Assassination of Grand Duke Sergius at Moscow
Moscow reports the bomb attack that killed Grand Duke Sergius as he rode near the Kremlin. The driver died later, several students were seized, and witnesses described a close quarters blast tearing the carriage apart. Sergius, an uncle to Czar Nicholas, had long faced revolutionary threats and harsh rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Grand Duke
Serging
Historieal Museum
Kremlin Palace
Law College
Nicholas Palace
Sergius
Seesaeine
Kremlin
Sergiue
Nicholas
St. Petersburg
Nassassine
Sergina
Japan
Elizabeth of Hesse-Darmstadt
Russia
Bird Flight and the Frigate Bird's Ocean Trek
A fragmenting article describes a frigate bird matching a steamship traveling fifteen miles per hour for days in the Pacific. The bird cruises beside the vessel with wings extended, catching food drops, sleeping at night, and rejoining the ship by morning. The writer notes no explanation for this moving power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Ocean
Wild Dogs of India and a Hunter's Narrow Escape
A narrative recounts Mrs. Nora Gardner’s safari in central India where wild dogs prove shy and cunning, pack dynamics devastate game, and a dramatic long-range shot thwarts a chase. The piece also touches on a science essay comparing earth’s motion with debates among astronomers and a humorous miscommunication in a plantation household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Gardner
India
Pachmark
Sealy Tame
Syce
Eahib
Jie
Naval officer recounts German miscall at watch
A naval officer relates a German recruit misquoting the watch bell sequence. The German answered correctly for eight bells but then altered the phrase to joke that his hat fell overboard. The humorous anecdote appeared in Collier's Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Service
Collier's Weekly
Didn't Speak the Language at Boston Event
At an evening reception two men pursued a young woman. One noted she was from Boston. The other snapped back that she asked if he had lived there, implying she knew him. The dialogue suggests a social miscommunication about loyalty and place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Eli
Philadelphia
Circuit Court Considers Several Important Cases
The Circuit Court with Judges Cherrington Jones and Walters met from Tuesday to Friday. It affirmed the Common Pleas decision in Becktenwaldt et al for an alleged Lot 317 interest. It reversed in the BE Ly Twing case and remanded the Rail way land condemnation matter for further action. Two divorce actions, Flora Nutter v Nutter and Lillian Emerick v Emerick, were decided for the plaintiffs. Contempt allegations against Prosecutor McBroom were discussed, with affidavits filed and the matter under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherrington
Rockbridge & Southern Railway
Mathias
Common Pleas Court
Ciieuse
Common Plaws Court
BE. Ly
Annie M. Hawking
Probate
Jones
iGue & Buel Co
Logan Brick Mfg. Co
Flora Nutter
David L. Nutter
Lillian Emerick
George Emerick
Coats
AJ R. McTroom
Rawkbridge & Southern Ry Ve A
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grand Duke of
J. B. Dollison
Rosey
Logan and Vicinity
J.B
Ginger
Court of Justice
Chas. Rose. Vate
Bird Flight
Wild Dogs OF
Catia
Henry
Pam
Circuit Cou
Martin Compli
Jones and Walters
Huey
Common Plane
John Becktenwaldt
Mary Whalen
Michiael Whalen
Lowan
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!