England ready to bring Crippen back to England
London reports Sergt. Mitchell will sail Thursday from Liverpool on the Lake Manitoba with papers to extradite Dr. H. H. Crippen for murder. Aboard will be the police matron to accompany Ethel Clare Leneve to England. Mrs. Neve appeals to her daughter not to shield Crippen as investigators seek to confirm the body’s identity and pursue defense connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Manitoba
Ethel Clare Leneve
England
Mitchell
Lothe Neve
Crippen
Arthur Newton
Charles Thomas Marr
Rylance
Oxford Street
Criminal Investigation Department of Scotland Yard
Crippen Accepts Legal Aid and Waives Extradition
In Quebec on August 3, Dr H H Crippen accepted London’s legal aid by cable and said he would waive extradition. He had planned to fight return to London for the Belle Elmore murder. Authorities have intensified guard and restricted his communication. He expressed jubilance at accepting aid and hinted he would tell his story in England, insisting he is not guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
H. H. Crippen
London
Crippen
Belle Elmore
Father Point
England
Evansville Mayor Offers Rent Free to New Baby Couple
Special to The Sun reports Evansville Indiana on August 3 that Mayor Rosencranz president of Fur Lean Plow Works offers rent free to the first couple to have a baby born while living in his new apartment house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Rosencranz
Fur Lean Plow Works
Dies in accident while hunting hawk on farm
Daniel O’Connor of Buffalo died after the gun he was using on a farm near Concord exploded its charge into his chest. He died a few minutes later, while vacationing in Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawk
C@REY
Daniel O'Connor
Buffalo
Concord
Editors Trade Harsh Insults Behind Newspaper War
In Hartford City Indiana on August 3 editors from the News and the Journal traded strong epithets in public rivalries. The comment war began Monday and Tuesday with insults about emetics and Stygian darkness as residents await the next issues and possible repercussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford City
Ind
News
Lynching Violence Spreads Across Holmes County Florida
In Holmes County Florida a wave of white violence spreads after the murder of 14 year old Bessie Morrison. Two Black men lynched after confessing, followed by four more as vengeance continues. Local authorities report a reign of terror in the northwest part of the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnay
Fla
Holmes County
Bessie Morrison
Knights of Columbus Reports Membership Rise to 246000
Quebec Aug 3 A gain of 19000 members by the 71 councils of the Knights of Columbus was reported by Supreme Knight James A Flaherty. The total membership stands at 246000 and a 5000000 endowment fund for Washington University has been approved with 151000 paid. The balance is due by October 1911 when the Columbus monument will be unveiled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Knights of Columbus
James A. Flaherty
Flaherty
Washington University
Mutiny and Desertions on the Monitor Ozark Cruise
Mutiny and wholesale desertions mark the Ozark aboard the District of Columbia naval militia in Chesapeake Bay. Deserters cite harsh discipline and work, poor food and water, and some claim the Ozark is unseaworthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Monitor Ozark
Chesapeake Bay
District of Columbia
Ozark
Blind Harvard-educated lawyer named assistant US district attorney
Raymond G. Brown, blind since age eight, graduated from Harvard Law School in 1909, has been appointed an assistant United States district attorney. He is an expert typewriter, needing no transcription help, and possesses a remarkable memory able to recall entire passages from decisions from minimal references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Raymond G. Brown
Harvard Law School
United States
Brown
Accession Declaration Bill Passes Lords Third Reading
The accession declaration bill was approved by the house of lords on third reading. It strikes out anti Catholic phrases from the king's accession declaration and replaces them with the words I am a faithful Protestant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Lords
Boy Kills Baby Sister in Accidental Shot Incident
Athens Ga Aug 3 A six year old boy named Doc Johnson fired a loaded shotgun at his baby sister not knowing it was loaded. A coroner s jury ruled the boy irresponsible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Doc Johnson
Japanese Close Friends Speaker Reflects on Asia Ties
New York reports Rt. Rev. Herriman C. Harris, a Methodist Episcopal bishop, speaks from thirty years in Japan and five in Korea about friendships and relations in the region. The remarks come as he reflects on cultural ties and regional dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Japan
Korea
Herriman C. Harris
Arrival of Korean Envoy Frames US Japan Ties
A Korean envoy recently arrived in the United States says the friendship between Japan and the United States is a striking characteristic of both governments and peoples, highlighting broader diplomatic goodwill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Japan
United States
Syrian merchant shoots sister in law in Wheeling
Kaleel Adams a Syrian merchant in Wheeling West Virginia shot and killed his sister in law Katie Joseph this afternoon firing seven shots into her body He had intended remark he made before entering the To-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Kaleel Adams
Katie Joseph
Shooting follows family row at Sepb House
A family dispute at Sepb House erupted in gunfire with all residents fleeing except one girl who remained inside. Investigators say the incident began after a heated argument. No other injuries reported. Police are searching for suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sepb
Grand Trunk workers uneasy over peage terms after wage advance
Montreal August reports show Grand Trunk railroad employees dissatisfied with peace terms that include backdated raises and a near 18 percent increase since May while strikebreakers fill positions. Officials expect freight to normalize within 48 hours and see most workers return. Wages rise under a settlement aided by Labour Minister W L Mackenzie King, with Central Vermont adopting Rutland railway standards starting January 1, 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Grand Trunk Railroad
Grand Trunk
Hays
Eastern Association
W. L. MacKenzie King
Central
Vermont
Rutland Railway
Canadian Pacific
Settlement Terms Satisfy Grand Trunk Leaders
President Garretson of the conductors and President Lee of the trainmen say they are satisfied with the terms of the settlement and left last night for St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garretson
Lee
St. Louis
Curtiss Sets Minimum Exhibition Fee At Five Thousand
New York Aug 3 Glenn H Curtiss announces he will not fly in any exhibition for less than 5000 a day to defend the international cup. He plans to devote time to experiments in his Hammond sport shops and to developing an aeroplane for defense of the cup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dearborn
Chicago
Monon
Indianapolis
H. G. Alexander
North Illinois Street
Glenn H. Curtiss
Plot Reported to Kill Venezuelan President Gomez
Willemstad Curacao August 3 reports circulate in Venezuela of a plot to assassinate Vicente Gomez president of the republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gomez
Peril
Willemstad
Curacao
Venezuela
Vicente Gomez
Wu Ting Fang Named Adviser to Foreign Affairs Board
Pekin August 3 Dr Wu Ting Fang once China’s minister in Washington has been appointed adviser to the board of foreign affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
Wu Ting Fang
China
Washington
Board of Foreign Affairs
Cross Dies While Votes Are Cast
Oklahoma City Aug 3 William Cross secretary of state and candidate for state auditor at Tuesday's primaries died early Wednesday. It is not known if Cross was nominated as returns were still incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okio
William Cross
Tweeday
Cross
Persian political killings claim two more leaders
Tehran reports a renewed assassination campaign between reactionists and supporters of the new order in Persia. Ali Mohamed a leading nationalist figure and one associate were shot, raising the death toll in the ongoing struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teheran
New Order
Persia
Ali Mohamed
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grippen
Sergeant Mitchell
Canada
Doctor
Sergt. Mitchell
Scotland Yard
Melville MacNaughten
Criminal Investigation Department
Froest
Frof. Papper
Hilldrop Crescent
Partici
Florida County
Moniter
Carl. L. Rost
Pop
Ralston
Margherita
Italy
Merchants Heat & Light Co
Main
S. Penn
Indorses
R. H. Williams
Mgr
Neal Institute CO
Indianapolis, Ind
Eudora
Neal
Geo. H. Grannis
Brightwood Congregational Church
Jodianapolis
Adams &J
Sophia
Sun
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!