Lynching by mob burns man near Mason and Dixon line
A Wilmington crowd of about four thousand, led by a Virginian, burned George F. White after accusing him of killing Miss Helen Bishop. Guards were shot, four attackers died, and White was executed at a stake after being seized from the workhouse. The case spurred calls for a speedy trial, with court planning for September.
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Wilmington
Del
Mason and Dixon
George F. White
Helen Bishop
E. A. Bishop
Prince's Corner
Wimington
Prince’s Corner
Ken
Speeto
Ned
Peter Smith
H. H. Ward
Bishop
George White
Convict Shot Dead in Desperate Canyon City Escape
In Canyon City Colorado on June 23 a convict at the state penitentiary, Kirch Kuykendall, was killed early Monday during a mass escape attempt by six prisoners. The break involved dynamite, gunfire, and the taking of a prison official’s wife as a shield. Guards pursued and captured the remaining escapees. Kuykendall died after resisting capture.
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Kirch Kuykendall
Canyon City
Colo
State Penitentiary
T. D. Palmer
Kuykendall
Clarence Cleghorn
John Keefe
Cleghorn
Mrs. Cleghorn
James H Tillman on Trial for Columbia Murder
In Columbia South Carolina Judge D A Townsend heard a motion for change of venue in the murder case of James H Tillman former lieutenant governor against N G Gonzales editor of the State Tillman had killed Gonzales after denouncing him during a governor race affidavits for venue change were offered by Tillmans defense and a large number of signers claimed local prejudice while prosecutors presented hundreds of replies ministers and newspapers disputed claims and court adjourned without a ruling Also polo player Harry W Harrison son of Provost Harrison was seriously hurt at the Philadelphia Country Club after a collision and fall of a teammate’s pony Additional items note humorous quotes from the Ohio State Journal and a German botanist’s finding on leaf movements warning off tiny insects
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James H. Tillman
Columbia
S.C
S. C
Circuit Court
D. A Townsend
James H Tillman
Tillman
N. G. Gonzales
Messrs. W. F
A. E. Gonzales
Philadelphia
Harry W. Harrison
Provont Harrison
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Country Club
Harrison
Alexander Brown
New Distilling Venture Formed to Rival Major Company
In Terre Haute Ind a new distillery project gains approval as seven firms of the Commercial Distilling company, key members of the United States Spirits association, sign a contract to build a distillery and produce their own spirits severing ties with the Distilling Company of America. The move represents a clear opposition to the Distilling Company of America based in Cincinnati.
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Distilling Company of America
Cincinnati
Terre Haute
Ind
Commercial Distilling Company of
United States Spirits Association
Commercial Distilling Company
Test case to be brought against John J. Ryan for grand larceny
Circuit Attorney Folk filed information in the criminal division charging John J. Ryan turf investment promoter with grand larceny. It is a test case to set precedent for similar charges if convicted. Originally indicted for embezzlement by Hailes, the judge ruled Ryan’s relations with patrons resembled a banker.
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John J. Ryan
St. Louis
Circuit
Folk
Circuit Court
Ryan
Otr Turf Investment Jen
Hailes
Mississippi primary election set for August sixth
The state board of election commissioners ordered a state primary on August six. The next United States Senate seat from Mississippi will be decided by popular ballot. Incumbent Senator Money and Governor Lengina are actively canvassing the state.
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Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
Inne
State Board of Election Commissioners
United States
Baliot
Money
Lengina
Telegraphic Brevities Highlights From Across Nations
St Pauls horse show opened Tuesday and Vesuvius erupts. Claude won the frontier stakes at Detroit with Sir Gallant second. Louis Hammerstough, Kansas City dry goods merchant, died Monday. Chautauqua at Lafayette closed with Bryan address. Samuel B Evans Ottumwa editor died. Charles F McKim awarded king's gold medal. Citi zens National Fargo declared dividend to creditors. General A Wes G has been elected president of the Dominican republic.
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Claude
Detroit
Sir Gallant
Louis Hammerstough
Kansas City
Lafayette
Ind
William Jennings Bryan
Samuel B. Evans
Ottumwa
Charles F. McKim
New York
Royal Society of London
Citizens' National Bank of Fargo
N. D
A. Wes Gs
Horatio Vasquez
Dominican Republic
Baseball scores National League reports day results
At New York Chicago 4 5 in game one and 6 to 10 in game two. Brooklyn beats St Louis 5 2 in game one and 8 7 in the second. Philadelphia defeats Cincinnati 2 1 and 6 0 in the nightcap called at darkness after eleven innings.
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New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Market Quotations: Minneapolis and Chicago Grain Prices
June 22 market notes list cash and futures for wheat in Minneapolis and Chicago, with bid prices for No 1 hard and Northern wheat, oats, flax, butter, eggs, and poultry. Includes St Paul stockyard cattle and hogs, and Duluth grain arrivals. Prices span oats, corn, wheat, flax, butter, eggs, and live stock.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Sarge
St. Paul Union
St. Paul
Duluth
Nothern
Sealy
Sepu
Chicago Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Northwestern
Southwestern
McCoys On Warpath Clash With Key stone Police
Roanoke Va June 23 Mountaineers led by Floyd McCoy of the McCoy Hatfield feud stormed Keystone West Virginia mining town and opened fire on officers. One assailant killed another fatally wounded. Police and crowd clashed while McCoy party fled with dead and wounded. Hatfields in adjoining county.
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Roanoke
Floyd McCoy
McCoy
James
Victory for Cummins Element in District 43 Nomination
A. H. Gale is nominated to be senator for the Forty-third district to succeed W. F. P. Harriman, marking a victory for the Cummins element in the local political scene.
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Cummins
A. H. Gale
W FP. Harriman
Not Niccardly and the Hand Request
A quip set contrasts a suitor’s failed bid for a daughter’s hand with a father’s blunt humor about consequences. Mixed quotes from Cleveland Plain Dealer and Chicago News highlight dry wit about romance and hardship. The line about Prussian blue paint notes it is made from burned horse ashes.
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Niccardly
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Gonzales
Ohio State Journal
St. Paul's Horse Show
Iowa
One
Drice Clothiers
Emmetsburg
H. W
Beebe
M'Coys
Aubuqurque
N. M
Santa Fe
St.Paul
Lochrea
Northern Pacific
Chicago News
E. L. Walker
Waverly
Seal of
Minnesota
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