Springfield riot tears through city after jail break
Rioters massacre a restaurant owned by Maj. Harry T. Loper’s group, wrecking Lopez’s car and fighting off Gatling gun guards. A 14 year old boy named Louis Johnson is found dead from conflicting reports, with authorities rushing reinforcements from several Illinois towns as mobs loot Jewish shops.
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Springfield
Harry T. Loper
Second Brigade
Illinois National Guard
Loper
Fifth Infantry
Lopez
Louis Johnson
Alleged Rapist Captured After Narrow Manhunt Near Pensacola
A Negro suspect who attacked Mrs. Edward Maclair at her home four miles from Pensacola was pursued all night by a sheriff's posse and bloodhounds and captured today in Milton, Florida. Crowds gathered at the Pensacola jail as officials prepared to transfer him, with the county sheriff reporting the arrest amid heightened tension.
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Springfield
Ill
Deneen
Werner
Peoria
Bloomington
Pekin
Decatur
Pontiac
Champaign
Arcola
Taylorsville
Danville
Pensacola
Fla
Edward Maclair
Milton
Pla
Roanoke Beats Lynchburg and Portsmouth. Danville-Norfolk Tied
Baseball scores show Roanoke 4 Lynchburg 3 and Richmond 3 Portsmouth 1. Danville and Norfolk tied 5 apiece after nine, game called in the tenth due to darkness.
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Roanoke
Lynchburg
Richmond
Portsmouth
Danville
Norfolk
Baseball scores and standings from a late season card
Pittsburg beat Boston 2 1 in thirteen innings. St Louis won 5 4 over Cincinnati. In the American League Washington edged Chicago 1 0, then 3 2 in the second game. New York 2 Cleveland 4 Philadelphia 3 St Louis 2 Boston 2 Detroit 5.
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Pittsburg
Boston
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Washington
Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Detroit
Cardinal Gibbons Exits Audience With Pope
In Rome on August 14 Cardinal Gibbons had a farewell audience with the pope. He thanked the pontiff for granting all he had requested from the propaganda and Vatican. The pope replied that nothing would be denied where the church in America is concerned.
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Rome
Cardinal Gibbons
Pontiff
Propaganda
Vatican
America
Judge sets September term for new trial in Webb case
Chicago August 14 Judge Kernsten sets the September term to hear arguments for a new trial for Mrs Alice Webb former wife of Brodie L Duke recently convicted of cashing a worthless $50 check at the Great Northern hotel date to be fixed later.
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Chicago
Kernsten
Alice Webb
Brodie L. Duke
Great Northern
Tragedy in Londonville leaves two dead in mysterious shooting
Des Moines like M B Stein age 23 and Miss Hester Porter 50 die in Miss Porter's Loudonville home. Stein reportedly shot Porter then killed himself after a day visit tied to his wedding anniversary. Police found both bodies in the same room with gun between them.
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Londonville
M. B. Stein
Des Moines
Iowa
Hester Porter
Loudonville
Miss Porter
Stein
Printers Adjourn Today After Union Debate in Boston
In Boston on Aug 14 the fifty fourth annual International Typographical Union convention saw a heated debate over endorsing the national Democratic platform and candidates. The withdrawal of the resolution was urged by the president to avoid a defeat. A nonpartisan political principles declaration was adopted. The motion to sever ties with the AFL and the Canadian Trades and Labour Congress was discussed and defeated as the convention expected to close the next day.
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Boston
Mass
International Typographical Union
Bryan
American Federation of Labor
Canadian Trades and Labor Congress
Knapp Felt Hats Suit Fall Attire With Elegant Shapes
The piece highlights soft hats from Knapp Felt as a stylish shift from straw. It promotes varied crown creases dents and telescoped shapes with brims up or down or a rakish side sweep for a refined, quality look.
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Yoo
E. S. Pedigo
Princeton Avenue
Bluefield
West Virginia
Everett
Campanari
Jeverett
Ford Music Co
Bluefield, W. Va
Daily Telegraph
Brvde
Stead
Richardson
James
Sherif
Bred L. Black
UST
Sanford
White Pharmacy
Baseball
Virginia League
Pope
Shumate Clothing Co
Princeton Ave
Edwin Clapp
Manhattan
Dunlap
Alfred Benjamin
Schloss Bros
Lampeck Guaranteed
Shumate Clothing
Knapp-Helt
Knapp Felt
Knapp
Metropolitan Men’s Furnish
G Elks
Cost and Carriage
Samuel Turk
Princeton
Avenue Bluefield
West Va
Invest In
Princeton Real Estate Agency
THE
Star Agency
Thornton, Bowling and Brown
W. VA
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