Fatal Race Riots In Springfield Ill End In Bloodshed
Rioting after a negro allegedly assaulted a white woman left two white men dead and many injured as mobs burned homes and a restaurant. A lynching occurred near Twelfth and Madison, while troops from Decatur and militia controlled the streets. Governor Deneen ordered help and established Camp Lincoln for relief and protection.
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Harry Loper
Richardson
Deneen
Loper
Loutsa Johnson
Johnson
Fishman’s
Chafin
Eugene W. Chain
Mr. Chafin
James Scott
Charles Hunter
Twelfth
Madison Streets
Troopa
Decatur
Governor Deneen
Camp Lincoln
Mob Rule Continues in Springfield as Militia Struggles
Aug 16 Springfield M O crowd chaos over a racial attack erupts. A Negro is slain, another wounded, and a boy dies as soldiers intervene on a train. Five dead, one fatally hurt, nearly a hundred injured in two nights of terror. Over three thousand troops on duty.
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Springfield
Charles Hunter
Lewis Johnson
James Scott
Mra
Mabel Hallam
George Richardson
Sheri Werner
Richardson
Chicago and Alton
Takeno Earla
Lobentrine
Appealgaril Werner
Hs Witiee
Springfeld
William Donegan
White City
Kanka- Kee
Bryan Nominated for Presidency in Illinois? No, Nebraska
Lincoln Nebraska August 12 under a tropical sun a huge crowd cheered William Jennings Bryan as Henry D Clayton of Alabama formally notified him of his nomination for the presidency Bryan accepted without detailing campaign issues and said a national committee would arrange public addresses to outline the platform Denver declared will of the people the central issue for democracy remains Shall the people rule.
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Lincoln
Neb
William Jennings Bryan
Henry D. Clayton
Alabama
United States
Bryan
New York City
Indianapolis
National Committee
Denver
Engineers Dissatisfied With CP Railway Arbitration Request
Winnipeg August 15. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers has asked the Dominion government to appoint an arbitration board over Labour disputes with the Canadian Pacific Railway. An engineman on the Lake Superior division is alleged to have been dismissed for his activity as a trades unionist. Twenty more Japanese workers arrived for shop duty while another gang departed for the Crows Nest Pass division.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Dominion
Lake Superior
Crows Nest Pass
Indictments Allege Suborning Perjury by Three Defendants
New York August 13 Grand jury indicts Mrs Benjamin Teal Harry M Mousley a private detective and Julia Fleming a seamstress for attempting subornation of perjury to induce Mabel MacCauslan to false evidence against Frank J Gould in divorce proceedings brought by Mrs Gould All defendants free on bail on similar charges by the district attorney
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New York
Grand Dury
Benjamin Teal
Harry M. Mousley
Julia, Fleming
Mabel MacCauslan
Frank J. Gould
Mra. Gould
British Army Balloon Damaged at Farnborough
The British army dirigible balloon overturned on landing at Farnborough after an ascent. Colonel J. Garper, commander of the balloon school at Aldershot, and Captain F. S. Cody, the American inventor, escaped from the car uninjured as troops captured the torn balloon and damaged propeller following a gust of wind.
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Farnborough
Bug
Crief
J. &. Garper
Aldershot
F. S. Cody
Daring Holdup On Transcontinental Train Near Spokane
Two masked highwaymen boarded Northern Pacific No. 3 near Otis and stole a registered mail pouch and a bag of mail while passengers were unharmed. A swift response by deputies and Northern Pacific agents followed, but true loot remained uncertain as clerks dumped two sacks containing registered mail into a newspaper bag to preserve others.
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Spokane
Wash
Northern Pacific
Otis
Trent
Yardley
Doak
Chicago
Pullman Shops to Be Razed and Rebuilt for Steel Palace Cars
Chicago August 15 Pullman’s mammoth car shops will be razed and rebuilt on a large scale to manufacture steel palace cars. Plans in progress for six years call for a revolution in building Pullman rolling stock. Shop area will expand by sixty acres to accommodate enlarged facilities and new machinery. Experts say advances in steel car manufacture require radical changes at Pullman Pal ace Car company.
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Chicago
Pullman
Pullman Palace Car Company
Pullman Company
Graves Ready for Victims in Evergreen Cemetery Tragedy
Henry J. Duffy killed his two children with an axe and attempted suicide after preparing three graves in Evergreen cemetery. He also attacked his wife but failed. Duffy is hospitalized strapped to a cot and claims amnesia about most of the events. Dusty, a physician, says he will not die from his injuries.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Evergreen Cemetery
Henry J. Duffy
Dusty
Liberals Plan Fusion After Zayas Resigns Candidacy
At a Havana meeting Aug 13 the Liberal party executive accepted Alfredo Zayas resignation as a presidential candidate but refused his resignation as party president. A fusion talks committee was formed with Jose Miguel Gomez followers to likely nominate Gomez as the united Liberals candidate.
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Havana
Liberal Party
Alfredo Zayas
Jose Miguel Gomez
Senor Gomez
United Liberals
Forest Fires Still Raging Near Kimberley and Sullivan Mine
From Cranbrook August 15 a Canadian Pacific railroad fire ranger reports the forest blaze near Kimberley is worse than before and could threaten the Sullivan mine buildings if winds shift. Smoke concentrates over the area as the fire remains active and dangerous.
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Cranbrook
B. C
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Kimberley
Sullivan Mine
Cranbrooks
Ira D Sankey Dies At 68 In Brooklyn Home
Renowned evangelist Ira D. Sankey, 68, died at his Brooklyn home after years of blindness and illness. He toured with Dwight L. Moody and authored gospel hymns sung worldwide, including The Ninety and Nine and When the Mists Have Rolled Away, with a vast publishing legacy and estate.
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New York
Ira D. Sankey
Brooklyn
Sankey
Europe
Dwight L. Moody
China
Egypt
Manlia
Japan
Big Order for Car Steel Cars by Harriman Lines
New York August 13 Harriman roads seek six thousand steel cars with bids to be based on specifications filed by half the total. Competition among car equipment firms is keen as the order would be the largest since the panic. Estimated cost ranges from six to seven million dollars, with the lower figure likely due to price competition.
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New York
Harriman
Harriman Lines
Cholera Threat Nears St Petersburg
In St Petersburg during the last fortnight a large series of intestinal orders has been reported with 210 deaths in the first five days of this week and 175 last week. Officials warn the city faces cholera risk and police are asked to report provincial arrivals to enable quarantine and to intensify food inspection and boiled water provisions in factory districts.
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St. Petersburg
Department of Health
Sheep Burned In East Buffalo Stock Yards Fire
A blaze at the New York Central stock yards in East Buffalo destroyed 1500 to 2000 sheep and calves and damaged adjoining buildings. The total loss is estimated at 100,100 dollars.
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Buffalo
N. Y
New York Central
East Buffalo
Market Quotation Highlights from Minneapolis Duluth and Chicago
Market listings show Minneapolis wheat trades with Sept and Dec futures at around 1.02 and 0.99 dollars, St Paul cattle prices for steers and cows, Duluth wheat and flax prices across on track and arrival, and Chicago futures for wheat corn oats pork butter eggs and poultry with varied cent values for Sept and Dec contracts. Notable ranges include No 1 hard wheat at 1.25 1.27, No 1 Northern around 1.22 1.05, and pork near 15.07 to 16.07 per barrel/gallon across months.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Duluth
Bard
New
Chicago
Issec
Springs
Chicago Union Stock Yards Prices Report
Chicago August 15 cattle prices listed for Beaves Texas steers Western stockers and feeders cows calves and helpers with ranges. Hogs show light mixed heavy good to choice heavy prices and margins. Sheep and yearlings are noted with a jumble of figures and totals.
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St. Paul Union
St. Paul
Chicago Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Texas
New Torpedo Breaks Through Battleship Armor
A new two stage torpedo by Lt Cmdr Cleland Davis pierced a heavy target off Sheep Island near Quincy Bay. The weapon uses vanadium alloy to cut weight and carries an inner charge for a second detonation inside the hull. Demonstration attended by Navy and Army officials confirmed a hole blasted through three quarter inch armor and a four foot penetration after submerged testing.
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Great Britain
Newport
Cleland Davis
Sheep Island
Quincy Bay
Troansn H. Newberry
Navy
Genera Arthur Murray
Davis
New York Herald
Quincy
Mass
Standard Oil Company
Chelsea
Newberry
Dolphin
Red Noses and Cigarettes Calumny Link Claim
A Trevek doctor counters a claim that red noses are caused by drink, saying the majority result from smoking and that attributing them to alcohol is a calumny.
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Trevek
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