Convicts Escape in Cypress Creek Shootout North of Florence
Deputy Lt. White of Waynesboro engages five Tennessee penitentiary escapees at Cypress Creek twenty miles north of Florence. The fugitives armed with forty four Colts, dressed in blue jumpers, retreat after a close range exchange. three men identified from prison photos. White plans another pursuit and claims a reward.
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Florence
Ala
White
Waynesboro
Tenn
Tennessee Penitentiary
Cypress Creek
Gus Hyatt
John Doe
Fred Seguin
Robert Bridges
James Simpson
Florsnce
Tennessee
Execution of Yaquis Reported at Torino Sonora
Alvin N. Jack, an eyewitness who arrived in Fort Worth, corroborates a prior report of the massacre of thirty Yaquis at Torino Sonora Mexico. He says soldiers surprised the group as they fetched water, then marched them two miles to Torino where they were executed at an adobe wall after a short volley. He notes orders from Gen. Torren aim for total extermination and predicts further annihilation including women sent to Yucatan.
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Fort Worth
Alvin N. Jack
Torino
Sonora
Mexico
Torine
Torren
Yucatan
Jack
Bloody battle near Uskub splits Turkish and Bulgarian forces
Reports from Vienna describe a bloody clash between Turkish infantry under Nedim Pacha and Bulgarian Macedonian revolutionists led by Sto janoff near Uskub in European Turkey. The fighters suffered heavy casualties with both sides reporting many dead or wounded.
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Vienna
Nedim Pacha
Stojanoff
Uskub
Turkey
High price for lard shocks Mexican buyers
In Mexico City the rise in lard costs is blamed on the union of local packing houses and wholesale pork butchers. Prices have climbed to an almost prohibitive level, affecting traders and consumers alike.
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Mexico City
Santa Fe Strike Remains On After Breakoff Talks
Cleburne Texas reports gulf, Colorado Santa Fe strike ongoing as Monday talks collapse. About 700 workers affected as mechanical superintendent Symonds declines to comment on negotiations.
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Cleburne
Tex
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
Symonds
LIVELY RATE WAR IN TEXAS RAILROADS
Houston observers report a fierce rate war as passenger fares to St Louis Kansas City and Chicago plunged. Brokers offered inducements including cigars while scalpers pushed one way tickets and many passes were sold at ticket offices amid a price battle among Texas roads.
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Houston
Tex
St. Louis
Kansas City
Chicago
Texas
Depopulation of New Hartford After Mill Shutdown
New Hartford faces a mill shutdown order affecting Greenwood mills from September 1. Within two weeks at least 700 residents left, and by mid next month about half of the town’s 3,500 population is expected to be gone, per a Winsted Connecticut dispatch to the World.
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New York
New Hartford
Cotton Duck Combination
Greenwood
Counterfeit Coin Ring In San Antonio Is Broken
San Antonio authorities report a counterfeit coin ring active for days, with $100 mintage notes and bogus halves and quarters. Deputy U S Marshal Lancaster made the first arrest, a Mexican living near a corral across the San Pedro river, as incriminating molds, meal, and finished coins were seized.
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San Antonio
Tex
United States
Lancaster
San Pedro River
Violent storms strike Kentucky towns with tornado damage
Terrific storms hit Sunday night across Kentucky with tornadoes causing extensive damage in Fulton Cayce and Pineville. Wm Coforth and Ace Renfro were killed by downed wires. John Witaker Chas Haskins and Lill Frans were badly injured.
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Cincinnati
Kentucky
Fulton
Cayce
Pineville
Wm. Coforth
Ace Renfro
John Whittaker
Chas. Haskins
Lill Frans
Cuban Finances Show July Customs Revenue Total
Washington reports a Cuban republic statement of duties and international revenue taxes for July. It lists $1,206,223.46 in customs dues across six provinces, with Havana accounting for $574,875.61, the largest share.
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Washington
Senor Quesada
Havana
Rail freight train robbed near Jackson Tennessee
A gang boarded Freight Train No. 19 on the Mobile & Ohio line a few miles north of Jackson and took merchandise after cutting the air connection. The theft, occurring Monday, marks a recurring robbery over several months with officers lacking clues.
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Jackson
Tenn
Mobile & Ohio
Rock
Texan Steamship Launched by New York Ship Yard
The steamship Texan, last of three sisters for the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company, was successfully launched Monday at the New York Ship Building Company yard in Camden. The Texan measures 484 feet overall and displaces 16,165 tons.
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Camden
E. J
Texan
New York Ship Building Company
American-Hawaiian Steamship Company
America Buys New Gun From German Maker Ehrhardt
The United States Navy Department purchased the right to re-arm American field artillery with Herr Ehrhardt's gun. Captain Henry D. Borup of the Navy Department is in Dasselldorf overseeing the deal.
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Berlin
United States Navy Department
Herr Ehrhardt
Dasselldorf
Henry D. Borup
Kaiser orders increased boat practice for Kriegsmarine cadets
Berlin reports the Kaiser commands more boat practice for German warships with officers and sailors taught to handle oars and sails. Kiel cadets are also instructed to emphasize practical navigation. In New York, the Republican state convention is set for Saratoga on September 23.
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Berlin
Kiel
New York
Saratoga
Shot By Negroes New Railroad Route Being Surveyed
Biloxi reports tents for encampment north of the railroad track with a flag pole and grand stand under construction. Burglary hits Dejean-Mitchell grocery and a saloon. thieves escaped after minor loot. Grenada reports Will Dunn found guilty of violently assaulting a ten-year-old girl near Oxberry. life imprisonment imposed.
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Biloxi
Dejean-Mitchell
Grenada
Will Dunn
Oxberry
West Point Rifles contest awards gold medal
West Point cap drill drew hundreds as Howard Kyle won the gold medal after a lengthy, spirited competition judged popular with the audience.
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West Point
West Point Rifles
Howard Kyle
Duffey-Duke Wedding in Water Valley
Miss Clyde Duffey and Willie Moore Duke wed at Wood Street Methodist Church with Rev J M Brandley officiating. The couple, longtime county residents, left for Chicago and St Louis on a bridal tour after the ceremony.
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Water Valley
Clyde Duffey
Willie Moore Duke
Wood Street Methodist Parsonage
J. M. Brandley
Chicago
St. Louis
Fire destroys Curphey saw mill at Lake Centennial
Vicksburg report says William Curphey's saw mill near Lake Centennial on the city edge burned completely Monday morning destroying a large quantity of lumber. Loss estimated at 50,000 dollars with 25,000 in insurance. Fire believed started by a spark from a passing locomotive.
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Vicksburg
William Curphey
Lake Centennial
Banner Catch of Black Fish in Pascagoula Bay
Professional and amateur fishermen enjoy a banner season as James and Charles Ladnier haul twenty two black fish weighing eight to ten pounds each in Pascagoula Bay. The catch tops the season amid fish scarcity.
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Pascagoula
James
Charles Ladnier
Pascagoula Bay
White men shot by negroes in Logtown Possum Walk
Saturday night between 8 and 9 oclock twenty five or thirty pistol shots rang out in Possum Walk a negro settlement at Logtowns north end. White residents Gus Tarta voulle and Will Bennett were wounded one in the ankle the other in the leg. No arrests reported.
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Logtown
Gus Tartavoulle
Will Bennett
Jackson Raid Targets Whiskey Joints After 30 Day Notice
Goaded by a 30 day closure pronouncement, police raided Jackson whiskey joints. Officials seized two premises with grounds for arrest of Brady and Beasley for illegal sales. Widespread hopes and bets linger on whether authorities can shut down the blind tigers.
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Jackson
Brady
Beasley
Busi
Denounce Judge Caron in Gaynor Greene case
Donald McMaster United States lead counsel declares Judge Caron’s decision bad with worse reasons. He argues the judgment is a snap ruling denying full opportunity for counsel to be heard on the entire case.
Water well drilled at Hazlehurst promises abundant supply
H P Touze representing a New Orleans company bored a well at Hazlehurst. Water was reached 150 feet down under a three foot rock layer in gravel. The flow rose to within eight feet of the surface, signaling a splendid water supply for the town.
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Hazlehurst
H. P. Touze
New Orleans
Newtons first bale sold at 81.4 cents per pound
Newton reports its first bale of new cotton received Monday and sold for 81.4 cents a pound with the crop judged fairly good though expected to be short of last year. An ongoing revival led by Rev. Jett Rhea and Rev. R. L. Campbell draws a large crowd, with morning services from 9 to 10, during which town shops are closed.
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Newton
Jett Rhea
Presbyterian Church
R. L. Campbell
Laurel
Jackson
Miss
Natchez Electric Street Railway Firm Changes Hands
Natchez, Mississippi. All stock except that held by Captain James W Lambert E H Ratcliff and Sim H Lowenburg sold to W B Rogers of New Orleans and S B Bullis formerly of Gulfport. Directors named Rogers Moorman Levy Bullis Ratcliff Lowenburg Lambert. E H Jackson retires after steering road to profit.
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Natchez
Natchez Electric Street Railway and Power Company
James W. Lambert
E. H. Ratcliff
Sim H. Lowenburg
W. B. Rogers
New Orleans
S. 8
J. H. Levy
S. Bullis
E. H. Jackson
Bullet in the Heart in Memphis Killing by Teel
Memphis railroad worker Harry Glenny was shot dead on a street corner by Cobb Teel a blacksmith. Teel tried to flee as Glenny fell during a struggle. Witnesses included Mrs Glenny Mrs Teel and Suzie Rogers Teel's sister in law. The dispute over loud swearing led to the fatal shooting.
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Memphis
Tenn
Harry Glenny
Johson
Marley Avenues
Cobb Teel
Glenny
Teel
Susie Rogers
Ashland City rail line work pushed for spring completion
Ashland City Tenn Work on the Tennessee Central Railway advances rapidly with subcontractors handling two mile divisions from Nashville to Clarksville. Each division employs numerous workers and the road is expected to be completed and in operation by next spring.
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Ashland City
Tenn
Tennessee Central Railway
Nashville
Clarksville
Riot at creosote works leaves dead and jailed men
In Houston Texas eleven white men are jailed after a clash between whites and negroes at the Southern Pacific creosote works three miles from the city. One negro was killed, two wounded, and one white man is seriously hurt, possibly fatally.
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Houston
Tex
Southern Pacific Creosote Works
Hall of Fame vote and charter approvals in Mississippi
Mississippi reports list strong local activity with charters approved for Bank of Wiggins and Mt Olive Lumber Co. Illinois Central and Yazoo Valley railway assessments rise, veterans reunion plans, United Daughters of the Confederacy chapters expanding, and Hall of Fame voting draws mixed public reaction with some protests to the results.
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Bank of Wiggins
Wiggins
Harrison County
Capital
H. O. Clarke
C. A. Herrington
H. A. Quarles
J. H. Easterling
Mt. Olive Lumber Company
Mt. Olive
Covington County
Capital Stock
Frank H. Young
O. D. Hastett
F. A. Whitted
John S. Stuart
H. D. Bell
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Mississippi
Seven Foot Antlera Brought To Jackson By Wyoming Man
Largest antlera on record for the city arrives in Jackson via W H Tennis of Wyoming. Also notes ex Lieutenant Governor Jones preparing a Mississippi convict reform history, State Auditor Cole’s incendiary fire probe, Lieut Cole recruiting for artillery, Memphis Chattanooga capitalists seeking to buy the Jones property for a four story department store, and Governor Longino with his 14 member staff heading to Biloxi encampment for a ten day stay with planned features.
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Jackson
W. H. Tennis
Wyoming
Jones
Wilkinson County
Mississippi
Memphis
Chattanooga
Capitol and
West Streets
Longino
Gulf and
Ship Island Road
Biloxi
Troops Quell Riot in Shenandoah Pa After Mob Attack
A mob of about fifty to sixty chased an alleged unfair worker near the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron washery. Watchman Anthony Flynn was thrown into a creek. troops from twelfth regiment and a battalion of the eighth halted the crowd. Three men were arrested and troops stayed on duty late, sparing serious harm.
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Shenandoah
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Anthony Flynn
Reading
Twelfth Regiment
Eighth
Boer Generals in England Welcome Seen by Public
Boer generals Botha De Wet and Delary arrived in Southampton Monday to a hearty reception from officials and the public. They boarded the Nigeria after landing and were welcomed by Joseph Chamberlain Earl Roberts and General Lord Kitchener. They met Mrs Chamberlain and Lady Roberta and chatted warmly.
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Southampton
Botha
DeWet and Delary
Nigeria
Joseph Chamberlain
Earl Roberts
Lord Kitchener
Mrs. Chamberlain
Roberta
Gift From Pope Reaches Roosevelt Mosaic From Vatican Gardens
Bishop O Gorman of Sioux Falls delivered to President Roosevelt a letter and a gift from Pope Leo XIII. The gift is a fifteen inch square mosaic representing the Vatican gardens, superbly framed.
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Oyster Bay
O'Gorman
Sioux Falls
Roosevelt
Leo XIII
Vatican Gardens
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