Magnolia Race Riot After Negroes Driven From Town
Magnol ia Alabama endures a day of race tension after Clinton Montgomery and other blacks clash with white citizens. Ernest Slade is fatally shot. Montgomery’s body is found in a charred hut. Brister Shelly Montgomery and others face arrest as mobs threat ensues and most black residents flee the town amid armed whites and a fire engulfing a negro hut.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Magnolia
Ala
Ernest Slade
Clinton Montgomery
Brister
Shelly Montgomery
Marengo County
Leach
Will Montgomery
Algernon Lewis
Auercotia
Clint Montgomery
Montgomery
Vedio
Carlton
Tom Shields
Wiliam Lindsey
Steillade
Montgom- 2
Linden
Albert Watkins
Fight Over Hogs Triggers Major Louisiana Row
from Grand Cane near Shreveport two black men were wounded in a clash with white farmer John Allen over hogs. Allen and his ally fired back, injuring both attackers. Governor Saunders pledged to intervene with state troops to keep order.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Shreveport
Grand Cane
John Allen
Allen
Jared T. Saunders
Allon
Comer Orders Militia to Selma Then Countermands
Governor Comer ordered a militia company from Selma to Magnolia amid reports that armed negroes attacked the Marengo county sheriff, wounding five white men, but the order was later countermanded.
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Comer
Montgomery
Ala
Selma
Magnolia
Marengo County
Black Man Confrontation Spurs Militia Stand at Belleville
Eight companies of the Illinois state militia move toward Belleville as Sheriff Cashe seizes control at the St Clair county jail. Tensions rise over Will Clark a Black man linked to a public safety incident in East St Louis. Deputies armed, extra deputies sworn in, and jail fortified amid rumors of a mob reaction. East St Louis workers attempt to reach Belleville but a vehicle car is stranded when power is cut, leaving the scene without further violence.
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St., Louis
Associated _Press
Belleville
Cashe
St. Clair County
Will Clark
East St. Louis
Deneen
St St. Louis
East St. Loui
E V. Goodey
M. P. O'Brien
Metra
Clark
East St
Deputy slain at Black Bayou as prisoner mob threat rises
Sumner Mississippi December 20 Associated Press Deputy Sheriff Frank Chambers was killed at Black Bayou near Sumner by Aaron McCoy one of two black suspects in custody McCoy was killed by a bystander Henry Weems the other prisoner was taken to jail and tonight spirited away to lynching Intense excitement and terror spread among local Black residents amid the uprising at the scene.
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Sumner
Miss
Associated Preas
Frank Chambers
Black Bayou
Aaron McCoy
McCoy
Henry Weems
Man Hunt Ends in Suicide After Desperate Chase
Abbeville Louisiana December reports a dramatic end to a manhunt when Roy O Hara a negro desperado killed himself after a multi day chase. Officers Hilly and Thomas were wounded in the pursuit and a cordon of about one hundred men surrounded the swamps before the fatal act. His body was tied to a buggy and dragged to the courthouse.
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Abbeville
Associated Press
Roy O'Hara
Hilly
Thomas
Negro hanged after Rosebud police clash
In Rosebud Texas on December 20 a mob of about fifty men overpowered imprisoned Coke Mills a Black man after a fight with City Marshal Williams and Mayor S J Wood. Mills was dragged to the fire department tower and hanged. the body remained suspended as night fell.
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Rosebud
Tex
Associated Press
Williams
S. J. Wood
Coke
Mills
Ward
Fire Department
Clash Feared in Arkansas After Mob Shootings
In Devall Bluff Ark a white mob shot and fatally wounded Matt Todd a planter while George Bailey a negro was killed by the mob and jailed. Protests by negroes drew crowds and white residents patrolled streets amid fears of racial violence following the incident. Todd died after surgery was attempted in Little Rock.
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Little Rock
Ark
Associated Press
Devall Bluff
George Bailey
Bailey
Matt Todd
Devall
Todd
Pistol duel in Star Loan pawn shop wounds marshal
In Kansas City an unknown black man opened fire during a raid on Star Loan pawn shop at 210 Independence Avenue. County Marshal Joel B. Mayes was shot in the head and severely wounded while Policeman Harl C. Logan helped subdue the suspect. Mayes killed the assailant as jewelry was found on the pockets of the deceased.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
Joel B. Mayes
Harl.c. Logan
Star Loan
Independence Avenue
Logan
Mayes
Madriz Elected Nicaragua President Amid Turmoil
Dr Jose Madriz, former Central American court judge and Zelaya ally, was elected Nicaragua president by congress amid stormy session. He vows harmony, citizens rights, free elections, and equal opportunities as Zelaya era ends. Congress accepts Madriz resignation as judge. Prado to succeed. Estrada and Zelaya factions oppose, risk of uprisings looms.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Managua
Nicaragua
Jose Madriz
Central American Court of Justice
Cartago
Zelaya
Congress
Madriz
Leon
Dr. Madriz
Panylagua Prado
Lierals
Chinandenga
Granada
US says Madriz must show capable government in Nicaragua
Secretary Knox stated Washington’s stance toward Nicaragua remains unchanged after Madriz’s selection to succeed Zelaya. The United States demands a responsible government that can settle grievances with American citizens and be able to negotiate, with diplomatic relations not to resume until such control is established. Estrada’s telegram reiterates that Zelaya’s backers and any president tied to him will not be accepted by the revolutionaries. Continued in Page 2.
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Rama
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Associated Press
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Nicaragua
State Department
United States
Rodriguez
White House
Revolutionary Army
Iro Colon
Revolutionary Party
Irias
Tare
Death of Dr William W Barber School Board Member and Physician
Dr William Wilson Barber prominent Camp Washington physician and school board member died at his home 2933 Colerain Avenue after a two year illness. He served five years on the school board and was to deliver a principal address at Hopple Street district school dedication. Survived by wife Rose Temmen Barber and brother Miles Barber in government service. Funeral Thursday conducted by Knights of Pythias. interment Spring Grove cemetery.
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William, Wilson Barber
Colerain Avenue
Hopple Street
Campington
D. of A
The
Foresters
Knights
University of New York
Cincinnati
Miami Medical College
Rose C. Temmen
Much Australian Wheat Available for Export
The government estimates a wheat yield of 25,500,000 bushels for the year, surpassing last year by 10,000,000. About 13,000,000 to 14,000,000 bushels remain available for export.
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Sydney
Associated Press
Lurton Confirmed as Associate Justice of Supreme Court
Washington December 20 Judge Horace H Lurton was confirmed by the senate as associate justice of the Supreme Court with no opposition. President Taft expressed gratification at the prompt action and defended Lurton against criticisms of bias toward corporations. Mills of East Las Vegas and Ashurst named for other posts.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Horace H. Lurton
Senate
Supreme Court
William J. Mills
East Las Vegas
United States supreme co _The
Judge Lurton
Von Bernstorff Urges Closer Ties With Germany
German ambassador Count Von Bernstorff urged closer commercial and intellectual relations between the United States and the German empire. He spoke before students at the College of the City of New York in New York City.
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New York
Associated Press
United States
Count von Bernstorff
College of the City of
Eligible To Retire But Preferred Work and Died
Albert Heald a 69 year old conductor for the Pennsylvania railroad was killed in Philadelphia today when he stepped in front of a shifting engine. He had served 49 years and wished to continue working to reach fifty years of continuous service though his pension rights allowed retirement.
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Philadelphia
Associated
Pennsylvania Railroad
Albert Heald
Mysterious assault at Grand hotel shocks Covington
Henry R. Myers whisky maker of Covington Kentucky was badly beaten at the Grand hotel. Two unknown assailants seized him at midnight near the Fourth street entrance. He later recovered in the hotel, muttering that Herbert Jackson and Dr Virgil Myers were involved. No witnesses identified the attackers. police were not yet notified.
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Virgil Myers
Henry. R. Myers
Ccovington
Grand Hotel
Mr. Myers
Egypt
Africa
Fourth Street
Bert Anderson
Anderson
Myers
Archer son of ex Senator killed by freight train
Thornton A Archer eldest son of ex State Senator Frank Archer was struck and killed by a freight train on the Cleveland & Pittsburg line in Bellaire while talking with Dr Wedeman. Wedeman escaped with a dislocated shoulder and two broken ribs.
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Commercial Tribune
Bellaire
Cleveland & Pittsburg
Wedeman
Thornton A. Archer
Frank Archer
Two Men Run Down by Train in Chillicothe
CHILLICOTHE O Dec 20 Charles S Hunsicker and Allen Brown of Williamsport were struck by a west bound Norfolk and Western train at the Main street crossing Hunsicker was killed Brown badly injured He will die
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Charles S. Hunsicker
Allien Brown
Williamsport
Norfolk & Western
Main Street
Hunsicker
Brown
Three Lives Sacrificed in Large London Drapery Fire
A massive fire at a Clapham drapery store in London destroyed the building, killing three people and injuring none of the crowd of shoppers and 300 workers who escaped. The blaze, started by an electric bulb breaking among celluloid stock, caused $2.5 million in damage and consumed an acre of five-story premises in about an hour. A girl and two men died after attempts to escape via a fire escape and a ladder failed. John Burns, president of the local government board, directed firefighting efforts and attended a meeting afterward with soot and water on his clothing. In Columbus, Ohio, The Evening Dispatch fire in the basement forced rescue of a stenographer before flames reached the elevator and composing room.
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Associated Press Dispatch
London
Clapham
John Burns
Columbus
Associated Press
Evening Dispatch
Mary Foskette
Taft Agrees to Public Ballinger Pinchot Probe
President Taft yields to Ballinger critics and orders a thorough public investigation of the Ballinger Pinchot controversy. Ballinger and cabinet allies press for unfiltered inquiry, with Wickersham Hitchcock and a possible joint congressional committee to lead the effort. The move aims to avert party damage and restore confidence in conservation policy and the administration.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Taft
Ballinger
Ballinger-Pinchot
Interior Department
HTS
Secretary of the Interior
L R&r. Glavis
The
Land Office
Congress
Bae Ee
Ee Sveert
White House
Wickersham
Hitchcock
Nebraska
House
Republican Party
Senate
Congressional
Rhodius of Elma Dare Fame Dead
Indianapolis mourns George Rhodius a wealthy city figure who married Elma Dare in Louisville five years ago amid annulment fights. He died after a stroke and brain operation while under care at a local sanitarium. Elma Dare had appealed a Supreme Court ruling on the annulment case and faced abduction charges tied to Rhodius earlier hospitalization and pursuit.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
Ind
Associated Press
George Rhodius
Louisville
Elma Dare
New York
Pittsburg
Rhodius
State’ Supreme Court
Rhodius Ad Ner
Pennsylvania
Shonts Takes Leave Beside Dying Father in Chicago
Theodore P. Shonts president of the Interborough company reached Chicago to be at the bedside of his dying father Dr. Henry Daniel Shonts. Doctors administered oxygen to prolong life as the 87 year old patient neared death.
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Theodore
Chicago
Associated Press
Theodore P. Shonts
Interborough Metropolitan Street Railway Company of
New York
Henry Daniel Shonts
Shonts
Ohio Navigation Held by Ice Floes Delays River Traffic
Heavy floes of ice in the Ohio river halted navigation between Gallipolis and Pittsburg. Tow boats bound for Pittsburg with empty barges were stranded. potential damage to floating craft if the ice gorge worsens.
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Ohio Navigation
Gallipolis
Associated Press
Ohio River
Pittsburg
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