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Prescott Daily News

Location

Prescott, Arkansas, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1908

Page

3

Tragic Missouri murder ends teen romance in firelit loft

In Junteville Missouri on June 30 Thomas Bagby twenty is shot and killed as he clings to a rope ladder to visit Nellie Cart seventeen a daughter of Randolph county farmers The Cart r family and Bagby kin are prominent neighbours once friendly until the romance was forbidden The girl signaled to Bagby after dark and her brother J Carter Jr claiming he shot a burglar says he did not know Bagby died after opening fire from the ground in a yard shaded by vines

Junteville Thomas Jagby Romeo Nellie Cart Randolph County J. Carter, Jr Bagby Carters Bagbys Arsville Tby Shbor Carter Place Heret

Man Slain Self-Harm Attempt In Penitentiary

At Shreveport a prisoner Henry High serving ten years for murder attempted suicide twice. He swallowed morphine then cut his wrist, bleeding heavily until doctors stopped the wound. He remained conscious only after hours and kept insisting he would kill himself to avoid punishment for another's crime. Authorities tightened security.

Shreveport Henry High Slaughter High

Monk Gibson Executed for Condit Family Murder

In Cuero Texas on June 30 Monk Gibson was hanged before about 5000 spectators for complicity in the Condit family murders in Jackson County on September 28, 1905. He declared his innocence as the trap sprang and died nine minutes later.

Cuero Tex Monk Gibson Condit Jackson County

Bomb Explodes in Barcelona Public Square

A bomb exploded in a lavatory in a Barcelona public square on June 30, injuring two seriously and many more lightly. Panic followed the blast with substantial damage. A police officer and a girl were likely fatally hurt by flying wreckage, and many women and children were crushed and bruised in the stampede.

Barcelona Spain

Twenty-Six French Soldiers Slain Near Han Mang

Paris reports official details of the June 19 encounter with Chinese forces on the Tonkin frontier. Twenty-two sharpshooters and four officers were killed and twenty-four wounded in the French contingent.

Paris Han Mang Tonk-King

Thaw case adjourned for two weeks in habeas corpus

In White Plains on June 30 the court postponed the Thaw habeas corpus proceedings for two weeks to allow affidavits and arguments on the jury trial issue. District Attorney Jerome and colleagues conferred as Colonel Bartlett outlined legal points before Judge Mills remanded Thaw to Poughkeepsie.

Poughkeepsle

Seven Members of Democratic National Committee Named

Denver June 30 Members of the committee on convention arrangements spent Sunday on a mountain excursion north west of the city and returned to a strenuous program. Seven members represent Indiana Kentucky Nebraska Texas Wyoming and New York. Contests for seats on the temporary roll call will be heard by the subcommittee national committee meeting July 6.

Denver Committee On Convention National Committee Indiana Kentucky Nebraska Texas Wyoming New York Democratic Party Subcommittee National Committee

Despair in Teheran as half famished troops loot

A Times dispatch from Teheran reports general insecurity and growing despair. Half starved soldiers, eager for loot, commit flagrant acts of violence and plunder while the royal camp strengthens to about ten thousand. General Laithoff dominates, ruling as an independent viceroy and the shah lacks a future administration plan.

Teheran London The Times Laithoff

Likely to Prove Fatal After Street Car Crash

San Juan June 30 Governor Gen Fair brother of the late James G. Fair and uncle of Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt Jr. and Mrs. Hermann Oelrochs was seriously injured in a street car accident on the outskirts of the city. He and W A Walton were thrown into a gutter and suffered head and shoulder injuries. Walton may recover but Fair is subject to heart failure and doctors fear the shock will prove fatal.

San Juan Gen Fair James G. Fair W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr Hermann Oelrochs Fair W. A. Walton Walton

Former Chicago Journalist Edward O'Reilly Shot Near Del Rio

Edward O Reilly formerly engaged in Chicago newspaper work. He served in the Philippines as a freelance writer and soldier of the United States, gaining a reputation for pluck and daring. His exploits inspired magazine stories by reporters who admired his character.

Chicago Edward &. O'Reilly del Rio Tex Philippines Uncle Sam United States

Depart For Honolulu San Francisco June 30

Jack Karies of the Atlantic battleships fleet left this port in the first leg to Honolulu on a long trip to Hampton Roads. The Glacier and the Culgoa led the way as supply ships, with the Arethusa and Annex to follow in pairs. Battleship Kentucky has arrived here.

Honolulu San Francisco Jack Karies Atlantic Hampton Roads Glacier Kentucky

Government gains upper hand in San Vacas fight

In San Vacas city the government reports full control after a first serious attack. Rebels and bandits who formed the attacking force are driven back to the mountains. A large cavalry column pursues the fugitives into nearby hills, tightening the government’s hold.

City of Mexico San Vacas

Wounded in Persia as Cossacks clash at political club

Fighting erupted between Cossacks and local populace near a political club in Relight Persia. Several wounded on both sides as the Russian warship Krasnovodsk reached Enzell, a Caspian Sea port sixteen miles away.

Persia Krasnovodsk Enzell Caspian Sea

Lonely Bachelor Seeks Escape From Matri Monotony

Washington Pa June 30. A lonely bachelor reports a personal crisis noting fatigue from isolation and fear that marriage could lead to domestic unhappiness. The man seeks relief or planning to change his lifestyle.

Washington

Three Drownings and A Foreign Crisis News Brief

A set of items reports varied incidents including three drownings in Minnesota and Louisiana editor deaths on a train. It also covers a Mexican diplomatic shift with Ambassador Creel heading to Washington, seeking US aid to detain border raiders and extradite ringleaders under neutrality violations.

Mexico Creel Washington Chihuahua Las Vacas Mexican Department State Department United States Mariscal

Police Ban on Fireworks and Toy Pistols

Chicago authorities have banned toy pistols giant crackers and any dynamite containing pyrotechnics for the Fourth of July celebration. Dealers are prohibited from selling the barred articles to minors to enforce public safety.

Chicago Policce

Watch for Neutrality in Mexican Border Crisis

The U S State Department monitors the insurrection along Mexicos northern border with the aim of preserving neutrality. Officials expect Enrique Creels return as Mexican ambassador to trigger a conference with Acting Secretary of State Atee to adjust the international situation satisfactorily.

Washington State Department Mexico Enrique Creel Atee

Cooperation Aims for Tight U S Texas Neutrality Enforcement

The state department received assurances from the U S attorney general and Texas governor that every possible step will be taken to enforce neutrality laws. District attorneys marshals and deputy marshals are ready to act under these assurances, which have been sent to Washington.

Snrique D, Creel State Department United States State of Texas Washington

Fratricide Executed in Washington Jail Yard

Albert Brown, a 23 year old African American man, was hanged in the Washington jail yard after conviction for killing his younger brother Harvey in a quarrel over a girl. The execution occurred on Monday.

Washington Albert Brown Harvey

Paying Gold Found In Pippin Field Brownwood Texas

Expert assayists report mineral from the Pippin oil field contains gold in paying quantities. Three new companies are constructing rigs and derricks to drill for shallow oil, signaling growing activity in Brownwood Texas.

Brownwood Tex Pippin Riga

Byrne defeats Gaines in Sixth district primary

In Nashville on June 30 the Sixth congressional district Democratic primary saw Bryne defeat incumbent Congressman Gaines by more than a thousand votes, delivering a clear legislative contest outcome.

Nashville Bryne Gaines

Post Returns to Porto Rico Governor General

Governor General Post has returned after a two months trip to the United States, resuming duties in San Juan Porto Rico and signaling a return to regular governance after his U.S. visit.

Post Porto Rico San Juan United States

Mexican Revolt Grows Tonight Across Northern Mexico

Report from El Paso states funds for the uprising come from a Saltillo ranch owner who has joined the revolution. Reports claim business is at a standstill with crowds at Torreon to Juarez stations and guards posted around banks and stations. Reinforcements bring about 500 soldiers to Juarez, while officials fear attacks on the city.

Paso C. W. Patten Torreon Mexico Saltillo Juarez el Paso Luis Ballesteros Jaurez Natues Cardeleas Coahuila Durango Mexican Central Matamoras

Absurd Nonsense About Insurrection in Mexican Capital City

A June 30 dispatch reports border town rumors claiming northern Mexican towns face revolutionists are unfounded. Mexican cavalry press bandits who sacked Vesca, with Torreon and Coahuila said quiet. No rails damaged along the Mexican Central line, says VP C R Hudson.

City of Mexico United States Vesca Torreon Associated Press Las Vacas Coahuila C. R. Hudson

National Educational Association opens in Cleveland

Thousands of teachers gather for the forty sixth annual convention in Cleveland Ohio as a meeting of the council of directors and the spelling contest mark the opening features. Attendance is estimated between 20 000 and 30 000 delegates arriving on trains with overall attendance expected around 60 000 teachers. The first general session began Monday afternoon.

Cleveland Council of Directors National Educational Association

Great Number of Arrests in Ostend Club Raid

A police raid under the anti gambling law at a fashionable Ostend club resulted in 150 attendees taken into custody. Doors were sealed and $10,000 seized. Similar action was taken at another club.

Ostend

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