Two Negroes Lynched as Springfield Riots Break Out Again
Springfield riot violence escalates with a second lynching at Spring and Edward. A mob attacks, firemen and guards struggle, troops deployed from Illinois National Guard to restore order. Casualties include four killed, dozens injured. refugees flee the city as Governor Deneen orders protection and mobilizes a full brigade.
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Springfield
Edward
Deneen
Young
Illinois
Chicago
William Donegan
Gate Capitol
State Armory
4Th Infantry
Tonegan
William Bowe
Black Belt
Werner
E.C. Young
Camp Lincon
Harry Loper
Michigan
Missing New Amsterdam records found for 1661 to 1664
A manuscript in Dutch from 1661 to 1664, found among papers given to Dr. Henry S. Burrage, completes the Administrative Minutes of New Amsterdam. The recovered 137 pages cover a pivotal early period, extending the seven-volume Knickerbocker Press edition by more than three years.
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New York
New Amsterdam
Philip Baer
Henry S. Burrage
Maine
Burrage
National Soldiers’ Home
B. Fernow
Fernow
Forestry Department
University of Toronto
Canada
City of
Baer
Holland Society
Dinsman Versteeg
Knickerbocker Press
Coal receivership hits Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Company
Scranton Pa Aug 15 The Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Company a major Western Pennsylvania coal operator was placed in the hands of a receiver Judge Edwards appointed Thomas H Watkins as receiver on the Scranton Trust Companys motion The company lessee the Pennsylvania Beech Creek and Eastern Coal Company allegedly failed to meet rental obligations including interest sinking fund and stock dividends The company values its properties at over 26000000 with debts about 13000000 Read includes 4000000 tons mined in 1907 and ownership of 100000 plus acres of coal lands 33 collieries docks in New York Harbor rail cars coke ovens and housing as part of extensive holdings.
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Scranton
Penn
Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Company
Pennsylvania
W. A. Lathrop
Fee
New York Harbor
Balloon Night Ascent From Philadelphia Grounds
The Philadelphia balloon Philadelphia rose at 7 33 p m from the United Gas Improvement Athletic Grounds. It carried Dr. Thomas Eldridge and Dr. George H Simmerman of the Philadelphia Aeronautical Society along with two women Mrs M E Lockington and Miss Minnie Applebach touted as the citys first night ascent signatories. Mrs Thomas Rose of Ambler planned to join but jumped from the craft before launch.
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Tribune
Philadelphia
United Gas Improvement Athletic Grounds
Thomas ©. Eldridge
George H. Simmerman
Philadelphia Aeronautical Society
M. E. Lockington
Minnie Applebach
Thomas Rose
Ambler
General Wardwell Dead After Quarantine Tragedy
Tombstone Arizona reports G. D. K. Wardwell died this afternoon while in quarantine with his leprous wife. She has deteriorated mentally from leprosy and the strain of notoriety, unaware of her husband’s death. Wardwell, a veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars, faced deportation troubles as federal and territorial authorities clash over the case.
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Tombstone
Ariz
G. D. K. Wardwell
Wardwell
Governor Hughes Returns to Albany After Saranac Inn Stay
Governor Hughes traveled from Saranac Inn to Albany with a stop at Tupper Lake where he was hosted by the Board of Trade. Residents seek state funds to improve a lake outlet, and Hughes later attended a field day and an automobile ride before a noon gathering in Albany.
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Albany
Saranac Inn
Tupper Lake
Board of Trade
Sta
Two New Yorkers Drown Upstate
Liberty New York Aug 15 Solomon Silverstein a wholesale pocketbook maker of 245 Norfolk street New York City drowned while bathing in Smiths Lake midway between Liberty Loch B Shel drake Eugene Hayes 19 of New York City also drowned while bathing in Beaverkill and Willowemoc rivers near Roscoe New York
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the Tribune
Liberty
N. Y
Smith's Lake
Loch B Sheldrake
Solomon Silverstein
Norfolk Street
New York City
Eugene Hayes
Beaverki
Willowemoc
Rosece
Hill Killed By Automobile Near Duluth
James J. Hill and his daughter were riding when the car stalled. The chauffeur started the engine as Hill inspected the machinery and his hand was caught. He was treated in Duluth and St. Paul for injuries described as not serious.
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Hill
St. Paul
Minn
James J. Hill
Duluth
Hil
Hills
Denmark-Greenland Expedition Finds Depot and Missing Chief
Bergen August 15 The Denmark Greenland expedition arrived with the body of Mylius Erichsen still unrecovered after a fatal snowstorm. The party reports heavy losses including Erichsen and Lieutenants Hagen and Breenland during the 1907 1908 Arctic traverse. A monument was erected at Port Denmark and scientific works and depots were established along the coast. The Denmark will be towed to Copenhagen.
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Denmark
Mylius Erichsen
Greenland
Denmark-Greenland
Myrius Erichsen
Hagen
Breenland
Broeland
Maagen
Mylius
Joergen Broenlund
Broenlund
Port Denmark
Ardencaple Inlet
Cape Bridgman
Peary Channel
Cape Glacier
Peary
Pearyland
Frederick VIII Land
Bayside Yacht Club Tragedy Captain Hains Kills Publisher Annis
Captain Peter Cooper Hains of the Coast Artillery shoots William E. Annis at Bayside Yacht Club landing after an alleged personal dispute. Hains and brother T Jenkins Hains resist arrest. Annis dies later at Flushing Hospital. General P C Hains supports his sons. coroner to file inquest findings.
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Recreation
Peter Cooper Hains
United States Army
P. C. Hains
Beyside Yacht Club
Annis
Flushing
Hains
Yacht Club
Flont
4Sth Company
Coast Artillery Corps
Fort Hancock
New Jersey
Thornton J. Hains
Hains Brothers
Peter Haines
Captain Ruthenberg
Bayside Yacht Club Landing
Ambler
W. G. Frey
Philippine Islands
Frey
T. Jenkins
United States
86Th Street
Bay Ridge
Fort Munroe
Burr McIntosh Monthly
Clermont Street
The
Bronx
Bayside Yacht Club
Jockeys Thrown In Final Empire City Race Tragedy
In the last Empire City race two horses stumbled injuring riders J Sumter and 8S Sweet. Both jockeys were rushed to St Josephs Hospital Yonkers with severe bruises and shock. Sweet was initially believed dead by the crowd but was later reported to be recovering.
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Empire City Track
J. Sumter
Sweet
J. C. Core
Sumter
St. Joseph's Hospital
Yonkers
Fight over Roosevelt statue ends in riot at Brownfield
Word from Brownfield Texas describes a street fight after residents set up a life size Roosevelt statue in the town square. One killed nine injured fifty shots fired. A compromise would place Bryan statue elsewhere if built.
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Tribune
Fort Worth
Tex
Brownfield
Terry County
President Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Texas & Pacific
United States
Denver
Citizens’ Committee
Bryan
Brgan
Colorado on the Rocks at Double Point in Dense Fog
The armored cruiser Colorado of the Pacific fleet ran aground at Double Point in fog after sailing from Puget Sound. Captain Underwood requested help and the tug Navajo departed. Later reports say the Colorado was refloated at 4 50 p m and suffered little damage.
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Puget Sound
Francisco
Double Point
Underwood
San Francisco
Merchants’ Exchange
Colorado
Explosion Kills Five at Benson Mines in New York
Five men died and several were injured when a dynamite explosion occurred at a Benson Mines ledge in Carthage New York. Victims named E King Harry Boleger William Dominick and S Bonger include four husbands with large families. A fifth victim remains unidentified buried under rock and ore. A nearby worker escaped but was left insane. All victims are described as French Canadian descent.
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the Tribune
Carthage
N. Y
Benson Mines
E. King
Harry Boleger
William Dominick
S. Bonger
Tragic Passaic River Launch Fire Kills Four
A gasolene launch on its maiden trip from the New Jersey Yacht Club caught fire after a lantern punctured gasoline. Four people drowned and five others escaped as rescuers fought to save swimmers including Walden Davey and Catherine Ward near Congress street Newark.
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Congress Street
Newark
W. H. K. Davey
Academy Street
Belleville
Walden Davey
New Jersey Yacht Club
Kill von Kull
Davey
J. T. Burke
Dankoff
Miss Ward
Seal poachers captured near St Pauls Island
Two Japanese vessels the Hinter Maru and Saiki Maru with a total crew of 59 were captured by the revenue cutter Bear near St Pauls Island in the Bering Sea. The Hinser Maru imitated a US vessel and carried papier mache ahead mards. The men will be taken to Unga Alaska for US commissioner action.
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Department of Justice
Revenue Cutter
Treasury Department
Revenue
Bear
St. Paul's Island
Manning
San Francisco
United States
Revenue Cutter Service
Unga
Alaska
Robbery at Westchester Banker's Mount Kisco Estate
Henry Marquand reports a bold burglary at his Mount Kisco home. Thieves shattered silver and ivory carvings worth thousands, ransacking the dining and drawing rooms while nine servants slept. This follows two other Northern Westchester robberies in a month. The Nichols and Whitman cases precede this. A $25 reward was offered by the New Castile Taxpayers Association for the burglar's arrest and conviction.
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Westchester County
Henry Marquand
New York
Mount Kisco
New Castile Taxpayers Association
All Eyes on New York Taft Receives Letters on Hughes
Judge Taft said Aug 15 in Hot Springs that many letters toward New York politics favor Governor Hughes for renomination. He noted letters from Westchester County by John Watkins and others, while admitting some writers criticize Hughes yet see him as the strongest party choice.
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Tribune
Hot Springs
New York
Hughes
Taft
Empire State
John Watkins
Westchester County
Watkins
Wright
Republican Party of
Roosevelt
Judge Taft
Orient
Philippines
China
Japan
John Bashford
Far East
Bishop Harris
St. John Tucker
Virginia
Senator Pettus
Green
William M. Evarts
Young Men's Christian Association
Association
Young Men's Christian
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