Five men lynched in Ripley county Indiana
A mob of about four hundred residents seized five men from the Ripley county jail after a spree of robberies and tortures. Jenkins and Shuster resisted, dying from wounds. the others were hanged from an elm in Versailles central square. Lyle Levi Bert Andrews Clifford Gordon and Hiney Shuster were named. The terror had plagued farmers and townsfolk for years.
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Osgood
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Versailles
Lyle Levi
Bert Andrews
Clifford Gordon
William Jenkins
Hiney Shuster
Jenkins
Shuster
Levi
Boston Theatre Wars and New Premieres Busy Fall Season
The Boston theatre scene buzzes as cooler weather enhances business and Otis Harlan promotes A Black Sheep at the Park. Premieres and returns, including Van Biene in The Wandering Minstrel and Della Fox’s potential reunion with De Wolf Hopper, fuel a three week push across multiple houses.
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the Park
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Percy Verdon
A. S. Lipman
Bowdoin Square
Paul
Park Theatre
van Biene
Clay M. Greene
Mabel Amber
Grace Henderson
Flo Irwin
May
the Hallis
Widow Jones
Nat C. Goodwin
Della Fox
de Wolf Hopper
Castle Square
Government armor plant estimated at 3 million
Washington Sept 15 estimates suggest a 3 million dollar cost to establish a government armor plant. The Navy wants site inspections across Southern and Middle States. The board may visit Europe for comparison and will consider tools and building needs before finalizing the plan and potential proposals from Bethlehem and Carnegie.
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Congress
Silver camp meeting opens in Springfield Ohio
The national free silver camp meeting began today at Springfield with fewer attendees than expected. A large tent at the fair grounds seats 6000 and can accommodate about 20,000, with several notable silver speakers scheduled for each day through the week.
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Recalled Postmaster William L. Iverson Installed as W&L President
Lexington Virginia September 15 ex-Postmaster General William L Iverson and former House member was installed today as president of Washington and Lee University.
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William L.lson
House of Representatives
Washington and Lee University
P appoints Massachusetts postmasters in several towns
Washington dispatch lists appointments for Massachusetts postmasters including David L. Parker in New Bedford Walter N. Beale in Rockland R A Beckwith in Southbridge Frank P. Clark in Ware and J Winslow Richardson in Winchester.
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Rockland
Walter N. Beale
Southbridge
R. A. Beckwith
Ware
Frank P. Clark
Winchester
J. Winslow Richardson
Thirty Fifth Massachusetts Volunteers Reunion in Roxbury
The Thirty fifth Massachusetts Volunteers celebrate their thirty second reunion in Roxbury next Friday. They will also commemorate the Antietam battle anniversary. Colonel Wyman aims to muster about twenty five members. A business meeting at Grand Army Hall at 10 will precede a parade to Franklin Park via Warren street Walnut and Humboldt avenues escorted by the Roxbury Reserve Guard. Members return to Bacon Hall for dinner at 1 30. Residents along the march line are asked to decorate.
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Narrow escape for Pilgrim master as freight train looms
Elmer, master of the four masted coal barge Pilgrim owned by Garfield and Proctor, narrowly escaped death when his boat neared the Fitchburg rail pocket at Charlestown. He leaped overboard to avoid an oncoming train, was rescued by Drawtender William Diskin, and recovered. Nearby, the tug June tows a steel beacon toward Pollock Rip, and the Charles River drawbridge will close for boiler inspection tonight. The Palmers schooners Frank A. and William B. lie side by side with 6400 tons of coal aboard, while Frank A. heads to Mystic wharf to unload. Two young men, Samuel F. Wellock and Clifford E. McField, were appointed Boston pilots, with their fathers among the oldest active pilots. Howard Gould’s big steam yacht keel will be laid, following the Juniata launch. Horace H. Burns of J. Burns & Co. died after a long illness, prompting flags at half mast by the fishing fleet. A new Halifax mail record is set by the Prince Edward linking New York and Halifax. The coal barge Felix likely to be raised after foundering near Quicks Hole. divers patching and battens prepared. Twelve trawlers delivered nearly 300,000 pounds of fish, with cod and haddock prices noted. Diver Lincoln Russell works on boiler recovery at Lewis Wharf after the Louisa Jane incident. Steamer Barnstable brought 20,300 banana bunches and listed cabin passengers, including former American vice-consul J. Walton. Steamer Belvidere to Jamaica carries notable passengers. Brookline heads to Port Antonio with 23,500 bananas. The Landman.
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Baker
William
Builders in Convention at Detroit Meeting
The National Association of Builders opened in Detroit with delegates attending. After the secretary and treasurer reports, a six point ethics and education resolution was sent to committee. A second resolution made all past presidents honorary members of the board without voting power.
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National Association of Builders
William H. Sayward
Boston
George Tupper
Chicago
National Association
Farquhar
Murdered oil worker found with skull fracture in Brooklyn pond
Nicholas Heinlein, an oil factory worker, was found dead in a Brooklyn pond. Initially believed to have died by his own hand, authorities later found a fractured skull, indicating murder. He is believed to have been killed for the $18 in his pocket, with no clues about the killer.
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Nicholas Heinlein
Brooklyn
Heinlein
Civil Service Exam Ordered for Acting Chief McCullagh
Syracuse N Y Sept 15 The State Civil Service Commission adopted rules requiring Acting Chief of Police McCullagh to pass a civil service examination.
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N. Y
State Civil Service Commission
Police McCullagh
Prices Firm. Market Leaders Boost Stocks On Sept. 15
Monday evening market held firm with upward bias in Osceola and Centennial as investors buy heavily. Monty crosses 150 and rings strong. Butte and Union Pacific show strength and follow-up gains expected. Sugar recovers dividends and aims for 160. call money may rise to 4 percent by October end. Sterling exchange steady. Boston rates shown for cables and demands.
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Suit Over Boston Elevated Railway Charter Rights
Minority incorporators in the Boston Elevated Railway Company sue in Massachusetts Supreme Court seeking quo warranto relief and an injunction to block current officers from exercising rights and franchise under the Meigs charter. Plaintiffs claim their money and services earned them stock subscriptions and accuse Whittier and Towle of transferring the charter without their consent.
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Theodore W. Myers
Herman Haupt
Samuel W. Roosevelt
Herbert Richmond
New York
James Parsons
Philadelphia
W. 8. Butler
Boston
Supreme Court
Act of Incorporation
Elevated Company
Whittier
Towle
New Haven Report Details New York New Haven Hartford Dividends
The twenty fifth annual railroad statement shows total gross earnings of 29 623 333 10 and income from operation of 9 580 075 66. After taxes interest and rentals total deductions equal 6 315 903 09 leaving 3 878 244 76 for dividends. Four 2 percent dividends totaling 3 803 516 paid. surplus 74 728 76. Earnings down 2.4 percent from year ending June 3 1896. Floating debt above 9 million. plan to fund it.
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New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Shipping News Miniature Almanac Paragraph
Shipping news details a miniature almanac for Thursday September 16 with sun and moon rise times and high water. The long list records ships and vessels sailing or cleared from multiple ports, naming dozens of schooners steamers and tugs along with destinations and masters.
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