Prominent planter killed amid white unrest in Port Lafayett e
In Port Lafay ette Louisiana a prominent planter Johan Gray Foster was shot and killed by Prince Edwards a black laborer on the Foster plantation five miles east of the city. Armed white posses scour the countryside seeking Edwards and several detained black workers fear fates. Foster was well known and kin to Governor McMillan of Tennessee. The case has intensified racial tensions as cavalry and guards chase suspects through nearby towns.
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Shreveport
Johan Gray Foster
Prince Edwards
Foster Plantation
Edwards
Kennebews
Foster
McMillan
Tennessee
Benton
Tavk
One to Comprise the Entire Country Being Promoted
Chicago June 14 capital standard behind a movement for the proposed nationwide system. The report notes efforts from city leaders to unite financial and infrastructural backing to promote a comprehensive countrywide plan. Further details on organizations and dates follow in the continuation.
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Chicago
Stanra
Canadian man attacks judge with razor in courthouse
In Chatham Ontario on June 14 Andrew Epperson, just found guilty of stabbing Ida Allison, attempted to kill Judge Bell in county court. He leapt from the dock, seized a razor from the exhibits and rushed the judge before court attendants halted him in a hard-fought struggle.
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Chatham
Ont
Andrew Epperson
Ida Allison
Judge Bell
Epperson
Two Firemen Die in Santa Fe Collision Near Williams
Los Angeles June 14 Two firemen Lee Perkins of Williams and Jim Monahan of Winslow were killed and four others injured in a head end crash between a westbound freight double header and an eastbound passenger train six miles east of Williams Arizona. The leading freight engine was wrecked and its cab torn away. Monahan’s body was recovered from the wreckage.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Santa Fe
Williams
A. T
Lee Perkins
Jim Monahan
Winslow
Monaham
Three Mellett Boys Drowned in Captina Creek
In Bellaire Ohio on June 14 a cloudburst swept Captina creek claiming the lives of three sons of Lawrence O Mellett. Arthur 15 Wilbur 9 and Roy 6 were carried away by the flood and their bodies are not yet recovered. Authorities search the river for the missing boys.
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Bellaire
Lawrence O. Mellett
Captina Creek
Arthur
Wilbur
Roy
British capitalists target independent American steel plants
The North American reports British investors plan to buy and possibly operate or merge independent steel companies outside the Steel Trust. English ironmasters recently spent two months assessing the U S steel landscape to determine profit and strategic options against the United States Steel Corporation.
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Philadelphia
America
Mox@an's steel trust
United States Corporation
United States
Jubilee Day at Y M C A Jubilee Convention in Boston
June 14 Jubilee day marked by an international Y M C A convention session in Mechanics Hall with James Stokes of New York presiding and Nicholas W. Vassilles from Russia in crimson silk. A commemorative tablet was unveiled at Old South Meeting House where the first U S M A was organized 50 years ago. Governor Crane hosted 600 delegates at the state house with a special service at Faneuil Hall.
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Boston
Mechanics’ Hall
James Stokes
New York
Christian Philidias
Switzerland
Nicholas W. Vassilles
Russia
Old South Meeting House
United States
Crane
State House
Faneuil Hall
Annual Convention of Swedish Lutherans at Jamestown
The Augusta synod gathering in Jamestown marks the most important assembly in Swedish Lutheran Church of America history, convening in this city during the evening to unite all Swedish Lutheran churches under one umbrella.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Swedish Lutheran Church of America
Augusta
Swedish Synod Opens With Doctrine on Secret Societies
Delegates from the Northwest and Pacific coast gather as Rev. Dr. Norelius of Vasa, Minn presides. The eight day session conducts all meetings in Swedish and will address church policy including relations to secret societies.
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Waa
Northwest
Pacific Coast
Norelius
Vasa
Minn
Ten thousand take part in Modern Woodmen parade in St Paul
The Modern Woodmen convention featured a vast parade in St Paul with 10 000 in line and 200 000 along the route. Afternoon sports at the fair grounds drew thousands, including automobile and motorcycle races, team drills, a balloon ascension, fancy bicycle and trick riding, and other events.
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St. Paul
Reference to The Hague Delays Indemnity Talks in China
Washington June 14 European powers in China discussed the US plan to send the indemnity issue to The Hague tribunal. The prevailing view is that such a move would delay negotiations by at least six months. Russia could tilt odds toward the Hague option, while at least one continental power opposes removing talks from Peking.
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Washington
China
State Department
Peking
Hill
Hague Tribunal
The
Hague
Central University of China charter filed in Kiang-Su province
The Central University of China charter was filed with the county register in Nashville on June 14. It creates a university with associated schools in Kiang-Su under Methodist Episcopal Church South auspices and evangelical standards. Also noted is the removal of Baron von Ketteler's body to Berlin for final interment on the paternal estate.
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Nashville
Tenn
Central University of China
County Register
Board of Missions of
The
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Kiang-Su
Empire of China
von Kettler
Berlin
Baron von Ketteler
William
Peking
Walder von Waldersee Hosted by Emperor Matsu Hito
Count von Waldersee was received and entertained at luncheon by Emperor Matsu Hito in Tokyo. Unusual honors were paid him according to a dispatch to The Lokal Anzeiger.
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Berlin
Count von Waldersee
Tokio
Lokal Anzeiger
Matsu Hito
Cannibal massacre reported in New Guinea mission
Victoria B C reports detail a brutal New Guinea massacre of Reverends James Chalmers and B F Tomkins and 14 native teachers. Troops found a jaw and thigh bone along with hats and trouser parts. The expedition retaliated by destroying villages and canoes and taking prisoners who recounted the killings.
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Victoria
B. C
Australia
New Guinea
Sydney
James Chalmers
B. F. Tomkins
Chalmers
Bank Safe Drillman Cravens Breaks Santa Fe Safe
At Coyle Oklahoma Territory two men led by Ben Cravens blew open a Santa Fe safe with dynamite obtaining 1500 dollars. The blast wrecked the safe and part of the building. Cravens had killed two posse members near Pawnee two months earlier and escaped from the Kansas state penitentiary last winter with a toy pistol.
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Guthrie
O. T
Coyle
Here
Ben Cravens
Santa Fe
Cravens
Pawnee
Kansas State Penitentiary
Good Market for Coal in Franco
Consul General Gowdy in Paris says American coal can compete with foreign imports in France, aided by English export tax. The main barrier is high ocean freight, and if transport rates drop, American coal should have a bright future in France.
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Washington
Gowdy
Paris
Department of State
France
Suits Filed Against Pilots' Association Over Rio de Janeiro Wreck
In San Francisco on June 14 two $50,000 suits were filed in U S district court against the Pilots' association by the widows and children of Thomas Brady and Joseph Smith. Brady was second engineer and Smith was water tender on the steamer Rio de Janeiro.
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San Francisco
United States District Court
Pilots’ Association
Rio de Janeiro
Thomas Brady
Joseph Smith
Rio
Gage Accepts New Mint in Philadelphia Upon Completion
Secretary of the Treasury Gage, acting for the United States, accepted the new mint in Philadelphia built at over 2 million dollars. The transfer ceremonies were simple yet notable in the room where the facility now stands. Canada Also Extends Favored Nation Treatment Berlin June 14 Canada extends most favored nation status to British and colonial products from July 30 following the federal council’s May 29 decision.
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Gage
Philadelphia
United States
United States Mint
Canada
Berlin
Federal Council
Great Britain
Cavite
Washington
Cochrane
United States Marine Corps
Naval Station
Navy Department
Naval Prison
American-robber Ende Arrested in Berlin Jewel Heist
Berlin reports Ende an alleged American thief tied to a jewelers heist estimated at 50,000 marks was seized entering a shop used by a supposed receiver of stolen goods. He stabbed the officer detaining him.
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Berlin
Ende
Loubet Receives Henderson and Gillett in Paris
In Paris on June 14 President Loubet met with David B. Henderson speaker of the United States House of Representatives and Massachusetts representative George F. Gillett. The talks covered standard allied topics and reinforced diplomatic ties between France and the United States.
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Paris
Loubet
David B. Henderson
United States
House of Representatives
Representative Gillett
Massachusetts
Rev at Honolulu to spark Chinese revolution
Dr San Wet Sen sails on the America Maru from Honolulu to China for a new revolution aiming to topple the dowager empress and mandarins. He seeks a China ruled by a president and claims strong backing from prominent white men and thousands of natives. He predicts bloodshed and provides few landing details.
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Honolulu
San Wet Sen
America Maru
China
America
Sen
Supreme Court
Hawaii
United States
Railroad official J A Tuttle commits suicide in Hutchinson
Hutchinson Kan June 14 J A Tuttle a long time Rock Island traveling freight agent and Memphis road traveling auditor committed suicide in an undertaking establishment. He believed he was going blind after recent oculist advice that he would lose his eyesight in the near future.
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Hutchinson
Kan
J. A. Tuttle
Rock Island Railroad
Memphis Road
Tuttle
Governor Pingree Ill in London Amid Heatwave
News brief notes Governor Pingree ill in London as heat and humidity grip the city. Also reported: Chicago records seven deaths on Thursday. William J. Bryan elected alumni trustee of Hinots College.
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Pingree
London
Chicago
William J. Bryan
Hiinots College
Fatal runaway ends Bertha Stewart in Anderson
In Anderson Indiana on June 14 Miss Bertha Stewart was killed instantly when she jumped from a buggy as a frightened horse neared a bridge. Miss Lillie Rich and Mrs. Webb were injured in the incident as bystanders watched the horse threaten the bridge.
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Anderson
Ind
Bertha Stewart
Lillie Rich
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