Senator Rayner Invites Democrats to Join Them
A Senate debate featured Senator Rayner inviting insurgent Republicans to join the Democrats while Dolliver and Bailey push back. Dolliver argues a few men and selfish interests control the Republican Party, and Bailey hints at trading prisoners if Democrats run the congressional campaign. The exchange included sharp remarks on party control, with attendees noting timing around upcoming wedding rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Rayner
Republican Party
Dexiste
Rayner
Senate
Berater Dolliver
Himevil
Bailey
Dolliver
Elina
Texas
West Virginia
Halles
Virginia
Timother
Parcels Post Bill Urged by Congress Leaders and Committees
A report shows committee hearings on a parcels post bill to create a paid system. Farmers union and dry goods groups back the idea for farmers and consumers, while objections focus on licensing and wage regulation. Senate and House measures face delays and opposition to wage controls and publicity mandates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sims
Pennessee
Feiday
Loase
San
Bry
Postoffica
Bloomingdale
New York
Session notes on senate adjournment and hearings at noon
The article records a crowded senate session with early adjournment to allow senators to attend the welding of Senator Sutherland of Utah's daughter. It notes calendar rules discussions, hypnotism explanations given by a cashier to St Louis customs, and a favorable report on a bill for licensing customs brokers. Hours adjourned at 8 o clock to meet again today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apt
Dal End
Princera
Bristow
Benater Sutherland
Utah
Benate
Senne Add
St Louis
Sima
Dil Shila
P&rcela
District in Congress Report on Navy Yard Switch and Sanitary Board
RoUse Bite reported favorably by the District committee directs the Philadelphia Chestnut Street line Washington Railroad to maintain its switch to the navy yard. The measure also proposes the establishment of a national board of Sanitary Inspectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rousebite
District Committee
Philadelphia, Saltimore Snd Washington Railroad Company
Navy Yard
National Board of Sanitary Inspectors
Paper Shortage May Trigger Trade Fight Over Tanff Schedule
Newspaper editors fear continued U S paper shortages will force greater imports of wood pulp and paper from Canada and other nations. Statistics by Herbert Knox Smith show rising costs and prompt the American Newspaper Publishers' Association to seek a revision of the tariff schedule in the San Bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Herbert Knox Smith
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Wolter Sentenced to Die in New York
Albert W. Wolter was condemned to death for murder by Judge Foster. The 18 year old, found guilty of the Rush A. Wheeler murder, faces execution the week starting June 1 at Sing Sing. A crowd gathered as he calmly smoked on the way to the prison, displaying an eerie calm amid public scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Foster
Albert
W. Wolter
Wolter
Friley
Rush
A Wheeler
Fay Ag
New York County
Albert W. Walter
Woster
Sing Sing
Hypnotized by Superior Blames Chief for St Louis Shortage
Assistant cashier Broadhead testified before House expenditures committee that a hypnotic power from cashier A F Shriner caused him to pay more than 38000 in one year. Broadhead, witness in a probe of a St Louis office shortage, said Shriner controlled him by force, not political influence. Shriner, once Republican county secretary, had prior embezzlement conviction and Broadhead covered the shortfall from his own funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Broadhead
St Louis
Shriner
Republican County Committees
Gand
District Bills Favored by House District Committee
The House District committee backed a measure directing the Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington Railroad to maintain its switch to the navy yard and endorsed a Gleott plan for a national board of sanitary inspectors. Test votes favored the public school teachers retirement fund provision, while quarantine on imported trees and shrubs drew criticism from medical and agricultural experts. A Simmons bill on foreign nursery stock permits and inspection was discussed. An Ecuador earthquake near Guayaquil was felt with limited damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Yard
House
Moore
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Company
Gleott
National Board of Sanitary Inspectors
Army
Medicine and Surgery
Navy
Bureau of Public Health and
Marine Hospital
House Committee On Agriculture
Simmons
Roosevelt for Senate discussed as New York GOP aid to Taft
Political circles in New York and Washington floated Theodore Roosevelt as a United States Senate candidate to succeed Chauncey Depew. Supporters argued Roosevelt would stabilize the party, aid the Taft administration, and help the state ticket win. Congressmen discussed the idea, noting it could strengthen Taft’s influence in the Senate if Roosevelt joined the chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Congress
New York
Brace
Taft
Washington
United States
Senate
Chauncey Depew
Empire State
Republican
Theodore Roosevelt
Capitol
White House
Col Roosevelt
Jehdard
Hunter
LONGWORTH FOR GOVERNOR IN OHIO RUMOR RISES
Rumor circulates that Nicholas Longworth of Ohio may run for governor against incumbent Judson Harmon. Supporters describe Longworth as liberal and reform minded, appealing to voters while retaining his ambitions for Congress. Illinois Senators Cullom and Lorimer resolve patronage dispute by proposing Northcott for U S attorney and Behrens for marshal in the Seventh District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Esterday
Judson Harmon
Longworth
Harmon
Illinois
Cullom and Lorimer
Tillavis
United States
W Northcott
Springfield
WH. Behrens
Carlinville
Fraud of Millions Charged Against Wyoming Promoters
A United States court civil suit accuses G Z W Cobb B A Norton F B Uroper A L Hawse N Pennock and others of manipulating multiple Wyoming corporations including The United Smelters Railway and Copper Company Penn Wyoming Copper Company and Encampment firms for personal profit. The action targets promoters of mining railway tramway and mercantile ventures amid a network of over fifteen corporations with combined capital stock exceeding 31 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Moe
Wye
Allogedis
United States
Encampment Smelting Company
Encampment Pipe Line Ditch Company
Emerson Electric Light Company
Encampment Tramway Company
Encampment Waterworks Company
Encampment Land and Town Site Company
Battle Lake Tunnel Site Mining Company
Haggerty Copper Mining Company
Carbondale Copper Company
The
North American Mercantile Company
Equitable Securities Company
Mitneiset
MacVeagh Plans Cost Saving in Old Currency Transport
Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh proposes canceling old currency at the New York subtreasury and mailing it to Washington, eliminating the United States Express Company’s travel cost. He estimates a saving of about 13 dollars daily and roughly 40 000 dollars yearly. The change would replace the former contract with government funded handling at a fraction of a cent per thousand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Treasury
MacVeagh
New York
Washington
United States Express Comny
Tom Platt
MacVeigh
Old Constitution Tug of War Between Boston Legislators
The famed Constitution ship in Boston harbor becomes a fault line among Congress members. South Boston representative O Connell pushes to tow the vessel to his district for more public viewing, while Charlestown representative Keller opposes relocation and vows to block the move. The tug of policy pits two districts against each other and stirs debate over the historic yard’s future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Boston Navy Yard
Massachusetts
Congress
O'Connell
South Boston
Charlestown
Keller
Navy Yard
Constitution
South
Fragmentary roll of representatives across states and names
A garbled OCR list presents numerous named representatives from multiple states, including Ohio Maine Indiana New York Vermont California Nebraska Massachusetts Oklahoma and Virginia. Mentions mix misspellings and partial names such as ALD TENER CASSID GRAHAM FOSTER HAYES JOHNSON OLCOTT ROBERTS PALMER and MCCANNA with scattered fragments like EDWIN LEE ALYAH MARTIN JAMES.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rea 2 Stem
ALD
Tener
Port Nig
Cassid
Ohio
Madio
Allen
Maine
Alstin
Tennysser
Barnard
Indiana
Forlicor
New York
Tirrfll
Masanchuvetta
Mapnard
Virginia
Edwin Lee Alyah Mi Martin James McCanna
Tongs Pepudiate Truce Ends Chinese faction peace bid
Wu Chang, Chinese legation attache, failed to mediate between On Leongs and the Four Brothers in New York and Washington. After a week of talks a peace proclamation was torn down at the Chinese Benevolent Society, ending the truce as On Leongs declare the pact off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wu Chang
Legation
New York
Chang Yin Tang
Hag
Washington
Mr. Wu
On Leongsand
Four Brothers
Mr Wu
On Leorgs
Chinese Benevolent Society
Benevoent Society
On Leongs
Cuban rural guard in Washington seeks 5000 guns
Maj Eduardo Lores leads Cuba's rural guard to buy arms in the United States with War Department approval. He aims to equip 5000 men and horses for potential emergency use, noting readiness for broader conflict and possible U.S. war involvement. He will meet Secretary Pickford. A Santa Clara crackdown followed regional unrest. Also announced a new Library of Congress publication, Monthly List of State Publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Miliinrg
Republi
Eduardo Lores
Washington
United States Congress
War Department
Lores
Pickinson
Santa Clara
Maj Lores
United States
Library of Congress
Army Orders list multiple officer transfers and new assignments
A long Army orders page lists Captain James D Taylor and Captain James D Hey singer among absent covers and medical corps moves, plus numerous transfers to regiments from Seventh to Twelfth Cavalry and Infantry units. It notes promotions, retirements, and duties across Fort Ward Fort Baker Fort Hoyt and other posts, along with naval vessel movements and visits to Buffalo foundry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James D Taylor
James D Heysinger
Rank “F Caldwell
Twelfth Cavalry
Stuart Heintelman
Sixth Cavalry
Thomas Donaldson Jr
Wighth Cavalry
Donald P McCord
Medical Reserve Corps
Fort Ward Wash
Twenty-sixth Infantry
Lindsay P Rucker
Heutenant
Twenty-eifth
Jesse Gaston
William F Herreil
Mac
Teutenant
Blath
Mentanant
Twentyesixth
Jawa D
First Cavalry
R Krebs
General Hospital
Fort Bayard
N Mex
Fort Baker
Cal
Department of Calfornia
Willem H. Teftt
Orp
Fort Hoyerd
Generel Hospital
Warder
H. Roberts
First Infantry
Presido
San Francisco
Wiliam F. Pearson
Ninth Infantry
Twenty-third Infantry
John W. Tang
Roy P Stonaburn
Philippine Scouts
Generat
Presidio
Go Francisco
Hugh Laf Applewhite
Peacock
San Antonin
Tex
Organizra Militia
Utah
Galt Lake City
Alaska Dismissals Spark Senate Probe Mentioned in Juneau Riot
A bitter partisan clash over the removal of District Attorney John J Boyce and U S Marshal Rane! Sutherland in Juneau triggers calls for Senate investigation into Alaska affairs. Gov Clark is denounced as Guggenheim interests are blamed. Protests spread to Skagway Hanes Ketchikan Sitka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyce
Marshal Sutherland
Senate
Gavi | Clark
Juneau
Alaska
Walter E Clark
John J Boyce
United
Rane
Sutherland
Taft
Guegentelm
Gov. Clark
Washington
Skagway
Hanes
Ketchikan
Sitka
Clark
Eftigy
Guggenheim
Borah
Idaho
John Ruatgard
Herbert I. Faulkner
Senate Judiciary Committee
Citisens
Guy Clarl
Pareel and Sutherland
Wickersham
Gov Clark
Gov Clab
Offley
Seattle
Naval officers receive commissions and new duty assignments
Rear Admiral Ta Young and Commander H O G Stickney commission officers including Lieut D I Selfridge, Lieuts B L Conaga J V Ogun and W McIntosh, and Ensigns to duty on Vermont Yorktown California and Delaware stations. Naval resignations are noted and surgeon appointments at Annapolis and the Navy Yard listed. Secretary MacVeagh asks Congress to create a division of surety bonds to examine shaky companies with a superintendent at 5000 dollars and a deputy at 3000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ta Young
Navy
H OG Stickney
I Selfridge
North Dakota
L Conaga
Ogun
W & McCtintis
Coffey
W Haines
If Abarle
Vermont
C Aarti
Yorktown
J C Hudeaker
A W Frank
P G
Lau‘ten
RT Hanson
B David
Agiatic Station
Secretary of the
Treasury
MacVeagh
Congress
Department
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fun Witis
Bristow Wiel
Aldrich Custom
Fins
Lodge
Bax
Dolivier
Teas
Filey
Lou
Mars- Ton
Tram
Daiver
Batley
Udiher
Ted Mous Cfu
Kile
Jesus
Republian
Bowese
Loeb
Ways and Means
Secretty of
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Senate Committee
Burkett Chaty Mu
Weston
Allens. Olmsted
le Roy
Smokes
Ecuador
Guayaquil
Infante
Child
Cart Lithe
Tongs Pepudiate
Maj. Lores
Tennesteo
South Hakoie
Punta Arenis
Norfolk
Charleston
Shanghai
Dephin
Chesapeake
van Honnival
New Orlenoy
Hampton Heads
Chattgnooge
Samgn
Amoy
Inalaska
Anc
Tlus
Sar 'x Grléen
Etvle
Santial
Moses
W. B. Moses & Sons
St., Cor. 11Th
Belasco Theater
Sund
Alice Nielsen
Plahant
M Clement
M. de Segurela
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Margaret Keyes
Euuitt
Wedndedat
Mich Sehool
Droop’s
Hardman
New National
Y B Harris
James Forbes
Siamer
Victor Herbert
Henry Blossom
Ig Lyceum
Weil
Brigadiers
Martell
Cole & Johnson
Boston Academy
Tare
YORK
Pierre
Severin de. Deyn
East Lyn
Meee Aupitor
Umee
Warmnes Thors
Thurston
Kellar
Rae
Columbia
Winckel
Smiths
Brewster's Millions
Mme Hugh-Cemp
Berne
Switport
Ate
Mabel O Beard
Hery Gurney
Phiedelphia
Arstone
Grayt Odell
Balthware
D. A. R. Continental Hall
Ticketa Sic
T Arthur Smith Sants
Bowny
Belasco
Mats Weto
David Belasco
Leo Ditrichstein
Cneesagunipee
Ead
AIG Ter
Ranes
Edwin Stevens
Vita Music
John Hyams
Lelie McIntyre
Guak Sree
Maballe
Carolyn Church
Elwarda “Murray
Tierney Woods
Woggs
Pilu
Dok Odell
Mgray
Ween Hower
Ind
Eof Rayners
John E. Ra
Empress Theater
Anlineat Motion Picture Theater
Alhambra Theater
Biograph Pictures
Biograph
Ghote Beery Day
William Airey
Mgr
National Loan & Investment Compson
Horning
Sth
Gee
West
Louis Abrahams
Ninth St. N. Ww
NEY
Tahoe
Monty
St. N. W
Enelset
Amalion
Monsy
Essieet Teras
Farsiturs
Salarias
Prudential Loan and Trust
TONEY
H. K. Fulton
Istr
St. N.W
HONEY
Waallington Loan and Trust
California
California Fig Syrup- Co
IHL
Amerca
Morris
America
Moss
Ave
N. W
W Nene
Cepia
Pees Brokers
New Ioana
Jaced
Stere Cratpatiedean Society
Crone
Ida
Dentia
Washington Post
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!