Indiana mob lynches two black suspects after barber Hollie Simmons murder
A mob of about 1000 frenzied citizens broke into Rockport jail, dragging out and killing two jailed black men, Jim Henderson and Bud Rowland, after the murder of Hollie Simmons, a white barber. The crowd also looted a bag with over $40 and scattered after the killings despite police resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Rockport
Jim Henderson
Bud Rowland
Hollie Simons
Rowland
Clemens
Union County
Kentucky
Anderson
Court House
Henderson
DeBruler
Hollie Simmons
Simmons
Brabant's Horse engaged Boers near Sea Stroom routs
A Brabant's Horse party largely of raw recruits clashed with a stronger Boer force on December 3 near Sea Strom in the Seastrom district Orange River Colony. Four were killed sixteen wounded and 120 were taken prisoner as the Boers attacked Vreyheld and Scheepers Nek. Lord Kitchener reports released Magaliesberg prisoners and divisions of Boer forces moving south and west from Pretoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allwalworth
Seastrom
Orange River Colony
London
War Office
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Magaliesberg
Brabant
Bloomfield
Vreyheld
Scheepers Nek
Lord Kitchiner
Rustenberg
Nooitgedacht
Clements
Lashed to a Boat in Lake Michigan Tragedy
The steamer Manhattan reached Milwaukee with lighthouse keepers W. H. Shields and William McCauley aboard the yawl that capsized near Squaw Island. Mrs. Shields and her niece Mrs. Mary Davis were found dead lashed to the boat, while Lucien Morden of Montague Michigan drowned. Two men were rescued badly frozen and may lose lower limbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Manitowoc
Manhattan
W. H. Shields
William McCauley
Squaw Island
Shields
Mary Davis
Lucien Morden
Montague
Mich
The
Holy Family's
Working a Gold Mine in Llano County Texas
Colonel Schriver resumes operations at a Llano county gold mine five miles east of Liano Texas after a hiatus since last May. Renewed activity draws broad interest and optimism about mining prospects in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liano
Texas
Colonel Schriver
Llano County
Pennsylvania cities organize label leagues for water labor products
In several Pennsylvania cities label leagues are forming to boost the sale of water labor products, signaling coordinated local action to expand distribution and visibility for these goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Political plans loom in census based congressional reapportionment
Washington December 15 political considerations will shape the next reapportionment. Two bills divide lines: Hopkins seeks to preserve house and electors counts. Burleigh would raise total seats and electors by thirty, benefiting Republicans. The Burleigh plan gains for Illinois New York Texas Minnesota New Jersey Pennsylvania and others while Hopkins would shift gains to different states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Congress
Hopkins
Illinois
House
Hopking
Burleigh
Maine
Louisiana
Minnesota
New Jersey
New York
West Virginia
Texas
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Nebraska
Ohio
Virginia
South Carolina
Pennsylvania
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Iowa
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
North Dakota
Washington
Wisconsin
Russell B. Harrison Seeks Court of Inquiry
Russell B. Harrison son of the former president asked for a court of inquiry into his discharge from the volunteer army. The move followed reflections on his record by Brigadier General Davis, the former military governor of Porto Rico, and a private letter to the adjutant general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Russell B. Harrison
Harrison
Davis
Porto Rico
Corbin
Receiver Named for Chosen Friends in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis on December 15 the State sought a receiver for the Order of Chosen Friends alleging insolvency. Superior Court appointed Cyrus J. Clark as receiver who then notified banks to preserve all funds on deposit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Taylor
Hart
Supreme Recorder
T. B. Linn
Order of Chosen Friends
Chosen Friends
Cyrus J. Clark
Clark
Gang of Robbers Captured After Train Encounter
In Wheeling West Virginia on December 15 a gang that robbed Dor schuck's bank in Shanesville Ohio boarded the Massillon accommodation on the Cleveland Lorraine and Wheeling road. Two were captured after a gunfight on the train near Wheeling Creek. four escaped as a posse pursues. An officer boarded the train at Bridgeport and fought the robbers in the ladies coach. One captured bandit had 560 dollars in cash and sacks of pennies stamped with the bank name. The gang also carried nitroglycerine dynamite and fuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Dorschuck
Shanesville
Ohio
Bridgeport
Massillon
Cleveland, Lorraine
Meister
Robols
Wheling Creek
Production of Gold and Silver in the United States 1899
The 1899 report from the director of mints shows gold output at 71,053,400 dollars and silver at 32,858,700 dollars, with gold the greatest yearly total in U.S. history. Silver production rose slightly from 1898 to 54,764,000 ounces, while the London average price for silver was 60 cents per ounce versus 59 cents in 1898.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Director of Mints
United States
London
Fatal Hunting Accident Near Paris Texas
Tom Timberlake died after a hunting accident on Saunders creek fifteen miles northwest of Paris. His brother in law Bob Ridgeway, handling a hammerless shotgun, discharged it while showing squirrels, mangling Timberlake's left leg below the knee and leading to amputation and eventual death after heavy blood loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Texas
Tom Timberlake
Saunders Creek
Bob Ridgeway
Ridgeway
Timberlake
Fire at Fredonia Normal School Claims Seven Lives
From the smouldering ruins of Fredonia State Normal and Training school in Dunkirk New York fire officials report seven deaths including six students among seventy five women and the aged janitor P J Morris Irene Jones Bessie Hathaway Ruth Thomas Cora Storms Mae Williams Maud Fizzell. One body recovered is believed to be Miss Storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunkirk
N. Y
Fredonia State Normal and Training School
P. J. Morris
Irene Jones
Bessie Hathaway
Ruth Thomas
Cora Storms
Mae Williams
Maud Fizzell
Miss Storms
Texas bill on Greer county boundary and Texas revenue claim
Washington D C December 18 Mr Lanham introduced the Culberson bill to establish the true intersection of the 100th meridian with Red River to settle taxes and expenditures in Greer County while under Texas. It seeks a balance owed to Texas and potential recovery from the federal government, with Texas likely gaining land and new details to be reviewed by a federal commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Lanham
Culberson
Red River
Texas
Secretary of the Interior
Supreme Court of
United States
Department of the Interior
Congress
Payne
New York
Lacey
Iowa
Ray
Judiciary Committee
Cooper
Greer County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walter Evans
Simmon
Winslow
Nefcore
Magaliesburg
Delary
Beirne
Warmouth
Northumberland Fusilers
Hekpoort
Guthrie
O. T
C. A. Bridgeman
J. R. Wilson
Reinhart
D. R. Thompson
W. Fossett
Orlando and
Braman
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!