Soldier Killed as 107-Pound Shell Explodes at Fort Riley
Junction City Kansas August 1 report from Fort Riley describes a tragic accident during target practice at the siege battery O seventh artillery. Private Watson killed instantly and several others wounded including John L King Murray Sykes Henry Watson is identified among the dead. The shell explosion occurred as it was being rammed into the third section gun.
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Junction City
Kas
Fort Riley Meervation
Tan Dusen
Brody
Watson
Wyof Watson
Texas
Ad Ristar
South Carolina
Pierce City Lynchings and Murder Report
Pierce City Missouri August 20 stray from mob violence and arson after the murder of Miss Casselle Wild. Black residents flee with three corpses left unburied as a hunt for the killer continues. George Lark a St Louis and San Francisco porter jailed in Springfield claims innocence while bloodhounds point to him. Barrette and Flavors arrested in Oklahoma City and Mt. Vernon. The mob killed French Godley and Pete Hampton and burned several homes as fear of further lynchings persists.
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Pierce City
Missouri
Casselle Wild
Miss Wilds
Monett
Frisco
Springfield
George Lark
St. Louis
San Francisco
French Godley
Miss Wild
Lark
Eugene Barretteanegro
Flavors
Oklahoma City
Barrette
Mt. Vernon
Flavers
Robert Hampton
Inconsistent Bankers Denounce Younger Parole
Minnesota bankers assembled denounce the parole of the Younger brothers, noted bank robbers who lacked trust from savers and did not pose as honest citizens, yet used the advantage to steal from depositors. President McKinley has ecranted 2 Tark robbers. Of anne to i
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Mr. McKinley
Minnesota
Mckinley
Minnesota Bankers ' Association
Minnesota Bankers Association
Anne
Do You Get Up With A Lame Back Offer
Readers are invited to try Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root kidney liver and bladder remedy promoted as a 19th century medical triumph. A free sample bottle and an informational booklet are offered by mail to those who mention reading the notice, with the regular sizes sold by druggists.
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Kilmers
Kilmer
Bright
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Missouri at sixtieth anniversary remarks by Walter Williams
Walter Williams of the Columbia Herald reflects on Missouri's state in its thirtieth anniversary era noting droughts and hardships alongside crops and mild fall weather. He cites Democratic majorities and happy homes, praises common sense, and argues Missouri’s undeveloped resources could surpass Nile delta wealth with proper cultivation. He highlights zinc, lead, coal, and rising mines, with manufacturing expanding despite pioneer privation.
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Walter Williams
The
Columbia Herald
Missouri
Commonwealth
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