Two Bandits Rob Mail Car On New York Memphis Train
Bandits boarded the Southern Railway mail car at Cave Chute near Stevenson Alabama and robbed registered mail from train No 25. They bound gagged the clerks and rode 40 miles before stopping at Stevens Gap. Fourteen pieces of registered mail were taken with several thousand dollars feared missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Sheffield
Stevenson
Huntsville
Ala
Counide
Southern Railway
New York
Cave Chute
Stevens Gap
Post Office
Bardits
Charles Flint
Stevens’ Gap
Millionaire attorney shot by highwayman on electric line
Charles W. Kirkbride an attorney and coast artillery officer known as the Millionaire company was shot and likely fatally wounded when a young bandit robbed two electric cars between San Mateo and San Francisco. A woman passenger named Milk Bride grappled with the robber and was wounded. The bandit escaped with valuables as about 45 people rode the cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Mateo
Cal
Charles W. Kirkbride
Comany Coast Artillery Reserve
Millionaire Company
San Francisco
Milkbride
San Antonio man chosen grand sire of I O O F lodge
Winnipeg, Sept. 17 C A Kell ar of San Antonio Texas was chosen grand sire of the sovereign lodge I O O F by acclamation. Seven candidates were named for deputy grand sire with others elected including Judge Robert F Daniel of Georgia deputy grand fire John B Goodwin of Baltimore reelected grand secretary and M Richards Muckle of Philadelphia grand treasurer. The past presidents association and the Odd Fellows Press association met as a garden party at government house hosted by the lieutenant governor featured today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Man
C. A. Kellar
San Antonio
Texas
Sovereign Lodge
Robert F. Daniel
Georgia
John B. Goodwin
Baltimore
M. Richards Muckle
Philadelphia
Presidents’ Association
Odd Fellows Press Association
Government House
Waterlo o man murders wife in Toledo amid estrangement
Carey S. Beidler of Waterloo Indiana, 38, shot his wife as she sat at dinner in her Toledo apartments yesterday. He pushed aside their 15 year old son Marion and fled but was captured minutes later by Mildred Barnard who heard the shot. Beidler, held until police, the couple had been separated for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Marion
Carey S. Beidler
Waterloo
Ind
Mildred Barnard
Beidler
Waterlooo shock follows Toledo tragedy
Waterloo Indiana reacts to the Toledo shooting in which Carey Beidler killed his wife and wounded no one else. Beidler, a telegraph operator, had separated from his wife who had moved to Toledo with their 12 year old son. Both had worked in different cities recently and visits to meet were declined before the fatal arresting visit.
If Hubby Sleeps In A Hayloft Cruelty Case In Indiana
In Muncie Indiana on September 17 Mrs Elizabeth Courtney sues William for divorce alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. She claims he prefers sleeping in a hayloft with pigs cattle and horses over a clean bed and asks for alimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Elizabeth Courtney
William
Funk denies monopoly in farmers’ tools case
Clarence S. Funk, general manager of International Harvester, testifies in the government anti trust case that the firm faces many competitors in farm implements from corn shellers to cultivators. He notes grasshoppers and crickets cost Harvester over 4 million dollars and describes efforts to create a better binder twine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Clarence S. Funk
International Harvester Company
Funk
Harvester
Finx
Roosevelt Seeks Special Session For Progressive Platform
In Tucson on September 11, 1905, Col Roosevelt said if elected president he would call a special session of congress after inauguration to push the Progressive Party program. He highlighted measures such as a minimum wage for women a living wage child labor limits and labor hour regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ariz
Col. Roosevelt
Congress
Progressive Party
Naval cutter capsizes. eight dead near Lake Bluff
Three more bodies were recovered from Lake Michigan near Lake Bluff, raising the known dead to eight after a 36 foot cutter with twenty four United States naval recruits overturned during a sailing outing. Chief Gunner's Mate W. E. Negus died heroically while aiding others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Lake Bluff
United States Naval Training Station
W. E. Negus
Negus
Syater
Negug
Fort Sheridan
Bea
Camman
Winkler
Frickson
Bherack
Quoner
M.negus
New World Pie Racer Follows Pecans Market Rumor
A terse market note mentions a pie racer project linked to pecan trades and a mysterious New World symbol. Traders note unnamed investors and potential timing shifts with unclear details.
President Taft Breathing Spell Pauses Vacation Rush
Beverly Massachusetts September 17 The president relaxes after a busy vacation with no callers or signatures today and heads to Myopia for a morning golf match. Taft’s sons Robert and Charles depart Beverly to resume studies and join their respective publications and schools. A telegram from former President Thomas Lewis of the United Mine Workers is mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Maas
Taft
White House
Calley
Myopia
Robert
Charles
Margard
Law Review
Hargee D. Taft
Waterlawn
Conn
Thomas Lewis
United “Mine Werkeve
Ag’ Re‘wubliicaw
Gank
Wilson seeks crowds in three states during inter state tour
Governor Wilson greeted by Iowa South Dakota and Nebraska democrats in Sioux City. He rode in an automobile, joined a Sioux ceremony, spoke to 800 students at Morningside College, and planned a 4 p m train to Sioux Falls. He urged aide contact with large crowds and pitched pure food laws as urgent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Iowa
South Dakota
Nebraska
Gov. Wilson
Sioux Falls
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Morningside College
Fair Grounds
Gov Thomas R Marshall Begins Missouri Campaign Swing
Hannibal Missouri woke to Gov Thomas R Marshall Democrat vice presidential hopeful arriving after a night trip from St Joseph He heads to Lagrange for a brief homecoming and plans speeches in Hannibal and a stop in St Louis on Wednesday Gov Marshall’s Indiana roots and anti slavery stance noted in the account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal
Thomas R. Marshall
Mdiana
St. Joseph
Lagrange
Gov. Marshall
Indiana
Marshall
Missouri
St. Louis
Perkins replies to Marshall over Harvester claim
George W. Perkins rebuts Gov. Marshall from New York denying he presides over the International Harvester company. He accuses the governor of twisting the statement for political gain and insists another person presides over the firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George W. Perkins
Thomas R. Marshall
St. Joseph
International Harvester Company
Governor Marshall
Gov. Marshall
Gov Thomas Marshall Visits Old Marshall Home in Lagrange
Citizens of Lagrange Missouri greet Governor Thomas R Marshall as he returns to the town of his childhood. He and Mrs Marshall tour the two story frame cottage once occupied by his parents and promise sparse political remarks in his address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lagrange
Thomas R. Marshall
Girls Should Never Train For Athletics Declared By Lea
Angeles reports a controversial statement by a woman named Lea who says girls should never train for sports. She claims she violated the rule only once to compete in an international tennis championship where she faced harsh mockery and severe weight loss described as forty seven pounds by starvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea
Angeles
Cal
Athletia
Everita
Magallon
Gunmen Brief Delay in Rosenthal Murder Case
Horowitz known as Gyp the Blood and Rosenzweig alias Lefty Louie were arraigned in the New York supreme court after Brooklyn arrest. Wives and Max Kahn held as material witnesses. Prosecutors seek letters found in their apartment as potential evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry Horowitz
Gyp the Blood
Louie” Rosenzweig
Brooklyn
Herman Rosenthaa
Justh Goff
Supreme Court
Wahle
Aesistant
Moss
Rosenthal
Hotel Metropole
Mena
Daugherty
Police Department
Whitman and Rubin Arrive in Hot Springs for Conference
District Attorney Whitman and New York Assistant Rubin arrived in Hot Springs Ark shortly before noon. Mr Rubin immediately began a conference with Alder local officials as part of ongoing legal proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Ark
Whitman
Rubin
New York
Alder
Japan's New Emperor and Empress Dress in Old Court Attire
The article notes Japan's new emperor and empress donning traditional court dress, described as thick garments in ceremonial wear. It reflects on customs and the regal display following succession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kellar
ODD Fellows
Carey Beidler
DeKalb
the Sentinel
Lake Shore Railroad
Millersburg
Allen County
Big Harvester Company
Trust Action
Roosevelt
Arizona
Michigan
Wilson
Lagrange, Mo
Old Town
St. Joseph, Mo
Old Marshall
Horowitz
Rosenweig
Arkansas Resort
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!