Panama City is Threatened by Military Crackdown
A Panama City panic erupts after Hi Lapis office is raided by army officers. Governors, police chiefs, and officials face arrests or flight as General Cobos and General Huertas clash over actions. Governor Mutis escapes to the British consulate while rumors spread of a coup and consular cable attempts fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Colombia
Hi Lapis
Liberal Party
Santa Ana
Vasquez Cobos
Muti
Huertas
el Lapiz
General Cobos
Aristides Arjona
Fernando Arango
Mob rages in Danville lynching and shootout
A mob of about 600 headed to the county jail to lynch James Wilson a Bloomington negro who confessed to assaulting Mrs Burgess. An unknown negro shot Henry Getterman white a mob member and Mayfield a refugee from Evansville was lynched. Nine wounded. mob scattered after jail strike. Also a note claiming roasted peanuts cure insomnia cites Secretary Wilson.
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Danville
James Wilson
Bloomington
Thomas Burgess
Henry Getterman
Evansville
Ind
J. W. Mayfield
Wilson
Woodchopper Was a Fighter Kills James Casey at San Andres
James Casey deputy constable was killed in San Andres California by Juling Demartini and woodchopper who was arrested after disturbing peace. Demartini calmly walked to the jail door then shot Casey twice in the body. Deputy Sheriff Thorn nearby drew fire but was not hit. Casey’s three brothers joined a fight in which Demartini was fatally wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Casey
San Andres
Cal
Juling Demartini
Woodchopper
Casey
Demartini
Sheritf ‘Thorn
Plot to assassinate the empress reveals plot against Korea
Across the world reports note a plot against Korea's empress unearthed. In Kansas a tornado near Patterson injures many. in New York 401,057 immigrants arrive. other items include fires, thefts, floods, and floods relief plans.
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Korea
St. Paul
Minn
New York Port
Leo's One Unkind Speech At Dinner
A famed wit, Cardinal Pecci later Pope Leo XIII, once silenced a boastful guest with a sharp quip. After the count showed a provocative snuffbox, Pecci studied the painting, then lightly asked Madam la comtesse, implying the subject was his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo
Cardinal Pecci
Madam la Comtesse
Idaho's Twin Falls canal opens vast arid lands to settlement
260,000 acres in Idaho will be reclaimed and opened for settlement in the Snake River valley. The Twin Falls canal will lift water 38 feet through 100 miles of main canal and 1,000 miles of laterals across 700 square miles of desert, ultimately irrigating 268,000 acres from the Public Domain. The south side canal runs 66 miles with a bottom width of 90 feet at the head, tapering to 15 feet, grading one in five thousand and a 3 000 cubic foot capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Snake River
Lincoln
Cassia
Twin Falls
Colonel Thomas L. to Be Brigadier General
The War Department announced that Colonel Thomas L. will attain the rank of Brigadier General. No further details on date or assignment were provided in the release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Thomas L
Desert Boulevard Aims To Tie Rockwood To Calexico
Work begins on a 35 mile 100 foot wide boulevard across the Colorado desert. Trees line both sides and a central canal will irrigate and dust control. Two men will maintain the route from Rockwood to Calexico linking several towns and new villages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Plain
California
Colorado Desert
Rockwood
Calexico
Imperial Canal
Grawley
Imperial
Sillsbee
Mexicala
Barry Named Brigadier General in Permanent Service
Barry of the adjutant general's department is selected for brigadier general in the permanent service, filling the vacancy created by the promotion of Gen Leonard Wood.
Maryland's Ex Governors Entitled In Quiet Old Age
Maryland lists three living ex governors William Pinkney White John Lee Carroll and Elihu E Jackson. White has held mayor comptroller attorney general US senator and other posts and all three ex governors are nearing the end of their lives in quiet retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Lving
William Pinkney White
John Lee Carroll
Elihu E. Jackson
Need of Character Highlighted by Senator Hoar
Senator Hoar of Massachusetts urged at the Worcester summer school that constitutions laws and police depend on human character. He warned that without individuals doing right there will be a breakdown of state and nation despite established systems.
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Senator Hoar
Massachusetts
Worcester Summer School
Islands cause of controversy in north Borneo waters
The tsipas near the coast of north Borneo are Taganac SViguan Bakkungean Lihiman Sirau ng Baeran and WLankyan. Though small, their location commands Sanakan harbor and Labakay, drawing protest from Huntieh company operators after an alleged seizure by an American warship.
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Tsipas
North Borneo
Huntieh
Taganac
Sviguan
Lihiman
Raung
Baeran
Wlankyan
Sanakan Harbor
Labakay
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Senor Guerra
Guerra
Osen
Mutis
Cobos
Gudjer
Arthur M. Beaupre
United States
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Danville, Lils
Kansas
BE. T. Hoyt & Co
Estherwood
Lal
Nebraska
Glogau
Pruastan
Patterson
N. J
Internal Revenue
Philadelphia
Jessie Brader
Wilkesbarre
Boston & Worcester Street Railway
Westboro
Oscar Roberts
Phoenix
Arizona
Mesa City
Governor Hunt
Porto Rico
British Columbia
Vancouver
Anna Gill
Ireland
Canada
David Agillo
Celia Dussart
Telaride
Colo
Agillo
Camas
Hunt
London Standard
Odessa
Russia
Far East
John Bohee
Aton
Edward O'Bryan
New York City
Herzgervin
Trebinge
Bilek
Cynthia Mearritt Roscoe
Paola
John Brown
Osawatomie
Roscoe
Aili
Rockingham
Roscommon
Lord Dudley
Thomas H. Barry
Business Gards
Julian E. Lane
Joe
W. S. Emerson, M. D
Tracy's
Telegreas
J. M. Rogers, D. D.S
Ay Nagarmon FanTe
Leon Calhoun
LAW
South Hail Street
Bhoskons, Dake
Sheakens
Sarber Shop
Xrta
D. W. Yaden
Herth Ball Street
Desert
Islands
Frank Pharris
Dec. Smith's
F. M. Crandall
Portes
Lee
Idaho Nursery
Payette, Idaho
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