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 "Pinkertons" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
Allan Pinkerton, Billy Pinkerton, Charles Siringo, Chicago, Franklin Gowen, Harry Orchard, Haymarket, Haywood, James McParlan, Jesse James, Jim McKenna, Molly Maguires, Morris Friedman, Pinkerton National Detective Agency, Pinkertons, Robert Pinkerton, The Eye that Never Sleeps, Western Federation.
It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results.
James McParlan’s last name has many different spellings in early news stories including McPartlan and McFarlen.
Allan Pinkerton’s first name is often reported as Allen.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"Daring Attempt to Capture the James Boys at Kearney"
The State Journal (Jefferson City, MO), January 29, 1875, Page 7, Image 7, col. 4.
"The James Boys"
Nashville Union and American (Nashville, TN), February 9, 1875, Page 4, Image 4, col. 3.
"Fate of the Molly Maguires"
The Stark County Democrat (Canton, OH), June 21, 1877, Page 8, Image 8, col. 2.
"Allan Pinkerton"
Evening Star (Washington, DC), July 5, 1884, Page 3, Image 3, col. 4.
"The Dead Detective"
The Donaldsonville Chief (Donaldsville, LA), July 19, 1884, Page 4, Image 4, col. 1.
"The Sleepless Eye"
St. Paul Daily Globe (St. Paul, MN) , July 25, 1886, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"A Bloody Battle Between Strikers and Detectives at the Homestead Steel Plant"
The Witchita Daily Eagle (Witchita, KS), July 7, 1892, Page 1, Image 1, col. 4.
"A Day of Horrors"
The Wheeling Intelligencer (Wheeling, WV), July 7, 1892, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"Were Not Sworn In"
Pittsburg Dispatch (Pittsburgh, PA), July 9, 1892, Page 2, Image 2, col. 1.
"Pinkertons Heard: The Noted Detectives Before the House Committee"
Rock Island Daily Argus (Rock Island, IL), July 28, 1892, Page 4, Image 4, col. 1.
"Pinkerton Detective Agency is Charged with Persecuting Miners"
Albuquerque Evening Citizen (Albuquerque, NM), May 11, 1907, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"How He Produced Orchard's Confession"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), June 23, 1907, Page 2, Image 46, col. 1.
"Will Show Conspiracy to Wreck Miners Federation"
The Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, OK), July 1, 1907, Page 1, Image 1, col. 6.
"Gov. M'Donald Refuses to Grant Requisition"
El Paso Herald (El Paso, TX), April 26, 1915, Home Edition, Page 1, Image 1, col. 5.
"Pinkertons' Game to Grab Man Blocked"
The Day Book (Chicago, IL), April 26, 1915, Noon Edition, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"Man Who Brought Molly Maguires to Justice Dead"
The Leon Reporter (Leon, IA), July 31, 1919, Page 5, Image 5, col. 3.

Pinkertons: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America