An article about the number and state of cases of influenza in the city. The writer, backed by local medical professionals, assures readers "the worst is over." The article ends by reporting that a J. Richtig of the chemistry department is "holding his own very well." Richtig would later die of pneumonia caused by the flu on the 24th of October.
An article from the Ann Arbor Times News about deaths of an SATC soldier and two UM faculty members, as well as details about the number of cases among SATC men.
Production photo from "A Midsummer Night's Dream." A group of individuals moves around a large pole, while a few others look on from a balcony. The stage is fairly dark and dominated by strings of lights and wooden pallets.
Poster for the UM School of Music, Theatre & Drama production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," which ran at the Power Center for the Performing Arts from December 6-9, 2012. The poster shows a close-up side view of two individuals of uncertain sex/gender embracing one another, with a focus on their arms, which both have tattoos of old-fashioned illustrations of fairies.
Program for UM production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," by William Shakespeare. The production was staged at the Power Center for the Performing Arts and ran from December 6-9, 2012. The cover shows a close-up side view of two individuals of uncertain sex/gender embracing one another, with a focus on their arms, which both have tattoos of old-fashioned illustrations of fairies. Program contains biographies of cast, creatives as well as program note, theater staff and policies, alumni news, and donor list.
Print shows an allegorical female figure of America leading pioneers westward, as they travel on foot, in a stagecoach, conestoga wagon, and by railroads, where they encounter Native Americans and herds of bison.
This anonymous letter was sent to the City of London Police in October 1888, accusing "Jekyll and Hyde" actor Richard Mansfield of committing the Jack the Ripper murders.
A newspaper article clipping from "The Eastern Evening News" reporting the murder of the first, official Jack the Ripper victim, Mary Ann "Polly" Nichols.
A political cartoon in the British satirical magazine "Punch" that depicts a blindfolded policeman cluelessly surrounded by criminals in London's East End. A caption reads "Blind Mans' Buff. (As played by the Police.) 'Turn round three times, and catch whom you may!'" The cartoon also includes a poem reading "Lurking crime
Haunts from of old these dens of darksome slime.
There, where well-armed authority fears to tread,
Murder and outrage rear audacious head,
Unscanned, untracked."
This article clipping from "The (London) Times", a conservative newspaper, reports on the "double murder" of Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes in a much more serious tone than satirical newspapers of the time. It details evidence found at the scenes of both crimes, as well as some speculation into the killer's intent and the lives of the victims. The police are credited for narrowly missing the murderer the night before, yet are also accused of failing to follow vital clues in the case that would allow them to catch the Ripper.
A brief article about Col. Victor Vaughan, peacetime dean of the UM Medical School, advising medical students about disease concerns among the troops in the coming months.
A letter, written in red ink, mailed to the Central News Agency between September 25-27, 1888, and then sent to Scotland Yard (London Metropolitan Police), claims responsibility for the murder of Annie Chapman and includes details from the crime scene that were not known by the public. The content of the message and threats of future victims implied that the author of the note could be the real killer. The famous pseudonym "Jack the Ripper" comes from the signature line on this letter.
