Tariff debate at commission stars Taylor Gunton
Washington and Dubuque reports note the industrial commission’s tariff session with Rep. Robert W. Taylor defending the Dingley law and labor protection while Dr. George Gunton attacks free trade theories. The piece also covers related obituaries and local notices from Lincoln to Terre Haute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Industrial Commission
Robert W. Taylor
Ohio
George Gunton
New York Institute of Social Economics
Taylor
Congress
United States
Livingston
United States Steel Company
Gunton
Edward Atkinson
Atkinson
Murdered by Soldiers in Cleveland
Major George Arthur assistant paymaster U S Army recently returned from the Philippines died suddenly at the Weddell House Cleveland. He sat in a chair in the lobby when attacked and died within minutes. Autopsy showed a ruptured blood vessel left head with a large clot behind the ear. He was son of P M Arthur grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
George Arthur
United States Army
Philippines
Weddell House
P. M. Arthur
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Western Association of Writers Convenes at Winona Lake
The sixteenth annual convention of the Western Association of Writers will be held at Winona Lake from June 24 to 28. The meeting opens with an informal reception Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Ind
Western Association of Writers
Winona Lake
Fire destroys Mattoon poultry plant and ware houses
A fire at Arthur Jordan Poultry Co. and Kingsolver & Duncan warehouses in Mattoon Illinois caused $50000 in losses. Separately miners strike at Johannesburg over pay set by military order. Lightning killed J H Gallup and son Ralph near Welch Texas. Breeders plan cattle trade talks in Chicago. Chicago’s Clean City club enrolls 300 children. New York transit strike ends. Depew seeks third McKinley term. Woman suffragists adjourn in Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattoon
Ills
Arthur Jordan Poultry Co
Kingsolver & Duncan
Johannesburg
J. H. Gallup
Ralph
Grand Ridge
Ill
Welch
Chicago
Mexico
South America
Clean City Club
Nineteenth Ward
New York Rapid Transit
Chauncey M. Depew
McKinley
Minneapolis
Chicago Board of Trade quotations on grains and live stock
Wheat and corn prices mixed on the Chicago Board of Trade with July and September futures quoted. Butter eggs and produce prices listed alongside live stock bids from Chicago and East Buffalo, followed by St Louis and Milwaukee quotations for wheat corn and oats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Grain and Produce
Chicago
Board of Trade
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
St. Louis
New Construction of Law Blocks Habeas Corpus Proceeding
Springfield June 7 In denying William Henrys petition for a writ of habeas corpus the state supreme court adopts a new rule. If a lower court refuses bail in an actual case the case cannot be heard under habeas corpus later. A motion to admit bail in the lower court counts as a habeas action and only one such proceeding may be brought in the same case. Henry and his wife from Pike county face murder charges from 1900. He sought discharge or release on bail arguing lack of clear proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
William Henry
Supreme Court
Henry
Pike County
Charles Jenniings
Veiled Lady Arrested in Chicago Bank Robbery Conspiracy
A multi story set of items reports Thomas Jones being hospitalized with a severely broken arm after a bank robbery attempt. The so called veiled lady Miss Vina Scarvey was arrested to probe the conspiracy that led to Constable Boyd’s murder. The Rutledge and Rice trial concluded with a guilty verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Thomas Jones
Chicago
Vina Scarvey
Boyd
Rutledge and Rice
Electra Drama Performed in Barcelona Amid Ban Protests
In Barcelona on June 7 the anti clerical drama Electra was staged despite church ban and drew a large audience shouting long live liberty death to reaction and death to the Jesuits signaling strong secular response to the production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barcelona
Grand Rapids Boodle Case Witnesses Freed On Recognizance
E N Garman and Robert Cameron two New York witnesses in the boodle probe were arraigned in police court waived examination and released on their own recognizance. The District Attorney urged nolle prosequi while noting Cameron faced threats and asserting the accused had no role in the forged hundred thousand dollar check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
E. N. Garman
Robert Cameron
New York
Perry
Newnham
Cameron
Ward
Nolle
Waldersee Leaves Peking for Home Amid Chinese War Weariness
The German war office reports Count von Waldersee resigning as commander in chief of China forces and leaving via Tokyo. He notes strict measures to avoid clashes among contingents and attends a funeral for French soldiers killed in a recent affray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
War Office
Count von Waldersee
Tien-Tsin
China
Tokio
Locomotive Cost Clash Between British and American Engines
Midland Tail Way tests show US locomotives cost 20 to 24 percent more in fuel and 50 to 60 percent more in repairs over six months, despite lower purchase price. Samuel W. Johnson notes American engines perform satisfactorily but inferior in fuel, repairs, and wear. Sir Ernest Paget cites differing operating philosophies and asserts British engines are better suited to English railways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Midland Tail Way Company
United States
Samuel W. Johnson
Daily Mail
Midland
Johnson
Ernest Paget
Midland Railway Company
Four Hundred Boers Routed by 240 Scouts West of Warm Baths
A force of 240 scouts under Colonel Wilson surprised and defeated 400 Boers led by Meyer, capturing 100 along with the entire supply train. Eleven thousand? thirty-seven killed and flee. British casualties were three killed and fifteen wounded. Beyer’s command arrived too late to retake the train near Warm Baths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretoria
Warm Baths
Wilson
Meyer
Beyer
Incendiary attempt thwarted at Mishawaka home
Reports say Frank W. de Marcelloni, a Mishawaka rubber works worker and former fellow to Cromwell Cleveland, was arrested after a fire set with coal oil. A horse and buggy tied to a liveryman were found nearby as investigators cite a quarrel between the men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Cromwell Cleveland
East Fourth Street
Mishawaka
Frank Weber
Frank W. de Marcelloni
Marcelloni
Mishawaka Rubber Works
Cleveland
Funeral follows a wedding in Crawfordsville
Eight months after a Crawfordsville marriage the bride, Mrs. Miora Hue Smith of Indianapolis, dies of typhoid fever. Her funeral was held in the Baptist church with two young bridesmaids leading the casket to Odd Fellows cemetery beside her father's grave. The piece notes a tribute from Rev. A W Runyan to the bride’s father, the late Rev G P Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Ind
Miora Hue Son
Thomas Allen Smith
Indianapolis
Baptist Church
Sylvia Puson
Marguerite Given
A. W. Runyan
G. P. Mason
Baseball scores from Chicago to Louisville report
Chicago June 7 baseball scores list Pittsburg 4 Pittsburg 1 in Pittsburgh Brooklyn game. St Louis Boston 38 1 Louis 4 shows a high score. Chicago Philadelphia 1d Chicago 4. Cleveland Baltimore 2 Cleveland 4. Indianapolis Fort Wayne 10 Indianapolis 4. Columbus Toledo 3. Dayton rain noted. Louisville weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pittsbureg
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Boston
Louis
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Baltimore
Western Association
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
Columbus
Toledo
Dayton
Louisville
Storm derails Burlington train. fireman killed in Cedar Rapids
A stock car derailed after a Wednesday morning storm on the main line near the Burlington yards in Cedar Rapids. The Chicago and St. Louis Express struck it, derailing the engine tender and two cars. Fireman Ralph Price of Iowa City was killed. no passengers were hurt. Eastern Iowa floodwaters threaten crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern
Chicago and St. Louis Express
Ralph Price
Iowa City
Iowa
Unseasonal June Snow Stuns North Dakota. Jamestown Snowfall Reported
A June snow storm disrupted central and northern North Dakota with two hour snowfall in Jamestown, setting records for late spring wintry weather. In Indiana, Mrs. George Matthews attempted suicide after quarreling with her husband, but was saved by doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
N. D
North Dakota
Frankfort
Ind
George Matthews
Propaganda Plan to Promote U S Corn in Germany
Consul Harris reports to the state department that Germans may be enticed to eat more United States corn if inducements are offered. He suggests corn kitchens in German cities, free tastings, and collaboration with manufacturers to lower food costs while countering rye and wheat bread preferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harris
Mannheim
Germany
Etate Department
United States
Gava
Consular
Mysterious Switch Traced From Indiana to Washington Post
A blonde hair switch found in a Columbus money orders envelope caused a federal inquiry after it surfaced in Washington. William Stevens, Columbus post office official, explains the item belonged to a Columbus money order employee. Noah Chew of Noblesville informs Stevens of the find. The incident prompts no formal rule change but raises questions about recording contents of mailed packages. Joliet and Kenosha brief items note canal commissioners renaming officers and Frank Morrey's violent episode at Northwestern station before transfer to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Post Office Department
Washington
William Stevens
Porsumaster
Columbus
Ind
Sewitch
Stevens
Indiana
Noah Chew
Noblesville
Awiteh
Chew
Kenosha, Wis
Frank Morrey
Chicago Board of
Townsends Death Noted of Wealthy St Joseph Captain
Captain A S Townsend died Wednesday night in East Maryville at age 83 He was a friend of Lincoln and Grant a soldier and statesman and built wealth in business His remains were shipped to his Warren home for burial
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, WI
Frank Fiske
Lincoln
Ilinois Cavalry
St. Joseph
Townsend
East Maryville
Grant
Warren
Chicago Police Arrests Report For April 1121 Women
Chicago police arrested 1 121 women in April with the March total shown as GGA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
GGA
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arthur
Dubuque
Grand Army
Council of Administration
DD. W. McElroy
Keokuk
William Dean
Tipton
G. L. Godfrey
Des Moines
G. H. Welsh
Boone
W. H. Barker
Sioux City
Ypsilanti, Mich
J. L. Hunter
Board of Supervisors
George Slayton
Kansas City
W. H. Ferguson
Edward Forshay
Edna Stokes
Chelago
Fulton
Topeka
Sir Thomas Lipton
Gourock
Associated Press
Atlantic
Terre Haute
W. R. McKeen
Dr. Pierce
Wm. Bowker
Juliaette Tah Co
Idaho
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
Wil
Colorado
Milwaukee Grain
Milwaukee
LaCrosse
Wis
Armour Institute
Philip Db. Armour
J. Ogden Armour
Pabst Brewing Company
John Smith
Waldersee
Sycamore
Alice Louise Mayo
de Kalb
Isaac L. Ellwood
Oliver Welton Upson
Zanesville
American Museum of Natural History
Passaic
N. J
Tillman
South Carolina
Amalgamated Association
James H. Nutt
Bureau of Favor
Republic Tron and Steel Company
Shaffer
Independence
Littleton
Hazleton
Atlanta
G. B. Dunton
Southern Railway
Superior Court
Macon
Southern
Arlington
Rufus Seward
Express
Lawson
St. John's College
Lo A
Sterling Remedy Company
Frank Powell
St. Paul
White Beaver
John Thunder
Thunder God
Powell
Going Away
Little Soldier
Vicksburg
Misa
Mississippi Valley
Carey Jones
KB. S. Laretta
Wid. Starvey
Mary Doughty
Vacogdoches
Tex
St. Joseph, Mo
George Dixon
Tiamanda
Logansport
Portsmouth
Robert Lawson
Bloomington
J. E. Rodgers
Second Bay Fist Church
Mary McCoy
Dakota
Rick
Steight
Consul Harris
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Joshron Kck
Cas
Frank Stewart
I. M. Sproumr
John Shields & Son
Rowland & Shields
Columbia Pharmacy
T. J. Dempsey
Cliqure
Tobaccocos
Johnson’s Bakery
Harwood
South Side
L. E. Latta
Joseph Pollard, Jr
Abhington
Owa
H. Knecht
O. J. Wilson
Attorney At Law
Kear Alberson
Temple Huilding
Washington, Iowa
W. H. Butterfield
Oran's
Marsh W. Bailey
City Hall
P. J. Hanley
Washington County Savings Bank
W. E. Anderson
Klein's Clothing
EK. Cor
Ashington
Love
Nu. 1
Hotel Ailes
Wrank Kowers
W. D. Lowry
Peice ——O
Mercer & Chilcote
W. A. Stiles & Co
West Main St
Washington, Ia
Lila Whitmore
National Bank
Capriar
Beart
A. Warre
C.M. Keon
Vice
Press
First National Bank
Crested
Wm. Blair
J. Robbinson
Frana Stewart J
W. RK. Jeffrey
A. Anderson
Ashtar
J.T. Anderson
Washington County Savings Bark
E. ©. Townsend
D. C
Columbian School of Osteopathy
Kirksville, Mo
Itos
Hotel Allen
Wanamaker
R. A. Riley
M. Lombardo
California
Puget Sound
Denver
Salt Lake City
E. G. Fox
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Detroit
Adams Street
F. A. Pathur
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!