Double Killing Reported in Camrien Arkansas Township
James Blake reports a white party planned to whip Lige Siegler a black resident. Siegler and his son shot at the group, killing Lewis Haynie brother of State Senator Haynie and Hop Halton brother of merchant Halton of Stephens. Racial tensions said to have been rising with hundreds of Black residents and thirty whites in the township. whites moved toward the scene from Waldo and Stephens as the negroes’ house was surrounded.
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Camrien
Ark
James Blake
Leake
Ennvrille
Nevada
Lige Siegler
Slegier
Lewis Haynie
Haynie
Hop Halton
John Haiton
Stephens
Frm
Halton & Lester
Waldo
Alabaman Charged With Perjury In Minor Marriage
Huntsville Alabama July 2 Special J P Bernard a planter of Mount Zion 36 arrested on perjury charge after marrying Florence Hamaker 15 with affidavit claiming she was 18 Billions the girl's grandfather guardian retrieved her Bernard urged by influence to wed the minor and annulment action with damages planned against Judge Morgan Stewart over the license
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Bernard
Chancery Court
Morgan Stewart
Tompkins named superintendent of textile exhibit at Charleston expo
D A Tompkins, prominent Charlotte cotton mill builder, elected superintendent and manager of the textile exhibit for the South Carolina Interstate and West Indian exposition in Charleston. He will secure and install cotton palace exhibits, using his engineering and commercial staff to ensure the textile display is the largest and best arranged yet in the United States.
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Charlotte
Charleston
N. C
Exposition
Tompkins
South
Cotton Palace
Parasol Wound Leads Virginian to Surgeries Twice
Richmond July 29 Special Barnett Lee a noted young man required two operations in forty eight hours after a parasol blow from a lady friend at a park concert. A playful joke sparked the incident. Lee then suffered malaria fever and a severe abscess, linked to the parasol strike.
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Richmond
j—Barrnett Lee
Lee
Lea
Policeman and Suspected Riot Firefight in Soline Town
In Soline Tennessee a street fight left Policeman Fink Fass and W B Knox dead and Shirley Pass son of Pass fatally wounded. The incident began when officers tried to quell a disturbance in the area known as Negro Town amid heavy pistol use and gunfire.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Fink Fass
W. B. Knox
Shirley Pass
Soline
Oklahoma Land Lottery Draw Angers and Cheers
Oklahoma's federal land lottery drew 13 000 sixteen acre claims in Kiowa Comanche country. Stephen A Halcomb of Pauls Valley and Leonard Lamb of Augusta won El Reno district prizes while James R Wood of Weatherford and Mattie H Beals of Wichita drew Lawton district top prizes worth 20 000 to 40 000 each. About 25 000 spectators watched. many applications were illegible and may be appealed. Lone Wolf case: federal court denied an injunction against land distribution.
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AI Reno
O. T
Oklahoma
Stephen A. Halcomb
Paul's Valley
el Reno
Leonard Lamb
Augusta
O.T
James R. Wood
Weatherford
G. T
Lawton
Mattie H. Beals
Wichita
Kans
Prairica
Lot
Ben [Eyler
Colonel Dyer
Macey
Cylonel Dyer
Stephen A. Holcomb
Pauls Valley
Ind. Ter
TUL
Oxl
Juinata
James KR. Woors
Oklo
Minerva McClintock
Oklahoma City
Sly
Mle
Lone Wolf
Washington
Department of Justice Today
Erwin
United States Court In
Police Killings After Knife Threat Amid City Turmoil
In a violent encounter, Knox attacked with a knife and a policeman shot him dead. Officers Hill P. Lowery and E. Swafford faced armed resistance from Shirley Pass, son of Policeman Pass, who fired at them. The officers fled, but fourished and refused to retreat. Swafford then shot Pass through the left region, fatally wounding him. Police resumed their patrols. later Pass opened fire on Swafford, who returned fire, killing Pass. Lowery and Swafford surrendered.
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Pass
Lowery
Swafford
Mass of Stone Drops on Virginia Track After Tunnel Collapse
An enormous mass of stone from a natural tunnel roof in Stott county, Virginia, fell onto the Virginia and Southwestern railroad track as a passing train went through. The wreck trailed the track, but traffic resumed on a temporary detour the same day.
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Richmond
Stott County
Virginia corporation commission proposal advocated
Norfolk freight bureau prompts Senator Withers to push a measure at the constitutional convention establishing a Virginia corporation commission with broad state powers. In Birmingham a special note reports Negro workers from the district returning from Melrose Park after hostile demonstrations by white workers. About a hundred have returned, with more expected.
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Corporation Commission
Norfolk
Norfolk Freight Bureau
Withers
Virginia Corporation Commission
United States
Birmingham
Ala
Tampa Strikers Quiet Amid Union Tensions
Tampa cigar makers show a quiet day as the Resistencia union claims continued influence while only a few international union workers join, police doubling after Saturday unrest. Sapp travels to Canton to meet President McKinley over Kentucky Republican resistance to his Louisville district appointment.
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Tampa
Fin
Resistencia Union
Sapp
McKinley
Louisville
Internal Revenue
Charles B. Sapp
Canton
Ohio
Kentucky
Mr. Sapp
McLeod Wins at Wrestling in Two Falls
Dan McLeod, middleweight wrestling champion, defeated Ed Atherton of Portageville with two straight falls in Buffalo New York.
Bresci Anniversary Draws Crowd in Paterson Meeting
A July 24th gathering in Bartholdhall Paterson New Jersey drew Bresci supporters packed with many curious onlookers. Speakers praised Bresci and claimed two accomplices were chosen to carry out the deed but failed one taking his own life and another named Spidondo spared on condition to kill a shop foreman.
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New York
Bartholdhall
Paterson
N. J
Bresci
King Humbert
Italy
Bresel
Quinta Carello
Lami
United States
Matteo
Spidondo
Morgan Leaves 50000 in London for Lafayette Relics
London report says J Pierpont Morgan left a £10000 check with General Horace Porter to secure relics of Lafayette in a London pawn shop awaiting delivery at the United States embassy. The cache is said to include the sculptured gold jaw and sword carried through the American campaign. Alexis dead. Paris July 3. Paul Alexis, the novelist, is dead.
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Morgan
London
Yulya
J. Pierpont Morgan
United States
Paris
Daily Xpress
Horace Porter
LaFayette
America
Boers Reported Across Cape Colony Upper Districts
Cape Town dispatch says Boers are scattered in upper districts near Indwe Jamestown Molteno Burgheradorp and Cradock. Lord Stanley notes 43 000 Boers captured or surrendered since the war began. A Boer column with women and children entered Portuguese territory near Limpopo river.
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London
Cape Town
Cape Colony
Indwe
Jamestown
Molteno
Burgheradorp
Cradock
Lord Stanley
War Office
House of Commons
Lisbon
Lorenzo Marques
Limpop River
Pretoria
Garret
Vereinig- Ing
Boer War Refugees Appeal For Aid From America
Rev Verman D Brockhuisen told at a Christian Reformed church about the dire conditions in Transvaal and Free State camps where Boers and their families face starvation and disease. He urged U S churches to raise funds sent to Pretoria and expressed optimism the conflict would end with Britain defeated. Kruger warned Americans their aid to Britain helps slaughter the Boer people.
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Ieago
South Africa
Mien
Transvaal
Grange Free State
Christan Reformed Church
Verman D. van Broelkhuisen
Pretoria
United States
Mr. Brockhuisen
South Arica
Brackhuisen
Great Britain
Europe
Brockhuisen
Kruger
Ruling on legacy tax law for estate assessments
Washington July 29 Commissioner Yerkes rules that legacy tax assessments must be based on the estate value at the testator's death. This release of accumulations from taxation still imposes full liability even if assets shrink or rise before distribution.
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Testator
Washington
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Yerkes
Naval officers enjoined from discussing Schley court of inquiry
Washington July 9 Secretary Lang issued a general order forbidding all naval service personnel from making public statements about the Schley court of inquiry. John D Long indicated that if a formal complaint were filed over the language in the fifth specification he would consider it and possibly modify the wording.
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Schley
Washington
Lang
Naval Service
John D. Long
Long
Behley Court of Inquiry
Schl
Music Professor Accidental Shooting In Birmingham
Albert Brown, 17, was seriously wounded in Birmingham when violin teacher Isidore Buchman picked up a revolver and it discharged as Brown entered a room to fetch resin. The injury is not life threatening, but medical care continues.
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Birmingham
Ala
Albert Brown
W. L. Bush
Bessemer
Isidore Bachman
Buchman
Young Brown
Ty Burt
Holds L. and N. Responsible in Fatal City Collision
Birmingham July 29 Special The coroner jury verdict in the collision between a Gate City electric car and a Louisville and Nashville freight train finds that Mattie Orby died from the crash and blames criminal negligence by L and N engineer I A Coghlin and Birmingham Railway, Light and Power motorman John E Moore. Warrants issued for the engineer and motorman.
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Birmingham
Als
Gate City
Nashville
Mattie Orby
Louisville and Nashville
Firmingham Railway, Light and Power Company
I. A. Coghin
Engiineer
John E. Moore
Deed Won By Fraud Claimed In Alabama Suit
Ida McClain of Ensley filed a city court suit to recover possession of land now held by Pratt Land and Improvement Company. She alleges her husband Fred A. McClain and Joe Martin pressured her into signing a deed for 400 dollars, with 250 paid and the rest to satisfy his debt, claiming fraud and unwillingness to view the deed.
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Birmingham
Ala
Ida McClain
Ensley
Pratt Land and Improvement Company
Arerather
Joe Martin
Pratt Land and Investment Company
Martin
Pratt Land and Investment Co suit over $130000 insurance loss
In Pittsburgh common pleas court No 3 Stephenson and Foster Co sues 73 insurance companies to recover about 130000 asserting the New York and Pennsylvania clause in policies. The plant fell February 4 with a 170000 insurance, arguing buildings fell before fire began ten hours earlier.
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Pittsburg
Common Pleas Court
Stephenson and Foster Company
New York
Pennsylvania
Stephenson and Foster
Fae
Widow heiress linked to Tallahassee estate claim
In Omaha on July 29 Mrs Hazed Bil vis Wood a young widow who attempted suicide last week over a debt is revealed as an heiress to a Tallahassee area estate valued at about 7.40 million dollars. The 1878 will provides for four sons and after the widow's death for any surviving children. Mrs Wood is the principal beneficiary under the will.
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Omaha
Nebr
Hazed Bilvis Wood
Thia County
Jett
Tallahassee
Fis
Hazel
One Good Thing. Prayer Revival in Missouri
The araught In Missouri can at least claim to have revived the habit of prayer in that state.
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Pittsburg
John Henry blindsides Baxter and targets Ade in bout
In a rough scene John Henry lands a blow on Billy Baxter and appears to strike George Ade’s torso. The report notes John Henry’s perspective as a spectator and mentions a company offering a free sample chapter at Marietta Street.
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Billy Baxter
George Ade
John Henry
John M. Miller Co
Marietta Street
Humor and sample chapters teased by Miller at Marietta address
John M Miller Co promotes a humorous character on deck and offers a thousand sample chapters. The notice cites a location at 8 Marietta street and targets an initiated audience with playful language.
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John M. Miller Co
Marietta Street
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