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The Evening Item June 9, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright
The Evening Item June 9, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright
The Evening Item
The Evening Item was a daily newspaper published by the Wright Brothers' Company, Item Publishing Co. This paper, published from April 1890 through July 1890, focused on world and local events. The front page of this issue features stories about businesses and unions starting to observe national holidays, a band of Cheyenne Indians stealing beef from a ranch, a fight between two stallions in Indiana, and more. Also included in this issue are anecdotes, local and regional news, and advertisements.
The Evening Item May 20, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright
The Evening Item May 20, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright
The Evening Item
The Evening Item was a daily newspaper published by the Wright Brothers' Company, Item Publishing Co. This paper, published from April 1890 through July 1890, focused on world and local events. The front page of this issue features stories about a waiters' strike in Chicago, news of a decision by the Supreme Court to fail an appeal by the Mormon Church, a letter from President Harrison to Congress favoring a transcontinental railroad; and more. Also included in this issue are anecdotes, local and regional news, and advertisements.
The Evening Item May 19, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright
The Evening Item May 19, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright
The Evening Item
The Evening Item was a daily newspaper published by the Wright Brothers' Company, Item Publishing Co. This paper, published from April 1890 through July 1890, focused on world and local events. The front page of this issue features stories about men killed by a powder explosion in Havana, Cuba, an ex-priest who abandoned his family to return to the Catholic Church, a note from then Secretary of State, James Blaine, about not running for President, and more. Also included in this issue are anecdotes, local and regional news, and advertisements.
The Evening Item May 17, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright
The Evening Item May 17, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright
The Evening Item
The Evening Item was a daily newspaper published by the Wright Brothers' Company, Item Publishing Co. This paper, published from April 1890 through July 1890, focused on world and local events. This Saturday edition of The Evening Item was published in two separate parts, but the two parts have been combined here for ease of reading. The front page of this issue features a story about the business manager of the Springfield Democrat afflicted with "mania" after a dog bite, a report about improved trade across the country, news about John Carlisle, who replaced James Beck in the Senate, and …
Milton Wright Diaries: 1889, Milton Wright
Milton Wright Diaries: 1889, Milton Wright
Milton Wright Diaries
Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1889 and continue until December 1889. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of Orville Wright begins the publication of the West Side News, and Susan Koerner Wright dies at the age of 58 on July 4th. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.
Milton Wright Diaries: 1880, Milton Wright
Milton Wright Diaries: 1880, Milton Wright
Milton Wright Diaries
Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries begin on January 1880 and continues until December 1880. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of Wright building a new home in Adair, Iowa, which the researcher might find of interest. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.
Milton Wright Diaries: 1879, Milton Wright
Milton Wright Diaries: 1879, Milton Wright
Milton Wright Diaries
Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries begin on January 1879 and continue until December 1879. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures.Of particular note, this diary includes a short record of Milton Wright almost being arrested because of a mistaken identity, Wright’s firstborn, Reuchlin, turning eighteen, and more. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.