Mob Lynches Negro Prisoner Near State House in Frankfort
A mob of about 75 masked men stormed the Frankfort jail after a white show supervisor Bert C. Bower was fatally shot by John Maxie a black laborer. Maxie was dragged to a bridge over the Kentucky river and executed with a volley of bullets as onlookers fired from the crowd.
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Frankfort
Curtis Street
Megro
South Frankfort
John Maxie
Howe
Maxie
Bert C. Bower
Wichita
Kan
Bower
Valdosta
St. Clair Street
Parley
J. W. Bridges
Kentucky River
Doctor Binkley Found Dead in Chicago Hotel Room
Dr. John T. Binkley, 82, once a Chicago physician and father of Dr. John T. Binkley Jr., was found shot in the Wellington hotel Room 218. A revolver lay by his side in the bed area. police suspect suicide, while his son, daughter, and granddaughter claim murder by a robber who stole his watch, purse, and a valise found nearby.
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Chicago
John T. Binkley
Mary Street
Evansville
Ind
Chicago Hospital
Wellington Hotel
John T. Binkley, Jr
George Upekhureh
Eleanor
Oil can blast kills 12 year old girl in Cecil
Angel Berger aged 12 died from burns and her mother father and brother were injured when an oil can exploded at their Cecil home near Pittsburg. The residence was destroyed with a loss of 2500 dollars. A separate report from Jonesboro Arkansas notes 16 year old John Pace killed himself after his girl rejected him.
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Pittsburg
Jonesboro
Ark
John Pace
Batesville, Ark
Man confesses to Newport murder in St Louis
In St Louis on June 3 Wate Me Cay also known as Henry Harris a black man arrested Wednesday night told police he killed Hunter at Newport Alabama two years ago. Authorities investigate further and seek confirmation of timeline and motive.
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At. Louis
Wate Me Cay
Henry Harris
Hunter
Newport
Ala
Joe Bree
Senate OKs bill for separation of races on rail and street cars
In Tallahanses June 3 the house passed the senate measure providing separation of races on railroad cars and street cars. the bill then goes to the governor for his signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahanses
Fila
House
Senate
Tots Coasted To Their Death In Cincinnati
Two young children died after a small express wagon named an Irish Mail crashed into Highland Avenue Car No. 7 on a hill. Six year old William Watta Whitehead Jr. died instantly. five year old Agnes Ridge died hours later at Christ's hospital. Motorman W. D. Ballard was arrested for manslaughter before being released on bond.
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Cincinnati
McCormack Place Hill
Highland Avenue
William Watta Whitehead, Jr
William W. Whitehead
McCormack Place
Agnes Ridge
Clifford
Ridge
Kinsey Place
Christ's Hospital
W. D. Ballard
Solons Close to Death in Maryland Bridge Accident
Washington reports Senator Burkett of Nebraska and G Skyback secretary of the Norwegian legation escaped serious injury when their automobile skidded on a slippery Sligo bridge in Maryland ten miles northwest of the capital. The brakes saved the vehicle from plunging over the hundred foot drop after a dinner hosted by Seventh Day Adventists. The event followed the conference where resolutions authorized sending 20 extra families to China for missionary work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senator Burkett
Nebraska
G. Skyback
Legation
Sligo
China
Pressman Receives Heavy Sentence in Atlanta Assault Case
In Atlanta on June 4 H. M. Parham a Pressmen's Union member was sentenced by Recorder Broiles to 30 days in the stockade and held on $1 000 bail to answer assault with intent to murder against Oscar Wike a non union pressman Judge Brolles noted that union men may quit work but cannot harm a man who works and attends to his business
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Atlanta, Ga
Oscar Wike
H. M. Parham
Pressmen’s Union
Broiles
Brolles
Train Topples From Trestle into Black Creek
A freight and passenger train on the Short Creek division of the Southern Railway toppled from a trestle into Black Creek near Maxing Alabama on Thursday afternoon. The trestle failed due to softened supports after heavy rains. Several persons were injured in the accident.
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Creek
Birmingham
Ala
Short Creek
Southern Railway
Black Creek
Maxing
Treasury Balance Report Shows Available Cash and Gold Holdings
Treasury statement lists general fund balance excluding gold reserve. Available cash $119,797,766. gold coin and bullion $48,410,031. gold certificates $26,907,830.
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Treasury
Washington
General Fund
Lovell Fined One Cent for Disturbing Peace
Mrs. H Lovell of Topeka Kansas was fined one cent and costs for disturbing another woman's peace. She filed notice of appeal and said she would seek the supreme court if needed to overturn the judgment.
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Topeka
Kan
H. Lovell
Supreme Court
Forty Indictments for Fraud Against the State
Esmeralda county grand jury returned forty indictments including officers and directors of the Pittsburg Silver Peak and Florence Goldfield Mining Co and Rawhide bank officials. Names include Senator George T. Oliver and William Flynn with others linked to mining, finance, and Utica New York figures. Prosecution accuses criminal conspiracy over bullion taxes and inflated ore reduction costs. A strenuous legal battle is anticipated as Silver Peak officials vow to contest the charges.
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Goldfield
Nev
Esmeralda County
Pittsburg Silver Peak
Florence Goldfield, Mining Co
Rawhide Bank
George T. Oliver
William Flynn
Voorhees
Pittsburg
Silver Peak Co
Bridge Collapse Kills Child in Wisconsin Floods
In Douglas Wisconsin heavy floods on the North Platte river and its tributaries cause a bridge over a gully near the Himay ranch on LaBote creek to break. Ben Wied erander his sister and her four year old child were in a wagon when the bridge gave way and the child drowned. Irrigation ditches are reported wrecked.
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Douglas
Wis
North Platt River
Himay Ranch
LaBote Creek
Ben Wiederander
Wreck-plot on Golden State limited near Duran fails
In Central New Mexico near Duran on the Golden State limited line a wrecking attempt blocked by a freight train left ties and rails on the curve. The assailants fired at the freight crew, then escaped on horseback into the foothills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Tex
Golden State Limited
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Duran
New Mexico
Pardoned Leader Diaz Guerra Leaves Leavenworth
Leavenworth Kan June 6 En carneacion Diaz Guerra a leader in the conspiracy to invade Mexico and overthrow President Diaz, was pardoned by President Taft and left the federal prison here Friday. Guerra arrived April 6 under an 18 months sentence. The pardon was received Friday morning.
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Taft
Leavenworth
Kan
Encarnacion Diaz Guerra
Mexico
Diaz
Guerra
Patrick Habeas Corpus Request Denied by Appellate Court
New York June 5 Albert T Patrick’s plea for a writ of habeas corpus to gain release from Sing Sing where he serves life for the murder of William Marah Rice was denied by the appellate division of the supreme court in Brooklyn on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Albert T. Patrick
Sing Sing
William Marah Rice
Auperme Court
Brooklyn
Fridry
Soldiers Volunteer for Typhoid Serum Trial in Nebraska
Nine soldiers at Ft. Omaha and several at Ft. Crook have consented to be inoculated with a new anti typhoid serum to test its efficacy. The serum is derived from human typhoid patients.
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Omaha
Neb
Ft. Omaha
Ft. Crook
Collision in Harbor Stirs Passengers on Steamer Yale
A collision in the North River near New York caused brief panic among travelers aboard the steamer Yale and the ferry Bergen. The Bergen suffered serious injuries, with passengers alarmed as the ships bumped andmates fled to safety.
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Harbor
New York
Yale
Bergen
North River
Berger
Tragedy as wharf pulls apart by steamer near New Orleans
A pier collapse at a small fish-landing wharf in Lake Ponchartrain after the steamer Margaret backed away caused a crowd of excur sionists to plunge into eight foot water. Up to midnight ten bodies were recovered and a larger death toll feared with many missing. The known dead include Marie Gorten Catherine Gorten Laura Ray Lizzie Lotz Alice Von Chaffin Mrs Eberhardt and child and Mrs Chas Bruno and child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Lake Ponchartrain
Mandeville
Margaret
Marie Gorten
Catherine Gorten
Laura Ray
Lizzie Lotz
Alice von Chaffin
Eberhardt
Chas
Bruno
Jennie Pabst
Brutal masked robbery shocks Belmont community
In Belmont near Pittsburg, five masked men broke into the home of 90 year old Minnie Ashe, bound her daughter Mary Ober and granddaughter Minnie Ober, tortured them with lit candles, and fled after finding only 3.50. Miss Ober escaped to summon help as the mining village hunts the attackers. a lynching threat looms if suspects are found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Belmont
Minnie Ashe
Mary Ober
Minnie Ober
Lynching in Tallahassee Leaves Morris Dangling
In Tallahassee Florida on June 7 a mob seized Mark Morris the condemned killer of Sheriff William Langston. They forced the jailer at 3:00 am to unlock a cell and hanged Morris from a jail yard limb before shooting his body.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Mark Morris
Morris
William Langston
Leon County
Three Children and Mother Die in Texas Slaying
In Corsicana Texas at J. M. Green's home near Wehland three children, aged up to 12, and their 29 year old mother were found dead from throat slashes. Indications point to Mrs Green having killed her three children and herself early Sunday morning around 0 o'clock.
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Corsicana
Tex
J. M. Green
Wehland
Argenta Policeman Involved in Dog License Shooting
Adolph Topt, 28, a prominent Argenta contractor, died after being shot by Policeman Geo. Carr of the Argenta force following a dispute over a dog license. Carr is jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Adolph Topt
Argenta
Geo. Carr
Carr
Bulcide Pact Said to End in Camden Death
A bulicide pact in Camden New Jersey led to the suicide of John B. Risley with a gunshot near the city. One participant carried out his share while the other balked, ending the planned double tragedy.
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Camden
N. J
John
Risley
Slas
State Capital Gossiping and Prison Board Pardons
The state prison board recommended a pardon for Earl Ritchie of Stark County who was sent to the penitentiary for one year for shooting to wound. Camp Perry post commissary Captain Perry Monypenny, Fourth Regiment, named for June 25 to September 15. Charles McCardy, 54, a Bellefontaine retiree living with his son, died after drinking carbolic acid by mistake in the dark. States Treasurer Creamer lists state depositories and interest rates, averaging 3.10 percent with Akron’s Dime Savings at 4.10 and Columbus Active Depositories at 2.5. Ohio wheat is up, crop conditions show 78 percent of normal for wheat, oats 91, rye 79, with limited wheat acreage. Rabies tests on dog heads from Cleveland and Columbus indicate many cases. a Toledo girl’s bite and a Columbus child’s dog bite head both tests positive.
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Adjt
Weybrecht
Perrn Monypenny
Columbus
Camp Perry
Charles McCardy
Bellefontaine
Creamer
Dime Savings Bank of
Akron
Ohio
State Board of Health
Cleveland
Toledo
Canton Debaters to Clash on Temperance Question
Supt Wayne B Wheeler of the Ohio Anti-Saloon league says he or a league representative will meet Rev A W Higby rector of St Pauls Canton to debate the temperance issue when Stark county local option campaign opens. Higby has declared that prohibition does not prohibit.
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Canton
Wayne B. Wheeler
Ohio Anti-Saloon League
Stark County
A. W. Higby
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Higby
Middletown Murder Leads Police to Suspect Perry McNeal
In Hamilton on June 4 a murder occurred in Middletown when an elderly umbrella mender was found dead with a crushed head and robbed of $12. Police sent to Dayton for bloodhounds. dogs twice led to Perry McNeal’s home where he was arrested after a spectacular pursuit.
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Hamilton
Middletown
Mender
Dayton
Perry McNeal
Salen exonerates Hubbard quartet in Rose local option case
Warren June 4. William Salen, who caused the indictment of four Hubbard residents for violating the Rose local option law, testified before the common pleas court to fully exonerate them. He admitted perjury and, after fleeing Warren, was arrested in Cleveland and brought back for trial.
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Warren
Wm. Salen
Hubbard
Common Pleas Court
Salen
Cleveland
Boy and woman killed by streetcar in McCormick Place wagon incident
On a steep incline at McCormick Place a child's express wagon carrying William Watts Whitehead and Agnes Ridge swerved from the sidewalk. The wagon was struck by a fast moving streetcar, killing Whitehead and fatally injuring Ridge.
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McCormick’ Place
William Watts Whitehead
Agnes Ridge
Mayor Charged With Extortion in Addyston Suburb
Grand jury returns sealed indictment against Dr. John M. Diller Republican mayor of Addyston charging extortion. The offense is a misdemeanor and conviction would lead to removal from office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
John M. Diller
Addyston
Diller
Stoll Indicted Again in Pay Roll Padding Case
Sandusky June 4 The grand jury in a special session at the call of Prosecutor Stephena returned six indictments against Adam J Stoll former president of the board of public service and head of the water works department for payroll padding.
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Sandusky
Stephena
Adam J. Stoll
Board of Public Service
Water Works Department
Odd Fellows Building Burned in Huron Fire
Fire on June 4 in Huron destroyed the I.O.O.F. two story brick building and damaged four surrounding business blocks. The loss was reported at 26000 dollars.
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Odd Fellows
Huron
I. O
Ohio Man Chosen to Lead Kentucky College
Bellefontaine June 4 Rev Aaron Walking of Ada Ohio a 1908 Prohibition vice presidential candidate has accepted the presidency of Aubury College at Whitmore Kentucky.
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Bellefontaine
Aaron
Ada
Aubury College
Whitmore
Boy Cured Of Severe Rash By Cuticura
A Yukon Oklahoma reader recalls a two year old with a spreading itchy rash and large blisters. After failing to respond to doctor visits, skin became rough like tree bark and surgery seemed likely. Using Cuticura Soap and Ointment brought a dramatic cure with no recurrence. August 28 and September 17, 1908. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. across Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Lauck
Yukon
Okla
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Props
Boston
Prominent Women Aid Good Cause
Prominent women in society and the stage lead in supporting tuberculosis relief efforts. Donations include Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt gifting $1,000,000 for sanitary homes. Mrs. Keith Spalding funding a sanitarium in Chicago. Collis P Huntington and Borden Harriman contributors. Mrs. Albert Norton Wood promoting anti tuberculosis work in Porto Rico. Mme Emma Calve and Miss Olga Nethersole also active in fundraising and lectures.
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W. K. Vanderbilt
Keith Spalding
Chicago
Chicago Tuberculosis Institute
Collis P. Huntington
Borden Harriman
Porto Rico
Albert Norton Wood
San Juan
Mme
Emma Calve
Olga Nethersole
Englishman's Withering Reply to a Mate Seeker
An American abroad met an Englishman named Pthorne pronounced Thorne. The American doubted pronouncing the P. The Englishman asked the value of the h in orse, delivering a quiet, wry reply about language and perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pthorne
Thorne
Obedience as Cornerstone of Success
The article argues that prompt unquestioning obedience is the foundation of success. It states that those who rise to power rarely reason or resist orders, and that true leadership comes from men who act without questioning authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Succes
Grape-Nuts Claims Cure For Consumption Scare
An old Newburyport veteran credits Grape-Nuts with restoring health after severe weight loss and illness. He describes months of distress, loss of appetite, and a dramatic recovery within weeks after starting the cereal, saying it saved his life and made him stronger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburyport
Mass
Old Orchard
Meé
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Burne
Irish Mail
Solons
High Bridge
Oliver
Nevada
Babe
Frances
Broadway
Jacob A. Zimmermann
Joseph Payret
Florence M. Pope
Patrick
Buckeye Record
Telegraph
State Prison Board
Earl Ritchie
Kentucky
Bill
Cutiura
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