Indicted trio face trial as Murphy lifts suspensions
New York August 22 grand jury indicts Sergi Shiels Wardmen Glennon and Dwyer. Police Commissioner Murphy or ders relief from suspension for Shiels Glennon and Dwyer after their arrest for neglect of duty. He refuses to say future steps, citing not crossing that bridge. He cites differing circumstances in Captain Diamond case and notes district attorney concerns.
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New York
Grand
Sergi
Shiels
Glennon
Dwyer
Murphy
Sergt. Shiels
Giennan
Devery
Diamond
Herlihy
York
Capt. Diamond
Col. Murphy
Mob Attacks Court House After Rape Trial In Alabama
Birmingham dispatch reports a mob of 400 men besieged the Asheville Alabama court house as Sheriff North guarded James Brown sentenced to hang. Three men were wounded, two fatally, amid gunfire. Brown faced lynching threats as deputies and guards sought Governor aid for troops.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham News
Asheville
St. Clair County
North
James Brown
Springville
Brown
Court House
Sheriff North
Walter Blankenship
Arthur Blankenship
Hanley
National Negro Business League Decries Pierce City Lynching
Delegates at Handel hall denounce the Pierce City Mo lynching as madness and an atrocity. Booker T. Washington did not comment, calling it hard to explain, while Edward B. Cooper urged individual accountability and full law enforcement. The convention condemned the acts and warned against racial scapegoating.
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Nicago
National Negro Business Men’s League
Handel Hall
Pierce City
Chicago
Booker T. Washington
League
Edward B. Cooper
Washton
Courage and judgment in mob rule debate across races
T Thomas Fortune of New York says mob rule will meet its Waterloo and the law will assert itself against both negro murderers and white lynchers. A J Johnson of Mobile, Alabama argues individual crimes provoke race hatred and that ignorance turns a negro murderer into a mob target.
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T. Thomas Fortune
New York
A. J Johnson
Mobile
Ala
Doctor Webb in Mohawk & Malone Handcar Crash
In Utica New York on Tuesday afternoon Dr W Se ward Webb was riding a special engine on the Mohawk and Malone line when it struck a handcar carrying six workmen two miles before Horseshoe pond. The handcar was demolished, all men scattered, no serious injuries reported, but traffic was interrupted and the delayed train reached Utica at 2 am yesterday.
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Horseshoe Pond
Webb
Mother Overcome By Statue Of Sons In Buffalo Exhibit
In Buffalo crowds gather around a statue titled El Caney at the art gallery exhibit. Mrs. Helen M. Packard of Springfield learns the soldiers depicted are her sons Arthur and Walter Packard from the Second Massachusetts Infantry. Walter, injured in campaign, lives in Oregon and Mrs Packard plans to join him once in Buffalo.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Helen M. Packard
Springfield
Mass
Second Massachusetts Infantry
Richard Harding Davis
Second
Massachusetts
Arthur Packard
Walter Packard
Oregon
Fire at Atlantic Refining Plant in Philadelphia Causes $500,000 Loss
The Port Breeze refinery blaze burned out in Philadelphia on August 22. Lloyd, VP of Atlantic Refining, estimates about 500000 dollars in damage after fourteen tanks holding roughly 200000 barrels of oil were destroyed. A pumping station and long pipe lines were ruined. three firemen had died earlier, two workers later found safe.
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Philadelphia
Atlantic Refining Co
Port Breeze
Schuylkill River
Lloyd
Millionaire Samuel Strong Shot Dead in Cripple Creek
Cripple Creek Colorado August 22 Samuel Strong mine owner and Victor former proprietor of the Strong mine was shot and killed today by Grant Crumley saloon and gambling house operator Strong and three friends visited the place John Neville Strong father in law argued Crumley backed of the bar fired a shotgun at Strong head Strong fell dead Crumley surrendered to police
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Samuel Strong
Victor
Grant Crumley
Strong
John Neville
Crumley
Italian Shot Near Texarkana Sparks International Tension
Texarkana Ark August 22 an Italian named Grngolli was killed near Aos down 20 miles north of here after a fight between Italian laborers and an American. The Italian drew a knife and stabbed his assailant, a Winchester fire killed Grngolli instantly. The ambassador in Washington has been notified.
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Texarkana
Ark
Grngolli
Here
Washington
Municipal League Session Highlights at Jamestown Meeting
At the fifth annual convention Edward Kibler spoke on the proposed Ohio municipal code while Morristown mayor Norman Fox addressed municipal restrictions upon vice. Harvey Chase and Richard Sylvester presented papers on uniform accounting and the modern police force. Lively discussions marked the session with strong interest.
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Jamestown
N. Y
League of American Municipalities
Edward Kibler
Norman Fox
Morristown
N. J
Harvey 8. C. Chase
Boston
Richard Sylvester
Mercantile Agency Failure Prompts Creditors Meeting
New York August 22 creditors of the Mutual Mercantile agency, whose failure was announced yesterday, were called to meet on Tuesday. Counsel Baldwin said no reorganizational plan is in sight, though he believes reorganization is needed for any recovery. President MacGruder reported some creditors seek reorganization and visited the office to learn the company's status.
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New York
Mutual Mercantile Agency
Baldwin
MacGruder
Unclear old remedy claim from Bowling Green ad
Fragmentary OCR notes cite W Lenhart of Bowling Green advertising or endorsing Dean's Ointment as a permanent cure for a leg itch and related pains. The text is garbled and presents a prior consumer or promotional claim without coherent context.
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Dean
W. Lenhart
Bowling Green
Venezuelan forces ready to invade Colombia near Rio Hacha
Venezuelan steamers ferried about 800 men from Maracaibo and Coro under Gen Davila who defeated and captured Gen Hernandez. They aim to move toward Rio Hacha to aid Gen Uribe Uribe. Ammunition was sent to the point. Gen Juan Pietri, leader of a prepping revolutionary movement near Magdalena, was captured but released in Caracas by order of President Castro.
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Willemstad
Curacoa
Maracaibo
Coro
Davila
Hernandez
Colombia
Rio Hacha
Uribe Uribe
Juan Pietri
Magdalena
Caracas
Castro
Colombian government enforces strict censorship
In Colon, Colombia on August 22 the government announced a tightened censorship regime. Authorities said press outlets must adhere to new limits on reporting, with officials warning penalties for noncompliance. The move signals heightened controls over information at a time of political tension.
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Colon
Colombia
No War Exists Says Colombian Minister After Reading Cables
Washington Aug 22 The Colombian minister Dr Martinez Silva discussed despatches from President Castro of Venezuela and President Alfaro of Ecuador. He said the messages show no war exists and note revolutions in Venezuela lack Colombian involvement. He stresses that only revolutionary actions are hinted at by Conservatives and that Colombians are not implicated.
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Washington
Martinez Silva
Castro
Venezuela
Alfaro
Ecuador
Dr. Silva
Colombia
Liberals Win Battle in Colombia Dictators Clash
A dispatch from Quito dated August 20 reports Liberal generals Sergio Perez and A Rosas defeated clerical forces near Pasto on August 1. Restrepo, Liberal envoy, says Pasto lies in southern Colombia 2000 miles from Uribe Uribe's theater, signaling fulfillment of Uribe Uribe’s campaign plan.
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New York
A. J. Restrepo
Liberal Party
Colombia
Quito
Pasto
Sergio Perez
A. Rosas
Restrepo
Uribe Uribe
Colombia's Trouble: Revolt Defeated Near Tomaco
Dr. Martinez Silva received an official letter from Quito reporting a clash near Tomaco in which Colombian revolutionists were defeated, with arms and prisoners taken. Most revolutionary chiefs who had sought refuge in Ecuador reportedly returned to Colombia, and no Ecuadoran government trouble is claimed. General Palastos led government forces at Barnacoas.
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Washington
Martinez Silva
Colombia
Quito
Ecuador
Tomaco
Silva
Pasto
Palastos
Barnacoas
Gaille
Fasto
Ecuador Peaceful, No War With Colombia, Railway Says
The Guayaquil Railway Co in New York received a cable from its Ecuador manager stating reports of a war with Colombia are false, declaring Ecuador peaceful both externally and internally. The cable was sent in reply to widespread New York publications on the issue.
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New York
Guayaquil Railway Co
Ecuador
Colombia
U S Judge Rules All Hawaiian Born Chinese Citizens
Honolulu reports Judge Estes holds all Chinese born in the Hawaiian islands are American citizens regardless of birth government. Territorial Treasurer Wright arranges to fund outstanding registered warrants by borrowing 150000 from local banks. Planters association plans a special meeting to address labor shortages and race concerns. The island seeks labor from Porto Ricans. Negro labor is rejected due to poor work. Supreme court action tests legality of income tax. Plumbers strike ends at 5.50 a day. Federal suit over Pearl Harbor land valuation shows wide discrepancy between official and owner figures. Wilde Steamship and Inter Island Steam Navigation reportedly plan a consolidation. The deal would give control of most inter- island routes.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
United States
Estes
Hawaiian Islands
Territorial
Wright
Planters’ Association
Supreme Court
Pearl Harbor
United States District Attorney
Wilde Steamship Company
Inter- Island Steam Navigation Company
Stwo
Inter
Question Whether Constitution Follows the Flag in Hawaii
The supreme court has begun a special term to review cases of about 25 prisoners convicted after annexation. Attorneys argue whether the ten amendments extend to annexed territories and if the constitution follows the flag beyond tariff concerns. Civil interests also hinge on the ruling, with questions of legality of verdicts by nine jurors.
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Hawaii
Supreme Court Hs
Circuit Court
Dole
National Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Washington
American Trusts Seen Surging in Global Power Shift
Vienna reports Prof Edward Suess argues United States leads in global economic balance of trade and mobilization via railroads. He says central European states should unite to resist American commercial aggression, as China and Russia rise with China expanding rail networks and cheap labor. He notes three great powers emerge with the US at the forefront.
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Vienna
Edward Suess
United States
Europe
China
Russia
America
American Union
Germany
France
Chinese Peace Protocol Deadlock Delayed Signing
Pekin August 22 Chinese peace commissioners have not signed the settlement protocol. Prince Ching telegraphed to the Emperor for an edict empowering him to sign but there was no reply. He sent a stronger message today and expects a speedy answer. Li Hung Chang has suffered a serious attack of sickness from over exertion at the conferences but is better today.
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Pekin
Prince Ching
Foreign Office
Li Hung Chang
Czar to broach South African mediation sources say
A Copenhagen despatch, printed in Independence Belge, reports that the Czar may propose Russian mediation in South Africa. It suggests he plans to meet Kruger privately in France to secure the Boer position for a potential action plan.
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Brussels
Independence Belge
Copenhagen
William
Loubet
France
Kruger
Cable Parted Strains Nantucket and Vineyard News
Pasque Island August 22 report that Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard have lacked telegraphic contact with the mainland since Tuesday due to a cable cut by a passing schooner. Electrician Larrish and Boston workers began a search for the seven mile break between Gay Head and Pasque Island. The attempt failed and will resume tomorrow.
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Pasque Island
Nantucket
Martha’s Vineyard
Larrish
Boston
Seven Mile
Gay Head
Sultan to grant satisfaction to Constans in 48 hours
A Constantinople despatch reports official circles expect the Sultan to give full satisfaction to M. Constans without coercion from France. The incident is said to be resolved within 48 hours.
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London
Constantinople
M. Constans
France
Plainfield Old Home Week Celebrated By State Leaders
Conard Nay Aug 22 The presence of Gov Chester B Jordan and staff at Plainfield Old Home Week made the celebration notable among 20 observances. A social reception opened with a Churchillesque address. After dinner toasts followed by Governor Jordan Congress man Currier Powers Perkins and Col. Smith with other officials.
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Conard
Chester’ B. Jordan
Fleinfield
Winston Churchill
Jordan
Frank D. Currier
Canaan
Wilbur H. Powers
Boston
Brann forfeits bail for NY extortion case president
Magistrate Brann in police court forfeited the $500 bail bond of Frederick Bruce Russell president of the New York State Law and Order Society who faces extortion charges. The bondsman was Dr. William G. Russell his father.
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New York
Brann
Frederick Bruce Russell
New York State Law and Order Society
William G. Russell
Burdock Blood Bitters Advertised For Indigestion Aid
A vintage advertisement claims burdock blood bitters strengthen and tone the stomach and render indigestion impossible, presenting a remedy touted as addressing half of man’s ills through digestion support.
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Suess
Czar
Sultan
Plainfield
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Eees
Rae
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