Anderson Man Kills Wife and Friend in Self Defense Plea
Frank Ricketts 27 shot and killed his wife Ida 24 and friend Nettie Britton 26 after a separation. He claimed self defense saying the women ordered him from the room and Britton urged the gun from the drawer. Police doubt the claim as the victims were clothed for street wear and shot in the hallway. The couple’s children, ages 4 and 7, were placed in a Dunkard orphanage near Newcastle. Ricketts had previously stirred trouble near St. Louis by leaving clothed notes claiming he had died, then returned and mocked his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Ind
Frank Ricketts
Ida Ricketts
Nettie Britton
Ricketts
Dunkard
Newcastle
St. Louis
Early American flags tied to historic campaigns
Two flags showcased in a museum collection illustrate early U S political campaigns. One flag has seventeen stripes with thirteen stars, centered by a larger star cluster and bears the legend The Hero of Tippecanoe, a Harrison relic. The second flag adds four stars and depicts a sailor nailing a mast bearing Henry Clay and T Frelinghuysen, linked to the 1840 campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tippecanoe
William Henry Harrison
Henry Clay
T. Frelinghuysen
Railroad friends hold up constable near Royal Center
Loganport Ind November 25 James Gorman a special constable arrested railroad man A T Layton for a restaurant bill dispute but was seized by Layton's railroad friends. Gorman held in a box car at gunpoint until the last train departed and he fled town to notify authorities. Layton allegedly defrauded Gorman of a restaurant bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sun
Logansport
Ind
James Gorman
A. T. Layton
Layton
Royal Center
Gorman
Sunday Bar Common Here Says Judge in Tiger Case
Judge James Pritchard in criminal court on Friday called the Sunday bar institution well known to Indianapolis residents. The appeal from city court on a gold judgment was dismissed and costs paid. Defendant William Roberts, colored, 40 Indians avenue, was involved in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
James Pritchard
William Roberts
Indians Avenue
Record Thanksgiving marriage boom in Evansville Indiana
Twenty four marriages were solemnized in Evansville Indiana on Thanksgiving Day breaking all local records. Licenses were issued Wednesday afternoon and an extra clerk was kept busy filing the blanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Despondent wife dies after ingesting acid in Marion
Mrs Frank Hedrick aged 56 of Marion Indiana drank acid Thursday amid ill health and died within an hour Special to The van The woman applied grease to her lips before swallowing to prevent burns Thanksgiving disaster report notes body found at home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ind
Frank Hedrick
Arid
Franklin
Franklin Suy
Central Avenue
Birth and death in Columbus by tuberculosis
Mrs Lunr Beaver aged 26, died of tuberculosis in Columbus on Wednesday after giving birth to a week-old baby who died Thursday. Both are to be buried in the same grave according to local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ind
Lunr Beaver
Baba
Bubonic Plague Sweeps Manchuria Threatening Asia
A report from Peking dated November details a bubonic plague sweeping northern Manchuria from China threatening hundreds of millions. Villages deserted, workers dying in vast numbers, and government projects halted as fears grow of a regional quarantine and wide spread outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchuria
China
Asia
Scolki Mountains
Labor End In Sight For A F L Convention Site
In St Louis on Friday the race for the next AFL convention site began Rochester New York and Atlanta Georgia are the leading contenders with a decision expected about the 1911 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Federation of Labor
Rochester
N. Y
Atlanta
Indianapolis Undergoes Investigation Surprises Writer
Magazine writer Eugene Wood visits Indianapolis studying social reforms and the marriage license standard. He questions Gov. Marshall's stance on physician certificates, praises local unity and the Commercial club, notes the city’s clean water and the smoke nuisance impacting industry. He suggests devices to curb coal smoke to save costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Wood
Indianapolis
Hampton's
Gov. Marshall
Wood
Governor Opposes Marriage Certificate Law for Doctors
Gov Thomas Marshall resists a proposed law backed by the Richmond ministerial association requiring physicians to hold a certificate to issue marriage licenses. The good citizenship committee plans a resolution urging the governor to back the measure. Marshall defends liberty and argues the doctor has no role in marriage ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond Ministerial Association
Thomas R. Marshall
Good Citizenship Committee
General Assembly
Marshall
Mill ends sale at J Singer & Sons
Sale of mill ends offering a suit or overcoat to order for 11.75 dollars. J Singer and Sons located at 43 West Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Singer & Sons
West Washington Street
D. C. Chipman Slept in Maplewood Burial Honors
D C Chipman lawyer and author was buried at Maplewood on Thursday. He once served as prose cutting attorney in Hamilton County in 1851 and was appointed internal revenue collector by Abraham Lincoln. He later became mayor of Noblesville and had lived in Anderson since 1870.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
Abraham Lincoln
Noblesville
Anderson
Ind
D. C
Reads of Crippen prompt man to hang himself
Princeton Indiana reports Daniel Colbert aged 50 hanged himself after reading about the Crippen hanging. He had been indicted for a statutory offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Ind
Daniel Colbert
Crippen
Sorority Women Tie The Knot In Huntington Weddings
Nine Tri Kappa sorority members wed in Huntington over the past year with the latest ceremony held at Thanksgiving. The group remains the town’s most popular social circle as marriages continue among the active members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Ind
Tri Kappa
DIES AT 100 IN VERNON COMMUNITY
Vernon Indiana reports the death of Mrs. Patrick Gaughin aged 100 who passed away Thursday. She immigrated to the area from Ireland as a girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
Ind
Patrick Gaughin
Ireland
Eccentric farmer shoots at hunting boys causing fatal wounding
Benjamin Roberts, 60, fired two rifle shots at a group of boys on his Madison Indiana farm. James Jones, 16, was hit and died after hours of dragging himself along a hillside. Roberts was jailed following the incident on Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Ind
Benjamin Roberts
James Jones
Roberts
Justice May Withdraw In Jeffersonville Race
Jeffersonville Indiana November 25 John Prall a Republican elected justice of the peace says he will not qualify and seeks to withdraw to make the race unanimous Prall is the sole Republican winner and plans to resign his claim to the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffersonville
Ind
John Prall
Prall
Marvelous results with Poslam skin treatment
Patient testimonial from George Perkins of Providence R. I. touts Poslam as highly effective for all skin disorders. Claims rapid itch relief and healing, recommends using Poslam first for eczema acne tetter salt rhem and minor blemishes. Available in trial 50 cents and regular $2 jars from druggists including H J Huder and Weber Drug Co. Free sample offered by Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Perkins
Providence
R. J
H. J. Huder
Weber Drug ‘O
West Twenty-ffch Street
New York City
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.S
ST. Louis, Mo
Rockers
Ieenes
Tsts
Dee
Ehlbai
United’ Social Service
Tom
Delaware
Scientigc Medical
West
Tuther Dodge & Co
Chicago
Union Station
Washington St
Perse Te Nae
Pon
Nicaea Romney Ncr
Capaci
Nee A
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!