Evansville Riot Kills and Wounds Dozens In Mob Violence
Evansville Indiana faced days of rioting as a white mob of about two thousand attacked the county jail in search of a black suspect who killed a policeman. After militia and deputy sheriffs fired, six mob members and a one year old girl died, with twenty wounded. The black population evacuated the city, and the suspect was moved to Vincennes for confinement.
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Evansville
Indiana
Vincennes
Burlington Ex Tends Its Lines
Engineers survey a route for a new Burlington line from Tracy to Chariton connecting with the Albia branch. The plan runs along the high ridge from Tracy to Chariton, staying at least ten miles from the main line until near Chariton. Abdul Hamid faces constant assassination fears, trusts no one, and is depicted as a paranoid, fragile ruler in a vivid character sketch for Pearson's July issue.
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Burlington
Tracy
Oskaloosa
Albia
Chariton
Abdul Hamid
Turkey
Pearson
Young Man Disappears From Eddyville Farm
E J Carroll a rural mail carrier from Eddyville has vanished mysteriously. He owns a farm across the river and leaves a wife and three children. Ed Gray now handles the route while authorities and townspeople await any trace or explanation.
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E. J. Carroll
Mail Cartier
Eddyville
Ed. Gray
Carroll
Mr. Carroll
Ottumwa
End Lynching Urged Against Barbarous Mob Rule
The piece denounces lynching as barbaric lawlessness that violates the US Constitution and violates justice. It cites Belville Illinois Wilmington Delaware and Elk Valley Tennessee as recent examples, condemns mob blood lust, and calls for ending mob rule despite alleged crimes. The author insists every defendant deserves a fair impartial trial and rejects any justification of lynching.
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United States
Belville
Ill
Wilmington
Del
Elk Valley
Tenn
Belleville
Tennessee
Fourth of July at Harvey Ends With Big Crowd
The Harvey Fourth of July celebration drew about six thousand attendees and featured a Brenton address, a sham battle by Knoxville’s I. N. G. company D, 16,000 rounds fired in an hour, bands from Bussey and Reasoner, and a failed gasoline launch. A sheriff seized a large shipment of bottled goods, awaiting court decision.
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Harvey
Guns of Ten Hagen Bros
Blufmoor Park
Kerloom
Sons and Daughters of Freedom
Bussey
Reasoner
J. M. Brenton
Des Moines
Knoxville
L. L. Bybee
July Housekeeper highlights Fourth of July issue
The July Housekeeper offers fiction serials by Louise Betts Edwards and Eliza Orne White, Martha McCulloch Williams, plus practical canning guidance by Eliza beth O Hiller. Regular departments include home dressmaking, mother’s council, and business chats, reinforcing the magazine’s "Magazine of Helpfulness" title.
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Louise Betts Edwards
Deborah
Eliza Orne White
Martha McCulloch Williams
Elizabeth O. Hiller
Council For Mothers
Working Night and Day Pill Ad From The Past
An old advertisement touts Dr King s New Life Pills as the busiest miracle item. It claims to transform weakness into strength and listless features into boundless energy. The copy uses sensational phrasing to promise vigor for a price of 25.
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Dr. King
Cloudburst Killing Fifty at Centerville Big Fourth
A July Fourth cloudburst near Centerville caused a reservoir breach and a wall of water up to twenty feet high sweeping Jeanette and nearby towns, with estimated deaths between fifty and one hundred and property losses around $700,000. The piece also notes Iowa events and political commentary.
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Centerville
Jeanette
Pennsylvania
Johnstown
Radabaurh
Radabaugh
Penn
Larrimer
Greensburg
Irwin
Barret
Manora
Fife
Billy Sunday Evangelist Wins Noted Revival Harvest
Centerville dispatch reports ex baseball star Billy Sunday achieving strong success as an evangelist. During a four week revival 219 joined on Sunday, nearly 4,000 attended Sunday night, and 120 conversions in one service. He raised $1500 in a free will offering and prompted withdrawals from a saloon petition. He criticized card playing and dancing, with dominoes and crokinole boards selling for winter. About 200 attendees pledged to quit dancing in one service.
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Centerville
Billy Sunday
Missing Monroe woman found after daylong search
Mrs. Geo Wittmer of the South part of town was reported missing Tuesday morning. After a day of searches and a church bell summon, she was found behind a poultry house, dazed and bleeding from a fence accident, having suffered a recent stroke but now improving.
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Geo. Wittmer
Wm. Whitted
Matrimonial Licenses Granted After Clerk’s Approval
The clerk granted marriages for William C. Smith and Bertha Adam, John T. Wilson and Blanche Snyder, Cornelus Bruinekaol and Anna Jansma, Fred Myers and Grace Stoops. An ad touts Chamberlain's Pain Ball as an antiseptic for minor injuries, claiming rapid healing and prevention of blood poisoning, sold by Allen & Shibeyuels arya.
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Wm. C. Smith
Bertha Adam
John T. Wilson
Blanche Snyder
Cornelus Bruinekaol
Anna Jansma
Fred Myers
Grace Stoops Haatene AP
Allen & Shibeyuels Arya
Tragic Hanna Mine Disaster Ends In Death Toll
The Hanna Wyoming coal mine explosion leaves 280 buried and 235 killed. Most victims were Finlanders and Negro workers. Rescue efforts struggle as bodies are found. hopes fade for survivors amid a horrific scene at the mine entrance. Ringling Brothers offers travel to Des Moines for the July 18 show, promising a grand circus experience with 375 artists and hundreds of animals.
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Hanna
Wyoming
Assis
Ringling Brothers
Des Moines
Ringling Brothers’ Circus
America
Jerusalem
Town Considers Bee Ban Amid Stinging Risk
An agitation grows to banish bees from the town due to stinging incidents. Some propose an ordinance to compel keepers to muzzle and control their stock when allowed to roam. The debate centers on public safety and livestock protection.
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Auriat
Keables Drug Store
Sit
Marion County Normal Institute
Iowa
W. W. Cook
F. S. Thompson
Martha Firth
Zoe Patterson
Marengo
A. P. Heald
Walter S. Athearn
Mid-land
S. H. M. Byers
W. H. Lucas
Chamberlain
Allen & Stubenrauch
Jerry Sullivan
Creston
Albert Cummins
Ringling Bros
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