Gadsden Mob Threatens Jail as Rape and Murder Case Unfolds
A mob of 300 gathers in Gadsden after the rape and murder of Mrs. S J Smith. Sheriff Chandler and Judge Disque mobilize Company C as Governor Jelks orders state troops to protect the jail and oversee the case. Suspects Vance Gardner and five others face charges amid tense cries for justice.
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Montgomery
Ala
Jelks
Gadsden
L. B. Raney
Vance Gardner
Will Johnson
Ed. Johnson
Bunk Richardson
Jeff Alford
Fannie Mayo
J. Smith
Broad Street
Chandler
J. H. Disque
Company C
A. R. Brindley
Burnett
Judge Disque
Witte Seeks Audience Before Paris Peace Conference
In St Petersburg on July 17 M Witte met with American ambassador Meyer at the Klein Michel Palace for an hour to discuss the upcoming peace conference. He is slated to see the emperor again before leaving for Paris and may carry a personal message to President Roosevelt. The press denied the published claims about Witte's instructions. In Kutais Transcaucasia on July 17 two bombs were thrown during a public garden concert with no fatalities.
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St. Petersburg
M. Witte
Mr. Meyer
Kieinmichel Palace
Paris
Roosevelt
Associated Press
M. Hartwig
First Department
Foreign Office
The
Echo de Paris
Kutais
Transcaucasia
Jaguar Stops Trains As Keeper Is Clawed In Escape
In Colorado Springs a jaguar overwhelmingly blocks two dozen trains at Tunnel No. 6 near Manitou. Keeper and passenger Joseph Bennett are injured. a woman named Miss Delmont falls twenty feet and breaks a leg. The jaguar and a polar bear are housed in a circus cage aboard a flat car until recaptured after a near escape.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Colorado Midland Railroad
Tunnel No
Manitou
Joseph Bennett
Misa Delmont
Bennett
Roosevelt Considers Peace Envoys Visit to Oyster Bay
President Roosevelt spends Monday on executive business and recreation at Sagamore Hill. The Navy proposes carrying the peace plenipotentiaries to Oyster Bay on two cruisers, then aboard the Mayflower and Dolphin to Portsmouth, with an escort of at least one cruiser. Commander Winslow will command the Mayflower during the envoys’ visit.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Washington
Sagamore Hill
Navy Department
New York
Portsmouth
N. H
Winslow
United States
Russia warns on peace terms amid Japanese demands
A St. Petersburg report quotes No voe Vremya outlining Russia's stance for a peace that preserves dignity and empire vital interests. It says Europe, including Britain and the United States, could curb Japan, with Berlin Paris Washington and perhaps London backing Moscow. Our army is stronger than fifteen months ago.
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St. Petersburg
Novoe Vremya
Russia
Europe
Japan
Far East
England
America
Berlin
Paris
Washington
London
Germany
Detective Slain in Warsaw as Assassin Falls in Pursuit
A Warsaw sergeant of detectives was shot and killed on Monday by an unknown assailant. Infantry patrol in pursuit opened fire, killing the presumed assassin during the chase.
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Warsaw
Baron Bis tom Killed and Baron Hahn Wounded in Russia
Mitau July 17 Russian agitators have killed Baron Bis tom a large land owner and wounded Baron Hahn another land owner. The incident occurred as unrest spread among local landowners in the region.
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Mitau
Russia
Baron Bistom
Hahn
Mutiny in Lodz Regiments Sparks Arrests
Part of the Eka toyngburg regiment mutinied in Lodz and killed an officer. The mutineers were arrested as Lodz remains under siege. Citizens are required to contribute $1500 daily for troop maintenance.
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Lodz
Ekatoyngburg Regiment
Japanese Warships Sighted North of Sakhalin
Reports from St. Petersburg on July 17 say Japanese warships appeared to the north of Sakhalin Island and are presumed to be preparing a descent onto the island.
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St. Petersburg
Sakhalin
Gunnery ship Dubuque aground near Spermacetti Cove
Navesink New Jersey on July 17 reports the United States gunboat Dubuque grounded in Horseshoe within lower New York Bay near Spermacetti Cove.
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Navesink
N. J
United States
Horseshoe
Lower
New York Bay
Spermacetti Cove
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