Russia dissolves Douma and calls new elections
Emperor Nicholas signed an ukase dissolving the Douma and ordering elections for a new parliament to meet November 14 under a revised law aimed at preventing the educated classes from being submerged by the masses. The move, justified as necessary to rescue Russia from anarchy, followed prolonged ministerial talks and arrests of suspected conspirators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Russia
Council of Ministers
Peterhof
Stolypin
Senate
Nicholas “Peterhot
Ukase
P A | Stolypin
Otret
E Douma
Te Bregey
Constitutional Democrats
Locked Up With Dead Husband At 1440 Park Avenue
Neighbors call police to the home of Mrs Frederick Reeves on Park Avenue. She barricades inside with no warrant, husband found dead in bed, aged 57, died days earlier of consumption. Bellevue Hospital custody follows as investigation begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Frederick Reeves
Park Avenue
Trick
Reeves
Bnd
Bellevue Hospital
Impane Pavilion
Mre Reeves
John Hardwood
East 04Th Street
Board of Health
Nihil
116Th Street
Philadelphia
Sunk by Tow in Hampton Roads Disaster Claims Six Midshipmen
Investigators question crews of the Crisfield tug and tow barge as wreckage is raised in Hampton Roads. Only one body recovered. crews search the submerged launch for ten more victims while officials consider a steel hawser collision near the Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton Roads
Spedalo
Washington Post
Norfolk Va
Mtnnegota
Naval Board of Inquiry
New York
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Crisfield
Crisfields
Seventeen Hurt As Oriental Limited Plunges Down Embankment
In Minot North Dakota June 15 the eastbound Oriental Limited on Great Northern Railroad derailed after a broken rail near Palermo. Nine cars plunged twenty feet. one car burned. Engineer James Longevan and Fireman Nolan survived with injuries to foot and bruises. All aboard escaped before fire spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minot
N. Dak
East Bound
Oriental Limited
Great Northern Railway
Palermo
James Longevan
Nolan
Longevan
Peace Conference Opens With World Representation
The Hague reports that the first world congress on international relations opened with 239 envoys from 47 powers. Russian delegate M Nelidoff drew criticism by opposing disarmament steps and urging a restrained scope for the talks, while President Roosevelt received broad applause from delegates and Americans in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Nelidoff
Washington Post
Hague
Congress
M. Nelidof
M Nefidoff
M. Nefidoff
Roosevelt
M van Tets van Goudran
M W Nelidorf
Russia
Horace Porter
Amerliean
Europe
United States Declines Armament Limitation Talk at Hague
The State Department announced that US delegates to The Hague will not push for discussing armament limits at the conference. The policy is to refrain from European political matters, despite earlier interest from Prof Maartens and the first Hague conference legacy. Germany Russia Austria-Hungary and Italy reportedly oppose bringing up the topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Germany
Austria
State Department
United States
Hague
Europe
Maartens
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Foraker to Speak Taft Continues Journey
Senator Foraker plans to announce support for Ohio's delegation at the Republican National Convention while Senator Dick returns to Ohio after talks with Influence from several states. Secretary Taft, rested from a day, heads to Sioux Falls and Fort Meade to inspect army posts and reportedly tests army rations for indigestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Senator Dick
Ohio
Foraker
Akron
Roosevelt
Taft
Pennsylvania
Knox
Philippines
St. Paul
Minn
Sioux Falls
S$ Oak
Kittredge
Fort Meade
Washington Wounded Allegation At Trenton Battle
Special report from Bucks County notes a Penn Society address claiming Washington was slightly wounded at the Battle of Trenton. The text cites a Civil War era letter via Col William Palfrey and a 1899 publication as proof enlarged by Mr Parry’s remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Philadelphia
George Washington
Pennylvania Society
Sons of the Revolution
New Hope
Bucks County
Richard Randolph Parry
Reading Terminal
Parry
Trenton
Washington
Virginia
Doylestown
Democrat
William Palfrey
Newtown
Henry Jackson
Boston
Mass
Goodrich
Edwards
Merter
From China in 27 Days
James L Rodgers former American consul general at Shanghai traveled aboard the Philadelphia arriving from Southampton after 27 days. He notes famine relief by the American Red Cross and a vast distribution of gold aiding about 700000 Chinese families. He also mentions improved conditions and the end of the boycott against American goods. Mr Hodgers heads to Cuba for consular duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James L Rodgers
Shanghai
Philadelphia
Southampton
Rodgers
China
American Red Cross Society
F Hodgers
Cuba
Married a dying man in last wish wedding
James Bowne died at a private hospital in Charleston at 8 this morning after an appendicitis operation. His fiancée Miss Grace Leonard of Washington arrived at 3 and, after his request, the marriage was performed at 7 by Rev Dr Ernest Thompson. Bowne had recently moved from New York to work for Baldwin Steel Company. He was a nephew of Baldwin's president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charleston
Wva
James Bowne
Tinseaty
Grace Leonard
Pirst Presbysterian Church
Bowne
New York
Baldwin Steel Company
Baldwin
Walsh pleads not guilty in bank misappropriation case
Former Chicago National Bank president R Walsh entered a not guilty plea in U S District Court to multiple counts alleging misappropriation of bank funds. Judge Anderson ordered the government to indicate which counts will be tried, with trial date set for mid October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
R. Walsh
Chicago National Bank Today
United States District Court
Anderson
Tragic Hampton Roads launch disaster details emerge
Reports describe ten of eleven missing bodies after a launch sank near warships in Hampton Roads on Monday night. Rescue teams, under Rear Admiral Emory, search by night with grapnels while Navy officials await the Board of Inquiry findings on a steel tow cable accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westfall
Minnesota
Norfolk
Hampton Roads
Emory
Atlantic
George Uhler
John W Oast
Naval Board of Inquiry
Kaufmann Aids Wife in Murder Trial Cross-Examination
In the Kaufmann murder case the defense reports progress as Moses Kaufmann testifies about his wife Imma and Agnes Poirier. He describes the girl’s illness, refusal of hospital or Parkston, and claims Mrs Kaufmann was kind and no unfriendly act occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Flandres
Kaufmann
Imma Kaufmann
Moses Kaufmann
Bette
Earl
Parkston
Kavigmann
American Vessel Seized Off Nova Scotia Three Mile Limit
Halifax June 15 Government cruiser Canada seized the American fishing schooner Fannie E Prescott for fishing inside the three mile limit off Chester about forty miles from Halifax. The Prescott, owned in Boston, was towed to Halifax and carries about eighty seven tons and twenty two crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nova
Canada
Fannie EB Prescott
Chester
Halifax
Prescott
Ema Cate
Swedish Minister Lagercrantz visits Boston officials
Swedish Minister to the United States Lagercrants met Governor Guild at the state house in Boston and called on Mayor Itaweraia. He was the guest of honor at a banquet led by prominent Swedish citizens. Birger G. A. Rosentwiss accompanied the minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Calif
Cars Plunge Into Niagara Rapids Break Bridge Deck
Three freight cars derailed from a Grand Trunk train on the lower steel arch bridge over Niagara Falls. They plunged into the rapids 250 feet below and were broken to pieces in the whirlpool. A brakeman escaped injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Harry
Grand Trunk
Dog Messenger Used in Divorce Suit
Mrs Ellen Smith sues Frederick L Smith for willful desertion after a dog used as a messenger to reconcile them failed to bring the husband home. The case, reported from New Brunswick, details the couple’s marriage in 1903 and the unusual attempt to contact the missing spouse via the pet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New Brunswick
Ellen Smith
Frederick L Smith
Smith
Smiths
Vice President Fairbanks Denies Confederate Flag Claim
In Birmingham on June 1, Vice President Fairbanks rejected a Southern press tale that he said Gen Wheeler told President McKinney Wheeler admitted fighting under the Confederate flag by mistake now wishing to fight under the United States flag again He said his Chattanooga remarks were garbled and regrets the misreport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Selma
Morgan
Fairbanks
Chattanooga
Joseph Wheeler
McKinney
Wheeler
United States
Pastor Elopes With Pupil in Nebraska Schism
Rev Henry Luebke a Lutheran preacher and Miss Ella Heins from ten miles south of Osceola vanished after leaving together. Luebke had run a German school near his church for six months and Ella stayed at his home while attending school. The pair were last seen in Fremont where Luebke wrote to relatives admitting the elopement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Nebr
Henry Luebke
Ella Heins
Luebke
Norfolk
Fears of Anti Jewish Riot in Odessa
Fears of anti Jewish attack grow in Odessa as the Lower House of Parliament nears dissolution in St Petersburg. Gov Gen Kauibars vows to tolerate no expressions of disorder and says he would use quick firing guns if necessary to suppress unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
St Petersburg
Kauibars
Lather Epigram for Mellen Appears in Barbers Strike
A Washington Post special from New Haven June 1 reports President Mellen of the New Haven road responding to clerical criticism during a barber strike. While waiting for a shave, he called it a waste of labor to try to save an ass and defended the barbers’ action as ministers and CT lawmakers weighed conscience in transport policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New Haven
Conn
Mellen
New Haven Road
Charles & McFarland
Congregational Ministers of
Connecticut
Wilson Choice in Kentucky Nomination Report
Republican conventions in Louisville and county gatherings across Kentucky instructed delegates to back Augustin E. Wilson for governor with few exceptions. The state convention is set for Louisville next Wednesday, as reports note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Augustin E. Wilson
Unsvite
Loulaville
War game shows error as forts face land assault risk
The Narrows war game ends with the regulars and militia defending New York Harbor. Officials say forts Hamilton and Wadsworth would fall if a larger land force landed on Staten Island or Long Island, despite enemy claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hamilton
Wadsworth
Staten Island
Lone Island
Sperry Victim of Strike Delays Barbers Seek Half Holiday
New Haven barbers walked out over a Saturday half holiday, causing long waits. A patient Sperry endured a two hour wait for facial surgery as a manicurist at the shop finished the treatment while others queued. Bootblacks helped in some shops and students seem ready for football season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New Haven
Conn
Sperry
Governor Hughes Vetoes Three Brake Man Bill in Albany
Albany June 15 Gov Hughes refused to sign the three brake man on freight trains bill. The veto argues the measure burdens railroads with high yearly costs and is unconstitutional and inconsistently applicable. He sent the message to the assembly without approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Hughes
Jay
Union Pacific Plans $100 Million Stock Issue
A special stockholders meeting in Salt Lake City on June 15 approved issuing $100 million in new stock. The funds will cover current and planned improvements along the Union Pacific Railway line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Union Pacific Railway Company
Union Pacific
Hailstorm Kills Chickens and Splits Watermelons in Georgia
A severe hailstorm raked Jenkins County Georgia on June 15 with a four mile by ten mile path. The storm shattered crops and killed many chickens by hailstones punching through watermelons. Special to the Washington Post Milieu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Washington Post
Jenkins County
Plague Seizes Trinidad Island Promptly
Venezuelan government confirms bubonic plague outbreak in Trinidad with severed communications to Venezuela. Official notification received via Port of Spain on June 15, signaling serious health emergency on the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Venezuela
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Novel crusade to fill pews shocks Brooklyn church
The Church of the Reconciliation in Brooklyn uses telephone calls to invite parishioners to services led by Rev Dr Charles Hamilton Coon. The plan includes a morning sermon by Coon and an evening musical program with the Quincy Ladies' Quartet, described as a bold effort to boost membership and public interest. The rector, in place since last November after a prior Reform Protestant post, aims to strengthen the parish and has formed a press committee as part of the outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Brooklyn Eagle
Church of the Reconciliation
Bedford
Reformed Episcopal Church of the Reconciliation Mostrans
Jefferson Aenues
Charles E. Coon
Quincy Ladies
Brooklyns
Charles Hamilton Coon
Brooklyne
Brooklyn
Reconciliation
Government Eyes Move Against Standard Oil
The government, via the Bureau of Corporations, contemplates court action to force Standard Oil to reveal information vital to ongoing investigations led by Commissioners Garfield and Smith. Two reports exist but key aspects remain unrevealed as the company withholds answers. Commissioner Smith argues the Commerce and Labor Act grants power to compel testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company
Bureau of Corporations
Bureau
Garfield
Smith
Department of ‘Commerce and Labor
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ens Doumas
Czar
Escure
Pdouma
Viborg
Fhiasd
Bellevue
Steel Hawser
The
Rairoaa
Cape Charles
Exposition Pier
Naval Board
G W. Westfall
Holland
South Dakota
Knot
Pennesylvania
Spapele
Walsh
Baltimore
Retern
Ghio R. H
Baturdey
Ave
T. Rawlings
Beloves
Lehigh Wiley
Wien
Pram AK
Niagara
Dog
Wife
Joe
Wheater
Pastor
Kaulbers
Wilson Choice
Kentucky
Baltimore & Ohio
Bonn
aYe
Ad Sen N
Dave Gt Fe
Perticulera
Barbers
Ruef
Supervisor
San Francisco
G. H Umbsen
Joseph HE. Green
W. S. Brobeck
Abrahham Ruef
Dunne
Redmond Princivile
City of
Xander
Tigheres
Standard Oil
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!