James A Mount Dies After Short Illness in Indiana
Indianapolis reports former Indiana governor James A Mount died at 6 45 pm in his Denison hotel suite shortly after a reception. He had worked hard in office and reportedly died of heart weakness. Burial planned at Montgomery county home with proclamation from Governor Durbin. Legislative activity noted with new bills and committee actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
James A. Mount
State of
Indiana
Denison Hotel
Binckley
John H. Baker
Taylor
Governor Mount
Charles E. Wilson
Mount
Montgomery County
Shannondale
Durbin
Scorpion Ordered to Venezuelan Port to Guard US Interests
Reported at the request of the state department the navy ordered Commander Sargent of the Scorpion to leave La Guira for Guanaco Venezuela to protect American interests as unrest grows and an arms concession dispute looms. The ship should avoid bloodshed but will act to safeguard property if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Navy Department
la Guira
Guanaco
Venezuela
New York and Bermudez Company
Sargent
Scorpion
United States
Indiana Soloons Put in a Short Time At tending to Busin s
Partial readable note from Indianapolis dated January 17 reports a general meeting of a group or organization named Indiana Soloons, with brief mention of someone named Janeous and a late start at 8 a.m. adjournment noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Anti Quay Democrats Expel Faction Supporters
Harrisburg January 17. A joint senate and house Democrats caucus adopted resolutions expelling Democrats who aided the Quay Republicans in organizing the house and William J. Galvin of Shenandoah for voting for Quay. Fifty eight anti Quay Republicans released a statement claiming sixty five lawmakers signed a pledge December 8 to oppose Quay’s election. Seven Quay voters are named as pledge signers. The desertion is denounced as treasonous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Senate
House Democrats
Quay Republicans
House
William J. Galvin
Shenandoah
Quay
United States
Benedict Arnold
McMillan Re-elected Senator by Michigan Legislature
Lansing report states Senator McMillan of Detroit won re-election on separate ballots with 58 in the house and 81 in the senate. Jackson's Thomas A. Barkworth received one senate vote and ten house votes as a complimentary gesture. Joint convention confirmed the result, declaring McMillan senator for a six year term beginning March 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
McMillan
Detroit
Michigan
House
Senate
Thomas A. Barkworth
Jackson
James McMillan
Man Arrested After Halloween Buggy on Tracks
George Seymour of Depere was arrested for placing a buggy on the Northwestern track on Halloween. The buggy was struck and smashed by a train. Seymour received a sixty day sentence in the workhouse from Justice Scanlan of Depere. He said he intended to fool the engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Bay
Wis
George Seymour
Depere
Scanlan
Seymour
Wheat injury and snow cover survey in Michigan
In Lansing on January 16 the Michigan survey shows 210 correspondents reporting wheat injury in December versus 288 saying no. For ground snow cover, eight northern county correspondents answered yes while 518 answered no.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing, Mich
Deaths From Tree Collapse In German Township
Evansville Ind Jan 16 Lena Schmidt 12 and her sister 83 were crushed by a falling tree while bringing luncheon to their father in German township. The father bore the bodies home and is now prostrated by grief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Lena Schmidt
German Township
Gardner Knocks Out Hogan In Six Rounds At Phoenix Club
Oscar Gardner of Wheeling West Virginia defeated Tom Hogan of Buffalo New York at the Phoenix Athletic Club in Memphis last night. Hogan was knocked out after two minutes of the sixth round in a planned twenty round bout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Oscar Gardner
Wheeling
W. Va
Tommy Hogan
Buffalo
N. Y
Phoenix Athletic Club
Hogan
Fourth annual National Live Stock convention opens in Salt Lake
Salt Lake City Utah January 16 The fourth annual convention of the National Live Stock association is in session here commencing yesterday. The attendance is large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Utah
National Live Stock Association
Rumor of Jefferies Ruhlin Fight Cancelation Denied
Rumors in Cincinnati claim the Jeffries versus Ruhlin bout at Saengerfest hall on February 15 will be called off by the Saengerfest board within 24 hours. Attorney Herman Witte for the board and manager K E G Cook for Brady and others deny the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Jeffries
Ruhlin
Herman Witte
KE. G. Cook
William Brady
Telegraph predicts Britain ready on Clayton-Bulwer treaty
The Daily Telegraph reports the British cabinet will discuss the Hay Pauncefote treaty and suggests the United States will not face heavy resistance if it seeks abrogation of the Clayton Bulwer treaty through normal diplomatic channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Daily Telegraph
Cabinet
United States
Duluth Plans Ice Crushing Freight Steamship Line
A Duluth company is formed to operate freight steamships for ice crushing between Duluth and Swedish Norwegian and Russian ports. Contracts exist for ships on the leg from Quebec to North Sea ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth, Minn
Duluth
Quebec
North Sea
American financier buys London Underground line
It is understood here that Tom L. Johnson the American street railway capitalist has bought the Baker Street and Waterloo Underground railway of the London and Grove Finance Corporation Limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tom” L. Johnson
Baker Street and Waterloo
London and Grove Finance Corporation, Limited
President nominates Bowles for chief of construction
The president sent the nomination to the senate for Naval Constructor Francis Tl. Bowles to serve as chief constructor and chief of the bureau of construction and repair in the Department of the Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate of Naval Constructor
Francis Tl. Bowles
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Department of the
Lake Carriers Meet Over Seamen Federation Plan
Detroit January 17 The Lake Carriers association spent most of the day in executive session weighing the proposed Seamen's Federation and the grain shoveling committee report. No statement was issued on progress or outcomes. A member suggested the federation aims to forestall sailors' unionization while offering accident or death benefits. officers withheld comment. The body also discussed speed limits on narrow waterways and the Chicago drainage canal damage claims. Colonel A B Wolvin was elected president and Charles N Kerr secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Lake Carriers’ Association
Seamen's Federation
Buffalo
Shipmasters’ Association
Milwaukee
Cleveland
McKay
St. Clair
St. Mary's River
Committee On
Chicago Drainage Canal
United States
A. B. Wolvin
Duluth
Charles N. Kerr
Defense rests in Bosschieter murder trial after alibi claims
In Paterson New Jersey on January 17 defense counsel for three men charged with the Jennie Bosschieter murder presented their clients. The defendants testified denying guilt and asserting they gave the girl no drug and caused no harm. They sought to cast doubt on the alleged assault and dragged death narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennnle Bosschieter
Markets Echo Wide Price Movements Across Corn Wheat and Livestock
Chicago Board of Trade quotes show January wheat at 73% to 74% cents, May 76 cents. corn E months around 36% to 36% and 36% to 36% respectively. Oats 24 cents May. Park futures 14.00 to 14.12. lard near 7.50. Chicago hogs and cattle receipts mix with ranges from 4.40 to 5.32 for hogs and 2.10 to 6.60 for cattle. sheep and lambs varied. East Buffalo and St Louis markets record dull to mixed tones across cattle hogs and grains. Several paragraphs recount testimony in a separate case and a trial's near conclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
East Buffalo
Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Madison man seeks divorce from wife of two months
Daniel R. Lawrence of Madison files for divorce from Nettle M. Lawrence of Decatur Illinois after a Nov 3 marriage. He bought a home for them in Madison suburbs but she left twelve days later and returned to Decatur, saying she will never live with him again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison, Wis
Daniel R. Lawrence
Madison
Nettle M. Lawrence
Decatur, Ills
Decatur
Postal thefts and missing mail pouch stump Joliet officials
In Joliet Illinois postal authorities investigate two cases. A theft of money and transfer tickets from letters between Joliet and Chicago as trains are suspected. A mail pouch disappeared after being tossed from a train near Lockport and reappeared intact at the Chicago office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Als
Chicago
Lockport
Justice faces hurdles in sale of 10000 lottery tickets
DeWitt C. Justice argues to raise funds by selling 10000 lottery tickets at one dollar each from Logansport Indiana. J N Tyner of the post office department advises Postmaster Powell to exclude all references to the plan from mail matter. Tyner notes church lotteries for charity are prohibited.
Great commercial warfare feared against England warns Rosebery
The Earl of Rosebery at Wolverhampton Chamber of Commerce warns of a coming commercial war with England facing America and Germany as rivals. He cites American wealth, trusts and vast resources, and German efficiency and method as potent threats. He urges England to educate its youth and send learners abroad to match rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Earl of Rosebery
Wolverhampton Chamber of Commerce
England
America
Germany
Great Britain
United States
Becoming Mohammedans at Kenosha Missionary Work
Kenosha Wisconsin reports a movement where followers of the Behalet religion engage in missionary activity. The article describes the spread of beliefs in the local community and notes attention from residents and officials about the new religious group.
Michigan Lawmakers Push Tax Proposals and Reforms
Representative McKarane introduces a five dollar bachelor tax for men over thirty aimed at funding state normal school students. Other measures seek to tax cigarette retailers, raise express company taxes, limit fire insurance sales to local agents, regulate horses and dog care, curb white lead adulteration, tax drawing room and sleeping car firms, ban Sunday theater performances, regulate private trunks by banks, and allow divorce after five years of insanity with no recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Mckarlane
Martin
McCall
Loomis
Senate
State Banking Department
Henderson library gift to Upper Iowa University
President Benton announces a $25,000 donation from Colonel D. B. Henderson for a new library at Upper Iowa University. The D. B. Henderson library will rise on campus this spring, honoring the alumnus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette, Ia
Benton
Upper Iowa University
D. B. Henderson
Low Rates From Des Moines To Western Points
One way and round trip fares offered by Northern Pacific Bay every Tuesday for travel to Minnesota North Dakota Manitoba Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and British Columbia. For details write Gro D Rogers District Pass Agt Des Moines IA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Pacific Bay
Minnesota
North Dakota
Manitoba
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
British Columbia
Gro. D. Rogers
Tf Dist
Pass. Agt
Des Moines
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bonham
Marshall
Kell
Senate E
Fee and Salary Commission
Trout
Sheboygan
Matiters
Cedar Grove
May D Sturges
Coronado Hotel
Coronado Beach
Cal
Mary D. Sturges
George Sturges
Northwestern National Bank
Gardner
Uncle Sam
Tom L. Johnson
Bowles
Seamen’s Federation
University School
Kenosha
Kepocton
Board of Managers of the
Association
Keep
Royal Baking Powder
Jennie Losschester
Chicago Grain and Produce
St. Louis
Milwaukee Grain
McAlister
Death
Campbell
Saul
Kerr
McAlster
Lee's
Blackman
Camrpbell
Dixon
Peorolt Gratn
Vai
King Powne
Citizens Savings Bank
U.S. Boads Cash and Exchange
Offiocers and Directors
Josurm Keek
Cras
H. Keen
Frank Stewart
I. M. Sprout
Asst. Cashier
M. L. Logan
Reavy
Cguide
A. S. Hays
Temple Building
Baird & Bailey
O F. Wright
Johnson
Bakery
Harwood
South Side
Ashby
Nicola
H. Knecht
Baird
CASIS
Journal
Bailey
Law
Rosebery
John Buil
Michigan Solons
Henderson
Boston
Mass
Chicago, Burlington & Quincey Railroad
Buenos Ayres
A Lena
Omaha
Great Rock Island
O. J. Wilson
Attorney At Law
FFICE
Bear Alberson's Grocery
Washington, Iowa
W. H. Butterfield
Ore Cantore
W. E. Anderson
Klein's
Iowa
Hotel Allen
Frank Rogers
Marsh W. Bailey
Downstaira
P. J. Hanley
Washington County Savings Bank
Madison Medicine Co
M. Lombardo
North Side Square
T. J. Dempsey
National Bank
Purplue
R. Jeffrey
A. Anderson
Capital
Anderson
Washington County SA
Vings Bank
AH Wallace
A. Warr
Wm. Blair
M. Keen
First National Bank
Washington, Laws
A. H. Wallace
Eck
L. PD
Robineon
Frank Seewant
W Wenderann
FE. E. Townsend, D. D
Columbian School of Osteopathy
Kirksville, Mo
Dixon & Matthews
Kemble
Kemble Flower Co
Orxalalonsa
Towa
R. F. Riley
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!