Lynching of Mose Hill and Mat Chase shocks Marshall Texas
April 30 report from Marshall Texas details a mob of about thirty to forty lynchers who seized prisoners Mose Hill Creole Mose and Mat Chase from Harrison County jail between 2 and 3 am and hanged them at a Willow tree near Pope's gin. Deputy Huffman was killed and Deputy Car gill wounded during the railroad camp arrest. Jesse Jefferson, also sought, was not harmed. Local militia withdrew after the incident.
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Marshall
Tex
Mark Huffman
Harrison County
Pope's Gin
Megroes
Mose Hill
Mat Chase
Jesse Jefferson
Careill
Jesse Stotz
Pat Connors
Jim Cole
Jefferson
Mose
Mery
Alex Car¢ill
Huffman
Cargill
Waskom
B. A. Cargill
State of
Texas
Harrison
I. S. F. Perry
Payne Tariff Bill Complete Frost
Washington reports on the Payne tariff bill as Congress debates its final form. The piece notes predicted rate increases over the Dingley law, with estimates from 1.44 to 30 percent and a focus on the cost of living for working families.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Dunn
United States
Move to Amend Oklahoma Constitution Move to Relocate Capital
Guthrie Oklahoma April 30 Initiative petitions by Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce seek a constitutional amendment to move the state capital from Guthrie. A location bill proposes Oklahoma City Guthrie or Shawnee with other towns eligible. Special election anticipated July or August needing over twenty thousand signatures.
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Guthrie
Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma City
Shawnee
Oklahoma court actions affect Muskogee town lot cases
Guthrie Okla April 30 Attorneys Tor Gov Haskell and other in Muskogee town lot cases have not been officially advised that prosecutions will resume and information suggests they may be dropped Judge Marshall quashed indictments affecting about twenty other Eastern Oklahoma cases If a special Grand Jury is convened those cases would be available Trial likely at McAlester Tulsa term ends May McAlester term begins June 1 Also notes Lived 152 Years Wm Parr England oldest man married third time at 120 later 132 and died 152 years after birth. Electric Bitters praised as cure for kidney trouble and general weakness.
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Guthrie
Oklahoma
Tor Gov. Haskell
Muskogee
Marshall
McAlester
Tulsa
Wm. Parr
England
James Wright
Spurlock
G. M. Ramsey
Toll Rises as Tornado Sweeps Across Southern States
Dispatched AP reports indicate 50 to 75 fatalities from a massive twister across Mississippi Arkansas Kentucky Alabama Missouri and Tennessee with dozens more injured. Counted dead include Horn Lake Mississippi Fort Smith area Arkansas Somerville Missouri and multiple Tennessee towns among others.
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Louisville
Associated Press
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Arkansas
Kentucky
Alabama
Missouri
Tennessee
Young’s Crossing
Fayetteville
Noblesville
Hardeman County
Medina
Clarksville
Centerville
Franklin
Hillsboro
Somerville
Laconia
Bells
Quito
Giles County
Horn Lake
Heartzell
Golden
Georgia
Atlanta
Brinkley
West Marion
Weakley
Vicinage
Crawford County
Fort Smith
Monmouth Springs
Col Samuel Weelard in Ada on Insurance Business
Col Samuel Francis Weelard of Wichita, a Kansas governor staffer and state agent for several insurance firms, is in Ada transacting business with Harden & Jones. He promotes his booklets and compilations nationwide and owns Ada property, praising Ada from St. Louis to Colorado Springs.
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Samuel Francis Weelard
Wichita
Stubb
Kansas
Ada
Hardin & Jones
Col. Woolard
St. Louis
Colorado Springs
Big Department Store Opening at Henley & Biles Building
J B Wall advances plans for a large department store on Main street occupying both ground floor spaces of the Henley and Biles building. Carpenters work today with an anticipated ten day readiness. A canvas sign proclaims the Texas Department Store offering goods from baby shoes to steam threshers.
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J. B. Wall
Henley & Biles
Main Street
Wall
Texas Department Store
New King’s Discovery Praised by Beals Woman
Mrs A L Alley of Beals Maine says after using ten bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs colds and lung trouble she will not slight a friend. She notes its excellent results in her family and others and that relief is felt at once for bronchitis and asthma.
Seven Die As Storm Saps Great Lakes Vessels
Reports from Jackson Mississippi indicate seven dead with more feared aboard ships on the Great Lakes. Vessels flounder at sea as winds whip the water, and several ships are thought sunk at lake bottoms across port towns.
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Jackson
Miss
Great Lakes
Motion Overruled In Shawnee Indictment Case
Judge Rosser in Shawnee Oklahoma overruled District Judge Maben's motion to quash indictments amid claims of witness intimidation and improper grand jury drawing. Court affirmed power to remove Maben pending trial and gave until Tuesday to file a writ of prohibition with the supreme court. West and Rosser agree on speedy appeal. defense objects.
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Shawnee
Okla
Rosser
District Court
Maben
Prohibition
Supreme Court
West
Guthrie
Kansas Liquor Ruling and Club Restrictions
Topeka April 30 Attorney General Fred S Jackson says current laws ban clubs from maintaining liquor use if the club profits from supplying liquor to members. He asserts clubs cannot furnish liquor to members when paid for by the club or in any manner.
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Topeka
Kan
Fred S. Jackson
Kansas
Botanic Blood Balm Advertises Blood Purifier
An Ada Oklahoma ad promotes Botanic Blood Balm B B B as a cure for blood and skin diseases including eczema and scrofula. It claims to purify blood, heal sores, ease pains, and offers a free sample with $1 large bottle priced through Blood Balm Co.
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Blood Balm Co
Atlanta Ga
Ada
Okla
G. M. Ramsey
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American Federation of Labor
International Trade Unions
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Ark
Hartzell
Ala
Monroe
Harms
King’s River
Chicago and Vicinity
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Texas City
Plum Point
Col
Samuel Weelard
Trail OF Death
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P. A. Norris, Pres
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