John Tinsley – also known as Lee Brown or Robert Lee – had allegedly refused to pay for a 5-cent beer at Ossenberg’s Saloon and Grocery on July 3, 1903. That led to an argument and Tinsley stormed out ...
In 1903, the pope’s missing Fisherman’s Ring and fortune worth up to $45 million were missing. Ancient tradition mandated that the old ring had to be destroyed before a new pope could be elected. The ...
A hydroelectric facility that first came online in 1903 stands as a testament to early 20th-century hydroelectric engineering ...
DICKINSON — During his second year as president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt issued this Thanksgiving ...
One-armed judge kills two newspaper editors in deadly street shootout. One of the last true Wild West showdowns in Texas ...
Stutsman County held its own convention of school districts in 1903. The Jamestown Alert proclaimed it quite a gathering, with most of the county’s educational districts represented.
In 2022 our own Ed Hood interviewed Thompson about his life as an ultracyclist as he prepared for his big challenge that year ...
Mary Augusta Ward’s “Lady Rose’s Daughter” was the blockbuster best seller of its day. By Tina Jordan At the turn of the 20th century, the Book Review regularly ran an article called “Books in Demand, ...
STATEN ISLAND, NY. — St. Vincent’s Hospital, which was founded by the Sisters of Charity, opened on Thanksgiving Day in 1903 ...