The One Who Was Shot Escaped and Lynching Near Kendall
T Johnson died from injuries after a brutal attack at a Kendall negro dance. Deputies captured two suspects, and a mob hanged Bill Wiley Douglass near Anderson on a Cotton Belt bridge. Six more negroes linked to the affair were jailed at Rison as crowds roamed Kendall and Anderson seeking justice.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
T. T. Johnson
Kendall
Tom Handley
Rison
Bill Wiley Douglass
Anderson
Cotton Belt Railroad
Pearls in Arkansas Draw Thousands to Rivers and Lakes
Thousands of Arkansans wade rivers and lakes in search of pearls after new discoveries in the Arkansas River and nearby creeks, lakes, and bayous. Reports describe pearls valued from 10 to 800 dollars and a surge of finds along the Saline, White, and Fourche rivers.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Fourche
White River
Miners Refuse to Yield in Pittsburgh Coal Strike
Pittsburgh August 24 The labor stalemate continues as the miners reject all plans to arbitrate or fix a price for thirty days and reopen at 69 cents. Operators propose split differences, a committee forms to plan resumption, while Ratchford criticizes operators and calls for broader conference.
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Pittsburg
National and District
Board of Arbitration
Ratchford
Whitecap Women of 60 Reported in Bloomington Outrage
Fairfax, eight miles south of Bloomington, reports a whitecapping incident at the Southers home. Milton Southers and his 60 year old mother were severely whipped and beaten, Josie Treadway was lashed, by masked assailants. The motive given was Southers alleged loose conduct and he was told to leave the area.
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Commercial Tribune
Marietta
Willie Crago
Ohio Industrial School
Lancaster
McCasleter
Woman's Department
Willie
Reform Farm
Bloomington
Ind
Fairfax
Here
Milton Southers
Ping
Josie Treadway
Southers
Hanna to Speak at Franklinton Centennial
Senator Hanna accepts invitation to speak at Franklinton's centennial in Columbus Ohio. The event honors the town that preceded Columbus and will be held in the second week of September.
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Franklinton
Columbus
Indiana Governor Faces Miners Strike Misery
Indianapolis August 24 Governor Mount expressed deep distress over Indiana miners strike saying no state funds or legislature are available to help. He urged private relief, noting miners live under a decayed wage system and would work if offered a chance, while warning against widespread disorder and militia.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Mount
Pennsylvania
Debs to Attend Wheeling Conference of Labor Executives
Eugene V. Debs will attend a Wheeling conference of executive officers from national labor organizations, called by President Ratchford of the miners, to plan strategies to win the coal strike. He arrives from Fairmont Monday afternoon and will be welcomed by a reception committee. Most national labor leaders are expected, with talk of persuading firemen and train crews to stop hauling West Virginia coal though engineers may not participate.
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Ratchford
Wheeling
West Virginia
Engineers
Brotherhood
Mrs Porter Rewed in Council Bluffs to Porter Kin
Mrs J D Porter has wed Harold Edgar Thomas in Council Bluffs. Thomas, Porter's nephew, is son of General Thomas of Ohio and briefly partners with Calvin Brice in New York. The marriage follows the July 28 suicide of Dr J D Porter at his store, a death linked to jealousy over Mrs Porter.
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Commercial Tribune
Kansas City
J. D. Porter
Council Bluffs
Harold Edgar Thomas
Jus Co
Porter Riding
Robbers Torture Victims In West Virginia Farmhouse
West Virginia farmer J M Irby and his wife were tortured with burning candles for two hours by three masked robbers seeking hidden money. Irby and his wife were found bound. Mrs Irby critically injured. In Toledo four masked highwaymen raided Wm Hamlin’s farm beating Hamlin and Cherry and binding them, then looted money and a watch. The suspects fled after neighbor alerts.
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West Virginia
Irby
Commercial Tribune
Toledo
Wm. Hamlin
Oregon Township
George Ch
Hamlin
Cherry
Ham- Min
Broker Aaron Conn Dies in Detroit Market Tragedy
Aaron C. Conn, a broker with F. J. Simons & Co., was found dead at Belle Isle Park after apparently strangling himself with a handkerchief during a wheat market downturn. Once with Carron & Conn, he had borrowed to cover losses and left a widow with no children.
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F. J. Simons & Co
Conn
Belle Isle Park
President McKinley to be Oriented Into Cleveland Harbor
Cleveland plans for a Friday arrival of President McKinley aboard the Comanche with escort by two Naval Reserve divisions on the Andrew Johnson. The Johnson will greet the Comanche, dip colors, raise the President's flag, and fire a twenty one gun salute. Officials may escort him to Public Square or Windemere near Euclid Beach Park.
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Tribune
Cleveland, O
President McKinley
Cleveland Harbor
Naval Reserves
Andrew Johnson
Naval Reserve
Johnson
Windemere
Euclid Beach Park
Buffalo
Union Depot
C. E. Benham
McCay
D. H. Pond
Terrific Kilowatt Storm Strikes Kingwood
A severe one hour storm hit Kingwood West Virginia with around fifty lightning bolts. Four central town buildings were struck and a City Hall banquet was interrupted. The telephone central office was damaged and a household was stunned. No fatalities were reported. Trees shattered.
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Commercial Tribune
Kingwood
W. Va
Audacity of the Afridis and their dispersed defense
A Times dispatch from Simla reports the Afridis remain in the Khaibar hills avoiding hostilities while proposing dispersal terms including troop withdrawal from Swat and Samana Range and surrender of Afridi women. Rumors claim Fort Ali-Masjid fight with 300 government dead, unconfirmed. Mir Bashir leads the assault.
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Khaibar
Swat
Samana
Peshawar
Bombay
Fort Ali-Masjid
Lowrag
Fort Ali- Masjid
Mir Bashir
Tirah
Flood Devastates Carey’s Run Area In Ohio Losses Reach Seven Thousand
A regular cloudburst and severe hailstorm struck Carey's Run near Portsmouth Ohio last night. Henry Kraus’s residence flooded as the family saved belongings. Barns fruit trees and cornfields suffered heavy damage. Estimates place total losses around seven thousand dollars.
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Commercial Tribune
Portsmouth
Carey
Henry Kraus
Lightning strikes veranda. three men prostrated in Ohio
In Portsmouth Ohio on Long Run the veranda at William Benner's residence was struck by lightning last night. William Benner George Wiget and George Benner were prostrated. George Benner may die.
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Commercial Tribune
Portsmouth
Wm. Benner
Geo. Wiget
George Benner
Thunder Drives Him Insane In Kentucky Storm
P B Garrison Jr aged 19 of Lexington Kentucky was ruled insane today and committed to the Eastern Kentucky Lunatic Asylum after a thunderstorm and nearby lightning strike apparent triggered a sudden mental collapse. He was previously in full possession of his faculties. His father H B Garrison is a prosperous farmer of Russell Cave.
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Lexington
P.B. Garrison, Jr
Kentucky Lunatic Asylum
H. B. Garrison
Russell Cave
Garrison House
Garrison
Commercial Tribune
Buffalo
N. Y
Wooster Baptist Association Opens Convention in Alliance
The Wooster Baptist Association began its convention in Alliance Ohio with Rev Albert Ehrgott of Conneaut scheduled to participate.
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Commercial Tribune
Alliance, O
Convention of the Wooster Baptist Association
Albert Ehrgott
Conneaut
Afridis seize Ft Maude as frontier fighting widens
Fort Maude at the Khyber Pass falls to Afridi insurgents after fierce clashes. British forces retreat to Kohat, with 32,000 frontier troops mobilized and 42,000 available. Parochinar and Fort Ali Masjid see renewed attacks as General Ellas plans a coordinated push.
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Ft. Maude
Khyber Pass
Khyber Rifles
Ft. Ali-Masjid
Ft. Maud
Westmascott
Kohat
Jewangera
Sudda
Parochinar
Fort Ali-Masjid
Jamrud
Fourth Dragoons
Afridis
Ellos
Afridis Massacre 300 as Priests Lead Attack in Frontier Region
Reports from Peshawar state Afridi forces led by fanatical priests attacked Sepoys near Ft Abh Masjid killing about 300 and seizing rifles. The raid prompts fears of a wider assault on the British garrison at Lowgat with troops readied to march to New Chaman.
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Peshawar
Ft. Abh-Masjid
Lowrgat
Quetta
New Chaman
Sultan of Turkey Backing Indian Uprising Believed
London reports say official circles acknowledge gravest India situation with Afridi fighters estimated at 25 000. A Standard letter suggests the Sultan of Turkey supports the uprising, while African newspapers condemn Salisbury's diplomacy as poor.
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India
Standard
Turkey
Marquis of Salisbury
Constable fatally shoots two of Hill family in Atoka clash
In Covington Tennessee a constable and assistants attempting to levy on Mike Hill's household goods at Atoka station on the Illinois Central were met with resistance. They shot and killed two of Hill's sons and wounded his wife. The constable telegrams for more men.
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Covington
Tenn
Mike Hill
Atoka
Illinois Central
Hill
Lightning strikes barn near Dublin injuring farm owner
Lightning hit the barn of Herbert Bilby three miles south of Dublin this evening around 5 o clock. The blaze destroyed the barn and Bilby, an elderly owner, was injured.
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Commercial Tribune
Dublin
Ind
Herbert Bilby
Ace
George Englert Funeral in Portsmouth After Tragic Death
George Englert 23, who died by his own action, will be buried in Portsmouth on Wednesday rather than Cincinnati as previously announced. He married Nettie Schrader of Cumminsville about a year ago a troubled union. His mother, who chided him, witnessed the tragedy and remains prostrated with heart disease, with physicians fearing for her recovery.
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Commercial Tribune
Portsmouth
George Englert
Cincinnati
Englert
Nettie Schrader
Cumminsville
Girl's body found in barrel along Holston River bank
Abingdon Virginia reports the discovery of a young girl's body cut into three pieces hidden under sand and dirt in a barrel by the south fork of the Holston River. Initial identification as Frank Larimer's daughter proved false.
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Commercial Tribune
Abingdon
South Fork
Holston River
Frank Larimer
Greenwood
Elletsville Fatal Tree Crash Kills Two
During a storm a tree fell onto a slaughter house in Elletsville Indiana. Joseph Edwards was instantly killed and Charles Ambers fatally injured while both men were at work. Authorities filed a report from Bloomington dated August 24. Local responders treated Ambers at the scene and he was later transferred to a hospital for further care.
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Commercial Tribune
Bloomington
Ind
Elletsville
Joseph Edwards
Charles Ambers
Edwards
Ambers
Margaret Ingles Seeks State Librarian Post
Frankfort Ky Aug 24 Miss Margaret Ingles of Paris announces candidacy for State Librarian after supporting Bryan and free silver in the last campaign.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Margaret Ingles
Paris
Bryan
Beets Sugar Factory Planned in Chillicothe Ohio
Wealthy farmers pledge funds and to grow large beet crops for a new Chillicothe sugar refinery. The venture estimates a $300000 investment, 600 jobs, 3000 acres of sugar beets, and a contract price of 4 dollars per ton for beets with at least 12 percent saccharine matter. The plant aims to open in March next year with 300 tons daily capacity, operating five months annually.
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Commercial Tribune
Chillicothe, CO
C. H. McNeal
Governor Bushnell to Return for September Campaign Opening
Springfield Ohio August 24 The governor and Mrs Bushnell are recovering at a White Mountains cottage with improving health reports. They plan to return by September 1 to participate in the Republican campaign opening set for September 11 in Cincinnati Columbus and Cleveland with speakers in the field from September 4. J F McGrew will join as a speaker per Mr Nash of the State Executive Committee.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Bushnell
John Glessner
Chicago
Warder, Bushnell, Glessner & Co
White Mountains
J. F. McGrew
George K. Nash
Republican State Executive Committee
Cincinnati
Columbus
Cleveland
McGrew
Nash
Crabb Not Blamed In Whisky Sale Case Despite Bank Letters
Frankfort dispatch reports Crabb’s friends say letters from the Oldham County Bank to Crabb exonerate him from fraud charge over pledged whisky. The letters suggest a bank Crabb understanding to sell the whisky and cover notes. Judge Pryor will offer the letters in Crabb’s defense, asserting only partial misapplication of proceeds occurred and Crabb gained nothing personally.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
W. L. Crabb
Crabb
Oldham County
Pryor
McKinley Visits Buffalo Encampment of Veterans
Buffalo hosts a massive veterans gathering with 200000 souls including the President and Mrs McKinley and dignitaries. parades campfires and electric decorations wow crowds as Hanna arrives and a banquet at the Ellicott Building follows. weather threatens but crowds press on amid cheering.
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McKinley
Alger
Hanna
America
Washington Post
Chicago
Buffalo
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