Brownsville Negro Troops Raid Town Killing Barkeeper
A Brownsville dispatch reports twenty negro soldiers from the Twenty-ninth Infantry rampaged through Brownsville after drinking rights denied, killing Frank Natus and wounding Policeman Domingo. Bullets struck homes and a hotel as residents sought cover. Gov. Lanham refused state troops. federal authorities to arrest those involved.
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Brownsville
Tex
Twenty-ninth Infantry
Main Street
Frank Natus
Joseph "Domingo
Louis R. Cowan
P. E. Stark
Muller Hotel
Lanham
Dallas
Reunion Day for Veterans in Minneapolis G A R Encampment
Tuesday marked reunion day at the G A R encampment with all city districts hosting gatherings and all day receptions by patriotic societies Masonic bodies and affiliated groups. Rail traffic swelled visitor totals estimated around 25000 as rail lines reported smooth arrivals and ample accommodations for the crowd.
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AW Mintrespolis
Minn
Grand Army
Ice dealers indicted in secret Suffolk County case
Seventeen ice dealers and six ice companies were indicted by the Suffolk County grand jury for conspiracy to regulate and fix ice prices for public sale. The indicted dealers include President Lewis G. White and Secretary Charles W. Hallustram of the Massachusetts Ice Dealers' Association.
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Ite
Suffolk County Grand Jury
Boston
Lewis G. White
The
Massachusetts Ice Dealers’ Association
Charles W. Hallustram
Association
Wreck in Kansas Injures Seven on Track Collision
Seven passengers were injured, three seriously, in a collision at Fort Scott Junction Kansas when a Missouri Kansas and Texas train struck a Frisco switch engine at a crossing. The train had stopped and the chair car bore the impact while passengers in other cars were unhurt.
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Fort Scott Junction
Kan
Frisco
Coroner's Inquest Rules On Express Wreck Case
The Pittsburg coroner's inquest into the Cincinnati and New York limited express wreck of August 6 rendered a verdict naming telegraph operator John L. Skarry and leverman L. Jones as awaiting grand jury action on murder charges.
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Cincinnati and
New York Limited Express
Panhandle
Pittsburg
John L. Skarry
L. J4. Jones
Leverman
Founder of Excelsior Springs dies at 87
Reverend J W BB Flack founder of Excelsior Springs Missouri and general national secretary of the Christian Union Church and editor of the Christian Union paper has died at eighty seven.
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F Excelsior Springs
J. W. BB. Flack
Excelsior Springs, Mo
The
Christian Union Edurch
the Christian Union, Is Dead
Englishman Fined For Disturbance At Bayonne Theater
A London Englishman named James Piere was fined $25 in polion court Tuesday after a hissing incident during a Monday night theater performance in Bayonne. The judge, a member of the audience, imposed the fine amid a chaotic scene.
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Bayonne
James Piere
Ar Hinglishman
Polion Court
Debarred occult scammer Laura Jackson ends parole in London
London telegram reports Ann O Delaware Dis Debar known as Laura Jackson, once linked to Theocratic Unity and Luther Marsh frauds, freed from Aylesbury prison on ticket of leave after maximum sentence reduction for good conduct. Her violent postures and multiple aliases tied her to spiritualist deception, with a history including Joliet prison, New Orleans exile, and a realm hopping scheme across the United States and South Africa before London arrest in 1901.
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London
Ann O'd¢Elia Dis Debar
Laura Jackson
Theodore Jackson
Aylesbury
Mme. Dis Debar
United States
Great Britain
Luther R. Marsh
New York
Louis I of
Bavaria
Lola Montez
John C. Pr. Salamon
Washington
Kentucky
Dis Debar
Adventuress
Marsh
Vera PL Ava
Chicago
Joliet
William J. McGown
Riot over New York car fare disrupts Coney Island crowds
New York reports riots on Coney Island surface cars and elevated trains after Justice Gaynor ruled against a double 10 cent fare. From early morning to Monday, thousands faced delays and danger. over 250000 people visited the island, with two women injured fatally and others bruised as crowds battled for rides and passage.
Birmingham Bank Teller Confesses Shortage of Funds
Alex R. Chisholm paying teller at First National Bank of Birmingham admits shortfall of 100000 dollars. Bond coverage 30000 dollars, loss to bank reduced to 79000 dollars. He names brokers as accomplices, alleged to have lost the money through speculation. Chisholm is son of Col. Robert Chisholm, U.S. special attorney.
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First National of Birmingham
Ala
First National Bank of Birmingham
Alex R. Chisholm
Chisholm
Col
Robert Chisholm
United States
Firing at Crowded Oceanic Walk Injures Several
An unidentified man fired twice at a waiter in a Coney Island restaurant then shot into the crowd. Thomas Fitzpatrick Thomas McDonald and George White were likely fatally struck and Annie Smith seriously wounded. The shooter escaped as King Alfonso and Queen Victoria visit Scotland.
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Coney Island
Thomas Fitzpatrick
Thomas McDonald
George White
Annie Smith
Wreck in Texas Alters Senate Bid Timetable
A collision near Fort Worth leaves ten people seriously injured. Representative Joseph A. Dixon of Missoula announces candidacy for the US Senate, with his term expiring in March 1907.
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Dison
Glark
Joseph AM. Dixon
Missoula
Mondregy
United States Senate
William
Marcel
Bank Inspection Ends. Shortage Estimated at Up to $1 Million
State Bank Examiner CG Jones finished an inspection of the defunct Milwaukee Avenue State Bank in Chicago and will send a report to Springfield. Officials say the total shortage is estimated between $800,000 and $1,000,000 as police and the state's attorney continue inquiries. Inspector Shippy questioned more than a dozen employees about irregularities, including midnight bank trips by President Stensland and Cashier Hering. Stensland, under police watch, has been seen in Chicago twice recently with James Hrickson, a nephew, amid Sunday church attacks on the banker.
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C. Jones
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Chicago
Springfeld
Shippy
Stensland
Hering
Chicago Chronicle
Paul O. Stensland
William Jennings
James Hrickson
Five drown in Spokane River whirlpool near Davenport
Davenport Washington mourns as five prominent social figures drown while out on Spokane River banks northeast of town. Miss Winnie Jones 19 A L Boigett 40 Mrs AL T Hoigett 34 Roy Howard 28 A L Inman 34 perished as they tried to rescue others. Mrs Paigett's body was recovered.
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Wash
Spokane
Winnie Jones
A. L. Boigett
AL T. Hoigett
Roy Howard
A. L. Inman
Paigett
Trolley Cars Crash Injures Dozens In Oakland Accident
A Telegraph Avenue trolley crowded with Berkeley Idora park crowd collided with a Key Route electric train at the Fortieth Street crossing. Sunday afternoon, a score of people were badly hurt and two may die. many injured were San Francisco and Los Angeles ball players returning from a game. A defective airbrake is blamed for the crash.
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Idora Park
Piedmont
Mole
Fortieth Street
Oakland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Three Men Fatally Shot in Franklin County Affray
A Sunday shooting in Cam bon Franklin County Illinois left Wiley B White 19 of Benton and two Zeigler Black coal miners dead. A white foreman from Pittsburg Pennsylvnia named Carlson was wounded but likely to recover. The suspect Drew fled into the woods as two posses pursued.
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Franklin County
Ill
Wiley B. White
Benton
Zeigler
Carlson
Pittsburg
Drew
Teamsters Expel Treasurer After Chicago Convention
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters expelled Edward I. Turley, former secretary treasurer, at its Chicago convention closing on Monday, after the decision that Turley had acted against the interests of the union and its members.
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Teamsters
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Chicago
Edward I. Turley
Turley
Hood
Western League baseball schedule at Sioux City
Schedule of Western League games to be played in Sioux City Iowa lists dates for Pueblo Denver Lincoln and Omaha with series in mid August through early September. The text shows unreadable fragments but indicates upcoming fixtures across several days.
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Sioux City
Pueblo
Denver
Lincoln
Freight Removal Order Issued by Southern Pacific Officials
Southern Pacific of San Stranciseoca will issue a statement to consignees with freight on the track. Freight must be unloaded at once and stored at the cost of the consignees after a long conference.
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Southern Pacific
San Stranciseoca
Consignees
Postmaster Killed and Robbed in Alabama Heist
An official, the postmaster of Librotussia, was killed Saturday and robbed of fourteen thousand nine hundred dollars. Police investigations focus on identifying suspects and securing the crime scene. Local authorities pledge full cooperation with federal agents in the case.
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AL Lib
Rtussia
Hawkeye State Teachers Trade Books for Shovels in Cedar Falls
Eight Iowa schoolmen from Grundy Center Tracer Sioux City Chariton Plainfield Dike Steamboat Rock take summer vacation to labor on the new $76000 science hall at the state normal school in Cedar Falls under James B Robinson. The group joins laborers, mixing cement and laying brick, signaling a rare coach class project.
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Cedar Falls
James B. Robinson
Iowa
Clarence M. Parker
Grundy Center High School
Earl O. Bangs
Grundy Center
Marry E. Lambert
The
Public suit seeks 4000 damages against Towa Telephone Co
Franklin County district court hears a suit by WB Mallory Hamp ton attorney against Towa Telephone Company seeking 4000 dollars for alleged denial of toll line use over a disputed 3 bill. Mallory obtained an injunction to halt denial of toll lines. Both matters set for September term.
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Towa Falls
District Court
Franklin County
Towa Telephone Company
WB. Tl
Mallory
Hampton
Drowned at Cedar Falls Walter Hansen Dies Bathing in Cedar River
Walter Hansen, brother of Mrs. Andrew Refshauge of Cedar Falls, was drowned Sunday while bathing with companions near the Cedar River below a dam. The river’s high flow and whirlpool below the dam drew him into deep water, and rescuers could not reach him.
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Walter Hansen
Andrew Refshauge
Cedar Falls
Refshauge
Cedar River
Young Hmimsen
Burglars Hit Dyersville Stores and Des Moines Man Dies
Burglars entered Charles P. Roth's drug store in Dyersville stealing cigars tobacco and about eighteen dollars in cash. Ferring's saloon was looted of ten dollars. No clues were found. In Des Moines J. W. Brown, a commission merchant, died after inhaling gas from a tube in his bathroom. despondency was cited.
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Dyersville
Charles P. Roth
Ferring
Des Moines
J. W. Brown
East Des
Death of Rev. G. I. Wilson Distinguished Free Methodist Leader
Rev. G. I. Wilson, an early Free Methodist Church leader and presiding elder of the Town and Minnesota conference for twenty years, died Monday in Mason City. He founded most northern Iowa and Minnesota churches of the denomination.
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G. I. Wilson
G. H. Wilson
Free Methodist Church
Mason City
Town and
Minnesota
Iowa
Drowned at McCook Lake Teodore W. Allen Dies in Bathing
Theodore H. W. Allen, son of J. W. Allen of Sioux City, drowned while bathing at McCook Lake after being attacked by epilepsy. He slipped beneath about sixteen feet from the shore and did not resurface.
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Theodore HW. Allen
J. W. Allen
Sioux City
McCook Lake
Tle
Negro Coal Miner Drowned In Ottumwa Water Race
The body of Tarown, a colored coal miner, was found in the race at the Ottumwa Parite Water Company works Monday while water was being supplied. He was last seen Saturday night and is believed to have fallen into the water.
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Tarown
Ottumwa Parite Water Company
Dash Sean
Graf Postmaster Resigns After Violent Mail Route Fracas
Postmaster Joe Smith of Graf resigns ending a wave of sensational incidents near rural route 29. Joseph Woodhouse attacked Smith with a revolver but was disarmed and bound over to the grand jury. Mail service is suspended at Graf and deliveries continue by stage from Durango to farmers.
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Graf
Joseph Woodhouse
Smith
Carter Woodhouse
Grand Jury
Woodhouse
Department
United States Mall
Durango
Prance sues Twombly for 10000 damages over alleged affair
J C Prance of Laselle files a civil action in Osceola claiming Charles Twombly stole his wife’s affection while Prance was away on business. He seeks $10000, says Mrs Prance is prostrated, Twombly asserts enemies behind the suit and aims to take his broad farms. The case to be argued in the September term.
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J.C. Prance
Chas. Twombly
Osceola
J. C. Prance
Laselle
Charles Twombly
Prance
Lacelle
Twombly
New Steam Laboratory Planned for State University of Town
Plans are drawn for a 40 by 80 foot brick steam laboratory for the College of Engineering at the State University of Town. The two story building will include a computing room for steam engine testing located at one end and will sit in the center shops area of the engineering quadrangle. Completion is expected this fall as the department receives new lathes for wood work forges benches and drawing tables plus surveying instruments and extensive electrical and steam testing equipment.
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College of Engineering
State University of Town
Woman Charged After Altercation With Sister-in-Law
Mrs George Lowe of Farly visited the Akerly home at Marly around noon Monday and struck her sister in law Mrs Frank Akerly. She bit a fragment from an ear and pulled hair. Lowe was arrested on a charge of assault and battery with intent to do great bodily harm and arraigned before Squire J S North.
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George Lowe
Farly
Frank Akerly
Akerly
Marly
Squire Js. A. North
Temperance Forces to Unite in Des Moines Convention
A Des Moines meeting is planned for October to unite temperance groups across Lown and two branches of the Town W. ¢. 'TMUL. The plan mirrors last year with no joint coordination achieved previously and aims to finalize the union this year.
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Temperance
Temperance Forces of Lown
Des Moines
Canal Winchester principal rejects high school job offer
Teacher Serree Thomas A Hughes of Canal Winchester Ohio declines election as Tee Grove High School principal after planned $75 monthly pay. A local incident at Atlantic involves a ten month old exposing a deadly toxin tablets labeled Killer Tablets causing a serious incident.
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Serree
Thomas A. Hughes
Canal Winchester
Tee Grove
Atlantic
Coffer Dam Wrecked After Sudden River Inflow
A rapid water surge damaged the river near Town City causing a loss estimated at 92,000. The cotter Hird tedth completed the new adage across the river as the dam failed.
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Coffer
Town City
Record Wheat Crop Seen Following 1908 Government Report
Government crop report cites the 1906 and 1908 yields for eleven winter wheat states with spring wheat promising average harvests. It notes corn gains and oats shortfalls, comparing current projections to last year’s record outputs and detailing state-by-state estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Education Bill Passes Commons Amid Denominational Funding Clash
The Commons backed the liberal education bill by 12 votes, barring public funds for denominational schools while requiring non compulsory two morning instruction sessions by special staff in all publicly funded schools. The Lords also considers the Irish laborers cottages bill approving a 22.5 million loan for Irish cottage construction.
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House of Commons
House of Goris
Phoase of Lords
Ireland
Southern byway system adopts night hour schedule
The Southern eifie byway system announces a new pay and working schedule approved by the midway commedors and to be submitted to officials of the rostd for sixty days review. The plan introduces for an oieft-hour workihty and shifts discipline across the night shift with updated penalties and procedures.
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Order of Midway
Rostd
Amerge
Tiwarwes
Nokeu
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