City Plans Welcome Lions Club In Germ Murder Trial
Chicago May 20 AP State's Attorney Crowe orders grand jury session to probe disappearance of key witness Robert White in William D Shepherd typhoid germ case. White and family vanished in rented car after letter hinted threat. detectives hunt as ex venez, offers, and intimidation claims emerge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Robert E. Crowe
Romrt White
William D. Shea
William N. McClintock
George Fosberg
Gladys Roberts
Shepherd
Earl P Clark
Vairmans School
Robert K. Crowe
Wm. D. Shepherd
Robert White
White
French Redicals Campaigns Amid Stirring Parisians
A garbled wartime dispatch reports radical groups in Paris exploiting anti government sentiment. Communists placard posters appealing to workers and attempt to inflame protests against French reinforcement decisions in Magra. The piece notes heavy propaganda amid political tensions and public demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Freerh
Magra
Woman Shot and Cottage Fire Taint Abduction Suspected
A Maine posse aided by citizens searched near Winthrop for a man who shot Mrs Emma M Towns, seriously wounded her, and set fire to her cottage. Towns’s niece Hayward is missing and believed abducted. Towns, wounded in the neck and arm, was treated at a Winthrop hospital. the assailant fled toward Lake Maranacook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop
Maine
Lake Maranacoco
Emma M Towns
Hayward
Towns
Hun
Charles S Towle
Dee
Ted Ly
Ontario Readies For Beer Law Opening Night
Ontario faces a rush as 14 hotels and Windsor taverns await new 4 percent beer rules. Authorities permit sale to masked patrons only at tables with licensed waiters from 7 AM to 1 PM. Innkeepers report high reservations and fear turning people away at opening night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Win
Ontario
Tan Keenprreim Windsor
Prohibition Blockade Hartens New York Harbor Fleet
Fugitives from offshore reach Wahfax harbor as coast guard blocks ships driving prohibition enforcement. Some aim to reload cargo and press on illegal traffic. Senate transcript cited shows intent to tighten measures and dry up the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Coast Guard
Ee Wahfax
President Town
Ismall
Halifas
Senate Committee
Waton
Indiana
Freeman Farm Hand in Kidnapping Case Is Freed
In Addison Vermont, 11 year old Lucile Granville was abducted by Woodward, then freed by a municipal court judge who discharged him for lack of evidence. A separate complaint cited the theft of a blanket from neighbor Walter Chatterton, but no charges proceeded after the $50 bill was supplied. The case followed a prolonged search ending with a decision not to hold the suspect for county court in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maddiebury
Earl
Addison
Tatas
Lucile
Granville
Woodward
Munsipel Court
Albert Woihckens
Beeworth
Walter Chatterton
Dinan
Cadet
Ireon Serwin
Chatterton
German Traitor Is Power In U S City
Washington dispatch reports German influence rising in New York City amid war era unrest. The piece notes émigré networks and public sentiment shaping policy and security concerns during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Presbyterian Church Fight Nears Climax
In Columbus on May 20 leaders across Presbyterian groups plan to settle support for the moderator election. Candidates include William Jennings Bryan and Dr Clarence J Macartney with others urged as potential moderates. A split is anticipated if a consensus fails before the assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
I.thwegit
United States
Tomorres
General Council
Wim Jennings Bryan
Clarence J. Macartney
Rene
W OG. Thompeea
Obie Neeeevee
McEwan
Pittsburgh
Esanet
Medereter
Stenos Get $21 a Week Pay Rise in May
A May payroll update increases stenographers pay to 21 dollars. The union rate hike applies to female and male clerical workers and sets a uniform weekly allowance.
Tennessee Evolutions War Sparks Local Clash
May 2 Dayton Tenn. evolution conflict escalates as citizens protest Chattanooga seeking court to test anti evolution law ahead of Scopes trial. Warrant for Scopes arrest swears by Dr George Pleyr a, while Thurlow Reed confronts him at a meeting. Grand jury in August in Dayton will consider Scopes case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Layton
Tenn
Tennessee
Chattanooga
J T Scopes
George > Pleyra
Scopes
Thurlow Reed
Dayton Barber
Hadi Wm
Ingy Bryan
Dudley Vield Malum
Clarence Darrow
Dayton
Casttancoga Ecw
Poter
Chattiancogs
Tamooga Aniens
Chimpaneae
Interstate bus regulation proposals emerge from national meeting
Washington May 20. Revisions by the Interstate Commerce Commission regulate interstate motor bus operation are expected after a national meeting of the National Organization of Motor Busses. Recommendations will be presented to the executive board for action and possible formal rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
A. P
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstate
Commissio of Natioonal
National Organization of Metor
Indictments and diplomatic talks amid late news
A. P. dispatch reports Charles Duell a lawyer and producer indicted for perjury in a case involving Liliana Gress. bail set at $1000. The case was later dismissed due to testimony. Separately French ministers discuss direct negotiations with an American communion over wartime debts. Other items mention jury instructions in a separate trial and a demonstration in Marseille with political figures present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A. P
Charles Duell
Federal
Liliana Gress
Deri
Dueil
Lions Welcome Delegates as Salisbury Prepares for Convention
Salisbury decorates for a Lions Club convention welcoming six clubs from Maryland Delaware and the District of Columbia. Delegates arrive at 738 and check in at the Coral Terrace and the Wi ee Motel. An excursion to Homestead Derry Farm features U S Senator William P Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Maryland
Delaware
District of Columbia
EH Ree
C. Trewhella
Wi Ee
Othe Homestead
Derry Farm
U. S
Willum P. Jacksom
Philadelphia
Kre Turner
Balisberg
Mildred Trunt
Sal
Lions
Mus Blanche Tomlinson
Stella W. Dick
Toret Soroth
Dorothy Baum
Mildred’ Were
Deorethy Ruark
Margaret Barnes
Margaret Twiliey
Marie Heckroth
Anne Homphereys
Helen Graham Stiles
Court Hears Tales Of Floggings And Peonage In Pensacola
Court sessions in Pensacola reveal testimonies about flogging and peonage tied to forced labor on a Blue Ribbon farm. County men face charges as witnesses recount brutal treatment and an attempt to escape, with prosecutions guided by the Greare trial team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Bis
A. P.j Sterts
Tage
Greare
Fragmentary OCR Item Tells Little Readable News
An unreadable OCR fragment yields few readable details with scattered letters and partial phrases not forming a coherent event. The text contains no clear names actions places or dates to identify a concrete news item.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lions Club
Chatman
Science School
Rpida
Hindenburg
Toh
Hindenaburg
Germany
Berchstag
Berli
Reuthampton
Majestic
NEA
New York City
Berlin
London
Emma Towns
Niece
Ethyl
Beas
Ann Nette
Geeeera Cemmm
Ieee
Ome
Helifex
UC SI
Earl Weedward
Panne
Waeshington Dispatch
Tetany
Aon
Ats
Bae
Etta
Alfred
Presbyterian Church
Stenos
Teple
Heycett
Jteopras
APF
Jodse J. Mettare Tadly
Jonathan M. Bovis
Chariette St
Eggur Gilasse
Wilmington Lions Cha
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!