02 Jan 1909
Page 1
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!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1909
Page
1
A garbled OCR line appears to quote Puck describing a scene with a man on a stretch and a girl, containing misspellings and stray phrases. The readable fragment mentions refusal by a girl and fatigue from sitting all afternoon, but lacks clear context or complete narrative.
Topeka January 2 leading Kansas Democrats decide to incorporate as an educational society with headquarters in Topeka. They plan Democratic works in every county and advocate Bryan’s 1912 presidential nomination.
A theater fire at the Park House in Erie on January 2 caused smoke and evacuation of about 1800 guests. Fireman Ab Louch urged the audience to leave as flames and alarms erupted, preventing heavy injuries and sparing most of the building. Investigators blame defective wiring for the blaze.
In San Francisco on January 2, John Robbins of Oakland forced a billiard ball into a man’s mouth as part of a wager. It took three hours to remove the ball and several teeth were extracted. Robbins won $2.58 but faces potential losses after medical bills are settled.
In Roanoke city, two brothers aged nineteen and eight drowned when a wagon horse cart swept them into the Roanoke River during a ford. A third brother survived by reaching the bank as the craft capsized.
Fragmentary OCR text with unclear references and no coherent events or entities to summarize into a factual news item.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.