Czar Plans New Army and Sea Fight in War Update
A London dispatch reports Russia will raise a new army and deploy Vice Admiral Rozestvensky to confront Togo as the war escalates. Kuropatkin's forces face heavy losses at Mukden and retreat toward Harbin while Japanese pursuit tightens. Kawamura’s fate remains unknown as Russian and Japanese maneuvers unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
St. Petersburg
Mukden
Far East
Rojestvensky
London
Kuropatkin
Liaoyang
Pittsburg Sees River Gorge Change Course Prompts Flood Fears
The Allegheny gorge at Wittaning shifted again near five miles before piling up at Rosston Island. Officials warn the rising waters threaten nearby towns as the river flood stage looms over the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Allegheny River
Wittaning
Rosston Island
Allegheny Valley Towns Face Inundation Risk
The rivers rising threaten several small towns in the Allegheny valley as floodwaters advance, prompting warnings and emergency measures to protect homes and roads. Local officials urge residents to prepare evacuations and secure belongings ahead of potential overflows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny Valley
Judge Wakefield Dies at 65 in Iowa District Court
Sioux City report says Judge George W. Wakefield former Iowa State Bar Association president died aged 65 after months of declining health. He chaired district court proceedings and was a notable legal figure in the state for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
George W. Wakefield
District Court
Iowa State Bar Association
Chadwick Found Guilty as Conspirator in Fraud Case
Cleveland March 13 Mrs Cas sie L Chadwick was found guilty on seven counts of conspiring to defraud the United States by procuring checks on a national bank with no funds in the bank her indictment originally contained sixteen counts seven were ruled out for lack of proof and she faces fines up to 10000 and two years for each remaining count the verdict prompted a motion for a new trial and the defense plans an appeal while Dr Chadwick reacted with hysteria and refused to comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Cassie L. Chadwick
United States
Taylor
Chadwick
Dawley
Court of Appeals
Talented Scoundrel Beadd Exposed After Church Deception
William Beadd, known from Indiana reform school and penitentiaries, won four cases as his own attorney and led a Humboldt Methodist congregation before moving to Paris and facing eight months in jail for larceny. He later traveled with church letters to Charleston where support collapsed when a Paris sheriff intervened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paria
William Beadd
Indiana Reform School
Indiana Penitentiaries
Humboldt
Methodist Church
William
Paris
Charleston
Bradd
Geisel
Handkerchief Found in Schafer Murder Case
Bedford Indiana March 13. The grand jury probing the Sarah Schafer murder has in two weeks examined over 100 people. Five Indianapolis men are sought and will be brought here to testify. A white bordered bandana handkerchief found near the shed door shows blood clots and hairs matching the dead girl's clinched hands, reinforcing links to the killer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Ind
Sarah Schafer
Indianapolis
James Myers
Miss Schafer
Des Moines Men Arrest Arrested Murder Suspect Neil Mathews
Des Moines, March 18. Neil Mathews, colored, wanted for the murder of Rawlings Diggs and Bert Travis six months ago, has been located in McCloud, N T, and will be returned for trial immediately. Mathews, in a jealous rage, fired several shots at his wife, fatally wounding the two men. he escaped at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Neil Mathews
Rawlings Diggs
Bert Travis
McCloud
N. T
Mathews
Acquittal in Clarinda Son Killing Case
John Bloom of Clarinda Iowa was acquitted by a jury in Des Moines of murdering his eldest son. Insanity as a defense was upheld in the verdict. Bloom shot his son in November during a jealous rage and the death was instantaneous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
John Bloom
Clarinda
Bloom
Hearing in Iroquois cases Continued in Judge McEwen Court
In Chicago on March 15 the hearing of the Iroquois cases was continued until next Wednesday in Judge McEwen s court. Will J Davis was indicted for a serious charge and remained under indictment as the continuation was ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
McEwen
Will J. Davis
Delaware Whipping Post and Stocks Still in Use
The piece notes that while the president backed reviving whipping for DC wife beaters and a bill by Rep Robert Adam Jr seeking such punishment in the District jail, Congress rejected the plan. It states Delaware still employs whipping post and stocks for criminal punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Columbia
Robert Adam Jr
Pennsylvania
Congress
Delaware
Officials Indicted on Palpable Omission of Duty
Building Commissioner George Williams and Edward Laughlin deputy building inspector faced court on charges of palpable omission of official duty alongside Millslaughter in a cited indictment.
Roosevelt Hosts Rider Haggard at White House Luncheon
President and Mrs. Roosevelt hosted a luncheon at the White House in Washington on March 13 for noted novelist Rider Haggard and his daughter Miss Haggard during their tour of the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rider Haggard
White House
Washington
Roosevelt
Mise Haggard
Warren County Right of Way Affects Passenger Freight Transit
A railroad right of way is declared by law to be devoted to passenger and freight transportation, while valuable public rights in Warren County are described as being taken without due process or just compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren County
Denver Tragedy as Schistler Kills Family and Foes
George Schistler shot and killed Mr and Mrs Fill and their son in their home then set it ablaze. He wounded Captain Bohanna and Surgeon Dulin, barricaded himself, and was killed hours later by Under Sheriff Felix O Neill. Mrs Schistler died upon hearing of the tragedy. The deaths followed a dispute over a lawsuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
George Schistler
K. Fill
Schistler
William Bohanna
Frank Dulin
Felix O'Neill
Seamen Union Settles After Three-Day Session
After nearly nonstop talks over three days the men’s union reaches a settlement. Ordinary seamen will receive a wage increase of 250 dollars per month, the sole change noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Men's Union Lave
Sesslon
Harold Robinson Arrives to Crowd in Springfield
Harold Robinson, described as a bigamist, arrived in Springfield from Chicago with detectives. He was met by a crowd of about 15,000 at the railroad station with cries of Lynch Kin and Get a rope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Harold Robinson
Chicago
River and Harbors Committee Members Sail to Porto Rico
New York March 1 The members of the river and harbors committee of the house of representatives and their wives have sailed on the army transport Sumner for Porto Rico where they go on a tour of inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
River and Harbors Committee
House of Representatives
Sumner
Porto Rico
Michigan Electric Roads and Wage Data
State labor department reports on electric railways show 25 street lines, eight private, three fully owned, fourteen operating jointly. Total capital 84,075,000. value 145,000,000. track 1,158 miles. Detroit United 2,849 employees and 101,015,?86 passengers. average wages 1.80 to 4.16 daily. conductors 2.02, foremen 2.05.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Miche March
State Labor Department
Mackinaw
Michigan
Detroit United
Adrian
Markets in Chicago Hogs Receipts and Prospects for Day
Chicago Md 13 1905 hog market reports show estimated receipts at 42000 with leftovers from yesterday at 3954. Prospects are steady to lower with light at 470 to 85 02% and mixed packers 84 75 to 85 12 cents. G grades 04 80, best steady while others 10 lower. JAEEP 28000 weak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menty Sons
JAEEP
Firemen Injured in Ore Truck Collision Near Water Trough
Five St Paul firemen were injured when an ore truck collided with a water trough while en route to a blaze. Tillerman Dan Maron sustained serious injuries but is expected to recover. The incident happened in St Paul Minnesota on March 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
Tillerman Dan Maron
Bank of Lawton Closes as Receiver Takes Over
City faces loss of 25000 in deposits as Bank of Lawton with 10000 capital, controlled by McDuffie Bros, closes and passes to bank receiver Paul F. Cooper. City treasurer J S McDuffie was cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
C. T
Bank of
Chicago Livestock Market Prices Roundup
Chicago market reports show steady receipts and shipments with mixed hogs and cattle. Highlights list daily totals, price ranges for light through heavy hogs, beef cattle, sheep and lambs, and notes market to be generally steady with some declines in lighter grades. Local figures include pork and pork byproducts and Western lambs with varied pricing.
Had Robbed the Railway
Cincinnati police arrested Henry Simmerlinger a night watch man on a coal fleet after finding a large stash of pilfered goods at his Bromley Kentucky home. Rail officials report 25000 dollars worth of stolen items in six months, likely part of the haul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Henry Simmerlinger
Bromley
Butler Rail Wreck Kills Engineer and Injures Nine
The south bound express on the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh railroad wrecked near McCalmont station three miles south of Butler. One man died Engineer Edward J. Wilkes of Dubois. Nine others injured include Fireman Phillip Hertel of Butler with a broken leg and severe injuries, and Francis Dominick of Butler with a torn kneecap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Pittsburg
McCalmont Station
Edward J. Ilkes
Dubois
Edward J. Wilkes
Phillip Hertel
Francis Dominick
Governor Sparks Vetoes Nevada Liquor Near Government Camps
Governor Sparks vetoes a bill banning liquor sales within five miles of any government work site in Nevada. The bill, drafted by the U S district attorney, sought to curb dives along a government canal and passed both houses by a strong vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Reno
Nev
Sparks
Nevada
United States
Government Canal
Fighting an Oil Pipe Line in Warren County
On petition of J D Diffenbaugh Warren county supervisors seek to halt work on a pipe line. J B Brown master in chancery issues an injunction restraining Standard Oil and Prairie State Oil and Gas from further laying pipe through the county over the right of way of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monmouth
J. D. Diffenbaugh
Board of Supervisors
Warren County
J. B. Brown
Standard Oil Company
Prairie State Oil and Gas Company
Atchison
Topeka
San
Milwaukee Man Acquitted in Saloonkeeper Murder Trial
Joseph Steffel, on trial two weeks for the murder of Hans Tritschler, East Water street saloonkeeper, is acquitted by a jury in Judge Brazee's court. Prosecutors offered only circumstantial evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Joseph Steffel
Hans Tritschler
East Water Street
Ex Senator Mason In Ill Health At Chicago Home
Ex United States Senator William E Mason lies ill at his Chicago home 1477 Washington boulevard with temperature rising to 102 degrees. Dr A W Gray, his attending physician, reports he is very ill but expected to gradually recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Lil
Chicago
William IE. Mason
Washington Boulevard
A. W Gray
Lake Sailors Geta Raise
Chicago March 18 The Lumber Carriers association and the Lake Sea sailors reach tentative pay raise agreement. Local unions say negotiations progress toward higher weekly wages and improved working conditions aboard lake vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
The
Lumber Carriers’ Association and the
Lake Sea
President Sermon Theme Immigrant Protection and Wealth Reflections
President Roosevelt delivers an address at Grace Reformed Church in Washington on protecting arriving immigrants and on wealth. He urges care for newcomers, notes immigrant vulnerabilities, and discusses fortune as a tool for the common good rather than personal envy or adulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Waington
The
American Society
Pres Church
Grace Reformed
Justice Brewer
Rosevelt
Trev
Judson Swift
New York
Bankrupt banker missing in Des Moines after assignment
E B Snyder, a bankrupt banker who made an assignment last December, has disappeared and is a fugitive. A warrant for his arrest was issued, but Snyder and his wife left for unknown. Liabilities total 148000 dollars, mostly bank deposits. creditors will receive only 10 to 15 cents on the dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
E. B Snyder
Snyder
Explosion at Yough mine sparks large shaft fire near Johnstown
An explosion at the Yough mine in Irwin Pennsylvania ignited a blast that started a fierce shaft fire endangering 150 workers. All escaped injury but efforts to smother the flames have failed as flooding is attempted. The fire threatens Johnstown area with over $200,000 already spent on plant improvements. damage expected to be heavy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin
Yough
Johnstown
Child Near Death After Barn Accident in Pound Wis
William Rhode of Pound Wisconsin is one of two children playing in their father's barn when an 8 year old brother fell from a hay fork rope setup. The mother arrived in time to save the child but the boy remains in critical condition. Rhode is distraught. A husband faces alleged insanity claims linked to a horse deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pound
Wis
William Rhode
Tim
Rhode
Pair of Hangings Reported in Darlington Case
A dispatch from Darlington says Pob Smalls, a white man, was convicted of killing Frank Scott, a respected Black man, and sentenced to be hanged Friday. The accomplice John Noll, also white, was given a life sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
D. C
Darlington
Pob Smalls
Frank Scott
Bee
John Noll
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oyama
Czar
Tie Pass
Kawamura
Sian
Harbin
Kuropatein
Mrs. Chadwick
Wii
Mimeneif
Ohio
Electric Roads
Medh
Grain Market
Beach-Wickham Grain Co
Chi Board of Trade
Nts
McCall Bree
Cago
Mch
Grace Reformed Church
Reformed Church
Ile
Rome
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!