Lynching of Charles Craven near Leesburg Va
In Loudoun County a mob of about 150 forcibly released accused murderer Charles Craven from Leesburg jail. They hanged him along the Leesburg to Herndon road, then pulled him down and fired shots as the crowd moved toward the murder scene. Logansport reports severe storm damage and fatalities. Secretary Root welcomed to France by General Pistor who saluted him on arrival.
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Charles Craven
William the. Wilson
Herndon
Leesburg
Craven
Logansport
Ind
Charles Sunderling
Root
France
Flavre
General Pistor
Elihu Root
Pistor
Mr. Root
Prench
American Republic
Two Monster Lake Boats for Detroit and Cleveland Line
The Detroit Free Press reports arrangements nearly complete for two new side wheel passenger steamers by the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company. Estimated cost is 450000 dollars each. Each vessel will have four decks with capacity for one thousand per deck and sleeping space for 1100 to 1200 passengers plus 300 state rooms.
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Detroit Free Press
Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company
General Smith Retires. Silence From Aides In San Francisco
Dispatches report Jacob Smith reaching San Francisco aboard the transport Thomas. General Smith declines to speak for publication and refuses reporters access. Major Davelot delivers his retirement order aboard the slips.
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Rara
Fien
Jacob Smith
San Francisco
Manila
Thomas
Worth of Their Money Hangs after Rope Breaks
At Wise courthouse Virginia the execution of George Robinson a Black man for murder faced a dramatic moment when the first drop failed. He was raised again outside the scaffold, the sheriff securing a new rope from a store, and the sentence was completed before about four thousand spectators.
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Wise Court House
George Robinson
Robinson
Secret Society Raided in Tayabas Province
A force of constabulary raided Tayabas Province and captured the headquarters and records of a large Kati punan organization. Documents seized indicate an extensive active network.
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Manila Special
Tayabas
Mrs Stoddard Dead. Elizabeth Stoddard Dies in New York
Elizabeth Barstow Stoddard wife of Richard Henry Stoddard writer and poet died at her New York City home at age 80. She was a writer of some prominence. An explosion in a Bellaire Ohio saw mill boiler killed John Shaw and George Wheeler and fatally injured Charles Supper. mill was demolished.
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Elizabeth Barstow Stoddard
Richard Henry Stoddard
New York City
Bellaire
Ohio
John Shaw
George Wheeler
Charles Supper
Indiana Wheat Growers Move to Unite Farmers for Market Power
Indiana farmers launch a broad movement to form a national cooperative system led by Clarence Mil torcol of Frankfort and supported by investors like George F. Washburn. The plan aims to absorb all farmers into the Farmers' Trust Bank as security for loans, coordinate grain storage and pricing to leverage tariff effects, and build a network across townships. The effort follows talks with Kansas City backers and aims to turn the Midwest into a cooperative hub with substantial financial and political reach.
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Indiana
Clarence Miltorcol Frankfort
Miaky
George FF. Washburn
Boston
Congress
Kansas City
Central Western Gooperative Association
Causes of yellow fever discovered by American commission
The Cuban cabinet considers inviting the Vera Cruz based commission to share its findings on yellow fever. A Cuban minister may send Dr Cruileras to Vera Cruz to learn the nature of the discovery if the response is favorable.
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Viego Tuutaya
American Medical Commission
Vera Cruz
Dr. Cruileras
Vera Crna
Tinplate Mills Close as Union Sees Wage Cut Demand
Grocers from Michigan Indiana Illinois and Ohio unite to force a 25 percent wage reduction to secure an export order totaling over 1 000 000 bushels of tin. American Tinplate Company shuts two Pittsburg mills indefinitely as workers resist while Amalgamated Association President Shaffer urges acceptance. Vic reports three fourths of Martin's Ferry workers oppose the cut despite ongoing work. The company notes one third of its mills have voted for acceptance.
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American Tinplate Company
Pittsburg
Shaffer
Amalgamated Association
Vic
Martin's Ferry
Tinplate Company
Treasurer admits theft of 120000 from hosiery mills case
The Bowker Fertilizer Company notes were forged by Henry F. Coe, long time treasurer of the Dudley hosiery mills and Bowker, who confessed to officers that he took 120000 in notes. Frederick Higginson, now Bowker treasurer, says Coe claimed no personal profit, funds instead routed to Crandley hosiery mills in Newton Lower Falls.
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Dudley Hosiery
Newton Upper Fills
Mays
Bowker Fertilizer Company
Henry F. Coe
Hisiery Mills
Bowker Company
Frederick Higginson
Coe
Crandley Hosiery A Mills
Newton Lower
Cyclone Sinks Ships in Gulf of California Wrecks Five Vessels
A cyclone struck the Gulf of California sinking five vessels in Cay. two steamers FE Luella and El Gravina were among them. The coast suffered extensive damage with the harbor master offices, customs offices, the English vice-consul residence unroofed, and the municipal hall and city prison damaged.
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Gulf of California
Cay
Inas
Fe! Luella
el Gravina
Route for Chinese smugglers Revealed by Prairie Schooner
A prairie schooner loaded with six Chinese migrants crossed from Mexico into the United States near Douglas Arizona. The driver fled, leaving the Chinamen in custody on charges under the exclusion act. Detective Filey said smuggling via prairie schooners has occurred for some time, slipping past border guards.
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Mexico
Douglas
Arizona
Filey
Bisbee Railway
United States
Injunction Blocks Miners Food Aid in West Virginia
Judge B I Keller in Charleston issued a drastic injunction stopping the distribution of food supplies to striking miners in West Virginia. The order bars national secretary W B Wilson Mother Jones and other nonresidents from setting up supply camps near Gatley Mountain Coal Company property. Violating the injunction can bring jail terms and heavy fines for contempt of court.
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Judaea Keller
Charleston
West Virginia
B. I. Keller
United States District Court
Conl
United Mine Workers of America
W. B. Wilson
Mother” Jones
Gatley Mountain Coal Company
Keller
New War Device A Wonder Time Fuse Powers Armor Break
Washington ordnance under Brig. Gen. William Crozier reports a time fuse paired with a secret explosive. The fuse delays detonation until projectile penetration reaches fourteen inches of Krupp armor, surpassing the twelve inch armor used on the heaviest battleships, previously deemed invulnerable.
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William Crozier
Ordnance Department
Washington
United States
Peru faces sugar crisis amid industry paralysis
A U.S. State Department report from Minister Dudley in Lima notes Peru has formed a commission to study relief measures for the sugar industry. He warns that national prosperity closely tracks sugar prices as 40 percent of Peruvian capital accounts for cane sugar, and the recent price drop has hit producers and allied interests hard.
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Peru
State Department
United States
Dudley
Lima
Penn
British Wheat Crop Hurt by Wind and Rain
The Mark Lane Express notes wind and rain threaten serious damage over a large UK wheat area, while barley and oats fare better. The global crop picture includes a strong Hungarian wheat crop and above-average yields in parts of Germany, with a notable oil industry merger involving Rockefeller, Lothschild, and Nobel. Additional items report a Michigan convention shift, West Virginia miners injunctions, an California earthquake, finding cash in Pa, June railroad earnings, and the suicide of A M Rothschild in Chicago.
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Mark Lane Express
United Kingdom
Hungary
Germany
Saxony
Bavaria
Silesia
Shenandoah Riot as Strikers Clash With Officials
A clash in Shenandoah Pennsylvania drew 6000 strikers and authorities into a night of violence. One merchant killed and several police injured as gunfire and beatings spread through the town. Deputy Sheriff Thomas Beddall fired on the mob after a nonunion worker was attacked, and rioters burned, fought, and looted in a town under a state of emergency.
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Shenandoah
Beddall
Fighth
Harrisburg
Miners’ Union
United Mine Workers
Brown
Shenandonsh
Thomas Beddal
Beddail
Philadelphia and Reading
Joseph Beddall
Hoe
John Fry
Lehigh
Stiney Yacopsky
Food prices rise in London hitting the poor hard
An inflation surge in London pushes provisions to their highest level in 25 years. Bacon has jumped by between a third and half as hogs become scarce in the United States, forcing poorer households to cut scraps or switch to jams. Chickens cost 9 pence more, pigeons 8 to 9 pence higher, and pork prices have risen so steeply many shops no longer stock it.
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Copenhagen
Senmark
United States
Oscar PL
Loao Micrants
Scandinavia
Sweden
London
Retell
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Denver
Alfred Wooley
Crimea
Angora
Angora Range Association
Pinon Mesa
Tole
Sheross
B. Irving
Colorado
Chicaza
Charles Preble
Landi
Neb
Tle
Lipton
Thomas J. Lipton Company
Uyion
Chiewan
Egypt
Cairo
Liberty Street
Slam
L. D
Gimmermann
Lynnville
King
Italy
Kaiser
Victor Emmanuel I
Sig. Prinetti
Berlin
Emperor William
American Company
Michigan
Illinois
Ue Reading Railway
Prospect Street
Trenton
N. J
W. H. Leatherman
de Graff
Karl Nedham
Nedham
Jacob Shire
Short Mountain
Staddard Manufacturing Works
Dayton
Mabel Wells
Monticelo
Minn
Iva Lasker
Laura TC. Tye
Faribault
Lake Jefferson
Profs. Bingham and
Hanson
Minneapolis
Carrant West
Fred Michael
Walter Kilner
Mattoon
Ill
Sang Bois Coal Company
McCurtain
J. T
Sidener
First District Police Court
St. Louis
Great Oil
Europe
American
Asia
Rwckefeller, Lothschild
Nobel
Russia
Siberia
Jeongge T. Daranud
Lint
Los Alamos Valley
California
Los Alamos Settlement
Benjamin Saurwine
Saegerville
Santa Fe
Canadian Pacific
A. M. Rothschild
Chicago
Nonuition
Mab
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