Burning at Leavenworth sparks mob execution
A crowd over 8000 watched Fred Alexander, accused of assault and linked to Pearl Forbes murder, burned at a Leavenworth stake after jail doors were battered down. Governor Stanley denounced the lynching, vowing possible death penalty and punishment for the sheriff. Nearby reports note oil well efforts in Beaumont and a shipment of 1100 horses to Cape Town.
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Eva Roth
Pearl Forbes
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Forbes
Topeka
Stanley
Leavyenworth
Kansas
Everhardy
Quay Wins at Last in Pennsylvania Senate Election
Pennsylvania legislature elects M B Quay to the United States Senate in a 130 vote tally. Other states report Patterson Wolcott Tillman Burnham Hoar Clark and Dubois also winning or leading in Senate contests. Memphis boxing: Oscar defeats Hogan in round six before 3500 spectators.
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Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Quay
House
James H. Guffey
Pittsburg
Calvin
Memphis
Oscar
Wheeling
W. Va
Tommy Hogan
Buffalo
N. Y
Bolivian forces besieged in Acre rebellion report
Alarming dispatches from Manaus claim Acre rebels routed Bolivians near Capatera and the Bolivians retreated to Puerto Alonso, now surrounded. General Lucio Velasco reportedly seeks refuge at Rio Sinso as Brazilian officers or troops aid rebels. Lutrea steamer seized by Brazilian expeditions as Bolivia vows intervention.
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Republic of Acre
Manaus
Acre
Capatera
Puerto Alonzo
Lucio Velasco
Bolivia
Rio Sinso
Brazil
Lutrea
Grip epidemic in New York reaches peak with high death toll
Edson warns one sixth of New York's population and at least one tenth have grip as cases rise beyond prior epidemics. Lung involvement and high fever mark this year with a dangerously elevated death rate, including 75 deaths in a week. In New Orleans police report Frank Brown, alias J. B. Voorhes, may have fled to Cuba after a Newport bank robbery and race track visit.
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New York
Cuba
New Orleans
Gaster
Frank Brown
Newport
Brown
J. B. Voorhes
Port Chalmette
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