State Troops Withdrawn Amid Mississippi Lynchings
Jackson dispatch reports racial rioting killings in Wahalak and surrounding areas. State troops withdraw to Meridian after ambush victim Conductor Harrison dies. Whites and several Simpson family members among victims. numerous unknown Black individuals lynched or killed. Multiple injuries reported as tensions flare following wagon road incident.
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Wahalak
Miss
Meridian
Robert Harrison
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
George Simpson
Mobile & Ohio
Simpson
Tearas
Cooper
O’brien
Tom Simpson
Jim Simpson
Leland Sparkman
Derailing switch causes wreck near Jacksonville
South ern railway passenger train No 33 from Washington wrecked at Moncrieff five miles from Jacksonville. Fireman John Homes colored dead. Engineer Urquhart of Savannah serious injuries from escaping steam. Express messenger J A Kramer white and express helper J B Ruben colored slightly injured. Switchman in the tower reportedly turned on the derailing switch before the fast train. Macklin Will Recover. Captain Edgar A Macklin improving in Fort Reno Okla after knife attack? No, after this. The search for the negro assailant continues with no success. Police discard murder theory, suspect robbery. Hanged Himself. Peter Medio, contractor worth over 25000, commits suicide near Minnnehaha Falls after death of wife.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Southern Railway
Washington
Moncrieff
John Homes
Engineer Urquhart
Savannah
J. A. Kramer
J. B. Ruben
Macklin
Fort Reno
Okla
Edgar A. Macklin
Saloon Stabbing Aimed at Private at Fort Sill
Fort Sill Oklahoma December 26. Harl Northup aged 22 was probably fatally stabbed during a saloon quarrel by Private Tloward of Troop K Thirteenth Cavalry stationed at Fort Sill. Howard was arrested and jailed in default of bond.
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Fort Sill
Oklo
Harl Northup
Tloward
Thirteenth Cavalry
Howard
Rioting Soldier Riot on Streetcar in Leavenworth
Four teen soldiers, mostly Ninth Cavalry troopers, colored, were arrested after a streetcar riot in Leavenworth Kansas. Shots were fired into a loaded car and passengers injured by broken glass. Captain Walsh leads the investigation, with three men under arrest and conflicting claims about who fired.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Ninth Cavalry
Walsh
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Fort Aero
Okla
Eighteenth Infantry
To the Poor Woman Gives Her Money and Com mits Death
A 55 year old Los Angeles woman Mrs Elsie Balfour died by her own action at East lake park lake after leaving a torn envelope with a note reading My will is in the little trunk on the table I want to be cremated The will disposes of large sums of money to relatives and the poor No one here knows the deceased
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Los Angeles
Cal
Elsie Balfour
Eastlake Park Lake
M. E., Balfour
Turner Street
Disordera in Cuba and Riots Reported in Santa Clara
Havana reports four troops of the Eleventh cavalry and two companies of the Twenty-seventh infantry will leave Camp Columbia for Santa Clara to reinforce the Fifteenth cavalry and scout the disturbed district until order is restored amid rumors of uprisings. In Topeka a Santa Fe official cites rail congestion and car shortages, noting 14,000 loaded cars awaiting consignors to unload. In Chicago a quarrel over a woman leads to the shooting death of Corporal William Taylor by Sergeant John Griffin in the Fort Sheridan area. Major Macomb orders an investigation.
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Cuba
Havana
Santa Clara
Eleventh Cavalry
Twenty-seventh Infantry
Camp Columbia
Fifteenth Cavalry
Santa Clad
Topeka
Kan
J. C. Huriey
Santa Fe
Consignees
Galveston
Chicago
Fort Sheridan
Ninth Cavalry
John Griffin
William Taylor
Taylor
Macomb
Colored Couple Cremated in New Orleans Fire
In New Orleans on December 26, the charred bodies of Lewis Philips aged 80 and his wife aged 60 were found among the debris of their burned home. Authorities believe the blaze started when the woman smoking a pine in bed dropped it on bed clothing. In Denver a separate fire damaged the Ernest and Cramer building, a premier office structure, destroying the seventh and eighth floors and flooding the basement. Total estimated loss to building and tenants reaches $200,000.
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New Orleans
Lewis Philips
Lewis
Denver
Ernest & Cramer
New York
Susan Kelly
West Sixtieth Street
TROLLEY CAR HIT BY TRAIN IN ASHTABULA AREA
Ashtabula Ohio December 26 A Buffalo Pittsburgh flyer struck a trolley at the Lake Street grade crossing on the Lake Shore line. The streetcar was demolished. one person killed and 14 injured. The dead is Leonard Newbold aged 17 of Ashtabula. Injured names include C. J. Bullock and William Raignhart of Painesville and others from Ashtabula. The crossing gates reportedly were not down. The car was carried about 300 feet. Ambulances and physicians attended the scene. Newbold died about four hours after the crash.
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Ashtabula
Buffalo-Pittsburg Flyer
Lake Street
Lake Shore Railroad
Leonard Newbold
C. J. Bullock
William Raignhart
Painesville
Robert Baptiste
Eric
William Cook
Jasper Horton
James Whelpley
Horace Johnson
Clayton Gardner
Clayton Jenkins
Frank Capitani
John Capitani
Rosalie Jeirgin
A. Casino
Rowley Newbold
Newbold
Battle Fought Between Guards and Striking Miners in Kentucky
In Sturgis Union County Kentucky December 26 three guards and four miners were killed with several others wounded in a downtown shootout between West Kentucky Coal Company guards and striking miners. The dead are C J Dougherty Billy Malloy Will Gray. Wounded include L I Moore Sam Barneby William Goch Henry Delaney. The clash occurred near a billiard parlor a mile from the mine after a yearlong miners strike. Sheriff and deputies arrived from Union County as panic and terror spread for about an hour.
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Owensboro
West Kentucky Coal Company
Turgis
Union County
C. J. Dougherty
Billy Malloy
Will Gray
L. I. Moore
Sam Barneby
William Goch
Henry Delaney
Miners’ Union
Sturgis
Fire Damages Newport News Shipyard Complex
A large frame and sheet iron building housing shops at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dock company was destroyed. The Old Dominion liner Jefferson in drydock suffered about 10 000 dollars in damage. Total loss estimated at 200 000 dollars insured. Fireman Eddie Eddins fatally crushed by a falling pole. throat cut by hot wire.
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Newport News
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dock Company
Old Dominion
Jefferson
Eddie Eddins
Abuses in Congo State Urged for U S Moral Support
United States urged to back efforts to reform the Congo Free State after a Morgan Abbott letter cites findings of flagrant in humanity. Commission reports outline oppression of labor land grabs and brutal abuses by officials and “cruel, brutish” guards. Support urged to secure conditions not disgraceful to civilization.
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United States
Africa
New York
Root
Congo Free State
J. Pierpont Morgan
Lyman Abbott
Congo
Boma
Prominent Attorney Indicted In Land Scandal At Valley County
Helena report says T. B. Brady a noted Great Falls lawyer was indicted by a federal grand jury for unlawfully fencing 13,167 acres of public land in Valley county. Brady posted bonds for appearance. It is said other prominent figures are involved.
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Helena
Mont
T. B. Brady
Great Falls
Valley County
Brady
Christmas Dinners Feed New York's Poor in 1904
Tim Sullivan Salvation Army and Bowery Mission distributed thirty seven thousand meals and five thousand baskets plus one thousand shoe fixings for families of five. Eva Booth oversaw the effort at the Bowery rooms where over six thousand East Side residents ate. Many lacked coats and shoes as bitter cold persisted.
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Timothy Sullivan
Salvation Army
Bowery Mission
New York
Timothy D. Sulivan
Multiple Local Tragedies Reported Across States
A string of deadly incidents is reported from Michigan to New York and beyond. Mrs. Ferguson and Mrs. Naylor died in home fires. twins Henry and William Munger were killed by a Grand Trunk train in Michigan. a Missouri Pacific freight derailment near Oreopolis killed two crewmen. a Philadelphia and Washington collision near Newport injured passengers. a defective switch wrecked a southbound train near Gardner, Illinois. an apparent domestic shooting and suicide occurred in Richmond Hill, Long Island. two track walkers near Scranton were mangled. two boys drowned after falling through ice near Grayville.
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Charles Ferguson
Hillman
Mich
Booker Washington
Charleston
W. Va
Cora Naylor
Mount Carmel
Ill
Henry
William Munger
Grand Trunk
Schoolcraft
Vicksburg
Missouri Pacific
Oreopolis
Neb
Fletcher W. Kirk
Julius K. Miller
Philadelphia & Washington Railroad
Newport
Del
John J. O'Rourke
Lillian
Richmond Hill
Long Island
Grain and Livestock Market Prices in Various Cities
A dense price list across markets in Chicago East Buffalo Pittsburg Cleveland Cincinnati Toledo detailing cattle, sheep, lambs, calves, and hogs with a wide range of classes and values. Notable figures include prime steers near 40, hogs around 6.30, and sheep sales in the mid 5 to 6 dollar range, with regional variations in each city.
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Chicago
Buffalo
York
Cleveland
Regulations For Window Display Lighting In Europe
The piece notes strict controls on outdoor shop window lighting, citing Berlin rules. Lamps must be set high, projections limited, and glass shields required under oil or gas lamps. Incandescent electric lamps face similar strictness with guarded ignition methods and ventilation mandates.
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Bertin
Berlin
Friendship and its responsibilities in life
Friendship, this relation of life to life, is of serious import. It can turn our warmest friend into our worst enemy. Bad qualities in a friend are false lights that lure to evil. We form friendships easily and must guard those under our influence and power to keep them unsoiled.
First New York show sells out despite critic roast
The Chicago News records a manager surprised by a sold out opening as critics mock the production. The critic notes hearing audience members share similar sentiments, predicting strong ticket sales despite negative early word.
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New York
Chicago News
Sam Houston's Retort on a Politician
The famed general and stump speaker Sam Houston reportedly quipped that a certain politician possessed every trait of a dog except fidelity, delivering his jab during a large audience address. The remark captures Houston's sharp wit and willingness to skew political rivals in public.
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Sam Houston
Unfamiliar Locality Quoted in Coroner Questioning
The Chicago Tribune reports the coroner asks where the fatal strike occurred as the surgeon points to the junction of the dorsal and cervical vertebrae on the wall map. The exchange underscores the medical examination details in the case.
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Chicago Tribune
Fate Play by Mr Spat and Mrs Spat
A tense exchange unfolds as Mr Spat seeks time shares while Mrs Spat resists. The discussion hints at a domestic dispute over control and allocation of time, escalating the quarrel without resolution.
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Mr. Spat
Mrs. Spat
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Talbot
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Bell Telephone Company
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