Evansville Riot After Jail Siege Leaves Dozens Dead
Evansville Indiana July 6 after four days of rioting National Guard and deputy sheriffs fired on a mob of about 1000 at the Vanderburgh county jail. Seven killed and many injured as a two hour exchange of gunfire ends with troops in control. Negroes flee Baptist Town as mayor orders saloons closed and guards remain on post.
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Evansville
Ind
Company A
First Regiment
Indiana National Guard
Chris Kratz
Division Street
Blum
National Guard
Edward Schiffmann
Panter
Hazel Allman
Joseph H. Allman
John Barrett
St. Mary's Hospital
August Jordan
Rule
Fred Schmidt
Cook Brewing Company
Fred Kappler
Kappler
Lee Hawley
Robert Miller
Charlies Preskey
Springfield
Theo
Beem
John Fares
Albert Kaenss
Flrat Regiment
Lynch Ends Night in Evansville Courthouse Era
A special report from Evansville Indiana states a mob in Evansville lynched a black man shortly after 11 o clock. The incident is described as taking place in the city in Louisville Kentucky dispatching effort.
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Louisville
Herald
Evansville
Ind
Governor Durbin Orders Militia Release in Indiana
Gov Durbin arrives at his office and orders militia companies from New Albany Terre Haute and Vincennes out while calling in Indianapolis units to hold in reserve. He prepares to declare martial law in the state.
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Indianapolis
Lod
Durbin
New Albany
Terre Haute
Vincennes
Ind
Evansville
Col. McCoy
Vanderburg County
Indignation at Vanderburg Sheriff Over Duty and State Help
A speaker denounces the Vanderburg County sheriff for failing to perform his duty and relying on the state, arguing the catastrophe could have been avoided if action had been taken locally.
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Vanderburg County
Governor threatens martial law as Evansville riot escalates
Indiana Governor Durbin orders militia from Vincennes New Albany Terre Haute and reserves from Indianapolis after a Evansville riot. He scolds Vanderburgh sheriff for not quelling the disturbance and vows swift action to restore order.
Mob rumors spark fear in Vincennes over Lee Brown case
Rumors a mob would lynch Lee Brown, the black man who killed Massey, caused excitement in Vincennes Indiana on July 6. Knox county jail is a new stone building. fifty deputies could defend it. Col McCoy of the Fourth militia has troops ready. Sheriff Summit sworn in many deputies. Brown, badly wounded, was dying and too weak from blood loss to hope for recovery.
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Tepe
Achilles
Charles Presley
Court House
Ambulance Corps
Col. McCoy
McCoy
Vincennes
Evansville
Kratz
Vincennes Company
Durbin
Blue Goose Saloon
Baptist Town
Henry Arms
Lee Brown
Massey
Covert
Ind
Knox County
Brown
Eight Terre Haute Negroes Driven From Linton by Mob
A mob of several hundred miners in Linton Indiana forced eight African American men to flee the town. The men were initially brought to a banquet for a new Elks lodge but were sheltered in a cab and sent toward Jasonville as police defended them. The incident follows seven years of racial tension in Linton and echoes a 1896 event when black workers were expelled after a mining strike.
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Linton
Ind
Terre Haute
Alexander Sanderson
Lodge
of the Elks
Jasonville
Indignation Over One Dollar Fine for Race Riot Leader
Decatur Indiana reports fuel to public anger after Will Foreman, leader of the mob in Friday night race riot, is fined only one dollar for assault and battery. No other arrests were made.
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Decatur
Ind
Will Foreman
Jeader
Foul Play Suspected in Mount Vernon Fatality
Mount Vernon Indiana July 6 Will Shipley a prominent farmer was struck by a Sewanee train while walking home near the Louisville and Nashville tracks. Foul play is suspected as the money he carried was missing. Two black men seen near the tracks are being sought.
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Mount Vernon
Ind
Will Shipley
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Sewanee
Policeman Names Seventh Son as UK Christening Gaffe
In a village near Oxford a district policeman presented his infant son for baptism. When asked to name the child the officer replied Septimus Octavius. The Oxford clergyman noted he was the seventh son but the eighth child, and the christening proceeded.
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Oxford
Septimus Octavius
London Standard
Dialogic Dialect Snippet with Racial Stereotypes
Fragmented quotations show Br'er Williams debating a race issue with Brother Thomas and a coal dealer tainted by stereotypes. The exchange reveals racial tension and humor through dialect from historical sources. The piece contrasts lynching fear with a comic coal joke, illustrating period attitudes.
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Williams
Thomas
Brother Williams
Thoms
Atlanta Constitution
There Was Stil Hope Mrs Benham
The Brooklyn Life excerpt notes a family downstairs renting a piano and Mrs Benham questioning the outcome. Berxham replies they might have donated worse. Benham clarifies they might have bought one as a joke.
Mississippi State News Reports and Delta Weather Updates
State officers have sent 1902 reports to public printers as 1903 reports prepare for the legislature. Treasurer Lampton's 1902 disbursements totaled 2,590,050.80 with receipts of 2,021,742.39, creating a 568,288.41 deficit. The Southern Negro Congress will meet in Memphis July 7 to 11 with emphasis on non incendiary race issues. Delta rains improved crops including cotton and anticipated better corn yields. cool weather noted in some areas. A Pasagoula boiler fire at Louisville & Nashville caused a 75 foot track loss, 15 creosote cars and 1,500 barrels of oil escaping. total damage around 100,000 with no insurance.
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Lampton
Cole
Mississippi
Southern Negro Congress
Memphis
Jackson
A. J. Golden
Congress
Delta
Jin
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Pascagoula
Scranton
Night prowlers in the Southwest gain sightings of bear and wolf
The Franklin Advocate reports a big black bear seen near its neck of the woods and plans a general hunt after crop removal. The Gloster Record notes a farmer near Rose Creek schoolhouse losing lambs and killing a great she wolf with poison. a neighborhood hunt for the cubs failed to locate the den.
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Franklin Advocate
Gloster Record
Rose Creek
Fratricide in Holmes County Ends in Self Defense
In Holmes County near Lexington Calvin King is slain by his son Walter King in what authorities call self defense. The son, an invalid, reportedly faced persistent abuse from his father who tried to drive him from home. A morning quarrel led to the father arming with a hatchet, the son seizing a pistol and shooting the old man who died at his feet. Walter King is admitted to bail of 209 dollars.
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Holmes County
Lexington
Calvin King
Walter King
Self Defense Claim After Jones Place Fatal Quarrel
Five miles south of Edwards James Moseley and Ike Milligan quarrelled last week. Milligan was instantly killed and the slayer claims self defense. He was admitted to bail of 500 dollars, with attorneys seeking a reduction by Chancellor Mayes.
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James Moseley
Ike Milligan
Jones Place
Edwards
Mayes
Mooney Child Rescued From Cistern by Mother Heroism
A three year old child of Mr and Mrs D B Mooney near Forest nearly drowned in an old cistern. The mother jumped into the well on hearing screams and kept the child afloat until help arrived as water stood about three feet deep.
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D. B. Mooney
Forest
Navy recruiting in Jackson ends after scant return
The Jackson recruiting office run by Lieut. Richardson and six petty officers closed after a week. Only two recruits were secured and sent to Newport Naval Training Station. Richardson notes slow recruiting in the South for months. Stonewall cotton mills near Enterprise shut ten days due to high cotton prices and shortages. the mill runs 21 000 spindles 5 000 looms employs 500 people and consumes about 8 000 bales of cotton annually.
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Naval
Jackson
Richardson
Newport
Lieut
South
Stonewall Cotton Mills
Stonewall
Enterprise
Youth in Charles ton excels as gourmand in 20 minute feat
A young man in Charles ton Tallahatchie county dazzles by devouring 3 pounds of tomatoes 1 1/4 pounds of stick candy 1 1/4 pounds of soda crackers 3 boxes of sardines and 1 box of deviled ham in a 20 minute sitting with typical country store condiments, showing no discomfort.
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Charleston
Tallahatchie County
Laurel Seeks Lower Coal Rates From Birmingham District
A Laurel resident K. C. Hall filed a complaint with the railroad commission last week asking for reduced coal rates. He notes Hattiesburg pays $1.90 per ton while Laurel is charged $2.15 per ton, urging parity.
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Railroad Commission
K. C. Hall
Laurel
Birmingham
Educational campaign runs with political drive in several counties
Supt Whitfield Prof George Hurst and Dr Brough lead a educational campaign alongside the political race. They will speak at multiple picnics and barbecues where crowds are gathered to outline steps for general improvement of school conditions.
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Supt
Whitfield
George Hurst
Brough
Curious cocklebur bush ripens out of season
A Jackson citizen last week showed a cocklebur bush with many burs fully matured in an unusual season. Normally the cocklebur ripens after frosts, and there is no satisfactory explanation for this anomaly.
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Jackson
Rail line to reach Ackerman under Col Merrill plan
Col Merrill president of the Mobile Jackson and Kansas City railroad was in Ackerman last week to finalize bringing the line into the town. He announced the route will enter Ackerman with construction from the south starting by August 1 and expected completion by January.
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Col. Merrill
Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad
Ackerman
Public road improvements via contract road law discussed
State boards of supervisors show mixed zeal for road reforms by adopting contract road law. Some counties have acted while others deliberate.
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Boards of Supervisors
Railroad pledge to bring line to Louisville
President Merrell of the Mobile Jackson & Kansas City railroad addressed Winston county citizens in Louisville last week. He offered to bring the line by Louisville for 15000 dollars including right of way through the county and a depot site in the town. A committee was appointed to raise the funds.
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Merrell
Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad
Louisville
Winston County
Grand Jury Urges Road Contract Work in County
The Hinds county grand jury voted unanimously to recommend that the board of supervisors arrange for public road work by contract. The recommendation was not included in the written report but will be referred to the board by the foreman at the next meeting.
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Hinds County Grand Jury
Board of Supervisors
Summer Institute Led by Supt Whitfield At University
Supt Whitfield spent last week at the University normal in Oxford directing the Summer Institute. Over one hundred teachers joined this branch of study and nearly seven hundred teachers are enrolled for the session. The faculty includes celebrated American educators and specialists and is said to be doing magnificent work.
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Supt. Whitfield
University Normal
Oxford
America
Leo XIII A Jesuit Education To Dominate Papal Power
Rome July 6 The late pope Leo XIII born March 2 1810 at Carpineto rose from Jesuit education to the papal throne. He served as governor of Benevento and Perugia, was bishop of Damietta, nuncio to Brussels, archbishop of Perugia, and camerlengo before election to the papacy in 1878. He championed social questions, settled German Kulturkampf disputes, and acted as mediator in European affairs.
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Rome
Carpineto
Anagni
Papal States
Joachim Vincent
Society of Jesus
Pecci
Vibarbo
Academy of Noble Ecclesiastics
Papal
Joachim Pecci
Gregory XVI
Odescalchi
St. Stanislaus
St. Andrew
Mgr. Pecci
Benevento
Sixtus V
Monsignor
Mgr
Perugia
Damietta
Partibus
Brussels
Vatican
Mgr. Peeci
Belgium
Italy
Order of Leopold
London
Pius IX
Holy See
Pius EX
Leo Xiiii
Leo X
Germany
Russia
Trines
Bismarck
Mwerr Falk
Frederick
Spain
Caroline Islands
Europe
William
Quirinal
Pope
Basilica of
St. Peters
Sistine Chapel
Leo
St. Peter's
St. Peter
Leo XIII
Peter
Edward
Cancer cured by radium rays reported in Vienna
Vienna reports a long standing palate and lip cancer cured by radium therapy at the clinic of the late Prof. Gussenbauer after radical operations failed. A 61 year old patient showed gradual tumor disappearance following exposure to radium bromide light. Other physicians noted cures of melanosarcoma and several red mole cases using radium rays.
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Vienna
Viennese Society of Physicians
Imperial Academy of Science
Gussenbauer
Viennese Hospital
Harrison County Mule Buyers Targeting Jurors
Lexington July 4 reports a band of about eleven men in Harrison County posing as mule buyers to question farmers about juror guilt and possible retrial after trials of Curtis Jett and Thomas White were moved to Cynthiana. The group, who avoid closing trades, travels between farms. authorities seek their identities and who sent them.
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Lexington
Curtis Jett
Thomas White
Cynthiana
Marrison County
Canon Paolo Campello Dies After Apostasy and Penitence
Rome reports the death of Count Paolo Campello once a canon of St Peters who left Catholicism and preached violently against the Vatican in Italy England and America. He recently recanted and did penance.
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Rome
Paolo Campello
St. Peters
Vatican
Italy
England
America
Tragic Greensburg Flood Destroys Oakford Park Dam
A July Greensburg disaster at Oakford Park near Jeannette floods the ravine park as a cloudburst swells the lake and breaches a dam. At least twenty people are missing or dead, with reports of many more harmed as a car and spectators are swept into the creek. A Greensburg man, C. M. McClain, heroically saved two women before sinking.
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Greensburg
Oakford Park
James McGrath
Mr. McGrath
Greensburg and
Jeannette
C. M McClain
O'Brien
Joseph Overly
Keefer
Cram
McClain
Supreme court denies re hearing on anti trust suit
Jefferson City July 4 The supreme court en banc denies a rehearing to Attorney General Crow in his suit to oust Continental Tobacco Co Santa Fe and other railroads over alleged anti trust violations. The former decision remains against him. This ends the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City, Mo
Supreme Court
En Banc
Crow
Continental Tobacco Co
Santa Fe
Des Moines fires destroy brick plant and saddlery
Fire swept two downtown sites, the Barber Asphalt Paving Co brick plant and the Des Moines Saddlery Co warehouse, located in different parts of Des Moines. The early Friday blaze caused about 60,000 dollars in total damage.
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Des Moines In
Barber Asphalt Paving Co
Des Moines Saddlery Co
Cotton Report Reads 77 Percent July Issue
The agricultural department releases the monthly cotton report noting a 77 percent reading. This compares with 74.1 on May 26, 1903 and 84.7 on June 25, 1902, showing variability in cotton conditions.
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Washington
The
Agricultural Department
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Allman
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Newburg Road
Curry
Knights Templar
Indiana
Mr. O'Toole
Mississippi State News
Annual Reports
Southern Negro Conference
the Public Roads
Leo XI
Leo XII
Jesuits
Pontifical
Royal Visitors
Harrison County
Count Paolo Campello
Pennsylvania
Oakland Park
Missouri Supreme Court
Att v.Gen. Crow
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