Special department showing strong line of dress goods
This sale features black dress fabrics from 5M to 9.00 a yard and Amisilk lining for jackets in several shades at 35 45 50 cents. A 36 inch fancy skirt lining—10 cents. 10,000 yards of cotton and silk lace from 1 to 9 inches wide at bargain prices. Winter and Fall Waists in Mercerized Silk Lateen and Wool with Persian Shirt Waist at 1.50. Great value for money, visit to see prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sui Soys
Andren
New York
Tropical Storm Smashes Florida Coast Killing Gusts Near Hundred
Miami reports a tropical hurricane striking the Florida coast on Wednesday with gusts approaching 100 mph. Barkentine Culboon and another vessel driven ashore near easyfoot light. crews missing. Louisiana and Mississippi coastlines battered. Fort St. Philip officers drown. a Christian Miss wind surge hits 60 mph with minor harbor damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Frs
Jamaica
Cuba
Florida
Here
Richards
St. Johns
N. B
Easyfoot Light
Pascagoula
Miss
Rosario
Argentine Republic
Railroads charge for hauling candidates trains in campaign year
Railroads operating south of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi have stopped offering free use of trains for campaigns. They now demand a fixed rate per train mile. Democratic and Republican committees were notified. Chicago officials expect lines north of the Ohio to possibly follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuicano
Ohio
Mississippi
Chicago
Massacre in New South Wales Leaves Thirteen Dead
Mail advice from Australia reports a brutal attack by a band of blacks in New South Wales. They entered the Mawley homestead at Gettadaguy, killing residents in their beds, then fled on stolen horses. Chased by volunteers and bloodhounds, two of six gang members were captured. In all 18 victims were killed with hatchet wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B. C
Australia
Warimoo
New South Wales
Mawley Homestead
Gettadaguy
Carrigga Elect Officers In National Letter Carriers
The National Association of Letter Carriers re elected officers. President John M. Larsons of New York and vice president M F Finnan of Bloomington Illinois were chosen along with secretary Edward J Cantwell of Brooklyn and treasurer Alex McDonald of Grand Rapids Michigan. Several nominating ballot nominees withdrew before the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrigga
National Association of Letter Carriers
John M. Larsons
New York
M. F. Finnan
Bloomington
Ills
Edward J. Cantwell
Brooklyn
Alex McDonald
Grand Rapids
Mich
Counterfeiters Captured in Curiaco
United States Secret Service officers arrested a couple at 237 Illinois Street in Curiaco. The pair, identified as John William Keyes and his wife, possessed a complete counterfeit outfit with hot metal, indicating they were interrupted mid operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curiaco
United States Secret Service
Illinois Street
John William Keyes
Condemned Beef and Mutton Hit by Inspector
A corporation inspector condemned a large portion of beef and mutton preserved by a new sterilized air process. The meat arrived on the British steamer Southern Cross from Buenos Ayres on August 5 and was brought to Liverpool. The remaining cargo sold for about half the price of American chilled beef.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Southern Cross
Phipps
Buenos Ayres
Germans Aim for Close Union with Father Land in Brazil
A prominent German Brazilian citizen says Germans in Brazil seek final union with Germany modeled after the Hawaii United States relationship. The interview appears in the Munich Allgemein Zeitung and outlines the aspiration of closer ties between Brazil’s German community and Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Bremen
Munich
Allgemein Zeitung
Hawaii
United States
Thompson Kingsford Dead Oswrao NY Sept 8
Obituary note reports Thompson Kingsford head of Kingsford starch works boiler works and box factory and Osweo trading business may have died at Oswrao New York on September 8. The brief notice lists his multiple business roles and presumed death details. It emphasizes his leadership across several industries and his prominence in Osweo trading circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson Kingsford
Oswrao, N.Y
Kingsford Starch
Osweo
Croker Poised to Control 277 of 405 New York Democratic Votes
Saratoga Sept 8 Delegates arriving predict Richard Croker will hold the upper hand in the state Democratic convention with about 277 of 405 votes if Kings county votes as a unit. The Hill faction has 149 votes across 24 contests noted, suggesting near easing friction in the contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’ S County
Mr. Hill
Pope to create new American episcopal sees
Washington reports pending changes among 14 Catholic provinces may be announced after Archbishop Keane returns from Europe. Pope Leo is deeply impressed by American prelates and plans to emphasize appreciation with new favors. Omaha, Nebraska likely to become an archdiocese, with possible sees in Iowa California New York and Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Washington
Keane
Europe
Rome
Leo
United States
Omaha
Neb
Iowa
California
New York
Pennsylvania
British capitalists form Western States Oil to rival Standard
London reports British capitalists secured options on over 1,000,600 acres of Wyoming oil fields and organized the Western States Oil Company of America with a capital of £100,000. The lands lie in the Wyoming asphaltum basin rich in lubricating oil deposits. Negotiations in London may expand holdings to create a major rival to the Standard Oil trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
London
Western States Oil Company of America
America
Standard Oil Trust
New York Police Chiefs Accused in Riot Handling
New York Sept 8 Former Police Commissioner Frank Moss for Citizens Protective league charges Chief Devery Inspector Thompson and Acting Inspector Corney of brutality neglect of duty and incompetence in handling West Side race riots. Moss acts as league counsel with a staff gathering testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Moss
Citizens’ Protective League
Devery
Thompson
Corney
West Thirty-second Street
West Side
League
Ex Senator Hill Praises Bryan in Heraimer Visit
Ex Senator Hill visited Heraimer N Y on September 8 greeting ex Judge Earl at the depot. They dined at Palmer House and a large crowd gathered as the Fort band serenaded Hill. He was introduced by Earl and delivered a speech reiterating loyalty to Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Heraimer
N. Y
Hill
Judge Earl
Central Depot
Palmer House
Fort
Americans Win Coal Truck Orders Over British Firms
Sept 8 in Care Town reports American manufacturers underbid British rivals to win contracts for 300 coal trucks worth £150,000. Gold mining firms on the Rand expect rapid delivery and have placed tenders. British financiers are surprised that British investors grant American firms the wartime advantages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Care Town
Rand
Baseball Scores From American and National Leagues
In Milwaukee Buffalo beat the Athletics 7 to 1 while Chicago defeated Kansas City 7 to 1. Leads show Chicago .609 Milwaukee .555 Indianapolis .540 Detroit 0.48 Kansas City .484 Cleveland .471 Buffalo .445 Minneapolis .887 in the American League. In Philadelphia a 6 6 tie with Chicago ended at darkness and New York defeated St Louis 8 to 6. Boston 5 Cincinnati 6 Brooklyn 6 Pittsburgh 6 darkness halted play. Brooklyn leads with .607 and Philadelphia at .618 Chicago .486 Boston .481 Cincinnati .459 St Louis .458 New York .422. The Dorking fowls are said to be as old as the old Roman empire and are today esteemed in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Buffalo
Chicago
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Detroit
Cleveland
Minneapolis
Philadelphia
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
St. Louia
England
Coln
Neb
Sidney ‘V. Lowell
John Johnson
Democratic ~ Central Committee
McDonald County
George L. Miller
Omaha World
Bryan
Joseph Morwitz
German Democratic Publising Company
K. C. Springate
el Paso
Lil
McKinley
S. S. Harper
Bed Rock
James T. Hoblit
Lincoln
Mr. Bryan
Indications of a Large Anthracite Strike Ordered
The United Mine Workers executive board must decide by 6 pm on permission for a district in the anthracite area to strike. Likely messages will grant permission and call miners out. President Mitchell predicts a big strike. Reports say 500000 people can be sustained, and bituminous districts expect to prevent coal diversion with aid available for strikers and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of America
Mitchell
Deaf Umpire Sparks Silent Ball Game Tale
A Detroit Free Press vignette recalls a country trip to a tense final game where an umpire signaled calls with hand signals and silence, provoking bitter reactions. Fans and players unleashed fury until the deaf mute official endured the abuse, prompting discussion of adopting finger signaling for crowd communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felter
Detroit
Free Press
Knew His Business Doorkeeper Correctly Enforces Rules
A senate doorkeeper in the marble room lobby warned a visitor not to smoke his cigar. An entering senator, puffing on a long black cigar, was asked why he did not warn others. The custodian replied I know my business noting the man who made the rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Two Objections to Ambitious Demosthenes as Orator
Isogrates criticizes the ambitious young Demosthenes for egotism and slurred speech in a witty exchange. Aphobus quips that he “uses his teeth on them.” The brief dialogue appears in the Chicago Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demosthenes
Isogrates
Aphobus
Chicago Tribune
You Often See a Dear In One. A bull In a china shop has been a tice honored combination of words for
A garbled prompt fragment mentions a proverb about a dear and a bull in a china shop, noting it as an idiom, but no coherent news event or factual detail is present for summarization into a proper newspaper item.
Democrats Back McKinley Secure Gist of Silver Split List
The Republican national headquarters released a roster of named Democrats and silver advocates who abandon Bryan for McKinley and Roosevelt since the convention. Names include Palmer, Peffer, Beck, Ryan, Lowell, Fleming, Gill, and Hewitt among others, with quotes citing economy, good government, or opposition to Bryan’s silver stance as reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
McKinley
Roosevelt
John M.palmer
Springfield
W. A. Peffer
Kansas
United States
John Gill
Baltimore
Mercantile Trust and Deposit
James M. Beck
United States District Attorney
Pennsylvania
Thomas F. Ryan
New York
William C. Whitney
McKinney
James A. Fleming
Colorado
Mr. Bryan
Deer in Millinery Store Stuns Waterville Thursday
A deer wandered into a Waterville millinery shop Thursday, creating a fresh and piquant, though brief, scene for onlookers. No injuries reported and owner assisted in guiding the animal outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterville
Nissen Ready to Sound Niagara Rapids With Fool Killer
Peter Nissen, the Chicago man who rode the Niagara rapids in his self built boat The Fool Killer, plans a second expedition to measure water depth from three quarters of a mile above Grand Trunk Bridge to Lewiston. He seeks moral support from a college or university and aims to restart the voyage by September 15 to obtain data on depths up to 400 feet below water line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Peter Nissen
Nissen
Chicago
Gram Trunk
Lewiston
United States
Met
Grand Trunk Bridge
Mr. Nissen
Northern
Indiana Normal School
Milwaukee Avenue
Carpenter Street
Fim
Return of Royal Family to Peking Described by State Dept
Washington dispatch reports officials decline to comment on imperial family return to Peking while noting it could ease negotiations. No new note was sent to powers regarding the American position and Li Hung Chang’s request for an escort remains unconfirmed. Castine directed to protect American interests at Amoy and Manila. A Jamaica storm causes floods and railway damage. tobacco export tax removal discussed in Havana for low grade exports to Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Peking
State Department
Shanghai
Li Hung Chang
Amoy
China
Admiralty
Remey
Castine
Manila
Havana
Wood
United States
Spain
Relief for Rheumatism Claims Quick Cure
Dr Bruess Remedy is a non patent medicine prepared from an old German family formula. It claims instant relief for rheumatism lumbago backache sprains neuralgia spinal trouble cold in chest bronchitis pneumonia croup and other pains. A free trial treatment is offered at J W Lavarr Joan Von Rour Lrumer Deve Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruess
J. W. Lavarr
Joan von Rour
Lrumer Deve Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Winona
Choate
Winona, Minn
Sehlingerman & Walch
Raab
Chas. le Page
South Huff Street Foot Fitter
THE
Fulton
I. E. Kashner
YALE
M. Sterbenz
der Corner Grocery
Barkentine
Louisiana
New Oreans
R. H. Burford
Richard Quinn
Fort St. Phillip
Christian
Railroads
An Jasttadeed
Headcombe
Eng
Richard Croker
Standard
Senator Hill
Dr.price
Price’s Baking Powder Co
Cite
Terest
Heber H. Wells
Utah
Abram S. Hewitt
New York City
A. M. Stevenson
Silver Republican State Central Committee
Mantle
Montana
W. M. Stewart
Nevada
Philippines
Aguinaldo
R. H. Bishop
Salina
Kas
W. C Stripling
Fort Worth
Tex
Niagara’s
Rapids
Kiseston
Dr. Bruess
Berlin
Germany
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!