Woman's gamble yields seven million mine fortune
In California a physician, Dr Rose L Burcham, finances her husband Charles A Burchams prospecting for the Yellow Astor mine. The couple and partners face a five year agreement and a historic fight against a powerful mining combine after the mine has produced over seven million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Astor
Rose L. Burcham
Charles Austin Burcham
California
Doctor Burcham
Doctor Burcham and the Yellow Astor Mining Empire
The story follows Doctor Burcham who, with partners F. M. Moores and John Singleton, searched for gold in Tehachepi and Randsburg. She battled courts and greed, saved her share from promoters and lawyers, and now runs Yellow Astor Mining as secretary despite years of hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burcham
F. M. Moores
John Singleton
Tehachepi
Randsburg
Doctor Burcham
Yellow Astor Mining Company
Woman catches husband intruder revealed as thief and arsonist
Mrs Phoebe Mortimer of 68 Crystal Street East New York woke to a window entry. She choked the man she found inside and lighted a lamp to reveal her husband. He fled, threw a lamp, sparking a fire. Neighbors aided the blaze and she handed him to police for examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Phoebe Mortimer
Crystal Street
Mortimer
Dodd
New Jersey Avenue Court
Bad Bear Hugs Housewife in Chicago Lawsuit
Mrs. Henrietta Singer sues theater owners claiming a hungry bear from an animal show entered her Chicago home through a stage door. She says the bear cuddled her, toppled furniture, tossed a kitchen sink into a baby grand piano, and escaped after she tried to intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Henrietta Singer
Singer
Joke weapon disfigures boy in New Jersey incident
Netcong resident Mrs. Clemens Oxander fired a rifle at milk boy Archie McMickle who raised his hands at the door when asked to surrender. The shot injured his face and Dr. Clarence Plume treated the wound. Oxander says it was a joke and she did not know the weapon was loaded. she is hospitalized from shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Netcong
N. J
Clemens Oxander
Archie McMickle
Mrs. Oxander
McMickle
Clarence Plume
Trapped on Burlington Bridge Rescued by Fishermen
Edward Dehlin became stranded on a railroad trestle above the Fox River as two freight trains passed. He grasped a tie end and hung over water, exhausted as the last car cleared. Rescued by fishermen and rushed to St. Charles Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora
Burlington Railroad
Fox River
Edward Dehlin
St. Charles Hospital
Jeryll And Hyde Life Of A Gotham Burglar
Herbert Eaton New York society burglar posed as model family man and danced with wealthy women at exclusive venues. He confessed to stealing gems worth 15000 from Miss Marie H Kohn last year and was mortally shot by a detective while attempting to escape. His wife knew nothing of his criminal life and Eaton used multiple aliases to charm affluent targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herbert Eaton
New York City
Marie H. Kohn
Paris
Eaton
Jekyll and Hyde
Williams
Brown
Hotel Astor
Gertrude Pike
Pike
Welsh thief Eaton's daring jewel heist ends in gunfire
The Welsh immigrant Eaton, backed by a friend, escorts Mrs. Pike home after a tango tea at Hotel Astor. A dropped bag leads to a jewel theft, a $500 ransom demand, and a police trap. Detectives corner Eaton as he tries to flee. he is shot while being captured. Evidence reveals gambling and stock losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton
Hotel Astor
Mrs. Pike
Eaton
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cape
Athens
Athens Gas, Light & Fuel Co
Jackson St
Savannah
Gentral of Georgia Railway
South
Ioglethorpe
Knights of Pythias
Uniformed Bank of Pythians
B. R. Bloodworth
Guaranty Investment & Loan CO
American State Bank
Ed Profits
Aidwell C. Erwin
J. Warren Smith
Howell C. Erwin L
F. Edwards M
Nicholson
T. H. Nickerson
Chas, H. Phinizy
Housewife
Jeryll and
Hyde Life
Society
Gotham
Eddie Collins
Comiskey
White Sox
THE
Coca-Cola CO
Atlanta, GA
M.C. Peters Mill CO
Omaha, Nebraska
Webb-Crawford CO
Palm Beach
Athens Empire Laundry Company
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!