Lynching in Tangipahoa Parish Upheld by Mob
A mob in Tangipahoa Parish captured Gus Williams John Johnson and Archie Joiner from Amite City jail and lynched them after forcing confessions through torture. Johnson and Joiner were linked to the Cotton family murders and related killings. The scene included a forced fight between the two prisoners then brutal burning, with gunfire leaving the bodies hanging from a tree. News also notes civilian deaths and other obituaries from Milwaukee London and Shreveport.
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New Orleans
Gus Williams
Ohn Johnson
Archie Joiner
Tangipahoa Parish
Johnson
Joiner
Cotton
John Cotton
Mervin Stevens
Lizsie
Agnew Miller
Tangipahoa
Hem
Jill
Amite City
Johnson, Joiner
Wil Numa
Gotton Farm
Cotton Place
Cold Wave Grips Northwest with Record Subzero Temps
December 23 reports from St. Paul to Milwaukee describe a sweeping cold wave. Cities record 26 to 30 below in Minnesota and Wisconsin, with Chicago at 16 below and Detroit down to 6 below. Bread relief urged as freezing conditions persist and widespread suffering noted across northern states.
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Teddy
St. Paul
Minn
Dan
St. Pal
Chicago
Mayoe Swift
Illinois
Des Moines
Dubuique
Dubuque
Indianapolis
Ind
Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Detroit
Mich
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Milwaukee
Stevens Point
Sir Isaac Pitman Dead Inventor of Shorthand
Sir Isaac Pitman, born 1813 in Wiltshire, died in London. He pioneered phonography, created phonetic shorthand, and influenced spelling reform. He published Instruction books and phonetic works, edited the Phonetic Journal, and received multiple honors including knighthood.
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Lundum London
Isaac Pitman
Sir Isaac Pitman
Trowbridge
Wilts
Normal College
British and Foreign School Society
London
Barton-on-Humber
Wotton-Under- Edge
Bath
Phonetic Society
Phonographic Reporter's Companion
Pitman
Phonetic Journal
Rascelle
Nicaragua Canal Debate Drives Senate Session
Washington reports show the senate debating the Nicaragua canal bill across several days with discussions on the canal, the army appropriation, and the legislative executive and judicial expenses bill. Nominations and various amendments were considered, including a dispute over Cuban independence and a request for correspondence on the canal since 1857. The house focused on liquor prohibitions to Indians, private pension bills, census initiatives, and naturalization cases among other actions.
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Washington
Military Academy
David R. Francis
Missouri
Interior
Senate
Washington Streets
Hill
Torple
John Edward Addicks
Delaware
Turpie
Ind
Honr
Mass
Rodriguez
Republic
United States
Carroll D. Wright
Annette Islands
House
Virginia
Yost
Tucker
Nine Sailors Perish In Nahum Chapin Wreck
The schooner Nahum Chapin from Rockland Maine ran aground near Quogue Long Island during a gale on June 22. Nine seamen perished while six clung to foremast and rigging and three to the jibboom before lifeboat rescue failed. Names include captain B. Arey and mates A. E. Davis L. A. Maddock.
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Nahum Chapin
Long Island Shore
New York
Rockland
Quogue
B. Arey
Malden
Mass
A. E. Davis
L. A. Maddock
Cumbeliga
John Nieber
Mrs Carson Dies After Long Ocean Voyages At 74
Mrs. Carson wife of Samuel Carson of Belfast aged 74 died Friday after a long life at sea spanning since 1886. She traveled across the Atlantic regularly, befriended Cunard officers and notable families, and left bequests including sums to Capt. McKay and subalterns. Her last voyage ended five weeks ago and burial is planned in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Cas Kpedta Porte
Dan
Eliza Carsony
Petharkible
Abenthosa
Carson Add
Orean
Reves
Lucania
Atlantic
Cunard Line
Astors
Vanderbilts
Mise
Patti
Carson
Samuel Carson
Belfast
Julius Rohrbach
Chicago
Liverpool
New York
Coast Defenses Resolution Adopted by Convention in Florida
The coast and harbor defense convention adopted a resolutions report without debate. It urges no specific slush of government funds but supports the Lamont bill, seeks early congressional action, and favors higher militia funding and distribution of Springfield rifles. It also calls for naval reserve aid and faster naval buildup to protect the seaboard.
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Tamps
Fla
Yampa
Committee On Resolutions
Army Organization
Lamont
Congress
Multiple Disasters and Legal Sparks Hit 19th Century News
Several disasters and legal changes ripple through the era helped by a string of events. Fire at Sandusky and Decatury Ind deaths and injuries. A gulf shipwreck near San Lucar with fishing boats lost. Bank closure at Sixcelsior Springs. A schoolhouse collapse injures many in Petty Ohio. China panic trampling death toll high. State cigarette ban moves in Tennessee. Chihuahua bans animal fights. Richmond dealer firm assigns. Indiana and Nebraska move against football. A famed carriage horse dies in New Jersey. Upland Bank suspends with full-depositor payment promised. Civil War veteran Lieut. John Polson dies in New York. Ingersoll shifts to lectures. Kansas governor pardons Wilmoth for bigamy. Cuban League expands U S presence. Robbery attempt in New York leads to quick sentences. Madrid cabinet backs swift Cuban military action. Santa Fe train wreck attempt thwarted by track obstructions.
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Sandusky
Mathiaa Béther
Decatury Ind
Ft Ia
Edward IL
Martit
Beaford
Dela of
Gulf of Cada
San Lucar
Harmers’ and Merchants’ Bank
Sixcelsior Springs
Petty
Kwang Fou
China
Tennessee
Chihuahua
Mexico
Manly
Ramos & Co
Richmond
Indiana
Nebraska
Inter
Clarke
New Jersey
Elveron
Upland Bank
Upland
Ind
John Polson
New York State
Elbridge
N. Y
Robert G. Ingersoll
New York
Indiana Republican State Editorial Association
Indianapolis
James A. Kemp
Salem
Gov
Leedy
Kaneas
H. CG. Wilmoth
Wilmoth
Cuban League of the
United States
Madrid
Premaier Canovas
Cuba
Sterling
Kan
Dauntless Held as War Vessel Libel Filed
The Dauntless was seized in Jacksonville on Saturday night and libeled for illegal sailing, loading munitions at No Name Key, cruising without papers, mounting guns to fight Cuban insurgents, and threatening a vessel of a friendly nation. The libel seeks condemnation. an officer was placed aboard. The note adds the government aims to keep naval actions in port during President Cleveland’s term.
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Sovernment
Jacksonville
Dan
Spain
Governmets
Three Friends
Dauntless
Mr. Cleveland
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Jewell Nursery CO
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