Danville Lynch Mob Slays Black Man After Murder spits
The article describes a violent lynching in Danville after a German butcher Henry Gatterman was killed in an argument with a Black man known as Metcalf. A mob attacked the jail, used a battering ram and gunfire to free the suspect, and dragged the victim to a telegraph pole where he was hanged and burned. Ambulances later carried wounded to hospitals as rioters torched and vandalized around Main Street.
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Danville
Metcalf
Henry Gatterman
East Main Street
Necro
Gatterman
Maetcalf
Ealty
Sherif Hon. Whitbeek
Handine
Philietin
Main
Tjatteorman
Boernoupl
Teddy
Lim
South Street
Adil
Marshfeld
Mary Purges
Nivgier Co
Kearsarge Sets Atlantic Run Record in Fog and Gales
Bar Harbor Me reports the American Navy battleship Kearsarge completed a cross Atlantic run from England to Frenchman’s Way setting speed marks amid heavy seas and headwinds. The voyage covered 2 40 miles in days 4 hours 15 minutes with 478 tons of fuel used and no major breakdowns.
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Bar Harbor
Amerean Navy
Krearsarge
Mace More
Ineventailvy
Tno
Mere Teures
Lori Miles
Portsmouth
England
Mt. Deseret Rock
Frenchmans Way
Miles
New York
Kear& White
Arcisal
Tragic Barn Fire Claims Thirty Three Women
Daily Mail reports from Schalajitka in Don district that thirty three female laborers died in a barn fire after locking themselves in to escape male workers. The attackers set the blaze and stood by as the women screamed.
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London
St. Petersburg
Daily Mail
Schalajitka
The
Don
Wrong Negro Lynched In Dodge County Mob Error
In Savannah a mob killed a Black man accused of assaulting Miss Susie Johnson, a teacher. It later emerged he never met the accuser and was innocent. The mob mistook Ed Claus for the real attacker and killed the wrong man. Governor Terrell offered $200 for Claus’s apprehension.
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Savannah
Dodge County
Susie Johnson
Miss Johnson
Ed Claus
Terrell
Populist Forces United at Denver Conference
The two factions of the People's party merged into one at a Denver national conference. An adopted resolution reiterates opposition to affiliating with Republicans or Democrats and endorses national action. Core principles include government coinage, publicly owned transportation and communications, land for use, and American ships with no subsidies.
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Denver
Col
People's Party
People’s Party
Reform
Committee On
United States
United People’s Party
Omaha
Prison Break at Folsom Sparks Chase and Shootout
Eighteen to twenty prisoners fled Folsom prison near Sacramento taking Ward Wilkinson, his grandson, Captain Murphy, and two officers. Guard Cotton was fatally stabbed as sheriffs and county forces pursue the escapees across the Sierra foothills after looting the armory and releasing hostages.
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Sacramento
Cal
Folsom
Wilkinson
Harry Wilkinson
Murphy
Cotton
Felsom Penitentiary
Celhouse
Falsom
Capt Ewen Arrested After Protective Deal
Cynthiana Kentucky special reports Capt B J Ewen was arrested after an accord between civil and military authorities. He came as a witness, fled to Lexington, claimed promised military protection which was refused, and returned fearing for his life. Judge Osborne had Ewen jailed in camp to ensure his safety.
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Cynthiana
B. J. Ewen
Ewen
Lexington
Jackson
Commonwealth
Osborne
Russian Child World Fair to Show Global Youth Life
The Russian consul general in New York announces an international exposition next fall in St. Petersburg titled the Child's World. He asks the American Institute of Social Service to help organize the American committee. The display covers moral physical and intellectual education of children from birth to school age.
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New York
St. Petersburg
American Institute of Social Service
Five Sentenced At St Louis For Bribery In Suburban Deals
Judge Ryan sentenced five former members of the house of delegates in St Louis. Four were convicted of bribery and one of perjury in municipal franchise cases. Names include Sheridan, Albright, Hannigan, Decker, and Hartmann with terms ranging from four to six years. All posted $10 000 bonds. Attorney for Harry Faulkner lost a bid for change of venue as his second trial began.
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St. Louis
Ryan
House of Delegates
John A. Sheridan
T. Edward Albright
Jerry J. Hannigan
Louis Decker
Emil Hartmann
Douglass
Harry Faulkner
Vatican Conclave Prepares Amid Divisions and Honors
Fifty cardinals and many dignitaries gather in the Sistine Chapel for a solemn requiem mass for Leo XIII. The Vatican reveals cautious hope for a short conclave as factions harden and preparations for the election proceed with guards, diplomats, and numerous cardinal families in attendance.
England Launches King Edward VII Battleship at Devonport
The new battleship King Edward VII the world’s largest was launched by the Princess of Wales at Devonport on Thursday evening. Present were the Prince of Wales Princess Henry of Battenberg and the Lords of the Admiralty. The keel plate was laid March 8 1903 and the vessel cost 7 500 000 dollars.
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England
London
Edward VII
Princess of Wales
Devonport
Prince of Wales
Princess Henry of Battenberg
Lords of the Admiralty
Edward
Turmoil as Panama Governor Mutis Flees with Wife
Liberal newspaper offices attacked as troops surround Governor Mutis residence in Panama reports. Soldiers under General Vasque Cobos confront pay disputes, while Congress and canal treaty implications loom amid political tension.
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Panama
Colombia
Cable
Fr Lapiz
Liberal Party
Santi Anas
Vasque Cobos
Mutis
Senor Guerra
Guerra
Cobos
Department of Panama
Department
Victorian Lorenzo
Congress
Bogota
Associated Press
General Cobos
Cobes
Junenito
Was Leo's Ring Stolen at Rome Papal Death Ceremony
The ring of the fisherman used to seal papal bulls vanished after Leo XIII's death certification by Cardinal Oreglia. The loss caused a tremendous sensation at the Vatican as the ring reportedly disappeared before destruction could occur in the cardinals presence.
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Rome
Vatican
Sacred College
Rampalla
Knopp
Preslau
Oreglia
Leo VIII
Leo XIII
Pope Leo
Sistine Chapel
Pius IX
Sistine
France
Russia
Prussia
Austria
Spain
Belgium
Portugal
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Guatemala
Bavaria
Thomas Osmonde
Donelan
Michael Angelo
Camerlengo
Cave found at Forest Park near Terre Haute
A large cave with four rooms has been discovered in Forest Park east of Terre Haute. The entrance was concealed by underbrush and the cave appears to have been inhabited in the past. Old settlers recall a counterfeiters rendezvous years ago at this location.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Forest Park
Stove Lid Fatal to Husband in Breakfast Quarrel
Chicago special reports Thomas Barker died after two weeks in hospital from a fractured skull suffered when his wife struck him with a stove lid during a quarrel over a cup of cold coffee.
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Chicago
Thomas Barker
Indiana Doctor Claims To Create Life In Lab
Anderson special reports Dr. Charles W. Littlefield of Alexandria asserts that mixing one ounce salt six ounces water six ounces 90 percent alcohol plus two ounces aqua ammonia in a sealed glass dish produced lifelike atoms akin to germs within ninety minutes. He says salt crystals absorbed the solution's hydrogen and volatile magnetism and became animated, seeking nourishment through unnamed feeders.
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Anderson
Ind
Charles W. Littlefield
Alexandria
Littlefield
War Vessels in Readiness as East Asia Tensions Rise
A London dispatch reports Russia strengthens in Manchuria and Vladivostock while Japan braces for possible conflict. The Japanese fear loss of Korea and seek ships, stores, and unity with Britain and France cited as possible mitigations.
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London
Daily Mail
Tokio
Russia
Manchuria
Manhnaria
Korean
Korea
Japan
Vladivostock
Siberian
Ithe Hugisian
Marquis Ito
Privy Council
France
England
Norea
Standard
Port Arthur
Times
M. Pavnoff
Yalu
High Power Bullets Defy Deer and Distance in Minnesota
Jonathan Balch, a Twin Lakes guide, recounts a November hunt where his new high power 30-30 gun produced four grazing hits that barely drew blood. The buck stood and watched as Balch fired again, finally dropping after a fifth shot, leading Balch to theorize that velocity and small grazing wounds cause no pain to deer.
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Jonathan Balch
Twin Lakes
Minnesota
Balch
New York Sun
Servia Prince George Reported Degenerate by Imperial Doctor
A St. Petersburg specialist in care for backward children examined Prince George, eldest son of King Peter Karageorgevitch of Servia, and reported to the emperor that the boy is a degenerate after observations over the past week.
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St. Petersburg
George
Peter Karageorgevitch
Servia
Japan Will Watch and Wait Policy Amid Manchuria Talks
Japan plans to observe a wait and see approach toward Russia while urging China to honor assurances to the United States on Manchuria. Tokyo will seek opening of additional ports and signals a cautious diplomacy as tensions rise.
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Japan
London
Russia
Gret
Britain
China
United States
Manchuria
Will Not Take A Dare Among New York Society
An idle rich code forbids taking dares, yet Princeton athlete Jack Crawford Jr. leapt into a gym pool full dress and won a $20 bet. Dares shaped social events from Jersey weddings to public spectacles, involving figures like Harry Lehr and society leaders such as Mrs Stuyvesant Fish and Mrs Hermann Oelrichs in bold, risky stunts.
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Four Hundred
Jack Crawford, Jr
New York
Princeton
Atheletes
Brokaw Gymnasium
Jersey City
John L. Bradbury
Los Angles
Harry Lehr
Lehr
Baltimore
Lulu Morris
Fred Gebhard
Henry Clews, Jr
Milkman threatens druggist over adulterated formaldehyde
A milkman confronts a druggist in a heated exchange accusing him of selling adulterated formaldehyde. He vows prosecution and storms off, leaving milk for the druggist’s family as he departs in his wagon.
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Chicago Tribune
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