Senator Burton Joins Fight solo after committee backs out
All the balance of the Hawaiian committee having backed out, Senator Burton of Kansas will go on by himself. This resolves the body into a committee of one. Bob Fitzsimmons seeks 100000 damages from those who circulated the report that his recent fight was a fake. If he wins it will prove character outweighs brute force. Texas, with cotton crop and oil gushers, may have extraordinary production this year, with cottonseed and coal oil bringing money but not swamping them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Burton
Kansas
Bob Fitzsimmons
Texas
Shaw shocks Wall Street by halting bond purchases
Wall Street reacts with astonishment as Secretary Shaw refuses to buy United States bonds at a high premium and abstains from increasing government deposits in national banks. The unprecedented stance surprises investors and shifts market expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Shaw
United States
Seed packages rise to thirty eight million plus for distribution
The report shows seed packages for distribution increasing from 28,000,000 last year to 38,300,384 this year. Weight climbs from about 700 tons last year to nearly double that amount this year. The text also notes Haiti’s rebellion as more formidable than those in Venezuela and Colombia and suggests possible greater atrocities. Providence seems to aid Gen Chaffee in Mindanao after August 21 as earthquakes shake the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayti
Venezuela
Colombia
Haiti
Providence
Chaffee
Mindanao
Jake Smith
Rapid interurban railways connect New York to Chicago
A World’s Work writer recounts traveling by electric interurban lines across the United States from New York to Chicago, noting only small steam gaps remain and speeds around 50 miles per hour are common in this growing network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New York
Chicago
Outlook for cheaper foods boosts harvests and prices
The segment predicts a favorable weather window will drive cereal crops to unprecedented totals, lowering prices and expanding farmers' incomes. Cheaper, abundant food is seen as yielding prosperity and happiness for the general populace.
Army in the Philippines to be cut to 18 000 under plan
The U S army in the Philippine Islands, once about 70 000 at end of 1900 and 32 000 at end of 1901, then 22 000 on July 4 1902 when a civil regime was announced, and freedom granted to political prisoners taking loyalty oath, will be reduced to 18 000 in a month or two under current plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Philippine Islands
United States
Roosevelt Rails At Rutland On Monroe Doctrine
President Roosevelt spoke in Rutland Vermont on the Monroe doctrine urging dignified courtesy and mutual respect with other powers. He warned that American stance must be self reliant and willing to enforce its position without submitting to wrongdoing by others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Rutland
Vermont
Sam Small Drunk Claims Roil Public Exhibition
Report notes three physicians certified Sam Small the evangelist suffered from an overdose of medicine during a public appearance and declares he is drunk. Other temperance exponents offer vertigo or quinine as excuses, while critics label the scene a faltering display and accuse Small of profiting from the furor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Small
Sam’ Small
Politician Nominations And Accidents Lead Briefly
News in brief reports Ames Democrat Parley Sheldon nominated for Congress while John Hull holds seat. Vermont governor and lieutenant governor elections yield no choice. results head to legislature. San Francisco publisher shot by horseman. San Francisco attorney nominated for California governor. Ohio and Iowa Democratic conventions nominate full tickets amid platform debate. Milwaukee mayor nominated for Wisconsin governor. Author Edward Eggleston dies at Lake George. Chanute murder arrest linked to August killing of E V Dickey. New York Governor Odell escapes locomotive accident. Roosevelt carriage crash in Pittsfield injures officials. Secret Service Agent killed. Carriage horse dies. motor car speeds away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin K. Lane
San Francisco
California
Sandusky
Herbert Bigelow
Cincinnati
Iowa
Kansas City
PD. S. Rose
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Edward Eggleston
Lake George
N. Y
Vevay
Ind
Stella Guinane
Mass
Gov. Crane
Cortelyou
Secret Service
Wm. Craig
Various 1900s events span strikes fires crimes and sports
On the 2d 300 men struck at Penwell coal mine Pana Illinois over a discharged employee. George Kirkpatrick wanted for murder left San Francisco en route to Farmington Missouri in custody. High Company sawmill Santa Cruz California destroyed by fire with 100000 loss. Judge Durand Michigan governor candidate paralyzed. Northwestern Clark County Washington fires cause heavy damage. Southern Athletic Club Louisville declares McGovern vs Young Corbett will occur September 22 with James J Corbett as referee. Brooklyn cruiser hit a rock in Buzzard's Bay damaged awaiting inspection. Unknown man jumped from a steamer in Lake Michigan near Milwaukee and crewman John White drowned rescuing him. National Association of Post Office Clerks meets in Kansas City and votes to issue life insurance if 2400 members consent to take out policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penwell
Pana
George Kirkpatrick
Farmington
San Francisco
High Company
Santa Cruz
Cal
Durand
Michigan
Clark County
Wash
Southern Athletic Club
Louisville
McGovern
Young Corbett
James J. Corbett
Brooklyn
Buzzard’s Bay
Mass
Lake Michigan
Milwaukee
John White
National Association of Post Office Clerka
Kansas City
National Association of Post Office Clerks
Kansas, City
American Federation of Labor
Mont Pelee
Martinique
Augustine Chacon
Aail
Arizona
Geo. H. Durand
Ed Brown
East St. Louis
John Flanagan
Terre Haute
Ind
Wagoner, I. T
Herman Hasche
Doon
Scudder Spur
C. S. Owen
Burt Metcalf
St. Paul
Minn
Mont Pelee Disaster Toll and Tragic Incidents
Officials in Martinique report 1,060 killed and 1,500 injured in Mont Pelee eruptions. In St Louis on the 3rd Joseph W. Bader died by his own hand with carbolic acid, his second attempt that day. A Mexican Central railroad crash near Bermejillo on the 3rd killed three passengers and the train engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinique
Mont Pelee
Joseph W. Bader
St. Louis
Bermejillo
Post Office Clerks reject AFL ties in Kansas City session
National Association of Post Office Clerks, meeting in Kansas City, voted against affiliating with the American Federation of Labor while expressing sympathy with federation aims. News wires report about 2000 deaths from Mont Pelée eruption and looming Martinique tidal risk.
Multiple incidents mark tense midwestern headlines
D H Call, wanted for horse theft in Marshall Illinois, was arrested in Lima. O Anson Douthit, wealthy Crainda Iowa farmer, found dead by suicide in his barn. Loy family reunion near Effingham Illinois drew about 1000 attendees. Joseph Jeffery of Dayton Ohio fatally wounded by accidental gun discharge near Fulton Kentucky. A stranger shot dead by mob near Monroe Michigan after being chased from a resident’s home. Mrs C R Marsh of Holland Vermont fatally injured by fall from a second story window at Kendall hotel in St Paul Minnesota. Miss Mary Haddock of Hopkinsville Kentucky bitten by a snake with poor prognosis. Northern markets show brisk trade except in the coal strike region. Jay Cummings identified as headless body found in New Mexico sand hill. Stillwell Nelson named heir to 3000 dollars in Arcola Texas and quits job. Texas fever appears in cattle near Shelbina Missouri. Firefighters burn 20 houses at Livingston Texas. Prisoner escapes train near Hutchinson Kansas from a 40 mile hour run. Pekin Illinois street fair organizers plan a free street fair October 15 16 17 18 with floral parade and electrical fountains. General Gobin imposes martial law amid Pennsylvania coal strike turmoil and orders soldiers to shoot to stop mobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Call
Marshall
Ill
Lima
O. Anson Douthit
Crainda
Loy
Effingham
Joseph Jeffery
Dayton
Fulton
Monroe
Mich
C. R. Marsh
Holland
Kendal
St. Paul
Minn
Mary Haddock
J. T. Haddock
Hopkinsville
New Mexico
Jay Cummings
School of Mines
Rolla
Stillwell Nelson
Arcola
Shelbina
Livingston
Tex
Hutchingon
Kas
Pekin (Ill
Pekin
Pennsylvania
Gobin
Idulf
Illinois State News Highlights Unions Fatalities and Local Visits
Four thousand attend Shelby County Veterans association reunion and harvest picnic at Windsor. Henry Buxton 56 dies after arsenic ingestion at Newmansville Cass county. Belleville couple Martin Herr and wife celebrate golden wedding. Rev E O Turner accepts Kemper First Baptist pastorate. Fire brigade inn Blooming ton David Strickle 32 fatal after fall through hole from three stories. Old settlers reunion at Sailor Springs draws record crowd in Clay county. Olney orchard sale nets 10000 to St Louis buyer. Riverton coal miner John Mullen fatally injured in premature blast. Pullman five year old burns from lye at Mattoon. injury may not prove serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby County Veterans’ Association
Windsor
Henry Buxton
Newmansville
Cass County
Martin Herr
Belleville
E. O. Turner
Whitehall
First Baptist Church
Kemper
Bloomington
David Strickle
Sailor Springs
Clay County
John F. Jolly
Olney
St. Louis
John Mullen
Riverton
Will Tramp
Pullman
Louis Stregel
Mattoon
Prominent Residents Noted in Local Obituaries and State Crops
A list of notable deaths in Illinois includes Melina Ursquin of Pana and Mary Reeves of Grayville, plus Levi Nighswandler of Carlyle and others in Metropolis and nearby towns. The state crop report notes broom-corn harvest progress, good overall yields, and favorable prospects for corn and apples, with some oats damage from wet weather. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. visits Chicago en route to the northwest for hunting and fishing, avoiding commentary on his father's bear fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melina Ursquin
Pana
France
Mary Reeves
Grayville
Levi L. Nighswandler
Carlyle
American Federation of Labor
Etta Wilkinson
Murphysboro
Reuben Cravens
Carthage
David L. White
McLean County
Harvey M. Hall
Olney
Elizabeth Day
Jesse Day
Henry Hicks
Sterling
Colorado Springs
Andrew Livingston
Chicago & Alton
Bloomington
Mildred Roberts
Metropolis
S. D. Peter
Vienna
Methodist Church
Teddy, Jr
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Chicago
New Hampshire
Physician Milley Kills Wife Then Commits Suicide in Rockbridge
Dr Ohville C Milley, a young physician of Rockbridge, shot and killed his wife as she played the piano for their three children. He then took poison and died. Texans Fever in Southern Illinois raises concern among livestock officials as cattle disease spreads across several points in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohville C. Milley
Rockbridge
Flindrs
Illinois
State Board of Livestock Commissioners
Messenger Girls Replacing Chicago Messenger Boys at Western Union
Western Union Telegraph Co replaces Chicago messenger boys with messenger girls after striking. The move follows a disruption in service and reflects stationwide staffing change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messenger
Chicago
Western Union Telegraph Co
Brooklyn Strikes Rock Near Dumpling Lighthouse
Newport R I Sept 44 word war reports cruiser Brooklyn flagship of Rear Admiral Coghlan ran onto a rock near Dumpling lighthouse after leaving New Bedford. She came off but may be damaged. Olympia Puritan and Mayflower sent to Block Island. divers to inspect bottom. possible NY repairs if serious.local mariners note Buzzard’s Bay waters are hazardous and pilots often needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. I
Brooklyn
Coghlan
New Bedford
Olympia
Puritan
Mayflower
Block Island
Naval
Peoria
Leyden
Brooklyn Bays Hits Rock Off New Bedford
A Staats Zeitung dispatch from on board the Brooklyn Bays reports the cruiser struck a rock in six fathoms near Fort Rodman, damage limited, one small pump enough to control leaks. Four officers on the wardroom bridge including the admiral felt the shock and then listed briefly before settling. The ship may proceed to New York for drydock inspection as an investigation begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Staats Zeitung
Brooklyn Bays
Fort Rodman
New Bedford
Brooklyn
Megs
Wright report urges nine hour day in anthracite strike
Carroll D Wright, commissioner of labor, reveals a lack of confidence between operators and miners as a root cause of the anthracite strike. He recommends a six month nine hour day trial and the creation of a joint conciliation committee of operators and a new union of anthracite employees to hear grievances with final, binding decisions and no disruption to non union workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carroll D. Wright
Wright
Fire at Bloomington Illinois Destroys Several Stores
A blaze starting about 1 am on the south side of Bloomington public square destroyed A Livingstone & Son dry goods store with stock worth 100000, Ripley & Strickland druggists with 25000 loss, Halden Miner Co hardware nearly 100000 damaged, and damaged the Parrett jewelry store 50000, Wakefield Shoe Co 25000, Deventer hat store 35000. Water flooded the block. by 230 am officials sought control and estimated total losses around 250000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ill
Public Square
A. Livingstone & Son
Ripley & Strickland
Halden, Miner & Co
Frank Parrett
A Wakefield Shoe Co
Deventer
Unfortunate Martinique Reports From Guadeloupe Area
Paris edition of the New York Herald cites a Point-a-Pitre dispatch noting constant detonations and a terrific volcanic eruption on Martinique. Thick brick clouds drift south of Guadeloupe as heat rises at Point-a-Pitre, sparking fear of a possible tidal wave if Martinique collapses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
New York Herald
Point-a-Pitre
Guadelupe
French West Indies
Martinique
Volcanic Echoes Reported Near Carupano Venezuela
A Figaro correspondent in Carupano states violent detonations echoed from Sept 3 night to Sept 4 morning, tracing to the north. The sounds resembled those heard Aug 30 during Martinique’s volcanic eruption, suggesting a related seismic event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Carupano
Venezuela
the Figaro
Martinique
Yaro Brings News Of Martinique Eruption Tragedy
The Yaro wired from Castries reporting a violent eruption on Martinique with about two thousand presumed dead. Many residents are fleeing the island while the sun was obscured by an eclipse this morning. The Savan also arrived from Trinidad, reporting she passed through a dense dust cloud 20 miles south of St. Vincent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castries
Island of
St. Lucia
Yaro
Martinique
Savan
Hunter
Trinidad
St. Vincent
Relief Funds For Martinique Refugees Recommended
Paris reports the minister of the colonies, M. Doumergue, has placed 100000 at the disposal of Martinique’s governor M. Lemaire to ease island distress. He urges dispersing refugees to the south, avoiding Fort de France, and evacuating to higher ground if a tidal wave threat persists. He also calls for food depots and observatory posts to monitor Mont Pelee for any fresh outbreaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
M. Doumergne
Martinique
M. Lemaire
Fort de France
Lemaire
Mont Pelee
Relief fund chairman seeks fresh Martinique aid
New York dispatch reports Gustav Schwab, head of the relief fund committee for Martinique disaster victims, sent a cable to Governor Llewellyn in St. Vincent asking if further aid is needed and what form it should take. The cable notes that the Martinique line is not working and requests a reply collect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gustav Schwab
Martinique
Llewellyn
St. Vincent
Captain Maxfield in Alaska Returns Home for Recovery
Washington reports Captain Joseph E. Maxfield of the signal corps, after months of Arctic duty, endured extreme exposure and privation. He now faces a temporary lapse of mental faculties and has been ordered to return to the United States for recuperation. The signal corps notes a shortage of officers due to his absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph E. Maxfield
Signal Corps
Alaska
Maxfield
Valdez
War Department
United States
Alaaka
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rhor
State News
Wife
Himseltf
Cogian
Buzzard's Bay
Commissioner of Labor
Bloomington, Ill
Gov
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!