Notorious Lewisburg Hanging After Farmer Murder
John Davis, a Black man, was hanged in the Lewisburg Tennessee courthouse yard by a mob of about 000 men for killing farmer Robert Adair. Adair’s mutilated body was found in a field as he pursued a corn thief, with evidence including a knife tied to Davis. Sheriff-led posse pursued, Davis wounded twice and captured near town, while Rev Harris urged using lawful process.
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John Davis
Court House
Lewisburg
Tenn
Amob
Robert Adair
Adairs
Down Davis
Davis
Tie
Caneht
John Rovat Harris
Gottlieb Niegenfind
Niegenfind
St. Louis
Krueger
Welcome Parsons
Walter Holman
Sedalia
Big Four
Marysville
Ill Points
Ohio
New Orleans
Canazea
Ariz
Frank Brunner
Fort Scott
Charles Parmenter
Samuel Pearson
First Congregational Church
Leavenworth
Ian
Daniel P. Wiliams
Roy Kaighn
S. Hases
Chicago
Salt Lake City
Kenutsford
Edward Mahoney
Forest
James Young
Jehn
aAimob
Marshal Aunchey
Yonne
Cinenati, Tasilten and
Darton Road
Indianapedis
Robber suspect tied to hospital thefts and murders
An alleged mobster is arrested in Indianapolis and linked to multiple grave robberies and a series of murders dating back about 25 years. Detectives say the suspect worked as a janitor at the Medical College of Indiana and named Cantrell and others as associates. Authorities vow steps to curb the outbreak and preserve public safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mott
Hi Apolis
Mlouit
Cantrell
Sant Martin
John Me
Uidree
Contre
Vane Trell
Tie Neers
Mota
Anarchy Rally Marks Commemorative Exercises
Anarchist followers held commemorative exercises with speakers at the venue. Roosevelts and allied groups attended as crowds greeted the event with deafening chants. The gathering urged workers to unite for a universal strike to combat industrial evils and spur broader action.
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Anaud
Rooseyes
Andy Stanion
Speal
Tod Fund
Hay
Robbers Captured in Indiana Heist. Fourth Wanted
Three gang members were captured at a Fairmount boarding house after a split up robbery spree targeting a hardware and clothing store in Knightstown. Clay Find, Dobh Ryman, and Andrew Crabtree are named. Ryman brothers are white, Crabtree is negro. One member escaped and is being pursued. A separate Scranton area fire devastated a business district with extensive damage and a firefighter suffered a severe cut. losses estimated around two hundred thousand dollars.
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Fairmount
Ind
Tut
Clay
Dobh Ryman
Andrew Crabtree
Ryman
Crabtree
Aneero
Knightstown
Olyphant
Scranton
I A
Faures
Pettigrew
Tragedy in Carrollton: Girl, 12, Accidentally Shoots Siblings
A 12 year old daughter of farmer J Simmonds in Carrollton Missouri accidentally shot and killed her sister aged 10 and brother aged 7. She picked up an old cow chiller and, thinking it was unloaded, pulled the trigger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Simmonds
Carrollton
Deputy Attorney General Henry Comin Concedes NY Attorney General Race
Deputy Attorney General Henry Comin concedes the election to John Cuneen of Buffalo, the Democratic and Prohibition tickets opponent for New York attorney general. The brief statement marks the end of the statewide contest with Cuneen leading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry 1. Comin
New York
John Cuneen
Kuffalo
Tragic Hunting Accident Claims Two Boys in Proctor
Oscar Gergen ten and his brother Gustave fourteen were hunting at Proctor VI when Oscar was accidentally shot and killed. The incident occurred during a family hunting outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Gergen
Gustave
Ot Proctor
Zealandia Rescues Seventy From Elingamite Wreck
The steam ship Zealandia saved seventy survivors from the Elingamite wreck off the Three Kings Islands. Two rafts were recovered with those rescued, while three boats from the Elingamite remain missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
N. C
Zealandia
Three Kings Islands
Pennsylvania Railroad Announces Ten Percent Wage Increase
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces a ten percent raise for all employes east of Pittsburgh earning under 200 dollars monthly. The measure affects about ten thousand workers as the railroad improves wages across the eastern division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg
Multiple Disasters and Crimes Hit Cities Across East
A sequence of incidents unfolds from New York to Pittsburg and beyond. Fire devastates the East River bridge area. New Haven plant destroyed. burglaries target Walker & Stratman with $600 taken and $6,000 damage. Acquittal follows in a poisoning case. labor strife and train collisions appear amid a wave of accidents and legal actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New East River
New York
Barry Wilfred Dupuy
Yale
Ditmas Thorpe Munro
New Haven
Conn
E. A. Chatfield Company
Mason Contractors
Dignitaries in Turmoil and War-Torn News Across Continents
Reports from the era recount Princely denials of marriage intrigue, first American casualties in Colombia, Russian Emperor Nicholas’s melancholy state, and Belgium’s royal abdication signal. Cholera decimates troops in Ireland and Australia battles drought while a wreck off New Zealand claims survivors. Colonial trials convict four natives in espionage for France as wage talks rise in Johannesburg, and mining wages in South Africa hint at recruitment shifts amid scarcity.
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Trugo von Hoheniche
May Goelet
Nicholas
Etoile Belge
Brussels
Count
Ilanders
Leopold
Prince Albert
Irifth Infantry
Grand jury probes election frauds in St Louis
A Western grand jury in St Louis begins investigating election fraud allegations. The report mentions probing practices and potential charges related to irregular voting activities. Several entities are named in passing, with no final indictments reported yet.
Doctor's Office Becomes Site of Tragic Ocular Collapse
A patient was told by an oculist in St. Louis that he would soon go blind due to improper treatment. The double tragedy occurred in the doctor's office, marking a dire incident tied to medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Notable Crimes and Fires From Newspapers Then
John Stewart, ex soldier, jailed ten years for stabbing Emil Kuhn near Fort Morgan Alabama. Ernest Armstrong dies after fall from moving freight car in Lexington Kentucky yards. Grand Opera House in Nashville Tennessee burns. 1650 seating. manager T J Boyle vows rebuild. loss about 830,000. John Gibson of Cincinnati dies in Asheville after deathbed marriage to Henriette Wolfe. estate valued at 1,000,000 left to bride. Henry Youtsey confesses in Gorbel conspiracy case. details sealed pending corroboration by prosecutors.
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St. Louis Valles
East St. Louis
Tieilevisky Reek
Tour St. Lois
Tlemer Cramer
Groveport
Ohio
Burr
Clotinbus
Almeda Gok
Bear Croek Canyen
Lester Re Brooks
Minneapolis
Lester W. Ploy
West Sotel
Chicago
Tereilrond Mangers
Lobbers
Bank
Beymatr
Dole PL McGee
Tehoat Midneapolis
van Sant
For Ls
Min
William Ivealse
Trenty Bailey
Yeas
Langdon
Minn
Luirey
Isis
Sealse
Alexander McDonald
Chifton
Abbotsford
Scotland
Wahler Scott
McDoreld
Missouri
United States Supreme Court
Washington
West Park Board
Supreme Court
Ullinois
W. IL. Kinberlin
John Scanlon
Kansas City
Agera
Kimberlin
Scanlon
John Stewart
United States
Emil Kuhn
Milwaukee
Fort Morgan
Ala
Ernest Armstrong
Lexington
Grand Opera House
Nashville
Tenn
T. J. Boyle
John McCormick Gibson
Cincinnati
Henriette Wolfe
Asheville
N. C
Henry Youtsey
William Goebel
Kentucky State Penitentiary
Gorbel
Roosevelt's Message Forecasts Trust Reform and Tariff Plan
The upcoming annual message to Congress is expected to push trust regulation and tariff reform while supporting Cuban reciprocity and a permanent tariff commission. It may urge further currency reform, navy improvements, and progress on the Panama Canal with Colombia, though treaty terms may be unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
Uimy
Lawsuer
Knox
Pittsburg
Shaw
Treasury
the Treasury
Moody
Panama Canal
United States
Trench Panama Canal Company
Crop report shows well by grain yield across states
The Department of Agriculture’s annual tables show wheat at 26.8 bushels per acre versus 16.7 in 1901 and higher year averages. The report covers corn yield by state, buckwheat, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and hay with state differences, quality averages, and notes on on-hand levels and ten-year comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Texas
Wlasseseee
Indiana
Esseess
Cescaee
Wennessee
Kentucky
Obio
Alabama
North Carolina
Apkkansas
Mississippi Oo
Virginia
Eee
South Carolina
South Dakota
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Louisiana
Michigan
New York
Tennsylvania
Georgia
Bond-Essay treaty signed for U S and Newfoundland
A general summary notes a treaty named Bond-Essay providing reciprocity between the United States and Newfoundland. Other items mention a Duluth Doukhobor event, rural free delivery costs estimated at about 24 000 600 dollars, and military and postal service issues. The Yukon steamer Amur reports ice, and Doukhobor pilgrims continue their search for the Master.
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United States
Newfoundland
Yorktom Main
General Wynne
Ermy
Adjt
Corbin
Dnrial
Senate
House of Representatives
Idayana
Robert Z. Wynne
Cividita Inture
United States Steel Corporation
Amur
Skaguay
Yukon
la France
Minto
Swan River
Yorkton
Brooklyn Vet Surgeon Self-Operations To Combat Tongue Cancer
Andrew Murray a 50 year old Brooklyn veterinary surgeon operated on his own tongue to remove a cancerous growth after a specialist warned eight months to live if untreated. He used a veterinary knife before a mirror and reports feeling better though outcome uncertain. Also noted: Mrs. Alexander Small died in Chicago at 74. A British journal cites Britain’s national debt at 4 billion dollars, up 500 million in three years.
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Andrew Murray
Brooklyn
Mr. Murray
Ir. Murray
Murray
Alexander Small
United States
Shelby M. Cullom
Chicago
Great Britain
Molineux Acquitted After Four Years on Death Row
Roland B. Molineux was freed in New York after nearly four years in jail and two trials for the murder of Mrs. Iatherine J. Adams. The second trial lasted four weeks, verdict 13 minutes, crowd cheered, and he was discharged. The case, cost to New York County set records with hundreds of thousands spent on handwriting experts and detectives.
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Walker & Stratman
Pittsburg
Roland B. Molineux
New York
Katherine Q. Adams
Western Union
Brotherhood of Commercial Telegraph Operators
John Vojtke
Reading
John Mortara
John Qodiajansky
Eliot
Harvard
John McAfee
Gien Lyon
J. C. Hennessy
Hennessy
Duris
Christopher Willis
Mary Berguson
Buffalo
Miss Ferguson
Bath
Liberty
Iatherine J. Adams
Molineux
Lambert
Gen
Malineux
Brooklyn
Roland RB
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Democrat
Tennessee
Ghont
Navy
Ali G. Mason
Boston Cibinan
Cisra AL Morton
Waverley
Judeo Charles Almay
Pwo
New York City
Dieensberunca
Walbser
Siratmian
S Island
Pittsiare
Bungiars
Sgoo
TH. Oa. Packer
A. Connelly
Uhieneo
Leke
Rome
Avenue C
Keystone Drifter Company
Beaver Falls
Phead Toy Boluss
Taw Daid
New New York Oublic Library
Astor
Lenox Tilden
Lev. Ur
Hoantington
Crece
John Licelave
Bong Trustees
Thebrary
Lev
Charles Paumes
Ao Paducer
Patent Office
College For Women of
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Haydn
Samel Minther
Chateau WE
Duke of Orleans
Leven
Bond
Sydney
N.S. WL
New Rentaund
Porty
New South Wales
Queensland
Federation
Mets
Chamber of Mines
Johannes- Dare
Grand Jury
John Verew
John Dugan
Liberal University of
Poplar Blufts
William Richards
Wellsville
Utah
Sherwood
Jefferson City
Buffalo Wilk
Omaha
Southern
Permanent
Tariff Commission
R. B. Molineux
J. P. Stewart
Webb City
United States Court of Appeals
J. B. Lewman
Vermont
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