Lynching of Dan Davis in Tyler Texas
Dan Davis a Black man was burned to death on Tyler public square after signing a written confession to attacking 16 year old Miss Carrie Johnson. About 800 spectators attended as Davis implicated another man and police released him to the mob before the flames consumed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tyler
Tex
Dan Davis
Public Square
Carrie Johnson
Ravis
Waco
Athens
Corsicana
Davis
Contributions for San Antonio Playground Association
The notices list several donors including Mothers' Congress and Beacon Hill Mothers' Club with small monetary gifts. It instructs supporters to make checks payable to the Playground association in care of J. P. Ward at box 91, Station A, San Antonio, and notes contributions to The Light will be forwarded to the proper destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Playground Association
Mothers’ Congress
Kellar & Kellar
J. T. Woodhull
A. Kronkosky
Fannin School Mothers’ Club
Theo Y. Hull
P. C. Blank
Harry Husters
Dreyfus
Zizik
H. M. Lightfoot
BE. S. Nordhaus
B. E. Witte
Beacon Hill
Mothers’ Club
Ee Ee Burnett School
Dan Lewis
San Antonio
J. P. Ward
Station A
Tyler assault case sparks manhunt and lynching fears
A white girl is attacked along a railroad near Tyler on May 18 and found with a cut throat after an all-night search. A negro suspect, believed seen in the neighborhood, is held in Waco for identification while officials in Austin report no action yet on the Tyler lynching. Governor Colquitt and Adjutant General Hutchings are in Galveston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler
Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Executive Department
Colquitt
Hutchings
Galveston
Death Penalty Given Brock in Austin Trial
Henry Brock, former saloonkeeper, was sentenced to death by the Fifty-third district court jury in Austin for the murder of Mollie King last April. The verdict of murder in the first degree followed two days of jury selection and hours of testimony and argument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Henry Brock
Fifty-third District Court
Mollie King
Brock
Marshal Acquitted in Townville Jail Murder Case
In under five minutes the jury found City Marshal H W Holcomb and three co defendants not guilty in the murder of Don Welborn burned to death in the Townville jail on November 12 1911 after arrest for disorderly conduct. The fire was said to conceal Welborns death from brutal beating. The case drew wide interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Anderson
S. C
H. W.holcomb
Townville
Don Welborn
Welborn
Holcomb
Justin Wolbright
James Baldwin
I. B. Sears
Two Women Indicted in Atlanta Bond Theft Case
Two women Ida Wrenn and Morris Wrenn indicted with three men for larceny in a $30,000 jewel heist from trunks of Soland Harry Gilsey of Cincinnati. Diamonds moved from a hotel to a station. about $27,000 recovered. Mrs Wrenn and Morris posted $500 bonds. Suspects: George Kaul George Wrenn and Carl Rhoddy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Atlanta
Soland Harry Gilsey
Cincinnati
Ida Wrenn
Morris
Seguin elects public high school staff for next term
Seguin Texas May 25 The following teachers of the public high school have been elected for the next term R E B L Adams superintendent J F Saegert principal Misses V L Adell A Whitaker Weiderspan Leon Erk Burgess Ehringhaus and Erskine Misses Smith and B Whitaker are to be teachers in the Ward school
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Seguin
Tex
R. EB. L. Adams
J. F. Saegert
Misses V. L. Adell
A. Whitaker
Weiderspan
Leon
Erk
Burgess
Ehringhaus
Erskine
Misses Smith
B. Whitaker
New Blacksmith Shop Opening Monday at Lafitte and Santa Clara
H R Guyer announces the opening of his new blacksmith shop at the corner of Lafitte and Santa Clara streets, with readiness stated for Monday. The notice invites customers to visit and notes the shop will offer general smithing services.
San Antonio Playground Campaign Climaxed by Child Parade
Citizens and visitors joined a brisk campaign as children led a street parade with flags and pennants to highlight the need for playgrounds while mothers and helpers sold buttons to raise funds for the cause.
San Antonio Playground Day Aims to Boost Youth Campaign
Citizens and visitors show strong interest in the growing playground fund. The campaign highlights juvenile delinquency prevention, educational value, and the work of the Playgrounds Association. A yellow parade truck and mother-led solicitation energized street corner efforts, while Mrs. Emily B. King of Los Angeles urges broader support.
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San Antonio
Playgrounds Association
Emily &. King
Playground Association
Los Angeles
Cal
Women Hold Up Farmer in Winder
A band of five armed negro girls held up Oscar D. Austin, a farmer from Winder, Georgia, on a street corner early today. They took $11 in cash and a checkbook. Police arrested five African American girls on suspicion.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Oscar D. Austin
Winder
Parseval VI Balloon Wrecked by Wind in Leipsig
Leipsig Germany May 25 The Parseval VI dirigible balloon was torn from its anchor by squalls and destroyed this morning. A guard was injured by a flying tackle as the craft, anchored in an open field, was wrecked. The Parseval airship line has suffered multiple prior accidents to other models.
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Associated Press
Leipsig
Germany
Johannasthal
Brunswick
Bitterfeld
Hannoversch-Millenden
Mrs Bishop of Colimbus Finds Kidney Pain Relief
A Colimbus Kansas resident, troubled by back pain from kidney trouble, reports rapid relief after taking Poley Kidney Pills. She states the pain left and she is fully cured, with Edwards King Drug Co. cited as source.
Pardoned by President Taft for long-ago liquor case
South Carolinian Austin McKinney, convicted in 1901 in Greenville DC for selling liquor without a license, was pardoned by President Taft. He was not present at his trial or aware of proceedings, learning of the conviction eleven years later. His first trial ended in a disagreement and a second trial proceeded in his absence with a sealed three months jail sentence.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Taft
Austin McKinney
Greenville
D. C
Houston Doctor Convicted of Aggravated Assault
Dr. Penn B. Thornton, a prominent Houston physician, was convicted of aggravated assault against Co. B. Holmes in the criminal district court and fined $500 by a jury. There will be no appeal.
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Houston
Associated Press
Tex
Penn B. Thornton
Co. B. Holmes
Criminal District Court
Rheumatism Relief Claim From Foley Kidney Pills
Leroy Thacker of Watertown South Dakota says eight years of rheumatic pain vanished after using Foley Kidney Pills. He urges others to try the remedy, noting the cure and recommending the product. Edw King Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Thacker
Watertown, S. Dak
Foley
King Drug Co
Obituary for Mattie Cowan of McMahan Texas and Dernhard Broads
Mrs. Mattie Cowan aged 25 died at her apartments on Poplar Street after a four week illness. Her remains will be transported to McMahan Texas for burial by Zizik Undertaking. Dernhard Broads died at his home on South Street after a twelve year illness. The funeral will be held at 11:20 a.m. at San Antonio Undertaking parlors with Rabbi Samuel Marks officiating at the Jewish cemetery. he is survived by a widow and daughter and a son in New York.
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Cowan
Mattie Cowan
Poplar Street
Broads
Dernhard Broads
South Street
San Antonio
Industrial disputes halt work in England affect 665000 workers
In 1911 industrial disputes halted work across England involving 665000 employees. The year saw ninety two wage quarrels, the most in fifteen years, brought to conciliation boards for adjustment or review.
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England
Gun Found on Drunk Negro During Police Escort
J H Nance was arrested for drunkenness and a loaded Derringer fell from his pocket while being taken to police headquarters by Policeman King. The gun was placed in safekeeping as Nance claimed he had recently retrieved it from pawn. A $5 fine was imposed for drunkenness and a charge of unlawfully carrying a gun may be filed in county court.
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J. H. Nance
King
Blacksmith H. R. Guyer Opens New Shop at Lafitte and Santa Clara
Blacksmith H. R. Guyer invites old customers and many new ones to visit his new shop at the corner of Lafitte and Santa Clara, formerly Avenue D and Travis Street, where he will be ready to serve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Guyer
Lafitte and
Santa Clara
Avenue D
Travis Street
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Children In Parade
San Pedro Creek
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Camaron
Emily B. King
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