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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1901
Page
1
Fred Rochelle a 35 year old Black man who attacked and killed Mrs. Rena Taggart in Bartow Florida was burned at the stake by a crowd near Place creek and the city bridge this afternoon. The crime occurred earlier after she fished alone and was attacked as she returned toward the street.
A mob executed a Black man accused of assault and murder by chaining him to a stake and dousing him with kerosene. The crowd observed in silence as flames consumed the body for about 15 minutes until only charred bones remained.
In Memphis the Confederate veterans reunion proceeds as planned with 1,350 camps and 2,309 delegates in attendance. A reported assault on Rochelle and a subsequent murder is detailed, prompting a citywide manhunt and bloodhound search into the swamp area.
A report details Confederate memorial funds and plans to erect monuments in the nation’s capitol and battle abbey. Delegates urge congressional appropriation for Confederate dead reinterment, with resolutions praising Lincoln and Davis as prejudice fades.
The jury trial of Mrs. Josephine A. Woodbury of this city against Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy of Concord for 150000 dollars damages began in Suffolk county superior court. Eddy argues the term Babylonish woman described a type of sin, not a person. The courtroom drew a crowded audience as testimony began and an affidavit hearing was tentatively scheduled.
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