Negro Executed by Fire After Vigilante Capture in Nebraska
In Simon Col. on November 16 Preston Porter Jr. known as John Porter was chained to a railroad rail and burned alive by about 800 vigilantes. The victim pleaded for mercy while the mob carried out the grim execution in a carefully staged protest. The train had carried the prisoner from Hugo to Lake Station where preparations began after the mob demanded justice. Governor Frost’s family watched as the brutal act unfolded though with little discussion among spectators.
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Simon
Col
Preston Porter, Jr
John Porter
Lincoln County
Quelles
Negro
Preston Porter
Richard W. Frost
Litle
Louise Frost
Porter
Freeman
R. W. Frost
Hugo
Lake Station
Limon
Frost
Kaiser's Life Endangered as Insane Woman Hurls Axe
Special Cable reports in Breslau a well dressed woman named Selma Schnapke hurled an axe at the Kaiser's royal carriage as he passed through Garten Strasse. The weapon struck the rear of the vehicle but the Kaiser escaped unharmed. The Empress visited the barracks after the incident. The attacker was seized and later held by police.
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Commercial Tribune
Cologne
Keiser
Garten Strasse
Breslau
Sélma Sthnapke
Saxe- Meiningen
Italy
Kleinburg
Gross Strelitz
Berlin
Kaiser
Vossische Zeitung
His
Liberated Not Lynched In Albemarle Jail Escape
A mob tried to lynch a black prisoner in Albemarle but failed, breaking jail walls and dragging him out before he escaped as gunfire erupted. The man was accused of poisoning Dr. Love, who died months earlier, with a Charlotte report noting the event as a jail break and mob action.
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Atlanta
Charlotte
N.C
Albemarle
Love
Inventor Frederick W Royce Dies in Washington
Frederick W Royce widely known as an inventor electrician and veteran telegraph operator collapsed and died in Washington on November 16.
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Washington
Frederick W. Royce
Marked for Death by Assassins
Special Despatch from Jackson Ky reports Joel Tharp shot at his home near Smiths Branch, with the wound in his right shoulder possibly fatal. Unknown assailants observed, last shot six months earlier. Nearby, robbers attempted Bryant Spicer’s riverfront home, forcing entry, then fled after bloodhounds tracked killers and wounded riders are suspected due to bloody saddles.
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Commercial Tribune
Jackson
Joel Tharp
Smith
Tharp
Bryant Spicer
Spicer
Anderson burglar William Mitchell sentenced for numerous robberies
Special Despatch to Commercial Tribune from Anderson Indiana reports William Mitchell the burglar captured by Mrs B L Van Petten was sentenced in the Circuit Court to two to fourteen years in Jeffersonville prison He admitted to robbing more than 100 homes and people in the last three months.
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Commercial Tribune
Anderson
Ind
William Mitchell
L. van Petten
Jeffersonville
Palace Property Torn Down in 34th Street Deal
The Stewart marble palace on Thirty-fourth Street has been torn down. Contracts for sale were signed and the property passed to the Barney-Sheldon syndicate. The land will be held for speculative purposes.
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Stewart Ie
And
Thirty-fourth Street
Barney-Sheldon Syndicate
Potter Letter Pushes Mayor to Fight Vice in New York
Bishop Potter writes Mayor Van Wyck urging city action against vice on the East Side and police complicity. He cites crude official contempt when clergymen seek protection for the young and calls for protection of innocent women and children. Mayor replies promising to refer the matter to the Attorney General.
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New York
Henry ¢. Potter
Episcopal Diocese of
van Wyck
Tammany
Hall
Great East Side
Gardner
Anthony Comstock
Society For the Suppression of Crime
Bishop Potter
Potter
Attentia
Stanton Street
East Side
Episcopal Church
Czar Nicholas II and brother linked to alleged plot claims
A late report from St. Petersburg discusses the Czars illness and ongoing concerns about a possible poison plot involving Grand Duke Michael and Grand Duchess Helen. It notes friction between brothers over marriage and church prohibitions, with uncertainty about a male heir and the impact on Russia.
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Russia
Livadia
Olga
Tatiana
Marie
Moscow
Tschudowo
France
Michael
Ince
Caar
Helen
Vladimir
Germany
Troy
Attorney General Griggs to Leave the Cabinet
New York November 16 The Attorney General Griggs announced to the President his planned departure from the Cabinet after March 4 due to business reasons President McKinley expressed deep regret and thanks for Griggs faithful service John K Richards Ohio former Attorney General of Ohio is mentioned as Griggs successor potential choice
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Griggs
Commercial Tribune
New York
McKinley
John K. Richards
Mr. Griggs
Mr. Richards
Ohio
Ironton
Buckeye
Anarchist Bagards Arrested in Stockholm
An anarchist named Bagards from New York has been arrested in Stockholm on November 16 amid security concerns. He faces unspecified charges and is held for questioning by local authorities.
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Stockholm
Bagards
New York
Miles calls for reorganization of U S Army
General Nelson A Miles urges a permanent standing army, expanded manpower, and a reserve force. He criticizes one year volunteer service in the Philippines, proposes a draft bill, and cites troop shortages at home and to guard the Western frontier. He honors Liscum, Lee, and Reilly for valor in China.
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Washington
Nelson A. Miles
Miles
Philippines
Tropics
United States
Milés
Eare
West
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Alaska
Peking
F. 8
Liscum
Jesse M. Lée
Ninth Infantry
Tien Tsin
Native Hawaiians Bitter Over Annexation
In Honolulu on November 9, Robert W. Wilcox, independent royalist, won the Hawaiian Delegate to Congress by a small margin over Samuel Parker the Republican. Native voters outside the cities carried the result, while white and educated natives opposed him. The election mood turned against annexation. Parker carried the island of Hawaii by 219 votes. Queen Liliuokalani is said to have secretly supported Wilcox. The independent native group will hold a large House majority with fourteen members. Republicans nine. Independents and Democrats six. Senate will have seven Republicans, eight Independents, one Democrat. Debate over voter restrictions and property qualifications is expected. whites favor color-based limits.
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Honolulu
Robert W. Wilcox
Congress
Samuel Parker
Wilcox
Repubians
Queen L Lam
Suley
Cane
Gahu
Prince David
Haived
Parker
Liliuokalani
Independent Native Party
House of Representatives
House
Senate
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Baden
Louis Bonaparte
Michaél
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Ern Frontier
Reilly
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