Girl in Secret Service Miss Smithwick Captivates Indiana Visit
New Albany special correspondent reports Eva Smithwick, young secret service operative, arriving home from Chicago after guarding postal fraud evidence from Mexico. Her friends praise her detective work while officials discuss post office fraud cases and civic events in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Gov
Durbin
Miss Fairbanks
New Albany
Eva Smithwieck
Secret Service
Uptoy
Chicago
Woashinin
Mexico
Mies Snouthwick
Mies Snouthwick Is In Swears of Age, Bod
Hotie
Pere
Albany
Baeehut
Cora Rat
Smithwick
Coupta
Young Girl Elopes With Fifty Year Old School Principal
Lawrenceburg reports a 17 year old girl named Emma Rich ran away with George Powell, a 50 year old principal of the Powell School of Shorthand and Typewriting in Cincinnati. Powell had stayed in town several weeks and wooed her, prompting a match that faced parental disapproval over age. The couple purportedly planned to wed in Cincinnati, Newport, Covington, Kentucky, or Hamilton, Ohio, but no license has appeared. Emma’s mother, Mrs. Rich, fears for her daughter’s safety amid the mysterious disappearance and public concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrenceburg
Rich
George Powell
Powell School of
Cincinnati
Powell
Commercial Hotel
Riel
Emma
Newport
Covington
Hamilton
Powel
Roesardine
Deep gas well near Muncie could spark regional boom
The American Sheet Steel Company drills 2,500 feet northwest of Muncie seeking a second natural gas reservoir 2,500 feet deep. If found, local mills could restart, else fuel plans shift. Superintendent John Phillips leads the costly test expected to reach 3,000 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Indiana Gas Belt
American Sheet Steel Company
Bethel Pike
John Phillips
Steel Trust
Phillips
Pennsylvania
Senator's Daughter Marries Ensign Titmins in Cleveland
Miss Fairbanks, daughter of a senator, wed Ensign Titmins after a prior divorce from Dr. H R Aun of Indianapolis. The ceremony was performed by Chaplain Clark at a Cleveland home, following a rekindled friendship and ensuing engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constessman
United States Naval Academy
Frank
Ensign
Fairbanks
H.R Aun
Indianapole
Hannatin Cleveland
Clark
Timmins
Garbage wagon chase ends when auto stops
Journal recounts a Logansport chase where a team of horses pulling a garbage wagon pursued Dr. J. P. Hetherington’s automobile along a country road. A clever ruse finally halted the vehicle as the boys’ unusual pursuit unfolds in vivid, if puzzling, detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth
Logansport
Xaing
Dunkirk
Ceeter
Dynamited Club Sparks Deer Creek Village Turmoil
Camden Special Correspondent reports Deer Creek residents fought back against Snyder of Lacansport who moved into Deep Creek and planned to open a club. The building was dynamited, windows broken, and a room cleared of debris. Wealthy farmers are named among suspects as damage suits loom and Snyder reportedly refused relocation funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
Tittle
Deer Creek
Snyder
Lacansport
Deep Creek
Bluffton H S student dies in hazing linked injury
Ralph McPride a Bluffton high school student dies after septic poisoning following an operation to remove a decayed leg bone. Parents allege hazing by a high school fraternity last spring. Prosecutor turns will investigate as nine hazers were arrested on assault and related charges. cases not yet tried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McBride
Telegraphist on bicycle averts grand railroad crash
Richmond dispatch reports two Pennsylvania freight trains bound for Centerville would have collided near Centerville if not for a telegraph operator. He pursued the advancing train on a railway bicycle, halted it, and directed the crew to take a side track, averting disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Pennsylvania Road
Centerville
Kneeling crowds pray for dying man at rail crossing
A diverse crowd at Forty-fifth Street and Stewart Avenue kneels as Father Madden from St. Gabriel's leads a prayer for Thomas Shaughnessy, who died at the scene amid a mangled body. Catholics, Jews, Protestants, and people of many races join in the procession of reverence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Father Madden
St. Gabriel's
Forty-fifth Street
Stewart Avenue
Thomas Shaughnessy
Crank at Oyster Bay Held by Secret Service
A man who gave the name Samuel Swenton was detained by secret service officers near Sagamore Hill late Tuesday afternoon while attempting to see the President. He was shadowed, searched in Oyster Bay, and placed on a train to New York. He was unarmed and described as a harmless crank potentially a religious fanatic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
Samuel Swenton
Secret Service
Sagamore Hill
New York
Porte replies to Bulgaria on proposed international commission
Constantinople cable reports the Porte after talks at the Yildiz Kiosk dispatches a reply. It says the mission to Macedonia is untrusted to Hilmi Pasha, equates it with Bulgaria proposed commission, and warns that if Bulgaria cannot reestablish order, its suzerainty is ready to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Porte
Yildiz
Macedonia
Hilmi Pasha
Bulgaria
New York clairvoyants form a stock trust
In New York a group of clairvoyants has formed a trust or equivalent body. The head officer notifies members that certain stocks are to be recommended to clients seeking guidance on investment. The lists may include several companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jury Delivers Death Verdict in Jett Murder Case
After an eight day trial in Jackson Kentucky Curtis Jett was found guilty of the murder of Town Marshal Thomas Cockrill. The jury which retired at 2 44 pm returned a death verdict about two hours later. The judge scheduled further motions and an appeal process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthiana
Curtis Jett
Thomas Cockrill
Jackson
Jett
Osborne
Elijah McKinney
T. J. Robinson
J. B. Marcum
Thomas White
Lfe
Blanton
McCaul Company Questions Treasury Contract Practices
The Chas. McCaul Company objects to a Thursday award of a $262,592 Indianapolis extras contract to John Pierce of New York without competitive bidding. The protest to Secretary Shaw notes two private Pierce contracts totaling about $1,000,000, with $250,000 for Indianapolis and $750,000 for the Cleveland post office, and calls for scrutiny of the supervising architect of the treasury’s bid process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Chas. McCaul Company
Shaw
Supervising Architect of the Treasury
John Pierce
New York
Federal
Indianapolis
Ind
Indianpolis
Cleveland (O
McCaul Company
Supervising Architect
the Treasury
Pierce
Withstood an Awful Shock Giens Falls News
An electric current of 20 000 volts passed through Joseph Mariconi at Spier Point power house. He touched two wires with contact on the head and a hip, was knocked unconscious and badly burned at entry, but otherwise shows no ill effects. Normally 2 000 volts would cause instant death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giens Falls
N. Y
Joseph Mariconi
Spier Point
Canadians Press Boundary Claim at Alaskan Arbitration
London dispatch reports Canadians push to prove the Pearce inlet as the southern boundary, aiming to seize Pearce Sitklan Wales and Kanaghunut islands for strategic Port Simpson and a trans-Canadian railway terminal. The United States cites Vancouver's broad channel map while denouncing the narrative as unknown to treaty negotiators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Robert Finlay
Pearce Inlet
Vancouver
Portland Canal
Canada Pearce
Sitklan
Wales
Kanaghunut Islands
Port Simpson
Canada
United States
Pope
Tribunal
Vieck
D. P. Watson
Paris Woman in Menswear Captivates Salons and Scholars
Mme Jeanne Dieulafoy of Toulouse, wife of M Dieulafoy, wears trousers in public life as in Persia, defying women rights while managing a home and salon. A noted traveler, writer, and lecturer, she earned the Legion of Honor as her husband joined the institute. her work includes Suse diaries and the romance Parysatis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Mary Walker
Mme
Jeanne Diewlafay
Mary
Dieulafay
Prince Aborta
Issi
Dieulafoy
Toulouse
Convent of the Assumption
M. Dieulafoy
Persia
Mme. Dieulafoy
Suse
Saint-Saens
Mme. Desulafoy
Legion of Honor
Institute
Bees Invade Dunksey Factory Causes Panic At South Haven
A Tuesday afternoon swarm of bumblebees overwhelmed the Dunksey & Co canning plant in South Haven, Michigan. About 100 workers, men and women, were stung and fled in panic as workers lashed to defend against the swarm. by night the bees left and production resumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo
Mich
Dunksey & Co
South Haven
Berlin electric car breaks speed records on military road
An electric car on the Zossen military road in Berlin reached 106 45 miles per hour, claimed as the highest speed yet. Engineers anticipate possible speeds of 125 miles per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Zossen Miliary Road
Frost covers Midwest with light damage on corn
A light frost touched parts of Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota and Kansas with minimal crop damage. Chicago saw frost at seven in the morning with 41 degrees and little vegetation harmed. Officials report the corn crop mostly escaped and losses will be small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Wisconsin
St. Louis
Minnesota
Kansas
Missouri
Survivor tells of Mexicano sinking in hurricane at sea
Do mingo Ballo Reyarberay, sole survivor of the British steamship Mexicano crew of twenty two, was rescued after seven hours afloat on wreckage. The vessel, bound Tampico to Vera Cruz with petroleum, vanished off the South Carolina coast during a hurricane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Shields
Port Inglis
Domingo Ballo Reyarberay
South Carolina
Reyarberay
Roxby
Tampico
Vera Crus
Marcus Hook
Ballo Reyarheray
R. &. King
King Line, Limited
Middleborough
Governor Obaldia Sworn In as Canal Favoring Leader
Don Domingo J. Obaldia assumed office as Panama’s new governor receives swearing ceremony at the government house. Speakers including Dr. Grenaga and Bishop Junguite express support for canal construction and concessions despite sovereignty concerns, signaling broad public backing for the treaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Colombia
Galveston
Tex
Don Domingo J. Obaldia
Government House
Junguite
Obaldia
Grenaga
Tribunal of Justice
Florentine Grenaga
Republic
Philippine Census Washington Special
The War Department reports census activity in the Philippines supervised by Gen. Sanger and Messrs. Henry Gannett and W H Olmstead. A rough count puts the total island population at 6 976 074 with about 630 600 in wild tribes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Philippines
Sanger
Henry Gannett
W. H. Olmstead
Islands
Philadelphia Strike Freezes 20,000 in Anthracite Idle
Philadelphia special reports seven anthracite collieries operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Wyoming Shamokin and Schuylkill divisions were closed Saturday. About 20,000 men and boys are idle as a result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Wyoming, Shamokin
Schuylkillelds
Plot to assassinate former sheriff uncovered in Indiana
Mrs Edward Casker of Laporte reveals a plot by paroled convict Casker to kill Nathan D. McCormick former sheriff and his son Harry. A citywide search with armed parties follows as authorities chase the fugitive who disappeared after visiting his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte
Ind
Edward Casker
Nathan D. McCormick
Harry
Casker
Jeffersonville Reformatory
McCormick
Louise MacFarland
William Hood
Sheriff Craft
Craft
Women campaign to oust Reed Smoot from Senate
New York reports women mobilize against Reed Smoot amid polygamy charges. Petitions totaling thousands circulate nationwide to urge Congress and Senators to investigate and expel if proven. The effort is led by the Women's Christian Temperance Union and the Interdenominational Council of Women with organized staffs. The WCTU plans twelve thousand petitions and the council ten thousand nine hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Reed Smoot
United States Senate
Congressman Roberts
Smoot
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Interdenominational Council of Women
Council
Why Bryan Supports Gold Democrats
In the Commoner Col. W. J. Bryan outlines his stance in the Ohio campaign and explains his backing of Clark the gold Democrat who is Tom L. Johnsons candidate for Senator. He says he cannot approve a Cleveland presidential nominee but sees no reason to withhold support from Clark, backed by Ohio Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trp
Brey Corse
Atiqnis liv
Ievelope
Woh
Vieienow
Eleavare
Lea Bret
Perea
Timo
Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Col
W. J. Bryan
Ohio
Clark
Tom L. Johnsons
United States
Cleveland
Sir Thomas Lipton Suffering From Appendicitis
An official statement from physicians reports Sir Thomas Lipton suffers from colitis and catarrhal appendicitis. The disease is progressing favorably and the patient's condition is satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Thomas Lipton
Gibbons Returns Home From Rome Welcomed by Delegation
Cardinal Gibbons arrived in New York aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse on Tuesday. A Baltimore delegation of priests and laymen greeted him on a revenue cutter and welcomed him home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibbons
Rome
New York
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Smithwick
Geverne
Hlakes
Sons of Veterans
Ques
Wasion
He. Muitiatanh
Tom
Deggranesd
Miss Fairbari
Renee
Pomet
Steena
Satoon
Crank At
Tom Cockrill
America
Bumblebees
SERS
Atlantic
Mexicano
Florida
Utah
Thomas
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!