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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1898
Page
4
Tragic Lynching and Murder Shocks Claren Community
Four African Americans were strung up after the assassination of merchant John Orr in Claren. Mrs Orr died by morphine overdose in jail as Miss Morris implicated in the crime fled desaparecido. The case centers on a lemonade shop shooting, a life-insured widow, and a suspicious marital union once rich with theater ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E Rock
Station
John
Claren
Milroad
Miss Orris
Manse Castle
Dennis Ricord
Bil Weaver
Will Senders
John T
Miss Morris
Orr
Ant
Hir
Wisconsin
Lynchings in Arkansas Aftermath Kill Four Negroes at Saw Mill
In Clarendon a mob of about 300, without masks, hanged four Black men Will Sanders Manse Castle Dennis Ricard and Billa Weaver after a night jailbreak. Mrs Mabel Barker Orr died by poison. a coroner’s verdict named unknown terms. In Texarkana a streetcar’s money box was robbed of 35 dollars, the box left broken and money missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarendon
Ark
Halpern
John T. Orr
Will Sanders
Manse Castle
Dennis Ricard
Billa Weaver
Orr
Mabel Barker
Wisconsin
Dewey thanks Mr Livingston in naval honors letter
Admiral Dewey writes from the Olympia off Cavite to Congressman Livingston of Georgia expressing deep gratitude for his role in securing a congressional resolution honoring the Manila Bay engagement on May 1. He notes unity beyond sectional lines and mentions Lt Brumby, a Georgian by birth. The Alamo sails for Porto Rico with Kentucky troops, while the Obdam loads and transport Chester departs New York with volunteers for Porto Rico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Livingston
Georgia
Dewey
Olympia
Cavite
Philippine Islands
Congress
Manila Bay
Brumby
Grovar Dewey
Shaw Escape Sparks Citywide Manhunt After Jail Break
In Cleburne Texas on August 10, John B. Shaw fled jail after stealing keys from a death watch guard. He left a note for Sheriff Stewart saying he would not be hanged next Friday for the Tom Crain murder. Authorities continue search with little sign of Shaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleburne
Tex
John B
Stokes) Shaw
Shaw
Tom Morgan
Death Watch
E. F
Goodwin
Emmett
Stewart
Tom Crain
Paris Woman Widow of Couturier Charles Frederick Worth Dies
Paris reports the death of Mme Charles Frederick Worth widow of the famed couturier. No further details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Charles Frederick Worth
Governor Briggs Dies in Bismarck
Bismarck North Dakota August 10 Governor Briggs died here from consumption in the state capital hospital his death follows illness that drew sympathy from residents across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
N. D
Briggs
North Dakota
War songs and poems from the Civil War era
The piece recounts Civil War era songs and poems including Marching Through Georgia and Battle Cry of Freedom, notes on Maryland My Maryland, Battle Hymn of the Republic, Hail Columbia, Yankee Doodle, Our Country’s Call, A Cry to Arms, John Brown’s Body, and When This Cruel War Is Over, plus a French writer Petrie study on cannibalism and a note on famous diamonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
South
Dixie
Maryland
James KR. Randall
Baltimore
Poydras College
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Julia Ward Howe
Bull Run
Washington
McDowell
Beauregard
Ve Johnston
Columbia
France
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
Francis Scott Key
Fort Sumter
William Cullen Bryant
North
Henry Timrod
Bryant
John Brown
William R. Bradbury
McClelland
Spanish Names and Diamond Trade Context in Godeys Magazine
The article discusses Spanish pronunciation quirks with examples like Cieza Vizhcaya and Cienfuegos San Hosay and notes h j ll sounds. It shifts to US diamond wealth noting over 500 million in diamonds, US cutting advances, Amsterdam history, and New York's rise as a cut and polish center with Morse’s 1859 machine, valuing world diamonds near 1 billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cieza
New York
Cienfuegos
Gila River
Arizona
Hela
San Jose
California
San Hosay
United States
Amsterdam
Henry D. Morse
Boston
Mass
London brick walls hide vast gold in red clay
A newspaper notes gold in brick clay, estimating five million tons of London bricks containing about a shilling per ton. It suggests London walls hold around 1,250,000 in gold, alongside social remarks about Treasury women in Washington and unused streetcar tickets valued at 48,000 dollars, implying loss or destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Washington
Germanys Educated Rise Masks Past Teacher Pay Hardship
The article notes Germany becoming the best educated nation in Europe while contrasting a century ago when many teachers earned so little they sang for extra coins outside houses. It highlights income struggles and social conditions affecting educators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Baltic Sea Wrecks Outnumber All Other Areas
The Baltic Sea hosts more wrecks than any other region with about one wreck per day on average throughout the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltic Sea
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Mrs
Morris
Texarkana
Texarkana Street Railway Company
Whitley
MR. Livingston
Alamo
Newport News
Porto Rico
Transport
Chester
Volunter Engineers
Here
Hiis
Colon
Colombia
Senor Marroquin
Boyaca
Carlo Alberto
Curacoa
Little Rock
Hill Randolph
Herbert Gay
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Memphis
C. P. Roberts
W. H. Bates
St. Louis
Judge Culberson
D. B. Culberson
Jefferson
Dr. Swearingen
Austin
Swearingen
Mme. Worth Dead
Governor Briggs
Timrod’s
Petrie
Orloff
Russia
Grand Duke
Tuscany
Braganza
Brazil
Diamonds In America
Fleischman
R. M. Wilson
Treasury “Girls
Treasury
Kandy
L_ke
Lowney
of Brazos
Madison
Grimes
Robertson
Burleson Counties
Frank W. McConnico
Equitable Life Assurance Society of
Pacific Mutual Life
Am. Union Life
Fidelity and Casualty of
Bryan
A.D. Rlcconntco
WU. P. Franklin & Son
Academy For Music
John Mike’s
Tyler Haswell
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