Negroes hanged after confession of crimes in Monroe
Flint Williams and Henry Gardner were taken from the city jail and hanged in the courthouse square by a mob of about fifty men around 1 AM. They confessed with a third man to shooting and robbing two Italians, and Gardner admitted entering a young woman’s bedroom early Thursday.
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New Orleans
The
Picayune
Monroe
Flint Williams
Henry Gardner
Court House Square
Gardner
Jessie Bumpus
Foraker Eulogized At Negro Republican Meeting
In Jackson Mississippi a meeting of black Republicans praised Senator Foraker and endorsed him for president while disapproving President Roosevelt's discharge of black soldiers. The assembly signaled a revolt against the white led GOP hierarchy and threatened a contesting delegation to the Republican national convention.
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Jackson
Miss
Senator Foraker
Roosevelt
Foraker
Mexican youth assault case ends with death sentence
Goliad Texas March 15 Roberto Salinas a Mexican charged with criminal assault on a ten year old Mexican girl was sentenced to death after the jury deliberated only ten minutes in the district court.
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Goliad
Tex
Roberto Salianas
Street Car Strike Ends in Louisville
Louisville March 15 By a unanimous vote the 800 striking union employees of the Louisville Railway company accepted terms set by their executive committee and company officers. Strikers return to work and full service on city and suburban lines resumes. New men earn 20 cents an hour and old men 22 cents with 25 cents overtime. lunch period set at thirty minutes.
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Louisville
Louisville Railway Company
Akutan Volcano Erupts Near Alaska Island
Valdez reports Akutan Island volcano in active eruption when the Dora passed at 2 a.m. February 22. Passengers witnessed a magnificent display as tremors rattled Unalaska with no reported damage. Aleutian natives fear part of the island may sink.
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Seattle
Post-Intelligencer
Valdez
Alaska
Akutan
Dora
Unalaska
Aleutian Archipelago
Ledbetter Receives Signing Pen for Oklahoma Judiciary Provision
Ardmore official Mr Ledbetter, chairman of the legal committee, got the pen used by President Murray to sign the judiciary provision of the Oklahoma constitution. He hopes no politician or demagogue is elected to judicial office. The provision blends the Texas system with ideas from other states.
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Guthrie
Ledbetter
Ardmore
Murray
Oklahoma
Texas
Pittsburg Flood Devastation Reaches Historic Levels
March 15 Pittsburg reports flood damage exceeding ten million dollars with over 100000 people idle and about 25000 left homeless in the greatest flood since 1832.
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Pittsburg
Submerged ten miles as Pittsburg flood halts life
The March 15 Pittsburg flood reaches 37 feet at 6 am, submerging ten square miles of downtown, crippling all transport, bathing four theaters in floodwater, and forcing 100,000+ workers idle. Bridges weakened by ice, banks and the Associated Press building in peril, while Wheeling and surrounding towns face outages and fires.
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Pittsburg
Humane Society
Allegheny County
Sixtenth
Ninth
Allegheny River
Lincoln
Colonial Annex
Anderson
Gaiety
Alvin
Belasco
Bijou
Fifth Avenue
First National Bank
Wood Street
Western Union Telegraph Company
The
Associated Press
Speed Reduction Sought by Western Passenger Managers
Western Passenger association officials meet in Chicago to discuss slowing passenger trains for safety and fewer accidents. They may discontinue loss making accommodations and present a concerted plan at a future session. Government fines on delays drive the push for longer schedules and better dispatcher leeway.
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Chicago
All
Western Lines
Western Passenger Association
Witcher Zemurray & Co Suspended In New Orleans
The brokerage firm Witcher Zemurray & Co. is suspended after client margin failures and poor market positions cited by President James Witcher. The firm will settle all claims and remain open to do so.
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New Orleans
Witcher, Zemurray & Co
James Witcher
New York
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