Lynching and burning of suspect after Terre Haute murder
A Black man, identified as Ward, was taken from Terre Haute jail by a mob near the Wabash bridge and burned after confessing to killing Miss Ida Finkelstein, a schoolteacher. The mob’s actions occurred despite police presence and included a crowd demanding further mutilation as authorities did not intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ward
Ida Finkelstein
Terre Hanate
Ind
Ward
Miss. Finkelstein
Mins, Finkelstein
Fasig
16Th Street
Wabash Train Wreck Leaves Three Dead and Many Hurt
A westbound Wabash Limited from Detroit to Chicago derailed near Millersburg Indiana after a defect in a rail, plunging 20 feet with forty three aboard. Three passengers were fatally injured and twelve severely hurt as cars tumbled over in the wreck.
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Wabash Limited
Detroit
Chicago
Millersburg
Ind
Few-Line Interviews reflect Mormon polygamy and politics
Chauncey P. Overfield of Salt Lake City notes polygamy persists in Utah outside urban areas with younger generations less involved and Mormons dominating state affairs in Salt Lake City. He claims many wives live miles apart and may be unaware of each other’s residences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey P. Overfield
Salt Lake City
Utah
Mrs Fairbanks elected D A R president general in Washington
Mrs Charles W Fairbanks wife of Indiana senator won the D A R presidency general by a wide vote after a spirited contest in which Illinois backed by Mrs Wiles sought two top posts. She is from Dutch and Scotch descent born in Ohio and high in Washington society with five children.
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Manning
Donald McLean
Tenth Continental Congress
New York State
Ohio
Fairbanks
Murraysville
Wesleyan University
Delaware
Charles Warren Fairbanks
Senator Fairbanks
Big Four Railroad
Conger to Quit Pekin On Leave of Absence
Washington dispatch reports Evwin N. Conger U S minister to China will return to the United States on a sixty day leave. His probable resignation from the Pekin post is noted and W W Rockhill is named to assume the duties and observe the conduct of negotiations begun by Conger and continued by Mrs Rockhill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockhill
Washington
Eewin N. Conger
United States
China
Pekin
W. W. Rockhill
Bureau of American Republics
Congers
Conger
Hay
Qonger
Edicts, campaigns, and reforms ripple through empires
Reports chart imperial edicts and reprisals in China as Waldersee mobilizes 22 000 troops on Pekin’s road to Singan Fu while princes Toan Lan and Tung Fu sieung face degradation or death. In the Philippines Gov Gen MacArthur cites insurgent captures as Taft commissions civil rule. Weyler stabilizes Madrid amid martial law. A Russian railroad deal, Baikal to Port Arthur, surfaces. Paris exposition aims to preserve Rue de Na Noss palaces as museums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Count von Waldersee
China
Pekin
Singan-Fu
Prince Toan
Duke Lan
Tung-Fu-Sieng
Tung-Fu-siung
MacArthur
Philippines
Taft Commission
Ti In
State Department
Chao Chi Chao
Ying Iien
Prince Chwang
Conger
Deg Tade
Tuan
Chi Tsu
Hun Cheng
Singan Bu
Yu Hsien
Tung Fu Hsiang
Powers Agree China Concession Rule For All Foreign Posts
United States leads a move for international assent before any new Chinese concessions or treaties are allowed. States that all powers must approve, not just one, and notes Russia’s Tientsin stake helped spur the policy. Chinese officials face new punishments and edicts, with mixed acceptance reported in Pekin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
China
Tientain
Washington
State Department
Nho
Russia
Tien-tain
Jin Porta
Injunction Halts Jeffries Ruhlin Fight in Cincinnati
Court action backed by Gov Nash ends the bout plan causing the Saengerfest Athletic Club deep financial losses. Managers Billy Brady and Billy Madden tally losses near $28,000 including training costs and dated engagements canceled. Advance seat sales suggested potential revenue of $50,000, while guides and cattlemen push for rifle restrictions and reseeding plans for the Black Hills and Wyoming ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Gov. Nash
Ditte
Theny
Ssengerfest Athletic Club
Ssenger
Society Funds Steels
Billy Brady
Billy Madden
Jeffries
Ruhlin
DEWETS CLOSE CALL AND RAINBOW CITY PLANS
Reports from Dissel Fontein Piet Retief and Cape Colony describe Dewet near Tisselfontein with Boers scattered. German and British forces pursue as rains hinder French advance. Simultaneously Buffalo’s Pan American Exposition advances toward a Rainbow City with 4000 workers preparing a 10 million exhibit focused on electricity, large halls, and architectural splendor.
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Piet Fourie
Dewetstorp
Kitchener
French
Piet Retief
Amsterdam Amt Pit Retief
Dewet
Cape Colony
Rainbow Gity
Buffalo
America
Burntia
Watr Wen
Chicago
Delaware Park
Fragmented World News Snippets From A Turbulent Era
A jumble of obscure references to Cuba, Goa, and Europe hints at global tensions and political satire. Mentions of empresses, kings, naval officers, and industrial strikes mingle with odd phrases and fragmented events from an era of shifting alliances and unrest.
Massive Congressional Appropriations and Army Reform Act
Congress completed extensive fiscal and military overhauls including a permanent gold reserve of 150 million, a revamped army structure capped at 100000 troops, and reorganization of treasury and banking systems. It also fixed representation at 386 members after the twelfth census, debated canal and tariff bills, and faced hazing and anti trust issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
United States Army
Congress
Cannon
House Committee On Appropriations
Root
Philippines
Hud Hua
Atnlute
United States
Spain
House of Representatives
West Point
Senate
House
Raiders Slay and Loot Curtis Wholesale Liquor House Raid
In Topeka Kansas a carload of beer was moved during the day when about fifty armed men with sledges and revolvers stormed the Curtis wholesale liquor house. J W Adams was fatally wounded, Rev KW Emerson was hurt, and Dr M R Mitchell and many raiders were arrested after a half carload of beer was destroyed and a gun battle ensued. Emerson, pastor of the First Christian Church, is linked to Mrs Nation's lecture tour. A plan to remove forest reservations in Pennsylvania is proposed, and physicians urge shelters on mountainous lands for pulmonary invalids to gain pure air. Rev F W Gunsaulus of Chicago releases a poetry book reattributing eight verses to Eugene Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.W. Adams
Curtis Wholesale
Topeka
Kan
Adamy
KW. Emerson
KY. W. Emerson
First Christian Church
M. RK. Mitchell
Excity
Kenana City Breweries
Emerson
Nation
Pennsylvania
Senate and House Push Amid High Postal and Military Bills
Congress moved through a busy week with the Senate debating postoffice funding and chartering a postal telegraph study, while the House passed deficiency and other appropriation measures. Key actions included continued fast mail service cuts, pensions for Gen. Lawton’s widow, and votes on naval, territorial, and Philippine provisions along with tributes to late lawmakers.
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Senate
House
New York
New Orleans
Atlanta
Kansas City
Newton
Kay
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
Bacon
Georgia
Henry W. Lawton
Philippines
Clarke
New Hampshire
Shaw
Cone
Navy
Hoar
Morgan
Ala
Congress
Allen
Adairal Sampson
Charles Maregan
District of Columbia
Che House
Navy Department
Lentz
Richardem
St. Louis
New York Deposits Pass 1 Billion in Clearing House Banks
New York associated banks in the Clearing House system exceed 1 billion dollars in deposits, with experts estimating that including non-reporting trust companies could nearly double that total. Gains since January exceed 200 million, while Chicago national banks show growth and grain markets in Chicago reflect cautious strength amid abundant wheat and tightening supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Enery
Ne York Associated Banks
Thone
Clearing House Association
National Banks of
Chicago
Board of Trade
Telephone to a Sick Sec. Gov Yates Daughter
Dorothy Yates, daughter of Gov. and Mrs Yates, has scarlet fever and is quarantined in her Springfield room. The State Board of Health forbids entry to father and mother while the fever lasts, prompting a plan to place a telephone in the chamber for contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Yates
Dorothy Yates
Gov
Bry. Yates
Springfield
State Board of Health
Lubeck to Issue New Coin Featuring City Emblem
Fragmentary text notes Lubeck planning a new municipal coin to replace the Kaiser’s head on German currency. It mentions the last Lubeck coin dated 1582 and refers to a first municipal cremation record opening in a place called Mayhem, with unclear details and multiple garbled names and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubeck
Liat
New Philadephia
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Terre Haute
Swaog
Lester
Pea EO
H. B. Hickox
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Joseph St. Burton
Kanfas
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Corrie Nation
Littlefield
Maine
Cuba
Pek.n
Weyler
Madrid
Aew
Senor Bilvela
Gallus, Ritter von Wordberg
Carlsbad
A &J. Petersburg Dispatch
Lake Baikal
Siberia
Port Arthur
Russo-Chinese Bank
Pnational
Paria
Promatern
Adirondack
Black Hills
Wyoming
Christian DE Wet
Goa
Weyter
France
Kaiser
Empress of Ching
Mrs. Nation
King Edward
Castelluse
Rarea
London
Hichborg
Hlinvig Brick Company
Brickmakers
Hyer
Work OF Congress
Raider
F. W. Gunsaulus
Eugene Field
Field
Maryland Biscuit Company
Ultimate
Tacoma
Wash
Louisville
Fiber Company
Lockport
Switzerland
Ing
Intenf Tobacco
Wisconsin
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