Lynching of Believed Murder Conspirators Near Benton
A mob seized Prophet Smith and F. D. McLand at Benton Louisiana and hanged them from a tree after overpowering the sheriff. The men, tied to a post and left side by side, denied involvement in John Gray Foster’s death and uttered religious phrases as they died. A second cited victim, D. B. Jones, a negro preacher, was also taken from guards and burned near La Grange after an alleged assault report.
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Prophet Smith
F. D. McLand
Benton
John Gray Foster
Arkansas Road
Degroes
Smith
Church of God
Foster
McLand
D. B. Jones
Davis
la Grange
E. C
Reckless driving crash kills Sandusky child in buggy collision
Dispatch reports two young men Arthur Hartzell of Fort Wayne and Peter Duncan tried to pass the Leibachers on the road when two buggies collided. A two year old child of George Leibacher died, his wife severely injured and three other children hurt. Hartzell was arrested on manslaughter charges.
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Sandusky,'co
Reckfleas
George Leibacher
Arthur Hartzell
Fort Wayne
Peter Duncan
Leibachers
Leibacher
Hartzell
French Submarine Ships to Use Double Motors for Greater Range
The Petit Parisian reports new French submarine boats will have double motor steam systems akin to the Holland design. This aims to extend range and improve submerged speed, seeking to outperform the Narval whose trials failed. Crew discomfort and surface navigation issues plagued Narval tests.
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Petit Parisian
Burn Town for Revenge Act Under Investigation in Philippines
Manila reports Captain Andrew S. Rowan of the 19th Infantry is under scrutiny for destroying a town to quell insurgency on Bohol Island. A native assassin killed a corporal. Rowan then burned a nearby town, inflaming locals who identify the insurgent chief Samson.
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Manila
Andrews. Rowan
Nineteenth Infantry
Bohol
Rowan
Samson
Rev Campbell Morgan to Lead Evangelical Work in U S
On the steamship Teutonic arriving in New York from Liverpool the Rev Campbell Morgan and family were reported. Dr Morgan plans a six year stay, conducting evangelistic work and Bible teaching for the Massachusetts extension society. He will set headquarters at Boston and spread activity across the country in various regions.
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Teutonic
New York
Campbell Morgan
Morgan
Dwight L. Moody
Rape Ema
Extension Society
Baland
Missouri Supreme Court halts recount orders in St Louis cases
At Jefferson City the supreme court voids writs of ibition against four St Louis judges who ordered recounts. The court ruled the judges acted improperly by compelling orders with the miata, a decision that stops the disputed recounts in these election cases.
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Jefferson City
Supreme Court
St. Louis
Bhat Down the Works at Republic Iron
Incident at Republic Iron works in Manice Indiana detailed by local press. Report describes stoppage or injury affecting operations and prompts investigation by company officials.
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Bhat
Manice
Ind
the Republic Iron
Seas Suig Yacht Seen in July Race Disruption
A damaged OCR note reports a yacht seen amid racing disruption on July 1 involving New York events and the Independence Wil Mewevort, with unclear locations and participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
State Fair Plans For Grounds Improvements
Nebraska state board of agriculture discusses early underway grounds upgrades at Lincoln. Plans include new barns for cattle 130 feet, horse 114 feet, hog 110 feet, one general exhibition building, wire fence, and removal of fence stalls. Bids will be sought once final needs are set.
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Board of Managers
State Board of Agriculture
Lincoln
Avalanche Buries Home in Grant County West Virginia
An unprecedented slide along the Potomac in Hopeville, Grant County, smashed the Ours home. Mrs. Ours, a widow, is gravely injured and her daughter died. A grandchild was rescued. the daughter Miss Ours perished. the grandmother and child were rescued from the wreckage.
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West Virginia
Hopeville
Grant County
Potomac River
Andrew Ours
Miss Ours
Murder at the Bride's Home in Mount Carmel
Daniel Richards of Green Ridge was found dead on the porch of his fiancée Miss Elizabeth Walters in Mount Carmel with a bullet wound to the temple. He was to marry that day. the weapon is missing and police suspect murder carried to the Walters residence after a quarrel.
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Daniel Richards
Green Ridge
Shamokin
Mount Carmel
Young Richards
Elizabeth Walters
Harry Walters
Walters
Richards
Swedish Lutheran Church Destroyed by Lightning
A Salem church ten miles south of Newman Grove Nebraska was struck by lightning and consumed. Owned by the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran denomination the building was ten years old and cost 4555 to construct. All furniture including pews two organs and a 300 painting were saved. Insurance covered 2500. Rain fell for five hours.
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Salem Church
Newman Grove
Neb
Hoodlums Felt Egg Toss at C E Meeting
In Santon rotten eggs were thrown at a Christian Endeavor meeting. Bloodhounds were used to track and catch four boys Otto Stewart Will Besk Ralph Marshall and Tom Long Jr all pleaded guilty and were fined 20 dollars each plus costs.
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Santon
Otto Stewart
Will Besk
Ralph Marshall
Tom Long
Chicago Youths in Fruit Theft Death
Olaf Olsen, sixteen, chased two boys who stole fruit from his employer in Chicago. He was stabbed to death by the younger, who witnesses say may be not more than twelve. Both fugitives escaped.
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Chicago
Olaf Olsen
Fire on Invaders At Maritime Mines Ends in Deaths
In a clash at Maritime mines in W Va non-union workers under Superintendent Lambert faced a union march. Guards with Winchesters blocked the entry, shots fired, two men Boyd Martin and Riley Johnson killed while Sam Artrip wounded. Sheriff Hatfield oversees about fifty officers as tensions rise among Mingo miners.
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Maritime
W. Va
Lambert
Boyd Martin
Riley Johnson
Sam Artrip
Mingo
Sheriff Hatfield
Western leaders draft irrigation plan at Cheyenne meeting
State engineers representatives and senators from Colorado Utah Nebraska North and South Dakota Idaho and Wyoming met in Cheyenne Wyoming to discuss irrigation government aid and reclaiming arid lands. E J Burkett was elected chairman and George E Tobey secretary. A bill covering irrigation issues was drafted and a Washington meeting planned to outline united action before the next congressional session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
Colorado
Utah
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Idaho
Wyoming
E. J. Burkett
Lincoln
Neb
George E. Tobey
Congress
Washington
Cuban Constitution Adopt Platt Amendment Model
Secretary Root has received General Wood's letter with official announcements that the Cuban constitutional convention adopted the Platt amendment. The Cuban constitution follows a U S model, making the amendment sufficient for Cuba relations and the government’s purposes.
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Root
Wood
United States
Cuba
Boiler explosion kills engineer near Kansas City
The boiler of a Chicago and Alton locomotive exploded at Blue Cut fifteen miles east of Kansas City Missouri. Engineer George Grew was killed and fireman Cortney fatally burned. No passengers were injured.
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Chicago & Alton
Blue Cut
Kansas City
George Grew
Grew
Cortney
Freman
Texas Gusher at Sour Lake Draws Crowds to Oil Blowout
A Sour Lake well drilled by Guffey Petroleum erupted recently when its cap blew off and oil shot forty feet high. The heavy oil, similar in quality to Beaumont oil, is visible from a nearby hotel with galleries filled with onlookers.
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Sour Lake
Tex
Guffey Petroleum Company
Beaumont
Duel Ends Fatal in Waynesboro Mississippi Feud
A. M. Leary and J. D. Davis died in a duel at Waynesboro Mississippi sparked by a family feud. Davis, owner of a large licensed distillery, fired three times at Leary before Leary fell and Davis was killed by a final pistol shot.
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A. M. Leary
J. D. Davis
Waynesboro
Misa
Davis
Leary
Creighton Commencement Crowds Celebrate Five Graduates
At Omaha Creighton University a commencement crowd packed the theatre as five young men graduated. The ceremony marked a milestone for the students and the campus community as they received diplomas amid celebratory scenes.
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Creighton
Omahe
Creighton Theatre
Hon
United States Ambassador Cheate Confined by Summer Cold
Ambassdor Cheate JH and London reports say the United States envoy is confined to bed with a summer cold. Physicians note improvement as treatment continues and the illness passes.
Tornado Kills Eight In Keya Paha Valley
A violent tornado swept the Keya Paha valley around 6 pm, killing eight people and injuring several in Boyd and Holt counties. Homes and outbuildings were destroyed at Henry Metz John Berg Jacob Greening and August Anderson farms, with a wrecked bridge over the Keya Paha river and livestock losses. Grace Greening survived aged fourteen, while Clara and Ada Anderson perished with Mrs Anderson critically injured. Weather included large hail and extreme heat prior to the funnel.
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Keya Paha
Lhe
Otto Metz
Henry Metz
Jacob
Gust Anderson
Theodore Anderson
John Berg
Joseph Berg
John Hauff
Jacob Greening
Greening
Grace Greening
Keya Paba
August Anderson
Boyd
Holt
Brown University Elects Dr Andrews Trustee
A Providence dispatch reports Chancellor E Benjamin Andrews former Brown University president and Nebraska leader was unanimously elected a Brown trustee on Thursday. The vacancy followed the death of Dr Edward Clarence Kixby.
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Providence
R. J
E. Benjamin Andrews
University of Nebraska
Brown University
Edward Clarence Kixby
A. M
Fire in New Jersey tenement kills fourteen in Patterson store
Fourteen people are believed dead and several injured after a fire and explosion at the Abraham M. Rittenberg fireworks store on the ground floor of a Patterson New Jersey tenement. Property loss is estimated at up to 35000 dollars.
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New York
Abraham M. Rittenberg
Patterson
N. J
Girl Injured When Horse Throws Rider in Nebraska
In Fremont Nebraska Miss Sadie Keegan lost control of her horse while driving near Benaway. The horse bolted throwing her from the buggy and injuring her.
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Benaway
Fremont
Neb
Sadie Keegan
Farm Hand Shoots Farmer Then Self in KL Tragedy
In Brokaw, KL, farm hand T. J. Reece shot and seriously wounded prominent farmer John Young before setting straw stock and other materials afire. He then shot himself and was cremated.
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Brokaw
T. J. Reece
John Young
Missing General Bartlett Body Found in Vast River
The body of General Charles G. Bartlett, one of the victims of the sinking ferry Northfield on the Staten Island line last week, was recovered from the Vast River.
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Charles G. Bartlett
Northfield
Staten Island Line
Cardinal Gibbons Leaves Rome Heading Home
Cardinal Gibbons has departed Rome returning to the United States after concluding activities in the Vatican. The journey follows his visit to discuss church affairs with Vatican officials and observe ceremonies in the Italian capital.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Rome
Botha Refuses Surrender Amid Naish Cham Conflict
Report notes Botha has not surrendered in the ongoing Naish Cham confrontation. The article mentions allied forces, a chaotic situation, and incomplete details from the scene. No clear outcome or dates are provided in the readable text.
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Botha
Naish Chamgg
Flood Devastates Pocahontas Valley Wv Hundreds Dead
Bluefield dispatch reports a disastrous flood in Pocahontas coal fields West Virginia. An estimated 200 lives may be lost as Keystone and surrounding areas are washed away. Bridges tracks and telegraph lines were destroyed cutting rail and telegraph service west of Elkhorn. Property losses exceed two million dollars.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Johnstown
Norfolk & Western
Elkhorn
Pocahontas
Elkhorm Creek
Ennis
Vivican Yard
Coal Company
Keystone
Ponocahontas
Cubans Well Satisfied Over Cuban Constitutional Move
Secretary Root received Governor General Wood's report noting the Cuban constitutional convention accepts the Platt amendment and is received with general satisfaction. The main hurdle remains forming a Cuban government to enable reciprocity with the United States and no tariff barriers for Cuban goods. Wood's order on debts and mortgages is expected to ease immediate difficulties.
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Root
Wood
Cuba
Coma
United States
Accused Cattle Thief Samuel Garven Arrested in Bi Mont
Federal authorities arrested Samuel Garven near Bi Mont on suspicion of complicity in cattle theft valued at Seeer worth from the Creek Indians. The stolen cattle were said to be found on Garven's ranch. A year ago Garven was a prosperous Billings citizen as the trial of Robert Lee proceeds.
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Samuel Garven
Bi Mont
Seeer
Wales
Robert Lee
Garven
Billings
Grand Jury Probes Calamity Lynching in Cohoe County
The Cohoe County grand jury in California investigates a lynching case from May 90 involving Calvin Hall his three sons and Daniel Yantis. It is unclear who brought charges and who were principal figures.
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Cohoe County
California
Calvin Hall
Daniel Yantis
Tramp Attack Near North Bend Leaves One Dead
In a box car an assault left three men wounded with one dying. Dusseldorf, drunk, claimed to have acted in revenge amid rumors of earlier quarrels. Sheriff Kreader summoned from Fremont led the effort to remove two survivors.
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Durkin
Dusseldorf
Kreader
Fremont
North Bend
Adelbert Hay Dead After Fall From Window
Adelbert Hay son of Secretary Hay and former consul to Pretoria was found dead on the sidewalk outside the New Haven house in New Haven Connecticut Saturday morning. A passer-by saw the prostrate man near the Chicago street side of the hotel and the night clerk identified him as A S Hay. Yale alumni and students gathered at the scene amid the commencement exercises in progress. Authorities believe a dizzy fit caused him to fall from the window while seeking air.
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Adelbert
Hay
Pretoria
New Haven
Conn
Chicago
A. 8
Yale
Boy Drowned While Swimming Near Fremont River
Carl Tonjes about 11 years old drowned in the Platte River east of the bridge south of Fremont while swimming with his brother Paul and Bert Kittle. He leaped ten feet, was swept by a strong current, and his companions could not rescue him.
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Carl Tonjes
Platte River
Fremont
Paul
Bert Kittle
Tonjes
Benefactor Funds Plan for People's Churches Nationwide
A western donor has placed 1,000,000 in Denver securities to endow people’s churches across the country. The program follows W. H. Thomas of Chicago’s guidelines and will be administered by Dr. Thomas and other leaders promoting the liberal church movement.
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Denver
W. H. Thomas
Chicago
Quarrel Over Horse Ends in Fatal Shooting in Montana
At Jaggers ranch near Horse Prairie Sam Moore and William McKenzie fought over a horse. Moore shot McKenzie, wounding him fatally. Moore rode fourteen miles for help but McKenzie died. Moore surrendered in Bannock claiming self defense after McKenzie threatened to shoot him.
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Jaggers’ Ranch
Horse Prairie
Mont
Sam Moore
William McKenzie
Moore
McKenzie
Wyoming
Bannock
Reading Railroad Strike Shortens Hours and Raises Pay
In Reading Pennsylvania over six hundred car shop workers walked out seeking shorter hours and higher pay. Boiler makers in locomotive shops joined the activity, signaling sympathy with the larger Reading Iron Company strike involving around two thousand workers.
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Reading
Reading Railroad Company
Concens
Reading Iron
Packing Plant Barned in Buffalo Fire Loss Hits 140000
The pork packing plant of Klinck Bros. in Buffalo New York was totally destroyed by fire causing an estimated loss of 140000 dollars. The blaze gutted the facility and left little salvage. Fire crews fought the flames through the night with no reports of injuries.
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Klinck Bros
Buffalo
N. Y
Stolen Bank Notes Report From Hong Kong Arrival
Victoria news from Hong Kong reports $270,000 in bank notes stolen from Seayaenas de Roees. Only two or three trusted insiders had access to the vault, authorities note. The incident underscores security breaches feared at distant financial sites.
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Victoria
Hong Kong
Seayaenas de Roees
Enlisted Men Relieve Crew Aboard Station Ship Abarrenda St Tutulla
Enlisted men are sent to relieve the crew of the station ship Abarrenda at Tutulla, freeing their counterparts for other duties and ensuring continued operations at the station.
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Abarrenda
St Tutulla
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