Rider dies after horse thrown on Fifth Avenue
New York April 6. Arthur Shepard 26 was thrown from a saddle horse on Fifth Avenue near the Union Club at Fifty first Street and landed under a passing automobile coach that ran over him, killing him instantly. Shepard worked for Dr. Martin J. Potter at a veterinary hospital and was taking the horse to an uptown riding school when killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth-ave
Union Club
Fifty-first Street
Arthur Shepard
Shepard
Hoosier Scotti Razelrigg Rises to Vast Railway Empire
Scotti F Razelrigg, born in Greensburg Indiana, moves from mule driver on Indianapolis streetcar to magnate with roles including general manager of Richmond Light and Railroad and president of multiple railways and electric companies along the Atlantic coast and New Jersey area. He married Miss Wat e l Feeler of Rushville twenty years ago and holds numerous director positions in finance and transit firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotti FP. Razelrigg
Hoosier
Mr. Havelrigg
Greensburg
Ind
Wate I. Feeler
Rushville
Richmond Light and Railroad Company
Asbury Park & Sea Girt Railway Company
Atlantic Coast Electric Light Company
Atlantic Coast Electric Railway Company
New Jersey & Staten Island Ferry Company
Sea Coast National Bank of
Asbury Park
Sea Coast Traction Company of
Seashore Electric Railway Company
South Beach Amusement Company
Southfield Railroad Company
Staten Island Midland Railway
West End
Long Beach Street Railway Company
Coroner Probes Death in Winamac Street Case
The coroner investigates the death of Ed Ballinger found on a Winamac street early yesterday. Authorities report no signs of violence and will determine cause of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winamac
Ind
Ed = Ballinger
Man killed by train while hunting near Irondale
John L. Price a 42 year old Irondale resident was struck and killed by a Big Four train yesterday. He had just caught a rabbit and was in the act of killing it when the collision occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irondale
Anderson
Ind
John L. Price
Mrs James Henry Smith Leases London Mansion For Entertainment
Mrs James Henry Smith, widow of the late “Silent Jim” Smith, leases Lady Nunbornholme at 41 Grosvenor Square London for one year with a purchase option. Known for hospitality and wealth, she was formerly Annie Stewart, sister of Mrs Anthony Drexel, and wife of the famed Fortune holder whose fortune ranged from 40 million to over 100 million. Her remarriage follows a Scottish wedding and a voyage to the Orient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
Orient
Smith
Divorce Scandal Tops Denver Scene As Hughes Merges Wild Headlines
In Denver a social scandal centers on Cornelia Tevis McKee and Gerald Hughes as Hughes announces marriage to Mrs Mabel Nagle following a renewed public divorce saga. Hughes, a lawyer and politician, is linked to Charles J Hughes, a leading western corporation lawyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Cornelia Thaxter Tevis McKee
Paris
Gerald Hughes
Idayd Tevis
California
Sughes
Mabel Nagle
Colorado
Wyoming
Hughes
Nagle
Cheyenne
Charles J. Hughes
Corporation
West
Auto speeders may land in workhouse cell
City councilmen consider a workhouse sentence for chronic auto speeders as an amendment to the automobile ordinance. W. J. Neukom advocates stronger punishment as repeated fines fail. The Prest-O-Lite plant location and similar institutions ordinance likely settled at Monday’s meeting along with a new skating rink ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Neukom
South Bend Closes City for Sunday Tight
South Bend enforced a strict Sunday closing order with all businesses barred. Interurban travelers arriving from Elkhart Goshen Laporte and Niles faced disappointment as livery saloons gambling houses and resorts were shut. Police reported the ban began at 11 PM Saturday and remained in effect all day Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Elkhart
Goshen
Laporte
Niles
Drawing Teachers Annual Meeting Held by Western Association
The fifteenth annual session of the Western Drawing and Manual Training association opens Tuesday at Calep Mills hall and runs through Friday. educators from across the country, including Winona Technical Institute, will attend and visit schools. Welcome addresses will be delivered by Mayor Charles A. Bookwalter and others, with talks by Charles A. Bennett and Dr. William Lowe Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Drawing and Manual Training Association
Caleb Mills
Winona Technical Institute
Charles A. Bookwalter
Charles W. Moores
C. N. Kendall
John A. Hollett
W. HH. Fox
Former Teacher Training Horses in Seattle Event
Mrs. Gussie N. Seby of Gruen Lake, a former school teacher, trains a wild unbroken horse in Seattle. Cowboys and ranchers watch as she calmly mounts the fox-colored pony and tames it despite its bucking and kicking, showcasing her horse training skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Gussie N. Seby
Gruen Lake
Asquith Named New Premier of England
London April 6 Great Britain sits without a premier as Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman resigns on doctors orders. The king must appoint a successor after the cabinet resigns. Asquith, chancellor of the exchequer, is summoned to meet the king in Biarritz to discuss the transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Herbert H. Asquith
Biarritz
Indiana Medical Schools Unite Under Indiana University
The medical school fight in Indianapolis ends with Purdue withdrawing and Indiana University taking ledership of both the Indiana Medical College and the Central College of Physicians and Surgeons. A four year program will run in Indianapolis and a two year course at Bloomington, with key leaders Bryan and Stone guiding the merger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Purdue University
Indiana Medical College
The
State College
Indiana University
Bloomington
W. S. Bryan
W. E. Stone
Harmony
Central College of Physicians and Surgeons
Central College
Former Judge Cox Eyes Dem Prosecutor Nomination
Judge Charles F. Cox, former police court judge and deputy prosecutor, considers entering the Democratic race for Marion County prosecutor to oppose incumbent Elliott R. Slooton. Cox previously led the legislative ticket in 1904 for the state senate. John P. Leyendecker is also a Democratic candidate for prosecutor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Cox
Elliott R. Slooton
Cox
John W.holtzman
State Senate
John P. Leyendecker
Marion County
Floretta Whaley Pronounces Love in San Francisco
Floretta Whaley and Jere Cooke, formerly linked to St. George's Church Hempstead IL, return to San Francisco. She proclaims devotion to Cooke, now Gerald Balcom, and discusses their marriage vows, hardship, and views on Mrs. Cooke as an obstacle. Balcom is described as a skilled worker supporting the child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. George's Church
Hempstead
IL. T
San Francisco
Floretta Whaley
Cooke
Gerald Balcom
Balcom
Mrs. Cooke
Wheat Crop Shortfall Reported for Britain in 1907
London dispatch reports official crop data showing a remarkable decline in wheat production in Great Britain during 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
Rich commits suicide by arsenic in Lafayette
In Lafayette Indiana on April 6 George W. Rich a mentally weak man killed himself by swallowing arsenic. He formerly resided at Perkinsville and was found dead in his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
George W. Rich
Perkinsville
Every Mother Heed This Advice From A New York Nurse
A nurse and hospital matron urges mothers to prevent constipation to avoid illness and contagious diseases. She prescribes a home remedy with aromatic fluid Ciseara, Cardiol essence, and aromatic syrup Phebarb, dosed by age, as a reliable inexpensive non habit forming remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dreamed Father Would Meet Death in McDonnell Case
Miss Nell Dwyer, eldest daughter of murdered chief William B R Dwyer, dreamt three weeks earlier of her father's death and warned the family. The McDonnell case loomed as a source of dread, though her relatives dismissed the omen. tragedy struck when an ambulance carried the dying chief, prompting shock on the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDoneld
Kidnapped Boy Missing as Ransom Demanded in Brooklyn
New York April 6 Blackmailers demand $5,000 for the return of Bartallo Guiffe nine years old heir to Bartholow Guiffe. The boy was taken from 124 Bridgestreet Brooklyn by a woman wearing a diadem. Police and public school pupils assist detectives in locating the child after a note in Italian warned to pay the ransom and avoid police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bartallo Guiffe
Bartholow Guiffe
Cluffe
Lynching of Two Negroes Reported in South
Atlanta report on April 6 states two black men were killed by mobs in the deep south. Join Burr was hanged near Wesson Mississippi for the murder of a young white boy. Walter Clayton was shot near Bay Minette Alabama after attacking a white woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Join Burr
Wesson
Miss
Walter Clayton
Bay Minnette
Ala
Preacher Resigns Amid Parishioner Protests in Pine Plains
In Poughkeepsie New York on April 6 Pine Plains Baptists demanded the resignation of Rev Mer vin V Jacobs after he joined the Poughkeepsie Elks lodge despite parishioners warnings to stay out. Jacobs submitted his resignation to take effect July 1 saying he is not that kind of man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Plains Baptists
Mervin V. Jacobs
Poughkeepsie Lodge of Elks
Elks
Rev. Jacobs
Also Mentioned on This Page
Manhattan
Danbury Hat Co.even
Martin J. Potter
Mule Dain
Eat
Citis’ Street Railway
Indianapo
Indianapoli
Gover
Citizens’ Company
Ines
Hungry
James Henry
James Henry Smith
Nunbornholme House
Cornelia
Baxter Tevis McKee
Jilted
Asquith
England
State University
May
Elliott Rooton
Bryce
Evan
Jere Cook
Jere Cooke
William
Dwyer
Terre Wautr
William BR. Dwyer
Nell B Dwrer
Father
Bridgest., Brooklyn
A Ismond
Pettis Dry Goods Co
Eles
Indianas Pecans
French Steam Dye Works
Monument Place
Pennsylvania St
Olt
Virginia Ave
Frank G.kamps,jr
Island City Coal
N. Penn. St
Indianapolis Coal CO
Poughkeepsie, N. Y
D. M. Ferri
Court House Grocery CO
Indiana
Washington St. Corner
Alabama
M. J. Stewart
W. Wash. St
Lona Stewart
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!