Roosevelt speaks eight times in Michigan swing
Governor Roosevelt arrived in Grand Rapids with a grand street demonstration and crowded Auditorium speech. He then spoke in Powers theatre as part of a day-long tour through Bay City Saginaw Owosso Lansing Jackson Eaton Rapids Charlotte and Hastings. The crowd at the Auditorium was vast and enthusiastic with thousands unable to gain admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
Roosevelt
Grand Street
Powers
Michigan
Bay City
Hastings
New York
Central Committee
South Bend
Ind
William Alden Smith
Saginaw
Owosso
Lansing
Jackson
Eaton Rapids
Charlotte
Fusion Ticket Formed by Democratic and Silver Parties
The Democratic and Silver parties in Virginia City fused and nominated Francis G. Newlands for congress along with A. L. Fitzgerald for supreme judge, J. N. Evans and W. W. Booker for university regents, and John Dennis, John H. Weber, and Richard Kirman for presidential electors. The platform backs the Chicago and Kansas City platforms, highlights the silver issue, opposes trusts and Philippine policy, supports Boers, rejects foreign alliances, lotteries, and prize-fights, and favors shorter labor hours. A resolution denounces Senator Stewart and calls for his resignation, while another rescinds the state central committee’s removal of W. E. Sharon as chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia City
Francis G. Newlands
Congress
A. L. Fitzgerald
J. N. Evans
Regent
University
W. W. Booker
John Dennis
John H. Weber
Richard Kirman
Chicago
Kansas City
Silver Party
Stewart
Republican National
State Central Committee
W. E. Sharon
Political Opinion and Campaign Notes Across States
Reports from Herkimer to St. Paul and Salt Lake outline political developments. Ex Governor Hill urges unity to back Bryan and oppose machine rule, hoping to rally independents and conservatives. Judge J C Nethaway declines Supreme Court nomination due to business, while Utah and California Democrats finalize ticket and platform.
Bryan Too Hoarse to Speak in Newark Stop
Bryan passed through Newark en route north and expressed satisfaction with Olney's letter. He was too hoarse to speak and remained with the train during the stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Newark
Olney
Combine of Whisky Men Unite Distilleries Nationwide
After three days of discussion every spirit producing distillery in the United States joined the distillers association. Members include Standard Distilling and Distributing, Fleischmann distilleries in Cincinnati Buffalo Peekskill New York Terre Haute Vinelines Peoria Belleville Milwaukee Portsmouth Waterloo Lawrenceburg and Cincinnati. Fred Smith chairs the association with J T McHugh secretary and Casper H Rowe treasurer. The group will cooperate with the United States Spirits Association which covers all distributors of spirits and related goods. Market base set at 1.26 per gallon, up two cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Distillers’ Association
Standard Distilling and Distributing Company
Fleischmann Distilleries
Buffalo
Peekskill
New York
N. Y
Terre Haute
Vinelines
Ind
Peoria
Belleville
Als
Milwaukee
Portsmouth
Waterloo
Labor Union Declared A Trust In Iowa Court Ruling
Des Moines Justice Halloran rules that a labor union functions as a trust or pool violating Iowa code, defining labor as a commodity. The Ryan case, backed by the Teamsters union, heads to district court and likely the supreme court for final decision. Also reports a Wisconsin farmer Henry Parsons found dead at Pike lake near Drywood. John Kendall in Springville suffers a severe tobacco crop accident with a spear wound near the lung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Ifalloran
Ryan
Charles Weitz & Son
Halloran
Teamsters’ Union
District Court
Supreme Court
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Henry Parsons
Drywood
Pike Lake
LaCrosse
John Kendall
Springville
Omaha Kid Thomas ONeil Convicted in Dover Bank Safe Job
Thomas ONeil known as the Omaha Kid was convicted in the Rochester circuit court for his role in a Dover Minnesota bank safe explosion last month. He and others robbed the bank, securing more than $4,000 in cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wis
Thomas O'Neil
Rochester
Bank of Dover
Minn
Despondent Hedrick youth shoots self in head
Guy Cowgill of Hedrick Iowa, age 19, committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. His father discovered him dead in bed the following morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hedrick
Guy Cowgill
Burglars Dynamite Buob Brewery Safe in Janesville
Burglars entered the Buob brewery office Thursday night in Janesville Wisconsin and dynamited the safe. They took about 100 dollars in cash and a bundle of revenue stamps worth 50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janesville
Wis
Buob Brewery
Window smasher Mary Sweney returns to Oshkosh in guidance of past name changes
Oshkosh resident Mary Sweney now Mary Anderson after four years away in South Dakota and Chicago. She previously used the names Mrs Hicks and Ricks and admitted being the former window smasher. Authorities say she traveled from Dakota to Ashland then Oshkosh. she claims she no longer smashes windows. In Chicago, Johanna Hansell and her 15 month old son Paul were found dead in an apparent self inflicted death and murder-suicide context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshkosh
Wis
Mary Sweney
Mary
Mary Anderson
South Dakota
Dakota
Hicks
Ricks
Osceola County
Aberdeen
Stevens Point
Ashland
Herenabouts
Johanna Hansell
Chicago
Paul
Independent Action Has A Little Concert Of His Own
Washington reports a quiet Peking scene with curriers to close the Tien-Tsin to Peking gap. Wu arrives in Washington to confer with Hill and Adlee as negotiations on China move slowly. There is talk of a possible independent U S move toward troop withdrawal and settlement with China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
China
Chaffee
Peking
Tien- Tsin
Aaron 8. Daggett
Fourteenth
United States Infantry
Hill
Cape May
State Department
Adlee
White House
United States
Germany Reaffirms Stance on Peking Evacuation
London dispatches summarize German reactions to Russia's Peking evacuation proposal. The Times views the German decision as defensible for all powers. The Standard calls it a conciliatory rejection in form, while the News notes a nuanced position between acceptance and refusal. The Telegraph expects a clear refusal due to Boxers fallout. The Mail argues Germany seeks to avoid quarrels with Russia and public ridicule by keeping troops at Peking. A Serlin diplomatic briefing hints Russia may yield and US troop withdrawal remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Peking
the Times
Berlin
Telegraph
Mail
Russia
Count Waldersee
Taku
Serlin
Foreign Office
Washington
United States
Gpn
Press Debates Russia Policy In Amicable Tone
The remark notes that many papers discuss the issue amicably while some outlets attacking Russia pursue their own policy. The quote reflects contemporary press debate and divergent editorial stances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreign Onecome
Russia
Seance with a doctor ends in harrowing lake escape
At Mackinaw City Michigan on September 8, a New York Life agent, Weiskittel of Cincinnati, joined a Flint physician on a lake sail. The doctor suddenly attacked, firing revolvers with a maniac glare, forcing all three to jump overboard and flee to shore for safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackinaw City
Mich
Robbert Weiskittel
Cincinnati
New York Life Insurance Company
Weiskittel
Flint
Cigarettes barred in Evansville firm dismissals follow
The Cumberland Telephone Co di Evansville plans to dismiss employees under 21 who smoke cigarettes. The firm forbids smoking, cites health concerns, and aims to bar former addicts from future employment. The move signals a strict company policy against tobacco use among youth workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Cumberland Telephone Company
Missouri visitor and Union Grove man in gun scare
A Missouri visitor and a Union Grove Republican candidate clashed at Soldiers’ Grove convention. The Missourian drew a revolver and snapped it twice at the other man’s breast. The cartridges failed to explode and bystanders separated them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Grove
Wis
Missouri
Soldiers’ Grove
Missourian
Chicago League baseball scores and other notices
Chicago and Milwaukee results from the latest games are listed along with notices of insolvency at McKeesport and a temporary appointment of the Mercantile Trust in the city. Other brief items include potential South Africa news, Jamaica storm damage, a fatal live wire incident in Youngstown, fly poison danger in La Crosse, and War Secretary Moot departing for Southampton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Sept
Fifth Avenue Savings and Loan Association
McKeesport
Mercantile Trust Company
Cashier Charged with Embezzlement in Yates Centre
Yates Centre Kansas on Thursday night E A Runyon cashier of the Citizens State Bank was charged with embezzling twelve thousand dollars. General Stewart L Woodford former minister to Spain is to marry Miss Isabel Elanson of New York, who served as his private secretary in Madrid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yates Centre
Kan
E. A
Runyon
Citizen’s State Bank
Stewart L. Woodford
Spain
Isabel Elanson
New York
City of Milwaukee Towed After Paddle Wheel Breaks in Storm
Chicago dispatch reports the steamer City of Milwaukee with about 2000 passengers was disabled near midlake when a paddle wheel arm broke. Oil spread across a mile square calming waves as tow boats attempted to secure the vessel amid a northeast gale. The Louisville aided briefly but towage proved too dangerous in heavy seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Stewart
City of Milwaukee
Midlake
City of
Milwaukee
St. Joseph
Louisville
Steamer rescued after wheel damage by tow from two tugs
The City of Louisville fought to reach port after a gale shifted eastward easing navigation. Oil was used to calm waves, temporary repairs stalled by heavy seas, and two tugs William Dickinson and Mosher eventually towed the disabled steamer toward Chicago as dawn approached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart
Louisville
Chicago
William Dickinson
Mosher
Great Lakes Towing Company
Dickinson
Also Mentioned on This Page
David B. Hill
Nevada
His
Herkimer
Saratoga
Empire State
William J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
St. Paul
J. C. Nethaway
Washington County
Silver Republican State Committee
Captan
W. H. Herries
Utah
Salt Lake City
J. W. M. Whitecotton
O. W., Peers
I. ©. Thorensen
A. H. Tarbell
Democrats of
California
San Jose
Cal
Combine OF Whisky Men
Labor Union
Iowa
Sam
Minister Wu
Aaron
Daggett
Lantry
Yangteun
Imperial City
United States Army
Moulder
Telephone Company
Central Waterworks Association
Columbus
Central States Waterworks Association
Harvey Cockell
Vfor
Ohio
Joseph Peter
Hamilton
Indiana
Quincy Waller
Muncie
F. Catlin
Kint
Kentucky
W. HH. Glore
Covington
West Virginia
Clark Howell
Charleston
Martinelli
J. Pink Cuneo
Baron Fava
Mar. Martinelli
Father Bouchet
Humbert
Mer. Martinelli
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Brooklyn
Milwaukee -Buffalo
the Daily News
The
Daily News
South Africa
Jamaica
Kingston
Youngstown,c
Edward Meyers
Moot
Southampton
Long Island
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Joseph Keck
Presipent
CHAS
H. Keck
Casnier
Frank Stewart
M. Keck
I. M. Sproull
Egya
Opera Louse
W. C. Nelson
North Side Jeweler
Pratt
Optician
Office
Tan
Johnson's Bakery
Baird & Bailey
Harwood
South Side
A. S. Hays
Madelia
Ashby
Nicola
Temple Building
Miksch
Jnovan
E. G. Mason
Johnson
H. Knecht
T. M. Reynolds
M. L. Logan
Wausaukee
Jule Dekeuster
George Mertens
Dekeuster
Fond du Lac, Wis
R. H. Weller, Jr
Episcopal Diocese of
Fond du Lac
Madison
Northwestern
Olivier Miller
Pittsburg Steel
Dimonda
Iasde Jeautimann
Naw
W. E. Anderson
Klein's Clothing Store
Fhashington
J. F. Poage
Osteopath
American School of Osteopathy
First National Bank
Notary Public
Joseph Pollard, Jr
Marsh W. Bailey
Washington, Iowa
C.J. Wilson
Attorney At Law
Qofficr
Bear Alberson's Grocery
W. H. Butterfield
Crail
P. J. Hanley
Washington County Savings Bank
W. R. Jeffrry
A. Anderson
J. T. Anderson
Washington County Savings Bark
Don
Jos. Kmox
A. Warr
Oashier
H. Kscox
V. P. O. M. Kucoxw
Bo Ke
Hotel Allen
E. Dayton, Prop
T. J. Dempsey
Gr Hotel
Allen
Burlington
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!