Burned at the stake for brutal assault in Coffee county
In Enterprise Alabama a mob of about five hundred captured John Wesley Pennington after he confessed to a brutal assault on Mrs. J C Davis. He was bound to an iron pipe and burned amidst brushwood, with witnesses describing his pleas for mercy as the flames enveloped him and his body turned to ashes.
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Birmingham
Ala
John Wesley Pennington
Enterprise
Coffee County
Pennington
J. C. Davis
Mrs. Davis
Davis
Slaying of Shelby Chief Traced to Local Suspect in Charleston
In Charleston last night a hand to hand clash with police ended with the capture of a Negro named Mike Washington whose brother, claiming to be George Washington, was killed. Second Lieutenant Dunn was mortally wounded and First Lieutenant McManus injured. The captive resembles the man described as the slayer of Chief of Police Jones of Shelby, N.C. The armed group fought with ferocity as they were subdued.
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Charleston
Mike Washington
George Washington
Dunn
McManus
Jones
Shelby
N.C
Eight Dead in Locust Street Explosion City Toll Grows
In Philadelphia on Locust Street a sixth body was found yesterday and today a seventh victim was identified, bringing the death toll to eight. An unidentified Negro youth, about nifty years old, was found seated in a chair in the Jones restaurant area, believed to have been eating when the blast occurred. Injured remain in hospital, some in danger. Officials probe the cellar area and Quigley building for the blast’s cause.
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Philadelphia
Locust Street
Jones
Quigley
Qeigley
Lying Between Two Coffins in Laurel Factory Fire
Emery W. Riggin, son of ex-speaker E. B. Riggin of Delaware, fatally burned when Riggin & Sons carriage factory in Laurel burned. He was found on the upper floor between two coffins amid flames, likely struck by an epileptic episode. Loss to the firm around 8000 dollars, insured.
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Laurel
Del
Emery W. Riggin
E. B. Riggin
House of Representatives
Delaware
Riggin & Sons
Young Riggin
Judgment Against Barcus Ends Senate Book Sale Case
In Buffalo on August 7 an attorney filed a judgment for 80 dollars in the county clerk's office against James Barcus publisher of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents limited edition. This amount covers appellate costs after Barcus lost to the Appellate Division for the third time. If Barcus does not appeal to the State Court of Appeals the suit may end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Legation
United States Senate
James Barcus
Arcus
Barcus
State Court of Appeals
Trolley Car Plunges From Bayou Gayoso Bridge
A Memphis Street Railway trolley ran off a bridge over Bayou Gayoso at Second and Mill streets at 2 PM injuring five. Victims include Miss Beesie Phillips Patrolman Michael Lillis A T Brown extra conductor Marie Fields and Charlie Biggs. They all are expected to recover after the twenty foot fall.
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Memphis
Tenn
Memphis Street Railway Company
Second
Mill Streets
Beesie Phillips
Michael Lillis
A. T. Brown
Marie Fields
Charlie Biggs
Aear
Causes for Delay in the Avilla Bank Receiver Case
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports Fort Wayne Ind August 1 attorneys for creditors of the Avilla Bank filed a petition with Judge Baker in Indianapolis seeking a receiver amid an involuntary bankruptcy case. Delays arose when Robert P Barr declined to file a written appearance for Leach. The case questions money in the safe and its combination. The Avilla creditors note Leach owns sheep and may hold other property. John L Henry, Avilla furniture dealer, supplied most furnishings for Leach’s new home and has unpaid bills tied to Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Fort Wayne
Ind
P. A. Randall
A. B. Thomas
K. Randall
John L. Henry
William Meyer
Avilla Bank
Leach
Barr
Cincinnati
Avilla
Peter Reed
Chicago
Henry
Washington
First National Bank of New York
Union National Bank of Richmond
Frank L. Andrews
Romney
W. H. Oxtoby
Muncie
Ebbitt
McKinley
Frederick Morris
Fort Leavenworth
Kan Morris
Tuguegarao
Luzon
Joint High Commission
Lord Pauncefote
Lord Herschel
Tracewell
Treasury
Pago Harbor
Tutuila
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Navy Department
William 8._McPhaden
Interior Department
Cherokee Oil and Gas Company
Vermont
New York
Naval
Department
Forged Notes Linked to Bank Failure Sowing Losses
Huntington report says the American Trust and Savings Association of Chicago suffered as a major loser from the Andrews Bank failure. Their representative inspected notes claimed as coins and all were ruled forgeries. The trust company reportedly holds over $20,000 in such notes, with its agent declining to comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Huntington
Ind
Andrews
American Trust and Savings Association
Chicago
Caria
Railway changes reorganize Frisco Memphis freight dept
F D Russell resigns as general freight agent of St. Louis and San Francisco. John A Middleton will be appointed general freight agent for the Frisco Memphis system. F C Dumbreck remains as assistant system. James Donahue moves to the passenger dept. R R Hammond becomes superintendent of machinery and maintenance of way. H C Sprague moves to the Frisco Memphis telegraph section.
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ST. Louis
F. D. Russell
St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
Frisco-Memphis
John A. Middleton
Middleton
Frisco
F.C. Dumbreck
Memphis
Kansas City
James Donahue
R. R. Hammond
H. C. Sprague
Springhield
Revolt Against Crusaders In Fort Scott Demands Exile
A mass meeting of about 2,500 residents in Fort Scott Kansas resolved to drive out Rev Frazer and others pressing the prohibitory law enforcement. The chair was directed to form a fifty member committee to carry out the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Scott
Kan
Frazer
State Temperance Union
Trolley Wire Breaks on Brooklyn Street Car
A live trolley wire broke in Marcey avenue Brooklyn and the ends fell on a crowded street car. One boy was seriously injured and three other passengers were hurt by the wire.
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New York
Marcey Avenue
Brooklyn
Peaceful restraint marks big steel strike action at New Castle
Pittsburg Aug 7 Amalgamated Association leaders restrain strikers as New Castle plant closes and Clark mill partially reopens under SHAFPFER order. Officials plan a broader campaign. Shaffer and Schwab clash over next moves. Mills prep slow resumption while tin plate and sheet plants face tight markets and rising prices.
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Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association
New Castle
Clark
A. M. Brown
Bureau of Police
Recorder Brown
United States Steel Corporation
Kiskiminetas
Schwab
New York
Shaffer
Sheet Company
Vandergrift
Leechburg
Hyde Park
Wellsville
Tin Plate Company
McKeesport
M. F. Tighe
Bessemer
Structural Iron
J. W. Pryale
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Joseph Bishop
Ohblo Board of Arbitration
Combine
Organisation 8
American Tin Plate Company
Amer
Strike Leadership Mulls Advisory Board Across Unions
Amalgamated headquarters in Pittsburg are quieter as strikers in New Castle obey the call and workers at Clark mills prepare. Officials foresee forming an advisory board of trade presidents to bolster President Shaffer in the strike, potentially shaping public opinion and support.
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Pittsburg
New Castle
Clark Mills
Lawrenceville
Shaffer
Simon Burns
Window Glass Workers’ Association
John Kungzier
The
Flint Glass Workers
National Secreta
James Pryal
Structural Iron Workers’ Association
Patrick Dolan
United Mine Workers
Trust
Amalgamated Association
Trust Mills
May bulldoze Turkey French anxious to obtain satisfaction
Paris Aug 7 A high French Foreign Office official outlined the Constantinople dispute with the Turkish government. Two issues delay France the Quay Company affair and French claims against the Porte with payment long promised. If unmet France may recall its ambassador. A French squadron reportedly awaits to sail to Turkish waters as leverage.
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Paris
Associated Press
Constantinople
M. Constans
France
Turkey
Porte
Great window glass trust plotted by Pittsburg promoters
A Brussels report says American capitalists Chambers and associates discussed acquiring Charleroi glass works to form a world spanning window glass monopoly. The Belgium plant has forty furnaces valued at about 500 000 francs each. Pittsburg figures Jones A Chambers and M K McMullin of the American Window Glass Company travel Europe to push the plan.
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Brussels
Chambers
Charleroi
Pittsburg
I’'a
United States
Europe
Belgium
Pittsburgers
Dying Ex Governor William A Newell of New Jersey
Ex Governor William A Newell of New Jersey is reported dying in Allentown New Jersey. He served as the first Republican governor from 1857 to 198 and was a longtime Republican figure. He founded the life saving service and originated the agricultural bureau and served in Congress.
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New York
Allentown
N. J
the Tribune
William A. Newell
New Jersey
Newell
United States Life-Saving Service
United States Agricultural Bureau
Congress
Ae United A Acaies
Machias to Move Toward isthmus for transit observation
The gunboat Machias has been ordered to Hampton Roads then to Colon to observe traffic on the Isthmus of Panama. Officials deem it prudent to have a U S ship nearby in case of emergencies though landing marines is not expected. The action follows reports of insurgent disruptions near Matachin and aims to protect free transit per treaty guarantees.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Machias
Boston Navy Yard
Hampton Roads
Colon
Panama
Navy Department
State Adee
Navy
Hackett
Adee
Gudger
Matachin
Laguayra
Venezuela
United States
Aspinwall
North Atlantic
Jouett
Isthmus
New York
P. H. McCalin
Aizpuru
McCaila
Alzpuru
Jowett
Cleveland
Messige
Congress
Bayard
Pacific
Great floods in China drown thousands on Yangtze
News from Victoria B C reports floods along the Yangtze River leaving many thousands dead or drowned. Estimates reach twenty thousand in districts near Swa Hue and Chong Teh with higher losses feared if embankments fail.
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Victoria
B. C
China
An-King
Kiu-Kiang
Swa-Hue
Chong-Teh
Chong Cheh Tung
Wu-Chang
Hong Kong
Queen's Road West
Venezuelan Gunboat Purchase Clears Uribe Voyage
Advices from the Colombian legation in Washington reveal Gen Uribe Uribe traveled from La Guira to Maracaibo aboard a merchant vessel later bought by the Venezuelan government and converted into a gunboat. Officials see this as removing an implied Venezuelan aid charge against Colombia.
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Washington
Gen. Uribe-Uribe
la Guira
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Colombia
Ungallant Kentuckians Oust New Castle Postmistress
Senator Deboe and several Kentucky politicians finally force the removal of Mrs. Gertrude Sanders from her post as postmistress at New Castle Kentucky. James P Gray, allied with Deboe's political faction, gains influence in the wake of the action.
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New Castle
Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Deboe
Kentucky
Gertrude Sanders
James P. Gray
State Department Seeks Ad Valorem Tariff Accord in Peking
Officials say signing delay in Peking stems from tariff base disputes between ad valorem and specific methods. Details for joint military restrictions on imports and cooperation with Pacific commercial bodies are being worked out, with concerns over gold basis percentages affecting trade.
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Washington
State Department
Peking
Paris Building Erected In One Night For Ruby Track Venture
A building is reported constructed in Paris and transported to the site and secured within a single night. Wealthy Chicago interests are backing the venture and plan to run the Ruby Track in connection with the enterprise.
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Paris
Taken
Fires Hit Several Indiana Towns in One Day
A series of small fires across Indiana on August 7 damaged J. H. Hinkle’s Salamania blacksmith shop and Elmer Harter’s residence in Portland, with Wooden Skinner store repeatedly catching fire but sustaining minimal damage. Hinkle lost 500 dollars uninsured, Wehrley’s loss was minor, while Harter’s residence suffered a small insurance-covered loss. In Milford township a barn owned by Ezra Sears burned after a child wanted to see the flames, and Mrs. Mary E. Crow’s home in Brazil burned for about 1,008 dollars with insurance. Police Judge Rawhey later freed four boys arrested for burning Hudnut milling property, ruling no intent to destroy existed.
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Indianapolis Journal
Portland
Ind
J. H. Hinkle
Salamania
Elmer Harter
W. P. Wehrley
Skinner
Hinkle
Wehrley
Lagrange
Ezra Sears
Milford Township
Brazil
Mary E. Crow
Terre Haute
Rawhey
Reform School
That Omaha Girl Dies Mystery of Richards Heir
In Brazil Indiana a dying actress Anna Andrews claimed a girl with her was the daughter of John Richards of Clay County. A man corroborates the claim linking Richards to a former wife and moved wealth, with searches failing to locate Richards in city directories or confirm a known heir.
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Indianapolis Journal
Brazil
Ind
Anna Andrews
Omaha
John Richards
Clay County
Indiana
Richards
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Andrews
Shaffer
John P Holtz Dies. Noted German Resident of Bartholomew
John Peter Holtz aged eighty years died at his home in Columbus early this morning. He was born May 21, 1821 in Hesse Darmstadt Germany and came to the United States after reaching legal age. He lived briefly in Baltimore and then settled in Freeport, continuing his life in Indiana thereafter.
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Indianapolis Journal
Columbus
Ind
John Peter Holtz
Eest Columbus
Mr. Holla
Hesse Darmstadt
Germany
Baltimore
Freeport
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