Springfield Martial Law Imminent as Riots Rage
In Springfield Illinois Governor Deneen prepares to proclaim martial law at 3 PM while Chicago infantry mobilizes to send three regiments to Springfield. Reports say officers and troops attacked, a county treasurer shot, and mobs armed with weapons threaten a violent night as citizens flee and stores close.
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Springfield
Ill
Deneen
Chicago
Wwinois National Guard
Peoria
W. K. Bowe
Bowe
East End
Bloomington
1St Infantry
Cally
Night of Arson and Slaughter Follows Assault
Night of arson and slaughter ends with two white men killed, one black lynched, and about fifty injured after a mob attempts to lynch a black man who assaulted a white woman. State troops to restore order as Hillsboro era riot spreads through Springfield and suburbs.
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Springfield
Decatur Floods Bring Refugees From Capital
Decatur residents shelter refugees from the capital amid flood chaos. Officials fear disease spread as railroad workers clash over shift rules. Union leaders argue for nine consecutive hours per day, matching operator schedules.
Fewer Acres In Smarlest Acreage Of Oats In 16 Years
Wet spring weather hurt the Illinois corn crop reducing corn area by 514,366 acres to a total of 6,720,507 for 1908. Wheat yields are uneven with southern districts lagging behind northern and central. Oats acreage is the smallest in 16 years and yields are the poorest since 1895 with inferior quality, while rye and pastures show shifts in acreage and production across northern central and southern Illinois.
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Springfield
Illinois State Board of Agriculture
Ilinois
Illinois
Northern
Central
Southern
Hlin
Suffragettes Stage Lemon Bombardment on Wall Street
Four suffragettes led by Mrs Borrman Wells invaded Wall Street at 1 pm amid jeers and heat. Miss Mary Coleman, Miss Margaret Hunt, and Miss Helen Murphy spoke as lemons fell from a Broad Street window hitting Police Officer Corcoran's helmet. Despite disturbances, police kept order as the protest continued.
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New York
Wall Street
Borrman Wells
London
Mary E. Coleman
Margaret Hunt
Helen Murphy
Financial Center
Mrs. Wells
Stock Mart
John Corcoran
Kidnapped Edith Ludwig Reaches Sacramento for Wed
Edith Ludwig, Stanford graduate, formerly kidnapped by her mother in Morris Illinois to stop her marriage to Professor F P Fitzgerald of Stanford, arrives in Sacramento aboard the Overland Limited. She is greeted by Fitzgerald, obtains a marriage license, and is wed by Rev Richard Rodda. Reports say she traveled from Chicago with a single suitcase.
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Sacramento
Cal
Overland Limited
Yelock
F. P. Fitzgerald
Stanford University
Edith Ludwig
Morris
Richard Rodda
Rock Island Telegraphers Reach Likely Nine Hour Accord
Washington Aug 15 An amicable agreement may be reached between the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad and its telegraph operators over the nine hour workday after a two day conference with railroad representatives and the Order of Railway Telegraphers. Chairman Martin A. Knapp of the Interstate Commerce Commission announced the progress and noted the dispute arose from the operators demand for the nine hour day.
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Rock Island
Washington, D. C
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company
Martin A. Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
Board of Mediation
Railroad Company
Knapp
Baldwin Airship Fulfills Terms in Speed Trials
Washington report states Captain Baldwin completed the second requirement for his military dirigible at Fort Myer with two speed trials. The first flight traveled to Cherryvale Virginia and back in 15 minutes, 161? miles per hour average. The second flight covered the same leg in 13 4 minutes against wind, with official timing expected for the endurance test.
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Washington
Baldwin
Fort Myer
Cherryvale
Captain Baldwin
Hold Up A Great Northern Train Near Spokane
Bandits stopped a Great Northern west bound passenger train near Trent nine miles east of Spokane. They compelled the enginemen to detach the engine and mail car from the train and moved them a short distance away before robbing the mail car. The amount stolen is not known.
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Spokane
Wash
Northern Pacific
Trent
Marines Sweep First Day At Camp Perry NRA Meet
In Camp Perry Ohio the U S Marine Corps dominated the opening day of the 26th annual National Rifle Association tournament winning the top three places as 24 teams started contests under ideal weather at 8 a m Scores were strong and three Marine squads led the field on day one.
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Camp Perry
Ohio
United States Marine Corps
National Rifle Association
Marine Corps
Rousing farewell as American fleet sails from Auckland
The American battleships left Auckland for Sydney early this morning amid cheers from large crowds ashore and afloat. Shore batteries fired salutes while flags dipped and whistles rang across the harbor as the fleet waved farewell to New Zealand.
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New Zealand
Australia
Auckland
N. Z
Sydney
Arrests in Bloomington Illinois Riot News Aug 15
Police moved Richard son and James two Springfield arrestees into jail in Bloomington to prevent mob action. To avoid pursuit they were transferred to Peoria amid rising tensions as Springfield unrest spreads. Colored troops may depart and Pastor Jameson travels to Springfield to advocate peace.
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Springfield
Ill
Deneen
Camp Lincoln
Bloomington
Richardson
James
Peoria
Sth Infantry
William Jameson
African Methodist Church
Illinois
George Richardson
Joseph James
New York Republicans Urge Contributions for Campaign Fund
New York on August 15 reports Republican State Chairman Woodruff sending a circular to two Republican businessmen seeking contributions to the campaign fund.
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State of
New York
Woodruff
New York State
Seaman Arrested for Obscene Postcard to Roosevelt
Arthur Jenkins, a young seaman at Norfolk naval training station, was arrested by order of the secretary on the charge of sending an obscene postal card to President Roosevelt in Washington.
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Mabel Hallam
George Richardsoon
Norfolk Training Station
Norfolk
Arthur Jenkins
Norfolk Naval Training Station
Roosevelt
Washington
New Turkish Minister Appointed to U.S. Post
Washington Aug 15 The Turkish government informed the state department that Hussion Kiazim Bey was named Turkish minister to the United States replacing Mehmed Ali Bey. Jamestown Ohio Aug 15 Porter Sheldon 76 died at home. Former congressman and Illinois constitutional convener of 1861.
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Hussion Kiazim Bey
Turkey
Washington
State Department
Hussion
Kiazim Bey
United States
Mehmed Ali Bey
Jamestown
Ohio
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Hunter
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Taylorville
East Washington Street
Galf
Macauley
New York World
Ethel Ludwig
Baldwin Airship
Great Northern
Spokane, Wash
East Buffalo
N. Y
New York Central
Teddy
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