Lampligh t lynching mobs over assault of aged woman
In La Junta on March 26 a mob of about 4000 hanged W. H. Wallace a colored sleeping car porter accused of assaulting 67 year old Mrs. Henrietta H. Miller in the Santa Fe yards between Denver and La Junta. Miller identified Wallace and bloodhounds traced him to the Pullman car area. Eight assaults in recent months are blamed on one man. Miller is in serious condition.
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la Junta
W. H. Wallace
Court House Square
Wallace
Farr
Pueblo
Henrietta H. Miller
Los Angeles
Cal
Dennver
Santa Fe
Denver
Chicago
Judge Declares Anti-Trust Acts Unconstitutional in Texas Suit
In Austin on March 26 Judge Frank Morris overruled the state's demurrer and dismissed the Kirby Lumber Company anti-trust suit. The court holds 1889 and 1895 acts giving Travis county district courts jurisdiction unconstitutional under a U.S. Supreme Court Illinois decision and orders the state to pay all costs. District Attorney Warren Moore states he sees no viable anti-trust case and will not appeal.
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Austin
Frank Morris
Kirby Lumber Company
Travis County
United States Supreme Court
Illinois
Texas
Warren Moore
Jeave
Burglar confesses complicity in McKinley assassination
Baraboo Wisconsin March 26 Sheriff Stockhaus releases details of J Steinman a convicted burglar confessing involvement in the McKinley assassination He pointed to a red tie claiming it stood for blood and said he was an accomplice of Czolgosz and prepared to act with poisoned bullets ready if needed Steinman says he was near Czolgosz when the shot was fired and his home is in New Jersey.
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Czolgosz
Stockhaus
Steinman
New Jersey
Noted Tragedy Leads to Long Jail Term in District Court
In a district court trial a defendant was found guilty in the second degree by a jury and given a forty year penitentiary sentence. The case recounts a fatal shooting at a city dance several months prior, where Harris killed a companion.
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Cer
Harris
Six Die in Cleveland Gas Plant Cave-In
Six men were killed and another injured when a clay bank at the Cleveland Gas Light and Coke plant collapsed Tuesday. The victims named include Colgero Amiti, Giuseppe Bergozzo, Vincenzo Lusuzzo, Andrew Hahn, Peter Priest and an unidentified Italian. Edward Lynch was seriously hurt as coworkers rushed to rescue them.
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Cleveland
Bank of Earth
Main Street
Cleveland Gas Light and Coke Company
Colgero Amiti
Guissepp
Bergozzo
Vincenzo Lusuzzo
Andrew Hahn
Peter Priest
Edward Lynch
Lynching Victim Identified in North Carolina Case
The body of 19 year old James Walker was found hanging from a tree near N. C. in Washington on Tuesday morning after he poisoned the family of Dr. David T. Taylor of the state medical board. A coroner's jury ruled death by lynching at unknown hands.
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North Carolina
Washington, N. C
James Walker
David T. Taylor
State Board of Medical Examiners
Arrests in Sulphur Springs Death Case
In Sulphur Springs Texas on March 26 officers arrested Dan Montgomery’s widow and Julie Spence at the couple’s home following a death report from Monday. The two are detained in connection with the case.
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Sulphur Springs
Tex
Dan Montgomery
Julie Spence
Montgomerys
Mine Dispute Leaves Mexican Man in Critical Condition
In Bastrop Texas on March 26 John Rodriguez was cut in the lungs during a quarrel between two Mexicans at a local coal mine and is reported in a very critical condition.
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Bastrop, Tex
John Rodriguez
Detective Ferguson Missing in Connection with Montgomery Case
Wellington Kansas March 26 A detective named Ferguson who hunted the Montgomery railroad murder case has vanished for days and is believed slain by the same gang. He left Kansas City for Enid and El Reno about ten days ago and has not been heard from since.
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Wellington
Kan
Ferguson
Montgomery
Santa Fe Railroad
Arkansas City
Enid
el Reno
Italian girl acquitted in Texas manslaughter trial
Rosa Schitino, a young Italian girl tried again on a manslaughter charge for the killing of Tony Tedaro in Bryan Texas, was declared not guilty.
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Bryan
Tex
Rosa Schittino
Tony Tedaro
Distillery Owner Killed in Keokuk Falls Robbery
Martin, distillery owner at Keokuk Falls near the railroad, was shot when two men demanded whisky. After he refused, they ordered surrender, he reached for a revolver and was killed. The attackers set his oil-soaked body on fire, then escaped with a robbery in the Creek country.
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Oklahoma City
Martin
Keokuk Falls
Dallas Book Company Assigns Assets For Creditors
Dallas Book company in Dallas filed an assignment with the county clerk transferring all merchandise cash on hand and fixtures to assignee John A Paton for the benefit of creditors. Assets estimated near twenty thousand dollars.
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Dallas
Dallas Book Company
J. F. Smith
John A. Paton
Tragic Onlookers Report Fatal Train Incident in Alice
In Alice Texas on March 26 Leonardo Flores a Mexican national from Rio Grande City was killed by a Texas Mexican train. Eyewitnesses say only one wheel passed over the body suggesting Flores believed the train had stopped as he attempted to board a flat car and fell beneath the car.
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Alice, Tex
Leonardo Flores
Rio Grande City
Pear crop looks to be the best ever in Alvin
The March 26 report from Alvin Texas notes the pear prospect is the best ever. Blooming trees have set young fruit with blooms fallen and no blight yet, suggesting an immense crop if even a tenth of the fruit remains.
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Alvin, Tex
Thief Milks Cow at Paris Farm in Night Raid
An unknown thief invaded J. Y. Hogue's Paris Texas home Monday night. The burglar stole a sack of bran and a washtub and milked the cow, taking the family’s morning milk supply.
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Paris
Tex
J. Y. Hogue
Beekeepers Association to Meet in Greenville
Rev J N Hunter secretary of the Texas Beekeepers association gives notice the annual meeting will be held in Greenville on April 2 and 3 with members expected from various counties.
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Greenville
J. N. Hunter
Wylie
Texas Beekeepers’ Association
State faces $30,000 yearly deficiency for county judges fees
Austin reports a deficit in the appropriation for pay of county judges county attorneys and justices of the peace in examining trials. The last legislature set $15,000 per year, but the current year ends Sept 1 and the amount is exhausted, creating a deficiency of $15,000 and a total annual state cost of $30,000.
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Austin
Denison Woman Dies From Burned Dress After Fire
Mrs. 8. A. Sanderson of Denison died from severe burns received while sitting with her back to an open fireplace in Holdenville Indian Territory. Her dress caught fire and could not be torn away before the fatal burns.
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Denison, Tex
A. Sanderson
Holdenville
I. T
Forty Years for Manslaughter Conviction in Beaumont
In Beaumont Texas on March 26 Johnnie Wise Pegra was convicted of manslaughter amid a homicide case that drew local attention. The jury verdict stems from the fatal incident involving the defendant and a named party in the city.
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Beaumont
Tex
Johnnie
Wise
Pegra
Women and Jewels Promote Health Through Cough Syrup
An advertisement extols jewelry as a woman's priority and argues health is sacrificed to afford luxuries. It promotes Dr. Boschee's German Syrup as a timely remedy to halt early consumption and heal lungs and bronchial tubes, claiming it cures coughs and bronchial troubles. The piece notes availability at Wilson-Jenkins Drug Co in Bryan and references Green's Almanac.
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W.A. Reed
W. A. Reed
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Seltzer
Cc. C. Parsons
James & Castles
Condos Bros
Bryan Kandy
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Hearne
Colorado
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McKinley
Edwin Southers
Opera
Monte Cristo
Edwin Patterson
Cleve
New Orleans
Heard
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Washington
Prince Edwards
John Gray Foster
Shreveport
J. Ford Edwards
Mexico
Paul Jones
W. T. Ford
J. E. Ponder
D. Mike Jr
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