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!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1913
Page
5
Eyewitness testimony recounts a fatal confrontation near the Barry House between a woman and a white man. A police officer describes firing six times after the victim opened fire with a pistol, with thick smoke hindering visibility and confusion over the victim’s identity.
Important notice urges any owed Norton payments to be made before nine o'clock Saturday night to qualify for votes in the piano contest. The item frames a fundraising style deadline with a civic competition incentive.
Police urge the public to help track a murderer after a fatal incident. Investigators released a description and asked witnesses to come forward with any information that could identify the suspect and reveal motive.
Sheriff Cal Cox and Chief of Police Chas Jeffers lead a night operation with deputies sweeping rail yard areas. All passenger trains halt at city edge for thorough checks. A deputy accompanies each train to the next town. Deputies plan hillside searches by car Thursday until the murderer is found.
A night telegram sent to Bridgeport Sidney Rushville Chadron Crawford Ellsworth Lakeside Oshkosh warns police to watch for Archie Edwards a five eight inch 135 to 140 pound black man in a white shirt blue pants with two front teeth missing and no coat or cap described as wanted for murder. The couple’s house had been vacated by Mabel Aaron who is in Mitchell South Dakota and will be wired to provide the dead woman’s relatives addresses if possible.
Jordan was shot in the left thumb and through the left leg below the knee. Wounds were dressed at the hospital and, barring blood poisoning, he is expected to recover soon.
Joe Westover city attorney spent a large part of the night wiring and phoning descriptions of the murderer to adjacent towns. Every farm house surrounding Alliance was notified by the Herald office before midnight and were asked to remain vigilant for reports of the crime.
William Dunbar and Orville Lewis, two wayward youths, were tracked by the father, the town police chief, and a Herald reporter and captured near the slaughter house southeast of town after days of hiding in box cars and empty buildings. They were to face school authorities for action.
Barbara Adams eighty three years old was found lying in a prairie field two days after her death. She lived near Lakeside and wandered the prairies. an inquest by Dr. T Daniels, Sheridan county coroner, found no evidence of foul play.
Lakeside hosts preaching next Sunday evening with a cordial invitation to all and officials requested to attend.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.