Russia Severs Friendly Ties Over Sulzer Resolution
Russian government informs President Taft that passage of the Sulzer resolution terminating the 1832 treaty would insult Russia and sever all friendly relations. Taft plans formal notice to end the treaty, with Congress to approve. diplomacy aims to avoid rupture while preserving honor. Ambassador Baghmateff delivered the protest in a White House meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
United States
Congress
Senate
House
Sulzer
Ambassador Bakhmateff
St. Petersburg
Russia
M. Baghmateff
White House
Vanderbilt Weds Mrs McKim in Surrey Registrar Ceremony
Alfred G. Vanderbilt eldest son of the late Cornelius Vanderbilt, heir to a fortune around 100 million, married London registrar to Mrs Margaret Emerson McKim daughter of Capt Isaac Emerson in Reigate Surrey. Witnesses included J D Langdon and Ethel McCormack. The bridal party later attended a Gloucester House reception. Vanderbilt had divorced Elsie French in May 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Reigate
Surrey
Margaret Emerson McKim
Isaac Emerson
Baltimore
Smith H. McKim
J. D. Langdon
Ethel McCormack
Roy C. Gaffer
Walter Webb Ware
Gloucester House
Vanderbilt
Elsie French
Fogler Clarke Team Wins Six Day Race at Madison Square Garden
Joe Fogter of Brooklyn and Jackie Clarke of Melbourne Australia won the six day bicycle race at Madison Square Garden finishing one lap ahead of six teams. They completed 2 718 miles in 142 hours 18 miles and 2 laps behind the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joe Fogter
Brooklyn
Jackie Clarke
Melbourne
Australia
Madison ‘Square. Garden
Fogier
Clarke
Royal Family Narrowly Survives Delhi wreck off Morocco
Princess Louise and the Duke of Fife with daughters and American passengers escaped a disaster when the Delhi ran aground near Cape Spartel. Aboard, soldiers and sailors helped passengers into lifeboats as the ship’s stern sank. Six French sailors perished assisting the rescue amid a fierce gale and heavy seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibraltar
King George
Princess Royal
Louise
Duke of Fife
Delhi
Egypt
Cape Spartel
Morocco
Duke of Edinburgh
Friant
Britain bars American meat packers from army contracts
London says American firms with prosecutions pending in the United States cannot bid for British army and navy meat supplies. The move follows labor and parliamentary opposition to U S trusts. Armour & Co in Chicago calls the boycott a serious blow, noting British demand around 1,000,000 pounds of meat annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
British Isles
War Office
Chicago
Armour & Co
Forty-Five Bodies Recovered From Cross Mountain Mine
In Knoxville Tennessee forty five bodies were removed from the Cross Mountain mine after an explosion. Five men were rescued alive bringing total known losses to fifty. Company officials say six men worked at the time, but many others likely were underground. No further live miners are expected to be found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Cross Mountain
Diamond Dick Dies From Train Accident In Kansas City
George B. McClelland known as Diamond Dick died in Kansas City due to injuries after being struck by a train while crossing a railroad. His body will be brought to Ogdensburg, where his parents reside. he was famed as a crack rifle shot and noted for shooting an apple from a man's head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogdensburg
Kansas City
Kan
George B. McClelland
Diamond Dick
McClelland
Gel Kills Herself Case Shrouded in Silence
Unclear OCR fragment mentions self harm within a case labeled as gel or gun related. Context insufficient for full details or parties involved. Further readable text is needed for precise summary.
Jury Frees Girls After Acquittal in Millionaire Attack
Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad, who shot W. E. D. Stokes in the legs, are acquitted after a record speed verdict. The judge trimmed the indictment to assault with intent to kill and assault with intent to do bodily harm. The crowd cheered as the defendants left the courtroom and Miss Graham embraced Miss Conrad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lillian Graham
Ethel Conrad
W. E. D. Stokes
Miss Graham
Miss Conrad
Criminal Court
Marcus
Varuna
Buckner
Stokes
Tucre
Fort Plot Is Bared At Fort Riley
Federal officers at Fort Riley Kansas faced a nine month plot to destroy the post. Incendiary fires dynamite blasts and threats targeted Brig Gen W S Schuyler Col Eli D Hoyle Col Charles A P Hatfield and others. Fires damaged quartermaster storehouse and cavalry ordnance building horses were killed and a bridge was dynamited in a wide scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Riley
Kan
C. N. Brewer
Anna Jordan
W. S. Schuyler
Eli D. Hoyle
Sixth Field Artillery
Charles A. P. Hatfield
Cavalry
Judge Ends Hyde Trial In Kansas City Case
Judge Porterfield discharged the jury after missing juror Waldron returned. The state failed to prove Waldron discussed the case while absent. Waldron is considered sane at escape time. he goes home without punishment. Hyde’s third trial set for January 2, 1912 with expected continuance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Asia
Harry W. Waldron
B. Clarke Hyde
Porterfield
Waldron
No Ball War Is In Sight In National League
New York reports the National League adjourned its annual meeting without official notice of the American League's hostile stance. After a spirited debate the league laid the issue on the table, effectively shelving the dispute alongside ticket scalping scandals. The 1912 NL season is set to begin around April 11 and end around October 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National League
American League
Negro preacher hanged after race riot in Jackson theater
In Jackson Georgia Rev William Turner the black preacher who incited a race riot that killed Jesse Bingley a wealthy planter was hanged in King's Opera House. The sheriff had planned jailyard execution but bad weather and the murdered man’s relatives presence led to the theater option. Turner confessed before the trap was sprung admitting he fired the fatal shot and warned others against whisky drinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Wiliam Turner
Jesse Bingley
King’s Opera House
Soo Locks Close for Season in Sault Ste. Marie
The American canal locks shut for the season in Sault Ste. Marie Michigan while the Canadian locks stay open a few days longer, signaling the end of a shipping period on the lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sault - Ste. Marie
Mich
Fragmentary Clipping Offers Sparse News Item
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a woman and a slayer but provides no clear dates, places, or names. The readable text is inconclusive and cannot establish event details or outcome.
Bribery Sentence Issued in New Bedford Case
A federal court in New Bedford, Massachusetts, sentences John E. Mur to prison for bribery related offenses. The case involved alleged corruption ties to local officials and the sentencing follows a prolonged investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedtora
Mass
John
E. Mur
Indiana Public Schools Employ 17305 Teachers
Indiana figures show 17 305 teachers in 1910 11 with 1 931 in commissioned high schools and 14 868 in common schools. Township schools had 10 208 teachers, cities 5 472, towns 1 625. Jones re elected Grange master Aaron Jones of South Bend heads state Grange with officers listed and a treasury balance near 2000. The annual address urged rural services, postal reforms, and broader interstate commerce powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Charles A. Greathouse
Indiana
Jackson
Charles Roeger
Nellie Golden
St. Joseph
J. A. Baer
Whitley
Flora
Clara D. Carter
Pomona
Bell
Tintsman
Steuben
Ceres
Minnie
Tufts
Dearborn
Steward
Carrie Girton
Shelby
Thomas H. Watlington
Jefferson
Treasury
Aaron Jones
Congress
Canada
New York
The
Grange
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
High School Manual Training Proposed to Boost Enrollment
Charles A. Greathouse, state superintendent, reviews 1910-1911 public school figures to justify manual training in high schools. He argues such training could attract more students and better prepare youths for skilled work, aiming to raise high school enrollment beyond the current low ratio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Greathouse
Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Board of Education
Greathouse Beieves
Indiana Bottlers Protect Association Formed in Indianapolis
The Indiana State Bottlers Protective Association is established in Indianapolis to defend large soda and bottled drink makers from smaller bottlers who label their bottles with the names of larger dealers. The group will hire an agent to track owned bottles and will prosecute violators of Indiana bottling laws if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State Bottlers’ Protective Association
Indianapolis
State Cares for 10 904 in State Institutions
The forthcoming board of state charities report shows 10 904 inmates under supervision at Sept 30 across 16 institutions. Total costs reached 2 384 678 44 with earnings returned 254 572 85, while the largest inmate group were insanity epilepsy or feeble minded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board ‘of State Charities
Board
State Treasury
Speakers announced for Indiana Civic Union convention in Indianapolis
Rev D B Johnson announces speakers for the Indiana State Civic Union convention to meet December 26 in Indianapolis. George Le Mackintosh of Wabash College Crawfordsville T T Moore Greencastle and Dr C B Woods J H Holliday and Demarchua Co Brown of Indianapolis are listed. Johnson will preside and the Y M C A building is expected as the venue with afternoon and evening sessions. The theme will be The Needs of Indianapolis for Social and Civic Centers. The prospectus outlines five goals including unifying moral forces, a school of citizenship, and promoting good capable public officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State Civic Union
Indianapolis
D. B. Johnson
George le Mackintosh
Wabash College
Crawfordaville
T. T. Moore
Greencastle
C .8 Woods
J. H. Holliday
Demarchua Co. Brown
Johnson
Taft terminates treaty with Russia in December note
President Taft informed Russia on December 17 of his intention to terminate the pact. The move signals a major shift in diplomatic policy and could reshape relations between the nations during the year ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Taft asks Senate to ratify Russia treaty termination action
President Taft sent a message to the Senate announcing official notification to terminate the 1832 treaty with Russia. The Foreign Relations Committee reported a joint resolution approving the president's course, despite the Sulzer resolution issue and the desire to settle matters without House action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Foreign Relations Committee
Washington
Taft
Senate
Guild
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House of Representatives
St. Petersburg
United States
Russia
Twelve Die as Train Collides Near Odessa
A rear collision near Odessa, Minnesota, between a silk special and the Chicago bound Columbian limited on the Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul line killed 12 passengers and injured about 20. Investigators blame block signal stoppage and failure to signal for the wreck, with the silk train following the limited as a second section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Minn
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Limited
Wabash Receivers Appointed by U S Court
Judge Adams of the United States circuit court appoints Edward B. Pryor William K. Bixby and Delano as receivers for the Wabash railroad. Each receiver must furnish a bond of 300000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
St. Louis
F. A
Also Mentioned on This Page
Czar
Mrs. McKim
England
Duke of Fife and Family
BAR Packers
Britain
Army
Navy
Graceville
Diamond
Dick” IS
Gel
Torch
Riley
Hyde
Opera
STATE
Adams
Lawrence Serveese
Alenes Ee Stwaboosea
Bartholomew Ee
Marion Nasens
Benton Stee Reece
CE Marshall Cava Sene Blackford Saaene
Martin Wena
Boone
Brown
Miami
Monroe Weveaes
Carroll
Montgomery
Cassasters
Morgan Weersaneee
Clark
Newton
Noble Ae
Clinton Erteaee
Ohio Weer
Crawford
Orange
Daviess
Owen Meee
Perry Seeeee
Pike
Delaware
Posey
Elkhart
Pulaski
Putnam Water Ee
Floy
Randolph
Ripley
Franklin Maeeeene
Rush Wane Ee Senne
Fulton
Hancock
Steuben Weewaee
Harrison i
Sullivan
Endricks Teers
Vanderburg
Jasper
Vermilion
Jay Wee Ee
Vigo
Enane
Jefferson Sereee
Jennings
Warren
Wayne Suse
Wells Ose
Lagrange Lake
Sescoen
White
Laporte
St. Paul Road
Columbian Limited
Odessa, Minn
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!