Lottery Death and Lincoln Saved Two Confederates
An Indiana boy Captain John M. Hille among Union forces is cited in a vivid Civil War tale of a planned execution by lot. Captains Sawyer and Flinn faced death by hanging after Burnside’s earlier reprieves, but Lincoln intervened, saving them and securing a prisoner exchange later.
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John M. Hille
Bhick Bean
Ambrose JE. Burnside
Turner
Sawyer
Flinn
Libby Prison
Washington
Lincoln
Burnside
W. H. E. Lee
Robert E. Tee
Libby
W. F. Lee
R. H. Tyler
Shelbyville
Ind
Indiana
Chicago Chronicle
Warm Winters of 37 and 76 Echo North Reminiscences
New Yorkers recall mild winters and midwinter swims. An elderly Maine resident recalls a warm 1887 winter, fires going cold, bear sightings, and lumbermen attacked by roaming bears. Riverside Park reminiscences recount New Year’s day mud and long drives in Rhode Island.
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New York
New York Globe
Riverside Park
Hudson
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maine
Too Cheap Husbands Draw Hundreds of Letters
A Cleveland Plain Dealer piece notes that an Omaha man claiming to live on 9 cents a day has received hundreds of single women’s letters promising marriage. The column suggests many women would marry if they could afford a husband, while a 9-cent daily man is seen as too cheap to be truly desirable.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Naples
Mediterranean
Vesuvius
Monte Olive
Mount Vesuvius
Rebuking Impudence At Photo Session
A photographer tells a subject to lift her chin while she retorts that she will keep it as high as she chooses. The exchange captures a sharp moment during a portrait sitting.
Mob Hangs Two Negroes in Springfield Public Square
A mob of about 5000 tore down the county jail in Springfield Missouri dragged Horace Duncan and James Copeland both under twenty one from jail to the public square and hanged them after accusations of assaulting Mabel Edmondson a white woman. Officials pleaded unsuccessfully as gunfire and violence spread to the sheriff s house and jailyard. The incident follows a rising anti Negro sentiment fueled by prior crimes and a planned play that intensified hostilities.
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Springfield
Horace Duncan
James Copeland
Mabel Edmondson
Monnett
Charles Cooper
Arthur Sager
St Louis
Horner
King
Wilson Crane
Polk County
T. M. Kinney
Hope in Peace Fades in Anthracite Strike Signals
Philadelphia reports gloom over a peaceful settlement as miners and business leaders doubt a deal will avert a strike. Operators prepare for extended closures while importing laborers to several collieries. In Kaylor 1200 workers return after wage scale signed, and Mercer Butler counties reach a two year agreement dating April 1, 1906 with an advance on the 1903 scale.
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Philadelphia
Mitchell
New York
Pittsburg
Great Lakes Coal Company
Kaylor
Greenville
Mercer
Butler County
Fire destroys Neb. home ownership and contents
NELIGH Nebraska Mr Becker living about three miles south of Brunswick lost his dwelling and all contents in a fire. Mrs Becker had an incubator upstairs and was replenishing the lamp when it fell igniting a curtain at the clothes closet which spread through the house. She was alone and could not save anything.
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Neligh
Earthquake in Formosa Causes Heavy Casualties and Damage
A violent earthquake struck the southern part of Formosa. It killed 1,014 people and injured 695, with 1,200 houses demolished. The disaster affected Daiiyo Raishiko and surrounding prosperous towns, worsening the previous quake's toll.
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Formosa
Tokio
Daiiyo
Raishiko
Dowie to Fight Dowe Over Peace Hovering
In Zion City the dispute centers on a clash between Dowie and Dowe over pacifist implications. The heated confrontation test the city’s stance on religious authority and public peace amid ongoing tensions.
Soon to Make Attack Listen to Compromise on One Condition
A figure preparing an assault signals willingness to accept a settlement only if a single term is met, insisting on a specific concession before any retreat toward Alexico. No other conditions are offered. The stance emphasizes a firm demand while threatening action.
Dowie vows return to Zion City in legal clash
In Chicago a tense fight over Zion City’s control unfolds as Dr John Alexander Dowie rejects Mexico exile and, with lawyers, seeks to reverse a disputed property transfer from Voliva. Courts may decide power and assets as both sides push to avoid litigation.
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Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Mexico
Zion City
Dowie
Haley
Moldy
Haley Wetten
Voliva
Alexander Granger
Maley
V. Y. Barnes
City of Zion
Emil C. Wetten
Givuu City
Zion Shurch
Zion
Mr Dowie
David Murdock
Murdock
Go Home to Plant Flowers
Louisville public school pupils were dismissed to plant flowers with 35 000 seed packages distributed for lawn and backyard beautification. The initiative, urged by the board of education and the committee guiding visitor entertainment for homecoming week, aims to beautify the city.
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Louisville
Board of Education
Tornado Hits Stafford Kansas Injuring Several Demolishes Homes
A cyclone struck Stafford Kansas injuring several people and destroying multiple houses. The twister approached from the southwest, spared the business district briefly, then leveled the home of Fred Tanner and the Congregational church parsonage. The Quaker church also toppled in the wreckage.
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Kansas
Wichita
Kas
Stafford
Main Street
Fred Tanner
Bank cashier arrested on embezzlement charges
Peoria Illinois bank official D C Smith Jr assistant cashier of the failed Pekin bank was arrested on embezzlement charges and bound over to the grand jury. Several others named Lupe Vellde Block and J C Smith were arrested on ten warrants and bound over to the grand jury after waiving examination before Justice Rappe.
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Peoria
Uil
D. C. Smith, Jr
Smith Bank
Pekin
D. C. Smith
Conrad Luppe
Habbe Vellde
Henry Block
J. C. Smith
Justice Rappe
Birmingham physician fatally wounds wife then kills self
In Birmingham Dr A W Burton shot and killed his wife Dr Laura E Burton and fatally wounded Dr I A Thaxton of Pratt City before slitting his own throat and dying minutes later. The couple had been separated for some time and Burton returned home on North Highlands.
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Birmingham
Ala
A. W Burton
I. A. Thaxton
Pratt City
Burton
Laura E. Burton
North Ighlands
Clark Convicted in Murder Trial at Nebraska Court
Harrison Clark, one of three charged in the murder of Street Car Conductor Edward Flury on March 8, was found guilty and sentenced to death. The verdict came after a two hour deliberation. Clark showed no emotion as he was led back to jail. The trial featured testimony on Clark as ringleader, with prosecutors stressing premeditation and protection of property, while defense argued against capital punishment citing community sentiment.
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Cote Sulin
Flinn
W. Seer
Company
New Jersey Cay
Actie
I Culpeper Court House
Scap- Moe
Brett
Jefferson Davis
Davis
James M. Strading
McClure
Sawyer
War Department
Alena
Omaha
Harrison Vtark
Edward Wee
Ve Lang
Clark
Haze
Styker
Sutton
Cour Room No. 1
Bailitt Kirkendall
Drexel Ho
Flury
Kk. R. Leigh
Leigh
Waln
Newville
Gathright
Hug Myers
Slabaugh
Edward Flury
Stryker
Albright
Cal Wain
Shift Boss Found Dead in Bertha Drainage Drift
Lee Tate night shift boss at Golden Reward mining company was found dead in the Bertha drainage tunnel. He apparently entered the drift after holes for the night shift were fired and suffocated by the powder fumes.
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Terry
S. D
Bertha
Golden Reward
Lee Tate
Government Moves to Track Italian Anarchists
Washington reports the government is stepping up actions against a large influx of Italian anarchists said to have entered the United States via Baltimore. One leader, identified as dangerous, is being actively sought. An anarchist in San Francisco admitted involvement.
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Washington
Baltimore
San F Francisco
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Day's Gap
Gsi
Richmond
Furner
Deatit Prizes
MOB
Alexico
Mormon Church
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