Purcell mob burns alleged attacker on Main Street
Pete Carter a black man accused of attacking Mrs Minnie Spraggins and setting her house ablaze was burned to death by a Purcell mob on Main Street. Three thousand witnesses watched as he was tied to a brush pile and torched after being turned over by a crowd that overpowered law officers. Mrs Spraggins described the brutal assault and fire scene.
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Morning Journal
Purcell
Okla
Pete Carter
Minnie Spraggins
Ferris
Hayes
Oklahoma Central
Houghley Henry
Court House
Carter
Henry
Deputy Hayes
Hic
Spraggins
Man Accused of Family Murder and Arson in Boonville
William Lee 22 is jailed in Boonville Ind on charges of murdering his father mother and brother after a house fire. Coroner inquest proceeds as investigators report crushed skulls kerosene traces and $56 000 in insurance on two lives. Lee was to marry Mina Taylor tonight and had quarrels over money.
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Morning Journal
Boonville
Ind
William Lee
Richard Lee
Clarence
Lee
Evansville
Farley
Newbury
William
Mina Taylor
Newburg
Beattie Trial Opens as Witnesses Testify on Wife’s Death
Chesterfield Court House August 24. Henry Clay Beattie Jr sits unmoved as seven witnesses recount the murder of his wife during their anniversary court appearance. Doctors Mann and Mercer describe the fatal head wound and blood evidence. Beattie’s letter to Beulah Binford is read. a motive is probed. The case hinges on whether blood in the road came from the victim or a spilled spill while Beattie remains calm amid testimony.
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Morning Journal
Chesterfield Court House
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Court House
Beattie
Herbert Mann
Wilbur Mercer
Mrs. Beattie
Stuart
Richmond
Peattie
Binford
Beulah Binford
Commonwealth
Busiess
Beatte
Kid
Mann
Mercer
Henry Beattie
Owen
Mr. Mercer
Wren
Wiltshire
W. H. Smith, Jr
Watson
Henry Clay Beattie, Sr
Statehood Debate Shapes Bernalillo County GOP unity
The Bernalillo county Republican central committee hears Hager man urge honest candidates for New Mexico state offices as statehood looms. Chairman Gillenwater warns factionalists and pledges firm, united action to preserve good government amid competing factions and upcoming elections.
Hagerman Delivers Keynote at New Mexico Statehood Meeting
Ex Governor Herbert J Hagerman spoke to the Bernalillo county Republican gathering as the party opens its first statehood campaign. The event featured enthusiastic applause, calls for honest government and a vigorous straight campaign, with officials noting strong prospects in every precinct and resolutions thanking leaders for statehood. The meeting aimed to organize early campaign efforts ahead of primaries and county conventions.
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Hagerman
New Mexico
Republican Party
Bernallio County
Mr. Hagerman
Herbert J. Hagerman
Hagermen
W. MM. Gillenwater
A. B. Stroup
D. M. Ferguson
Congress
Andrews
Arthur E. Walker
Gillenwater
Jesus Romero
Herbert F. Raynolds
Geidel testimony details alleged murder of Wall Street broker
The 17 year old bellboy Paul Geidel faced his severest courtroom test as roommate Patrick McGrane testified that Geidel described the killing of William B. Jackson. McGrane relayed Geidel’s claim of entering Jackson’s suite, forcing a confrontation, and choking the man before claiming he did not intend to kill him.
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Morning Journal
New York
Paul Geidel
William B. Jackson
Wall Street
Patrick McGrane
Geidel
Paul
McGrane
Mr. Jackson
Jackson
MecCrane
Outbreaks in Wales and London Jews Face Renewed Violence
In Wales anti Jewish riots continue with police bayonet charges and troop deployments. At Bar GED crowd violence renewed at Bargeed and Gilfach as Jews flee to Cardiff return to recover property amid public meetings urging order.
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London
Barcoed
Wales
Tredegar
Cardiff
Gilfach
American Troops May Soon Enter Mexico Returns Suggested
Washington Aug 24 reports that General Jos W Duncan commander of the Texas department urged removing restrictions on American officers and soldiers traveling into Mexico This follows calmer conditions near the Texas Mexico frontier The war department is considering the change and likely to approve It notes progress in Morelos where Zapata forces still resist and reports thirteen Americans arrested in Juarez have been released on bond.
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Br Morning Journal
Washington
Mexico
Tyenas
Jos. W. Duncan
Department of Texas
Republic
Morelos
Zapats
State Department
Tode
Juarez
Bend
Foresters defer action on tuberculosis home
At the Biennial convention session in Atlantic City the choice of the 1913 meeting site was made by an overwhelming vote and San Francisco was regarded as the likely host for 1915. Action on building a tuberculosis sanitarium for members was deferred to the next convention.
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Detroit
Mich
the Foresters of America
Atlantic City
San Francisco
Woman Killed in Auto Stage Accident Near Myrtle Point
Mrs. EK Stevenson died when an auto stage overturning near Myrtle Point, Oregon, overturned while en route from Roseburg to Myrtle Point. Five other passengers were injured. The incident occurred on August 24 in Marshfield, Ohio, as the vehicle carried travelers from Roseburg to Myrtle Point.
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Marshfield
Ohio
EK. Stevenson
Kansas
Oquille
Ore
Roseburg
Myrtle Point
Republicans Central Committee Meeting Called for 1911
The Republican Central Committee of New Mexico calls a meeting of Territorial Republican Central committee members in Santa Fe at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 4, 1911. Members are requested to attend in person. All interested Republicans across the territory are invited to attend. Burbum, Chairman. Jose D. Ben a, Attest.
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Republican Central Committee of
New Mexico
Territorial Republican Central Committee
Santa Fe
Republican Party
Burbum
Stanley Remains on the Job in Steel Inquiry
Rep. Stanley of Kentucky, chairing the House committee investigating United States Steel, will stay in Washington during the recess to prepare for fall hearings on transportation conditions under steel control. The committee pauses until October 16 with hearings on transportation slated for late October and Andrew Carnegie expected as a late witness.
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Morning Journal
Washington
Rep. Stanley
Kentucky
House
United States Steel Corporation
Congress
Steel Corporation
Andrew Carnegie
Wiley Forges Win Eleventh Hour Victory
Reinforcements boost the Wiley delegation at the State and National Food Department conference. Lucius P. Brown is elected president and H. B. Barnard becomes vice president as Wiley allies sweep the rest of the ticket in a battle with Wilson supporters. Beade will host the 1912 convention in Oklahoma. Also in Chicago, Louis and Temple Abernathy ride through on horseback en route from New York to San Francisco.
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Bpeoia
Duluth
Minn
Wiley
Association of State and National Food Department
Lucius P. Brown
Nashville
H. B. Barnard
Indianapolis
Wilson
Agricultural Department
C. H. Billings
Alabama
Joe G. Winkler
Minneapolis
Neutral
Carolina
James Faust
Pennsylvania
Edwin Debarr
Oklahoma
Wilosn
S. J. Crumbie
Kansas
Charles Dpd
Woods
Maine
Beade
Chicago
Louis
Temple Abernathy
John Abernathy
New York
San Francisco
Madero Reports Zapata Rebellion Diminished in Morelos
Francisco Madero returned to Mexico City and told President de La Barra that nearly all Zapata’s men had been mustered out in Morelos and he expected no disturbance there.
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Mexico City
Francisco Madero
Morelos
President de la Barra
Zapata
Pope Gains Strength in Rome Amid Vatican Visits
The pope continues to gain strength in Rome and visits the Vatican Gardens daily for short walks. Observers note his gait has improved since his illness and he walks with less difficulty than before.
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Rome
Vatican Gardens
Dallas Mason and Ex-Imperial Guard Leader Dies
Commanded Maximilian's Guard Rudolph Emmanuel Gunner longtime Dallas resident and former governor of the Chapultepec palace died at his Dallas home today. He was an influential businessman and Mason. Aug 24 report from Dallas notes his passing.
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Maximilian
Dallas
Texas
Rudolph Emmanuel Gunner
Maximilien
Royal
Chapultepec
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