Aviator Doolittle Prompts Continentwide Flight Rivalry
Reports note aviator Doolittle rose to fame with a single day cross continental flight and now ulmen race to be first to complete the distance in one leg. Ford remains firm on plant closings unless fuel prices are fair, and labor disputes loom. A WWI veteran died in the Her'in massacre, his discharge taken for grand jury. calls grow to rebury him with a headstone. Booze makers’ evasion prompts sheriffs to add bloodhound tracking. The Arkansas senator and labor leaders spark debate on law and order while national finances show Britain and Jugoslavia in debt, Denmark neutral near Germany, and Jugoslavia in an improving financial position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doolittle
Her' Yin
Potter’s Field
Great Britain
Denmark
Juga-Slavia
Kansas
Germany
Europe
Jugo-Slavia
Canvas Wall Around County Fair Track Draws Debate
The canvas wall planned by the fair board to enclose the race track faces drawbacks as no knots exist in canvas. Residents weigh weather impacts on class schedules and heat versus cool conditions amid conflicting labor settlement rumors from officials.
Centennial and regional political events reported today
The dispatch notes Alabama Democrats meet in Montgomery for a long delayed state platform, Alabama Republicans in Birmingham to nominate a ticket for November, and New Mexico Republicans in Albuquerque choosing U S Senate and House candidates. It also mentions a Rome ceremony using the Pope’s recently donated automobile for the Materna of Loreto procession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whittier
Brazil
Alabama
Montgomery
Birmingham
New Mexico
Albuquerque
United States
Congress
Rome
Matenna
Loretto
Santa Maria Marrgtore
Mascagni Birthday Celebrates Italian Composer’s Rise
Pietro Mascagni, famed operatic composer, marks his 60th birthday. Born to a horn baker, he pursued music against family wishes, trained at Milan Conservatoire, endured financial hardship after an uncle’s death, joined a traveling troupe, and later married in 1886. His breakthrough came with Cavalleria Rusticana premiering May 17 1890, quickly earning him worldwide fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pietro Mascagni
Signor Mascagni
Milan
Mascagni
Fragmented column of quips and notices
A jumble of lines features a mix of aphorisms, odd remarks, and stray notices. Mentions of miners and coal, a missing Philadelphia landlord, taxes for wives, and a Swiss firm wrapping soap with Austrian money appear among miscellany and witty asides.
Bethany College Sees 10 Percent Enrollment Rise
Bethany Kansas expects a ten percent increase in attendance next school year. Last year 637 students enrolled with 397 girls and 226 boys. The faculty now lists forty instructors and plans include a new auditorium and music hall. The annual spring festival features a state music contest and a Messiah chorus performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindsborg
Kan
Bethany College
Kansas
Bethany
Aiiew
Barker Family Notices and Local Visits in Topeka Region
Extensive social column records visits and gatherings among Barker area families including Gorrills Ransdells Winters Harshberger and Criss. Recurring events include dinners weeks in Topeka Lawrence Eskridge and Osage, school events and a watermelon picnic at Husted's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Harshberger
A. A. Richards
Arnold Ransdell
M. Gentry
George Husted
George Shearer
R. W. Gorrill
Minervian Club
G. W. Husted
Frank Criss
George Criss
Lawrence
Ambrose Bigsby
Brune_brothers
Willis Colman
Rob Rose
Gentry
Atla
Stella Bellas
Vera
Viola Hiddleston
Jennie Taylor
Eskridge
Kansas
Viola Transmeter
J. W. Decker
Will Gorill
Mary Alice
W.gorrill
S. Ra
Will Gorrill
Ship Gentry
Seance secrets drive Lucas to confront Galilee past
Lucas suspects a buried link to Galilee and Quinlan as he recalls a deadly meeting. Ethel faces revelation about her father and Agnes while Barney eyes a fragile ally in a dying woman at St Luke's Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennet
Lucas
Galilee
James Quinkin
WJ. Q
Quinlan
Galiles
J. Q
Kincheloo
Ethel
Loutrelly
Lucent
Tal
Lutas
Miss Carew
Lucas Cur Jen
Fla
Lautrelle
Ciy
Loutrelle
Barney Loutrelle
Flewan
St. Florentin
Agnes
Hut
Barney
Agnea
Walh
Ethel Carew
Union Station
Sheridan
Wyoming
Sheridan, Wyoming
Corner grocers credited with aiding Illinois miners during strike
The settlement of the Illinois coal miners strike is attributed by union officials to the support of corner grocery stores. Stores carried hundreds of dollars in miners accounts, supplying sugar and staples on credit as miners faced poverty and hunger with little strike pay. After the strike ended, large orders surged as grocers and charities stepped in to aid recovering families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Associated Press
Little’ Corner Grocery
Illinois
Proceryman
Shipping losses in last quarter 1921 reported by Lloyds
Lloyds Register of Shipping tallies 99 steamers and 68 mailing vessels lost or damaged in the 1921 fourth quarter. Totals show 117,926 and 38,138 tons gross with causes including wrecked foundered collision burnt missing abandoned lost and condemned. American registered ships include seven steamers and seventeen sailing vessels. Holland shows no losses. Vessels under 100 tons excluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lloyds Regis_ter
Holland
Loading a Donkey and Adventure Trails Fun
A playful 1922 feature explains loading a cardboard donkey and packing a big pack saddle. It details a simple craft for a canvas tent and teases upcoming adventures, including plans for a major oil pipeline across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and a doctor’s office move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
George Matthew Adams
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ford
Detroit
Sherif Johns
Arkansas
Institut
Tom Sims
Ian
Jas
Philadelphia
Acacia Lodge
Lawrence Lodge
Acacia Fraternity
Joseph E. Harbeson
W. M
Paul A. Lange
Rere Si
Western Slope
Colorado
Uns
Mie
Charles Husted
Marie
Bary Gorrill
A. Richards
Atchison
Viola
Vera Hiddleston
Wilma Antdisse Evans
Blis
Pauli Winter
Laura Winter
Ile
Paul Winter
Idat
Barr Gorrill
Topeka
Morris Beyas
Arnold Yschell
Dhansas
Marshall Gorrill and Sons
Clarence and
Gunren
Will Criss
J.M. Harrison
Aughter
Robert
J. M. Harrison
Fadora C. P. A. Pic
Marie Husted
Ernest Watts
Norris Bryan
Leslie Rose
Helen Harstiberger
Marshall Gorrill
Myers
Barr Gorvill
Owen
Rectum
Colon
Co Ee
Woolworth
Etl
Tiler Gir
Tenth and
Wabash
Burney
Mire Wat
St Luke's
Mrs. Wain
Treenuse
Byentae
Grocers
Gulf of Mexico
Woolworth's
Joan
Merchants National Bank
Wiichegharm
Pirate
Elsindre Crowell
Betty
Tomah-to
Billy Burro
Tchauntepec
H. T. Randle
Johnson Building
Woolworth’s
Shimmons Bros
Bowerzock Theatre
Ies
The
Shawnee Investment Co
Topeka, Kansas
Terry Laheetene L
Cohocal
Lawre
Great State Life Insurance Co
Wichita, Kansan
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!