Lynching of Exoklel Walker at Coatesville Hospital
A 400‑strong mob dragged Exoklel Walker from Coatesville Hospital and burned him alive after he leaped from a burning pyre. Spectators, fading into a crowd of thousands, crowded the scene as Walker, shackled to a bed, was dragged across the grounds, bound to hay and fire, until he perished.
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Coatesville
Coatesville Hospital
Exoklel Walker
Rice
Moxro
Alu
Walker
Neemen Howe
Aulde
Tun
John Newlin
Ann Londa
Jono
Walle By
Shaping for a Conflict Over Arbitration Treaties
Reported mood in Washington cites secretary Knox testimony as suggesting Monroe Doctrine questions could be sent to arbitration under treaties. President Taft aims to block amendments, fearing Senate clash. few supporters in foreign relations committee favor amendment, with Gutl rom and Burton Ohio backing the administration. Senator Root of New York reportedly opposes amendment.
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Committee
Taft
Senate
Jeds
Greil Brill
France
Kane
White House
Drlineh
Congress
Maiko Am
Seonson
Tewan
Henitors Gutlom
Burton
Ohio
Root 1
New York
Fierce battle at Liverpool ends in police deaths and riot
Eyewitness reports describe a brutal clash around St George's Hall in Liverpool. Police reserves were deployed as rioters battled with belts and sticks, resulting in multiple injuries and the death of a policeman. Rescue efforts moved wounded to hospitals while authorities dispersed the crowd.
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Liverpool
St. George's Hall
Buttley
Stouts
Hilmingham
Uy Degre
Iit
Sof
Ren
A. Mace Witrate
Denerset
Lewis
Glasgow Tramway Strike Escalates Amid Body Blockades
Glasgow reports show tramway workers and boys placing bodies across tracks to halt tram movement. Some disrupted trolley poles and removed starting levers while railway workers strike elsewhere. King extends congratulations in London on strike’s end amid a chaotic labor scene.
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Glasgow
Tony
Lons Jeorge
Richard Bell
London
Sourd of Trade
Keer Hardie
M. P
Hore
Mob forms after insult claim against White woman
Aug 14. Commodore Jones, accused of insulting a White woman by telephoning, was detained by a mob of about 100 men at the county line. They forced him to confess at the scene and paraded him to the town’s edge where he was compelled to stand for an attempted mob punishment.
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Sexana
Farmeravius
Tex
Commodore Jones
Jones
TS Man
Hye Pathedd
Jonee
Daniel Web Nater
Liberty
Mehta
Rights of Speech and Tyranny Fear Decline in Irv Jang Obit
Dublin reports Sir Samuel Walker, lord chancellor of Ireland since 4905, died here. The piece reflects a debate on free expression, praising speech as a safeguard against tyranny and noting the moral renewal it fosters in government and society.
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Samuel Waar
Dublin
Tha Ghe Hon
Samuel Walkers Lord
Chascullor
Irv
Horrors of Leprosy Mentioned in Colony Case
A fragment discusses leprosy's slow progression and visible deformities, noting fingers and flesh dropping away as the disease weakens the sufferer. It references extreme loneliness and sickness, with a claim about a leper colony in New Brunswick where one patient suffered a deadly attack.
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Noi
Brunswick
First National Bank of Warren Penn a Oldest Bank in Warren
The Oldest Bank in Warren County, the First National Bank of Warren, Pennsylvania, is highlighted as a long standing financial institution serving the region.
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The
Warren National Bank
Warren, Pa
First National Bank of Warren, Penn’a
Warren County
Pope Celebrates Mass With Sisters Beside Bedside
From Rome reports say the pope celebrated Mass in the morning at his bedside in London Aug. His sisters and niece were kneeling nearby. The scene was described as deeply moving as the pope, after kneeling, expressed weakness and fatigue but continued in prayer.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Rome
George Vv
Meg
Presen
Vermanion
President Alfaro ousted from office in Ecuador
Washington reports a revolution toppled President Alfaro on August 11. Minister Ryan Young quotes a Chilean reaction stating Alfaro fled to exile while the movement backed President-elect Estrada. The senate president or provisional cabinet acts as head of state as Quito remained quiet.
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Washington
Heusder
Auigust
Faye Rasuiliies
State Department
Ryan R. Young
Ecuador
Alfaro
Young
Chileam Rezation
Estrada
Quito
Senate
San
Young Waded
Reporter Aims to Beat Nelly Bly Record in Transpacific Run
Paris correspondent Andre Inger Schmidt reports a bold aim to surpass Nelly Bly's circumnavigation record. The voyage aboard the steamship Empress of Japan was underway Friday evening, with the party expected to reach Vancouver soon to continue toward the scheduled jet line.
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Nelly Bly
Pari
Andre Ingerschmidt
Paris
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