Mob Routs Rowan jail in Salisbury lynching of three
A mob of about two thousand forced entry into Rowan county jail in Salisbury and lynched Nease Gillespie Dillingham accused in the Barber Junction murder. The remaining suspects were taken to Greensboro for safety.
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Charlotte
N. C
Rowan County
Salisbury
Lyerly
Barber Junction
Nease
John Gillespie
Jack Dillingham
Henry Lee
George Ervin
Bella Dillingham
Greensboro
Boyden
United States
Overman
Long
Hammer
Rowan Rifles
Moe Lendon
Southern Railway
Will Troutman
Whitney
Whitney Reduction Company
Yadkin
Spencer
Henderson’s
Barber’s Junction
Isaac Lyerly
Airea
Julian
Guespiesa
Dillingham
Selisberg
Judzve Lowe
Balloon voyage tests new rope and water anchor
The voyage from New York to Brantrock ended at 11:00 a.m. after nearly twelve hours aloft. A voluntary stow was used from Noank, Conn. Dr. Thomas deployed a new guide rope and water anchor, both aimed to aid the balloon, with the rope device succeeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tie Place
Noank
Conn
Thomas
Brantrock
New York
Two Aeronauts Complete 225 Mile Balloon Flight
Dr Julian P Thomas of New York and Roy Knabenshue travel from New York City over land and water to Brantrock Plymouth coast in a milestone aerial journey. The balloon remained undamaged though Knabenshue suffered a minor cut during the landing.
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Brantrock
Mass
New York City
Little Seashore
Plymouth
Julian P. Thomas
New York
Roy Knabenshue
Thomas
Aeronaut
Knabenshue
Attack by Pulajanes Kills Official and Officials in Leyte Fight
A band of Pulajanes attacked Abuyso twenty miles south of Baranven Leyte at 2 am on August 7 killing the ex president three policemen and two others and burning the town hall. All records destroyed. Regulars and constabulary pursue the raiders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Abuyso
Baranven
Leyte
Merchant Ickstad Drowns After Boat Fall at Pike Lake
In Chippewa Falls on August 7 W J Ickstad a noted merchant fell from a boat into Pike lake and drowned. His companion Joseph Harding fought to save him for thirty minutes and nearly drowned himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chippewa Falls
Wis
W. J. Ickstad
Pike Lake
Joseph Harding
Ickstad
Storm lashes Fort Benjamin Harrison camps causing tents to fall
A heavy rain and wind storm hit the Fort Benjamin Harrison camps near Indianapolis in the late afternoon. Many tents were blown down and a few visitors to the soldiers’ camps were slightly hurt, with no other damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Michigan National Guards
Sugar Prices Rise Ten Cents Per Hundred Pounds
Refined sugar grades across the board advance by ten cents per hundred pounds. Herbert H. D. Petree arrives as American minister to Norway in Christiania. Jerome will personally prosecute Harry K aw. Sim mons reelected chairman of the North Carolina Democratic executive committee. Kreigh Collins wins Northwestern tennis title over Harry L. Waider in Minneapolis. Brookyn Tommy Sullivan signs to fight Abe Attell for featherweight title. Captain A. B. Drum dies in Washington after fourteen years at Arlington National Cemetery at age sixty four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
F. M. Simmons
North Carolina
Democratic Executive Committee
Minneapolis
Kreigh Collins
Chicago
Northwestern
Harry L. Waidner
A. B. Drum
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington
Baseball Scores From Major Leagues Across Cities
Results show New York 1 Chicago 3. Brooklyn 2 Cincinnati 0. Boston 0 Pittsburg 3 and 7 in the second game. Philadelphia 2 St. Louis 4 and 4 1 in the second. American League Cleveland 4 Boston 0. Detroit 4 Washington 6. Chicago 7 Philadelphia 2. St Louis 8 New York 6. American Association Louisville 7 Kansas City 4. Toledo 11 Minneapolis 4. Columbus 1 St Paul 6. Columbus 2 St Paul 2 in the second game.
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New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Boston
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
S J. Louis
Louisville
Kansas City
Toledo
Minneapolis
Columbus
St. Paul
Paul
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promoted to Aid Women
An advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for numerous female ailments. It claims the medicine regulates the female system, cures backaches and menstrual issues, and supports childbirth and the change of life. It notes many testimonials and invites women to contact Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Srconp
Lydia BE
Pinkham
Pickham
Lynn
Lydia
Minkhaen
Winkham
Milwaukee blanked Indianapolis in eleven innings
In Indianapolis the game ended 0 to 2 after eleven innings as darkness halted play. The second contest in Indianapolis saw Milwaukee win 3 to 2 in ten innings.
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Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Wheat price quotations in Minneapolis market report
The Minneapolis wheat page lists Sept at 115 1/2 cents, Dec at 114 1/2, May at 7 1/2 cents, with No.1 Northern at 74 cents, No.2 Northern around 72 to 72 1/2 cents, No.8 Northern at 70 to 71 1/2 cents. A brief on No.1 hard winter and related prices appears.
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Minneapolis
Grain Prices Report From Duluth Market Update
Wheat to arrive and on track with No 1 Northern and No 2 Northern at 73 cents for Sept and 7 cents for Oct. Dee UHC flax on track with Sept at 1.13 dollars and Oct at 1.12 dollars, plus Nov at 1.09 dollars.
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Duluth
Northern
Dee
Livestock Prices Reported for St Paul Market
Cattle good to choice steers bring 4.50 to 6.50, common to fair 4.00 to 4.50. Cows and heifers good to choice 3.50 to 4.50, veals 4.00 to 6.00. Hogs 5.80 to 6.15. Sheep and lambs showers to prime spring lambs 4.00 to 5.75 for wens. spring lambs 6.25 to 7.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Market quotes for grains and livestock in Chicago
Wheat and corn prices are listed for Sept and Dec contracts with fractional gains. Pork, flax, butter, eggs and poultry quotes appear with current bids from creameries and dairies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Market Livestock Prices Report
Chicago market report lists cattle values for cattle beves cows and heifers stockers and feeders and Texans westerns calves at various price ranges. Hogs show mixed and butchers good heavy rough heavy light porkers and pigs prices. Sheep and lambs are provided with range data.
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Chicago
Sharpening a Pencil A Guide for Suitors
A New York Press piece humorously argues women should judge suitors by how they sharpen a pencil. It links techniques to traits: secretive, impulsive, dull, imaginative, systematic, harsh, or refined, with notes on potential marital outcomes and temperament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
Declined Her Own Medicine in Reform Talk
A British noblewoman defends sweeping away the house of lords unless reform occurs. Henry Broadhurst counters, joking, as the party hostess asserts her status with a sharp correction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Broadhurst
Duke of Argyll
House of Lords
Broadhurst
River of Death and the Ganges Waterways
Before British rule in India the Ganges was said to carry one million corpses to the sea each year. Hindus believed the happiest death was in its currents and carried bodies to the river banks to die. The decaying remains along the banks likely fueled past pestilences in the peninsula.
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India
Ganges
Clockwork count hints at long effort in Tit-Bits
Mrs A questions her husband’s earnings while Mrs B recalls his feat of calculating ticks in a thousand years. The remark reflects humorous social banter in Loudon Tit-Bits.
The Hero and the Senator Exchange Barbed Mirth
A Milwaukee Sentinel fragment recalls a quip about heroism between a quiet man and Senator Badger. The exchange humorously contrasts a brief moment of glory with the lasting burden of memory.
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Senator Badger
Milwaukee Sentinel
A Noble Enemy in Africa During the 1870 German War
The article recounts how France faced the 1870 war with Germany and recalls the loyalty of Kabyle tribes in Algeria led by Mokrani. Despite French defeats culminating in Paris’s surrender, tribes remained loyal to a pledge. After peace, Mokrani broke faith and prepared renewed conflict, leading to his death in battle while French forces memorialized the site.
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France
Africa
Germany
Algeria
Mokrani
Paris
Kabylia
Mosi
Hebcditerranean
le French
Firsts in History From Pens to Glass Bottles
A historical list of early milestones cites the Trent and Witham canal in 1154, quill and steel pens from 553 to 1820, Paisley handkerchiefs in 1743, Wynken de Ware press music book in 1495, ancient coinage 862 B C, Romans’ glass bottle in 70 A D, and Peruzzi scenery in 1500s. Pliny the Elder’s Natural History noted as early encyclopedia.
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England
Henry I
Trent
Witham
Paisley
Wynken de Ware
Pheldon
Argos
Baldassare Peruzzi
Rome
Leo X
Pliny
Table Daintiness And Moral Qualities Rule At Short Distances
A fragmented quote argues moral qualities guide the world yet the senses dominate at close range. Emergence of a notion that respect for laws outweighs appearance in social judgment. The text reflects a moralist tone on behavior and perception.
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Earth— Economy
Pulajanes
Abuygo
Herbert H. D. Petree
Norway
Christiania
Jerome
Harry Kaw
Tommy Sullivan
Abe Attell
National League
American Association
Chicago Grain and Provisions
Chicago Union Stock Yards
the Hero
Thy
Citry
Awawsennai PP
Selby Lake Intere
Troth
Rona
Ler
Old Mill
Johnstown
Arcadia
House of Nonsense
WF. Keefe
J. Homer, Peirson
St. Mary's Hospital, Minneapolis, Mins
Austin, Mion
Bright
Foley
G. B. Gurhans
G. B. Burhans
Carlisle Center
Kk O
Grand Army of the Republic
Milwaukee & St. Paul
F. A. Miller
Avi
Austin Steam Laundry
Patronwe Home _ Industries
Austin
Thomas Burnham
Prop
Yellowstone
S National Park
VIA
Pacific
Yellowstone Park
Gardiner Gateway
America
A. M. Olleand
St. Paul, Minn
Northern Pacific Railway
C. L. Townsend
Gth
Broadway
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Annivie
Mance
M ‘Law
Aul & Minneau
Minnes
Com
Cresco
Calthar
Caimar
Kayeora
Mason
St. Lt
Albert Lea
Jacks
Madison
EPA
Manco City
Belmond
Grove
Ft. Dodge
Coenet Malls
Omaha
Iainy Aay
Arthur Ool
Ine Rd
A. i
Arthur W. Allen
0. M
St. P
Tat National Han
Woo
Dustin Lodge
T. M
Woodimar Hall
Leck Ors
C. H. Johnson
M.D. C
Childian
Clifford C .Leck
Mikan
MiNi
Fanny Kuester
Harper Kentucky Whiskey
Eam
Twin City
In State Co
Inde Odent
Rochford
Water Street
Third Ward
Ile Chansy
Court House
South Kenn' Wave
Rochford Land
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