Machias, District of Maine, Massachusetts (June 1775) – Aroused by the recent news of skirmishes between Colonists and British troops at Lexington and Concord, near Boston, a band of Machias residents responded angrily to threats on their town from a…
Christmas Letter 2018
Dear friends and family. I hope this season brings happiness to you and yours. We had an exciting 2018. I had hoped to add pictures, but had hard drive failure again. In March of 2018 I again took the whole…
Criminal Annals, Part 135 – Heavy Robbery
Continuing with the October 4, 1852 edition of the Sacramento “Daily Union,” we return to the “From the Interior” articles from Shasta, Sonoma and San Jose. “SHASTA. HEAVY ROBBERY. – It has been reported that Mr. L. H. Sanborn, of…
Criminal Annals, Part 134: From Salmon Falls doctor to legislator
The October 4, 1852 edition of the Sacramento “Daily Union,” opens with a front page devoted mostly to advertisements and politics. In a column of odds and ends, is found one very interesting article from Canada. “ANNEXATION OF CANADA TO…
Remarkable Career of “Black Bart” by James E. Rice
Remarkable Career of “Black Bart” by James E. Rice Manager, Filing Department, [Bank of Italy] Head Office Former Wells Fargo & Company Agent During many years of service with Wells Fargo & Company and intimate contact with various types…
Liberating the City of Light
Ernie Pyle (1900-1945) was one of the top correspondents during World War II. Embedded with the American forces in Africa, Italy, France and then the Pacific, his Pulitzer Prize winning syndicated column was published in 400 daily and 300 weekly…