Jim Collins Finds Purpose After Mines and Money
Jim Collins grows from mountain guide and student to landowner in a mining boom. He confronts Edna Jackson and a deceitful father while a bank failure tests loyalties, choosing to return the money to ease Jackson’s fate and seek a new path beyond the woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yim Collins
Edna Jackson
Jim
Tara Jackson
Jackson
Edna
Papa
Mr. Collins
Mr. Jackson
Monument stolen from Apgar grave in New Jersey cemetery
The monument over John Apgar's grave in the Washington New Jersey cemetery was stolen two months after erection and returned ten months later as mysteriously as it was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Apgar
Washington, N. J
Scientist Hemenway Core Laughs At Wart Remedy Query
Congressman Hemenway describes an eastern scientist's discomfiture in an Iowa interior town. After a lecture, the scholar agreed to answer questions. A tall joker asked if science has produced any remedy for warts. The scene -- humorous and pointed -- captured in a Cleveland Plain Dealer style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemenway
Iowa
Hawkeye State
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Censorship Rules Spark Curbs on Postcards
Picture postcards face strict censorship in various nations. Russia bans postcards showing Tolstoi portraits, Turkey prohibits cards bearing Allah or Mohammed or Muslim portraits, and France frowns on designer ridiculing the king of Portugal’s corpulence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stern
Russia
Turkey
Allah
Mohammed
France
Portugal
Paxton’s sweet corn belt canning line hums in harvest
At Paxton the all day wagon procession delivers corn to a canning plant. Workers husk, sort, and fill cans while automatic machines seal, heat, and ready the harvest for winter meals. The plant processes several hundred thousand cans daily from surrounding farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paxton, Jr
Canning
On the Tibetan Border Adventurers of Miss Annie Taylor and Dr Susie Rijnhardt
The report details Annie Taylor as one of the few women to reach near Lhasa and recounts Susie Rijnhardt and her husband Pertus Rijnhardt on a Thibet evangelistic mission. Rijnhardt is believed killed during ambush while Susie escaped with severe hardships and returned to America. She now plans to return to Thibet to continue mission work and honor the memory of her infant son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lhasa
Annie Taylor
Susie Rijnhardt
Pertus Rijnhardt
Thibet
Thibetan
Rijnhardt
China
America
Bride and groom recall old poems in tender exchange
In a Cleveland Leader piece the newlyweds reminisce about poems the bride used to write. The husband tears open a builty envelope and gazes at a printed slip, saying the verses come back to him even now as they sigh together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubby
Cleveland
Gillespie murder case shows jury troubles in Rising Sun
In Rising Sun Indiana James Gillespie arraigned for the murder of his twin sister Elizabeth Gillespie He asks for separate trial and jury selection faces widespread local reluctance 43 men called so far with a full panel and no certainty of a verdict soon The courtroom turmoil stems from pretrial opinions among farmers subpoenaed and a single resident reporting no exposure to the case
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rising Sun
Ind
James
Gillespie
Elizabeth
Woman's Literary Society
James Gillespié
James Gillespie
Elizabeth Gillespie
Cornet
Settlement Proposed for National Commission Co
The National Commission Co of Indianapolis plans to resume operations under a syndicate led by C. N. Elliott after a Thursday creditors meeting. George Buskirk, the receiver, arranged a settlement offering 25 percent of claims in cash and 25 percent in three, six, and nine months. Total indebtedness, including margins and paper profits, is just over 40 000, with an estimated recent loss near 200 000 and a prior settlement of 160 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
National Commission Co
C. N. Elliott
George Buskirk
Buskirk
Rosie Perkins Case Fires Fatal Injury Probe
Rosie Perkins a 14 year old of Alexandria was examined by a probation officer in Anderson Indiana after confessing to setting fire to Nellie Maynard's clothing causing fatal injuries. The death led to a grand jury review next week.
Oil Activity Near Messick Gains Leases and Interest
Newcastle Indiana reports Herbert H Evans leases 2000 acres near Messick for F H Morse a Pittsburg wildcat operator. Standard Oil Co holds leases on several thousand acres in the county north. Two wells on the Clark Hosier farm drilled by Cincinnati Gas Co yielded gas but no strikes yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
Ind
Herbert H. Evans
Messick
F. H. Morse
Pittsburg
Standard Oil Co
Clark Hosier
Cincinnati Gas Co
Mullen Reveals Kidnap Plot Linked to Haines Family
Abram Henry Mullen, jailed in Knox for the Charles Haines murder, tells Starke county officials of a plan to kidnap Dr. W. C. Brown of Lafayette. He alleges the plot involved Charles Haines and George Haines, who wanted the doctor confined in a cave for ransom, though Mullen says he refused to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte
Ind
Abram Henry Mullen
Knox
Charles Haines
Starke County
W. C. Brown
Lafayette
Mullen
Chas
George Haines
Rose Thorn Fatality in Indiana Woman Dies After Finger Prick
Mrs. Bella Hedden of Harrison county Indiana pricked her finger on a rose thorn while tending bushes. The finger hand and arm swelled with blood poisons and she died within 48 hours of the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albany
Ind
Harrison County
Bella Hedden
Hermit of Orestes Declared Insane in Indiana
Jules Sampson a Belgian glass blower once famed in the gas belt era has been found insane and will be moved to the Richmond insane hospital three miles west of Alexandria Indiana into the state asylum for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Ind
Jules Sampson
Orestes
Richmond Insane Hospital
Engineer Stricken in Elkhart Train Cab
Lake Shore Engineer Ben Hemberling fainted in the cab at Elkhart Indiana Friday morning after stopping the train. He pitched forward and lay unconscious. his condition was listed as critical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Ind
Lake Shore
Ben Hemberling
Receiver appointed for Faulkner Webb Co vegetable packers
Indianapolis on November 8 a receiver was appointed for the Faulkner Webb Co vegetable packers. Kothe Wels and Bauer wholesale grocers sought the appointment citing $70 000 in debts and insolvency. The firm operates packing houses in Indianapolis Brownsburg Indiana and Van Wert Ohio and owes farmers for tomatoes and corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Faulkner-Webb Co
Kothe, Wels & Bauer
Brownsburg
van Wert
Standard Oil Buys Delaware County Leases Noted
The Senior and the Scotland Oil Cos. sold their holdings in Delaware county to Standard Oil Co. The deal includes 330 acres of leases in the Parker field with 38 producing wells yielding about 600 barrels daily. Purchase price not disclosed but believed $750,000 plus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluffton, Ind
Scotland Oil Cos
Delaware County
Standard Oil Co
Parker Field
Police Strike Hits Princeton Over Pay Increase
Evansville Ind Dec 8 The entire Princeton Indiana police force went on strike Wednesday night demanding higher wages. Officers say campaign promises by the city government Republicans included a $10 per month raise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Princeton
Death of Mrs Currier in Indianapolis
Mrs Hetfen Currier widow of famed bandmaster Captain C M Currier died suddenly of heart disease at her son Bernard's home in Indianapolis. Remains were taken to Cincinnati for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Hetfen Currier
Capt
C. M. Currier
Bernard
Cincinnati
High Price For Eggs in Newcastle Market
Newcastle Indiana December 9 eggs are selling at 32 cents per dozen amid record high wartime style prices. Households face steep costs as egg prices rise beyond typical December levels and top local market rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
Ind
Alexandria girl held on murder charge after inquest
Rose Perkins aged 14 was arrested on a murder charge in Alexandria Indiana after coroner Trueblood led an inquest. Nellie Maynard died from injuries believed caused by a fire she suffered when Perkins is accused of setting fire to her clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Ind
Trueblood
Rose Perkins
Nellie Maynard
Man Escaped Sanatorium Arrested in Rising Sun
Escaped patient John Vandervort was arrested by Marshal Overly in Rising Sun Indiana on Thursday. The 30 year old man claimed he fled a Price Hill sanitarium last Saturday and was described as demented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rising Sun
Ind
John Vandervort
Marshal Overly
Price Hill
Tailor Sues Rail Line for 50000 Damages
Richmond Ind December 10 George Schepman a merchant tailor filed suit against the Pennsylvania railway for 50000 damages for personal injuries. He alleges he fell from a train months ago suffering the loss of one limb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
George Schepman
Pennsylvania Railway
Schepman
Organ Stolen From Paramore Schoolhouse
Thieves entered Paramore schoolhouse 14 miles north of Madison Indiana before daylight on Wednesday and carried off a fine new organ from the Sunday school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Ind
Paramore
Strange Wild Animal Roams Near St Louis Crossing Shelbyville
A strange wild animal reported roaming near St Louis Crossing twelve miles southwest of Shelbyville Indiana. Described as resembling a bird dog but with white hair spotted with pink, the creature was sighted in December near the crossing. Local residents report the unusual animal and seek details on its origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Ind
St. Louis Crossing
Also Mentioned on This Page
Westville
Frank H
Indiana
Ace
Daily Story Pub. Co
Tom
Europe
Miss Jackson
Ana
Lieut. Peary
North Pole
Verona
Kansas
Hale
E. A. Kilian
Alma
Kan
Edward Everett Hale
Kansas City Journal
Kansas Gentleman
Alma Enterprise
Gayarre
Louisiana
Spain
James Wilkinson
United States
Wilkinson
Aaron Burr
John J. Ingalls
Ingalls
Kanzas
The
Rosie Perkins
Little Nellie Maynard
Henry County
Currier
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!