Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of "Mata Hari" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
dancer, German, Mata Hari, spy
Be prepared to distinguish between the many articles that discuss other female spies of the First World War.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"Sacred Damnces of Brahmanism"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), June 25, 1905, Page 4, Image 56, col. 1.
"Mysterious Japanese Dancer Returns as Suddenly as She Disappeared"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), June 28, 1908, Page 2, Image 26, col. 6.
"The British Revue Girl Who Was an Understudy of the German-Spy Dancer Tells of Her Private Life"
El Paso Herald (El Paso, TX), September 13, 1918, Page 5, Image 5, col. 2.
"Girl Dancer Loses Appeal, Must Die In France As Spy"
The Evening World (New York, NY), September 28, 1917, Page 1, Image 1, col. 4.
"Woman Dancer Shot as Spy"
The Washington Herald (Washington, DC), October 16, 1917, Page 1, Image 1, col. 7.
"Queens of the Spy World Whose Intrigues Sway the Fate of Nations"
The Sun (New York, NY), April 7, 1918, Page 10, Image 58, col. 1.
"Life Story of Mata Hari"
Richmond Times-Dispatch (Richmond, VA), October 20, 1918, Page 33, Image 33, col. 1.
"Life Story of Mata Hari"
Richmond Times-Dispatch (Richmond, VA), November 3, 1918, Page 39, Image 39, col. 1.
"Body Of Once Famous Star Is Unclaimed"
El Paso Herald(El Paso, TX), December 20, 1919, Page 22, Image 22, col. 4.
"Cruelest Lie of Truest Mercy?"
Richmond Times-Dispatch (Richmond, VA), August 29, 1920, Page 52, Image 52, col. 1.
"Woman Spy's Case Puts Reputations In Peril At Paris"
The Evening World (New York, NY), December 8, 1921, Page 24, Image 24, col. 1.
"The Magic Spell of a Woman Spy"
The Evening World (New York, NY), January 3, 1922, Page 18, Image 18, col. 1.
"Lover of Mati Hari Seeks Solace in Monastery in Spain; Spends Day in Prayer and Fasting"
The Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, OK), July 17, 1922, Page 1, Image 1, col. 3.

Mata Hari: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America