Notorious Oregon outlaw Tracy shoots self in Washington wheatfield
Davenport, Wash to Spokane report Harry Tracy, famed escaped prisoner, killed himself after a siege by sheriffs' posses near Creston. He fled Eddy ranch last month, faced a rock and a haystack before a final bullet to the brain. Nine claimed killings tied to his wanderings and Merrill custody dispute looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Harry Tracy
Davenport
Tracy
Cudihee
Seattle
Eddy Ranch
Lake Creek
Fellowes
Central Washington
Creston
Details of the Fight in Tracy Flight Across Northwest
Spokane dispatch details Harry Tracy and posse pursuit after their June Salem prison break. A cattle ranch chase near Lake Creek ends with Tracy outrunning and exchanging shots, Eddy guiding pursuers toward the barn as the outlaw slips into brush along the valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Harry Tracy
Oregon
Washington
David Merrill
Salem
C. A. Straub
C. E. Lanter
Maurice Smith
J. J. Morrison
Frank Lillengen
Creston
L. B. Eddy
Lake Creek
Fellowes
Eddy
Tracy
Lanter
Smith
Desperado
Outlaw Tracy Shot Dead After Wheatfield Chase
After a gunfight at the rock and a retreat into a grain field, outlaw Tracy was found dead at dawn in the wheat. Sheriff Gardner and deputies aided the discovery, with questions over reward shares between Lincoln County and Creston men. The death involved a pistol at the forehead and leg wounds from earlier shots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tracy
Gardner
Stauffer and
Gemmerim
Spokane
Jack O'Farrell
Lincoln County
Creston Party
Whipped by Whitecaps terrorizes Perryville Ky targets three men
Thirty masked armed riders rode from a cave north of Perryville to Harrodsburg area last night. They surrounded the Goodnight home and bound William Goodnight then flogged him. George Russell and Wallace Bottom were beaten as townsmen feared further attacks. Notes signed by White Caps appeared at several doors but were treated as a joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrodsburg
Perryville
William Goodnight
George Russell
Wallace Bottom
Goodnight
Mackville
Ruling in Habeas Corpus Case Disappoints Miners
Judge Goff ruled against the miners in the habeas corpus case and ordered remand to the marshal and sheriff. Prisoners will be sent to Parkersburg to complete their sentence at Wood County jail. Mother Jones attended, urging the cause as God’s and foretelling triumph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksville
W. Va
Goff
Parkersburg
Guarantee Trust Company
New York
Wood County
Mother’ Jones
Marshal Elliott
Jackson
Mother” Jones
Judge Goff Rules Jurisdiction in Mine Worker Contempt Case
Secretary Wilson declined comment on Judge Goff decision that Judge Jackson has jurisdiction in cases of mine workers jailed for contempt. An appeal for pardon to President Roosevelt is likely after the ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Goff
Jackson
Roosevelt
Popular "boy" in Chill identified as Mrs Theresa De Hart
In Chill, Rochester, officials reveal that the town’s beloved boy figure "Jimmie" McDougall is actually Mrs Theresa De Hart of Cleveland. She had masqueraded as a male for nine weeks, long enough to win local favor before authorities locked her up as a vagrant. De Hart had previously married "Max" De Hart in Cleveland, endured abuse, then escaped during a May night, wearing her husband’s clothes, and later encountered a man named Smith near Ashtabula East where she bore a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
Jimmie” McDougall
Theresa de Hart
Cleveland
Jimmie
Max
de Hart
Smith
Ashtame East
Bom Bend
Cel
Matrimonial Misfits Exciting Days For Indiana Husbands and Wives
A convoluted tale spirals through Indiana as Mrs Tolton of Westville returns from Chicago to avert a murder trial for her husband. The case includes elopements, alleged wife selling for thirt y cents, and a Marion woman exposing a husband’s deception. Authorities relocate the missing wife. Tolton faces charges and vows prosecution against accusers.
Fort Wayne Bride Kidnap Case Shocks County
In Fort Wayne Indiana Sheriff Stout holds affidavits charging Hardy Mossman with concealed weapons and assault. Mossman, courting Grace Merriman, was thwarted by her father Dr Geary who arranged a Bluffton marriage. Mossman seized the bride during the ceremony, abducted her, and they went to Hillsdale Michigan to start a life together. The father withdrew the prosecution after a stormy sheriff's office interview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Fort Wayne
Ind
Stout
Hardy Mossman
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad
Mossman
Grace Merriman
Geary
Coesse
Alen County
Bluffton
L. J. Motschman
Christ Lutheran Church
Hillsdale
Mich
Husband sells wife for thirty cents in Elkhart
Harvey Tallerday of Elkhart declares he will sell his wife and Morgan Gordon for thirty cents after catching them in a fling. Gordon pays the man thirty cents, the couple leaves, and Tallerday and his family await word. The trio, both laborers around forty five, have three children and may have gone to Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Marion
John
Indianapolis Journal
Ind
Harvey Tallerday
Morgan Gordon
Gordon
Tallerday
Michigan
Marion wife's statement on Brandon marriage details
Miss Bresslee known as Mrs. John Brandon says marriages cited in the Journal differ. She claims Miss Spangler wed Brandon on December 3, 19, and she and Brandon married January 7, 181. She and her mother alone know where they were married, refusing to reveal the location. He went to Lima then to San Francisco, with a three week absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
John
Springfield
Ill
Gas City
Marie Brucker
St. Louis
San Francisco
Ohio
Illinois
Indianapolis
Elliott & Eliott
Brandon
Journal
Tfl
Indianapolis Journal
Laporte
Ind
Estella Tolton
Westville
Salvation Army
Dearborn Street
Chicago
John W. Cole
Toiton
Tolton
Wells
Yolen
Miss Bresslee
John Brandon
Lima
Family Burned to Death in Stockton County Home
Leo Wilder his wife and three children perished in a blaze at their Elliott area country home last night. Authorities believe a defective flue sparked the fire. the house is a mile from Stockton and neighbors failed to reach the scene until today. The entire family’s remains were found burned beyond recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockton
Cal
Leo Wilder
Elliott
Aged Preacher Killed In Runaway Accident
Guthrie August 6 Rev John W Boyle eighty years old was killed today in a runaway accident. He was a native of Nobleston Pa a practicing lawyer and Cumberland Presbyterian minister. He was appointed receiver of the land office at Vermillion Dakota in 1864 by President Lincoln and a member of the Supreme Bench of Dakota by President Johnson. He had also been prominent as a lawyer and preacher in Iowa Oklahoma and
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
C. T
John W. Boyle
Nobleston
Cumberland Presbyterian
Vermillion
Dakota
Lincoln
Supreme Bench of
Johnson
Iowa
Oklahoma
Army post site talks raise millions for Indianapolis
Colonel McCaskey of the army board says an Indianapolis location for a proposed army post could bring the city millions, but government pricing may not meet exhorbitant land asks. An open session at the Denison Hotel tonight invites residents to share valuations on arsenal property as the board surveys multiple sites near the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. MecCaskey
Indianapolis
Denison
Arsenal
Army Post
McCaskey
Army Board
Journal
the War Department
Colonel McCaskey
War Department
Waddell
Valley Mills
Riverside Park
A. M. Dyer
Dyer
Denison Hotel
Farm youth Burrows dies after deputy posse clash
OsKosh Wis Aug 6 Samuel Burrows twenty five a Kekemi farmer fired on two men who stopped for water near his farm Tuesday afternoon Sheriff Potter and posse surrounded him in a confrontation Burrows was shot and died soon after Abrams and Montag two posse members were slightly wounded by Burrows in the melee
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskosh
Wis
Samuel Burrows
Kekemi
Potter
Burrows
R. Abrams
A. Montag
Trolley Lines Tied Up In New Haven Strike
Fair Haven and Westville Railroad faces a citywide tie up as 40 conductors and motormen strike over reinstatement of 27 discharged workers. Crowds taunt crew aboard six cars while authorities watch. Separate note from Cleveland reports Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers leader seeking to avert a NYC Manhattan Elevated Railway strike amid voltage power changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven, Conn
Fairhaven & Westville Railroad Company
Cleveland
P. M. Arthur
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Manhattan Elevated
New York
Canada
Youngston
Manhattan
Arrest of Actor Corporal O'Brien for Perjury in Philippines Testimony
In North Adams Massachusetts early today Corporal Richard O'Brien of the Twenty sixth Regiment was arrested on a DC Supreme Court bench warrant for perjury tied to his Senate Philippines committee testimony. He claims he will prove his statements with witnesses and was to be taken to Washington. O'Brien charged Captain McDonald with rations theft and abuse of a Filipino prisoner. The Senate panel had heard he described a Spanish woman’s assault and officers’ disorderly conduct at San Joaquin. Captain McDonald denied all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Adams
Mass
Washington
D. C
Richard O'Brien
Senate Committee
Philippines
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
O'Brien
Senate
O’brien
Twenty-sixth Regiment
McDonald
Boston
Ator Lodge
Senate Philippine Committee
Igbaras
San Joaquin
Captain McDonald
Thirteen Die In Collision Between Work Train And Freight
In Collins Iowa a freight and a gravel train collided between Collins and Rhodes, killing two engineers and eleven laborers and injuring thirty. Engineers Markress and Brayman died. nine injured died later. A separate update notes Fireman Tharp dying and total injuries rising to thirty-nine. Officials fault conductor Craig for disregarding orders and signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Road
Rhodes
William Tharp
A. W. Trout
Milwaukee
Perry
Dennis Markress
William Brayman
Manilla
Collins
Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Road
Omaha
St Paul Road
Craig
Five Die In Illinois Central Train Accident At Dawson Springs
Ex excursion train on the Illinois Central struck a group of five young women on a high trestle at Dawson Springs Kentucky. Two were crushed to death and others were fatally injured. Identified dead are Miss Johnny Smith Paducah and Lucy Stevenson Hickory Grove. Injured are Miss Lena Flint Paducah Edith Stevenson Hickory Grove and Annie Stobele Hawes all from Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinsville
Dawson Springs
Johnny Smith
Paducah
Lucy Stevenson
Hickory Grove
Lena Flint
Edith Stevenson
Annie Stebole
Hawes
King Edward Returns to London for Coronation Week
King Edward arrived at Buckingham Palace after a swift return from Cowes aboard the Victoria and Albert. Crowds cheered from Portsmouth to Victoria Station as the monarch, appearing well, prepared for the Westminster Abbey coronation on Saturday. The King rode in an open landau, greeted by Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria, and waved to vast crowds amid light rain. Later, nationalist MPs said they would travel to Dublin to protest Ireland’s participation in the coronation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edward
Cowes
Buckingham Palace
Victoria and Albert
Portsmouth
Charles Frederick Hotham
Hake Creed Russell
Victoria Station
Victoria
Prince and Princess of Wales
York House
Palace
Grosvenor Place
Hyde Park Corner
Constitution Hill
House of Commons
Dublin
Ireland
First dress rehearsal for coronation staged at Westminster Abbey
London reports the complete dress rehearsal of the coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey. The King’s Grenadier Guards stood guard at the Serjeant’s gate while peers and royals prepared in the annex draining room. The coronation carpet and tapestries were displayed as the procession and most rites proceeded for about ninety minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Westminster Abbey
Grenadier Guards
Government assailed in Commons over Salisbury policy
In the House of Commons today the government faced sharp criticism over European and Chinese policy. Members cited quarrels with France and Spain, alienation of Turkey, Italy aligning with France, failure to restrain Russia, and secret treaties with Germany. Viscount Cranborne acknowledged a secret treaty existed, implying ongoing government secrecy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Europe
China
Lord Salisbury
France
Spain
Turkey
Italy
Russia
Germany
Viscount Cranborne
Foreign Omce
Gove
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ington State Wheatfield
Merrill
Perrysville
Judge Goff
West Virginia
Cuba
United States
Indiana
Don
Miss Bressler
House
New Haven
Arthur
Senate Committee On the Philippines
His
Britain
Salisbury
Commons
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!