Explosions Kill Six at Herkimer Roundhouse
An explosion of giant powder and dynamite at the Herkimer roundhouse caused six deaths and injured several workers. The blast cracked windows for miles and wiped out thousands of dollars in property. The cause remains undetermined as firefighters fought the flames.
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Utica
N. Y
Herkimer
Hawk & Malone
Gilbert
John Deck
Lewis Jack
Harry Stansel
James Nagel
Ph Kellersel
Syracuse
Deck
Lynching of Godley and Carter in Pierce City Missouri
A mob in Pierce City Missouri hanged Will Godley and Gene Carter suspected in Miss Casselle Wilde’s murder. A boy was killed during the chaos and several wounded as fires and mob violence spread to nearby homes. Police largely stayed away as arson and gunfire targeted colored residents. Carter allegedly confessed but named another man as the real culprit.
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Pierce City
Will ‘Godley
Gene Carter
Casselle Wild
Godley
Carter
Ain
Peter
Hampton
Joe Clark
Miss Wilde
Mob on the Warpath in Pierce City
Reports from Pierce City say a mob aimed at driving all negroes from the town is beyond police control. Calls for aid were sent to Springfield Aurora and Monett after Godley and Carter had been attacked or harmed.
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Pierce City
Aurora
Monett
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Carter
Cremated Alive Mob Violence Report in Pierce City
Pierce City Missouri reports another body recovered from a house burned by a mob on Tuesday morning. Authorities believe more victims will be found as the town forces blacks to leave. Joe Lark, suspected of assaulting Miss Wilde, is in custody at Springfield.
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Miss Wilde
Springfield
Actor's Wife Dies Amid Forced Stage Duty
Aug 20 aspiration story says Samuel a leading comedian at Hopkins Water was compelled to perform while his wife lay dead at the Saratoga hotel from wood alcohol poisoning. He kept up his performance and finished the act before calling a carriage to reach the theater. She had left him but sent money weekly and returned despondent over their separation. He watched by her bedside then rushed to the playhouse to finish his part.
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Hopkins Water
Rake
Bertie
Saratoga Hotel
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Rail carriers contest Union railway assessment appeal
Daniels argues Union railway company is legally valued for tangible property only while the board notes potential broader value across nine constituent lines. Representatives for American National Express, Wats Dispatch, and other carriers contest the assessment as hearings proceed before the State tax board at the Grand hotel with several cities and pipeline firms present.
Lady's Lift Saved Colombia Remedy Claim
A Panama physician recounts prescribing Chamber's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to a severely ill 16 year old dysentery patient. He states the medicine produced dramatic improvement within hours and full recovery within days, and notes it was sold locally.
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Colombia
Parry's Workers Press On With Union Drive
Labor leaders deny that discharged workers have scared the Parry buggy plant employees. They claim the union effort remains strong and more secretive after management allegedly tried to intimidate organizers.
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Parry
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Immigration fraud scheme alleged aboard steamship
An immigration officer reports a scheme to admit immigrants as Americans on a ship’s books and supply forged papers in Europe. Undesirable Italian immigrants would pay five dollars each to be landed, with about seventy three per voyage. The officer and several immigrants were detained at the New York pier last Sunday.
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McSweeney
Europe
Thayer Suits Street Car Company for Wife Losses
Tuesday George Thayer sues the street car company for 35000 for the loss of his wife Letitia and she sues for 10000 for personal injuries. She states she transferred from a Milwaukee street car to a Washington street car January 24, 1901, and the car started too soon, causing injuries that forced her to walk with crutches since.
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Street
Letitia
Am. Milnois-st
Washington-st
Bankruptcy petitions filed for several residents in Kokomo and Richmond
William I Ren Richmond owes 6505 with 2600 in assets Kinsey Cullison mineral merchant shows 6100 in liabilities and 3646 in assets John L Sullivan Kokomo lists 2500 in liabilities and 054 in assets All seek formal bankruptcy declarations.
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Richmond
Kinsey Cullison
John. L. Sullivan
Kokomo
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Indianapolis Readers
An advertisement claims Doan's Kidney Pills cure kidney and urinary troubles. Mrs. Charles Goodman of Market Street says a box from Henry J. Huder’s drug store relieved sickening loins and kidneys after other remedies failed, and her husband used the ointment for eczema with quick results. The ad insists the pills are sold by all dealers for 50 cents, FosterMilburn Co. of Buffalo sole US agents.
Turkish Army Uprising Ties Officers as Sultan Faces Crisis
Aug 20 1910 report from Constantinople and Adrianople describes Turkish troops unpaid and mutinous. Garrisons at Adrianople Bitlis and Sclo threaten violence, seize officers, and demand pay while the sultan fears a wider revolt. Armenian and Bulgarian rebels unsuccessfully tried to shoot the governor-general. guards killed five attackers.
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Bitlis
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Arit Pasha
Wanted Swell Things
Boyd Pierson, 29, ex-member of the Fourth artillery, recently from San Francisco and traveling for a New York house, died by his own hand in the Empress hotel in Chicago on Monday night. He left a note expressing despair and hope for a better life, asking forgiveness from his landlord and urging no excitement.
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San Francisco
New York
Empress Hotel
Kidnapped Girl Case Lands Jockey in Custody
Noble Sanders a 24 year old colored horse jockey in 906 Rhode Island street is arrested Tuesday on kidnapping charges for Ella Porter 14 of N West street. He claims innocence and says he last saw the girl talking with him on the street. Prosecutor Collins says the arrest aims to locate the girl.
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Ella Porter
N. West-st
Sanders
Collins
Negley comments at grave of Tuxedo ordinance
Councilman Negley spoke briefly at the graveside disputing Perrotts estimate for the Tuxedo measure. He argued several outside precincts in his ward are twice as large as Tuxedo and have not received that sum in any year over the past three years.
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Perrott
Mayor Taggart Explains To Sanity Trust Committee
Mayor Taggart spoke by phone with Dr. Ferguson of the Marion county medical society sanity trust committee and agreed to testify when called. The Sterling remedy company paid $32,000 to meet foreign corporation law, with total capital stock of 1.6 million dollars. Maj. A B Schanz of Attica is Indiana agent.
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Sterling Remedy Company
New Jersey
Maj
A.b.schanz
Attica
Indiana
Monster Sale of Muslin Goods At Local Store
Local retailer advertises a monster sale on muslin and sheetings including unbleached and bleached varieties, cambric muslin, and pepperell and lockwood brands. Sizes range yard wide with multiple yard quantities and prices, from 6c to 19c per yard, with Mohawk and Pepperell brand items and heavy and fine options.
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Colored and Black Wool Dress Goods on Sale
Bargain sale of colored and black wool dress goods presented as a department item. The listing highlights fabric varieties suitable for dresses and suits, emphasizing value and selection for shoppers.
Great Clearance Sale of Silks and Wash Silks
A local sale advertises a clearance on corded wash silks and wash silks including 24 inch wide foulards in satin Liberty patterns. Prices are listed as 39 to 58 cents for corded wash silks and 50 to 1.50 dollars for broader selections, with regular prices noted and sale pricing emphasized.
Blue Book Attacks Labor Enemies in Legislature
The Indiana Blue Book issued by the Legislative board of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers targets state senators and house members as enemies or friends of labor. It names Brooks Wolcott Wood and others as opponents, cites efforts to defeat labor measures, and urges union members to press their boards and railroads on safety, hours, and double-heading while noting lobbying by corporations and the Pennsylvania railroad. The 24 page pamphlet lists organizers Blythe Alley Jackson Zink and others steering the effort.
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Artman
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W. M. Blythe
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Henry Zink
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Roscoe Barnett
Edgar Perkins
J. W. Peters
State Federation of Labor
Mrs Clune Survives Sixth Suicide Attempt
Letitia Clune of 914 E Washington made her sixth attempt at death by morphine Monday night. Doctors DeVaney and Kennedy treated her from 10:30 p m to 3 a m with artificial respiration. Neighbors had complained leading to her eviction from the neighborhood. She planned to move Monday after buying morphine, but her daughter prevented her. Clune has been married three times and her current husband Jack Clune is reportedly in the workhouse.
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Letitia Clune
E. Washington
Jack"’ Clune
Fire at Buckingham Palace Briefly Damages Royal Residence
A fire broke out Tuesday at Buckingham Palace in London, the residence of King Edward. The damage was slight and no injuries were reported.
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Buckinggham Palace
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