Seven Negroes Killed in Cartersville Mine Clash
Chicago report details a rampage near Carterville Illinois where seven black miners were killed and two wounded after a confrontation with white union miners. Militias from the Fourth Illinois infantry arrived to restore order as gunfire erupted along the Brush and Illinois Central depots. Authorities urged swift justice and mobilized state forces to control the riot and protect nonunion workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O T J Floyd
Hvs Bradley
John Black
Henry Barnum
Sam Cummins
Jim AY
Nesro
Illinog National Guard
Springfield
BIL
Miliia
Herrin
Carterville
Megroes
Pana
Miitia
Tanner
Ilinois
Cartersville
Willamson County
National Guard
Williamson County
Commonwealth of
Tanner orders gut troops to Carterville riot
Governor Tanner mobilizes two companies of the Fourth regiment under Colonel Bennett to Carterville after a mob attacked and killed seven black miners at a depot. He ordered troops from Carbondale and Greenville to quell the riot, protect lives and property, and report to Williamson County sheriff if commanded.
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Springfeld
Tanner
Bennett
Carterville
Samuel Brush
St. Louis
Ilia Central
Lowden
Dany
Carbondale
Williamson County
Hersh
Newton
Col. Bennett
Greenville
Mt. Vernon
Brush
Luent, Lowden
Cartarville
Captain Brush
Fails
National Anti-Trust League Chief Calls National Conference
President Lockwood of the American Anti-Trust League announced a national conference plan. He urged state leaders to nominate suitable national vice presidents and asked workers to organize local anti-trust leagues, stating the movement is non-partisan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
M. L. Lockwood
The
American Anti- Trust League
Judge Fleming
Kentucky
Blone
New York
R. M. Boudinghouse
AW. Conover
Sherman House
Lockwood
Nativial American Anti-Trust League
H. &. Martin
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington
Delegates Arrive for League of American Municipalities Meet
Delegates arrive in Syracuse for the third annual League of American Municipalities convention to be held Tuesday through Friday. About 500 delegates from 124 cities in 34 states are expected with many nonmember cities also sending representatives. A public reception occurs Tuesday at the Yates hotel, official headquarters, hosted by the mayor and city officials, with a committee of fifty women aiding hospitality for delegates’ wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of American Municipalities
Syracuse
N. Y
League of American Municpalities
League
Yates Hotel
McGuire
Perry Belmont Refuses Support for Bryan Sees Intercepted Report
London September 17 Perry Belmont arrives from Paris denying an interview misrepresented as his views on American politics. He reaffirms June 11 stance opposing Bryan and the Chicago platform and currency policy. Belmonts sail home aboard the Teutonic with Mrs Belmont by White Star line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Perry Belmont
Paris
England
Europe
United States
Euston Station
Belmont
Associated Press
W. J. Bryan
Chicago
Bryan
Mrs. Belmont
Teutonic
Relics of Life of Christ Shown in Dignified Dedication
Washington reports the Monastery and College of the Holy Land was dedicated with imposing ceremonies led by Cardinal Gibbons and other church leaders. The complex near the Catholic university features the Holy Land relics including the tomb, Bethlehem stable, and Nazareth grottoes, with a plan to educate pilgrims and train missionaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
College of the
Catholic University
Franciscan Order
Christ
Holy Land
United States
New York
Bethlehem
Nazareth
Holy Sepulchre
Palestine
Rome
Signor Llanori
Rerles
St. Benignag
Europe
Cardinal Gibbons
Monsignor
Martinelli
L . Kearney
Odd Fellows Diamond Jubilee Draws Four Hundred Officials In Detroit
In Detroit on September 17 the Diamond Jubilee of the Odd Fellows begins with about four hundred high officials gathered. Religious services at First Congregational Church featured Rev Nehemiah Boynton who preached on brotherhood transcending class, race, and residence and urged practical charity beyond mere dues.
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Detroit
Mich
Odd Fellowship
Sovereien Grand Lodge
Grand Lodge
Reockah
Jesus
Boynton
Dreyfus
Kruger Refuses British Demands Amid Liquor Spy Raid
Mrs Chicco of Charleston reports an outrage by liquor detectives who forced entry to her Market Street home. Three pistols were pointed at her head during the raid as Vincent Chicco and children cried out. The couple plans to report the incident to Governor McSweeney seeking protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Apeela
Vincent Chicco
Market Street
Chicon
Chicco
Ararm
Columbia
McSweeney
Chiec
German Catholics Open National Convention in St Paul
Delegates from the German Catholic Central Society numbered over 1800 and began arriving in St Paul for the convention. The opening included pontifical mass at Assumption Church conducted by Archbishop Ireland, a local and state society parade, and a grand concert by German Catholic church choirs. Over 20,000 visitors were in town, with business to start the next day as German Catholic Young Men's Society meetings also proceed through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
St Paul
Main
German Catholic Central Society
Archbishop Ireland
Assumption Church
They Met in Milwaukee Looking for DNC Location
A twelve member national democratic committee delegation visited Milwaukee on September 17 to evaluate facilities for possibly hosting the Democratic National Convention as a summer event. Local committees reportedly received pledges of support, but members did not commit to a decision.
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Milwaukee
Wis
National Democratic Committee
J. G. Johnson
Kansas
J. 8. Shank- Inn
Insiana
Thomas Gahan
Illnois
James M. Head
Tennessee
H. D. Clayton
Alabama
W. H. Thompson
Nebraska
T. D. O'Brien
Minneapolis
J Daniels
North Carolina
Charles J. Walsh
Iowa
Urey Woodson
Kentucky
A. Wilson
Colorado
Iroquois Dies at Belle Meade Stud
Iroquois, premier at Belle Meade stud and the only American horse to win the English Derby, died today in Nashville at age twenty-one from an acute kidney condition. He also won the Prince of Wales Stakes and the St Leger during his eight-year-old season after racing in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Alllan
Belle Meade Stud
England
Son of General Morgan Injures Himself in Suicide Attempt
William Morgan, son of General Morgan, attempted death by his own hand on a city street. He threw himself before an electric car, rolled ten feet along the track, and sustained serious injuries. A river pilot in the Civil War, Morgan was well provided for in his father’s will. Laurier to Chicago for corner stone ceremony October 7.
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Cummins
Zimmerman
Morgan
Quincy, II
William Morgan
Inesa
Flour-Fame Pillsbury Dead
Minneapolis report of death for Charles Alfred Pillsbury, noted Miller and founder of vast Pillsbury milling interests. Born 1842 in New Hampshire, Dartmouth graduate, early Montreal trade, settled in Minneapolis 1889, built A mill at St Anthony Falls with 7000 barrels daily, once state senator, survived by Mrs Pillsbury and twin sons.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Pillsbury
Charles Alfred Pillsbury
New Hampshire
Darthmouth College
Montreal
St. Anthony Falls
Hs Pillsbury
Pilsbury
Crushed family killed in Mora County roof collapse
In Las Vegas New Mexico September 17 a mud dirt roof of an adobe house five miles from Mora collapsed after days of rain killing Manuel Cordova his wife and six children. Only a ten year old boy survived outside the house. A separate item from City of Mexico notes Rev Dr Nievers of Rome will officiate at Miss Grant’s Newport Rhode Island wedding.
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Las Vegas
New Mexico
Mora
N. M
Manuel Cordova
Wii
Grant
City of
Mexico
Dr. Nievers
Rome
Italy
Starvation in Ponce Deepens as Storm Hurts Peons and Planters
In Ponce Puerto Rico, a landslide of impact from a recent storm leaves planters with work and crops ruined while the peons, living in huts along rivers and waste land, face growing hunger. Relief is slow and crowded city spaces show starving residents daily.
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Ponce
P. R
Porto Rien
Hialdes
Transvaal Reply to Chamberlain Signals Conference Fallout
Pretoria reports that the South African Republic regrets the withdrawal of its conference plan after Chamberlain's dispatch. Kruger's government defends its proposals, rejects fixed franchise terms, and insists on arbitration while opposing a joint commission, expecting no change in Britain’s stance.
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Pretoria
South African Republc
Joseph Chamberlain
Transvaal
Conyngham Greene
F W Reitz
Kruger Bode
Volksraad
Joint Commission of Inquiry
London
Brush
Great
Kruger
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Illinois
Dernelgy
Brush ‘Nines
St Tovis
Tne
Hilmels Central Railroad
Marlow
MR. Bryan
College of the Holy Land
the Savior
South African Republic
Democratic Executive Committee
Belle Meade
Laurier
Ottawa
Can
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Great Britain
Chamberlain
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