06 Jul 1903
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1903
Page
1
Evansville police report a man near death receives last rites as investigations into threats and rioting escalate. The deteriorating condition prompts authorities to appeal for calm while detailing alleged offenses linked to the incident.
Evansville Indiana July 6 mob of white men surrounds jail with 500 and roams the city shooting into negro resorts. Stores are attacked and looted, guns taken, a powder magazine threatened. Troops ordered as violence spreads, two negroes reported killed and lynching fears persist near Baptistown. Reports describe panicked hotels and widespread rioting with police arresting black residents amid a running street battle.
Fragmented notes recount Fope Leo I s life from birth in Carpineto on March 3 1510 through education at Rome Gregorian and noble ecclesiastical college to appointments as delegate and cardinal. A Vatican report describes the pope in frail health with breath difficulty yet spirits and a request for air and brief snuff use, with a physician noting improvement after a visit.
A mob of about 200 white residents assaulted Minny Pearl a Black woman who allegedly struck a white boy, forcing her arrest and removal to a police station. The mob damaged her home set furniture into a river and threatened broader action as authorities planned to pursue charges tomorrow.
Rome reports Pope Leo XIII slept only a few hours as chest pains returned. Dr Lepponi and aides assisted. the pontiff received last rites and rested fitfully amid hopes his vitality could endure. Cardinals and officials gather in the palace while speculation grows over the next conclave and potential Italian or foreign papal candidate.
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