Initials on Clothes Point to Highland Park Bank Robber
Inquest into the Highland Park daylight bank robbery widow the fugitive known as J Harris or Lamar A Harris. He used a Nashville connection Grace Marshall and Marshall Freeman & Rogers. Harris borrowed a car, robbed Arksine Bank, wounded Marshal Sheehan, and then killed himself in a coal shed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Highland Park
J. Harrison
Los Angeles
Cal
Lamar A. Harris
Perado
John Ho Sheahan
Otisara
Lasalle
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee City
Grace Marshall
Heneath
Marshall, Freeman & Rogers
Harris
J E Keelyn
Evanston
Keelyn
Fred Behwab
Wilson Schwab
North Shore
Schwab
Arskine Bank
John C. Duffy
Marshal Sheehan
Sheehan
Sheethan
Two-Cent Test Begins in Illinois Injunction Case
Springfield federal court hears an injunction action by Phillip Barton Warren solicitor for Chicago Peoria & St Louis receivers challenging the 2-cent passenger rate act of 1907 as oppressive discriminatory and denying judicial review of rate reasonableness. Receivers Ramsey and Merriam oversee the line from Peoria to St Louis via Springfield. Also Henry B Waite plans a 2 000 000 volt public electric demonstration at Madison Square Garden using Richard Garrick as the test subject.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Illinois
United States Circuit Court
Phillip Barton Warren
Chicago
Peoria
Warren
New York City
Madison Square Garden
Henry B. Waite
Richard Garrick
Bishop Hartzell's Mother Dead in Moline
Mrs. Nancy Hartzell aged 93 mother of Dr Joseph C Hartzell bishop of Africa for the Methodist church died in Moline. Descendants include two great great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop Hartzell
Moline
Nancy Hartzell
Joseph C Hartzell
Africa
Methodist Church
Delicacy Out of Season Tale From Arkansas Survey
A fragment from a 1900 Toledo piece recalls Arkansan farmers during Midland Valley survey work. Surveyors request drink. the farmer offers tea, buttermilk, and other provisions, revealing rural life and local speech amid expeditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Arkansas
Midland Valley Road
Arkhansan
Bert Roelowe
Ted
Ohio
Tvera
Toon
Panioan
Hair loss cured by Cuticura after scaly scalp
testimonial from W F Sterse of Pittsburgh praising Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for curing a scaly scalp and hair loss after typhoid fever. mentions May 1908 letter dates and preparation by Potter Drug & Chem Corp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterse
Broad St
Pittsburg
Penn
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boson
Patent cure ads and jokes from an old newspaper page
A collage of medical product pitches and light humor. Includes a 100 dollar reward offer for catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, F J Cheney endorsement, testimonials by Walpina Kinnan & Marvin, and prices. Also lists Fiats Catarrh Cure, Hall's Family Pills, Pierce's Pellets, and Lewis' Single Binder cigars amid quips about air ships and ball grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
J. Cheney
Toledo
J Cheney
Walpina, Kinnan & Marvin
Fiat
Hal
Starch quality and comfort in laundry and daily life
An advertisement extols Defiance Starch for its strong yet thinly applied finish, promising fabric beauty and wear. The piece also features brief quotes from a sentimental vignette about Robbie and a testimonial praising Allen's Foot-Case for tired feet with a Providence, R. I. user.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Hat design sparks dispute over purchase and husband
In a curious exchange a milliner confirms a north pole hat design, noting disputes between the purchaser and her husband. Miss Cayenne remarks men often snub compliments, while she quips that hiding talent is best done by keeping a church letter in one’s trunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pole
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bandit
Federal Court
Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis
News OF Illinois
Marissa
Lentzburg
Kutka
William Wyrith
Juan
Eldorado
New Methodist Eyes Pal
Hoon Pe
Jo WoCananis
East St Louis
Girard Spoukield
Sebo
Tare Ane
Paity
Kenney
James Kirby
Turbridge
Carlinville
Springfeld
State Board of Equalization
Lincoln
Bloomington
J C Frickey
Petersburg
Bart
Nota
Abraham Lincoln
Lorimer
Europe
Deneeen
Lee County
Marion
South Dixon Townships
John A. Johnson
Varna
Sterling
G. W Hayton
Charles Bort
Bort
Cook
McLean County Medical Society
Frederick Cook
Henry
Harley Braden
Hock Ipland
McCune
Carrie A. Smith
BE. Mammen
Farmer
Harrisburg
Troy Times
South Pole
Henry Savage Landor
Pole
Lieu Shackleton
Landor
Asia
Mr Landor
Tommy
Frank
Bigtown
Tiffany
Omaha
United States
Holden
Oriala
KF Llogg
A.l Grocers
Mogg
Kellogg Toasted Corn Flake CO
Battle Creek
Mich
Dogg 1
State Chest
Win
State Pharmaceutical Association
Leas Ketal Druggists Association
Houston Laboratories
PF. S. Tilson
Main Street
Horszon
Texas
Welker
Texas State
Gonzales Lewas
Tilson
B. A Walker
Comrales Texas
Houston
Tezon
Robbie
Bobbie
Bliggins
Miss Cayenne
West
Butte Valley
California
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
E. L. Lomax
Union Pacific R. R
Omaha, Neb
Spohn Medical CO
Goshen
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!