Five Negroes Executed in Sylvania for Murder Conspiracy
Five African Americans Arnold Augustus Andrew Davis Richard Sanders William Hudson and Sam Baldwin were executed in the Screven County jail at Sylvania Georgia after being convicted of murder tied to an alleged Knights of Archer conspiracy. One was strangled, four died by fall during the hanging.
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Sylvania
Arnold Augustus
Andrew Davis
Richard Sanders
William Hudson
Sam Baldwin
Screven County
Knights of of Archer
Jesse Wale
Sanders
Herrington
Mears
Wade
McKinney
Des Moines rail official Hazard takes own life
S W Lazard longtime Northwestern Railroad agent in Des Moines hanged himself Friday morning in the city ticket office basement. Described as financially involved and despondent over career stagnation, his death shocks friends.
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W. Hazard
Des Moines
S.W. Lazard
Northwestern Railroad
Hazard
Freight agent driven to despair ends life in Chicago heat
A traveling freight auditor believed he was going blind and shot himself after firing a letter to his wife and another to C. Fisher of the Rock Island. Separately seven deaths occurred in Chicago from heat and humidity, listing Patrick Buckley John Carlson Thomas Curial Otio Hecker Fritz Stabler W White and Mrs. J Weiocoski.
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Tle
Travelingg
Sue Memphs Road
Josas City
C. Fisher
Rock Island
Chicago
Patrick Buckley
John Carlson
Thomas Cural
Otio Hecker
Fritz Stabler
W. White
J. Weiocoski
Three Chicago Contracts Erased for Pueblo Build
Three contracts erased in Chicago Thursday involve Colorado Fuel and Iron Company building a wire mill a nail work plant and a loop facility to be erected at Pueblo. The total estimated cost is four million dollars.
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Chicago
Colorado Fuel and Then Company
Pueblo
Reports of fraud in quartermaster clothing sales prompt grand jury
The federal grand jury investigates alleged fraud in the San Francisco quartermaster’s branch after Louis Abraham & Sons were arrested for dealing in secondhand clothing. Capt. Seymour and Maj. Gen. Shafter say thefts by army officers and others have occurred, with losses potentially reaching hundreds of thousands of dollars as recruits and soldiers sell issued stores to peddlers.
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Reneral
Qan
Federal Grand Jury
Quartermaster’s
Ho Uring Service
San Francisco
Louis Abraham & Sons
Capt. Seymour
Uncle Sam
Army
Shafter
Quartermaster’s Department
Delegates Split on Platt Amendment in Session Debate
During the opening sessionSenors Camayo Villuendas and Quesada led a committee majority to back the Platt Amendment as passed by Congress and append it to the constitution. Twenty seven delegates split on acceptance with Ferrer aligning with conservatives citing it as best solution. Rivera Carreoso Gener Roban absent. A committee will draft the electoral law.
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Monteaguedo
Delgado
Betancourt
Giberga
Llorente
Quesada
Nunez
Rodriguez
Barriel
Quile
Ferrer
Zayas
Aleman Eudaldo
Tamayo
Juan Gualberto Gomez
Cisderos
Silvela
Fortun
Tacre
Portuondo
Manduley
Rivera
Carreoso
Gener
Roban
Senor Ferrer
Dozen May Hang as Mob Surrounds Kinney Store
Report from Foster plantation near Shreveport says a mob surrounds a Kin nebrew store where John G. Foster was killed. A dozen or more Black residents, including Edwards who fired the fatal shot, are threatened with lynching while a posse pursues Edwards in swamps near Belcher.
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Shreveport
Foster Plantation
John G. Foster
Prince Edwards
Edwards
Belcher
Jacob Foster
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific
Foster
Tragic discovery of headless young woman near Chelmsford
A headless and decomposed body of a young woman was found in brush in woodland near Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Sunday. Authorities describe a brutal murder with the head severed from the trunk by blunt force. The clothing offers no clues to identity as investigators pursue a remote crime scene theory.
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Chelmsford
Mass
Women Barred From Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
Mrs. R L Passmore, a Minneapolis grain business leader, sought chamber membership but directors rejected her application after a favorable committee vote. She contends gender prompted the denial. For seven years Mrs Passmore has been a strong figure in Minneapolis mercantile circles.
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Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
R.L. Passmore
Minneapolis
Passmore
Death of Consul Percy McElrath in Colorado Springs
Percy McElrath former United States consul at Turin died in Colorado Springs after traveling with his wife and a maid in the last stages of consumption. He arrived at 10:35 Tuesday morning and died two hours later at the Glockner sanitarium with Dr. Gerald Welsh attending.
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M Etrath
Percy McElrath
United States
Turin
Italy
Colorado Springs
Glockner
Gerald Welsh
Frances Laur Petitioning French Chamber Over American Steel Trust
Former deputy Frances Laur testifies in the French Chamber of Deputies on Thursday, calling attention to the American steel trust and its potential to disrupt France’s metal industry. She urges retaliatory duties on American steel products, notably machine tools.
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Steel Trust
Frances Laur
Chamber of Deputies of
France
American Steel Trust
Double Denver Tragedy Ends Life of Stockman and Wife
Julius C. Benton a Denver stockman killed his wife with a shot fired through their residence window and then killed himself. Mrs. Benton was the daughter of former State Auditor Join W Lowell.
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Denver
Julius C. Benton
Cailles Defiance Signals Shift in Manila Negotiations
Cailles, a noted insurgent leader from Liaguana province, informs Manila that insurgent amnesty is required before any surrender. He warns that negotiations will end if terms are not met, signaling a possible pause in talks and heightened tension in the region.
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Cailles
Sumacer
Manila
Liaguana
Carles
Kruger Denies Hague Peace Talks Allegation
Mr. Kruger issued a statement at The Hague saying he knows nothing of any peace negotiations with Boer leaders and that if negotiations exist they are not through him or his actions.
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Kruger
Hague
Lis
Body of Unidentified Woman Found Near Chelmsford Woods
The head of the unidentified woman whose body was found in Chelmsford woods near Lowell Massachusetts was recovered Tuesday by private detectives under a bridge near the original discovery site. No identification has been made yet.
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Hind
Chelmsford Woods
Lowell
Mass
Market quotations show mixed U S livestock and grain bids
City and regional markets report cattle hogs sheep and wheat prices with no clear trend. Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Cincinnati and New York listings show bids from Common to Prime for cattle and various grades for hogs and sheep along with No 2 wheat and No 2 corn price ranges.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
Bad Co
St. Louis
Bee
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Estra
York
Catte
Stock Yards Planned East Pueblo Acreage Taken
An option on forty three acres in Pueblo's eastern suburbs was acquired Tuesday by a new stock yards company to be capitalized at one hundred thousand dollars. The venture is financed by stock yards interests from St. Louis and Kansas City with Missouri Pacific Railroad Company reported to be interested.
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Pueblo
St. Louis
Kansas City
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Younger Son Sent to Fort Scott Federal Prison
George Younger, son of Jim Younger the convict, moved from Minnesota penitentiary to Fort Scott federal prison on Tuesday charged with defrauding an Indian at Mound Valley. J T Younger served as a lieutenant in the Rough Riders.
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Jim Younger
George Younger
Minnesota
Fort Scott
Mound Valley
J. T. Younger
Vee Rough Riders
Two Killed by Train At Madison Crossing
Leroy Campbell and a woman identified as his daughter-in-law Mrs Newton were struck and killed by a Chicago and Northwestern train while attempting to cross the tracks at Madison Wisconsin.
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Leroy Campbell
Newton. Campbell
Chicago and Northwestern
Madison
Wis
Mother and Child Burned in Tragic House Fire
A one year old daughter of Frank Waterman of Anderson, Indiana, died in a fire that badly burned her mother while attempting to rescue the child. Fire officials describe the blaze as probably caused by an accidental ignition in the home.
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Frank Waterman
Anderson
Dneb
George Stead
Waterloo
Crop Outlook Shows Brighter Week in Iowa States
The Weekly Crop Bulletin from Des Moines reports a favorable weekly shift in crop conditions across Iowa despite temperatures 1 to 8 degrees below normal. Frequent showers on the 4th 6th and 9th aided moisture for crops while cold nights slowed growth. corn stands suffer from cutworms. rates for crops and fruits are listed with percentages. Humboldt becomes a summer pleasure resort with river bluffs and camping along the Des Moines River drawing visitors.
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Des Moines
Greene
The
Horticultural Society
Humbolt
Jiumbolt
Einjoy
County Historical Society in Iowa Forms First Chapter
The Iowa movement begins with a Lucas County chapter led by Col. Warren S. Dunzan, ex lieutenant governor. Curator Aldrich of the state historical department praises the effort as a step for preserving Iowa historical materials. Divorce Only for Adultery in Lutheran Synod Meeting. In Barlingtes the Iowa conference of the German Lutheran synod adopts rules barring remarriage after divorce, except in adultery cases, and prohibits ministers from performing such ceremonies.
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County Historical Society
Iowa
Lucas County
Col
Warrens. Dunzan
Aldrich
State Historical Department
Towa
German Luthern Synod of
Srsuiriea
Barlingtes
Cdoe
Cchurch
Smith Wins Trophy Cup at Soo Gun Club Meet
S. A. Smith of Hartley captured the silver trophy Cup in Sioux City after a field of seventy one shooters. The event, three days of shooting, was deemed the meet’s most hotly contested. Smith holds the trophy for one year. Smallpox reports rise daily at the state health board in Des Moines with cases centering in areas affected last winter.
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State Board of Health
Des Moines
Northwestern Iowa Veterans encampment a grand success at Storm Lake
About 700 veterans registered at Storm Lake headquarters for the Northwestern Iowa Veterans Association encampment. Wednesday attendance was estimated at 7 000 with speeches by Nev Jesse Cole Ion Tsaae Struble and Jon Robinson among the program highlights. Swine Breeders Meet in Des Moines joins with national experts led by W M Lambing as interest grows at the Des Moines session. A farmer, Frank Bennett, was found dead near Belknap with a gunshot wound and crushed skull. the motive remains unknown. University of Town regents retain Dr Knipe as director of physical culture with a salary increase. other liberal arts faculty receive small raises. Corn growth slowed by cool weather near Akron, wheat prospects improved but moisture may hurt yield.
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Northwestern Iowa
Northwestern Iowa Veterans’ Association
Storm Lake
Nev
Jesse Cole
Ion
Tsaae Struble
Jon
Robinson
Iowa
Des Moines
National Association of Expert
W. M. Lambing
West Liberty
Belknap
Frank Bennett
Knnipe
Maclean
University of Town
Dr. Knipe
College of Liberal Arts
Akron
Fire Claims Life of Oskaloosa Merchant’s Son
Frank Ginn son of a prominent Oskaloosa merchant was burned to death in a Wednesday fire at the FreMont elevator owned by John Kennell of FreMont. Losses on building and contents totaled $10,000 with unknown cause. Mrs John Wilson died Tuesday night from effects of injuries in a separate accident. She was about 61 and had lived in Monuna County many years.
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Frank Ginn
Oskaloosa
Err
John Kennell
Fremont
Claims and finance push through early twentieth century notes
The report outlines U S war debts and payments to Illinois Michigan Minnesota Nebraska and Wisconsin totaling hundreds of thousands while national bank resources in 1900 reach over 5 billion. It notes War Department actions on transports connections with Cuba and China indemnities and a guarded vessel disposal plan.
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Uncle Sam
Illinois
Audi
War Department
Midale West
United States
France
China
Man Accused of Throwing Vitrol at Former Wife
Charles W. Ingersoll a former Rock Island conductor was arrested in Cornel Bluffs after an February attempt to splash vitrol on his divorced wife during a custody dispute. She had secured a district court divorce in Omaha and custody of three children.
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Vitrol
Charles W. Ingersoll
Rock Island Road
Cornel Bluffs
Ingersoll
Ality
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Harrison County man arrested for wholesale cattle theft
J W DeWitt a farmer five miles north of Logan was arrested for stealing thirty five load of fat cattle from Henry Grobe of James Township Pottawattamie County. He sold the cattle to Kennedy Co of Logan for 2000 and hid when arrested. His wife filed an insanity charge but officials ruled he sane and he was jailed.
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Harrison County
J. W. DeWitt
Logan
Henry Grobe
James Township
Pottawattamie County
DeWitt
Kennedy & Co
Cousins
Iowa Leaguers Pick Route to San Francisco for July
Iowa Epworth League transportation committee chose a rail route via the Rock Island line with Colorado connections to Central Pacific for the July international meeting in California. The special train will start July 8 in Davenport and reach Omaha for an evening departure.
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San Francisco
Rock Island
Central Pacific
Transportation Committee
Iowa Epworth League
Des Moines
State League
Iowa
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Ennis
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George Densmore
That City
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