Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1917 — Famous Globe Trotter Traveling through Indiana. [ARTICLE]

Famous Globe Trotter Traveling through Indiana.

Joseph F. Mikulec, the famous globe trotter, who started from Corataa, in the southern part of Austria, to walk around the world, was in Monticello for a short time Wednesday. Mikulec is on his way to Indianapolis to visit Governor Goodrich. / During his travels, Mikulec is gathering data for a book of his life and travels, whicn he intends to publish on his return to his native country. During the sixteen years of his wanderings,Mr. Mikulec has traveled over 100,000 miles by land and sea, has visited almost every country in the word, and has given ectures in nearly every city. He resolved when starting out on his journey not to sed anything and is compelled to earn his way by donations received at lectures, Mikulec carries with him two autographs of which he is very proud. One is that of President Wilson, issued at the white house on February 1, 1915, and the other is the signature of the master of the house at Buckingham Palace, London. He also carries a large journal in which are written the autographs of thousands of prominent men. He has filled sixteen of the books and has collected over 800,000 autographs. Some of the statements are written in Chinese, Hindoo, and every known language.