Funeral of Miss Wild Amid City Mob Violence Near Rail Junction
A funeral for Miss Wild drew thousands as armed men flooded Pierce City seeking blood. A mob attacked the negro quarter, burning five houses and firing a train, with no injuries reported to passengers. The murder investigation of Miss Wild deepened as evidence points to a copper colored negro. her brother found her near a culvert with her throat cut after a struggle. Bloodhounds were deployed the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce City
Will Godley
Gazelle Wild
French Godley
Pete Hampton
Monett
Springfield
Starks
Tulsa
L. T
Joe Lark
Eugene Barrett
Carter
Frisco Railroad
Lark
Barrett
Miss Wild
Pierce City Militia Company
Trapped Passengers Die After Steamer Hit Squall
Aboard the steamer City of Golconda passengers were unable to escape after a squall struck her and caused a tourused turtle like injury or entrapment, leaving many imprisoned and dying at sea in a tragedy reported in local notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golconda
Disaster at Cottonwood bar claims seventeen lives
Paducah reels from the City of Golconda catastrophe as seventeen drowned aboard the Cottonwood bar above Paducah. Only one woman saved, amid claims of culpable carelessness. thirty to sixty aboard, with several bodies recovered and transported to Paducah.
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Paducah
Golconda
Cottonwood Bar
Lizzie Graham
Grahamville
Lucy Barnett
Smithland
Trixie Grimes
May Fleming
Birdsville
David Adams
W. A. Hogan
Ira
Wallace
Lucille
Watts Davis
Livingstone County
Clarence Slayden
Lola
Wallace Bennett
Tolu
D. Jackson
Will Woods
Rhorge Washington
Horace Rondeau
George Sandsburg
A. A. Peck
Frank Enders
Charles Graham
Luther Graham
Richmond Hoetel
Philip Boulware
Archibald Lewis
George D. Barnes & Co
St. Louis
Charlies Hayden
Metropolis
R. H. Garner
Bay City
Clarence Coker
Sanders
Fire at Atlantic Refining Point Breeze Kills Five
Fire at the Atlantic Refining Company works in Point Breeze, Philadelphia, has claimed five lives and injured over one hundred as explosions and flaming oil threaten nearby gas holders across the Schuylkill river. Officials report losses likely to reach three quarters of a million dollars, covered by a sinking fund, with the blaze expected to burn until all oil is consumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Atlantic Refining Company
Point Breeze
Baxter
John M'Cullon
James Balls
Et and Dougherty
Frank Davis
Alexander Timmers
Lloyd
Schuylkill
United Gas Improvement Company
W. H. Gartley
Fire and accident notices span several towns
A series of incident notices report a cannon explosion injuring an artilleryman in Dubuque, three children burned to death in Currie, a large fire destroying Union Pacific freight sheds in Council Bluffs, and W H Hotchkiss winery fire costing 156000 in Santa Rosa.
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Dubuque, Ta
Pawnee Bill
John Miller
Pittsburg
Omaha
Neb
Union Pacific Railroad
Council Bluffs
Santa Rosa
Cal
W. H. Hotchkiss
Protectors of Vice Arrest in Tenderloin Policing Case
Warrants were issued for Wardman Glennon Wardman Dwyer and Sergeant Shiels tied to the West Thirtieth street Tenderloin station amid a police corruption inquiry led by District Attorney Philbin Justice Jerome and the Society for the Prevention of Crime. Shiels surrendered and Glennon and Dwyer posted bail while a preliminary examination and bail considerations follow. The case cites neglect of duty over a Thirty third street disorderly house with alleged payoffs to officers and a prior flight by the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philbin
Jerome
Society For the Prevention of Crime
Glennon
Dwyer
Shiels
West Thirty-third-street
Justice Jerome
Garvan
E. J. Giennon
Thirtythird Street
Whitney
W.S. Devery
Mr. Knox Responds to Anti-Trust League and Knights of Labor
An open caustic letter challenges the Attorney General over a request for information on an alleged trust. The document alleges the inquiry is founded on erroneous assumptions and claims the Attorney General knows nothing about the formation of the United States Corporation.
Attorney General Knox denies duty to furnish information to litigants
Knox states he cannot provide or locate any agreements involving United States Steel Corporation. He says he never saw nor was connected with the promoters, and that the department is not obliged to supply information to private litigants. He emphasizes the department enforces federal statutes, not supply confidential papers.
Indianians Granted Patents and Tax Update from Washington
Special to the Indianapolis Journal notes patents granted to Indiana residents for varied devices from car rages to a vertical steam separator and other inventions. The report also covers Internal Revenue Commissioner Yerkes taxing Porto Rican bay rum as distilled spirits and John Hyde’s Europe tour confirming plans to exchange telegraphic crop reports among wheat countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Charles B
Adamson
Muncie
Georgy Lire, Jr
East Chicago
Ernest KE. Geffin
Union City
Earl Graves
Kokomo
A. Myers
Cincinnati
Edgar J. Hicks
Indianapolis
Charles R. Hudson
Warren
Internal Revenue
Porto Rico
United States
John Hyde
Agricultural Department
Cay
Europe
Second Navy Submarine Launches Moccasin at Elizabeth
The second new navy submarine was launched at Elizabeth N J on August 20. The vessel named Moccasin was christened by Grace Day of Virginia sister in law of Senator Martin. Moccasin measures sixty three feet four inches long eleven feet nine inches wide and carries a one hundred sixty horsepower surface engine and seventy horsepower underwater dynamo. It is expected to reach eight knots on the surface and is equipped with five torpedo tubes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Navy
Elizabeth
N. J
Grace Day
Virginia
Martin
Six Victims Identified in Herkimer Roundhouse Blast
The six victims of the Herkimer roundhouse explosion were John Deck Levi Gilbert Lewis Jackson Harry Tansel James Nagel and Joseph Keller. Jackson Keller and Nagel were laborers, Tansel studied architecture at Syracuse University. The blast leveled the roundhouse and damaged about twenty five nearby houses as crowds gathered. The cause remains unknown and injuries extended beyond the immediate site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Falls
N. Y
Herkimer
John Deck
Levi Gilbert
Lewis Jackson
Harry Stansel
James Nagel
Joseph Keller
Stansel
Syracuse University
Jackson
Keller
Nagel
Utica
Islander Disaster Details Include Stowaway Tragedy
Reports from Juneau and Victoria detail the Islander steamer disaster with a stowaway found in a water-tight compartment as the vessel sank after iceberg impact. Captain and pilot testimony suggest a beaching plan allegedly misjudged while 42 lives were lost. Names Howard Fowler and Hintz are noted among survivors, with crew denying intoxication claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
J. T. Snyder
Juneau
Farallon
Victoria
B. C
Howard Fowler
Howard Smith
Secomd
Quartermaster Hintz
Leblanc
A. Applebaum
Dawson
Andrew Kealing
Los Angeles
Man killed by a live wire on Clayton Street
In Wilmington on August ? Harry Johnson a colored coal wagon driver died instantly after raising his arm to brush a hanging live wire. The Phoenix ambulance responding to the scene was struck by a trolley car injuring four ambulance workers including driver Andrew Munden and men Charles Simes Emmett Morrow Horace Gibason who is in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
Harry Johnson
Clayton Street
Johnson
Phoenix
Andrew Munden
Charles Simes
Emmett Morrow
Horace Gibason
Gibason
Unveiling of Perry Statue in Japan Noted by Admiral Rodgers
Admiral Rodgers reports in Japan on July 12 audience with the Emperor and Empress regarding the Perry landing statue at Kurihama. The ceremony on July 14 included naval salutes, a parade of Japanese troops and invited guests aboard Hakuai Maru, with a strong display of goodwill between the United States and Japan.
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Washington
Commodore Perry
Kurihama
Japan
Rodgers
MacKenzie
Sperry
Swift
Baron Kaneko
New York
Department
United States
Navy Department
Plates From Defunct Bank Notes Spark Secret Service Bust
Secret service in San Francisco arrested three men amid a swindle using unissued State Bank of New Brunswick notes. Plates, waste paper, and about half a million dollars in notes were found through New Brunswick junk dealer Adam Ludwig and collector Jacob Weigel. The scheme dated back decades, with notes spread nationwide and tied to a long-closed bank that liquidated years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Secret Service
State Bank of
John A. Newell
Adam Ludwig
New Brunswick
Jacob Weigel
Greensburg & Smith
Weigel
Loop Explanation Amid Battle Claims by Gloucester Seaman
Walter B Adams of Gloucester Massachusetts recounts a new version of Admiral Schleys flagship loop at Santiago. He says Commander Hodgkins ordered hard down to aim at the Viscaya and Adams unintentionally moved the wheel hard up swinging Brooklyn away from the Spanish ship. He eased the wheel and corrected the course. The incident is reported from Bellows Falls Vermont.
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New York
Walter B. Adams
Gloucester
Mass
Brooklyn
Santiago
Admiral Schley
Bellows Falls
Adame
Hodgkins
Viscaya
Adams
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Dallas
Tex
Whitesboro
Alf Wilder
Grayson County
Nelson
Red Ranch
Dexter
Wilder
Red River
Caldwell
Atlantic City Refining Company
Burning Oil Works
Hart
Mon Tammany Crime
MR. Knox
League and Knights OF Labor
Attorney General
Garding
United States Corporation
Knox
Joint Committee
American Anti-trust League
District Assembly
Knights of Labor
United States Steel Corporation
H. B. Martin
Joint Committee of American Anti-trust League
C. M. Schwab
United States Industrial Commission
Carnegie Company
Steel Corporation
Carnegie Steel Company
United States Steel Company
P. C. Knox
National Capital Notes
Elizabeth, N. J
Herkimer Roundhouse
Captain Foote
Ambulance Corps
Admiral Rogers
The
Perry
Bogls National Bank
NEW Brunswick Bank
Schley
Nonunion
MIM
Pennsylvania
Continental
South Chicago
Joseph Bishop
Ohio
Clark
Lindsay & McCutcheon
Painter
Monessenville
McKeesport
Wheeling
New Castle
Bellaire
Veryl Preston
Schwab
Preston
Chicago
Tollet
Carnegie
Duquesne Mill
McMurtrie
American Sheet Sleep Company
Kiskiminetas Valley
Iso
Scottdale
FP. F. Smith
Wellsville
National Tube Company
Thin City
Shaffer
Frederick von Luxberg
Diplomatic Service
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