Mass lynching erupts after Claxton assault bid in Georgia
A mob near Claxton Georgia attacked seeking a black suspect after an alleged assault on Mrs Laura Moore. Gunfire killed white man Hare and Padgett family members. In ensuing shootout Flem Padgett, the target, was killed. several injured including W J Pierson and James A Daniel. Aimed mob violence spread to Reidsville as deputies restrained further lynching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claxton
Laura. Moore
Manassas
John Hate
Sam Padgett
Padgett
W. J. Pierson
Jas. A. Daniel
May Aie
J. L. Kennedy
Jem Padgett
Flem Padgett
Hare
Reidsville
Double Wreck in New York After Freight Jumped Track
A New York Central eastbound freight derailed near Pink's Basin east of Little Falls. The Buffalo-Cleveland special struck wreckage, four cars left the track, and two overturned. Baggageman Finley killed. three passengers and three trainmen injured. Fireman Maper severely burned and in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pastenger
New York Central
Pink's Basin
Little Falls
N. Y
Finley
New York
Maper
Paysen Town Flooded After Reservoir Burst
A reservoir burst Tuesday near Paysen, thirty five miles south of Salt Lake City Utah, flooding the town. Crops were ruined stocks of goods water soaked and farmers lost heavily in the drowning of livestock. No fatalities reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiah
Paysen
Salt Lake City
Utah
Fugitive Postmaster Arrested for Embezzlement
J. M. Ragan, once postmaster at Anniston Alabama, is held in Pueblo Colorado by police awaiting federal instructions. He is alleged to have confessed to embezzling postal funds during his tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston
Ala
J. M. Ragan
Pueblo
Colo
Man Kills Man Wounds Woman at Duchess Junction
Antonio Dulesik shot and killed Antonio Maril and seriously wounded Mrs. Mary C. Smith at the Smith boarding house in Duchess Junction N. Following an unknown cause the suspect escaped and remains at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antonio Dulesik
Antonio Maril
Mary C. Smith
Smith
Duchess Junction
Sioux City Live Stock Market Quotations Tuesday
Sioux City live stock market quotations list steer prices at 4.90 to 6.25 and top hogs at 6.36, reflecting market activity on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Butelre
Montreal Stelke Ens Strike Settled At Higher Wages
Longshoremen in Montreal reach agreement with union and non union workers. Dues rate rises to 24 percent above prior, boosting general cargo pay to 27 percent per hour. The settlement satisfies both sides and ends the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Stelke Ens
French ship Chauncy Ashore Near Saddle Islands
Dispatch from Shanghai reports the French equisey Chauncy ashore on a Saddle Island in the Chu un group in a dangerous position. No injuries reported. Authorities assess salvage options and weather conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crubeer
Shanghai
Equisey Chauncy
Saddle Islands
Presbyterian Assembly Approves Administrative Changes
At Columbus Ohio the Presbyterian general assembly adopted four overtures to form executive commissions for presbyteries synods and the general assembly with moderators as heads. The plan faces strong opposition as critics warn of a Catholic hierarchy and oligarchic power, while supporters cited church harmony and better execution of authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Executive Commission
Doremus
Michigan
Alexander T. Kerr
Pennsylvania
James D. Moffat
Washington and Jefferson University
Infernal machine explodes at Odessa police station
An infernal machine exploded in Odessa's central police bureau on Monday morning injuring the police superintendent and two chief detectives. Two male suspects and a girl deposited the device. the two men were wounded, captured, and the girl escaped. The leader was terrorist Tchertkoft. The two detectives killed were noted for past actions and nicknamed "the hangman" for torturing prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Central Police Bureau
Tchertkoft
Besore
Trust laws break fines levied on furniture firms
Judge Landis in Chicago fined F A Holbrook and A H Andrews from the American Seating and the A M Andrews companies five thousand dollars each and nine other furniture firms three thousand five hundred to two thousand for anti trust conspiracy. He denounced the church and school furniture trust methods while noting the smaller firms' poverty justified lighter penalties. All defendants pleaded guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Landis
Chicago
F. A. Holbrook
American Seating Company
A. H. Andrews Company
Landis
Church
School Furniture Trust
Japanese Red Cross envoy arrives in Washington
Thanks for American aid from Baron Oyama of the Japanese Red Cross society reaches President Roosevelt and the American Red Cross. He is accompanied by interpreter M. Toga to express gratitude for famine relief assistance rendered to Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron Oyama
Japanese Red Cross Society
M. Toga
Washington
Roosevelt
American Red Cross Society
Clubman Philip Held for Murder
Coroner's jury on Monday sent Gaston P. Philip of Washington DC to the grand jury on a murder charge for the death of cabman Frank B. Macajboy. The Arlington hotel incident occurred last Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip
Gaston P. Philip
Washington, D. C
Frank B. Macajboy
Arlington Hotel
Abe Hum mel to serve year in penitentiary bakery duty
Abraham Hum mel of New York left Hast Seventy-second street to Blackwell's Island to begin a one year sentence for conspiracy in the Dodge-Morse divorce case. He is assigned to work in the bakery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Hwamel
Abraham Hummel
New York
Blackwell's Island
Dodge-Morse
Hast High Captain Dies From Fall Football Injuries
Harria Mason, captain of Hast High football team of Cleveland last year, died from injuries sustained in a game last fall. He was delirious at the end, imagining he was playing the great game that decided the college championship of Northern Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harria £. Mason
Hast High
Cleveland
Ohtiu
Life Chief Burnham Asked to Resign from Mutual Reserve Life
Frederick A. Burnham, president of the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Co of New York, has been urged by the board to tender his resignation within the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick A. Burnham
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company
New York
Hag
T Y
Denver Assembly Opens with First Delegate Arrival
M J Armstrong of Buver Pa led the arrival for the United Presbyterian Church of America annual general assembly in Denver. The gathering will address the Frat United Presbyterian Church La Vollette to Hunt Mears and Wisconsin senator La Follette. Also arriving in Glenwood Springs, Cole will begin a hunt in Murdy Watreet with Borah guiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
M. J. Armstrong
Buver
United Presbyterian Church of America
United Presbyterian Church
la Vollette
Mears
la Follette
Wisconsin
Glenwood Springs
Cole
Murdy Watreet
Jake
Borah
Standard Oil Monopoly Exposed in Roosevelts Commission Report
Commissioner Herbert Knox Smith released Part 1 of a 1904 study detailing a thirty five year pattern of monopolization in the petroleum industry. The report accuses Standard Oil and its subsidiaries of destroying competition through railway discrimination and other devices to gain exclusive control, with other parts to follow amid ongoing government suits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Knox Smith
Piaithes Tong
Roosevelt
Standard Oil Company
Busch Brewery to Challenge Kansas Cru sade at Highest Court
The Anheuser-Busch brewing group fights Kansas sovereign action as the Kansas supreme court appoints receivers and prepares the record for appeal to the U S supreme court. Receivers 5S Allen T F Garver G H Whitcomb hold Kansas properties as the case moves toward a final writt en opinion in about three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Supreme Court
Kansas
Japan's gold pours into American steel rails
Japan accelerates industrial purchases in the United States with rails cars and locomotives. About twelve million dollars have funded railroad supplies for the South Manchuria line, with contracts in the works. Rail deliveries start, and ships will carry steel across the Pacific in the next three months. Premiums are paid for fast delivery as the railroad is pushed to be completed within two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aikado
America
Far East
Japan
United States
South Manchuria
Pacific
Loot Their Own Church Defy Bishop In Looting Action
In Youngstown Ohio a mass of about 43000 parishioners looted St. Anthony's Italian Catholic church after a bell signal. They stood by acting pastor Father Loos, disobeying Bishop Horstman who had ordered Father Lops to vacate. The church was emptied and plans moved to a nearby house for a new church.
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St.Anthony’s
Youngstown
Father Loos
Horstman
Father Lops
Ambassador to Japan to replace retiring Wright
The state department announced that Thomas J. O'Brien of Michigan, currently minister to Copenhagen, will become ambassador to Japan in September. Wright of Tennessee plans to retire then.
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Japan
State Department
Thomas J. O’brien
Michigan
Copenhagen
Luke EB. Wright
Tennessee
Western League Baseball Schedule at Sioux City In
Schedule lists Western League baseball games to be played in Sioux City involving Omaha Denver Pueblo and other teams with dates from May 29 to June 12. Names include Omaha and Denver with multiple day slots and the Pueblo series. The note outlines the immediate future slate of contests and venues in Sioux City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Omaha
Denver
Pueblo
Capt Roosevelt Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery Washington DC
The body of Capt George Wy. Ronsavelt cousin of President Roosevelt, who died as consul at Brussels, was laid to rest in Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington District of Columbia on Saturday. A judge in state court sentenced L. A. Foult to one year in prison for beating his wife at the municipal court in Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
George Wy. Ronsa- Velt
M Roosevelt
Brussels
Oak Hut
Washington
Wite
Rosa
Igelolt
Wis
Pat Crowe on Trial for Connell Bluffs Car Robbery
Pat Crowe, famed self described kidnapper of Eddie Cudahy Jr, faced trial in Council Bluffs for robbery connected to the holdup of two Connell Bluffs Omaha motor cars at the Missouri river bridge east end. Two masked men forced hands up. car workers were searched across a fence and relieved of cash before being ordered away. Motormen could not identify Crowe due to masks. Levi, Crowe’s alleged partner, was acquitted last year in a related trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connell Bluffs
Pat Crowe
Eddie Cudahy, Jr
Council Bluffs
Connell Bluffs-Omaha
Missouri River Bridge
Crowe
Levi
Fire at Cedar Rapids destroys Biscuit Co. warehouse
A Thursday morning fire at the National Biscuit company building in Cedar Rapids gutted the warehouse on the second floor after starting in empty boxes. Losses hit about 825,000 including stock and fixtures near equal with the building, largely covered by insurance. nearby wholesale houses escaped major damage except Lagomarcine Grune with minor water and smoke losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biscuit Company
National Biscuit Company of
Cedar Rapids
Lagomarcine-Grune Company
Blacult Company
Axtures
Wandering Husband Divorce Case Goes to Federal Court
Mrs. Kelley Arton of Norwoodville appeared in Judge Smith McPherson's Des Moines court asking for a divorce against her husband who had moved to Kansas. Clerk Mason explained that a wandering spouse could not be treated as interstate commerce and referred her to the district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Kelley, Arton
Norwoodville
Smith McPherson
Des Moines
Kansas
Mason
Bankers at Vhe Bluffs Hear Judge Smith on National Legislation
Judge Smith urged the Iowa Bankers association in Council Bluffs to view recent national action as a dangerous precedent. Congressman Walter I. Smith warned that Congress backed a 4 percent guaranty on Philippine bank stocks tied to agricultural lending, risking conflict with safe principles. About fifty bankers attended. J. F. Lake was elected chairman and James Hunter secretary. other officers were re elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Smith
Congress
Walter I. Smith
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Council Bluffs
Philippines
J. F. Lake
Shenandoah
James Hunter
Minden
Hunting Eggs Ends in Tragic Suicide of Edward Sturak
In Cedar Rapids area a mother, Mrs. Sturak, found her son Edward Sturak dead by hanging in the barn haymow after seeking eggs. The wanted man for a $100 theft, despondent over his past, attempted suicide first with a hitching strap, then used a harness line. He left a warning to young men about drink and women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Murder theory advanced in Clinton case
A Cedar Rapids letter from George Lestie, believed to have killed himself after shooting in Clinton on Saturday, claimed his wife threatened him. He asked his father to keep the letter for possible use. The message was sent to his father and forwarded to Clinton authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
George Lestie
Girl dies by drinking carbolic acid in despondency
Miss Kate Solon of Kessler Solon drank carbolic acid in a suspected suicide. Found by Dr. Potter early Thursday, she suffered horrific burns before dying. Coroner Hobby waived an inquest, believing there was clear suicidal intent amid longstanding sorrows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Solon
Kessler
Kate Kessler
Solon
Dr. Potter
Miss Kessler
Sylon
Hobby
Long in trance Miss Van Gilder loses speech at religious meeting
Miss Prudence Van Gilder of Perry attended a religious gathering where Mrs. Ladd, wife of Judge Laid of the Iowa supreme court, gave a fervent address. She collapsed to the floor, became mute for eighteen days, remains unable to speak or move, keeps jaws clenched, and is fed via a tube through the teeth while her body is rigid and she preserves her mental faculties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prudence van Gilder
Perry
White
OTTUSIWA YOUTH SLAYS SELI
Ralph Baird, 21, borrows a revolver from a friend the night before, and is found dead with a self-inflicted bullet in an outhouse near Bonaparte school. He was last seen talking with night watchman C L Haber around 11 pm Wednesday. No motive is given for the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Baird
Bonaparte School
Baird
C. L. Haber
Meek's Mill
Longparte
Young Baird
van Norris
George Meredith
Bonaparte
Boy Saves Father in Sawing Machine Accident
In Dubuque Frank Smith suffered a severe arm injury when his arm was caught in a belt driven saw. The limb was mangled and multiple bones were broken. Amputation at the shoulder was performed to save his life after his young son halted the machine in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father
Frank Smith
Dubuque
Hi Ttle
Barker Tries to Escape from Mercy Hospital
A. J. Barker, wounded in a Dex Moines gun battle with Detective Ed Johnson, crawled from a Mercy hospital bed Thursday morning and tried to escape. An officer stood guard with a gun at the foot of the bed as Barker, whose intestines were badly perforated, was not expected to survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Barker
Dex Moines
Ed Johnson
Mercy Hospital
Ilya
Bride and Groom Tie The Knot In Dubuque Hotel Court
Walter Strad Hopkins, alderman and Wales hotel manager, wed Mijas Nellie Leroy head waitress at the same hotel. Judge Tudge Bronson of the district court officiated the romantic ceremony in Dubuque.
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Walter
Dubuque
Strad'' Hopkins
Jorge
Wales Hotel
Mijas Nellie Leroy
Tudge Bronson
District Court
Sloan School Graduation Reception Prompted by Juniors
Dohig of Sloan Students reports a junior hosted reception for the graduating class at G. D. Montross's home. Teachers and their drivers rode a buggy route visiting Indyang on the reservation, Child Bunyys, to Death. A tragedy followed as the 5-year-old son of John Nicholls and spouse burned to death playing with a bonfire at Worthington after the father briefly left to fetch a neighbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
G. D. Montross
Sloan School
Indyang
Bunyys
John Nicholls
Worthington
County Clerk In Jail On Worthless Check Charge
Wepella official K P Ogden, county clerk of Wapulen county, confined in Des Moines county jail at Burlington on a charge by saleman Gus Daralius of passing worthless checks drawn on the Wapullo bank. He has four family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K.P. Ogden
Wepella
Wapulen Eouty
Des Moines
Burlington
Gus Daralius
Wapullo Bank
Fire at Merchants Hotel Fort Dodge Damages 5000
A blaze caused by a lamp accident damaged the Merchants hotel room in Fort Dodge but caused no net loss beyond the insured amount of five thousand dollars. Insurance fully covers the damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Merchants Hotel
Fort , Dodge
Would-Be suicide in Perata man dies after drugstore strychnine purchase
Would-Be death by his own action William Moss of Perata, who had returned from Council Bluffs, stopped at a drug store for strychnine claiming he wished to kill rats. He was found unconscious and dying on the way home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Moss
Perata
Mousa
Council Bluffs
Prof Storms Joins Ames Sericultural College Work
Prof Storms and A B Storms resign from Town City schools to move to Ames. He will partner with Prof Holden in extending sericultural college work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storms
Ames
A. B. Storms
Town
Partnaily
Cherokee
Holden
Sericultural College
Tippling Cop Suspended by City Board
Patrolman Chay Ei Owens received a ten days suspension from the council board after admitting guilt to intoxication while on duty. The disciplinary action followed a formal hearing by the fra and patron commissioners, outlining the charges and the officer’s admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tippling
Cop
Chay, Ei, Owens
Board of
Fra
Commissioners of Council
Wealthy Farmer Cominica Death By Own Action
Five year old Herb Sanders found on the road near Ghurlen City after a carbaric acid incident. He left home around 3 o'clock in the afternoon and died fifteen minutes later despite efforts by neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cominica
Herb Sanders
Ghurlen City
McClintock II and Owner Die in Chicago Car Crash
Wealthy capitalist Willum MecClntock, owner of 1,700 acres near LeMars, died in a Chicago automobile accident on Wreitay.
Chicago Market Trends Amid Steady Bank Clearings
Markets show steady price advances in metals and wholesale goods as weather boosts distributive trade. Wheat and other grains rise, aiding growers with heavy crop marketing. Bank clearings reach 207,764,945 dollars, up 268.4 percent from last year. fall in district 26 compared with 19 and 284 year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Duna Travlaw
Weather and trade slump across regions as crops feel the chill
Bradstreet's Commercial Report notes widespread cold or rainy weather suppressing retail trade and delaying collections, with crop damage driving higher agricultural prices. Reports from the Southwest, central West, South and East show weaker demand for apparel and millinery, while overall crop prospects edge up slightly. Business failures for the week ending May 16 total 184, up from 154 and 161 in prior years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Bradstreet
United States Grain and Livestock Prices Across Major Markets
Market tabulation lists Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Poledo prices for cattle hogs sheep and various grains. It shows bid ranges for prime hogs and cattle, No 2 wheat and corn, and rye with regional variations and delivery terms across several cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indianapolis
Loula
Cincinnati
Dée
Detroit
Onty
Standard
Hurley
Choi
New York
Three Pine Atlantic Tinera Docked in New York Spurs Immigration
Short news notes report the Atlantic liner Three Pine Pine? docking in New York within a day, adding about 100 immigrants to the current influx. Cable from Lisbon says King Carlos of Portugal will visit Argentina after Brazil next year. Wika of the World, a colored group from Lauraville Kentucky, seeks to force Secretary McCheaney to file their charter in the state department.
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New York
Carlos
Portugal
Visi Amgentina
Brazil
Lisbon
Wika of the World
Lauraville
McCheaney
Btae
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Toutes
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Bluffs
Ottusiwa
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