Fierce Race Riot Rocks New York District
A Friday night clash in San Juan Hill between whites and blacks drew 250 police and left several injured. Stones and missiles rained from rooftops as officers tried to restore order after a confrontation began when a white man attacked a black resident outside a station. Dozens were detained, with seven whites and two blacks injured and later treated by ambulances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan Hill
Amsterdam
Western
New York
Edward Connelly
Henry Williams
Connelly
Ain
Tov
McAdoo
Almos' Ail
Havoc of Storm Rolls Through Rosebud Reserve
Tornado swept over the Rosebud reservation causing one death and about a dozen injuries, six seriously, with many residents at Burke and Bonesteel listing bruises and fractures. Twenty seven buildings damaged or demolished at Herrick. overall loss estimated at seven thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosebud
Burke
Billy ‘Howe
Geo. ‘Dounter
Tbs
Coughlin
Curt Willis
E. K. Longley
Frank, Castox
Jackman Herrick
Herrick
FOR TORTURING A CHILD SANITARIUM SEEKING WOMAN
Mercer County State's Attorney seeks information from Dr. San ger Brown of Chicago about a woman placed in a sanitarium at Kenilworth. Mrs McKinney and husband are indicted for torturing Stella Grandy, handed over by the Illinois Children's Home and Aid Society. Three killed two hurt in an Iowa Central freight wreck near Richland Keokuk County. Eleven men nabbed in South Bend for wholesale car robberies of Grand Trunk near Stillwell. Merchandise losses around $30,000. Sioux City markets note cattle and other trading activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Mercer County
San
Ger. Brown
Chicago
Concene
Alleg Rad
Pri
Brown
Kenilworth
Mra
Stella Grandy
Ilinois Children's Home, ‘and Aid Society
Wen
Iowa Central Railroad
Arichland
Keokuk County
South Bend
Ind
Grand Trunk Railroad
Stillwell
Raporte County
Parnigo
Tornado Ravages Gregory County South Dakota
A fierce tornado swept Gregory County last night leaving one dead and many injured. Widespread destruction hit St Elmo Herrick Burke and surrounding towns with dozens of buildings unroofed or destroyed and crops damaged. A relief party is working and officials tally property losses estimated in the thousands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota Lowns
Gregory County
South Dakota
Rosebud
St. Elmo
Roy Meadden
Herrick
Rosebud Bank
Ulrich
Manny
George Cornwall
A. J. Jones
Burke
Jenson
Gregory
Postmaster Enjoined Over Fraudulent Stamp Rule
A temporary restraining order from Judge Smith McPherson in Iowa City bars Henry J. Gilson and post office staff from stamping mail to People's United States Bank and E. G. Lewis with the word fraudulent. Mail to the bank and Lewis will be held at St. Louis pending final action. Defendants must show cause next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Bank
A &T
Louis
Smith McPherson
Lowa
United States District Court
Henry J. Gilson
Winner
Post Ofice
Frank Wyman
Enry P. Wyman
People’s United States Bank
Lewis
St. Louis
Butchers Fight Packers Open New Beef Plant in NYC
War in earnest was declared in New York Thursday against the beef trust as the New York Butchers Dressed Meat Company opened a plant at Thirty-ninth Street and Eleventh Avenue. Hundreds of butchers joined the new combination protesting the beef trust. The building cost nearly $1,000,000 and is nearly completed with nine stories, already a bold feature for passersby along the waterfront. A second large plant is planned, aiming to make the operation the largest in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Beef Trust
New York Butchers’ Dressed Meat Company
Thirty-ninth Street
Eleventh Avenue
Identifies Body as N Sexton in Salina Murder Case
G. J. Halde from St. Joseph Missouri, president of the iron molders union, arrived in Salina Iran and identified the dead man as N. Sexton of St. Joseph. Officers suspect Sexton was robbed and killed by the same gang that held up six men at a Winfield hotel, with two assailants clashing with Cedarville officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. J. Halde
Iron Molders’ Union
St. Joseph
Salina
Iran
N. Sexton
Sexton
Winfield
Cedarville
Vermont Battleship to be Launched at Fore River Yard
A Washington dispatch reports Fore River Shipbuilding Co notified the secretary of the navy that the battleship Vermont will be launched at Quincy Massachusetts on August 31. The governor of Vermont designates his daughter Miss Jennie Gell as sponsor of the vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Washington
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Secretary of the Navy
Quincy
Mass
Jennie Gell
Plot to kidnap governor's son exposed in New Mexico
Eight ex convicts planned to abduct Guy Oteros son in Santa Fe and transport him to Lincoln County for ransom. Authorities pursue the gang as details of the plot emerge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy
Otero
Santa Fe
N. M
Lincoln County
Heat Kills in New York Amid Prolonged Heat Wave
Reports show at least one death and many prostrations from extreme heat across Greater New York by noon Wednesday. In Iowa, Samuel E. Howard, a young Page County farmer, saved his wife and two month old baby from a fire and was himself burned to death Thursday morning after returning for more household goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Greater
Samiuel BE
Howard
Shambaugh
Page County
Russia shifts to class representation in national assembly
A St Petersburg report claims a new national assembly plan replaces Minister Boulizan’s project with a class representation system. Emperor’s circle, grand dukes, and high officials would oversee the proposal, attributed to landed nobility influence and the Patriotic League. The piece argues Russia is ruled by a few great noble families and grand dukes, not bureaucrats, with the emperor as the largest landowner and holder of hundreds of palaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Boulizan
Moscow
Count Bobrinsky
Constitutional Conservative Party
Count Sheremetieff
Patriotic League
Russia
Bandits Shot After Cedarville Shootout in Kansas
Two highwaymen Madigan and Chadburn robbed six travelers at Winfield Brett Hotel Sunday night and were pursued by a Santa Fe special agent J. O. Calhoun. Calhoun and posse member J. M. Pope were wounded during a confrontation in Hewins near the Oklahoma line. Mrs. Malone was shot in the leg as firing drew bystanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Cedarville
Kan
J. O. Calhoun
Kansas City
Santa Fe Railway
Hewins
Oklhihbonm State Line
Madigan
Chadburn
Brett Hotel
Winfield
Calhoun
J. M. Pope
Malone
Trample American Flag Protest Sparks Outcry in London Ont
An American flag was torn down and trampled at London Ontario city hall after a remark by an American visitor at an Orangemen demonstration. About 100 Americans from Michigan toured the city, later trampling the flag as locals expressed anger over the insult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ont
Orangemen
Michigan
Canada
Port Huron Mid
Lodge
Jury Selection Brief in Dr Koch Case at Mankato
Seven jurors for the Dr Koch trial have been secured at Mankato. Among them four active farmers, one retired farmer, one non dairyman, and one banker. Wednesday morning Benjamin Mc Gregor, Mapleton State Bank cashier, was chosen. he has been admitted to practice at the bar and is deemed potentially inclined to convict on circumstantial proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Koch
Mankato
Benjamin McGregor
Mapleton State Bank
Judge grants temporary injunction against state rail rate law
At Kansas City Judge Phillips in the United States district court Wednesday granted a temporary injunction prayed for by the Missouri railroads restraining the Missouri railway and warehouse commissioners and the attorney general from enforcing the maximum freight rate law enacted by the Inst legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Phillips
United States District Court
Missouri
Missouri Railway and Warehouse Commissioners
Attorney General
Attempted train wreck on Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
An attempt was made to wreck a Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific through train at Greene, Indiana, on Thursday. The attempt targeted a switch to imply that the switch caused the incident if successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
Prisoners released by supreme court order
Seven men previously jailed in Denver for election fraud were freed by the state supreme court. A Darlington South Carolina dispatch reports TR Keith Dargan died by drinking carbolic acid due to financial troubles. In Kansas two hundred armed men hunted temperance fanatic C L Melvin after dynamite wrecks hit three saloons near Iola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Cele
Supreme Court
Darlington
S. C
Keith Dargan
Independent
Cotton OI Company
Darlington Trust Company
Panatia
Richardson
Iola
Kan
C. L. Melvin
Tola
Baltimore Building Collapse Reported in Midweek Event
Fragmentary OCR note indicates a Baltimore building collapse with unknown details. Mentions two persons and a possible address or site in Baltimore Maryland. Further readable facts are unclear due to damaged text.
Hawkey Estate Poisoning Case Heads to Grand Jury
William Persing and Mrs. Pratt, charged with poisoning Cyrus Pratt, were bound over to the grand jury after preliminary examination in Rockwell City. Bonds set at 2500 each. Persing jailed, Pratt likely to furnish bond. Persing alleges Pratt’s infatuation and plans to marry someone else, while denying involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Persing
Fonda
Persing
Pratt
Farmers vs Railroads: Iowa Council Hearing on Rail Assessments
Iowa farmers speaking through agricultural leaders appeared before the state executive council at Des Moines on Wednesday to press for railway assessment changes. Fort Dodge's J. J. Ryan, president of the Iowa Corn Belt Meat Producers' Association, led the farmers' case amid spirited exchanges with railway attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
State — Executive Council
Des Moines
J. J. Ryan
Fort Dodge
Iowa Corn Belt Meat Producers’ Association
Sixteen Horses Burned In Manson Livery Fire
A livery barn owned by C. A. Whittlesey and used by M. Wardyman burned at five o clock Wednesday morning, suspected incendiary. Sixteen horses perished, six rescued. several buggies and harness destroyed. Stock loss listed at 25000 with 1900 insured. building loss 8000 insured 1500. Adjacent Reynoldson Grove machinery shed spared. Wilton brick building damaged 500 insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manson
C. A. Whittlesey
M. Wardyman
Tive O'Clock
ATL
B. FF. Wilton
Reynoldson Gros
Holstein banker indicted for fraud to contest charges
Qckar Berger once with E A McCutchen & Co Holstein bankers now works as Seattle brewery manager. He plans to return to Holstein early fall to fight the grand jury indictment charging fraud in the bank failure and says he will defend the case there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qckar Berger
E. A. McCutchen & Coo
Idarove
Seattle
Wash
Holstein
Local Printer Falls To Death From Roof Ladder
C Koenig a print er by trade who drifted into Carroll about a month ago fell to his death Saturday morning from a ladder on a house roof, a distance of twelve feet to the cement pavement. His skull was fractured and blood oozed from his brain, he died within a short time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Koenig
Carroll
Treasure Seeker Probes Hermit Plot Near Munterville
John Nelson owner of a small plot near Munterville is believed to have died at his shack door three weeks ago. A long term search for buried gold, silver and jewels on Nelson’s quarter acre continues as investigators catalog the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Nelson
Bermit and Miser
Munterville
Attempted murder target in Colfax eludes capture
A third attempt on Mel Slaughter of Colfax failed at a late hour Tuesday. The would be killer, an unknown assailant, escaped before authorities could identify the perpetrator and the entire community remains unsettled with no clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colfax
Mel Slaughter
Slaughter
Picnic planned by Clayton County settlers at Newberry Point
The old settlers of Clayton County will hold their annual picnic on Wednesday August 10 at Newberry Point with many pioneers from Clayton and Delaware Counties expected. Harry Carr, 18, is hospitalized in Ottumwa in critical condition after a fractured skull from a fall from a Milwaukee freight train near Rutledge. he may not survive. The Independent company at Conrail Bluffs ordered ten thousand telephone poles for toll lines extending in five directions from Council Bluffs as either main or branch lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton County
Newberry Point
Clayton
Delaware Counties
Harry Carr
Ottumwa
Carr
Milwaukee
Rutledge
Conrail
Small Boy Drowned in Kanarauzi Creek near Rock Hapids
Henry Meester, nine, drowned while swimming in Kanarauzi Creek near Rock Hapids. Several boys were in the water. Meester got beyond his depth and the body had not yet been recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Meester
Kanarauzi Creek
Rock Hapids
Meester
Fire at Rockwell City destroys millinery shop
A morning blaze in Rockwell City gutted Mae Clendenen’s millinery store. She escaped with a wrapper and a watch as flames spread to a nearby bakery, causing about 4400 in stock loss and 600 in personal belongings, with an insured amount of 800. Origin undetermined. fire crews saved adjacent buildings.
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Mae Clendenen
Rock
Well City
Contenda
Clendenen
Des Moines
Diteot Renner
Lakery
Tulleut
Ake
Way Ter
Tobacco drives Gill Neal to self destruction in Mollie
Gill Neal a once robust brnck smith and leading Mollie citizen shot himself Monday morning after writing a note to his wife pleading to quit tobacco. He stated the habit ruined his health and would kill him soon. Mrs Neal found him in a pool of blood after hearing a pistol shot. He died within moments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gill Neal
Brncksmith
Mollie
River Drives Farmer Besette Toward Insanity
Samuel A Besette, a Lakeport Township farmer, feared the Missouri River would erode his land. The 47 year old man was brought before Woodley County insanity commissioners in Sioux City after a distressing episode. Deputy Sheriff W L Barker escorted him to the state insane hospital at Cherokee at 4:40 PM. Besette has a wife and seven children and is in comfortable circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Samuel A. Besette
Lakeport Township
Woodley County Board of Insanity Commissioners
Sioux City
Flo
Isine
Altoona Player Dies On First Base Of Apoplexy
In a Literurban league game between Altoona and Mitchellville, first baseman Jipt A E Larter collapsed at first base and died of apoplexy. The tragedy halted play with about 200 spectators leaving. Larter had signaled for an easy pitch before collapsing. Coroner Beck deemed an inquest unnecessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Larter
Altoona
Mitchellville
Altona
Oscore
Npt
Warter
Beck
Defiance Man Killed in Train Accident at Defiance
Bert Burwell a bridgeman and son of John Burwell, proprietor of Water Downing at Defiance Shelby County, died Wednesday morning after a Milwaukee train separated during switching. He attempted to jump between cars and was crushed when a wheel passed over him. Coroner's jury ruled accidental death. Also note a district court filing in Ottumwa and a beer sale charge tied to Holman's Island in Monona County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Burwell
N Bridgeman
John Burwell
Uater Downing
Defiance
Shelby County
Sle
Towa
William Wise
Ottumwa
Wise
CL ML Toss
Onawa
Holman
Missouri River
Nebraska Territory
Jerankdin Township
Monona County
Sibley Adopts Curfew Ordinance For Minors
Sibley town council adopted a curfew ordinance, now in effect, restricting anyone under 16 from being on streets after 9 PM from May 1 to Oct 1 and after 8 PM from Oct 1 to May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sibley
Disappearance of Cornell Bluffs Optician Thompson
Thompson, an optician temporarily at Cornell Bluffs, vanished after leaving home on Sunday. He reportedly kissed his wife goodbye and went to his jewelry store office, leaving behind his charts and funds uncertain, with no trace since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Cornell Bluffs
Goodby
Hs Offee
Sioux City Hardware Firm Fails. Receivership Set At $8,163.94
Me Sioux Hardware and Renting Company failed at Sioux City with liabilities totaling 8,163.94. Irvine was made receiver. It is likely the company will pay a fraction of the dollar. The company is the successor to Ch. Fy Bitte & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Hardware and Renting Company
Sioux City
Totas, Irvine
Ch. Fy Bitte & Co
Pearl buyer killed near Kan Elyville Alabama
Pa wel Buyer Killed Ta Buell a pearl buyer of Musentine was killed by the Bigour flyer at Kan elyville AL while on his way to Mis entine
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawel
Buell
Musentine
Bigour
Kanelyville
Siblings in farm dispute end in murder suicide
Henry Wiedmann and his brother John lived six miles from Waverly on a farm. After a drunken spree Sunday night Henry stabbed John in the back and neck several times. Henry then hanged himself. Henry was 45 and John 25. John is recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wiedmann
John
Waverly
Henry
John Fo
Fine Farm House Burned Near Boone
A large farm house owned by Benn Iralt near Boone was totally destroyed by fire on Sunday, with all contents lost. The property valued at about $5,000. No injuries are reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benn
Iralt
Boone
Notable American Diplomats and Officials Highlighted
Overview of several figures including Lloyd Griscom a diplomat and former assistant secretary of state, and Professor Nathan Schaeffer a longtime educator and author. Also mentions John J Stevens in railroad circles, Carl A Grove re elected president, and other prominent clerical and civic leaders with brief biographical notes and positions.
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Sioux
Wheeler
National Assembly
Baltimore
Falla
Glenn
Baltimore, Md
King
Hawkey
News OF the Week
Printer
Pind Miser
Rockwell City
Corley
River
Him
Palla
Malle
Lloyd
Criscoln
United States
Juinister
O Dapin
Wicely
Assisi
Loomis
Cathe Kia Chounis
St. Umes
Pivce
Pivce. However, Only Until St Later
Attaney
New York City
Mekin- Joy
Grigcom
Bry
Griseam
Lokola
Clinson
Griscom
New Jersey
A. Griscom
International Mercantile Marine Company
Elizabeth Quer Dronson
Haversford
Nathan Ch. Schaeffer
Nivonal Mdueational Association
Athuatte
Yas Ne
Miewis
Pewsylvania
Wan * Meshal College
Samers
Tee Tee
Co. Seiratirk Ti
Thembuleal Seminary
German Reformed Church
Berlin
Tuebingen
Tetpwiye
Mrankur
Miceshhiall
Weystone State Normal Selo
John J’. Stevens
Panama
Boek
System
Elaarge
Stevens
Ulner
ISSR
Carl AL Grovk
America
Woelor
Alaska
China
Die
North Taek College
Convont Hospital
Bjork
I Tinderas
Snuand
Sweden
Potceman Freeman
Washington, D
Bhenator Sittredges
Michael Miehaotoriteh Baral
Tusglan
Amy
Cary Ery
Thovi
Giisham
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