Riot at Black Mountain and other far flung events
A constable at Black Mountain shot two men, killing Bunting and wounding Collins, after a disturbance at the Gladstone hotel. Reports also note a corral fishing fleet tragedy near Kobe, a Salt Lake City Army encampment, mine fatalities in Colorado, a Georgia feud killing, a Washington tariff intake, and a wave of diverse incidents from Cuba to Vernon B C.
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Black Mountain
Bunting
P. C. Collins
Collins
Gladstone
Shoutine
Fed
Aphia
Wieh
Memphis
Joe Lewis
Green Bay
Wis
Tokio
Kobe
Grant Army of the Republic
Salt Lake City
Telluv Col
W. A. Belcher
Roxley
Buncombe Grand Jury
T. C. Watkins
N.C
John Hill Bunting
Harry Thaw
Jerome
George Washington
Hobt. E. Lee
Capitol
The Handy Man in Hampton's Magazine
A reflective piece extols the Handy Man and his self made tools and repairs. It contrasts ridicule with respect, noting how Handy Craft shapes civilization from primitive to modern, praising independence and skill while acknowledging the speaker’s own envy and ambitions.
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Ant
Lawa
Hampton
Old fogies lament past actors while praising Sothern’s Malvolio
In a spirited defense of modern acting a critic argues against the fad of nostalgia for Shakespeare’s era. He recalls Edwin Booth and Macready as benchmarks, lauds Edward Sothern as the finest Malvolio seen in thirty years, and asserts each generation creates its own capable stars while noting the dangers of worshiping the “good old days.”
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LD Fogies
Old Fogy
Grace
Edwin Booth
Macready
Forrest
Academy of Music
New York
Edward Sothern
Lwt Ao
New Zealand
Sothern
Marlowe
Two Trains Collide Head-On Near Colorado Springs
A head-on wreck between Denver Rio Grande trains No. 8 and No. 1 near Husted, 19 miles north of Colorado Springs, leaves eight dead and around fifty injured as crews failed to avert collision on a curve. Passengers were hurled from cars and relief trains with surgeons rushed to the scene. blame placed on the No. 8 crew for misreading switches and tracks. Names of some dead and injured include Frank M. Frederick of St. Louis and C. S. Brown of Denver with hospital treatment underway.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Uurthe
Denver & Rio Grande
Husted
Colorado Spring
Crafh
Frank M. Frederick
St. Louis
Mag C. 8
Brown
Derriva Springs
J. A. Gossage
Haste Colorado
Larens
Cal
J. Ke Parker
Denver
J. Kt. Parker
Thaw Denied Release as Incurable Paranoia Declares
Justice Mills recommits Harry K. Thaw to Matteawan after ruling his insanity, chronic paranoia, and unaltered mental state. Thaw shows sullen reaction in White Plains jail as family feels shock, while Mills plans further motions and family protests grow.
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Mills
Thaw
White Plains
Harry K. Thaw
Matleawan
White
Mills Gates
Merrill
Matieawan
Morsehanner
Yarmouth
Justice Mills
Mount Vernon
Murder and chase in Chinatown amid city turmoil
New York Chinatown erupts after Bow Kim a 21 year old immigrant from San Francisco is killed. Chin Len an ar Chenaman involved flee during a late night showdown near 17 Mott Street as revelers depart. Government expands Beaufort wireless station to increase long distance message capacity under Commander Quinby.
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New York
Chinatown
York
Bow Kim
San Fray
Chin Len
China Len
Mott
Beaufort
N. C
Piper
Quinby
Alabama Prohibition Bill Passes House in 45 to 41 Vote
In Montgomery the most radical prohibition bill yet drawn cleared the house by 45 to 41. The measure bans liquor advertising in newspapers and on billboards, makes possession of liquor a prima facie offense with certain exceptions, and allows raids on suspected storage sites. It imposes penalties, compels testimony, and imposes strict duties on sheriffs and corporations. Amendments added widen advertising bans and set other provisions, with the toughest fight over press prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
United States Internal Revenue
Fuller
Country Now Ready to Advance to Prosperity
Baltimore reports a tariff debate settled and urges confidence in broad economic expansion. Agriculture shows a dramatic rise in farm product values since 1880 with 1909 projections around 8.3 billion, driven by crops and a post panic revival. The piece links tariff clarity and strong harvests to a sustained boom across industry and finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
United States
Wife of large owner dies of pellagra in city home
Mrs. Mitchell, 32, wife of a prominent possessor, died of pellagra. She had watched her new Georgian home rise over two months, moving daily from Tennessee last year to the city. She leaves a husband and several children.
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Durham
Mra D
Mitchell
Frean
Hue
Tennessee
Trustees Back Dr Mell Plan Amid Clemson Message
Anderson SC special message from Clemson College at 8 o clock Friday outlines standing committees and three special committees. Dr Mell contends there is too much reliance on certain practices and aims to sustain his course.
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Mell
President Mell Proposed Changes To Compass Rules
Report notes Mell backed nearly all recommendations to reform the trustee government into ten committees, plus he remains president of Clensor as the board plans a Friday journ meeting before Saturday noon. Engineer Samuel Bush of Knoxville died from injuries after a Southern train wreck near Bristol, Virginia, and passengers recalled his bravery and request to bid farewell to his old engine.
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Mell
Clensor
Atlanta
Bristol
Samuel Bush
Knoxville
Tenn
Bush
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Cuba
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al Thompson
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Robert FE. Lee
General Assembly of Georgia
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Western & Atlantic Railway
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Vernon
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Kot
By Eugene Wood
Charles Battell Loomis
Hyacinthe Ringrose
England
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Paarach
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Sir Edward Grey
Mr. Malour
Bare
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Alabama
Board OF Trustees
DR. Mell
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