Influenza cases surge in Indianapolis and state
Indianapolis reports near 1000 civilian influenza cases with several deaths and many unreported. Fort Benjamin Harrison staff and Red Cross nursing units are on duty as statewide epidemic grows. Evansville sees history text revisions and Purdue expands track masters program to 900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Splianapolis
City Board of Health
Board of Health
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Wiliam Fortune
Evansville
James Harvey Robinson
Charles Austin Beard
Indiana
William Lowe Bryan
Indiana University
Louis P. Benezet
State Board of Education
Robinson
Beard
Columbia University
New York
Knightstown
Deanw University
Greencastle
Lafayette
Purdue University
United States
Purdue
State Board of Pirdons
Goodrich
Anderson
Joseph Essington
Board of Works
Indiana Congress of Mothers and Parent Teacher Associations
Fort Wayne
Board of Directors
McAdoo
Liberty Loan
A. W. McKxennd
Indiana State Chamber of Commerce
Lawrenceburg
H. H. Friedley
John Kearney
Kearney
Logansport
Lagrange County
Shelbyville
George Linville
Charles’ P. Xindlinger
Allied Push Drives German Line Toward Lille in Flanders
Allied forces launched a major assault across a 25 mile front from Roulers to Douai, driving Germans back five miles and threatening Bruges and Ghent. French and American units attacked Laon and surrounding areas as Ludendorff’s retreat continued, with Le Cateau and other rail bases captured as German lines collapsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Flanders
Lille
Roulers
Douai
Cambrai-St. Quentin
Champagne
Argonne
Bruges
Ghent
Rouiers
Isgehem
Lendelede
Courtrai
Laon
Ludendorff
Foch
Hirson
Mexieres
Reims
North Sea
la Fere
Debeney
Oise
Laon Hirson
Guise
Gouraud
Aisne
Mezieres
St. Albert
Valenciennes-Lille
Soissons-Laon
Grand Pre
Argonne Forest
Suippe
Fifth Army
Bertricourt
Courtecan
Troyon
Flemish Coast
Scarpe River
Drorourt-Quent
Lens-Douai
Beaumont
Quiery- La-Motte
Henin-Lietard
Douai-Carvin
Flemish
Ostend
Zeebrugge
le Cateau
Hindenburg
Haig
Cambrai
St. Quentin
Lens
Scarpe
Vitry-en-Artois
Ael-Lesiquerchin
Rouvroy
Sauilnumines
Novelles
Fontaine
Notre Dame
Beautroux
Meuse
Cambria
Wilson Rejects Any Peace With German Kaiser
President Wilson issues a forceful note rejecting German peace proposals and states that the United States and its allies will dictate terms. He asserts armistice conditions depend on military advisers and condemns continued German submarine warfare and brutal Acts at sea, promising a separate reply to Austria-Hungary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria-Hungary
Washington
Wilson
United States
Reichstag
United States of America
Congress of the United States
Iis
Germany
Mount Vernon
Robert Lansing
Frederick Oederlin
Woman Held for Witchcraft in Los Angeles Case
Matilda Weisman a spirit medium is in custody accused of inducing minors Morris Solomon twelve and Hattie Solomon ten to steal money from their father’s store to buy spirits for reconciliation with their separated parents. Police say the scheme involved priced spirits and Saturday payments, with the children confessing two months of theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
William S. Solomon
Matilda Weisman
Orris Solomon
Hattie
Morris
Heroic Flight Sees Capt Trickey Save Plane as Crewman Dies
On the Champagne Front October 10 Capt Charles Trickey of hanger Texas crawled along a burning wing to steady the aircraft while Sublieut Harold Loud of Oscoda Michigan remained at his post during the descent. Flames scorched Trickey but he guided the plane to land safely. Loud succumbed to his injuries a few hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Hanger
Tex
Earth
Harold . B. Loud
Oscoda
Mich
Loud
Influenza and Pneumonia Deaths Rise in City
Philadelphia reports 1018 new influenza cases in 24 hours with 104 deaths from influenza and 121 deaths from pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Illinois Theaters Close Indefinitely Over Influenza
Chicago script emergency commission orders all Illinois theaters including movie houses closed for an indeterminate period to combat influenza. The executive committee acted to curb the spread of illness across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llinois
Chicago
Ilinois
Moving Picture Houses
The
Emergency Commission
Serbian forces seize positions north of Nish after town capture
London dispatch reports on Saturday Serbian troops took control of enemy line positions north of Nish following the town's capture. French cavalry have occupied Bela Palanka in the same campaign update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nish
London
Bela Palanka
White Doorknob Tricks Snakes at Albany Hen Nest
Albany Ga Discovering that snakes fed on hens eggs J P Gill replaced the nest eggs with white doorknobs A snake swallowed a knob but could not escape and was slain The doorknob was then replaced in the nest
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
J. P. Gill
Two 17 Year Old Girls Sentenced to Stockade
Nellie Atkins and Ruth Warf, both seventeen, refuse to work and break windows in Atlanta. Judge Johnson adds thirty days, and the girls are kept renewing sentences as they remain in the stockade laundry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Nellie Atkins
Ruth Warf
Recorder
An Old Man Fights
John Riggs a 71 year old Kansas City man repelled a robbery attempt for the third time in eight years. Two assailants, described as negroes, tried to hold him up but were beaten back. Riggs later received medical treatment from Dr. H L Rieger at police headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
John Riggs
Kan
Riggs
H. L. Rieger
To Keep Off Evil Spirits in Highland Park
Highland Park resident Mrs. J D Purdy found Togo Serikawa a Japanese butler under her bed one morning. He explained he slept there to keep evil spirits away, a claim that did not satisfy Mr Purdy who demanded an explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Park
Inl
Togo Serikawa
J. D. Purdy
Mr. Purdy
Togo
Purdy
Mammoth Minnesota Fire Death Toll and Destruction
About a thousand deaths and hundreds of thousands left homeless as forest fires roared through northeastern Minnesota. Moose Lake and Cloquet suffered severe losses with 300 to 400 coffins ordered for Moose Lake alone. Duluth braced as morgues reported around 200 charred bodies and refugees crowded the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minnesota
Moose Lake
Kettle River
Cloquet
Schultz Lake
Brookston
Brevator
Corona
Adolph
Thompson
Arnold
W. F. Rhinow
St. Paul
North
Adjutant General
Meose Lake
Minn
Country Club
Woodland
Lester Park
Cobb School
Northern Pacific Yards
Coolman
Duluth Log Company
Free Speech Cartoon Exchange Over Bath Time Soap Incident
Sallie teases Willie about talking to himself in the bath. Willie explains he spoke to the soap and slipped, prompting a humorous exchange in Roller Monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie
Willie
Hedging a Bit in a Suit Sale
A salesman assures a customer the suit is nonshrinkable but humorously suggests buying two sizes larger due to its appearance. The exchange highlights caution in garment fit assurances.
Also Mentioned on This Page
State News
George C. Bryant
Bureau of Crop Estimates
United States Department of Agriculture
State House
Maurice Douglas
Flat Rock
Third District Draft Board
War Department
Department of Agriculture
Douglas
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Paul Akin
Akin
Navy
Frank McCoy
McCoy
Camp Saufley
Santa Rosa Island
Pensacola
Fla
Goshen
Elkhart County
Charles W. Kamp
State Bank Department
Auditor of State
Terre Haute
Indiana State Chamber, of Commerce
Indiannapolis
Central Army Department
Eastern Indiana Telephone Company
Winchester
Public Service Commission
E. I. T. Company
Selephone Company
Ridgeville Telephone Company
Red ‘Key Telephone Company
Telephone ‘Company
Lynn
Local Telephone ‘Company
Paris
Upper
Sambre Canal
Gourand
Cornay
Aire River
Sublieut
H. E. Loud
Oscoda, Mich
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!