Led by Women Narrowly Averts Lynching in Lebanon Ind
Frank Hall colored, accused of assault on Mrs. Akers, faces a mob at Lebanon jail. A woman leader, Mrs. Taylor, tries to string a hangman knot with a rope as deputies intervene. Hall is bound over for court, later sentenced to twenty one years after a chaotic scene. Additional reports from Parkersburg and Worthington note separate arrests and a rifle attack with no clew.
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Lebanon
Ind
Frank Hall
Mary Akers
Here
Dutch
Boone County
Fair Dame
Halk
Hall
Taylor
Judie Neal
Marshall Uden
Michigan City
Indianapolis
Whitestown
ParkEissure
W. Va
J. F. Martin
Worthington
Marion County
Martin
Grand Jury to Probe Acme Riot in Charleston
A grand jury is ordered for a February 13 special session to investigate the Friday night riot at Acme. John Foster, shot by strikers, is not expected to live. C. L. Riker, the Chicago man who became known for offering to buy all the pew bond issue, arrived in Washington and checked into the Arlington.
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Charleston
W. Va
Acme
John Foster
Washington
C. L. Riker
Chicago
Pew
Arlington
Great Show Opens with 3000 Poultry Pigeons Exhibits
The annual poultry and pigeon show at Madison Square Garden opens Thursday in New York, with over 3000 exhibits, 700 more than last year. Incubators brooding devices and a miniature pond display surround water fowl, pigeons, and ornate birds. Notable exhibitors include William K. Vanderbilt W T Levering J H Thompson Stadley Bros and William McNeil from London Conn.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
William K. Vanderbilt
W. T. Levering
Baltimore
J.H. Thompson
Paterson, N. J
Stadley Bros
Lee, Mass
William McNeil
London
Eckert Sues Over Murder Claim in Ambrose Rude Case
John Eckert of San Pierre sues Frederick C. Miller for 5000 damages in Porter circuit court alleging false murder charges over Ambrose Rude's death. Lawyers vow further actions against additional defendants seeking a total of 45000 in damages.
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John Eckert
Ambrose Rude
Valpaaniaio
Ind
San Pierre
Kankakee River
Frederick C Miller
C. Betterton
Kouts
Rude
Coates
Eckert
Julian
Indianapolis
Porter
Frederick C. Miller
Admiral Da Gama Plans Against Nictheroy Ended
Reports from Rio indicate the planned insurgent attack on Nictheroy did not occur. The plan leaked out and the government reinforced defenses, keeping soldiers and citizens loyal as Peixoto’s followers reportedly spiraled away.
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Admiral da Gama
Nictheroy
New York
Rio Janiero
Peixoto
Ohio Doctors Will Have an Examining Board of Seven
In Columbus Ohio the senate committee reports a substitute bill proposing a seven member examining board appointed by the governor from medical schools. All physicians except those with ten years practice to be examined in writing. names kept confidential until after examination. Also hotel pure food law amendments and possible consolidation of labor statistics with mine inspectors.
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CoLtumses
Senate Committee On Medical Colleges and Societies
Musgrave and Avery
Bureau of Labor Statistics
London
Herbert Boston
Central Typographical Union
Herbert
Navy Department
Navy Yard
Mare Island Navy Yard
Carlisle warns bonds payments only gold or gold certificates
Secretary Carlisle announced that payments for bonds at the New York subtreasury must be in gold or gold certificates, with legal tender notes redeemable in gold. The share of notes offered remains about 20 percent, risking a larger gold reserve and potential Senate inquiry.
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Washington
Carlisle
New York
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate
United States
Sub-Treasury
Congress Eyes Adjournment After tariff Bill Vote
Washington observers expect Congress to adjourn soon after the Wilson tariff bill clears the way. Dates guessed range July to November with August seen as likely. members and staff weigh private plans as the session nears its end.
Pollard Sues Breckinridge for 50000 Damages
Madaline Pollard of Kentucky sues Congress man Breckinridge for 50000 in a suit filed last August. Trial expected soon in circuit court No 1 before Judge Bradley due to calendar pacing. Pollard’s counsel says plaintiff ready and will resist any postponement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasuimetcy
Madaline Pollard
Breckinridge
Kentucky
District Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Miss Pollard
Jail surrounded by angry mob over Lynchings in Lebanon
In Lebanon Indiana Frank Hall accused of assaulting Mrs Akers was returned from Indianapolis for a preliminary hearing after about 400 men gathered around the jail. Prosecutor urged the crowd to disperse and let the law run its course as the accused faced next steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Ind
Frank Hall
Akers
Indianapolis
Hall
Ninety Mile Trolley Plans Reach New Jersey
Details emerge on a New York Philadelphia trolley link aimed at spanning New Jersey and reaching Philadelphia. Franchises approved for routes from Philadelphia to Trenton, with Newark to Elizabeth and Elizabeth to Plainfield extensions planned.
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New York
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Newark
Elizabeth
Plainfield
Trenton
Federal election laws likely to be repealed by Senate vote
Washington February 5 The senate plans to vote on repealing federal election laws that have governed presidential and congressional ballots since Reconstruction. The measure has passed the House with no expected executive opposition. Republicans indicate a solid party vote against the bill though many may not actively delay its passage. The repeal ends an era of federal supervision viewed unfavorably by states rights advocates.
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Wasutxatoy
Senate
Democratic Party
Congress
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Dynamite Accidents and Tragedies Reported Across Regions
Two accidental dynamite blasts injure a contractor and kill Italian laborer Tesavi near Romeo. Several workers injured or buried by debris as Tesavi dies on site. Separate incidents recount a drowning in Indiana cistern, Moody and Sankey set to begin Washington meetings, and federal nominations for Indiana postmasters. Community mourning follows death of George W. Childs with condolences from Denver and Memphis unions. Spanish bandit Barilas killed by gendarmes in Valencia region after a firefight.
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Curcaco
Romeo
W. B. Comer
Woolfolk, Johnson & Comer
Christopher Tesavi
Dominick Tesavi
Tesavi
Gold Strikes Reported Near Ottumwa and Farnum Hill
Gold was struck two miles from Ottumwa Iowa and on Farnum Hill in Col. Nuggets totalling 87 000 were taken, largest nugget weighing seventy eight ounces. Reports also list a Verdant strike and a new gold discovery affecting local mining interests.
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Ottumwa
Colona
John W. Mackay
Paris
America
Berlin
Iowa Senate
E. A. Balzer
Millville
Richmond
Ind
Harrison
California
Leland Stanford, Jr
Lawrenceburg
William Oester
Cardinal Rampolli
Corrigan
Rome
Morris
Harrisville
W. Va
Jabcock
Davis Coal and Coke Co
Thomas
Green Glass
Senate
Arlington
Executive Board
Schmidt Frewery
Indianapolis
Morse
Outhwaite
Rockford
John Wart
Mary
Nellie
Markets Update Across Cities With Grain Livestock Prices
Market reports from Cincinnati Philadelphia Baltimore Toledo and Pittsburgh show wheat prices steady to easy with No 2 red at near 69c in New York May 69¾c July 114c and cash 60c. Corn and oats mixed with steady demand. livestock prices vary from prime cattle around 4.75 to 4.80 in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh up to 5.70 for h ogs and sheep and lambs noted with lower demand.
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Cincinnati
Feb
Florr
Philadelphia
Toledo
New York
Pittsburgh
Noted stamp collections excite collectors worldwide
Young and old share interest in stamps as investors tout rare specimens. Auctioned One Penny Mauritius of 1847 sold for over a thousand dollars, while a New Haven envelope stamp commands twenty five hundred. Royal and political figures collect, Tapling bequeathed three hundred thousand valued collection to the British Museum. French collection valued near half a million remains unfinished with ongoing discoveries.
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Mauritius
New Haven
Duke of Edinburgh
Prince of Wales
Philatelic Society of London
Duke of York
Prince George
Greece
Russia
England
T. K. Tapling
Harper's
Insurance pitch in a Troy iron shop ends in disaster
A solicitor recounts a life insurance sales visit to a wealthy Troy iron merchant. The man led the solicitor to his noisy shop, where the din prevented discussion and the merchant’s smile turned the moment into a betrayal, leaving the solicitor furious and out of a sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
N. Y. Herald
Phylloxera Defeated in France By Grafting American Roots
Montpellier hosts a vine congress announcing the phylloxera now subdued in France. Grafting French vines onto American rootstock restored viticulture, with Herault’s vineyards recovering from 565,009 acres in 1873 to 118,000 in 1882 and then to 418,000 in 1392 after replanting.
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Montpellier
France
Agricultural Society of the
Department of Herault
Herault
Hadley Wit Baffles A Silly Claim In Humor Tale
A Boston man in England mocks a laborer by asking if flints grow, claiming they do. The laborer responds by challenging the idea with a table experiment and a potato, illustrating the folly of pretense and ignorance.
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Roland
Oliver
Boston
England
Harper's Magazine
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Ile
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Noblesville
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George W. Childs
Menrius
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Barilas
Valencia
Wilson Bhi
Loxpox
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