Mass lynching at Watkinsville jail shocks Georgia town
A mob of 50 to 75 masked men seized the Watkinsville jail at 2 a.m. and dragged out nine prisoners eight were shot dead and one escaped believed to be dead. They executed Lon J. Aycock and seven Black inmates including Richard and Lewis Robinson and Sandy Price, tying them to posts and firing five volleys. Joe Patterson survived.
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Watkinsville
Lon J. Aycock
F. M. Holbrook
Oconee County
Richard Robinson
Lewis Robinson
Claud Elder
Holbrook
Sandy Price
L. H. Aiken
Courtney Elder
A. W. Ashford
Aycock
Crow
Rich Robinson
Sidney Norris
Jim Taylor
Wiley Durham
Joe Patterson
River on a Rampage Flood Devastates Minnesota Sawmills
Minneapolis reports the Mississippi River in a historic flood nine feet above boom level and fourteen feet two inches above steady pond water. Sawmills are inoperative as water roars across flats sweeping away wood yards, structures, and household belongings. residents fear further damage as the flood crests.
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Minneapolis
Mississippi River
C. A. Smith & Co. J
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Publicizes Cures
Advert mentions many cures of female illnesses across the United States attributed to Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. It cites Mrs Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts offering free advice to sick women and includes testimonials from women such as Fannie D Fox of Scranton Pennsylvania claiming tumor disappearance and restored health.
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United States
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Lydia E. Winkham
Pinkham
Lyon
Mass
Fannie D. Fox
Chestnut Street
Seradford
Denar
Dinaly
Edi
Tam
Lydia KB
Lydia KE
Wilderness Murderer Charles King Convicted Again
In Edmonton on June 30 the jury found Charles King guilty in the second trial for the Wilderness Murder of Edward Hayward. The judge sentenced King to be hanged at Fort Saskatchewan on August 31 and warned there is no clemency, urging preparation to meet his fate.
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Edmonton
Charles King
Wilderness
Edward Hayward
King
Fort Saskatchewan
Uncertain mass killings cited with vast casualty estimates
The article notes marked brutality by troops and cites estimates of 400 to 800 killed and around 1,000 wounded, but acknowledges that precise figures are unlikely to be available.
Illness and recovery notes and a local explosion report
Secretary of Blate Hay slowly improves from illness while Kon Henderson in Dubuque is much better. A gasoline blast wrecked the B. J. Ness drugstore at Devils Lake North Dakota with no serious injuries. A passenger train wreck near Atwater Ohio left one dead and many injured. Four Coast Artillery soldiers at Camp McKinley Hawaii are jailed for counterfeiting. Leidensticker murder defense at Wheaton Minnesota argues insanity of Miss Seidensticker after shooting her sweetheart Hermann Shipp.
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Blate Hay
Kon
D. B. Henderson
Dubuque, In
B. J. Ness
Devils Lake
N. D
Atwater
Twenty-fourth Regiment of Coast Artillery
Camp McKinley
Hawaii
Wheaton
Minn
Seidensticker
Hermann Shipp
Northwestern Retail Coal Dealers pick officers
The fifth annual convention in Duluth closed with the election of officers. President Charles T. Taylor of Mankato, Vice President A. J. Zingre of Mason City, Treasurer G. J. Fullerton of Minneapolis, and Secretary G. H. Reeves of Minneapolis were named.
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Duluth
Northwestern Retail Coal Dealers’ Association
Charles T. Taylor
Mankato
A. J. Zingre
Mason City
G. J. Fullerton
Minneapolis
G. H. Reeves
Local Schedule Snippet Notes Times
A brief OCR fragment shows times 2 26 pm and 6 40 pm on October 25, with references to minutes and measurements. No full event details or context are provided in the readable text.
Quiet Lodz Amid Martial Law Eases Work Resumption
After months of strikes and turmoil, Lodz now reports calmer conditions under continued martial law. City life returns to normal as factories plan to resume, streets quiet after 9 PM, and theaters and wine shops remain closed. The end of upheaval appears near.
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Lodz
Baseball Scores Across Leagues Today
National League games saw New York defeat Brooklyn 11 to 1 and Philadelphia beat Boston 3 to 2 with a 2 1 Philadelphia over Boston 2 1 result in the nightcap. American League games included Chicago 2 over St. Louis 4 and New York 138 to Philadelphia 4, Boston 4 beat Washington 3, Cleveland 8 over Detroit 4 with a 2 to 4 second game, and American Association action in St Paul 9 Kansas City 7. Columbus 4 Indianapolis 1, Toledo 1 Louisville 2 in thirteen innings, Minneapolis 5 Milwaukee 4, plus a 3 to 2 Minneapolis win in the second game.
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Brooklyn
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
St. Louis
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
St. Paul
Kansas City
Columbus
Indianapolis
Toledo
Louisville
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Wheat futures and grain prices listed for Minneapolis
Minneapolis markets show June 29 grain quotes with Wheat-July at 1.07 1/2 cents, Sept at 93 1/2, Dec at 89 1/2 cents. Track notes include No. 1 hard at 1.12, No. 1 Northern 1.10, No. 2 Northern 1.084.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Grain price brief from Duluth market report
Wheat quotes show No 1 Northern at 1.11 dollars for arrival and on track with July at 1.11 and September at 0.93. Flax prices listed for arriving and on track with July 1.45, September 1.29, and October 1.2614.
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Duluth
Northern
It Sometimes Happens. His Wife You're Home at Last
A brief dialogue excerpt notes a mistaken arrival and tempers flaring over a late return, highlighting domestic friction and relief at reunion.
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Ork Press
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