Tragic Burning of Preston Porter in Colorado Mob Justice
In Amon Colorado on November 17 Preston Porter known as hn Porter was chained to a head rail and burned alive by about 300 Lincoln County citizens. The victim, facing final flames, pleaded to be shot as his body burned and only partial restraint remained by the rail during the brutal executions.
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Amon
Colo
Preston Porter
Hn Porter
Lincoln County
Lion
Richard West
Louise Frost
Porter
Rom
Jiman
Lawmen escort accused killer after lynching in Lincoln County
A mob took custody of a black man brought from Denver after the murder of a girl. The mob decided the method of death, carried the victim to the scene, ignited a pile, and the heat and lack of air killed him within moments. The father, R. W. Frost, reportedly determined the mode of death. The man was not mutilated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Lincoln County
R. W. Frost
Governor Declines Comment on Limon Lynching Case
Governor Thomas refused to comment on the burning of Preston Porter, the black murderer, at Limon. Sheriff Freeman of Lincoln County opposed the lynching and remained on the train after the prisoner was taken from him, reportedly heading home to Hugo.
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Mun
Denver
Preston Porter
Limon
Thomas
Freeman
Lincoln County
Hugo
Cotton Compress Burns in Montgomery Fire
A fire destroyed part of the Ralli Brothers storage and compress warehouse in Montgomery on November 17. Seven hundred bales of cotton were burned or damaged, with total losses estimated at 40,500 dollars. The cause of the blaze is not known.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ralli Brothers
Oldest Letter Carrier Dies in Brooklyn
New York Nov 17 Charles A Tyler the oldest letter carrier in the world is dead He was about 80 years old and had served the post office department about 50 years He died of heart disease in Brooklyn.
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New York
Charles A. Tyler
Tyler
Post Office Department
Brooklyn
Boers Break Rail Lines Cutting Cape Town Route
Nov 17 Cape Town reports Boers have broken the railway in 20 places between Bloemfontein and the Orange River and the line is cut between Kimberley and Belmont.
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Cape Town
Bloemfontein
Orange River
Kimberley
Belmont
Rosebery's Fancy as Glasgow Rector Urges Empire Duty
The Earl of Rosebery was installed as lord rector of Glasgow University and urged a strong British Empire. He argued that if leaders like George III and Pitt had preserved unity, America might have remained under Britain with peaceful foreign policy and no New World wars. He even imagined a British federal parliament in Columbia territory to secure peace and liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Earl of Rosebery
Glasgow University
Lord Rosebery
George III
Pitt
America
Atlantic
Britain
England
Ireland
Columbia
Alvord Case Dismissal Motion in U S District Court
Cornelius L. Alvord former note teller of the First National bank faced a motion to dismiss in the United States district court. Attorney Jacob F. Miller contends no funds were proven taken and no larceny occurred. Judge set briefs due next Friday and reserved decision.
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Alvord
New York
Cornelius L. Alvord
First National Bank
United States District Court
Jacob F. Miller
Turf Winners at Newport-Miss Redwood Meet
Nix Chorus Boy Propeller Menace and Horseshoe Tobacco swept the turf events at the Newport Mississippi Redwood meet with strong showing by multiple horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Miss Redwood
Nix
Chorus Boy
Propeller
Menace
Horseshoe Tobacco
The Weather Indications for Sunday
Indications point to Sunday bringing rain or snow with continued cool conditions and fresh winds.
New York Devoid of Heads and Tails as Dewey Referenced
A fragmented round up notes Dewey removal at New York scenes Chile backs a $500000 Buffalo exposition exhibit Negroes urged to leave Colorado counties Louisiana and others population tallies Lord Roberts praised by Weyler Irish Transvaal arrivals in New York tragic shootings in Illinois and Alabama fires and a New York hotel death linked to Mrs Harry Gardner arson inmate's death at Reading Pa.
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Dewey
New York
Chile
Buffalo Exposition
Lincoln
Elbert
Colorado
Louisiana
Hawaii
Iowa
General Weyler
Lord Roberts
Chicago
Transvaal
Redbud
Ills
John Drew
Theodore Youngblood
Alabama Compress Company
Riverside Park
Ala
Emperor William
Breslau
Germany
Ahletrom
Harry Gardner
Griggs to Step Out of Cabinet Amid Northern-South Rifts
Washington reports Attorney General Griggs will resign effective March 4 next, after mature deliberation, with cabinet members largely staying on. Meanwhile the president opposes any move to reduce southern congressional representation over disenfranchisement charges, fearing ill will and sectional backlash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Griggs
St. Washington
South
Internal Revenue Receipts Exceed Expectations in 1900
Washington November 17 The annual report of the commissioner of internal revenue for the year ended June 30 1900 shows receipts of 295 316 107 surpassing estimates by 10 216 107 and beating the prior war total by 21 831 534 The cost of collection was 1 58 percent the smallest in agency history Commissioner Wilson projects total receipts near 295 000 000 for the current year and several recommendations are offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
Washington
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Bureau
Internal Revenue Service
Wilson
Larger Standing Army
Senator Hawley of Connecticut, chairman of military affairs, met with the president at the White House. He said the military committee would assemble about a week before Congress and that the draft of the military reorganization bill was nearly complete. A bill is expected to pass this session to avoid an extra session. He urged an army strength of at least 100000 men.
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Washington
Hawley
Connecticut
White House
Congress
Kentucky Returns Show Bryan Ahead in State Vote
Official returns from 109 of 119 counties give Bryan 186 412 to McKinley 173 422 for president. Missing counties include Jefferson where Louisville sits. Unofficial totals place Bryan ahead by about 8 000 in roughly 455 000 votes. Prohibitionists near 5 000. Populists likely under that.
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Kentucky
Frankfort
Secretary of State
Bryan
McKinley
Jefferson
Louisville
Narrow gutter rescue on Masonic temple roof shocks Chicago
A. F. McKenzie, from Chicago, was found nearly frozen and injured in a narrow gutter on the Masonic temple roof 325 feet above State street. He climbed to view the city, grew dizzy, toppled from 30 feet, caught by a four inch coping, lost consciousness, and spent the night in that perilous position before signaling for help with a handkerchief and being rescued in a dire state.
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Chicago
A. F. McKenzie
Masonic Temple
State Street
Claims Commission Meets to Settle U S Chilean Claims
Washington November 17 The United States and Chilean claims commission sits in session to settle many cases unresolved by the 18 2 convention. The total value of claims involved runs into millions.
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Washington
United States and
Chilean Claims Commission
Northern commandoes trek south toward high veldt
Pretoria reports that northern commandoes march southward with their cattle toward a high veldt. Two commandoes have reached Balmoral and a British force concentrates to stop them. All passes of the Magliesberg west of Pretoria are held to curb movements.
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Pretoria
Balmoral
Magliesberg
Miles Pushes Army Reorganization Plan
Washington November 17. Lt. Gen. Miles calls for a general reorganization of the army and a permanent force of one officer per 1,000 population. He urges seniority based officer appointments and board review for any increase in the force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington
Miles
Senate Cuba relations committee reviews Cuba accounts
The senate committee on relations with Cuba met to consider reports on receipts and expenditures in Cuba. The session examined accounts tied to the Neeley defalcations, adjourned after two hours with many pages of material, and many accounts still incomplete awaiting congress convening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Committee On
Cuba
Senate
Neeley
Congress
Freight collision near Polk Ray milton ends in deaths and injuries
A Lake Shore freight collided with a passenger train between Polk and Ray milton, 12 miles west of Franklin Pa. The freight engineer was killed. the passenger engineers and one fireman and Brakeman Paden were badly injured. Baggagemaster Tom Sutton and three passengers are missing. A relief train left Stoneboro for the wreck site. Also reported, Attorney Hamill of Cincinnati died in Phoenix A T at 40 after a lingering illness. He was born in Alabama and practiced law in Illinois and Missouri before joining Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern railway.
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Franklin
Lake Shore
Pennsylvania
Polk
Raymilton
Paden
Tom Sutton
Oil City
Stoneboro
Hamill
Cincinnati
Robert E. Hamill
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway
Phoenix
A. T
Alabama
McKendry College
Marshall, Ills
Springfield
Ills
John M. Palmer
Three Workmen Crushed in Pfeffer Well Accident
In Barnesville Ohio on November 17 three men Philip Poulton Thomas Taylor and Thomas Coville were working to pull casing from Pfeffer well No 7 when the derrick collapsed burying Poulton and Taylor under timbers and fatally injuring them Coville escaped with a broken leg and survived the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnesville, O
Philip Poulton
Thomas Taylor
Thomas Coville
Pfeffer Well No
Coville
Burglars Batter West Sandusky Home. Elderly Couple Beaten
Four burglars battered down the doors of Jacob Braeimeier's west Sandusky home and beat the elderly couple, leaving them prostrated. They escaped with $100 in cash, and the victims' condition is described as possibly serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusly
Jacob Braeimeier
Braeimeier
Joe Gans Stops Kid Parker In Denver Bout
In Denver before 3000 fans Joe Gans of Baltimore defeated Kid Parker in the fourth round of a scheduled ten round match for the Colorado Athletic club. The bout began with high excitement and remained heated throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Joe Gans
Baltimore
Kid” Parker
Colorado Athletic Club
Foreman Killed as Train Cars Detach in Ohio Yard
Springfield Ohio November 17 Frank Haines forty a pony foreman was killed in the Big Four yards Two cars and the engine left the track at the Ohio Southern transfer He was thrown under a car and his head crushed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Frank Haines
Ohio Southern Transfer
Family Held For Murder In Caledonia
John Peter Lamarie his wife Elizabeth and two sons John and Phillip are held by Justice Flynn for the murder of their son and brother John Peter Lamarie Jr. The body was found October 28 one mile west of Caledonia after he disappeared May 13. They are bound over to the district court for next general term in February 1901.
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Caledonia
Minn
John Peter Lamarie
Elizabeth
John
Phillip
Justice of the Peace
Flynn
District Court
Chicago Faces Coal Shortage Amid Rail Car Shortfalls
Chicago reports a coal famine as early lake traffic closure and railroad car shortages threaten fuel supply. Docks of several major coal firms sit vacant and price increases are predicted soon.
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Chicago
Roney Pleads Guilty in Oleomargarine Fraud Case
In Chicago on November 17, John R. Roney pleaded guilty in federal court to extensive frauds in selling oleomargarine. The defendant had been running a lucrative business for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States District Court
John R. Roney
Roney
Secret treaty claimed for Russia to occupy Manchuria
Unconfirmed reports from Paris and Odessa say a secret agreement has been reached between Russia and China to allow a Russian occupation of Manchuria.
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Manchuria
London
Paris
Odessa
Russia
China
Secreted guns and prison escape at Leavenworth
In Leavenworth Kansas on November 17 a jail delivery at the state penitentiary left one prisoner dead, guard Swartz wounded, and three prisoners missing. Convicts hid guns in the mines and fled. elsewhere in Oklahoma City six prisoners escaped after assaulting the jailer. In Rublin Signs Pennsylvania a boxing match contract was signed with Jeffries, Ruhlin proposing referee George Siler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tragedy Inn
Leavenworth
Kan
State Penitentiary
Swartz
Oklahoma City
O. T
Slap-Bang Bout Ends in Hair-Line Brooklyn Victory
In Chicago at the Illinois Athletic Club, Kid Carter of Brooklyn edged Tim Murphy of Australia in six hard rounds, a blooded slugfest from start to finish. Nearby Pietermaritzburg reports the Vryheid garrison nearly besieged as the town evacuates, with Boers warned not to reoccupy or it will be blown to pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Carter
Brooklyn
Tim Murphy
Australia
Illinois Athletic Club
Pietermaritzburg
Train wreck during fox hunt injures no one in Kentucky
A train on the Irvine and Frankfort railroad carrying hunters and hounds from the national fox hunt derailed at Valley View near Lexington after the engine and tender jumped a high trestle. No injuries were reported.
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Lexington
Irvine and
Frankfort
National Fox Hunt
Valley View
Trade Review Reports Broad Price Rises and Tight Stocks
R G Dun reports widespread price advances in commodities and firmer quotes for manufactured goods. Stocks remain small across leading centers while labor shortages worry midwestern mills. Iron and steel production shows steady growth and weekly U S and Canada defaults edge down from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun & Company
Weekly Review of Trade
Middle States
United States
Canada
Blizzard Rages as Snow Deepens Northw est
Blizzard continues across the northwest with snow depths over a foot in many areas. Gale winds drive a sharp temperature drop. Frozen swamp lumber districts push crews into the woods as the storm expands from Wednesday.
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Minneapolis
Northwest
Fall In Line Boots and Shoes Sale Ad
Boot and shoe seller promotes low prices on duck boots Rubber boots and felt boots. Hand made kid boots and women's shoes offered at deep discounts. Heavy shoes and calf skins advertised with leather soles and counters at the lowest possible prices.
Life Imprisonment Ordered for Prince Tuan and Chinese Leaders
Washington reports an imperial decree dated November 13 bars Prince Tuan and Prince Chwang from ranks and offices and orders life imprisonment for both. Princes Yih and Ying receive imprisonment, Lien loses rank, Jian and Ying Nien are degraded, Chao Shu Chiao degraded but kept in office, Yu Hsier exiled. The measures target key Boxer movement figures. fate awaits Chinese deliberations.
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Washington
Sheng
Hay
Prince Tuan
Prince Chwang
Prince Yih
Ying
Lien
Duke Jian
Ying Nien
Chao Shu Chiao
Yu Hsier
China
Tuan
Peking
Otis opposes sending more troops to the Philippines
Major General Otis in Chicago rejects President Schurman of Cornell urging a larger force. He says the current deploying force is amply able to handle the armed bands, which he notes have always existed in the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Otis
Philippines
J. G. Schurman
Cornell University
First Philippine Commission
New York
Indiana Strike a Failure Ends for Terre Haute Engineers
Terre Haute Indiana November 17 hoisting engineers in mining districts Nos and 11 end a strike that sought eight hour days and a raise to 80 dollars a month. They blame the United Mine Workers for the failure noting miners would return to work regardless of the engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Terre Haute
Ind
United Mine Workers
Senator Davis in hospital as estate plans completed
In St Paul on November 17 the physicians report Senator Davis sleeps much yet remains clear when awake and has arranged his estate. In New York crowds bid farewell to Richard Croker who sails for London. In Caracas a severe Curacao earthquake causes minor damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
United States
Davis
Physicians’ Bulletin
New York
Democratic Club
Goodby
Richard Croker
London
Three Negroes Hanged From Cypress Bayou Bridge
In Jefferson Texas on November 16 a mob overpowered the jailer and cut the line to take three arrestees from the jail. The men had confessed to waylaying and attempting to kill Mr Stallcup and were hanged to a railroad bridge across Cypress Bayou. Porter the Colored Ravisher and a Murderer was to be kept at Denver to avert a lynching. Local citizens are deeply incensed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter
Denver
Jefferson, Tex
Haywood
Stallcup
Cypress Bayou
Sheriff Delays Porter Transfer To Avoid Lynching
Denver on November 16 reports Lincoln County Sheriff Freeman will not move John Porter the confessed killer of Louisa Frost to Lincoln County. He seeks to spare a lynching, hoping the public will cool and permit due process. Family friends denounce him and threaten violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Freeman
Lincoln County
John Porter
Louisa Frost
Rescue at Sea Keeps Highflyer Crew Alive Five Days
Captain Andersen and 13 crewmen of the Norwegian bark Highflyer endured five days afloat after their sinking vessel. A British steamer, the Georgian Prince under Captain Flett, finally rescued them near Philadelphia after the Highflyer faced a severe gale and limited aid from passing ships.
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Philadelphia
Andersen
Flett
Hull
Removal of War Taxes Discussed in Washington Meeting
Congressman J A Tawney of the ways and means committee reports a November 30 Washington meeting to study removing war revenue taxes and improving administration. He says the main issue is whether any taxes can be removed and notes deeds mortgages charitable benevolent uses proprietary medicines and others may be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona, Minn
Congress
J. A. Tawney
Ways and Means Committee
Washington
Choate Awards Prizes at Burnley Mechanics Institute
U S ambassador Mr Choate distributed prizes to students at Burnley Mechanics Institute replying to a Burnley mayoral address. He expressed hope that Anglo American friendship remains unbroken and that future conflicts occur in industry and commerce rather than battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Choate
United States
Mechanics’ Institution
Burnley
Baldwin seeks sealing steamer for north pole venture
St Johns Newfoundland November 16 Mr Evelyn B Baldwin formerly with the Wellman expedition in Franz Josef Land and a Peary expedition member in 1893 4 arrived to secure steamers men dogs and other requisites for his planned north pole dash next summer backed by William Seigler He plans to obtain a sealing steamer before the upcoming spring sealing voyage.
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St. Johns N. F
Evelyn B. Baldwin
Franz Josef Land
North Pole
William Seigler
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