Basin jail break and regional crime roundup in the west
A wholesale jail escape at Basin Wyoming freed five convicts as authorities race to recapture them. Across the region a Spokane strike ended in wage gains for 120 workers. Other items note a fatal train accident in Montana, a gold medal for George Mitchell in Oregon, and several Wyoming university endowment and mining developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basin, Wyo
Ross Elrod
Wyoming
Possil
Salt Lake
Spokane
Lafitte and the pirate’s perilous reach on the Barataria
The story traces Lafitte’s evolving leadership after Lara’s death, Garonne’s brutal crew, and Lazalle’s convent life. La Roche falls for De Cazeneau’s client, while Ze ney’s fear and Nat e’s conflicted feelings deepen the tale. A Louisiana proclamation against Lafitte escalates tension as the pirate’s true identity shocks Zeney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laro
Lafitte
Garonne
Lara
South American
Areuline
Lazalle
la Roche
Ma'am
Brigida
Cazeneau
Barataria
Roselle
Politeness Pays Ends In Sudden Fall And A Windfall
A dignified man trips on a sleepy corner and falls. Two youths witness the scene one laughs one helps. The fallen man thanks the helper, declares himself childless millionaire seeking an heir, and gives a $10,000 bundle with hotel address, offering conditions not to spend it on the laughing bystander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Times
Mrs Gass Way Speech at Woman's Rights Club
The city editor notes Mrs Gass Way delivered an hour long speech to the Woman's Rights club. The reporter says it contained little sensational content, yet the editor insists the talk was sensible and worthy of print.
Assassination and global conflicts dominate late records
General Count Alexis Pavloff Ignatieff has been assassinated. The Socialists of Kansas nominate a complete state ticket. Bulgarian band massacres four teen Greeks near Kataranis. Two killed and two wounded in Sartena election dispute. Frost damages Marietta Ohio strawberry crop by $75,000. Tiflis police uncover 250 loaded bombs. Buffalo docks workers resume duties as strike winds down. Hamburg dockyard workers seek permission to return. San Jose reports twenty four minor earthquakes from April 18 to May 7. Standard Oil offenders face criminal proceedings in Ohio. Col Frank D Powell, White Beaver, Buffalo Bill ally, is dead. Ulcerated tooth extraction kills William Anderson in Los Angeles. 124 Indian steamer Faulk cholera victims with 61 deaths en route to Suva. Roosevelt to open Jamestown Exposition April 26 1907. Kentucky ex-residents asked to return for homecoming week June 13–17 in Milwaukee. Telegraphers union picks Cincinnati convention city. Moroccan fighting intensifies as sultan's troops cross Mulaya river. 30 killed. San Francisco building height limits debated. Salize transport to Odessa hits mine. 140 soldiers die. Two young women Cevarine Toxselli and Lucy Boesco commit suicide near Nice over love. Willie Hoppe wins first prize in professional billiards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Cal
Standard Oil Company
Ohio
Frank D. Powell
White Beaver
Buffalo Bill
Los Angeles
William ©. Anderson
Canada
Faulk
India
Suva
Fiji Islands
Roosevelt
Beckham
Louisville
Milwaukee
Telegraphers’ Union of America
Also Mentioned on This Page
Northwest
String Mine
Laramie
Wilbur F. Pickering
Euster
Cheyenne
George Mitchell
Portland
Franz E. Creffield
Oregon
Seattle
Corvallis
Nes Sole
Cole
Snake
Huntington
Ore
Lewiston
Idaho
Iron Dyke
Grace R. Hebard
University of Wyoming
Aother
Hebard
San Francisco
W. B. Emmons
Albany County
A. C. Jones
Earl Odell
Oswego
Bunko Steerers
Denver
Colo
Utah
The
Pocatello Tribune
Riseman Bros
Boston
Howell Reese
Leod
Wichita County
Kansas
Northern Pacific
Warm Springs
Mont
John Manning
Kenneth McIntosh
King County
Wash
Edward Creffield
Holy Roller
Moore
Helena
Montana
Deot Helds
Mary Devereux
Bengern
Zeney
Jean
Pierre
Louisiana
Bayou Lafourche
Deny
Grande Terre
Count de Carenvau
Nate
de Cazeneau
M'sieur le Comte
United States
Walter Gilbert
New Orleans
Jean Lafitte
Parish
Orleans
Island
Rose
M’sieur le Count
Gulf
Captain Jean
Alexis Pavloch Ignatieff
Socialists of
Sartena
Marietta, Ohio
Tiflis
Buffalo
Hamburg
Pinar del Rio
Bologna
Malaya
Morocco
Etween
Salize
Vladivostok
Odessa
Nagasaki
Cevarine Toxselll
Lucy Boesco
Nice
Willie Hoppe
Hopps
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!