Convicts in Georgia Penitentiary Die Under Brutal Offenders
A legislative inquiry in Atlanta reveals gruesome abuses in convict camps tied to the convict lease system. Testimonies describe lashings, anklets with long spikes, untreated wounds, and a 16-year-old boy whipped to death. Public outrage leads to mass meetings and calls to end the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Opera House
R. A. Keith
Durham Coal & Coke Co
Keith
Daniel Long
Express Messenger Dies After North Coast Wreck
Glendive Montana August 12 Express Messenger Wilson died from severe burns suffered in the North Coast Limited wreck near the city. Four people killed and engineer C D Litch is recovering. A tramp's body was found among the wreckage. Survivors share a vivid account of the train's sudden stop and ensuing fire and a relief train rushed physicians to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
N. P. Wreck
Glendive
Mont
C. D. Litch
hAllard
Printers Discuss White Plague at Union Meeting
Boston Aug 12 Favorable action on appointing a committee to investigate report and remedy the ravages of tuberculosis among union members and to consider changing the convention from annually to every five years was the feature of the International Typographical union gathering. H Russell Wray of Colorado Springs spoke on western treatment and home success. Discussions covered next convention sites Minneapolis and St Joseph. Sessions of the Stereotypers union and women's auxiliary yielded little business. afternoon and evening were devoted to excursions.
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Boston
International Typographical Union
H. Russell Wray
Chamber of Commerce of
Colorado Springs
Minneapolis
St. Joseph
Stereotypers’ Union
Women's Auxiliary
Nurse Lifts Girl to Speak Marriage Vows
Miss Mayme Hulen of Lancaster Missouri, critically ill with typhoid, wed F C Hoover of Memphis Missouri in Des Moines Iowa. A nurse raised the bride in her hospital bed so she could take part in the ceremony. She will not leave the hospital for at least a week.
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Des Moines
Mayme Hulen
Lancaster
F. C. Hoover
Memphis
J. J. Hill Lending Active Support in Railroad Strike
Winnipeg Aug 12 Large party of mechanics reaches C P R shops for work. They are housed in train shed and transported to shops in afternoon. William Whyte, second vice president, arrived to inspect conditions. Eleven strikers deserted at North Bay. Japs work at Medicine Hat shops. towns west refuse police permits. company hires detectives from the states. No violence reported yesterday. Company expects more mechanics from Great Britain next week.
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Winnipeg
Cc. P. R
William Whyte
North Bay
Here
Revelatoire
Great Britain
J. J
Scream amid inquest into murdered boy case in Chicago
Aug 12 Chicago inquest into the mutilated body of Tuffa Shashem opened with Selim Shashem fainting and muttering threats against suspect Hassin Nemmer the Turkish arrestee. The murdered boy's father testified as Casimer Shashem, an uncle, was restrained amid tense scenes in a crowded morgue courtroom.
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Chicago
Selim Shashem
Tuffa Shashem
Mudlake
Davis
Nemmer
Shashem
Casimer Shashem
Chinchu seizure sparks Sino Japanese tension over rifles
London reports from Hong Kong that Chinese authorities seized a steamer at Chinchu carrying 10 000 rifles and 2 000 000 cartridges. Japanese merchants protest the cargo as theirs and threaten a new international dispute. The incident echoes the February seizure of the Tatsu Maru and possible Chinese amends.
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London
China
Japan
Hong Kong
Chinchu
Wright triumphs in Le Mans flight display
Wilbur Wright of Dayton, Dayton, makes a splendid flight at Le Mans France, circling a field five times and staying aloft six minutes fifty six and two fifths seconds. The ascent reached a peak height of sixty feet with undulating motion. Spectator M Kapfere, engineer of Ville de Paris, observed the event.
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Lemans
France
Wilbur Wright
Dayton
M. Kapfere
Ville de Paria
New wheat to bring high price says dealer
Minneapolis August 12 New wheat likely to fetch not less than $1 a bushel the highest in fifteen years says George F Blossom general manager of George C Christian & Co The first sample of the new crop from South Dakota graded No 2 northern and suggested strong milling quality The reason for the high price is tight old wheat stocks among milling firms and favorable crop prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
George F. Blossom
George C. Christian & Co
Blossom
South Dakota
Mayor Undergoes Gall Bladder Operation Takes Place at St John’s
Mayor Peter Bifiott underwent a gallbladder operation at St John’s hospital this forenoon. Reports say the executive is doing nicely, having emerged from anesthesia in good shape this afternoon. The operation finished around 12:30 and is described as a successful procedure with a rapid recovery anticipated.
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Peter Bifiott
St. John’s Hospital
Elliott
Campbell Family Returns from Europa
Dr. F J Campbell and Mrs Campbell with children return to the United States from Europa. The doctor stays in New York on business while Mrs Campbell and the children go home to Third Avenue South. Reports of the children’s serious illness are denied.
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F. J. Campbell
Europa
New York
Drunk Man Shoots Twice at Faribault Hotel
Chris Schultz claiming to be a laboring man said he fired two shots from his hotel room while intoxicated near the Faribault house. He told Judge Ryan he was drunk and the shooting was carelessness. The case was continued to tomorrow morning.
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Chris Schultz
Faribault House
Ryan
Prisoners Arrested After Attempted Escape in Aberdeen
In Aberdeen on August 12 two men were arrested with guns after a late night bid to free prisoners. Police blocked the escape and added two more arrests. Ten inmates pleaded guilty to minor charges and received jail sentences.
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Aberdeen
Lawyer Leaps to His Death in Delirium on Train
Winnipeg lawyer Thomas Robinson aged 55 a prominent barrister and counsel for the Winnipeg grain exchange leapt from a moving train while delirious from brain fever en route to Montreal. He was found dying beside the track.
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Winnipeg
Man
Thomas Robinson
Canada
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Here
Montreal
Fire destroys many big autos at Indiana Ave garage
A Chicago blaze at 1716 1718 Indiana avenue destroyed Co U Coey Co garage, consuming more than fifty automobiles and taxicabs. The one story brick building collapsed after an explosion, and firemen arrived too late. Estimated loss runs to 300000.
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Chicago
Indiana Avenue
Co. U. Coey & Co
Driver saves lives as fire wagon crashes into street pole
Fire department driver Lee Gabriel swerved to avoid a crossing woman and four children, driving the hook and ladder wagon into a trolley pole at Northern Pacific avenue and Fourth street. The wagon wrecked the pole but Gabriel and the team escaped serious injury, while the hose wagon extinguished a fire at 76 Front street.
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Lee Gabriel
Fire Department
Northern Pacific Avenue
Fourth Street
Front Street
Gabriel
Several Vags in Police Court Before Judge Ryan
A morning session before Judge Martin Ryan filled one side of the room with several vags. Frank Sullivan of Boston led a small group jailed for four days after liquor influence. Officers Pat Grant and others held Charles Wilson, F. C. Wallace, Ed Goodin, and Joseph Reece for hearings later.
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Martin Ryan
Frank Sullivan
Boston
Pat Grant
Charles Wilson
F. C. Wallace
Wilson
Wallace
Oklahoma
Ryan
Grant
Joseph Reece
Ed Goodin
Pow Wow in Sulphur Named to Fight Tax on Indian Lands
Muskogee Okla Aug 12 Indians of the Chickasaw nation hold a pow wow at Sulphur to devise pleas against a land tax proposal. Under the treaty the redskins were not to be taxed until title passed from the allottee or after twenty one years. Attorneys will be employed to press enforcement of treaty stipulations.
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Muskogee
Okla
Toothache Kills Farmer in Duluth Accident
Duluth Minn Aug 12 Toothache caused the death of John L Smith a farmer yesterday afternoon He was walking to Duluth to see a dentist holding his head in his hands to relieve the pain and did not hear the approach of a Great Northern train which struck him and killed him instantly
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Duluth
Minn
John L. Smith
Great Northern
Stromg End
Fernie Relief Totals Reach 1 200 000 In Losses And Aid
Winnipeg reports relief for Fernie totaling 1 200 000 in value, with cash aid of 75 000 and many cars of provisions. Overall losses reach 2 250 000 as fires in the nearby mountains are brought under control after heavy rains. Michael town experiences renewed rainfall quelling remaining fires and clearing slopes of timber.
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Winnipeg
Fernie
Micheal
Hitchcock and Taft Confer in Hot Springs VA
Republican National Chairman Hitchcock arrived at Hot Springs Virginia and will proceed to Chicago. He relayed to Taft political information gathered from numerous national conferences and discussed naming the nine member financial advisory committee after consulting western party leaders.
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Hot Springs
Hitchcock
Chicago
Taft
Nine
West
Thaw Declared Bankrupt in Pittsburg Referee Ruling
Pittsburg on August 12 Harry K. Thaw was adjudged a bankrupt by referee W. R. Blair. No date has been fixed for the first creditors meeting.
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Pittsburg
Harry K. Thaw
W. R. Blair
Fire Threatens Parkersburg Heat Engulfs Ice Plant and Lumber Mill
Aug 12 Parkersburg West Virginia blaze destroys an ice plant and a lumber mill and endangers the city’s lower half. Poor water pressure hampers firemen as the Ohio River bridge also faces threat in the spreading fire.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Ohio River
Bryan Receives Democratic Nomination at Lincoln Meeting
Lincoln August 12 Bryan accepts nomination with Clayton presiding at state capitol ceremonies. A large crowd, 46 gun salute, and a day of receptions mark the event as Bryan outlines Democratic platform and exhorts supporters. Delegates and leaders from across the nation attend. festivities conclude with a dinner at Bryan's Fairview home.
Hickson Post Office Robbed in North Dakota
Robbers entered the Hickson post office in a store owned by postmaster Julius A. Bleger, taking about $10 in small change from the cash drawer. Stamps and goods were left untouched, suggesting local perpetrators avoided leaving evidence. Entry was through a back window with the stolen money easily accessible.
Lipton to Race for America Cup Again in 1909
Sir Thomas Lipton, after Shamrock’s strong year, plans another bid for the America cup. He awaits a possible New York Yacht Club challenge acceptance and says he would contest under universal American rules, with two boats allowed, while awaiting signals from New York.
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Sir Thomas Lipton
London
Shamrock
Thomas Lipton
Sandy Hook
New York
Sir Thomas
Betee
Thomas
Great Britain
New York Yacht Club
America
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