Detective uncovers story of first female cop

The Chicago Tribune recently published a wonderful story about how a retired federal agent, while researching the history of Chicago law enforcement, uncovered the story of a woman believed to be the first female police officer in the nation.

The woman, Maria Owens, an Irish-Catholic, worked to enforce child labor laws in Chicago in the 1890s.

The Tribune story noted: "Her work affected thousands of children. She established schools within department stores so young workers could get an education, and she persuaded other employers to shorten their workdays, according to historical news accounts."

The agent who did the research, Rick Barrett, did a great piece of detective work about this previously forgotten fellow detective.

Ice Age discovery gets new owner

The Cardy family of Door County, Wis., is transferring ownership of property that contains 11,000-year-old artifacts to the non-profit Archaeological Conservancy.

According to a story by WBAY in Green Bay:

"Archaeologists call the Cardy Camp on the southeastern edge of Sturgeon Bay the most important archaeological site of its era in Wisconsin.

"Scientists say it was a hunting camp on the edge of a glacier at the end of the last Ice Age. Spear points, other stone tools, and the remains of a fire pit of a paleo-Indian culture have been discovered."

The conservancy plans to preserve and restore the find.