24 Jun 1903
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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1903
Page
1
The passage discusses middle aged women, ages 45 to 55, as most at risk during the change of life. It notes few invalids beyond 60, contrasts health and hardship, and cites Mrs Laura B Webb of Toledo Ohio praising Wine of Cardus as a remedy amid menstrual troubles.
A Wilmington crowd torches a lynching after a Black inmate admits killing a girl in a confessed spree. The mob, led by a man named Baker, storms the workhouse as police and guards struggle to protect the cell of the condemned man, injuring a 12 year old boy in the chaos.
During a jail assault, Peter Smith and an unnamed youth were wounded as about 300 men and boys fought to reach White in cell No. 13. Thousands of sympathizers gathered outside but did not join the attack. The mob damaged a lever box and doors, but White’s cell door remained closed.
In Wilmington Delaware on June 23 a mob of about five thousand overpowered authorities, stormed the New Castle County workhouse, and burned George White, Helen Bishops claimed slayer. A twelve year old boy Peter Smith was wounded. The mob left the charred body of White at the stake as rain later quenched the flames. Public sentiment appears to approve the lynching and no arrests are expected.
Kiel on January 23 reports the United States European squadron under Rear Admiral Cotton reaching anchor opposite the yacht club. The German fleet commanded by Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia, with eight battleships and six cruisers, saluted the American vessel as the German flagship band played America. Hundreds of townspeople gathered on piers and slips and gave irregular cheers.
The grand jury is examining additional contracts for general delivery service and aluminum paint used on street letter boxes. In Greenwich John Magon is charged with kidnapping the daughter of Alexander Young, while the McAllisters face ongoing divorce court disputes surrounding custody. In San Antonio a lineman John Dennehan died after contact with a live wire.
A strange paralysis believed to be caused by a food or brain act deprived Dr William J Greanelle of speech and leg use at the University of New York. The affliction appeared in April after he attended a church festival and ate a light repast. Leading specialists have not halted its progress.
The Texas Bar association holds its annual session in San Antonio and Austin on June 23. Ex Chief Justice Bleckley of Georgia will give the annual address titled The Sleepy Lawyer and Truth at the Bar.
New Orleans records show June to July cotton rising to 12.75, August at 12.29 and September at 11.39, all-time highs for these contracts.
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