American Torpedo Boat Flotilla Sails From Port of Spain
The U S flotilla sailed for the Pacific from Port of Spain Trinidad after a 24 hour delay to repair a damaged propeller. Admirals Evans and his staff watched a festive regatta and shore leave. Immense Christmas cheer spread through ships and civilians with donations to defend the less fortunate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Para
Pacific
Fortuna
Admiral Evans
Connecticut
Evans
Christmas Cheer Dispensed to Unfortunates in New York
A 1920s style dispatch reports widespread holiday giving across New York City from the Bronx to Brooklyn and Coney Island. The piece notes festive acts and charity brightening Christmas for those lacking cheer, describing lavish spirits and generous distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
New York
Christman
Bronx
Brooklyn
Coney Island
Dangerous liquid in gift bottle shocks Erie readers
Erie police tested the bottle mailed to Archie Carr of 220 Cherry Street. A two drop sample flared into a four foot flame on wood when lit, confirming a dangerous solution. The bottle is guarded awaiting chemist analysis as postal inspectors investigate who sent it. Carr, a department store deliveryman, lives with his wife and three children and knows no likely attacker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Wagner
Archie Carr
Cherry Street
South Irie
Carr
Lynching Aftermath Drives Negroes From Town
Disorder follows the murder of Albert Bates a prominent white businessman in Muskogee Oklahoma as Black residents flee the area. Reports say Negroes are rapidly leaving the scene of the lynching on December 26. Local authorities have limited details and tension remains high in Henrietta and Garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
Henrietta
Garden
Albert Bates
Negroes Driven From Town After Jail Attack
A mob ordered Black residents to leave within forty eight hours. A second assault targeted the jail seeking Bill Smith accused of inciting Garden to crime. Sheriff Robertson moved Smith to Okmulgee and Jim Johnson, who supplied a rifle to Garden, was also taken there.
Comrade of McKinley Dies at Home in Missouri
Captain A. B. Logan, longtime friend and Civil War comrade of President William McKinley, died at his Warrensburg home. The duo were schoolmates, served together in the war, and later attended the same law school, graduating in the same class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Warrensburg
A. B. Logan
McKinley
Logan
Telegraphic Brevities Report From Cities
Mrs. F Saubitz of St Paul is in a critical condition from an overdose of chloroform Trinity college Cambridge Eng benefits to the extent of 2000000 by the death of Lady Pierce Aida Minch tried to commit death by own action in Minneapolis by strangling herself with a towel His condition is serious Daniel O Reilly personal counsel to Harry K Thaw is at a private san tarium in New York suffering from pneumonia Lawrence Delmour died in New York of the grip aged sixty nine
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Saubitz
St. Paul
Trinity College
Cambridge
Eng
Lady Pierce
Aida Minch
Minneapolis
Daniel O'Reilly
Harry K. Thaw
New York
Lawrence Delmour
Tammany Hall
Informal Party Hidden From Bobby Hunt In Washroom Exchange
Peter hides Bobby Hunt's party while his mother rounds him up in front of the washstand. Peter questions the bath as his mother calls him to bathe. Bobby's mother reportedly told over the phone the party was very informal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
Bobby Hunt
Bobby
Move to dissolve Goldfield Miners' Union in federal suit
Goldfield Mine Owners plan to file in the Nevada circuit court seeking an injunction and the permanent dissolution of the Goldfield Miners' union. The complaint names the Western Federation of Miners Charles A Mackinnon and nineteen officers, accusing the group of terror and property destruction tied to the Industrial Workers of the World. The action aims to restrain picketing and boycotts and may prompt Roosevelt to keep troops in Goldfield to enforce the federal court orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldfield, Nev
Goldfield Mine Owners’ Association
Circuit Court of
District of Nevada
Goldfield Miners’ Union
Goldfield Consolidated Mine Company
Goldfield Miners
Western Federation of Miners
Charles A. Mackinnonn
Industrial Workers of the World
Goldfeld District
Goldfield Union
Goldfield
Consolidated Mines Company
Joldfield Union
George Wingfield
Roosevelt
Bloody Christmas Week in Eastern Tennessee
A string of Tennessee tragedies reports from Newport Del Rio Strahl and Isabell. Policeman Robert Knowles shot William Allen. Allen died hours later. Brothers-in-law Isaac Murray and Luke Norton killed each other. Alex Wright shot his wife’s suitor leaving her gravely wounded. John Hall killed his brother-in-law William Crowder with a woman involved. Luther Wallace killed Lee Eldridge after breaking into Harris post office. Authorities pursing Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee
Newport
Robert Knowles
William Allen
Knowles
Allen
del Rio
Isaac Murray
Luke Norton
Norton
Murray
Strahl
Alex Wright
Missouri
Wright
Isabell
Polk County
John Hall
William Crowder
Luther Wallace
Lee Eldridge
Holston Valley
Wallace
Harris
White
Eldridge
Three Persons Wounded in Muskogee Pistol Fight
Oscar Reeves a real estate dealer was shot in the breast Ollie Grissom was shot through the back and C L Reid a bystander was wounded during a pistol fight in Muskogee Oklahoma Reeves and Grissom had ties via Reeves recent divorce from Grissom s sister Grissom fled after the exchange and had not yet been arrested Miss Hetty Bryant was struck as Grissom fired and knocked down during the melee
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
Oscar Reeves
Ollie Grissom
C. L. Reid
Reeves
Hetty Bryant
Grissom
Charles Reid
Miss Bryant
Christmas Crimes in Pittsburg Reported
A murder suicide and stabbing affray mark Christmas crimes in Pittsburg. Robert White was shot and killed by George Pritchard after White allegedly struck Pritchard’s wife. Michael Maloney and Milo Stratton fought Italians. Maloney was fatally stabbed, Stratton badly cut. Henry Horneff, 41, a machinist, fatally shot himself in front of his wife after two weeks of unemployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Robert White
George Pritchard
White
Pritchard
Michael Maloney
Milo Stratton
Maloney
Stratton
Henry Horneff
Marines Boisterous Christmas Fete Sparks Police Reserve Call
Boisterous Christmas celebrating by marines from Norfolk navy yard and training stations led to clashes with African American residents. Police reserves were mobilized as squads of 15 to 30 marines ranged widely, causing several rough encounters and requiring reinforced support. Authorities note recent training school recruits have had past tilts with negro servants, linked to the latest clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Navy Yard
Mutineers Subdued on Mexican Pacific Liner Lonsdale
In Salina Cruz Mexico City reports detail a mutiny on the steamship Lonsdale. Officers aided by A W Donley restrained the crew in irons and delivered them to authorities after taking swift action on signs of discontent. The Lonsdale operates between Canada and west coast points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Lonsdale
Salina Cruz
Rapid Acion
A. W. Donley
Angry Americans Seize Leechburg After Slavic Killing
A state constabulary detachment arrived from Greensburg to guard Leechburg Borough Jail as about 200 Americans gathered after Presley Klingensmith was shot and killed by a bullet from a Slavish boarding house in the foreign quarter. Ten men were jailed as borough officers struggled to prevent a clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leechburg
State Constabulary
Greensburg
Presley Klingensmith
Feud Sparked After Grover Killing Ends in Shooting
In Roxie Mississippi on December 26 James Temple and J C Campbell were waylaid returning home. Campbell was killed and Temple shot in the arm. Campbell was out on bond for killing Grover last May, with Temple as his main witness. Shooting ties to a feud rooted in Grover’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxie
Miss
James Temple
J. C. Campbell
Campbell
Temple
Grover
Quimby Shoots Wife Then Flees in Newcastle
In Newcastle Pennsylvania on December 26 Charles Quimby shot his wife and likely mortally wounded her before escaping. The couple had separated after their baby died a year earlier and the wife along with her sister had been employed at a local restaurant. The two women were on their way to work when Quimby approached without a word and opened fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
Charles Quimby
Quimby
Milford Doctor Kills Wife At Christmas Dinner
Hyde Park Massachusetts reports Dr. Walter R. Avesbury of Milford fatally shoots his wife Anna a music teacher at Roanoke College Danville Virginia as the family gathers for Christmas dinner at Mrs Jennie Rees mother of the murder scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
Mass
Walter R. Avesbury
Milford
Anna
Roanoke College
Danville
Jennie Rees
Avesbury
Rixey cites friction over hospital ships in Navy
Surgeon General Rixey states friction between the bureaus of navigation and medicine influenced Admiral Brownson’s resignation. He notes hospital ships are usually commanded by medical officers, cites joint board recommendations, and argues Relief should accompany the fleet, not remain with navigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dee
Sargeon
Rixey
Navy
Admiral Brownson
Bureau of Navigation
Relief
Brownson
Surgeon General
Medical Department of the Navy
Pacific
Bureau of Medicine of the Navy
G General Rixey
Willard P. Brownson
Army
Army and Navy Board of Medical Officers
Secre
Magdalena Bay
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Secretary of the Navy
Tragedy in Sharon: husband slays wife then dies
Police report William Van Bush cut his wife's throat with a razor and then killed himself at the Sharon home on Sharonsville Street. A son-in-law found the bodies as others slept. jealousy over a roomer is cited as a motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon
William van Bush
Sharnsville Street
Ven Bush
Bryan party heads to Moody preserves for duck hunt
Galveston December 26 William J Bryan and son arrived to stay with Colonel W L Moody for several days of duck hunting at Moody’s Lake Surprise preserves. The party includes Governor Campbell and son and George A Garden of Dallas and immediately set out for the hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
Willam J. Bryan
Son “Hee
Lake Surprige
Governor Campbell
George A. Garden
Dallas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Murphy's
Express
R. R. Murphy
Tile Pacific
Lessort
Salvationists
Elis Island
Helen Gould
America
Harry Thaw
M'Kinley
Beek
Miners’ Organization
Sult
Leechburg, Pa
W. Bridge St
Austin, Minn
Bureau of
Navigation and the
Board
Pennsylvania
Bryan
Duck Hunting
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!