Refugees Benig Warned as Springfield Riot Tensions Rise
Special grand jury convened amid mob violence threats as evidence from police, soldiers and witnesses is gathered. Armory HQ at 114 North Seventh Street coordinates raids, with 490 troops guarding, and 1,500 refugees flee to Chicago, St Louis, and other cities.
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Springfield
Cheighton
Sangamon County Court
Deneen
Hatch
North Seventh Street
Chicago
St. Louis
Peoria
Decatur
Bloomington
Lincoln
Carlinville
East St. Louis
Jacksonville
Missouri
Tennessee
Kentucky
Louisiana
First Cavalry
Ninth
Jefferson
Scott
Shafter Cavalry
Charter Approved for Marshall and East Texas Railway
Judge M B Templeton secured attorney general approval for the Marshall and East Texas Railway charter with headquarters in Marshall and capital stock of 75000 dollars. The line will take over the Texas Southern Railway running from Winsboro to Marshall and extend toward the Gulf of Mexico. Incorportors include Osce Goodwin J F E Strickland M R B Templeton J W Ogburn J J Carter Albert T Perkins John F Shepley N A McMillan E Key and C H Morris. The Texas Northern Railway of Groveton amended its articles to Groveton Lufkin and Northern Railway after finding another Texas Northern Railway exists.
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Austin
M. B. Templeton
Dallas
Marshall and East Texas Railway Company
Marshall
Texas Southern Railway
Texas Southern
Winsboro
Te~leton
Gulf of Mexico
Osce Goodwin
J. FE. Strickland
M. RB. Templeton
J. W. Ogburn
J. J. Carter
Albert T. Perkins
John F. Shepley
N. A. McMillan
St. Louis
E. Key
C. H. Morris
Texas Northern Railway Company of
Groveton
Groveton, Lufkin and Northern Railway
Texas Northern Railway Company
Confessed lynching suspect held at asylum guard post
In Peoria Illinois on August 17 Charles Cadwin confessed at the Bartonville asylum office to participating in the lynching of William Donnegan at Springfield. Cadwin described stamping, throat cutting and hanging as actions to kill. He claimed prior service in the Thirty-second U. S. Volunteers in the Philippines and mentioned a sister at the asylum. Cadwin was placed under guard.
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Peoria
William Donnegan
Springfield
Charles Cadwin
Bartonville Asylum
Godwin
Thirty-second United States Volunteers
Philippines
Fire destroys old Catron ice plant in Bonham
In Bonham Texas on August 17 a fire destroyed the abandoned Catron ice plant which had not operated this season.
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Bonham, Tex
Catron
Man Killed in Daylight Saloon Robbery Attempt
Chicago on August 17 reports Leonard Smith killed during an attempted daylight robbery at a saloon. A suspect description is not provided in the brief notice.
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Chicago
Leonard Smith
Illicit Distillery Captured in Lauderdale County
Huntsville report says an illicit distillery was captured in Lauderdale county authorities seized the operation. operators escaped.
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Huntsville
Ala
Laudadale County
Sherman Holds Largest Attendance Day by Old Settlers
In Sherman Texas the Grayson County Old Settlers association held its largest attended day. Congressman Randell and Hon Silas Hare Jr spoke as every Sherman business house closed for the event.
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Sherman, Tex
Sherman and Denis Union
Grayson County
Old Settlers’ Association
Randell
Silas Hare, Jr
Sherman
Resigns and Joins Democrats Over Prohibition Plank
Fort Worth August 14 Dr a Brewer a special pension examiner wired Cecil A Lyon and Washington authorities resigning denouncing the Republican convention at Dallas for adopting a prohibition plank He joined the Democratic forces.
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Fort Worth
Aug
Cecil A. Lyon
Washington
Dallas
Cardinal Gibbons Bids Pope Farewell in Rome
Cardinal Gibbons met the pope in the private library and thanked him for granting all requests from the propaganda and the Vatican. The pope said the church’s interests in America would never be denied and hoped to see Gibbons again soon. Farewell, said Gibbons.
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Gibbons
Rome
Cardi
Propaganda
Vatican
America
Cardinal Gibbons
Long Litigation Ends in Santa Fe Railroad Case
In Santa Fe New Mexico on August 14 Judge John R. McFin approved the final report of Receiver Henry W. Leman, discharged the receiver and cancelled his bond, terminating the Mexican Southeastern Railroad Company receivership after more than ten years of litigation.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Forgery Charges Prompt Telegrams From Chattanooga to Richmond
Telegrams poured in from multiple states over forgery charges. Messages originated in Chattanooga and Richmond with many officers identified, indicating a coordinated response to the incident and broader concerns within law enforcement communities.
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Chattanooga
Ormied
Doyle
Richmond
Bryan and Democratic Committee Plan Midwest Campaign Tour
Campaign schedule shows Mr. Bryan and the Democratic national committee arranging a tour through Illinois Indiana and Ohio after a Peoria speech on September 9. He will then visit major points in Ohio before continuing to Illinois Indiana and New York, with the tour touching several large centers.
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Lincoln
Neb
Mr. Bryan
Democratic National Committee
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Bryan
Peoria
New York
Drugist B H Montgomery Found Dead In Store
Birmingham August 17 B H Montgomery a well known druggist was found dead in his Gate City store lying face downward in a pool of blood.
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Birmingham
B. H. Montgomery
Gate City
This Date in History August 12 Highlights
August 12 marks events from 1461 Louis XI crowned at Rheims to 1891 Martique earthquake deaths. Notables include 1670 Dryden named Poet Laureate and 1830 Francis Joseph born. 1860 Edward VII arrives Quebec. 1850 Balzac dies. 1765 Pontiac’s war ends. Additional notes on Kennedy and others.
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Louis XI
Rheims
John Dryden
England
Pontiac
America
Francis Joseph
Austria-Hungary
Honore de Balzac
France
Prince of Wales
King Edward VII
Quebec
John P. Kennedy
Thackeray
Newport
Baltimore
Martinique
Missouri Attorney General seeks injunction against lumber merger
The Hadley anti trust suit alleges 100 Missouri lumber firms join a proposed 300 million dollar merger. It asks the Missouri Supreme Court to revoke corporate rights and licenses, forfeit franchises, and confiscate property or impose fines to punish alleged franchise abuse.
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St. Louis
Hadley
Circuit Court
Missouri
Arkansas
Texas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Supreme Court
En Banc
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Refugees
Benig
FED
Annis
Peter Haines, Jr
United States Army
William E. Annis
Bayside
Flushing
Long Island City
Brothers
Haines
Bayside Yacht Club
T. Jenkins Haine
Edward Mannefan
Peter C. Haines
Winthrop
Mass
Fort Hancock
Sandy Hook
Marshall and East Texas
Licit Distillery
Oust Lumber Trust
City National
The
City National Bank
G. S. Parker
E. H. ‘Astin
A. W. Wilkerson
E. W. Crenshaw
Asst
Stevenson Machine and Repair
John Wittman
Merchant Tailo
Eastman Kodak Goods
Haswell’s Book Store
Bube’s
Excellence Valley Cream White Swan
Sanders Bros
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