Texas mob burns negro after alleged confession
A mob of about 5,000 in Temple Texas dragged Tempsey Will Stanley from a courtroom, bathed him in a public square and burned him. Witnesses said Stanley confessed to killing three children earlier, and despite pleas by officers and relatives the crowd persisted. The brutal act left the square littered with charred remains and severed bodies, while authorities reported other arrests and threats against additional suspects.
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Tempsey
Will Stanley
Lelit
Stanley
Port Worth
Temple
Warmine
Strick
Necr
Grimes
Poole
Man Marries Three Widows in Pittsburgh Bigamy Arrest
Charles H. Davis, 60, of Spokane, is accused of marrying three widows since November and planning a fourth before his arrest. Police say he married Mrs Young in November 1914, Mrs Hines in January 1915, and Mrs Donahue in June, sharing bonds and checks totaling thousands while deserting prior spouses. He also borrowed sums from wives and courted another woman, leading to his detention.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Charles H. Davis
Spokane
Wark
Wee Afrale Neal
BL A Young
Prowkton
M. L. Hines
Oak Street
Kansas City
Donahue
Mary Kallen
Kentucky Woman Faces Murder Charge After Card Game Dispute
Sargent, Kentucky Miss Emma L Pharigo, 30, shot Wesley N. Miles during a card game quarrel at Pardes, Wisconsin. She then fired at spectator Jason Gibson as they fled. Barricading herself in a home, she opened fire on deputies before being overpowered and jailed. Authorities say she is wanted in West Virginia for a shooting four years earlier.
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Sergent
Kentucky
Emma L Pharigo
Wesley N. Miles
Pardes
Jason Gibson
Pharigo
Miss Pharizo
West Virginia
Steamer Parama Catches Fire in Hoboken Repairs
A Quiber Line steamship Parama undergoing repairs at Pletcher Works in Hoboken caught fire. The Hoboken Fire Department was summoned and confined the blaze to the boiler area.
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New York
Quiber Line
Parama
Hoboken
Final Demand Amid Mexican Turmoil Over Food Access
Washington awaits replies to notes sent to Generals Carranza Villa and Zapata urging humane action to allow food into Mexico City. US officials discuss keeping the Veracruz to Mexico City railroad open for supplies, amid reports of chaos and starvation in the capital.
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Washington
Mexican Militares
United States
Mexico City
Carranza
Villa
Zapata
Lansing
Charles J.connor
Red Cross
Condona
Vera Crus
Torreon
Southern
Republic
Pachuca Br Carranza
Villa de Madelupe
Paar
Woman Preacher Expelled From England
London reports Rev. Gertrude von Petzold, pastor of the Unitarian Church in Birmingham, expelled by order of the home office after 18 years in England. She sought naturalization years earlier, left for America for two years, and her papers lapsed. Renewed at war start, the application was refused.
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London
Gertrude von Petzold
Unitarian Church
Birmingham
England
America
Home Office
Bank Teller Gets 2 Years For Bank Fraud
Ralph Lovell, former teller at the Edee Water National Bank, was sentenced to two years in state prison in Trenton New Jersey after pleading guilty to misappropriating 195000 dollars. He was indicted with Lillian Munson of New York City, then fled to South America where she deserted him, and Lovell later went to England where he was arrested.
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Trenton
New Jersey
Ralph Lovell
Edeewater National Bank
Lovell
Lillian Munson
New York City
South America
Munson
England
Eight Die in Mine Accident at Patterson Mine
Eight men were killed and many injured when a train of coal cars ran away after a cable broke at Patterson Mine in Elizabeth. Samuel Dougherty, superintendent of the mine, is among the dead.
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McKeesport
Patterson
Elizabeth
Samuel Dougherty
Suppression of Submarine Details by London Censors
London censors order that full details of enemy submarine operations will not be passed for publication abroad. The directive aims to curb wartime information leaks and safeguard security by withholding sensitive data from international outlets.
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London
Cossacks Deceive Germans With Feigned Cavalry Charge
Warsaw reports the fuselao army retreating to prepared defenses around the city used calvary tricks. Cossacks employ deceptive tactics by showing a large mob of riderless, mad horses with two riders unseen to the enemy. When a horse falls, two riflemen immediately strike from cover behind the riderless mount.
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Warsaw
Poland
Bank closed at Wharton by Comptroller order
Washington report states Wharton National Bank in Wharton Texas was shut by the comptroller of the currency due to financial difficulties caused by excessive borrowing by its officers.
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Washington
Wharton National Bank
Wharton, Tex
To Offer Motorboat Fleet to U S Coast Defense
J Stuart Blackson, owner of a fleet of fast motorboats, announced he will armor his boats after the August races so they can be used as an auxiliary coast defense solution for the United States. He stressed the readiness of his craft to support national defense in times of need.
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U. S. New York
J. Stuart Blackson
Memphis Hires Farm Expert for Development Bureau
Memphis Tennessee hires J. Mookrett of Chicago agricultural commissioner of the Rock Island as manager of the Farm Development Bureau for the Memphis Business Men's Club. He will resign his Chicago post August 1. The move aims to boost local farm development and agricultural initiatives.
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Memphis
Tenn
J. M.ookrett
Chicago
Rock Island
Memphis Business Men’s Club
First Air Battle Won by Germans in World War I
London reports the first air battle between hostile squadrons, German planes clashing with French aeroplanes over Chateau Salins. After forty five minutes reinforcements forced a German retirement. both sides claim air superiority as raids continue on camps and targets across Nancy Donai Dealhelm and St Pol sur Mer.
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London
Vletny
Velery
Chateau Salling
St. Pol Sur Mor
Nancy
Donal
Dealhelm
Elation
Ele
Hells
Chateau Salihs
Live Together Don’t Speak After Fifty Years Married
A South West port couple, Mrs Chartes Wing aged 88 and Mr Wing 64, lived in quiet isolation for years. Neighbors learned of their arrangement only after an event damaged their home in a recent fire. The couple, remarried half a century ago, apparently maintained happiness and contentment, communicating only through a third person.
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Yeats
Bean Khogtiy
Mr Nees
Portl and Elleron Politicians Contest Rhetoric
Fragmentary remarks from Portland area figures battle over policy and war. Willand Brean Norvan defends their stance against charges they pursue Pounce at any price, accusing critics of misrepresentation to defend their own policy.
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Portland, Ore
New British Note With Caplain, London
American dispatches in London report a note to the government indicating England will send another message soon, signaling a shift in policy. The development suggests a possible reversal of prior diplomatic positions and could impact relations between the two nations in the near term.
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London
England
Kaiser challenged to duel by Lord Northbourne
London. The kaiser has been challenged to fight a duel. It would be apparent is Lord Northbourne, twenty years old. “It would give me great pleasure to meet the kaiser in single handed combat,” Northbourne said at Dover College. “Pistols for two and coffee for one. I believe I should have the coffee.”
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London
Lord Northbourne
Northbourne
Dover College
Four Girls Drown at Flemington Near Lock Haven
In Flemington near Lock Haven four girls drowned the victims named Esther Fisher 20 Thelma Ploruas 15 both of Farmington Marion Bower 19 of Monument Pa and Erma Butterbaugh 18 of Cherry Tree Pa.
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Lockhaven
Flemington
Esther Fisher
Thelma Ploruas
Farmington
Marion Bower
Monument
Erma Butterbaugh
Cherry Tree
Beaumont Tragedy Claims Three Rescue Workers
John Odell W O Ruch and fellow worker Tom Nicholson perished while attempting to save a coworker from a ce pheriation in an empty 600 barrel or area of tank. Rescue attempts were delayed until responders arrived at the scene.
Mrs Roosevelt Ill on Fast Train to Chicago
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt is sick and being taken past on a fast train. Accompanied by her husband she reached Chicago Sunday morning. August 1.
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Mra
Roosevelt i
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Receiver Refused in New York Stridge Case
In United States district court the motion to retain operation of the business in this and other cities was denied. The action concerns the Amerian 6 and 10 Cant Gloves, with Peck & Mach Company involved in the equity action.
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New York
Stridge Hand
United States District Court
Peck & Mach Company
Virginius reviewed as bourgeois tragedy by Knowles
Irish schoolmaster James Sheridan Knowles brought Virginius to Macready, praised as a return to truth and nature yet judged here as a mediocre bourgeois English tragedy. The tale of Virginius, who kills his daughter to spare her defilement, is contrasted with Shakespearian heroic drama and labeled a commonplace, modern Englishman portrayal.
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James Sheridan Knowles
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Macready
Appius
Caesar
Mark Anthony
Sheridan Knowles
Virginius
Virginia
Gum price likely to rise after Meslean origins cited
A fragmented notice notes Mamie Moxt and Julie Chew in a dialogue about chewing gum origins and possible price increases. The garbled text mentions Meslean origin and that gum prices may go up, with unclear additional context or names.
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Mamie Moxt
Julie
Unclear historical notice on cattle and drivers
Fragmentary OCR text notes a claim about bullets and cattle with a driver remark about pedestrians. Details are garbled and names, dates, and places are unreadable. The readable part suggests a cryptic statement rather than a clear news event.
Fragmentary Limehouse note on health water claim
A scrambled line appears to discuss health benefits or water claims with garbled spelling. No clear person, place, organization, or event is identifiable from the fragments. The piece reads like a damaged historical note lacking coherent context.
Unclear fragment on mission work and people
Fragmentary text discusses Laura White and missionary work over the past years with confused wording and missing context. No clear event or outcome is discernible to summarize a specific news item.
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Mise
Rampant Civic Pride and a Fiery Travel Debate
A lively exchange about hometown pride punctuates a tour abroad as travelers argue over the merits of their home towns. The speaker recalls how constant debates among the party drowned out the guide, underscoring regional loyalties and comic friction.
Questioning Heaven and Hell in a Minister's Tale
A father and son discuss heaven or hell after the minister notes a man went to the great majority. The boy asks which place has the majority and the father responds with a playful reply, exploring existential humor.
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Heaven
Tere
Fragmentary dialogue hints at theater incident and family conflict
The passage presents a fragmented exchange with a son seeking a leadership role and a father figure. Ambiguity surrounds a claim of mistreatment and a theater setting implied by a garbled line about a "theater" and a “tender wage.”
Fruit grower seeks help with crop and neighbors
A local fruit grower laments failed harvests and asks why he must rely on neighbors for a necessary supply. He questions the process of securing bare relief or hawskets and the effort to place a water layer on top, signaling broader frustrations with production support.
Saving Trem and the Quest for Postmaster Status
The fragment hints at Temptation and challenges in a quirky tale. It mentions a character named Trem, a desire to become postmaster, and a comparison of calling versus proving one’s case. The text is garbled but centers on pursuit of a public role and the difficulties faced.
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Geneva
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Trassitt
Port AU Prince
Committee of Public Safety
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Coruiser
Princes
Uperton Jost
Willam Dic
Stockton
Connecticut
Porrlees
Texas National Bank
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Baertin
Bevan
Kamer
Advice
Economire
Chinner
States
Light Drake
Sola Muntains
Ind Beit Bettes
Bey Am
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