Lynching of an accused killer at a Wilmington jail
A mob of up to 300 stormed the Wilmington Workhouse and forcibly killed a Black man named White after a lengthy assault on the jail. Police and guards offered limited resistance as attackers used hammers and roped to breach doors, while bystanders collected bones and relics. The Rev. Ellwood condemned lynching but urged speedy trials to prevent such acts.
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Black Ang
Kane
Baker
Virginia
Wilmington
Feter
Smith
Ces
Flor
Rama
Police
Black
Jardén Meserve
Lea Ders
Bath
Dvoravas
Selis
White
Aiegerve
M Bishon
Ariven
Uriess
Molone
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Olivet
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Ellwood
Governor Hunn Distressed Over Wilmington Workhouse Riot
Dover June 23 Gov Hunn appeared distressed by the drenching of a negro named White and said there is nothing to say now He planned to confer with the Attorney General to determine a course He received a telegram from J Newlin Gawthrop and David J Reinhardt urging militia be sent to protect Workhouse property as mob violence had already entered with about 2000 rioters.
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Thade
Kentucky
Dover
Pet
Hunn
J. Newlin Gawthrop
Newcastle Ee Workhouse
David J. Reinhardt
Wilmington
Lynchings in United States Since January One
A list records lynchings from January 1 through June in multiple states including Louisiana Mississippi Georgia West Virginia Florida Texas Oklahoma and Delaware. Entries name locations dates and victims described as Negro or White men and women amid a national wave of extrajudicial killings.
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United States
New Orleans
Nny Wrightsville
Bluefields
West Va
Tampa
Fila
Laurel
Miss
Shreveport
Bas
Hurned
Joplin
Nesto
Carthage
Texas
Santa Fé
Haynes "Bluff, Miss
No Flowers for Graduates at Public School No. 63
Grief and indignation swept through the graduating class and families at Public School No. 63 after Principal William T. McCarthy banned flowers for commencement. He also opposed class pins or rings, saying democratic equality would prevent unequal tokens, and he previously barred teachers from mingling in hallways.
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McCarthy
Public School
Mr. McCarthy
Bloodhound fails to track Ahearn slayer in New Rochelle
Special to The New York Times. In New Rochelle on July 23 the Boston bloodhound failed to follow Maurice Ahearn’s killer, ending hopes of identification by scent. Despite initial progress through the park, the trail vanished near an excavated cellar and the hound gave no further clue. Police suspect the scent was too cold or conflicting. Francesco Pappe remained in custody. Maurice Ahearn’s funeral was held at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament with community delegations in attendance.
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New York Times
New Rochelle
Boston
Maurice Ahearn
Longest
E. Lyman Bill
Frank McGrau
E. B. Foote
Park Place
North Street
Sickles Avenue
Francesco Pappe
Reys
Ceil
Timmons
Maurice
Orders of Knights of Columbus
Ancient Order
Woof Foresters
Rochelle Park
Ahearn
Jump From Brooklyn Bridge Kills Clerk Archibald Morrison
A man believed to be Archibald Morrison, a Brooklyn clerk out of work, leaped from the Brooklyn Bridge into the street below and died from a crushed skull and broken neck. He was last seen acting strangely near the Brooklyn tower before climbing girders and plunging onto a passing train hood, then into the street. Authorities found personal papers linking Morrison to New York addresses and silk firms, with neighbors noting a troubled past and drinking.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Tower
Sands Street
Gillen
Fulton Street
Brooklyn City Hospital
McChesney
Arthur J. Heaney
Atlantic Avenue
A. Morrison
Archibald Morrison
Department 4
Mqnor
Fred Iveson
O. K. Joralemon
Frederick Loeser & Co
Brookve
Morrison
A. I. Namm & Co
New York
West Thirty-second Street
Johnson
Latham
Widow of Walter Watrous at funeral amid marriage mystery
The funeral for Walter Watrous, who died Sunday in Atlantic City, was held at his mother’s home with his bride present. Mrs Catherine Ballou Watrous, later identified as Katherine Ballou, faced questions about their marriage and potential inclusion in his will. Lawmen and family offered sparse details as burial followed at Woodlawn.
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Walter W. Watrous
Atlantic City
Lexington Avenue
Harry. Watrous
Mr. Watrous
Katherine Ballou
Watrous
Harry Watrens
Harry Watrous
Robert Collyer
Church of the Messiah
East Twenty-seventh Street
Woodlawn
Allen W. Adams
Baltimore School Superintendent Arrested for Alleged Beatings
Edmund Stabler, head of the Baltimore Manual Labor School for Indigent Boys, was arrested on a charge of assaulting a 10-year-old inmate. The mother of the boy testified to brutal lashings, while others defend Stabler as a strict but fair disciplinarian. The State Attorney leads the investigation amid conflicting accounts from parents and former pupils.
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New York Times
Baltimore
Edmund Stabler
Baltimore Manual Labor School
John Burns
Burns
Baltimore County
Stabler
Jacob Hardy
Frederick Harding
James Bell
Sol O
Boston bonds auction yields lowest price in years
Boston sold 3,949,000 dollars of 4 1/2 percent bonds at 100.04 by Estabrook Co Blake Brothers and R L Day. The premium to the city totals 1,571.60 while market conditions reflect weaker demand than a year ago when prices reached higher levels and income yields were 8.27 percent.
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New York Times
Boston
City of
Estabrook & Co
Blake Brothers &Co
R. L. Day & Co
Traction Line Plans Across Indiana to Ohio and Chicago
Richmond news notes a proposed interurban system by August 1 linking Indianapolis to Dayton via Richmond with through routes to Columbus Cleveland Pittsburgh Detroit and Toledo. Construction from Hamilton to Richmond and a future Cincinnati to Chicago line aim to rival the Pennsylvania Railroad with sleeping car service and extensive interurban cars.
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New York Times
Richmond
Ind
Indianapolis
Dayton
Ohio
Pennsylvania Company
Columbus
Cleveland Yand
Pittsburg
Detroit
Toledo
Indiana
St. Louis
Daytona
Cincinnati
Chicago
Foraker- Duhme-Caldwel Company
Hamilton
H. F. Robinson Shoots Self at Montauk Point
The 25 year old Herman F. Robinson son of Dr Bev erley Robinson of New York City was found dead north of Montauk Point with a bullet wound to the head. A letter directed his brother Beverley R. Robinson to the scene. Robinson was a Harvard graduate lawyer with offices on Wall Street and a member of Squadron A who served in the Spanish American War. His Philadelphia uncle said the family had no facts or motive at present.
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Montauk Point
New York Times
Eastport
L. T
Herman_F. Robinson
Beverley Robinson
West Thirty-seventh Street
New York City
Beverley R. Robinson
Herman
Little Pont
Nugent
New York
Herman Robinson
Wall Street
Harvard
Squadron A
Charles Robinson
Philadelphia
New Project Stop Ordered by Health Board Leader
Dr. Ernst J. Lederle, President of the Board of Health, halted operations at the Whitlock Avenue garbage crematory after one week and warned the move could become permanent without improvements. The $25,000 plant, a pet project of Street Cleaning Commissioner Woodbury, faced strong Bronx opposition as Riverside Hospital on North Brother Island reported fumes as a nuisance to patients.
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Ernst. J. Lederle
Board of Health
Whitlock Avenue
One
Brortx
Lederle
Riverside Hospital
North Brother Island
Sound
Kent Smelter and Furnace Co Incorporation in Trenton
The Kent Smelter and Furnace Company with capital of $1,000,000 was incorporated in Trenton today. Incorporators are Louis B. Dailey Joseph M. Mitchell and K. K. McLaren all based in Jersey City.
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Trenton
N. J
Kent Smelter and Furnace Company
Louis B. Dailey
Joseph M. Mitchell
K. K. McLaren
Jersey City
Denounces Star System At Women's Auxiliary Meeting
Members and friends of the Women's Auxiliary Branch of the National Art Theatre Society attended a public meeting at College Hall. Blanche Walsh warned actors must sink personality to serve the general welfare or lose hope of broader opportunities. Miss Walsh and Mrs. Frederic Nye debated the star system, calling it vicious and pernicious unless reform brings talent to the fore. Hans Kronold, Selma Kronold, and Michael Banner added musical numbers.
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Women's Auxiliary
National Art Theatre Society
College Hall
Blanche Walsh
Miss Walsh
Frederic Nye
Hans Kronold
Selma Kronold
Michael Banner
Chicago Traction Agreement Moves Toward Universal Transfers
Chicago officials and the City Council Franchise Committee tentatively agree on compensation and a universal transfer plan with the Chicago City Railway Company. The company plans to invest 15 to 18 million dollars to upgrade the system, add underground trolleys downtown and south to Eighteenth Street, and standardize grooves and other city requests while seeking Union Traction Company approval after its finances improve.
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New York Times
Chicago
Chicago City Railway Company
Eighteenth Street
Union Traction Company
Loop District
Naturalization Fraud Suspect Seeks Suspended Sentence
Friends of Roberto Bunnaro, a former Dock Department foreman, say he will offer information to indict others if granted a suspended sentence. The case reveals forged naturalization certificates with genuine seals and untouched names, suggesting widespread fraud and complicity among arrested Italians.
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Roberto Bunnaro
Dock Department
Houghton
E. C. Benedict Peeke
Secret Service
Bunnaro
Battle of brains raises uproar near Gramercy Park
Three people appeared at 8 30 p m before the Tilden residence on Gramercy Park to answer a newspaper call for volunteers in a battle of brains. They claimed philanthropists and professionals threaten life liberty and property and announced a heat light and power event at Quartette Hall Hoboken on Saturday night. Youths distributing handbills accused a hidden sponsor of hiring others to stand at the block ends. The circulars advertised lectures by L Lum Smith in New Jersey promising to teach gas and water burning techniques at ten cents per thousand feet.
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Tilden
Gramercy Park
Quartette Hall
Hoboken
L. Lum Smith
New Jersey
Fires Report Across City Items and Damages
From Monday night to Tuesday night reports list incidents at 417 West Thirty-first John Goldberg no damage. Ackerman Street King's Bridge John Lynch damage $25. Metropolitan Street Railway trifling damages at 18th Street and Broad. 149 Broome Phillip Ray nor trifling damage. 134 East Forty-first George Schuckman damage $50.
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John Goldberg
Ackerman Street
King’s Bridge
John Lynch
Fighteenth Street
Broad
Metropolitan Street Railway
Broome Street
Phillip Raynor
East Forty-first Street
George Schuckman
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