphia
United States
Mrs. Clifford Plans Burial in Maplewood Cemetery
Mrs. Frank J. Clifford of Kokomo, Indiana, informs relatives she will visit Anderson this week to choose a burial plot, believing she is hopelessly ill with cancer and wishes to be buried in the new Maplewood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Ind
Frank J. Clifford
Kokomo
New Maplewood Cemetery
Humors Of Musical Life And Anecdotes Of Maude White
Miss Maude Valerie White recalls anecdotes about song proofs and concert mishaps including a mistaken programme entry about engagement. A Scottish reminiscence of Sir Walter Scott and a note from Paris dated August 14 report a plot to murder Santo Domingo president Alejandro Wesy Gil with multiple arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Santo Domingo
Theneral
Alejandro Wes Y Gil
Mob spirit in organized labor sparks sharp address
At the conference in Chautauqua New York Mary H. Parry president of the National Association of Manufacturers denounced organized labor as mob rule claiming it uses coercion to override individual rights and threaten constitutional order. He cited recent remarks by Chicago Federation of Labor leaders and warned that mob mentality and industrial oligarchy imperil industrial liberty. Central station Woods was escorted to the jail amid angry demonstrations as the crowd pressed near.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua
N.Y
Marry
National Association of Manufacturers
Ameria
Parry
Calle
Ite
Chicago Foderation of Labor
Organized Labor
Counotry
FIGHTING THE FEDERATION Miners choose return date at Cripple Creek
In Colorado Springs on Aug 14 mine owners set a deadline for striking miners to return at union wages if they quit the Federation. The exact date will be announced after owners notify the unions. Mills in Colorado City Florence and Telluride Portland will close as ore runs out or is treated, signaling wider shutdowns. Death Roll Will Contain Three Names. Asheville Aug 14 A Southern Railway freight wreck on Saluda mountain killed engineer J Averill and fireman age age both of A beville N C. Brakeman W J Sherrill of Swannee N C was fatally hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Colo
Cripple Creek
United States Reduction and Refining Company
Colorado City
Florence
Asheville
N. C
Southern Railway
Saluda Mountain
Sy Staes
J. Averill
William Age
Aebeville
W. J. Sherrill
Swannea
Also Mentioned on This Page
Russia
Uncle Sam
Hell
Driscoll
Battle Creek
John Bauman
Henry Bordell
St. Mary's Lake
Bordell
Baunman
Bauman
John Blumenthal
Cuba
Alexander Franz
Iile
Churia Kracnat
Stassachusetts
Springfield
Knights of Pythias
Louieville
Martinsville
C. McMorris
Hall
McMorris
Mabel McKinney
Iowa Pythtans
Trace
C. White
Rye
Chicago Grain
Board of ‘Trade
Dward
United States District Court
Granville S&s Ineraham
Chicetge
Benjamin J. Bates
Hoston
A. B P. Hine
Lorrington
George M. Rogue
Nathaniel G. Read
Culver G. Thyng
Olean
Kelly Tucker
Goes
Weet
Trwyer
Marine Corps
Rooklyn Mavy Yard
Manila
JETT
Trondequoit
Toronto
Trandequoit
Rochester Yacht Club
Lrondequoit
Strathcona
Wichita
Kan
Winfield
Tomb of
Ingalls
Kansas City Star
Kaos
Ketra Bouwary
Laballette
Petersburg
Od Salem Chautauqua
Cleverhor Yates
Labellette
Columbus
Tod
W. C. Duncan
Brown County
Nashville
Samuel Gott
Gott
Nebraska
Bloomington
Modern Woodmen of America
Ralph Jonson
Lincoln
Neb
Miss White
Mr. Blank
Maude Valeria White
Sir Walter Scott
Edinburgh
Sir Walter Fine
Tom Purdie
Maida
Selkirk
San Domingo
D. M. Parry
Baye
Ovotes
THE
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Washington, Iowa
Onset Keon
Cann Mo Kon
Waawk Kh Bane
Onahior
Citizen's National Bank
Owa
Attouneys
J. Manley
Washington County Savings Hank
Schuyler W. Livingston
Washington County Savings Bank
Towa
Marsh W. Bailey
Oty Hall
W. NM. Butterfield
Phe veToce
Phome
Seer Graite
Oames Ashington
Ficher , Wilson
A. KR
Dewery
Iowa
A. Dewey
DEWEY
Dewey, Lawyers
Alberson's Grocery
W. A. White
Polbate
Cratl's Dry Goods
Northwest Corner Square
Lown
New Set Abstract Books
Miles S. W
J. L. Brookmart
Lewye
Opera House
W. Scopield
Osteopathy
C. S. Harper
Lowa
Kiein & Co
Arthaud
Osteopath
Pve
American School of Osteopathy
Kirkeville, Mo
Same
BANKS
Washington National Bank
J. A. Cunningham
A. Anderson
J.T. Anderson
Assi Cashier
Ancu McCully
Dinescrons
B. F. Brown
A. Harvey
W. A. Moore
W. W. Wilson
D. J. Palmer
Capital
State Bank
Chas
Orangemach
D.M McLaughlin
A. Whith
Rh. G, Wilson
Asst
Henry Knecht
Waller
ST. Lous
Memphis
Colorado
Fort Worth
Paul Minneapoli
Thaing
Poliaweh Hasthound Ka Pressiva
Visigha
Ville Hraneh
Vaes
Avenport
Neamm
Iand& A
W. Rubbrl
C. B
Spm
Burlin
Iowa Central
Weer
Mason Oley Mall
Paul
Gan
Peoria Mall
Sconard
Marahailtown
Fant
Ois Ba i
Means & Stichter
East Side
Keetanrant
Casey
Allen
T. J. Dempsey
McKeone & Shields
Dr. King
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!