Terrible Race Riot Grips Springfield Illinois
A mob in Springfield attacks Black residents after an assault on a white woman. Four men dead and many injured as fires burn the Negro quarter. William Donegan killed, shop burned, mob harms others while militia and fire crews struggle. Prohibition candidate Eugene Chafin assaulted during the riot.
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Springfield
Earl Hallam
George Richardson
Socal
William Donegan
Statehouse
Tuttle
Eugene Chafin
nAtad
Brownfield Ruptures Over Roosevelt Statue Unveiling
Word reaches Fort Worth of a violent unveiling in Brownfield Terry County where a life size statue of President Roosevelt was attacked after a street clash. One man died nine injured fifty shots fired amid Democratic and Republican opposition and a potential Bryan statue compromise.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Brownfield
Terry County
Winosevelt
Nanarest
Denver
Bryan
Soys
Roosevelt
Submarine Mines Sent For Philippine Defense
Five hundred heavy submarine mines were shipped aboard the China for the Philippines defense. The cargo includes gun carriages ammunition and several mines, with most to guard Manila Harbor Subig Bay and surrounding areas. Each mine weighs about 200 pounds without explosive charge.
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San Francisco
Philip- Que Islands
China
Orient
Philippines
Manila Harbor
Subig Bay
Kidnappers Sought in Loomis Child Abduction Case
Sacramento reports two women sought for kidnapping Tom Rodgers' 9 year old son from Loomis California. One is alleged former wife of Rodgers and another woman carried a baby. They arrived in Loomis and stayed at a hotel while authorities search for the child. Rodgers' wife notified him after the boy failed to return from an errand.
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Sacramento
Cal
Plater County
Tom Rodgers
Loomis
Rodgers
Rodgers Qoy
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Women Relief
The Pinkham compound is marketed as a highly successful remedy for women’s suffering with widespread testimonials. It claims to restore health without drugs and to save some from surgical operations, citing a vast archive of letters from women who testitfy to cures.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkhava
Lynn
Mass
Lydia E.pinkham
Lydia F. Pinkham
Schilling's Best Tea Promo Prompts Grocer Refund Offer
A vintage ad touts Schilling's Best tea with a warm image of a woman pouring from an earthen pot. It notes grocers refund customers if they do not like the product, highlighting consumer satisfaction guarantees.
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Schilling
Admiral Evans Retires After Long Navy Career
Washington notes Rear-Admiral Robley Evans "Fighting Bob" retires from active service. A Civil War baptism at Fort Fisher started his 45 year career commanding ships and fleets, with calls in Congress to promote him to vice admiral, second only to Dewey.
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Washington
Robly Evans
Bob
United States Navy
Frans
Fort Fisher
Congress
Manila Bay
Dewey
Sore eyes cured by Chamberlains Salve for Henrietta man
Martin Boyd of Henrietta Kentucky says he suffered granulated sore eyes for twenty years. In February 1903 a gentleman urged him to try Chamberlains Salve. He bought one box used about two thirds and has had no trouble since. The salve is for sale by Evans Drug Co.
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Martin Boyd
Henrietta
Evans Drug Co
Gaston Farmhand Murdered Near Forest Grove Oregon
Rob ert Woods a Scotch migrant aged about 25 to 38 was found mortally wounded at the barn door of H D Jennings eight miles south of Forest Grove near Gaston. A coroner s inquest was expected to determine the killer.
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Gaston
Forest Grove
Washington County
Robert Woods
H. D. Jennings
Woods
America
Jennings’ Place
Tariff Privilege Immorally Undermines Democracy
Miss Ida M. Tarbell argues that high tariffs and related protections create a privileged class eroding democracy. She warns such privileges grow into rights, fueling conflicts among classes and harming independence, youth, and mothers.
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Ida M. Tarbell
Reform Club
Trade over battleships urged by manufacturing group
The national commerce committee at the National Manufacturers association convention argues that selling industrial products abroad is a stronger defense than armaments. It contrasts shipbuilding costs with the payoff of commerce and urges tariff barriers to curb foreign competition and trusts.
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Committee On Interstate Commerce
National Manufacturers’ Association
Trusts Favor Canadian Railroads and Rail Costs
A commentator notes Canadian Pacific stock gains as rail costs favor the Canadian line. The writer asserts the Canadian road pays only 22 dollars per ton for steel rails versus 28 dollars per ton for American railroads, explaining the stock premium.
Poem Fragment by Edith M. Thomas on the Intervale
A brief verse fragment contrasts wandering clouded grandeur with a desire for open space. The speaker prefers the intervale wide and free over alpine or shaded summits, invoking breeze, trails, and a solitary wayside tree.
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Edith M. Thomas
Note on folding a napkin into a ring
A St Nicholas poem snippet instructs how to fold a napkin before leaving the table. It guides folding the napkin in half and bringing the ends together then rolling tightly until it slides into its ring. The verse emphasizes doing the fold neatly and smoothly.
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St. Nicholas
Croker to Aid Bryan In Upcoming U S Election
Richard Croker former Tammany Hall leader will travel to America next month to support William Jennings Bryan for president. He accompanied Bryan from Ireland and pledged to help if Bryan secures the Democratic nomination, while denying any broad involvement in New York politics.
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Tammany
New York
Richard Croker
Tammany Hall
America
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
Ireland
Mr. Bryan
Croker
Steal Farmer's Daughter Abduction Near Billings Montana
Miss Freda Bauer aged 16 daughter of rancher Conrad Bauer was abducted last week at gunpoint by two masked men near 12 miles east of Billings. Bauer accuses two ranch hands and a possible third accomplice. John S. Howard is arrested for aiding Ernest Houston in the case as authorities search Laurel area for Houston and the girl.
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Butte
Mont
Freda Bauer
Conrad Bauer
Billings
Bauer
Nehalem Rancher Vanishes in Coast Range Hills
Nehalem rancher Andrew Casper, last seen Aug 4 after leaving his team at a livery stable and drawing money from the bank, is believed lost in the Coast Range mountains near Tillamook. Friends fear illness or disorientation led him to wander into the hills.
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Nehalem
Tillamook
Coast Range
Andrew Casper
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Aberdeen Woman
An Aberdeen resident testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieved backache dizziness and urinary troubles from kidney issues. She reports lasting improvement after use and urges others to try the remedy sold at Red Cross Drug Store and by Foster Milburn Co. Doan's is advertised nationwide at 50 cents.
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Aberdeen
Bright
Doan
A. McLean
North K Street
Wash
Dean
Red Cross
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
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Moclips Beach
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N. P. Depot
Ocean Beach
Pacific Ocean
Temple of Privilege
the Herald Printery
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Herald Printery
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