Negro man hanged after wife murder in Philadelphia tragedy
W H Johnson, a Negro, was hanged for killing his wife after eighteen months of jealousy. He struggled on the scaffold and kicked his shoes loose as the drop fell. In Aston Pennsylvania another Black man, William Handy, was hanged for killing a South Bethlehem policeman.
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Philadelphia
W. H. Johnson
Johnson
Aston
William Handy
South Carolina
Policeman Shuman
South Bethlehem
Russian writer judged insane over advances to UC students
Russian writer R Livingst on, ally of Tolstoy and brother-in-law of Countess Amelia C Viviani, was adjudged insane in Oakland for persistently forcing unwelcome attention on young women students at the University of California. The court ordered placement in Napa asylum.
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San Francisco
R. Livingston
Leo Tolsto
Amelia C. Viviani
Russia
Oakland
University of California
Livingston
Napa Asylum
Stamper Slain in Feud Near Stewart's Branch Kentucky
In Knott county at Stewart's Branch near Stewarts, "Lid" Stewart fatally shot neighbor William Stamper after a years long feud. He surrendered to an officer after walking three miles to report the deed.
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Lid” Stewart
Stewart's Branch
Here
Knott County
Lia” Stewart
William Stamper
Stewart
Pickpocket Gang Suspected Aboard Trains
Four home seekers were robbed on a train near Denison as a gang of pickpockets is suspected to be active on trains. Victims lost drafts and cash totaling about 500 dollars. Separately in Woburn Massachusetts a department store operated by James McGrath valued at 100000 dollars was destroyed by fire.
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Woburn, Mass
James McGrath
Georgia Gould
G, N. Cornell
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Department Store
Burns
James & Nunn
New York
E. H. Harriman
Illinois Central
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Oregon Christian Endeavors
Eugene
Ore
Eighon
Oregon Christian Endeavor Societies
Yeadaurttars
Apna
Nate
Providence
Newcull
B. H. Royall
Georgia
Roding
E.G. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
Ills
Kodol
H. R. Cavitt
Titravoks
Rohde
Higgs Market
N. Jemnetta
Bryan
Texas
Smith Drug Co
Shoop
M. H. James
Rb.r
C.K Dunlap
M.L. Robbins
Gen. Pass
Houston
S H. Franklin
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