Evansville Sinister Night as Militia Fire Fights Mob
Evansville Indiana plunged into chaos Monday night as militiamen clashed with a mob. Six people killed and over twenty wounded as shots rang across Division Street and a carriage passenger Hazel Aimar died from buckshot. Brigadier General W. de Mee led troops with a Gatling gun battery to restore order. The mob, enraged by alleged lynching plans, aimed to harm Black residents while destroying property. The grand jury indicted twenty mob members as damage to shops, and officials face indemnification costs.
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Evansville
Ind
Chile
Edward Schiffman
Division Street
Hazel Aimar
Zinl
Devan
Frank “Lanisie
Puesstag
Charles Taylor
Robert Hoek
Thas City
Corenery
Grand
W. de Meee
Grant
Paris Zoo Keeper Killed by Hippopotamus
Jean Lancelle Sexan gelian, longtime keeper at the Jardin des Plantes State Zoological Gardens, died this week while cleaning hippo quarters. An apparently gentle animal charged, gored and crushed him. other staff finally separated the hippo with whips after a struggle.
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Paris
Jean Lancelle Sexangelian
Jardin Des Plantes
State Zoological Gardens
Sculptor John Donoghue Identified After Suicide in Whitneyville
The body of sculptor John Donoghue of New York, who killed himself last Thursday in Whitneyville, is identified. Despondency over the rejection of his 50 000 memorial design for ex President McKinley, to be erected in Philadelphia, is named as the cause. Donoghue, renowned for notable works, was described as modest and retiring.
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New Haven
Donn
Whitneyville
John Donoghue
New York
MocKinley
Philadelphia
Donorhue
Europe
McKinley
Heart
Americans Welcome Admiral Cotton's Squadron
A Portsmouth crowd welcomed Admiral Cotton and his squadron as they arrived, with cheers and salutes marking the occasion. Local officials highlighted the visit as a show of allied strength and maritime cooperation.
Visitor Ships Gather in Portsmouth Harbor Amid Naval Salute
The British fleet welcomed the United States Pacific squadron under Rear Admiral Cotton as both sides fired national salutes. Vessels steamed past Nelson’s flagship and the Victoria and Albert, while a light show colored the harbor and crowd-filled streets.
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Portsmouth
Eneeshie
Wink Edward
United States
Appoaral Cotton
Britoito Naval Headquarters
Charlies Beresford
Othe Channel
Cotton
Lord Charles Beresford
Nelson
Victory
King Edwards
Albert
Collingwood
Hothan
Inehief
Sottiderd
Victoria
Adbert
Owas
Auaerd
Itty Harines
Caller
Cotton Vigorous
Baelo
Excellent
Spithead
Channel Squadron
Victoria and Albert
Whearsaree
Baby Escapes Adder Attack Near Bloomington
A ten year old boy in Bloomington Indiana narrowly escaped a viper encounter while playing west of town. His mother found him motionless beside a large adder he had petted and cradled in his lap. She killed the snake with an ax, and the child remained uninjured.
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Bloomington
Ind
Miro
Henry Lively
Littl
Bulgaria Bent on War Threatens Peace in Balkans
Vienna reports indicate Bulgaria remains hostile to peace efforts with Turkey. The Austrian foreign office notes Sofia ignored admonitions from the great powers and the July 4 warning that Austria and Russia are in accord on the Bulgarian complaints.
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Vienna
Bulgaria
Turkey
Sofia
Austria
Russia
Greensburg Flood After Water Spout Destroys Park Dam
Greensburg Pa. special reports a waterspout near Oakford Park Sunday at 4 pm unleashed a torrent that shattered the dam and flooded the park. At least twenty people died, with rumors of over a hundred, while crowds fled to higher ground as cars and buildings were swept away. Eyewitness William Cline Jr. recalls the dam burst and the terrifying impact on waiting rooms and the car barn.
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Greensburg
Oakford Park
James McGrath
Mr. McGrath
Charles
FE. Thomas
Jeannette
Here
Cireensburg
William Cline, Jr
Cline
Skeletons of Giants Found in Fish Creek Country
In Montana's Fish Creek area Professor Marchus Farr and Princeton students uncovered fossils and bones of prehistoric animals. A mound yielded an almost complete nine foot tall man skeleton with a strong frame and a somewhat smaller female skeleton. A large canine-like animal skeleton lay nearby, about the size of a small horse.
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Monts
Fish Creek
Marchus S. Farr
Princeton College
A Gay Professor Accused at Lafayette School
Patrons of the Washington school in Lafayette charge Prof. James L Glasceck principal and Battery C commander with misconduct. The petition says he gathered twelve signers, had them sit, asked them to close their eyes, and kissed each girl ages sixteen to nineteen, claiming it was a joke.
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Lafayette
Ind
Washington School of Lafayette
James L Glasceck
Battery C
Indiana National Guard
Pope Leo XIII Near Death Amid Vatican Tension
Rome dispatch reports Pope Leo XIII gravely ill after a long Sunday, with doctors tending him as cardinals gather at the Vatican. Conclave decisions loom on whether to convene in Rome or abroad and whether the next pope will be Italian, with Cardinal Rampola and Cardinal Sera fino Vannutelli as leading candidates.
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Vatican
Leo
St. Damasco
Cardinal Satali
Rome
Frascati
Cortile
Eroage
St. Peter
Sacred College
Italy
Pius IX
Cardinal Rampola
Serafino Vannutelli
Drowned fruit grower in Baldwin Lake near Goshen
George Robinson, 53, a Goshen fruit grower, drowned Saturday night when his canoe tipped in Baldwin Lake, north of Goshen. His body was recovered Sunday morning from about thirty feet of water after divers searched for hours.
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Goshen
Ind
George Robinson
Baldwin Lake
Robinson
French Experiment Tests Global Cable Speed
The Temps reports an experimental relay sending a message around the world from Paris at 11 35 via Malta Singapore Brisbane Vancouver and the French cable. It reached back 6 hours 20 minutes later after traveling 37200 miles, noting no special record was sought and praising American cable managers.
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Paris
Roosevelt
Temps
Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs
Malta
Singapore
Brisbane
Vancouver
Crop Devastation in Northern Indiana Persists
Reports from Cass, Miami, Wabash, Fulton and Laporte counties describe severe storm damage with 10,000 acres of corn destroyed in Cass and widespread wheat losses. Flooding in Peru flooded suburbs, washed tracks, and damaged infrastructure while officials warned of possible further corn losses from scorching if waters do not recede. State Statistician B F Johnson cautioned that early figures may be exaggerated though corn prospects remain tenuous.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Cass
Miami
Wabash
Fulton
Laporte
Cass County
Peru
North
Elmwood
Old Howe Ditch
Wabash River
B. F. Johnson
Johnson
Magnet in heavens on Pike's Peak plan to power world
PF X Schoonmaker of the Whitney Electric Development Co proposes transporting a 15 inch cannon to a mountain summit to fire a magnet into the atmosphere and draw limitless electric power from the electric sea. He claims the experiment will revolutionize machinery globally and place Colorado in a key position to supply power to the United States.
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Denver
PF. X. Schoonmaker
Whitney Electric Development Company
Pike's Peak
Professor Whitney
Chicago
Whitney
Scheonmaker
Colorado
United States
Whitney Company
Oil boom spurs refinery plans near Meuaryville
Cil Wells in Pulaski County field reports a new oil discovery eighteen miles west near Meuary ville driving investment and refinery construction in Medervville. A Milwaukee contingent visited Jasper Pulaski counties, committing substantial capital to develop the district. Contracts have been let for refining facilities.
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Winamac
Ind
Meuaryville
Medervville
Milwaukee
Wis
Jasper- Pulaski
Costly Fire at Hammond Plant in St Joseph
A Sunday blaze at the Hammond Packing Company plant in St Joseph Mo destroyed the main building. Losses run to 1 500 000 with full insurance. Two men died three were injured one seriously. Fire marshal Charles Miller reported missing but unverified.
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St. Joseph, Mo
Hammond Packing Company
Charles Miller
Pittsburg Flag Accident Kills Four In Storm
An American flag soaked by water brushed a charged electric line during a Saturday storm. The wire broke and fell into a water-filled pool at Forbes and Oakland avenues, where 2,000 volts surged through the pool and four people died after falling in.
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Pittsburg
Forbes and
Oakland Avenues
United States Grants Isle of Pines to Cuba
The United States completes two Cuban treaties including the Isle of Pines transfer. The accord places the island under Cuban sovereignty while preserving American rights for residents and outlines perpetual naval station occupancy with nominal rent. Senate committee delays ratification pending joint US Cuban engineer reports.
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Havana
Isle of Pines
United States
Cuba
Squiers
Senor Garcia Montes
the Treasury
Zaldo
Senor Hevia
Senor Diego
Department of Justice
Legation
Mr. Squier
Guantanamo
Bahai Honda
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Joint Commission of United States
Palma
Saul Chosen King at Mizpeh in Israel
Sunday School lesson summarizes the selection of Saul as Israel’s king. Samuel gathers Israel at Mizpeh, identifies Saul hidden among the stuff, and the people acclaim him with God save the King. The text notes the manner of the kingdom and Saul’s reception, with later questions and moral applications.
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Saul
Samuel
Mizpeh
Israel
Egypt
Benjamin
Matri
Kish
Gibeah
Belial
Tribe of
Asher
God
Jehovah
Four Year Old Lizzie Yungeld Survives Rooftop Fall
Lizzie Yungeld, four, toppled from a five story Delaney street tenement while chasing a doll. She bounced on clotheslines, struck a passerby, and landed on her head before being taken home. Doctors found only bruises and she returned to play within half an hour.
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New York
Lizzie Yungeld
Delaney Street
Lizzie
North Atlantic Railroads Lead in Mileage and Ridership
The Washington special final census on street and electric railways shows the north Atlantic States hold about half of the nation’s single track mileage and over half of the passenger cars in service. Roads there serve more than half of fare paying passengers and employ more than half of reported railway workers.
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Washington
North Atlantic
United States
Storing Coal Under Water
English experimenter stores Monmouthshire steam coal under sea water for two months to cut heat loss. He notes dockside dredged coal fares well underwater with under 1 percent power loss while air storage risks up to half of coal deteriorating, critic Beresford warns of high waste.
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Charles Beresford
Monmouthshire
Fight to the finish quoted in Catholic Standard dialogue
A brief dialogue presents Lovett challenging divorce with Hayter replying that their "sportin' blood" fuels a fight to the finish. The exchange underscores a stance on marital separation quoted from Catholic Standard.
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Lovett
Hayter
Catholic Standard
Mother Daughter Water Sterilization Question
A Chicago Tribune quip notes a mother allowing a daughter to go to school but prefers a place that enforces water sterilization rules. The line critiques public health mandates with pointed wit.
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Chicago Tribune
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