Lynching of George White Draws Protests Amid Delayed Arrests
In Wilmington on June 24 a mob of nearly 5,000 overran the New Castle county workhouse and burned George White at the stake after his confession of slaying Helen Bishop. A 12 year old named Peter Smith was wounded in the attack and a public sentiment in the area appears to approve the lynching with no arrests anticipated. The mob leadership was identified as a Virginia named Baker. several residents aided the operation as the charred corpse hung as dawn broke.
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Wilmington
Del
George White
Helen Bishop
New Castle County
Peter Smith
White
Baker
Virginia
C. ¥. Vreeland
Bryant
Alseth
Wood
Malley
West
E. T. Cressey
Helen Hyde
Swaton
China
F. H. Richardson
The
Baptist Church of Huron
Raymond McClenan
Central Baptist Association Holds Sixty-Ninth Annual Meeting
The South Dakota Central Baptist association met in Huron over a three day period with twenty nine delegates reporting they benefited greatly. Key figures included T H Hagen J Sunday school missionary and A J Finch Sioux Falls College president.
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South Dakota Central Baptist Association
Huron
T. H. Hagen
A. J. Finch
Sioux Falls College
C. F. Vreeland
Pierre
F. H. Richardson
McCoys On The Warpath In West Virginia Shootout
A McCoy led group attacked in Keystone West Virginia after insults to John Reynolds. Police engaged during a night gun battle with McCoy partisans. one of the attackers was killed and another fatally wounded. McCoys fled to the mountains with casualties. Hatfields nearby in adjoining county.
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Roanoke
Floyd McCoy
Keystone
McDowell County
W. Va
John Reynolds
McCoy
Reynolds
Grand Jury Probes Aluminum Paint in Street Box Contracts
Washington June 24 The grand jury has returned indictments against Groff brothers in street letter box fastener cases and begun investigating other general delivery service contracts. Inspectors say new discoveries require the grand jury to take up the matter, involving aluminum paint used on street letter boxes nationwide.
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Washington
Groff Brothers
Grand Jury
General Delivery Service
Post Office Department
Grand
Captain Ewen arrives in Louisville amid fear of assassination
Captain B J Ewen reached Louisville from Lexington fearing for his safety. He plans to stay until he can obtain work and to testify in the trials of Jett and White, set for July 27 at Cynthiana.
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Louisville
B. J. Ewen
Lexington
Jett and White
Cynthiana
Canadian Bank cashier Wallace Held on Bail
New York report says Hamilton C. Wallace formerly cashier at the Canadian Bank of Commerce in Sarnia Ontario surrendered after confessing to a charge of absconding with 558 dollars from the Sarnia bank. He was held in bail set at 1000 dollars.
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New York
Hamilton C. Wallace
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Sarnia
Can
Bandit gang killer in North Dakota linked to Glasgow escape
June 24 Buford North Dakota proprieter Kubelik shot in the street. Authorities suspect Pierce who escaped Glasgow jail with William Hardee. A large posse pursues Pierce who fled after June 6 jail break. Hardee McKinney and Brown are dead. Kubelik’s death is sixth from the jailbreak incidents.
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Buford
N. D
Kubelik
Belfast
Pierce
Glasgow
Mont
William Hardee
Jack Williams
Missouri River
Hardee
McKinney
Brown
President orders Kiowa and Comanche investigation
The president has ordered a thorough inquiry into the Kiowa and Comanche Indian reservations in Oklahoma and appointed Franck E. Laupp to conduct the investigation. The commission begins its work to examine the affairs and administration on the reservations.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Franck E. Laupp
Kiowa Indians allotment fraud alleged in 1900 act cases
Charges target Kiowa individuals including Delos K Lone Wolf of Hobart over the 2759 allotments issued to those claiming Kiowa Comanche and Apache lineage under the June 6 1900 act. Allegations say many allotments were illegal and more were issued than there were Indians.
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Delos K. Lone Wolf
Hobart
Richmond Street Cars Face Violence and Strikes
In Richmond on June 24, street cars ran with difficulty as obstructions blocked tracks and missiles were hurled at cars. About 400 strike breakers arrived and rioting and brick throwing occurred. The Clay street line could not operate due to crowds. several people were hurt but none seriously. The police chief threatened militia if unrest continued.
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Richmond
Clay Street
Dubuque Strike Deepens After Settlement Recede
Dubuque Iowa June 24 Governor Cummins faced a renewed stalemate as the street car company shifted from a previously accepted position and widened the breach with the strikers. He proposed a reasonable window to assemble an efficient police force to keep order and said troops would be recalled at the end if needed.
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Dubuque
Cummins
Butte Faces Labor Crisis As Waiters Threaten Strike
Butte Montana, famed as a strong union town, faces a coming wage strike as several hundred waiters plan to demand actions from hotel and restaurant owners starting July 1. The city braces for possible disruption in hospitality venues.
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Butte
Mont
West labor conflict aims at eight hour week
The proposal seeks an eight hour work week while preserving current weekly wages of 22.50. Observers say the move could spark what may become one of the West’s largest labor struggles.
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West
Striking freight handlers blacklisted as railroads reject arbitration
Kansas City June 24. The striking freight handlers are blacklisted and the strike will not be arbitrated. The state arbitration board invited railroads to submit their differences to the board, but railroad officials refused to accept. Nearly all the strikers’ jobs have been filled.
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Kansas City, Mo
State Board of Arbitration
Teller Also Jailed For Aiding Bank Wreck
Howard J. Hill once a teller at the Farmers' National Bank of Vergennes is arrested in Rutland on charges of abstracting funds from the bank wrecked two years ago by cashier Lewis. Lewis and his clerk are already serving state prison terms.
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Rutland
Howard J. Hill
Bristol
Farmers’ National Bank of Vergennes
Lewis
Robbers Dynamite Liberty Post Office Safe
A gang dynamited the Liberty Indiana post office safe and escaped with 50 dollars. They barred Postmaster Groves at his home next door and kept him a prisoner for three hours while cracking the safe.
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Liberty
Ind
Groves
Mandarin treason trial ends with Linchow execution
Mail advices from South China report a Linchow mandarin executed for high treason after aiding Kwangsi rebels. He commanded one of three columns against the rebels and, though advancing, the rebels feigned defeat and laid down arms and ammunition when pursued.
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Victoria
B. C
South China
Linchow
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A. E. Chapman
Geo. H. Starring
T. M. Shanafelt
St. Paul
M. J. Sieglar
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