Tragic Cannonsburg Murder Spree Sparks Lynch Mob Clash
Coroner and constable transport Elmer Dempster a 1 year old negro to Washington jail after murder at the Pearce farm in Canonsburg. Dempster confessed to shooting Mrs Pearce and three children, and setting the house ablaze. Crowds mobbed officers, but police kept control and entered the jail with a large guard.
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Canuonsburg
W. H. Sipe
John J Miller
Canonsburg
Elmer Dempster
Samuel Pearce
Dempster
Washington Nmnity
Washington
Pearce Farm
Fanny Pearce
Washington, Pa
Court House
Complaint filed against Louisville and Nashville railroad
A complaint from East St. Louis alleges the Louisville and Nashville railroad company violates the interstate commerce law. J. R. Lucas, a hay dealer from East St. Louis, Michigan, filed the action with the Interstate Commerce Commission citing business dealings in Best, St. Louis.
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East . Louis
Washington
Interstate Commercee Commission
J. R. Lucas
East St. Louis
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
J. R. Lucas Ge
St. Touts
Largest Negro Organization Event In Lexington
July 30 report from Lexington notes the United is Of Friendship and Sisters of oeshretarions holding an intergroup gathering. Details are incomplete due to fragmented text but indicate a meeting of prominent African American organizations in the city.
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Lexington, Ky
United Is of Friendship and Sisters of Oeshretarions
Oldest Woman in United States Dies in La Porte at 112
Mrs Ferdinand Resse aged 112 died in La Porte after a life spanning Poland and the United States. Born in Volgravitz Poland in 17M she married twice, moved to Buffalo New York in 1870 then to La Porte. She recalled Napoleon's 1812 Russian campaign and credited her longevity to a simple diet of two meals daily corn bread and black coffee.
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la Porte
Ferdinand Resse
Unite States
Volgravitz
Poland
America
Buffalo
N. Y
Ferdinand Reese
Russia
Volgravits
Corey Divorce Trial Opens in Reno Nevada
The Corey divorce trial began in the Second District Court at Reno on Monday morning with Mrs. Corey, her son Allen Corey, and her sister-in-law present. William E. Corey, president of United States Steel, is not there but is represented by T. L. Chadbourne of Pittsburgh and Sardis Summerfield of Reno.
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Corey
Reno
Nev
Nevada
T. L. Chadbourne
Pittsburg
Sardis Summerfield
United States
Young Astor Rescues a Trooper in Thames
Windsor England July 30 Second Lieut John Jacob Astor son of William Waldorf Astor heroically rescued a trooper from the First Life Guard from drowning in the Thames. The trooper's horse caused the mishap and Astor dived in to save the man from deep water.
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Windsor, Eng
John Jacob Astor
William Waldorf Astor
Life Guard
Moniay
Thames
Astor
Panic at Warsaw church sparks deadly ferry sinking
At Wilanow parish near Warsaw on July 30 an unknown shooter fired near worshipers. The congregation fled toward a ferry boat that sank, drowning five people as panic spread through the crowded service.
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Warsaw
Wilanow
Three Large States Near Gitmare Russia Turmoil Reported
A fragmentary dispatch notes upheaval near Gitmare in Russia with references to demtroyea and wood cutting activities. The garbled text hints at regional tensions and infrastructure work affecting nearby areas, but lacks clear dates or actors.
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Gitmare
Russia
Demtroyea
Iowa Republicans Split Over State Central Committee Prelims
Des Moines July 30 The Republican State Central Committee began arranging preliminaries for the state convention to be held here Wednesday Delegates total 1649 with about 200 seats contested Control of the temporary organization hinges on contest decisions Gov Cummins seeks re nomination while Perkins contends irregularities in county conventions The committee voted six to three to hear contested seats and prepare a preliminary roll to seat delegates for the convention
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Des Moines
Republican State Central Committee
Friends
Perkins
Gov. Cummins
Spencer
George D Perkins
Cummins
Rivington
Polk
Pleasure Seekers Drowned at Hereford Inlet
Eight persons are reported dead after two yachts capsized on Hereford Inlet bar near Anglesea New Jersey. One yacht carried 42 people with seven lost, the other had 12 aboard with all but one saved. Captain Henry H Ludlow and a five man crew of the Hereford Inlet Navigation rescued survivors. Initial estimates of up to 28 missing were revised to eight by the coroner.
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Anglesea
N. J
Hereford Inlet
Henry
Ludlow
Train Wreck Attempt in Charleroi Belgium Kills Engineer
In Charleroi on Sunday night an attempt to wreck the northern Paris express failed as a rail was removed and the engine and tender ditched. The engineer and fireman were killed while passengers escaped unharmed. Authorities suspect Russian agitators tied to the grand duke Vladimir’s purported transit. No trace of the perpetrator was found.
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Charleroi
Belgium
Paris
Vladimir
St. Petersburg
Campbell Answers Questions On Primary Law And Taxation
Congressman P P Campbell replies to the State Republican Civic League questions. He favors a primary election law and urges the next legislature to pass one. He says railroad property should be taxed like other property and passenger fares could be reduced if justified. He stresses fair dealing with all interests.
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Campbell
Topeka
Kan
P. P. Campbell
State
Republican Civic League
J. A. Troutman
Appeal to Dowlales Zion City Ir July 30
John C Hately receiver for Zion City and the destitute of the community warns that contributions and the sav ings of the residents have little value under current conditions. He calls for prompt relief to assist the needy.
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Zion City
John C Hately
Angry crowd forces police to guard Hartje divorce case
Pittsburg July 30 a weary courtroom reopened the sixth week of Augustus Hartje and Mary Hartje's divorce trial. Detectives Staubb Anderson and a private operative testified on how love letters to Coachman Meuline were obtained from Madine's room and trunk. After adjournment a large crowd gathered and threats against the detectives led to police detail to preserve order as whispers of arrests circulated.
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Pittsburg
Augustus Hartje
Mary Scott Hartje
Meuline
John B. Staubb
Madine
John A. Anderson
Staubb
Hartje
Anderson
Grant Street
San Francisco disaster insurance losses totaled over 132 million
State Superintendent Otto Kelsey released sworn statements from 93 fire and inland marine insurers. New York companies reported 23,138,090 in losses, other joint stock firms 51,982,111, foreign firms 57,701,856, totaling 132,823,067 in actual losses. Hartford Fire of Connecticut posted the largest net loss at 6,186,701.
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Albany
Otto Kelsey
San Francisco
Joint Stock
California
New York State
Hartford
Connecticut
Wreck of Pacific Express Near Fishkill Landing
Pacific Express train No 337 on the New York Central was wrecked by a landslide swept down from a high embankment after a Sunday rain storm. The engine and the flyer left the rails and plunged into the river. Fireman Mills was killed. Engineer Edward Wella was fatally injured. Fifteen passengers were seriously injured and many others lightly hurt.
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New York Central
Fishkill Landing
N. Y
Pacific Express
New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad
Chelsea
Poughkeepsie
Mills
Edward Wella
Local fragment hints at notes on wine and tea
A fragmented OCR item references wine and tea along with a stray label or note. The readable portion mentions beverages without clear event or date details, suggesting a short catalog or notice embedded in a larger page.
Cattle Mail Frauds and Youngest Civil War Vet Among Early 1900s Items
The article surveys varied topics including a push to curb abuse of government franks used to mail objects like cows, a pension inquiry into the Civil War’s youngest veteran Lyston D Howe, and Mary Larabee’s appeal to withdraw a $50,000 indemnity demand after her husband’s death. It also covers cholera updates in the Philippines, Miss Ethel Roosevelt’s horseback accident, War Department uniform revisions by Mr Winter, seed packaging by the Agriculture Department, a Sagamore Hill visit by the President’s secretary, and notes on social attitudes amidst race.
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Mary Larabee
Uramia
Persia
Benjamin W. Larabee
United States
Peralan
Mi. Larabee
Department of State
Ethel Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Miss Roosevelt
Mr. Loeb
Mr. Roosevelt
Privy venture profits from selling to colored people
A fragment notes a man who conceived the bright scheme of making privars and selling them to colored people, claiming he has made a fortune in the business.
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Mas
In Which a Woman Hangs a Man by Jack London
London crafts a stark Alaska tale based on a real 1900 Latoya Bay event. A man murders two partners to endure weeks of guilt before a wife executes him at gunpoint with onlookers and Indians present. Four color illustrations by E L Blumenschein accompany the piece.
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Jack London
Anquet McClure
Chas
Alaska
Mr. London
McClure
Michael Dennin
Edith Nelson
Latoya Bay
E. L. Blumenschein
Barrington Delays Transcripts In Missouri Death Case
The U S Supreme Court received notice from Missouri’s chief justice that the state court issued a sixty day extension from July 30 for filing the transcript of the record in the murder case of F Seymour Lord Barrington, who faces a death sentence.
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Washington
8Supreme Court of the
United States
Supreme Court of Missouri
F. Seymour (Lord) Barrington
Guardians and Executors Docket for August Dates
A fragmented list of names and dates appears as a legal docket. Entries name administrators or executors such as Ferrell Lucinda Nannie and John C Hayes, with many surnames including Chapman Lowrey Holloway Henley Bates and Stillwell. The text records multiple dates from August 14 through August 21 and mentions guardians and curators docket entries with numerous individuals and associations.
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Ba'ate
Ferrell Lucinda
Nannie A Gollady
Scott WL
John C Hayes
Chapman Giles
James P Chapman
Lowrey JR
JH Bodkin
Holloway Frolin Roy Holloway
Behwenck
Justin Frances K Schwenck
Dugan
Andrew Wilburn Dogan
Nelson Christian Corn M Nelson
Henley
Margaret E Henley
Bates Annh
ER Bates
Whipple Maille
Whipple
Laughlin
James M
E Heyle
Feeback
Eliza Jons H Conrad
Streker Herman _ Carlina Streker
Greenhalge
John Henry Crawford
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Ie Doh
Tekenn Kite
Indian Territory
Mt. Smith
Ark
Will Skelton
Koshoma
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Englneer Harlan
Sven
Frisco
Hrive
Chwagd ReCorg Herald
Indiana
Young Astor
OWA
Lpee
State Central Committee
Canchman
Bramor
New York
Companion
Lyston D. Howe
Streator
Howe
War Department
Manila
Department
Philippines
Winter
Department of Agriculture
Probate
Hamilton Robert Jnok Moore
Cowlry
Edward Geo H Davis
DC Baker
Teeter Chan
Frank I Tooter
Olivere
Wm Olive
Brown
Elizabeth Marry C Brown
Stilwell JP
WF Stilwell
Smith Geol
Mary E Smith McNaughton
Elizabeth JP
Williama
Warner Anns
Florence
DeLong
Emma Arno C Hayes
Powell Elkmaj
Powell
Arnold JP
Edwarda
Sebspeler
Ruben Etal
Catharine Schapeler
Clark
Mayetal
Blackmore
Hess
James Petal Chase
Simmons
Wmp
Dosis
Doolittia
Ava
Truman
Doolittle
Dugan Lawam
Wilburé
Dugan McGhes
Jeck
Hope
E Walton
Dillon Ediza Marie CJ Requa
Babcock
Jno D Moore
Boome Margaret
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