The Deed of Adewon Mob Forms to Hang Murderer
Miss Nellie Morris, 19, was attacked and killed by Walter A. Weinstock, 18, near Hackney Morgan County. He was seized by a crowd, bound, and guarded as lynching talk spread. Morris, daughter of Benjamin Morris, died soon after. Weinstock had history of violence and confessed the crime in detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Nellie Morris
Hackney
Morgan County
Walter A. Weinstock
Weinstock
Miss Morris
Benjamin Morris
Parkersburg
McGonnellsville
Reformatory
Jacob Weinstock
Rehabilitation Planned for Cruiser Baltimore at $500,000
The Naval Board of Construction voted to rehabilitate the cruiser Baltimore at an estimated cost of about $500,000. The ship, in New York navy yard, will take at least a year and a half to complete. It retains old engines but will have boilers renovated and a new balanced battery of ten to twelve six inch guns replacing the prior main battery. The vessel, built from foreign plans, has served ten years and participated in the Manila Bay action in May 1898.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imost
Baltimore
New York Navy Yard
Manila Bay
Adm. Watson
Asiatic Station
New York
Navy Department
Northeaster damages Anastasia Island in Florida
A northeaster at St. Augustine on January 5 washed away parts of the South Teach railway track and lower roadbeds. The carriage drive near the lighthouse suffered heavy damage as waves eroded the oceanfront near Casa Marina. The Ciquina Sheaf area lost significant property, marking the greatest encroachment in five years and prompting calls for government protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Augustine
Fla
Anastasia Island
South Teach Railway
Casa Marina
Deaths of Gen Bachelder and Gen Barthelder in Ottawa
Gen Richard N Barthelder U S A retired ex quartermaster general died at 230 PM Friday after a long illness. He entered the army in 1841. Ottawa reports Dominion order in council extending modus vivendi with the United States on Atlantic fishing vessels for the 1901 season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard N. Barthelder
Ottawa
Ont
Dominion
United States
Atlantic
New Steamer American Arrives After Long Ocean Run
The new steamer American, a pioneer vessel of the American-Hawaiian line, arrived in San Francisco after 53 days from New York and 21 days from Coronel. The vessel’s maiden voyage showcases its endurance and service to transpacific routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
New York
Coronel
Insurgent Actions Reported Across Philippine Districts
Manila dispatch says Gen Wheaton and Gen Bates report numerous small captures and camp destructions. Insurgent governor Col Techon seized in Smiths district. Gen Grant leads mounted expedition in Southern Pampanga mountains. Insurgents burn houses in Gapan and San Isidro. MacArthur commutes several death sentences. Philippine commission debates school bill with Atkinson and funding changes. Federal party grows with a daily newspaper and three weeklies planned in Pampanga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Wheaton and
Bates
Smith
Col
Techon
Tarlac
Grant
Pampangas
Gapan
San Isidro
Funston
MacArthur
Taft
San Jose College
Philippine Commission
Atkinson
Gen. MacArthur
Mr. Atkinson
Commission
Department of Public
Double lynching in Madison Florida shocks town
Two colored men Jim Denson and his half brother were seized from the county jail by an unknown mob, taken into woods near Madison, and hanged. The victims, charged with killing farmer Frederick Redding, were shot multiple times. hundreds of cartridges were found at the scene, suggesting a large mob, while the sheriff was barred from the jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Fla
Jim Denson
Frederick Redding
Elected Officers Named by National Roofing and Corrugating Co
In Wheeling on January 5 stockholders met to elect directors for a company with plants in West Virginia Ohio and other states. Elected were G F Needham R I Scott F J Slyndman FP Robbins C F Clark F C Caldwell. Principal office to be located in Wheeling Virginia West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
The
National Roofing and Corrugating Co
West Virginia
Ohio
G. F. Needham
Cleveland
R. I. Scott
Cambridge, O
F. J. Slyndman
Cincinnati
FP. C. Robbins
Niles, C
C. F. Clark
Cantor, C
F. C. Caldwel
Wisconsin farmers in Oneida reservation jailed for timber theft
Seventeen well to do farmers on the Oneida Indian reservation were arrested by the U S marshal for cutting government timber valued at 48000 dollars. Authorities plan similar suits against several prominent Wisconsin mill owners with about 50000 dollars at stake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Oneida
Wisconsin
Europe faces cold snap and storm damage across regions
London reports a European cold spell with heavy snow in Eastern Galicia and Southern Russia. Trains are delayed by snow drifts near Odessa, Black Sea vessels overdue, and the Danube frozen at Bucharest. North Holland sees skating as the wheel of fortune turns, while Detroit reflects on wealth and risk in urban life. Native blue grass in the western Rockies shows promise for dry soils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Europe
Galicia
Russia
Odessa
Black Sea
Danube
Bucharest
North
Holland
Rockies
Philip Armour Dead Leaves Vast Empire Unchanged
Philip D Armour died at 5 45 PM at his Prairie avenue home after two years illness. He battled health decline following the death of his son and namesake, with the Armour interests to remain intact and controlled by grandchildren. Estate estimates range 30 to 50 million dollars, plus 15 to 20 million owned by younger family members. Daniel F Davis father of Webster Davis died Sunday of consumption at 64. he was a Union veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Philip D. Armour
Prairie Avenue
Mr. Armour
California
Home Insurance
Indusry
J. Ogden Armour
Ce 5
Armour
Germany
Bad Naupeim
Armours
Philip D. Armour, Jr
Armour & Co
Simeon E. Armour
Kansas City
Daniel F. Davis
Webster
Davis
Interior
Reinforcements Sought as Martial Law Debated in Cape Colony
London dispatch reports unsatisfactory updates from Cape Town with martial law proclaimed at Malmesbury and potential spreads. Officials debate advisability while Kitchener's forces guard lines and Rand mines. Cape Town fears Dutch uprisings as Boers move toward Malmesbury and Clanwilliam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cape Town
Malmesbury
Lord Kitchener
Cape Colony
Clanwilliam
The
Daily Mail
Congo steamer Soudan foundered with ten drowned crew
Brussels dispatch reports the Congo State steamer Soudan, which departed Antwerp in December for river service, foundered about a week ago. Ten crew members are confirmed dead and the vessel's fate remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Antwerp
Congo State
Series of Hold-Ups Plague Chicago L Line
A week of robberies targets Chicago elevated rail line ticket sellers and waiting passengers. The boldest attack occurred at 3 AM on the Lake Street line at Ashland Avenue, where a lone thief robbed four people and stole about $30, forcing them onto a departing train. a bystander fired seven shots but the robber escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lake Street
Ashland Avenue
Eight Men Die in Fire at Washington Avenue South
A deadly blaze at 115 Washington Avenue South in Minneapolis killed eight men and left 19 others in peril. Originating behind the Standard furniture store, the Harvard hotel lodgers were overcome by smoke as brave responders, led by Charles Hanson and night clerk George O Connor, woke the dormitory and tried to escape. The fire caused extensive smoke damage. losses to building and contents were under $5,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Washington Avenue South
Standard Furniture
Harvard
Charles Hanson
George O’connor
Hanson
O’connor
O'Connor
Rebels Defeated Near Venezuelan Border in Colombia
The Costa Rican reports a major battle near the Venezuelan border where 2,000 insurgents led by Gen Uribe were defeated by Colombian government forces. Uribe escaped, while government troops pursued him after leaving Colon. Insurgents allegedly received aid from liberals in Venezuela and Ecuador.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uribe
Kingston
Jamaica
Kelly
Colon
Colombia
Venezuela
Ecuador
Inaugural Quarters Questioned by Blaine Club Leader
Washington reports quote Blaine club chairman John Joy Edson saying no bids for quarters were made and ample lodging exists for all. He denied a plan to house 125 men in one room amid inaugural preparations. News from abroad notes copper sulphate demand in Ireland. Port Arthur reports mass killings of reformists in Pechili. Belle Fremont, soprano of the Bostonians, dies of pneumonia in Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Joy Edson
Blaine Club
Jan
United States
Ffrice
Belfast
Ireland
Denver
Col
Belle Fremont
The
Bostonians
Tremont Hotel
Washington, D. C
Inauguration to Feature College Representation in Parade
Washington plans for President McKinley’s second inauguration include a major new element. An inter-collegiate committee invites presidents of over 400 colleges and universities to send delegations in uniform with banners for the inaugural parade. The move aims to add a distinct collegiate presence to the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McKinley
United States
Kidnapped Girl Leads Chicago Police Missing Case
A 12 year old girl was kidnaped from Lake Bluff and enticed into a candy store, then taken to Lakeside. Police issued a lookout for a man and a woman as investigators traced the disappearance of the orphaned child. Eugene Zimmerman Engaged in Chicago News report notes his marriage plans with Mrs N E B Gilbert of Chicago. Bisagno attends funeral amid rowdy street display in Stockton. Henry Radamacher’s livery barn burns with 29 horses killed, a man’s body found in the ruins. Carnegie pledges 200000 dollars to Seattle for a new public library with 50000 yearly maintenance guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Evanston
Lake Bluff
Lakeside
Manistee
Mich
Henry Radamacher
First Street
Seattle
Wash
Andrew Carnegie
Five registered letter bags stolen on Rome Turin line
Five bags of registered letters were stolen on the railroad between Turin and Rome. Three bags originated in New York. The loss is estimated at 200,000 lire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Turin
New York
Congress Debates Army Reforms And Suffrage Inquiry
In early January 1910 Washington reports the Senate pushing the army reorganization bill and Hoar proposing a Philippine inquiry commission. Hansbrough introduces an Hawaii extension bill and a department of education. House debates reapportionment and suffrage investigations in southern states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
United
Hawaii
Hansbrough
Department of Education
House
Olmstead
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carolina
North Carolina
Committee On Census
Hoar
Congress
Census Committee
Hopkins
Shafroth
Cok
Senate Committee On
Proctor
First regular appropriation bill reported by Senate
Washington January 5 the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill was reported to the senate as the first regular appropriation bill. The only amendment added by the committee concerns temporary clerks in government service for two years who have proven efficient may be appointed to fill classified vacancies at the secretary's discretion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Senator Wilson proposes tax exemption for certain bequests
Washington January 4 Senator Wilson gives notice of an amendment to the war revenue bill. The amendment would exempt from tax all bequests or legacies for religious literary charitable or educational uses including works of art where the tax has not yet been paid or collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Senate panel backs reciprocity pacts with Latin nations
The senate foreign relations committee voted to report favorably the reci procity treaties with Nicaragua British Guiana and Ecuador and a supplementary extradition treaty with Great Britain. The agreements make money under false pretenses obstruction of railroad trains and procuring abortion extraditable offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Nicaragua
British Guiana
Ecuador
Great Britain
Denver Bills Urge Capital Punishment and Senate Election Reform
Denver reports that a bill to restore capital punishment was introduced in response to recent lynchings. Another measure asks Congress to convene a constitutional convention to amend the election of senators by popular vote. In Chillicothe Missouri actress Jessie R. Clark known as Violet Creegan was found dead in her hotel room from ether.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Congress
Chillicothe
Jessie R. Clark
Violet Creegan
Miss West Temple Dies of Pneumonia in Denver
Denver reporter notes Miss West Temple of the My Friend From India company died of pneumonia at St. Josephs hospital after falling ill during a Denver theater performance two weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver, Col
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Adewon
W. A. Weinstock
Naval Board of Construction
Bachelder
New Steamer American
Philippines
Jalil
Madison, Fla
Wheeling, W. Va
Detroit Journal
Philip Armour
Packer
WANIS
Massac
Shanghai
Port Arthur
Pechili
Prim Donna Fremont
Eugene Zimmerman
Duchess of Manchester
N. E. B. Gilbert
Gilbert
Miss Breese
J. B. Breese
Stockton
Cal
Carlo Bisagno
Public Library For
WAR Revenue Law
Nelson
Miss West Temple
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