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 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 2001
Page
4
A judge sentenced Richard Minsky to 146 years to life after raping and robbing women in seven states over two decades. Using a telephone ruse he would claim trouble, instruct victims to meet a witness, and bribe the witness with sex and money to deter testimony.
ST. LOUIS AP State utility regulators can join a class action against Laclede Gas Company alleging aging copper gas lines caused one death and six explosions. The Public Service Commission seeks to defend its oversight as it backs Laclede's plan to replace about 78,000 copper lines in the St. Louis region with plastic pipes at an $80 million, 8,000-per-year pace.
ST. LOUIS AP reports Lauvette Jones a 28 year old in home nurse was charged by St. Louis Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce with 38 counts of financial exploitation of the elderly and disabled for using a 90 year old woman’s ATM card to steal almost fourteen thousand dollars under Missouri’s new elder exploitation law.
A 1,560-foot television tower in southwest Missouri collapsed on Friday, briefly cutting power to dozens of Fordland homes and taking three broadcast stations off the air. Separately, a water pipe break damaged the Kansas City Public Library’s main branch, with losses estimated between $100,000 and $200,000.
Dr. Irshad Shaikh Masood Shaikh and neighbor Asif Kazi face scrutiny after FBI raids for anthrax leads. They have not been charged but subpoenaed to testify before a Philadelphia grand jury on December 20. Community fear and a shaken Chester health department color the incident.
Tribal warriors claim a major assault on Taliban defenders around Kandahar airport as thousands more fighters from another anti Taliban faction head toward the city from the north. U S jets pound Taliban positions around the airport while refugees describe desperate troops hiding amid civilians as airstrikes intensify. Negotiations in Germany show progress with the northern alliance offering interim administration nominees and softening stance on international peacekeepers, if UN backed.
A mile long convoy of light armor moves from a new American base in southern Afghanistan toward an undisclosed desert location. Marines from Task Force 58, joined by air and naval support, secure the area as construction crews improve the runway and camp. No Kandahar assault planned, officials say.
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.