Harvard Dental Student Kills Sister Then Commits Suicide
Richard Friedman 25, a Harvard Dental School student, shot his sister Rosa 21 on Chambers Street and killed himself. Rosa, a public school teacher, and her 17-year-old sister Helen were walking with a boy named Samuel Prince. Friedman chased and fired, Rosa died en route to hospital, Helen survived. Friedman had prepped a manuscript detailing his life and alleged sister opposition to his studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Richard Friedman
Harvard Dental School
Rosa Friedman
Chambers Street
Helen
Samuel Prince
Friedman
Ashland Street
Wtreet
Welen
Richard
Harvard Dental College
Dental School
Russia’s Witte says Gage misreads facts on duties
A St. Petersburg dispatch quotes M. de Witte the Russian finance minister disputing Secretary Gage’s explanation of U S countervailing duties on Russian products. Witte says Gage may lack key facts and would not mislead the American people intentionally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
St. Petersburg
M. de Witte
Gage
United States Treasury Department
Protest Meeting Sparks Anti Clerical Rally in Madrid
A free thinkers meeting in Madrid protested the jubilee procession with violent anticlerical speeches. Afterwards marchers shouted Burn the Convents while crowding streets and forcing Infanta Isabella to alter her route. Gendarmes dispersed the processionists as the scene ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Infanta Isabella
Auction of King's Sherry Bottles Opens Today
London June 25 A royal auction sells 6000 bottles of sherry from the king's cellars. Expected proceeds reach 250000 dollars as each bottle promises high quality wine. Some bottles bear a crown with V R and the note that King Edward only drinks whisky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
V. R
Edward
Lieutenant Greenshields Dies From War Wounds
London reports Lieut. G. L. Greenshields of the Shropshire Yeomanry Cavalry died from wounds in the South African war. He earlier helped the Oxford-Cambridge team defeat Harvard-Yale in the international athletic games held in July 1899.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
G. L. Greenshields
Shropshire Yeomanry Cavalry
South Africa
Oxford-Cambridge
Harvard-Yale
Bomb found in rail carriage carrying Montenegro princes
An unexploded bomb discovered in a railroad carriage carrying two Montenegro princes traveling in Italy. Italian authorities withhold details of the discovery and investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princes Falls
Rome
House of Montenegro
Italy
General Grant Visit Through Berlin on Transit to St Peters burg
Brigadier General Fred D. Grant with his wife and son Ulysses passes through Berlin en route to St. Petersburg. They call on Ambassador A White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Berlin
Fred D. Grant
Ulysses
St. Petersburg
A White
Belgian Bird Wins 700 Mile Burgos to Brussels Race
A pigeon race from Burgos Spain to Brussels was won by a Belgian bird in fourteen hours covering about 700 miles. The event occurred June 25 as competitors flew to Brussels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Burgos
Spain
Richmond Belle Marries San Francisco Man in Washington
Miss Adelina Mayo of Richmond Virginia and Zaloyd Turner of San Francisco were married Saturday in Washington with notable appearance by local society. The ceremony surprised guests and linked Virginia and California through nuptials observed by Washington society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Adelina ,Mayo
Richmond
Zaloyd Turner
San Francisco
Death claims Mrs Dungmuir and composer Salaman
San Francisco reports the death of Mrs. Dungmuir wife of Joseph Dungmuir after typhoid fever at her San Leandro country home. Edna Wallace Hopper’s mother awaits arrival of her daughter from New York. In London Charles Kingston Salaman, eminent composer, dies at 87.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Joseph Dungmuir
Edna Wallace Hopper
San Leandro
New York
Knights of St John Meet in Cincinnati Convention Draws 25000
Fifteen thousand uniformed Knights of the Catholic Order of St John arrived in Cincinnati for their twenty third annual convention with belated delegations en route and expected attendance near 25000. Mayor Julius Fleischmann welcomed them at the Odeon on behalf of the city and Archbishop Elder spoke for the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of St John
Cincinnati
Knights
Catholic Order of St. John
Odeon
Julius Fleischmann
Archbishop Elder
Seven Hurt in Gasoline Explosions in St Louis Home
In St Louis on June 26 two gasoline explosions injured seven people. A gasoline stove exploded at John Nash’s home injuring Nash his wife and their four-year-old daughter. Another blast occurred when Mrs Hothkopt’s bed caught fire while being cleaned with gasoline injuring her and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
John Nash
Adam Hothkopt
Rothkopt
President Names Three Appointees to Diplomatic and Interior Posts
Washington June 26 The President announced appointments to State Chandler Hale of Maine as secretary legation Vienna Austria James J Bailey of Kentucky as secretary legation Guatemala and Honduras Treasury William L Gerrish of Saco Maine as collector of customs District of Saco Interior Charles I Nesler of New Jersey reappointed Indian inspector
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chandler Hale
Maine
Vienna
Austria
James J. Bailey
Kentucky
Guatemala
Honduras
Treasury
William L. Gerrish
Saco
Charles If, Nesler
New Jersey
Western Land Purchase Negotiated by Capt Tough
Capt W S Tough negotiates with Union Pacific Land Co for 19 200 acres across 30 sections in Trego and Gove counties Kansas. The plan aims to create the world's largest horse ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stupendous
Kansas City
W. S. Tough
Union Pacific Land Company
Trego
Gove
Kansas
Capt. Tough
Child Dies of Hydrophobia in Baltimore
Six year old Lucretia Chewing of Oxford North Carolina died in the Pas teur Institute after contracting hydrophobia from a pet dog bite on May 238. She was brought to Baltimore for treatment and became insane during the train ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Lucretia
Oxford
N. C
Pasteur Institute
Edison Electric Illuminating merger approved in Boston
Directors of the Edison Electric Illuminating company and the Boston Electric Light company vote at a special meeting to consolidate and merge under the Edison Electric Illuminating company name in Boston Massachusetts on June 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electric Companies
Boston
Mass
Edison Electric Iluminating Company
The
Boston Electric Light Company
Edison Electric Illuminating Company
A H Smith Appointed General Superintendent for Lake Shore
Cleveland June 26 The Lake Shore railroad officially announced the appointment of A H Smith as general superintendent to succeed P S Blodgitt who was recently named general superintendent of the New York Central.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Smith
Cleveland
The
Lake Shore Railroad
P. S. Blodgitt
New York Central
Indian Kille Wife and Self near Kingman
At Kingman New Mexico June 26 Tom McCormick a Walpal Indian shot and killed his wife then burned her body and killed himself McCormick was educated at the Carlisle and Albuquerque Indian schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N. M
Kingman
Tom McCormick
Squaw
McCormick
Carlisle
Slain by Husband's Blows in Iowa Woman Dies
Mrs. Benjamin McKnight, 42, died in Sioux City from injuries after June 14 blows said to be delivered by her husband, a bricklayer. He faces a murder charge in connection with the fatal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Iowa
Benjamin McKnight
McKnight
Ohio Republicans forecast Nash nomination at convention
Ohio State Convention resumes with Hanna and Foraker dominating proceedings in Columbus. Forecasts name Nash for governor Nippert for lieutenant governor and Crew Critchfield Sheets Cameron Johnson for key posts. Foraker foresees a nationally significant state election as discussion centers on leadership and districting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Hanna
Ohio
Senator Foraker
New Central Committee
Foster
H. N. Quigley
Marion County
Caldwell
Brewers
Selber
Whie
Clark
George B. Cox
Hamilton County
Carl Nippert
Cincinnati
Senator Nippert
W. B. Crew
Supreme Court
A. C. Critchfield
J. M. Sheets
J. B. Cameron
Board of Public Works
W. G. Johnson
Foraker and
N. W. Good
P. W. Durr
State Central Committee
United States
Congress
Cleveland Flyer Wreck at Monaca Kills Fireman and Baggageman
The Cleveland flyer wrecked near Monaca three miles west of Pittsburg last evening after colliding with an open switch. Fireman William J. Cunningham of McKee's Rocks and baggage master Lowry Black of Pittsburg died. Thirty injured as cars overturned. relief train rushed physicians to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Cleveland Flyer
Monaca
Here
Corps of Physicians
Lowry Black
William J. Cunningham
McKee's Rocks
West Virginia Floods Devastate Coal Region and Towns
A cloudburst in the Pocahontas coal fields causes catastrophic flooding in McDowell and surrounding counties. An estimated 400 lives lost with $2 million in railroad and mining damages. Keystone and Vivian suffer severe destruction as Elkhorn Valley bears the brunt. Relief waits on rail repair, while Pennsylvania mining districts report mine flooding and 7,000 workers displaced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
West Virginia
Allegheny Mountains
Death of Secretary Hay's Son Adelbert Hay Dies at Yale
Adelbert Stone Hay eldest son of Secretary of State John Hay died at Yale after a Philippine trip and prior to his early career as United States consul at Pretoria. The secretary, overwhelmed by fatigue and grief, collapsed at New Haven as his son’s body was found at 2 30 a m. Helen Hay arrived an hour later to share in the family loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelbert
Hay
Yale College
Cleveland
Stone
Amasa Stone
St. Paul’s Academy
Concord
N. H
Yale
Philippines
United States
Pretoria
Transvaal Republic
New Haven
Conn
New Haven Hotel
Helen Hay
Train Caught in Flood Near Vivian West Virginia
A passenger train was caught in the Vivian flood and passengers were saved by ropes thrown from coke ovens along the Vivian yards. A Hungarian family near Keystone perished in the rising waters as a miner fought to save his wife and newborn, both dying in his cabin. Debris filled the Elkhorn region as towns flooded and families found refuge upstairs. Rescue efforts and relief telegrams from across the region poured in as officials assess the losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinch River
Elkhorn Creek
Indian Ridge
Big Stone Ridge
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Elkhorn
Vivian
W. Va
Keystone
Babe
Binns
Historic Disaster Totals From 1880 to 1900 Across Southern States
A historical summary lists major killer storms and cyclones across Missouri Mississippi Texas Georgia Louisiana and coastal regions from 1880 through 1900. It records deaths ranging from dozens to thousands with hundreds of injuries and extensive property destruction including hundreds to thousands of buildings and multi million dollar losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry
Stone
Webster
Christian Counties
Missouri
Noxubee County
Mississippi
Fannin County
Texas
Henry
Saline
Loas
Kemper
Copiah
Simpson
Newton
Lauderdale
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Virginia
Kentucky
Illinois
Louisville
Savannah
Charleston
Gulf Coast
Louisiana
St. Louis
Galveston
Gulf
Manila Mint Discussed Amid War Department Interest
A government official notes lack of recent Congress activity on a Manila mint but says the War Department gathers data. Army officers reportedly favor minting in Manila and shifting to American coinage. opposition cites potential commercial disruptions. Secretary Gage opposes. the plan seems unlikely to be adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Congress
War Department
Gage
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sister
Death
Charles K. Salaman
Charles Kensington Salaman
Daily Market Report
Chicago Board of Trade
Cadman
John B. Lewis
Charlie
Ross
Cunningham
Central Avenue
Lewis
City of
Bangor
Arey
Estelle
L. H. Dickey
Charles Robinson
Dickey
Robinson
H. M. Southwick
Gaston
George C. Poole
West Cottage
Charles Nye
East Cottage
Ohio State Convention
Nippert
Nash
Foraker
Philadelphia
Chicago
Milwaukee
Detroit
Brooklyn
Philadelphia Aeenees
Cincinnati Atees
Louis
Ved
Eveseseel
Pet
Washington Er
Cleveland Seerees
Milwaukee Ee
Peteco
Johnstown
Elkhorn Valley
McDowell County
Tegiod
Ace
Wesdal
Anon
St Keystone
Minera
Railr Company
Carebondale
Pennsylvania
Glenwood
Scranton
Hikhorn Valley
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!