Mob Burns Suspect After Brutal Mississippi Assault
Clayton Mississippi July 17 William Ody a negro seized Miss Virginia Tucker pulled her from her buggy breaking her legs and nearly killing her. A posse captured Ody and a mob burned him at a roadside bonfire after oil was poured on his clothes. Tucker identified him but he proclaimed innocence as he met death. The victim is reported to be at the point of death.
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Clayton
Miss
William Ody
Virginia Tucker
Ody
Tucker
Miss Tucker
Hanged at scales in Owensboro killing wife
Joshua Anderson was taken from jail by a mob in Owensboro Kentucky early today and hanged to the cross beam of the city scales after shooting his wife three times at her home, killing her instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owensboro
Joshua Anderson
Anderson
Democratic state convention nominates Walter Clark chief justice
Greensboro July 17 weow the Democratic state convention nominated Walter Clark for chief justice of the supreme court. The platform endorses the Democratic party and its Kansas City principles, opposes trusts and monopolies, and calls for a protective tariff and Appalachian forest reserves established by the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
N. C
Walter Clark
Supreme Court
Democratic Party
Kansas City
Grand Forks Storm Devastates Wheat Fields In Red River Valley
St Paul dispatch reports that while no lives were lost, storms in the Red River valley near Grand Forks North Dakota damaged or demolished many farm buildings. Wheat losses are described as very heavy with thousands of acres beaten down just before harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
Red River Valley
Grand Forks
N. D
Local storm causes injuries and widespread damage
The hail that accompanied the wind and rain injured many people, mostly minor hurts, with a few exceptions. It is too early to estimate total damage but anticipated to run into hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Pardon Granted to Heir of 50 000 at New Jersey
Richard Bassler, awaiting return to Germany to claim a fortune of 50 000 dollars, was pardoned by the New Jersey court of pardons. He had been sentenced to two years for burglary after claiming intoxication caused him to fall through a store window. A fellow prisoner, freed to pursue his sewing machine invention, joined in a related pardon. Bassler reportedly received 50 000 dollars in cash and stock in a new company chartered to manufacture the machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Germany
Richard Bassler
New Jesey Court of Pardons
Bassler
Court of Pardons
Lecture Links University and Working Class Survival
Prof. C. B. Henderson of the University of Chicago, head of the National Prison Association, urged in a lecture that as wage earners grow, education and scientific institutions must serve the workingman. He warned universities cannot thrive detached from labor and must address workers' needs to improve present conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
C. B. Henderson
University of Chicago
National Prison Association
King Edward Health Update Ahead of Coronation Review
London reports say King Edward's health remains satisfactory and he will stay aboard the royal yacht off Cowes until August 8 before returning to the roadstead after the coronation. The British fleet will reassemble off Portsmouth for the coronation review with the Japanese squadron and other foreign crews expected to participate.
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London
Edward
Cowes
Roadstead
Portsmouth
Bandits surrounded after Marshall Pass train hold up
A telegram from Pitkin reports bandits who held up the Marshall Pass train Monday have been surrounded in a canyon. Aid has been dispatched from nearby towns to assist in the incident near Denver Colorado.
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Denver
Col
Pitkin
Marshall Pass
Pension changes announced from June 26 release
Washington July 17 announces pension changes from the June 26 issue. Massachusetts Originals list includes Norman F. Makepeace Brockton 8 Jeremiah W. Kennelly dead Manchester 6 Henry T. Pratt South Weymouth 6 Augustus B. Loring Brockton 12 Eleazer W. Smith Lynn 30 John M. Coffin Marblehead 12 Widows minors and dependent relatives Phebe Rand Nantucket 8 Mary Kennelly Manchester 3.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Norman F. Makepeace
Brockton
Jeremiah W. Kennelly
Manchester
Henry T. Pratt
South Weymouth
Augustus B. Loring
Eleazer W. Smith
Lynn
Jno. M. Coffin
Marblehead
Phebe Rand
Nantucket
Mary Kennelly
Peter R. Craig Appointed Dispensary Clerk at City Farm
Peter R. Craig has been appointed dispensary clerk at the city farm. Assessors near completion of preliminary work and will start on the State valuation lists in two or three days.
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Peter R. Craig
City Farm
Comptroller Seeks National Bank Conditions for July 16
Washington reports the comptroller of the currency issued a call for the condition of national banks at the close of business July 16. The release requests balance sheets and details of assets liabilities and earnings from all member institutions. The data aims to assess banking health and stability nationwide.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency Today
Young clerk in New York hotel attempts suicide
John Clifford aged 19 from Nahant Mass shoots himself in the left breast at the Central hotel in Manhattan. He is taken to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition. A note to his father and telegrams to his brother and Miss Nellie Curran accompany the act. Clifford writes it is God’s work and must be done.
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New York
John Clifford
Nahant
Mass
Central Hotel
Third Avenue
14Th Street
Bellevue Hospital
Thos. E. Clifford
Thos. Clifford
Nellie Curran
Florence
Boston
Jack
Clifford
Melrose Man Arrested On Larceny Charge In $4500 Scheme
Edwin L. Coy, 71, of Melrose, was arrested in Boston on larceny charges linked to a July 1898 claim he needed $4500 for rights to smokeless powder from B C Pettingill. The alleged scheme involved rights to manufacture and a Titanic Powder company tied to Melrose Methodist church stock.
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Boston
Edwin L. Coy
Lebanon Street
Melrose
Mr. Coy
John J. Rink
B. C. Pettingill
Victoria
B. C
Coy
Methodist Church
Melrose Methodist Church
Rink
New England Titanic Powder Company
United States
South Acton
Pardon Refused for New Jersey Murder Convict
New York July 17 The board of pardons of New Jersey yesterday refused to pardon Walter McAllister of Paterson. McAllister was among those convicted in the murder of Jennie Bosschester and has served 15 months of a 30 year sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Board of Pardons
State of
New Jersey
Walter McAllister
Paterson
Jennie Bosschester
McAllister
Fire destroys Pomerys buildings in Livermore Falls
At Livermore Falls Maine on July 17 a midnight fire damaged a set of buildings owned by Augustus Pomery. Tramps were seen near the site last night and authorities believe carelessness sparked the blaze. Loss listed at 2500 dollars with 1500 dollars insured.
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Livermore Falls
Augustus Pomeroy
Beverly City Officials Reunion Tour and Ball Game
Ninety five Beverly city government members, led by Mayor Cole, arrived by special train for an annual reunion. They toured Hamilton mills, visited City Hall, dined at Lake Mascuppie resort, and watched a six inning game at Mountain Rock with Beverly representatives. The day ended with The Chimes of Normandy at Lakeview theatre before returning home on a special train.
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Beverly
Cole
Middlesex Station
W. E. Badger
Charles W. Bell
Hamilton Mills
City Hall
Willow Dale
Lake Mascuppie
Boston and Northern Street Railway Company
Mountain Rock
Palm
Legare
Beverlyies
Boyden
Harvard Law School
Robert Robertson
Lakeview Theatre
Clifford B. Bray
James W. Blackmer
Albert Boyden
Nathan B. Goldsmith
Charles A. Hall
Frederick A. E. Hamilton
Frank W. Hammond
David T. Hanners
Ulysses G. Haskell
John E. Healey
Fred W. Herrick
Luther S. Herrick
Willard R. Herrick
Robert E. Hodgkins
Theodore A. Holmes
Charles A. King
Charles J. Leathers
Charles F. Lee
William A. Lee
John W. Lovett
Alonzo Goodhue
Fred Wilson
Morton Tront
J. F. Potter
George C. Stickney
Edward Ryan
Henry E. Dodge
Lewis P. Baker
John Hanners
E. G. Dodge
Philip Fitzgibbons
Charles Hurlbut
D. W. Hardy
Edward Wallace
Augustus Daniels
John W. Gregg
Wallace P. Legro
F. S. Ingersoll
Henry C. Paige
B. and
Explosion injures worker at cider mill in Dutton Street
Freeman H. Collamore of 39 Chelmsford Street escaped serious injury when a large alcohol tank leaking at Frank E. Jewett's cider and vinegar mill in Dutton Street exploded after he approached the hole with a lighted lamp. He was taken to Emergency Hospital where doctors reported painful but not dangerous burns to the head and shoulders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman H. Collamore
Frank E. Jewett
Dutton Street
Collamore
Chelmsford Street
Birthday fete for Charles Post on School Street
A large group gathered at Charles Post's home on School Street last evening to celebrate his thirty fifth birthday. The grounds were tastefully decorated and a pleasant time was enjoyed by all. A fine musical program entertained guests before steamed clams were served. Post received several presents including a Morris chair.
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Charles Post
School Street
Post
Presents arms by Capt Greig to Lowell unit at range
The brass field piece brought from the Philippines by Capt Alexander Greig Jr will be presented to Company C Sixth Regiment Saturday afternoon at the rifle range in Darcut A lunch will be served and a good time expected Donors include Colonel Ames Cay4n Greig and Lowell city officials plus press representatives Captain T Kittredge of C company will accept the gun
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Alexander Greig, Jr
Dracut
Ames Ary
Spain seeks better US ties via reciprocal trade plan
New Spanish minister Emilio De Ojeda arrives in New York and favors broader understanding between Spain and the United States to boost commerce. He supports a cross country syndicate of bankers, railroads, and hotels to promote American tourism and notes Spain’s advances in shipyards and sugar planting while stressing ignorance on both sides as the obstacle to trade growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Emilio de Ojeda
Newport
Spain
The
Journal of Commerce
United States
Foreign Office
Inland tidal wave hits Chicago shoreline in Lake Michigan
A phenomenon known as a seicher appeared in Lake Michigan, pushing water onto shore and flooding breakwaters. Steamers and boats were tossed, two boys were saved after drifting out, a fisherman was rescued by Evanston lifeboat crews, and another bather narrowly escaped drowning. The event followed a sudden shift in atmospheric pressure as the barometer spiked and dropped, driving a reverse surge onto land.
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Chicago
Geneva
Lake Michigan
Lincoln Park
Evanston
Weather Bureau
Great Men Coming Encampment to Be Held in Council Bluffs
Preparations are under way in Council Bluffs Iowa for the third annual encampment of the national society of the Army of the Philippines next month. Hundreds of invitations have been sent to prominent army men nationwide and many have RSVP d. Expected attendees include President Roosevelt Maj Gen MacArthur Brig Gen Hale Brig Gen Funston Maj Gen Lloyd Wheaton Brig Gen Chas King and other notable leaders and governors from Iowa Nebraska Missouri South Dakota and Minnesota.
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Council Bluffs
National Society of the Army of the Philippines
President Roosevelt
MacArthur
Hale
Denver
Funston
Lloyd Wheaton
Chas. King
Milwaukee
Bates
J. Rush Lincoln
Iowa
Cummins
Nebraska
Missouri
South Dakota
Minnesota
Census head predicts US population near 100 million
Duluth Minnesota reports in an interview William R Merriam director of the census bureau forecasts the 1910 census will show the United States at about one hundred million people including new possessions Hawaii Porto Rico and the Philippines He also notes plans to reduce census costs from the previous 12 million and hints at method improvements Altar boys from Immaculate Conception church joined a Crystal Lake outing in North Chelmsford under Frs Tresch and McGrath O M TI
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Duluth
Minn
United States
Wm. R. Merriam
Census Bureau
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Philippines
the Immaculate Conception
Crystal Lake
North Chelmsford
Frs. Tresch and
McGrath
O. M
State Board Allows Fifteen Smallpox Claims
Date 1902 letter from the Massachusetts State Board of Health to H H Knapp disallows four Chenelle claims but approves fifteen smallpox bills totaling 1204.16. Names Minteau Lefebvre Martel Beaudry and Lamarche appear with specific sums. Chenelle family deemed to have settlements in Lowell or Canada. final audit pending further residence data.
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H. H. Knapp
State Board of Health
Lewis
Mr. Knapp
Board of Health
Lowell
Mass
Commonwealth
Blanche Chenelle
Joseph Chenelle
Nestor Chenelle
Angelina Desrosiers
Alfred, Minteau
George Minteau
Ludger Minteau
Joseph Minteau
Della Minteau
Cyrille Minteau
Casimir Lefebvre
Celina Martel
Rudolph Beaudry
Evelina Lamarche
Napoleon Lamarche
Edward Lamarche
Frank Lamarche
Treffle Lamarche
Alfred Germain
Chenelle
St. Pierre de la Patrie
P. Q
Canada
Lowell City Court Docket Reflects Strike Fallout
The Lowell police court records a light docket with several drunkenness pleas. Thomas McDonald and James Cleary admit guilt and receive two dollar fines. John Kittredge James T Cleary Isabella Phillips Michael McNulty August Lapointe are listed among amateurs. James C Gammon and Dennis ONeil as second offenders get six dollars each. Henry Brown faces assault and battery linked to Merrimack strike tensions. trial set for Saturday with D J Donahue prosecuting and O A Hamel defending.
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Lowell
Thomas McDonald
James Cleary
State Farm
John Kittredge
James T. Cleary
Isabella Phillips
Michael McNulty
August Lapointe
James C. Gammon
Dennis O'Neil
Merrimack
Henry Brown
Moody and
Tilden Streets
Brown
Peter Coutu
Coutu
D. J. Donahue
O. A. Hamel
Fisherman John Vardon settles dispute with Simms
TM John Vardon agreed to settle after taking a boat from William F. Simms and fishing on Simms pond at Billerca. The case was placed on file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Vardon
William F. Simms
Simms
Billerca
Missing Father and Husband Sought by Lowell Police
Boston man Guy W Pickel asks Lowell police to locate his father Allen Joseph Pickel last heard two months ago in Hudson New Hampshire. Description lists height five six to seven, gray hair and eyes, scar from nose to hair, upper front tooth gone. Another appeal from Mrs Lindley M Boyker seeks help finding her husband who vanished after leaving September 1900 to join the Bostock show as a lion tamer.
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Lowell
Guy W. Pickel
Waltham Street
Boston
Allen Joseph Pickel
Hudson
N. H
Lindley M. Boyker
Thorndike Street
Cape Town Pays Gift to Mrs Steyn before Europe voyage
In Cape Town on July 17, Mrs. Steyn wife of the ex-President of the former Orange River Colony received a purse of 1000 pounds from Cape Town ladies as she prepared to sail for Europe with her husband and two doctors. Mr Steyn, stricken by enteric fever, shows severe weakness with paralyzed limbs and inability to open his eyelids. The Sacred Heart parochial school was struck by lightning Tuesday afternoon with no injuries. The Lamson Store Service home office moves to Boston, drawing several local staff. Post 42 G A R votes to attend the Washington national encampment in October. arrangements led by Commander Cowley and others.
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Cape Town
Sacred Heart Parochial
Lamson Store Service Company
Boston
Washington
Charles W. Cowley
J. R. Fulton
George E. Worthen
Charles A. Donaghue
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J. G. McCullough
Vermont
North Carolina
Workingman
Crown
City Hall Notes
National Banks
Melroese
New Jersey Board
F. H. Collamore
Cider Mill
MR. Post
Army of Philippines
Percival W. Clement
Gen. McCullough
State Board
Knapp
J. F. Lewis
Steyn
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