Year 1913 marked bright global year and key assassinations
The piece surveys global events in 1913 including political shifts in the United States with Wilson's tariff stance, Mexican turmoil under Huerta and Carranza, European monarchs and assassinations in Greece and Turkey, and rising aviation and science. It notes notable deaths, major disasters, and sports highlights, presenting a panoramic annual chronology with emphasis on politics, conflicts, and world affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
San Francisco
Balkane
United States
J. P. Morgan
Henry M. Flagler
James R. Keen
Oregliia
Sacred College
Rampolla
Vatican
Pius X
Austria
New York City
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Congress
Wilson
Huerta
Mexico
George I
Greece
Salonika
Turkey
Enver Bey
Nazim Lasha
England
Hgvelf
Ulster
Sir Edward Carson
Ireland
Dublin
Jim Larkin
Germany
Frisco Operators Readied to Strike in Telegraph War
Frisco railroad plans show 1100 telegraphers on strike prompting layoffs of 400 and conversion of lines to telephone dispatch. Wires will be guarded day and night. trains will run with guard, no passenger service disrupted, says official. United States marshal to protect operators as orders to trains are issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Russia
Germany
United States
Poincare
Woodrow Wilson
Tuesta
Mexico
Tampico
Nesault
International
Vera Cruz
San Francisco
Frisco Railroad
Frisco
TraMie
Mr. Levy
Levee Progress Advances on Lower Mississippi River
Memphis Tennessee reports nudeepee strides toward government construction and completion of the levee system along the lower Mississippi River, described by Jenna A. Fox, secretary manager of the Mississippi River Levee Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Mies'esipal River
Jenna A. Fox
Perpetual Motion Claim Promises Battery Invention
A Chicago item notes patents and promises by George See ley Engle of Washington for an elastic primary battery described as a device likely enabling perpetual motion. The article frames the claim with cautious skepticism about the invention’s feasibility and value to purchasers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
George Seeley Engle
Washington
Fragmented note on marriage annulment and names
Fragmented OCR text mentions a marriage, annulment, and individuals likely listed as Mire Mande Patrick and others. The readable portion hints at a divorce or remarriage context with unclear names and relationships. The exact events and dates are obscured by garbled characters.
Starvation Doe Trial Nears In Washington State
The fragmentary clipping mentions legal action, a marriage rumor, and a court case involving Vonda Furfelt and Jane Warder. It references Walla Walla and a state petition, with implied accusations of property loss and starvation themes. The text is garbled and incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walle Walls
Walla Wall
Vonda Furfelt
Peter
Janey Warder
Causes of Overee Chino Airs hettiee 1 ospen Me Tor 2 pot vit wf
Sentences involve multiple figures and percentages detailing temper and maturity with references to a murder case. Jumbled phrases mention a man named Jom Bostick confessing to a murder of E. Montecur and a death sentence imposed within hours. Portugal and Spain references appear with royal education notes for a Spain heir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chino
Low Aneties
al -Ralpi Farina
Alis Jom Bostick
Ace E. Montecur
Absence Defenses in Frisco Profit Suit Against Rail Officials
United States Circuit Judge Sanborn ordered receivers to sue former St Louis and San Francisco Rail Road directors for restitution of profits from the Brownsville and Frisco lines. The defense argues these officers were absent during key votes on the purchase on December 1, 1909, when about $11.8 million was spent. Campbell Yoakum and Hawley left the room during the vote, and Yoakum reportedly gained $227,580.42 from the deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loomis C. Johnson
St Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Railway Company
Frisco
Campbell
Yoakum
Hawley
Yosukum
American actors quit Hullo Tango after rough London run
George Monroe and Harry Fisher, two American members of the Hullo Tango company, left following the initial performance in London because they could not make the British audience laugh. Their departure ends a brief stint on the show’s early run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lennon
Lueh
George Monroe
Harry Fisher
Hullo Tango” Company
Doctor Collapses Upon Seeing Patient Daughter
In Worcester Massachusetts a city hospital staffer pleaded to perform an operation when Dr F H Wheeler suddenly collapsed upon recognizing the patient as his daughter Anna. She had been struck and injured by an automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mass
City Hospital
F H Wheeler
Anna
Raiders Find Card Players Asleep At Barbershop
Pittsboro policemen, acting before daylight, raided a Homestead barber shop and arrested six sleeping men holding playing cards. Each man's pocket contained a rabbit's foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsboro
Homestead
Dayligct
Fach
Italian laborer hides $1100 in clothing
Sebastian Gadealea, an Italian laborer at University Hospital, is treated for lead poisoning and tells authorities he saved 1100 over two years. The money was sewn inside his clothing and was found during the investigation into his condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Tivine
Sebastian Gadealea
University Hospital
Walton couple welcomes their tenth child
A Walton farmer and his wife have now become the parents of their tenth child aged two years. The mother, described as the wife of the Walton farmer, reportedly received ongoing care from the same physician who has attended the family for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Halwer
Walton
Concise
Dutch Premier's Son Killed in Train Wreck
The son of the Dutch premier was killed when a express train wreck occurred near Amsterdam. Early reports indicate a fatal incident with a passenger train collision, with official investigations expected to determine causes and responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Fined for Wearing Ring in Humboldt Lodge Hearing
Humboldt Kansas court fines Cummings of Madridge five dollars plus costs for wearing an LOF ring though not a current lodge member. Cummings once belonged to the order but stopped paying dues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt, Kan
Cummings
Businessman George W. Riges found dead in home
Chicago magnate George W. Riges was discovered dead in his bathroom after fumes from benzine likely overwhelmed him while Hicks climbed a ladder to paint the ceiling. Riges lay beside a paint bucket with his head near the tub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
George W. Riges
Hicks
Siamese Twins Faced With Separation Operation
In Washington Patrick Gibbons of Reedyville Kentucky aged 102 is the oldest pensioner on the US rolls. The article describes Siamese twins referred to as Parss-tirl who were brought to undergo a separation operation to sever a strip of flesh connecting their stomachs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parss
Horn
Follett So Tat Yey Ware
Washington
Vatrick Gibbons
Reedyville
United States
Chicago woman 42 dies after attempted self harm fire
Mrs Mary Mercer of Chicago aged 42 tried to end her life with an old-fashioned revolver. She fired three shots two missed one grazed her abdomen but her clothing caught fire and she died from burns an hour after reaching the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mary Mercer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rio Grande
Western Hemisphere
Jessie Woodrow Wilson
Far East
Japan
Mikado
California
South Pole
Captain Scott
Fredrich Franz Friedmann
Friedmann
Panama Canal
Panama
Gamboa Dike
Mans Schmidt
Privat
New York State
William Sulzer
Sulzer
Progressi
Johnny Pall
Francis Quimet
Golf Worder
Brookline Mass
America
Gustave
Sweden
Stockholm
Ie Thorpe
Carlisle Foiinn
Ohio
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Foods
Omaha
Pittsburgh
Long Beach
Cal Pier
Texas
Dawson
N. M
Nevada
Gulf of Smyrna
Volturno
Binghamton
N. Y
Nome
Alaska
Enver Rey
Henry N. Flagler
Standard Oil Company
Diew
George L
James R. Keene
Oreolia
The
Rampollo
Luther McCarthy
Alberta
Nazim Pacha
Menelik
Abbyssinia
Whitelaw Reid
Great Foritain
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
N.Y
Adolphus Pusch
St. Louie
Charles G. Gates
John W Gates
Stlph Rose
Timothy Woodruff
Anthony NS Mrady
London
S&s
Fo Cody
Aero
Mayor Garner
Timothy 1
Sullivan
Polition
Alfred Ayern
Fannie May Eaton
Admiral Faton
Hans Scheidt
Anna Aumuller
Floyd
Claude S Allen
Richmond
Allen Court
Henry Spencer
Mildred Allison-texroat
Hlenge
Mra
Fleccie Wakefield
Connecticut
Leo Frank
Allnots
Pendine
Frank Crate
Indianapolis
Helen Knabe
Woodros Wilson
Robert W Archbald
Cmfiew
United States Senate
Johan Purroy Mitchel
Tammany
David Walsh
Fielder
Minnesota
Marshall
Senate
Johnson
Petrary
William Suleer
Offen
Trent
Gov
Martin
Glynn
Otto
Narvaria
Rufus Isaacs Male
Great Britain
Vensittart
Syracuse
Harvard
Yale
Francis Guimet
Brookline
Jim Thorpe
Philadelphia Athletics
New York Giants
Sir Thomas Lipton
New York Yacht Club Invention and Exploration
Vibljamar Stefansson
British Columbia
Robert G. Fowler
Crecker Land Exposition
Hudson Stuck
Mt McKinley
Simon Plexner
Friedrich Franz
Italy
Argentine Republic
Switzerland
Scotland
Canada Ly
Portugal
Morocco
China
Victoria-Louise
Kaiser
Prince Ernst of Cumberland
Francis Bowes Sayre
White Touwse
Vincent Astor
Helen Huntington
Duke of Croy
Mise Leithmann
Prince Arthur of
Connaught
Drehons
Fife
Mansel
Princess of
Mohenzzollern
Singmaringen
Kermany
Mise
Helen Gould
Pinley J. Shepard
Felix Maz
Mexico City
Fraderico Madoro
National Palace
Ustavo
Madero
Gustavo Madero
Felix Diaz
Pine Suster
Victoriano Huerta
Venustiano Carranza
Wexien
Juares
Chihuahua
Pancho
Villa
Carranza
Felix Mint
Havana
Balkan
Wers
Adrianeply
Scutari
Balkans
Mere Pronedine Pankhorse Visi
Getivebure
Atd I'fiot
Gettenbure
Hares Ko
Stanford White
Fem
Vatteawan
Tees
Canada
Agelania
Eneland
Roosevelt Sures
Rio Janeiro
Hrteil
Buenos
Astrea
Argentine
Republiie
Valparaiso
Chile
Mendel Weil
Oly
Kiev
Gamboa
San Francis
Michigan
Ft. Leavenworth
Jnn
Indy Garment Workers
Traf
Fic
Springfield
Stanes
Patrick
Ratlli
Arey
Etiletell Teon
Freeteas
Fest
Fcr Tores
Weetar
Pricor
Eton
Lisbon
Spain
Swegland
Brownsville
Sanborn
Giri
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!