Texans Guard Negro Suspect in Trinity Mob Battle
Houston reports say a negro rapist named Spencer was protected by the Houston Light Guard and Houston Cavalry against a mob. Soldiers surrounded him at Trinity. mob fire erupted when trains with prisoners boarded. two mobsters believed shot. Spencer later jailed in Huntsville.
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Houston
Texas
Houston Light Guard
Houston Cavalry
Trinity
Spenser
Spencer
Huntsville
Destructive Nebraska Tornado Slams Keya Paha Area
Omaha reports a severe tornado near the Keya Paha river five miles south, killing eight and injuring several others, with two feared fatally. All outside communication cut off. authorities awaiting news as victims are found and treated. Jacob Greening was found badly mangled a quarter mile from his home.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Keya Pana
Greening
Anderson
Naper
Jacob Greening
Photographer survives balloon crash at Chicago stock yards
George R. Lawrence, a photographer, ascended in a balloon above the Chicago stock yards to photograph a bird s eye view. At 50 feet the cross bar broke, dropping his camera but he swung into telegraph wires and landed in the street uninjured except for scratches and shock. He saved four negatives, two intact, two broken but salvageable. ten thousand spectators watched the incident.
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Chicago
George R. Lawrence
Lawrence
Baldwin Expedition Ready to Reach North Pole
A Dun dee dispatch reports the Baldwin Zeigler expedition set to sail for the north pole aboard a fine ship formerly the Esquimaux. Leaders and North men vow to plant the American flag at the pole, aiming to surpass the Duke of Abruzzi as farthest north.
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New York
Journal and Advertiser
Dundee
America
Baldwin-Zeigler
North Pole
Duke of the
Abruzzia
Pole
Esquimaux
Mammoth Cave Found Adorned With Stalactites
Red Bud June 22 A vast cavern eight miles west of here was discovered by pursuing hunters. A party explored it last week reaching halfway to the north end before daylight failed them. They saw huge rooms filled with stalactites stalagmites and waterfalls. The cave, once a subterranean river, forms long rooms rather than round chambers.
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Red Bud
Here
Aout
Richland Beats Winfield in Bail Game 15 to 7
The bail game played yesterday afternoon in Winfield ended with Richland defeating Winfield 15 to 7. Richland dominated the matchup, securing a decisive win on the field.
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Winfield
Richland
Rural free delivery routes planned for Wilton area
The Washington dispatch announces two new rural free delivery routes will begin August 1. The routes serve Witten Junction in Muscatine County with 41 miles total length and a population of 1,215. Carriers G. W. Freeland and A. Ford are appointed. Lime City post office will be served by mail carriers.
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Washington Dispatches
Wilton
Washington
Witten Junction
Muscatine County
G. W. Freeland
A. Ford
Lime City
Wapello Defeats Mediapolis 10–0 in Classic Game
Wapello routed Mediapolis 10 to 0 yesterday afternoon. The decisive win solidifies Wapello’s dominance in the regional contest and showcases strong pitching and timely hitting from the home team.
Fireworks Explosion Kills Ten in Patterson Nj
June 22 Patterson New Jersey a fireworks blast leveled Adolph Kittenburgs store injuring many and killing ten with nine hurt and five missing as rescue crews combed the debris. Victims named include Sarah Williams Charles Wittenberg Lucinda Adamson and others with several Elvin and Burns family members among the missing and dead. A trolley car stood nearby as flames burned the upper floors trapping residents and injuring bystanders.
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Rittenburg
Local boating party hosts delight Chicago Davenport guests
Colonel Parker of Chicago and several Davenport and Rock Island residents were hosted by Mr and Mrs Silvan 2lumly on a delightful boating party in the city.
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Colonel Parker
Chicago
Vern Schmak
Davenport
Dean
Rock Island
Elfen Knoll
Pert Townsley
Silvan
Look Out Morocco Look Out Morocco
Consul General Gummere, after a three year stay in Morocco without meeting the Sultan, will demand a personal interview upon returning to his post. If obstacles to presenting credentials persist, the United States may threaten a naval demonstration in Moroccan waters.
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Washington
Gummere
Morrocco
United States
Morocco
Secretary Hay Sets Russia Duty Parity Policy
Secretary Hay prepared a note to the Russian government concerning a tariff on Russian petroleum. He states the move is not retaliation but follows the law requiring import duties on goods from foreign countries equal to the duties imposed by that country on American exports.
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Washington
Hay
Secretary of the Treasury
Invasion by Pottawattamies Postponed in Chicago
Chicago reports a planned lake front invasion by the Pottawattamies of Michigan has been postponed while a Chicago syndicate negotiates funds to pay the $45,000 promised to the Indians.
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Chicago
Lake Front
Pottawattamies
Michigan
Independence Storm Destroys Structures Without Injuries
A south windstorm yesterday in Independence Kansas uprooted trees, toppled buildings, moved small houses and barns, broke fronts of several businesses and shattered home windows. No injuries were reported.
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Independence
Kan
Epworth Convention Elects Burlington District Officers
Morning Sun reports the Burlington District Epworth League annual convention closed Thursday evening. Elected for the next year are President F. W. TFlanawalt Mt. Pleasant. First Vice President Guy Tominson Morning Sun. Second Vice President Mildred Elliott Burlington. Third Co President Edith Kelley Mediapolis. Fourth Vice President Algena Smith Ft. Madison. Secretary B. A. Filmore Ainsworth. Treasurer Clara Warren Wayland. Junior League Superintendent Eva McDonald Mechanolis. Delegate to state convention Secretary B. A. Filmore.
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Morning Sun
Burlington District
Epworth League
F. W. Tflanawalt
Clara Warren
Wayland
Junior League
Eva McDonald
Mechanotis
B. A. Filmore
Fire destroys home. family of four dead in Texas
Fort Worth Texas June 22 Mrs Wiley Calhoun and three children were burned to death last night in the destruction of their home. Fire was caused by an explosion of a can of gasoline.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Wiley Calhoun
Chicagoderby crowds at Washington Park large turnout
June 22 at Washington Park Chicago the great American derby drew thousands as gates opened after moonlight. Michigan Avenue Grand Boulevard and other fashionable routes buzzed with parade of beauty and the beast as chic visitors arrived by special trains and officials predicted a record crowd for the derby day.
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Chicago
Washington Park
Michigan Avenue
Grand Boulevard
Germany raises indemnity claim against China
Berlin reports that Germany officially acknowledges plans to raise its indemnity demand against China from 59 million to 70 million dollars. The higher figure accounts for expenses Germany incurred in China from May through July.
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Berlin
Germany
China
Murder charge looms for J B Bradshaw in Ottumwa
In Ottumwa on June 22 J B Bradshaw a colored man sits in the county jail on $1000 bond charged with attempt to murder and faces accusations tied to a Saturday night assault on Court Musgrove outside Henricks saloon on South Market Street. Bradshaw admits the blow with a squeegee left Musgrove unconscious, claiming self defense.
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Ottumwa
J. B. Bradshaw
Bradshaw
Henricks
South Market Street
Musgrove
Morgan Buys Reynolds Portrait Group for 110000
London report states J Pierpont Morgan purchased Sir Joshua Reynolds famed group Lady Delma and her daughter. The price is said to be 110000 dollars with Reynolds receiving 1050 dollars as part of the transaction.
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London
J. Pierpont Morgan
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Lady Delma
Reynolds
Eddie Cudahy Kidnap Victim Stricken By Typhoid Fever
Omaha June 22 Eddie Cudahy kidnapped and ransomed for 25 000 is seriously ill with typhoid fever Physicians say the strain from the kidnapping and the mental distress accompanying the episode is the cause of the illness A Boston man demands his landlady cut the price of his beard after losing two teeth
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Omaha
Eddie Cudahy
Boston
Boatsman Denneston Drowns After Fall From Lotus
A message from Fairport dated June 22 reports Denneston, an employee on Captain Kennedy s Lotus, fell overboard between Fairport and Montpelier while the boat was near five o clock yesterday evening and drowned before aid could reach him. No cause or recovery details are available.
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Buffalo
Kennedy
Lotus
Fairport
Montpelier
Denneston
Vanderbilt Rail Lines Elect New Lake Shore Leader
At Grand Central depot Vanderbilt directors reelected William H. Newman as president of Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway and named W. C. Brown as vice president and general manager for both Lake Shore and Lake Erie & Western. The move signals a policy of a single president for the system with property chiefs under him.
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New York
Vanderbilt
Grand Central Depot
William H. Newman
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Company
W. C. Brown
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Lake Erie
Five Iowa county conventions select delegates to parties
Five county conventions in Iowa on June 22 chose delegates to the party. Franklin county delegates align with W. H. Harriman, Scott county delegates support A. B. Cummins with no instructions, Mahaska delegation split with Cummins influence, Jefferson delegates favor Harriman, and Adair delegates instructed to vote for John Herriott.
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Scott
Cummins
Jefferson
Harriman
Franklin
Mahaska
Adair
Herriott
Des Moines
Iowa
W. H. Harriman
A. B. Cummins
Jefferson County
Adair County
John Herriott
First Blood for Mason at Lake County GOP Convention
Libertyville Illinois June 22 at the Lake County Republican convention resolutions were adopted praising Senator Mason who seeks to extend his term in the United States Senate Comptroller Dawes announced his candidacy Wawe claims the home district.
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Libertyville
Lake County
Dawes
United States Senate
Mason
Wawe
Warehouse Fire Destroys 700 Tons Broomcorn
Arcola June 22 lightning struck the Thomas Lyles warehouse burning it to ashes. Over 700 tons of broomcorn owned by Union Broom Supply were destroyed. Loss estimated between 75,000 and 100,000 dollars, insured.
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Arcola
Thomas Lyles
Union Broom Supply Company
Prince Babrynski Banished to Siberia for Reform Petition
St. Petersburg reports a prince descended from Peter the Great banished to Siberia after petitioning the Czar for a constitutional government. Indignation followed as the monarch acted swiftly, sending him away within two hours of the petition.
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St. Petersburg
Siberia
Babrynski
Peter the Great
Markets and marriage news from Cresco Iowa
Chicago markets dispatch reports grain oats and wheat prices with june july and sept quotes, stock indices and treasury figures. Paragraph notes marriages of Frank Faird Lomas and Mary Farnsworth in Cresco Iowa on June 18, with local audience details.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
Northwest
Minneapolis
Erruth
Liverpool
Cresco
Iowa
Frank Faird Lomas
Mary Farnsworth
Generally Fair Continued Warm: Midwest Weather Soon
Chicago June 22. Special: Indications for Iowa point to generally fair conditions and continued warm weather tonight and Sunday.
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Chicago
Iowa
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