The Olden Times
Updates Newsletter: April 21, 2001
Greetings!
I apologize for getting this newsletter out a day late...I've been beset by a tremendous headache.
There are a couple of entries which will not be added until later in the week, due to time constraints, so be sure and check back here mid-week to see what I've added.This portion of The Olden Times is not indexed by the FreeFind search engine's spider, so you have the advantage of the updates and the bimonthly index of locations only if you're a subscriber.
This week's newsletter includes names added in the past two weeks AND locations, too, along with a few notable headlines.
I have a special request for any readers who live in the Memphis, Tennessee area...
One of our readers is seeking an obituary which can be obtained at the Memphis Public Library. Alas, their fees are a little on the high end. If you are able to print a copy of this obituary from the library's microfilm for Sheila Jarrett, please contact her at sjarrett_81@yahoo.com. I know she'll really appreciate your help!
Your Favorite... ?
Do you have a personal favorite among the old news stories or ads in The Olden Times?
Whether it's something you like because you found a family connection, or because it struck you as funny, or because you feel that it illuminates a particular time and place in your family's history, please email me!
The New Names and Locations are each on a seperate page for the sake of page loading time. Links are below.
You'll find the Notable Headlines, etc., below. For references to Slaves or Freedmen, see the new names, where they will be flagged for you.
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Native Americans in the News
If this is a special interest to you, you might want to know that I've recently acquired an old magazine, The American Indian. I haven't determined if I'll be able to use it in The Olden Times, and it's not as "newsy" as a newspaper, but by the time the next issue of this newsletter comes out, I'll have more information for you about this magazine and its contents.
Cherokee Citizenship Case Reversed, Josh VAN et. al. Ordered Enrolled as Cherokee Freedmen, 1905
African Americans, Freedmen or Slaves in the News
Dr. STARNES of San Antonio, Texas This African American physician offered to "line up the negroes" in the state's fight against consumption, or tuberculosis.
Thomas GAINES Run Over by Cab at Sloss Furnace in Birmingham, AL, 1884. It was a bad day for legs in Birmingham, Alabama.
The Family Album
Pennsylvania Genealogy: 2 DEGROFF Deaths, Adams Co., 1842
Notable:
An Elopement with a Honeymoon from H*&&!
Louisiana Woman Claims Norwegian Sea Captain's Estate, 1912 What did his wife think about that?
American Lunatic Escapes in England I suspect his progeny must've all come back home & multiplied...
SHIELDS May Escape Hydrophobia With New Pasteur Treatment, 1905 This was a big improvement over the pre-Pasteur remedy of the madstone. More about madstones soon!
Disappearance of Albertus D. BERRY, 1873 Do you know anybody who takes $800 with him to take a bath?
Perfumery ad... The headline just sorta got to me. Underscores the changing nature of our language...
Accidents:
H. W. LONG Badly Hurt by Horse at Pawnee, 1905
Unusual Death of Mrs. Hattie Dewey SMITH This was a cousin of the Admiral Dewey, who uttered the famous words "You may fire when ready, Gridley."
Explosion Kills 3 Near Centralia, PA, 1884
Mrs. F. J. LEWIS Accidentally Shot & Killed by Husband, 1905 This is a heartbreaker.
Two Killed, One Injured by Memphis Streetcar, 1905
Carroll MURRELL Thrown from a Buggy; Breaks his Arm, 1905
Thomas GAINES Run Over by Cab at Sloss Furnace in Birmingham, AL, 1884
Herbert BRYAN Falls from top of Railway Car, 1884, AL
Crimes
Racing on the Sabbath, 1866 Little did they know that crime in Washington, D. C. would get considerably worse...
Assault & Battery with Intent to Kill, 1866
Larceny of a Horse, 1866 I've never heard of this charge before!
Suicide, Brooke County, Virginia, 1846
Indecent Conduct on the Street, 1881 This New Yorker went to the pen!
Farmers Shoot it Out in Oklahoma, 1920
Military & Vets
Fourth Tennessee Regiment, C. S. A.
Migrations:
BLUESTEIN: Prussia to Illinois, Illinois to Texas
Bridget Ryan HOOLEY: Ireland to New Orleans
Civil War
Fourth Tennessee Regiment, C. S. A.