Georgia Senate Probes Milledgeville Prison Whipping
Governor Terrell orders a thorough executive and legislative inquiry into the Mamie DeCris whipping at the Milledgeville state prison farm. Prison and medical officials to wire details. senator McMichael urges joint committee probe with two senators and three representatives, adopted unanimously.
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Milledgeville
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DeCris
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J S. Turner
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Jake Moore
Penitentiary Department
Alagood
State Senate
General Assembly
Senate
McMichael
House
Hudson
Four Children Die In House Fire Near Spartanburg S C
At Welford South Carolina Sunday night four negro children perished in a blaze that engulfed a home left with the five other children by Charley Hines and his wife who attended a church nearby. The oldest boy about ten escaped by leaping from a window. The tragedy follows a routine cremation outcome.
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Welford
S. C
Spartanburg
Charley Hines
Czar Demands Reparations for Consul Murder in Macedonia
The czar of Russia demands exemplary punishment for the murder of Russian consul M. Rostkovski at Monastir Macedonia. He calls for punishment of all military and civil officers responsible. The assassination, the second of a Russian consular official in Macedonia in months, has caused intense indignation in St. Petersburg.
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Monastir
Macedonia
M. Rostkovski
St. Petersburg
General Gordon to Attend New Hampshire Veterans Reunion
Noted guests of the New Hampshire Veterans Association include Lieutenant General Miles Baron Von Sternberg German ambassador and veteran of the Franco Prussian War and General John B Gordon among others at the Weirs Lake Winnepesaukee reunion in New Hampshire.
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New Hampshire Veterans’ Association
Winnepesaukee
Miles, Baron von Sternberg
John Wb. Gordon
Mississippi Primary Returns Point To Democratic Nominees
Partial returns from across Mississippi show H. D. Money winning the Democratic nomination for governor with a spirited senatorial battle against A. H. Longino. Vardaman Cruz and Noel head the governor’s race in a three cornered contest as a lengthy full-state ticket is laid out. McLaurin faces no opposition for his US Senate seat. Early tallies indicate Power as secretary of state and other county and state posts may also go to the ticket, while many polling places are distant from rail lines.
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H. D. Money
United States
Money
A. H. Longino
Vardaman
Cruz
Noel
Williams
E. H. Hall
Land Commission
Wirt Adams
H. L. Whitfield
W. Q. Cole
Navy color line blocked aboard Columbia at Brooklyn yard
The United States receiving ship Columbia at the Brooklyn navy yard faced a color line as chief petty officers refused to mess with Miller a newly sworn in chief carpenter mate. Eight mess members walked out when he sat, and Miller dined alone thereafter. Captain Snow stated Miller’s rights would be protected and the navy does not discriminate by color.
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Miller
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Snow
Bryan Speaks in Ohio Opens State Democratic Campaign
In Urbana Ohio during a Wednesday program leading Democrats opened the state campaign two weeks before the state convention. William Jennings Bryan addressed the Urbana chautauqua assembly in the afternoon. County Democrats held a forenoon convention on the grounds with speeches by Bryan John S Zimmerman Mayor Johnson and ex Congress man Lentz. The event drew one of the largest crowds ever seen on the grounds.
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Urbana
Ohio
W. J. Bryan
Massive Russia Strike Affects Quarter Million Workers
The London Daily Mail correspondent reports August 2 that about a quarter of a million workers across South Russia are affected by widespread strikes. The strikes run across a vast industrial area, with parallel actions reported in connected sites.
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Nikollef
Times
South
Russia
Lost bustle found after long train disappearance
Word reached union depot officials in St. Paul on Monday that the bustle sewn with 7300 by Mrs. Van Clerke of Shawnee Kansas, which she believed lost on a Rock Island train, has been recovered. She had left her home in haste and returned just in time to save it from being burned as rubbish by new tenants.
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van Clerke
Shawnee
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Rock Island
Wealthy but Homeless Cancer Patient Is Admitted to Poor House
Andrew Murray of Brooklyn, suffering from cancer, was admitted to the county poor house in Binghamton New York after being denied admission to hotels and hospitals. He entered with pockets full of bills and property valued in the thousands.
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Binghampton
N. Y
Roosevelt letter condemns lynching and urges swift court justice
President Roosevelt commends Indiana Governor Durbin for upholding the law against lynching and urges rapid, court-based punishment for crimes provoking mob violence. He warns mob violence is a form of anarchy leading to tyranny, stresses protecting due process, and calls for decisive action to prevent recurrence, especially where race is involved.
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Durbin
Oyster Bay
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Miles Presidential Boom In Boston Republicans
Prominent Boston Republicans led by veteran elements believe Miles could be a presidential possibility after Roosevelt allowed his retirement from the army without public commendation for his service. The move sparks discussion of Miles as a future national candidate.
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Ant Lous
Miles
Roosevelt
Disaster at Ball Game Leaves City in Shock
A folding overhanging walk collapsed at Philadelphia National League park during a Boston Philadelphia game, killing four and injuring many. About 3,000 spectators were on the left field bleachers when the 200 foot section fell, sending crowds into the street and gutter. Authorities and volunteers rushed to aid the injured as people filled nearby houses and sidewalks with the wounded.
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General Miles Retired After Long Army Service
A Washington special reports that at noon Saturday Lieutenant General Miles was relieved of active duty and command of the army of the United States was assumed by Lieutenant General Young. At 10:30 officers in Washington assembled at army headquarters to pay respects to the retiring Miles as Adjutant General Corbin issued the orders.
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Gene<l Young
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Troubles of Servian Ruler Startled Court Officials
Belgrade advices say King Peter of Servia faces earnest terror from his entourage after the murder of King Alexander and Queen Draga. Many current court officials who were involved or privy to the crime object to Peter’s appointments as ruler.
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Tax Collector Returns Home From Flight
J. E. Owen tax collector of Russell county Alabama who was accused of fleeing the country arrived in Montgomery Saturday morning with Judge H. T. Renton and his Seale attorney en route to his Russell county home The governor had instructed the attorney general to sue Owen for failure to settle with the state his alleged indebtedness over three thousand dollars
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Alabama
J. E. Owen
Russell County
Montgomery
H. T. Renton
Seale
Woman Fears Banks Keep Bustle With 7300 Missing
Mrs. Augusta Van Clerke of Shawnee Kansas reported to St. Paul detectives that she lost a bustle containing 7300 while traveling on a Rock Island train. She, advanced in years, said she feared leaving money in banks and thought it safer in her bustle.
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Augusta van Clerke
Shawnee
Kans
St. Paul
Rock Island
van Clerke
Wreck of Wallace Brothers Circus Kills Twenty Two
The Wallace Brothers circus wreck in Grand Trunk yards Du rand Michigan at 4 am Friday left twenty two dead, many injured, with airbrakes failing on the second section. Trains collided, engine and cars demolished, animals escaped, and a coroner’s inquest was scheduled for August 14.
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Grand Trunk
Durand
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Lapere
J. McCarthy
Detriot
Grand Trunk Yards
Probst
Battle Creek
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Farrar
Diamond Queen Mamie DeCris Lashes at Milledgeville Prison
Mamie DeCris, known as the Diamond Queen for a string of thefts, was lashed and beaten into submission at the Georgia State Prison Farm in Milledgeville. The incident occurred last June but remained secret until now, documenting a notable case of corporal punishment on a female convict.
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Diamond Queen
Georgia
Mamie DeCris
Milledgeville
Mamie
Boston Preacher Admits Embezzling Eighty Thousand
In a Montreal letter Rev Willard S Allen treasurer of the Preachers Aid Society of the New England conference of the Methodist Episcopal church confessed a defalcation exceeding $80 000 to the society. The note reveals a breach of trust by a church official claiming responsibility for the missing funds.
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Willard S. Allen
Preachers’ Aid Society
New England Conference
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Methodist Episcopal Church
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