Four Men Hanged By Ada Mob Over Deputy Bobbitt Killing
In Ada Oklahoma on April 20 a large mob hanged four men accused in the murder of Deputy U.S. Marshal A L Bobbitt. Victims J B Miller of Fort Worth Texas cattleman B L Burrell of Duncan Oklahoma rancher Jesse West and Joe Allen of Canadian Texas rancher were strung in a barn after being taken from jail. Miller offered his diamond and scarf pin to send to his wife and guard McCarty before the execution. The mob dispersed at daylight and the bodies were cut down. Governor Haskell ordered an official investigation and warned punishments for identified lynchers. sheriff unable to locate the mob crew.
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United States
Bobbitt
Ada
Okla
Haskell
Crew
Oklahoma
A.L. Bobbitt
J. B. Miller
Port Worth
Tex
Burrell
Duncan, Okio
Jesse West
Canadian
Joe Allen
West
Miller
Fort Worth
McCarty
Minister Cuts Tongue In Bolckow Suicide Attempt
Rev. J. H. McCampbell sixty pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church Bolckow Missouri slashed his throat with a razor while preparing for services and severed the tongue end. Found unable to speak he wrote a note fearing he must quit the ministry leaving Uldswich and his kin in want. He died three hours later.
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Bolckow
J. H. McCampbell
Methodist- Episcopal Church
Uldswich
Venezuela and Netherlands Reach Settlement Over Antilles
In The Hague on April 20 Venezuela agrees to grant fiscal treatment to Dutch Antilles lands as given to West Indian islands. Venezuela will pay $4,000 damages for Dutch vessels captured in spring 1908 and Netherlands will prohibit weapon imports into Venezuela and return the captured Venezuelan coast guard vessels.
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Venezuela
Hague
Holland
Dutch Antilles
West Indian Islands
Netherlands
Arma
Venésuela
Venesuelan Coast Guard
Roosevelt to Stop at Mombasa on coastal sojourn
A cable from Theodore Roosevelt reports he will dine with the Mombasa club and stay two days on the coast before heading inland toward Sir Alfred Pease’s Athir river ranch. Natives gather across the region to witness the arrival of the famed former president.
Lake Seamen Vote on Referendum for Strike
Chicago April 20 The lake seamen's union orders a referendum vote on a strike. Chicago sailors vote tomorrow with results from other districts by week end. Marine firemen and cooks have already refused to sail on ships run by the Lake Carriers' Association.
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Lake
Chicago
Lake Seamen's
Lakes
Marine
Lake Carriers’ Assoc
Ion
Wright Wins Opening Game in National Billiard Tourney
H. A. Wright of San Francisco defeated Joseph Moyer of Philadelphia 400 to 142 in the ninth annual tournament opening at the Liederkranz club in New York. Wright led from start to finish in the National Association of Amateur Billiard Players event.
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Wright
New York
H. A. Wright
San Francisco
National Association of Amateur Billiard Players
Liederkrang Club
Joseph Moyer
Philadelphia
Slain by His Daughter in New York Crime
John Wallace aged 65 was shot and killed last night by his daughter Agnea. The motive remains unclear though she cried out on capture that cruelty killed my brother. The incident occurred in New York.
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New York
John Wallace
Agnea
Dawson Named Minister to Chile by Taft
President Taft sent to the Senate the nomination of Thomas C. Dawson to be minister to Chile. Dawson, of Cornel Bluffs, currently serves as minister to Colombia.
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T. Dawson
Chile
Washington
Taft
Senate
Thomas C. Dawson
Mr. Dawson
Cornel Bluffs
Colombia
Train Accidents Report Totals in Two Months
A report from the Interstate Commerce Commission records 180 deaths and over 2000 injuries from train accidents in the two months ending December last year.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wheat Pit Prices Weigh Public Mood In Chicago
Chicago wires report the wheat pit may set the week’s agenda as officials say ample supply exists at normal prices while Patten of the bull pool argues prices rise with supply and demand. If prices keep rising, bread loaves may shrink in size.
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Chihtaga
Furmion
Chicago
Wilson
Janos A. Patten
Chong
Columbus Blackall Plant to Close Bread Department
The Columbus Blackall company, Columbus, C., says it will close the bread department indefinitely due to high wheat prices in Chicago. The plant employs forty men and will stay closed while the price of flour remains high.
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Cioses Gread
Columbus
Columbus Blacall Company
Bread Department
I Wheat
Chicago
International Rifle Match Opens With United States England Australia
Washington reports fifty top U S riflemen will compete this week in a three cornered indoor world championship against England and Australia. Matches occur at seventy five yards with thirty shots per man in strings of five under liberal rules. The winning country holds the trophy for a year before defense and retake.
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Washington
National Rifle Asteoolation
United States
England
Anstralia
Three Killed In Wreck Near Grand Rapids
A washout sent a Grand Trunk freight train from Grand Haven into a ditch one mile west of Grand Rapids. Three men died and one injured fatally. The dead were engineer William Stoltz fireman Runche and head brakeman Fred Quinn. The injured conductor Roy Stevenson was fatally hurt. All were Durand, Michigan residents.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Grand Trunk
Grand Haven
William Stoltz
Runche
Fred Quinn
Roy Stevenson
Durand
Attempted Bribe of Umpires Revealed in Baseball Probe
The national baseball commission announced proof of an attempt to bribe umpires Johnstone and Klem during Chicago and New York NL games at the Polo Grounds New York last fall. The names involved are kept secret.
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Cincinnati
National Baseball Commission
Johnstone
Klem
Polo Grounds
New York
Ex Venezuelan Ex-President Castro Traveling to St Nazaire
The steamer Guadeloupe arrived with Mrs Castro wife of the former Venezuelan president onboard. She did not land and plans to proceed to St Nazaire on the same steamer. The ex president is already en route to that port.
Three Drowned by Capsizing of Canoe at Middleton Pond
In Danvers Massachusetts on April 20 a canoe capsized on Middleton pond. Victor Bargen automobile editor of the Toston Traveler and Mrs. Ernest Norton wife of the Merchants' National Bank cashier, and her infant son, were drowned.
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Danvers
Mass
Middleton Pond
Victor Bargen
Toston Traveler
Ernest Norton
Merchants’ National Bank of
Banton
Grand jury ordered to hear land fraud cases in Muskogee
United States Attorney William Gregory asked Judge Campbell to empanel another grand jury to hear evidence in the cases against Governor Haskell and others over alleged Muskogee land frauds.
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Haskell
Tulsa
Oklo
United States
William Gregory
Campbell
Muskogee
Beatification rites for Joan of Arc in St Peters
In Rome on April 19 3000 French pilgrims attended the beatification ceremony in St Peters. The crowd included nearly all French bishops many cardinals and descendants of the new saint.
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Rome
France
Joan of Arc
St. Peters
Japanese Legislators Arrests Rise Amid Sugar Company Probe
Tokyo reports nine lower house officers arrested over alleged misconduct linked to the Japanese Sugar company. The probe expands with expectation of more arrests among legislators.
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Tokyo
Lower Horse
Diet
Japanese Sugar Company
Wealthy farmer James Clark commits suicide in Blue River
In Marysville Kansas on April 19 James Clark mutliated his property with the county assessor and feared investigation would lead to prison, so the wealthy farmer drowned himself in the Blue river.
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Marysville
Kap
James Clark
Blue River
Washouts Close Idaho Division Near Fossil Wyoming
Heavy warm weather has swollen mountain streams causing washouts on the Idaho division of the Oregon Short Line near Fossil Wyoming.
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Wyoming
Ogden
Utah
Idaho
Fossil
Wyo
Mrs Cummins Elected President of NACR Branch
Mrs Albert K Cumules wife of Senator Cunming of Iowa is elected president of the National Society of the Children of the American Revolution in Washington on April 20.
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Cummins
Washington
Albert K. Cumules
Senator Cunming
Iowa
National Society of the Children of the American Revolution
Rumors of Abdul Hamid Abdication Shake Constantinople
Telegrams from Constantinople report strong denial by the Turkish foreign office of abdication rumors while a constitutionalist advance gathers near the capital. General Husni Pasha commands 20 000 to 30 000 troops at Delengatch as Saloniki relations and civil affairs center.
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Constantinople
Abdul Hawi
Waranp
Russia
Abdul Hamid
Yussef Tzzedin
Constitutionalists
Delengatch
Husni Pasha
Hue Pasha
Niaz Fey
Enver Bey
Salonik
Woch
Edbam Pasa
Adana
Teraus
Tavet Pasha
Inser Pasha
Flice
Council of Ministers
Efi
Conarnsus
Aulian
Young Turks Give Sultan Deadline to Abdicate
Constantinople dispatch reports the Young Turks have given the sultan until 2 P M to abdicate with a 14 00 hour ultimatum and Paris confirms the notice from the Turkish capital.
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Abchete
Paris
Constantinople
Cotton Compress Fire Totals 1200 Bales Lost in Arkansas
Fire destroyed the St Louis compress No. 2 in Little Rock Arkansas with 1200 bales of cotton stored inside. Loss estimated at 1 000 000 dollars. Local firefighters battled the blaze but could not save the structure.
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Little Rock
Ark
Short Hand Typewriting Private School Ad
Private school offers a six week full course in short hand and typewriting with one hour lessons day or night. No home study and diplomas issued. Graduates claim two words per minute improvement in six weeks and positions guaranteed. First lesson free. Call Burlington hotel or text Miss Cortez Wixsox to arrange.
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Grand Island
Burlington Hotel
Cortez Wixsox
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