Mob Rules in Ottumwa Spark Series of Outrages
A bloody mob roamed Ottumwa after an assault on Mrs. Charles M Johnston by a Black man. Police and a citizen vigilante committee struggled to prevent lynching as guards rushed suspects to Chillicothe and Alb in for safety. A broader vigilante atmosphere spread fear among Black residents and prompted swift action by authorities. The assailant eluded capture, while rumors tied to a prior murder inflamed tensions.
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Olimwa
Citizens' Committee
Springfield
Charles M. Johnston
Mrs. Johnston
John Junkin
Clara Rosen
Tie
Chillicothe
Burelington
Albin
Moran Reunites With Long Lost Son After 18 Years
An Iowa father Milo R Terry reunited with his son Milo Terry after eighteen years. The elder Terry, once stricken by fever and separation during a plague, found his son in Muskogee where the younger man works for Midland Valley Railroad. Father and son planned to live together with the son's family.
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Moran
Gein
Milo B
Myr
Midland Valley Railroad
Miie
Terry
Youth Among Arsenic Tragedy in Knoxville
A young man in Knox ville attempted suicide by taking a large arsenic dose after a troubled relationship with Miss Virgin Shinn. Doctors removed the poison, and the danger of death subsided. The couple had been dating. rumors say Shinn’s attitude drove the act, with one chum recounting a fatal ultimatum.
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Eitan Angernon
Nidy Anderson
Knoxville
Dun Malky
Andersen
Virgin Shinn
Missy Silon
Swan
Pritchard Pays Father Five Hundred Dollars
A settlement ended a drowning death case involving Oliver R Clark and Hugh Pritchard. Clark’s son Harry died in a cistern on Pritchard’s property in December 1907. The jury awarded Clark a sum, and Pritchard agreed to pay 500 dollars to avoid further risk of litigation.
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Arnery Clark
Pritchard
Young Clark
Iowa State News In Bribe Scandal Details Altered
A garbled Iowa State News item reports on teachers institute in Alar alall County June 14 24 at Marshalltown and a 17 year old elon in Oklahoma City. It lists a Webster City school fight with Superintendent Mord and several local deaths robberies and law cases across towns like Davenport Town City Nora Springs and Des Moines with indictments and business changes noted.
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Ancint Teachers’ Institute
Alaralall County
Marshalltown
Arthie Brickoving
Stavonia Kalange
Lawn City
Elonine
Oklahoma
Webster City
Mord
Evelyn Grant
A. Rt. Grant
M. EB
W. T. Roach
Muscatine
Milionaire Jomber
Enforcement Ieague
Belleyute Hospital
Girl Bound to Bath Tub Shocks Chicago
Miss Bla Gingles ten, unconscious and bleeding in a Wellington Hotel bath tub. Her hands and legs tied, gag in mouth, laudanum near a fallen bottle. An alarming note to a roommate claiming intent to kill preceded her abduction by a man and woman who used pepper and a cab. Police grapple with conflicting stories as investigation widens.
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Chicago
Bla Gingles
Wellington Hotel
Sho
Miss Gingles
Ireland
Gingtes
President Carroll Wright of Clark College Dead in Worcester
Carroll D Wright president of Clark College and former Labor Commissioner died in Worcester Massachusetts at age 99. He had diabetes for over two years but did not have serious trouble until after his return from Washington on December 7. His last public appearance was at a Carnegie Institute trustees dinner where he had been connected for some years.
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Clark College
Worcester
Masa
Carroll
Wright
Mays
Washington
Carnegie Institute
No Trains In Seventeen Days In Colorado News
A severe storm rages across eastern and central Colorado crippling stock movement. Ranchers near Fort Collins are snowbound while cattle and sheep suffer as stock raisers face heavy losses. Crested Butte and Gunnison see delays. southern passes blocked but no statewide alert. Locals condemn Denver and Rio Grande for inaction amid growing famine fears and business standstill.
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Colorado
Fort Collins
Marshall
Crested Butte
Gunnison
Denver and Tile Grande Railroad
Dallas Man Sentenced Thirty Years for Extortion Attempt
Robert H. Bledsoe of Dallas was sentenced to thirty years in the penitentiary after pleading guilty to attempted robbery. He had entered the home of millionaire Tawe rence M. Jones of Kansas City and threatened to explode a bomb to extort seven thousand dollars. Judge Ralph W. Lathshaw lamented the sentence could not be longer, while Bledsoe denied any confederates or intent to detonate the bomb.
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Texas
Glhven
Robert H. Bledsoe
Dallas
Tawerence M. Jones
Karnsas City
Bledsoe
Ralph W. Lathshaw
Criminal Court
Jones
Royal British Radium Donation Tied to Realization
A donation from Ernest Cassell, an intimate of King Edward, enables a social initiative in Britain. The report notes a pending project dependent on this generous gift and highlights Cassell’s close royal connection.
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Ernest Cassell
Edward
Washington
Treasion
Canada
Francisco Martinez
Cuencamy
Yelardona
Gomez Thew
Vanezuela
Venezuela
Raixa
Bureau of Insular Affairs
War Department
Manila
Philippines Bureau of Health
Iowa Legislature Passes Twenty Bills in Week Action
The Iowa Legislature agreed on twenty bills to two weeks, awaiting the Governor’s signature. Measures include public money interest, veterans benefits, dredging, tax provisions, and dog licensing. A committee visit to state institutions may include Fort Madison penitentiary to review needs and the Warden Sanders case. Contests in Marion County favor Crozier by 30 votes after recount. soldier care printing reduced to 6,000 copies.
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Banka
Cartain Tatters
Imvial
Old Aldier
U. S
Catnton
Abnentoos
Reyvision
Fort Marlinon
Stuckwlager
Committee On Appropriations
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Sanders
Presidential Candidates Held By Peronian GH
Presidenta Nome of Bntini Nemes as candidates for Student and Vice President of the United state will be taken of the Town tally by the Peronian GH. 8. 108, whites was passed by the Council the other day, and now goes to the House for its approval.
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Presidenta Nome
Bntini
Nemes
Prohibition Amendment Advances In State Committee vote
A state committee approved a constitutional amendment prohibiting the sale and manufacture of liquor. The vote was 12 to 0 in favor, moving the proposal toward broader consideration.
Grat Weaver Honored by Legislature and Library Board
A joint Legislative and State Library Board committee organized a ceremony honoring Gen. James Weaver. A large portrait of Weaver was donated to the State and placed under the historical department’s custody. General Weaver attended as did William Jennings Bryan.
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Grat Weaver
Ah Na Jugislatnve
James 2. Weaver
Mgislature
State Library Board
Wenver
Historical Department
Weaver
Pressant
Williamn J. Bryan
Cabinet 18 filled. MacVeagh named Secretary of Treasury
Franklin MacVeagh of Illinois accepted the post of Secretary of the Treasury and will move to Washington next month to join a cabinet that includes Knox as Secretary of State and Hitchcock as Postmaster General. His acceptance ends weeks of speculation and will require him to resign from Chicago business roles and bank directorships.
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Anans
Treasury Fortfolio
Franklin MayvVengh
Ohlongt
the Treasury
Washington
MaeVeagh
Art
Philander Chaue Knox
Pennsylvania
Franklin MacVeagh
Sinoia
Tacob M. Dickinson
Tennessee
George W. Wickersham
New York
Frank Hi. Hitchcock
Massachusetts
Navy
George von L. Meyer
Richard A. Ballinger
James Wilson
Towa
Commerce
Charles Nagel
Missouri
MacVeagh
Chicago
Franklin MacVeagh & Co
Commercial National Bank
MaceVeagh
Treasury
Grengus MacVeagh
Victory for Standard Oil at 36 offenses limit
Judge Anderson signals prosecution will cap at 36 offenses as the Chicago battle looms. The ruling, if upheld by the Court of Appeals, would allow rebates resumption and annual settlements with penalties far below potential sums. Government lawyers warn of Still, outcome hinges on Grosscup’s prior decision linking fines to Standard Oil of Indiana stock value.
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Anderson
Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Court of Appeals
Broher
Tallonda
Stink
Grosscup
Capitol
Standard OF Company of Indiana
Ohio River Predicted to Reach Sixty Feet at Cincinnati
The Ohio River at Cincinnati is forecast to rise to sixty feet, threatening extensive flood damage along riverfront property. Water and Front streets already flood in Cincinnati, with about 360 residences in Covington Newport and Bellevue submerged. Rail service may shift as stations risk inundation, and arrangements are made to use alternate routes. The rise is noted from Poltiburg to downtown Cincinnati, but a wide disaster is not expected.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
Baxster
Politaburg
Ole
St. Francis Mardi Gras Ball Necklace Theft
A $50,000 pearl necklace belonging to Miss Jennie Crocker of San Francisco was stolen during the Mardi Gras ball hosted by Mrs. Charles O. Alexander at the St. Francis Hotel. The loss occurred amid the event, prompting police and investigators to review security.
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Hall
Jennie Crocker
San Francisno
Charles O. Alexander
St. Francis Otal
Ten Buried by Cave-In at Alaska-Yukon- Pacific grounds
Daniel Roberta was killed and nine companions buried beneath thirty four feet of debris after a cave-in while working on a sewer line at Beate during the Alaska-Yukon- Pacific exposition grounds. The incident caused multiple injuries and structural destruction in Liberty Veana.
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Beate
Daniel Roberta
Vexas
Liberty
Veana
Efre
Mallia Thompson
Negro Methodiat
Waterway cost and Panama canal debate headline
The report from engineers visiting Panama with Taft endorses the Gatun dam and lock plan for a canal, notes a $860 million total cost, and argues a sea level canal would be more expensive and slower. Roosevelt praises Congress for sticking with the lock plan and calls for reduced dam height by twenty feet.
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Congress
Panama
Taft
Gatun
Stoosevelt
Isthmian Canal
Roosevelt
Ennel
Taft Panama visit stirs mixed praise across papers
Multiple newspapers report Taft's Panama trip sparking varied reaction. Worries over the Gatun dam and canal safety mix with cheerful tones about British royalty in Berlin and plans for six new dreadnoughts.
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