Wabash River Rampage Threatens Indiana Flood
Prayers and determined volunteers guard communities as the Wabash floods toward 26 feet, threatening half of Vincennes and Knox county. Red Cross, guardsmen, and relief workers mobilize while inland farms flood and rescue boats ready near Shawneetown, Terre Haute, and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes
Ind
Indiana
Wabash
Knox County
Terre Haute
Taylorville
Clinton
Decker
Mt. Carmel
Hil
Arsenic Incident At Camp Leads To Arraignment
New York reports a 27 year old teacher Miss Pearl Topper was arraigned today on charges of sprinkling arsenic on breakfast cereal for 18 children at a Montvale New Jersey vacation camp last August. The camp staff dismissed her after a dispute with the cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pearl Topper
Westith Street
Mary Hillard Society Inc
Montvale
N. J
Samuel Alexander
Parkridge
A. C. Hart
Bergen County
WN. J
Miss Topper
New Jersey
Brucker Silent On Gov Candidacy Rumor
Lansing January 15 Attorney General Wilber M. Brucker gave no confirmation or denial when told the Jackson Tribune claimed he would announce a bid for governor. He said the information was news to him and offered no comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Wilber M. Brucker
Jackson Tribune
Capital News Building to rise in Lansing at once
The Lansing Capital News wins a contract worth over 150000 dollars for a one story masonry building in the 400 block on Washington Avenue with future three story expansion. Ground broken this afternoon by H G Christman Lansing Co. and a 60 day completion target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing Capital News
Washington Av
Frederic H. Goodrich
H. G. Christman- Lansing
Capital News
The
Tribune Tower
Chicago
America
United Press
Goodrich Publications, Inc
City
State
Capitol
Telegraph, Sports and Society
Granday
New Vaccine for Newborns Cuts Infant Mortality Significantly
Paris report states a special vaccine reducing newborn mortality by about 50 percent has been used in 210 600 experimental cases since 1924. Dr Albert Calmette announced to the Academy of Science that trials are so successful Pasteur Institute has opened a dedicated lab for its production and will distribute it free to physicians and midwives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Dun
Albert Calmette
Academy of Science
Pasteur Institute
Calmette
Run Over by Own Auto Owner Seeks 50000 Damages
Detroit reports Charles Kane continues a civil suit for fifty thousand dollars against Albert Dryden and Gordon Armitage, claiming Dryden owned and Armitage drove the vehicle that struck his car while he repaired it, leading to a fractured leg and injuries. Trial opened yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Hera
Charles Kane Tsday
Albert Dryden
Gordon Armitage
Dryden
Armitage
Kane
Anti-Saloon League Convention Opens in Detroit
Detroit hosts the biannual Anti-Saloon League meeting with 5000 delegates from 44 states expected. The opening ceremony features Bishop Thomas Nicholson and invocations by Rev. George H. McClune with welcomes from Detroit officials as Dr. F Scott McBride and Rev. H Barton headline the evening program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Detroit
United States
Towa
Nebraska
Illinois
Minnesota
Thomas Nicholson
League
George H. McClune
Grand Rapids
Mich
H. C. Gleiss
R. N. Holsaple
Michigan League
Charles Bowies
F. Scott McBride
H. Barton
Atlanta
Court adjourns to January twenty seven until jurors return
Judge Ray Hart dismissed the jurors and continued the circuit court session to January 27. The jurors are ordered to return on that date. The Richardson versus Jewell automobile collision from last summer was settled out of court by both sides' attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Hart
Richardson
Jewell
Parrot Fever Spread Alarms U S Health Officials
United States officials seek South American aid via the Pan American Sanitary Bureau to obtain psittacosis cultures from Argentina as outbreaks spread from Buenos Aires to four nations. Doctors report seven deaths and over 40 illnesses while pneumonia like symptoms complicate treatment. Investigators led by Dr. Shirley W. Wynne probe how imported parrots distributed infection across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pan American Sanitary Bureau
Hugh §. Cumming
Argentina
Washington
Wablite
Buenos Aires
United States
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New York
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Ohio
Minnesota
California
Florida
Shirley W. Wynne
New York City
South America
Wynne
Auction at Tin Barn Mt Pleasant Heads of young horses offered
George Winesberg sets 20 head of young horses four to six years old weighing 1400 to 1800 pounds at the Tin Barn Mt Pleasant. Sale begins at 1 30 oclock in the afternoon with S C Forney as auctioneer and Ady to appear in Friday and Saturday issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Winesberg
Tin Barn
Mt. Pleasant
S.C. Forney
Ady
Picks Wrong Man in Diamond Swindle Case
Lester Lang 25 was sentenced to from 18 months to two years for attempting to obtain 63 dollars by false pretenses. He conspired to sell a fake diamond to Detroit detective Earl Murch, who testified as the state's star witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Lester Lang
Lang
Earl Murch
Detroit Police Kill Men During Escape Attempt
In Detroit on January 15 Ed Wall McQuail and Joseph Feeney were killed by patrol officers as they tried to flee a stolen car. Police said the pair brandished a firearm and wore clothing and merchandise found in the car. Feeney said he had just met McQuail and hopped into the vehicle on his invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutroi
Ed Wall McQuail
Joseph Feeney
Detroit
MecQuail
Poison liquor death rocks Ludington jail
Ludington Michigan jail officials probe source of supply after prisoner John Tiplanso died of alcohol poisoning and fellow inmate Ben Copentra fell critically ill. Tiplanso and Crackford, jailed 20 days for chicken theft, were among six arrested at Muskrat Point. Faith Fitzpatrick, 15, in Durell, may not walk again but doctors aim to enable siting in a wheelchair after a broken spine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dy United Press
Ludington
Mich
Mason County
Robert Stephens
John Tiplanso
Tiplanso
Tiplanse
Ben Copentora
Durell
Faith Fitzpatrick
Grade Hospital
Detroit man chosen president of Columbia Sugar Co
F L Michelson of Detroit elected president at Bay City annual meeting to succeed the late John C Ross. Mt Pleasant plant to run full force this fall if 2000 plus acres are secured. Directors include M D Olds E W Cressey James E Duffey and others with Frank L Michelson named president and C O Tompkins treasurer secretary and general manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Michelson
Detroit
Columbia Sugar Company
Bay City
John C. Ross
C. C. Tompkins
Mt. Pleasant
Agricultural Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Wabash
Ann Arbor
Columbia Sugar Co
Daily Times
M. D. Olds
Cheboygan
E. W. Cressey
James E. Duffey
Bay
Frank L. Michelson
C. O. Tompkins
Arrival of George Washington for London talks signals naval conference start
United States delegation led by Secretary of State Henry Stimson is expected to join preliminary meetings in London tonight as the George Washington arrives in Plymouth around midnight. France’s stance remains uncertain with some predicting a hard opening from Premier Tardieu, others warning Paris may resist concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
George Washington
Plymouth
London
Henry J. Stimson
United States Group
France
aAnice Tardieu
Firefighters Salvage Cash From Shoe Maker Home
Grand Rapids firemen fought a blaze that destroyed a country home of Floyd Shoemaker but recovered 400 dollars hidden in a fruit jar under a floor. The loss and recovery were reported today by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Floyd Shoemaker
Man Released From Prison After Children Die In Fire
Bad Axe Michigan January 15 three days after his two children died from burns in a Rapson fire Trank Kalka was released from Ionia State Re formatory where he served two to 10 years for mortgaging livestock he partly owned His wife and three surviving children are cared for at the Huron County Farm
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapson
Trank Kalka
Ionia State Reformatory
Kalka
Huron County
Three Bandits Captured by Arizona Posse
Irene Schreeder known as the blonde trigger woman of Pittsburgh Thomas Crawford and Glenn Dague were captured by about 50 mounted possemen after a gunfight on the Pima Indian reservation near Phoenix. They were sought in Pennsylvania for the shooting of Highway Patrolman Corporal Brady Paul and had kidnapped Deputy Sheriff Joe Chapman before fleeing. Deputy Lee Wright was shot twice. Chapman was wounded and dumped from the car. The trio surrendered after more than 60 shots were fired and were brought to Maricopa county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ariz
Pennsylvania
Maricopa County
Totey
Pima
Phoenix
Leon Sundust
Sherif Charles Wright
Irene Schreeder
Trigger
Pittsburgh
Thomas Crawford
Glenn Dague
Joe F. Wells
Albert Winthrop
Wright
Abanonsi
Mildred Winthrop
Florence
Joe Chapman
Chandler
Aziz
Leewright
Chapman
Santa Cruz
Gila
Detroit to sue state over $8 million tax proceeds
A friendly suit to test Wayne county claims to eight million dollars in state auto weight and gasoline tax proceeds will begin within a month. County officials say the auto weight tax law should distribute revenue to counties pro rata. Wayne County would gain about 2.85 million annually. The last legislature revoked the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Michigan
Wayne County
Waynea County
Heroism and Loyalty in Storm Ravaged West and Midwest
Blizzard conditions lock Colorado to Wyoming and spread to Arkansas Indiana California Utah Nevada. Rescue teams battled through snow to reach marooned travelers including Kip Rhinelander and companions in Las Vegas and miners guiding search for missing pilot Maury Graham near Pinche Nevada. Reports say several hundred workers aided by tractor plowed routes while others braved treacherous trails to save the stranded and feed the hungry in freezing, snowbound mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Arkansas
Indiana
Chicago
Central
America
Kip Rhinelander
Las Vegas
Nev
Campbell Park
Harley Harmon
Robert Griffith
Rhinelander
Mike Mahlan
Jay Simmons
Pat Rooney
Neer Pinche
Iaury Graham
Western Air Express air_ mail
Las Veras
Salt Lake City
Utah
Marie Prevost
Tehachani Mountains
California
Alice Chase
LaVerne Harding
University of California
Echo Lake
Lake Tahoe
California Mountains
EB. L. Johnston
San Bernardino
Redding
Jack Stone
Humboldt County
Weather outlook for lower Michigan turns colder with snow
The forecast calls for occasional snow tonight in lower Michigan. Thursday cools further with continued cold and lighter snow in the east as conditions slowly ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower Michigan
East Nation
Michigan Air Express Weather Delays Grand Rapids Flight
The opening of the Michigan Air Express from Grand Rapids to Petoskey hinges on favorable flying weather. Fog delays reported yesterday could push opening to today if conditions clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ats. x
NEW Air Express
Traverse City
Michigan Air
Grand Rapids
Toskey
Sesterday
Gos & We OS
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wabash River
Brucker
Capital News Building
Crackford
Muskrat Point
Point Vicente
Cal
Kenneth Hawks
Mary
Astor
Pacific
Helebates
U. S
Arizona
LO Alpena Eseneve Weed
Enaenwield
Detroit Eeteceved
Estanaba
Grand Apids
Marquette Teamans
Sault Ste. Mario
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!