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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1901
Page
1
A Black man was burned to death by a mob in Tennessee amid reports of violent racial hostility. The event follows a pattern of extrajudicial killings and public danger in the region, with authorities investigating possible accomplices and motive.
A Black man dies quietly after giving a brief statement about his crime and its motive as a procession reaches a festal scene and the crowd follows for three miles to the burning.
In Franklin County Tenn a mob overpowered sheriff deputies, seized Henry Noles after his capture for the assault and murder of Mrs. Charles Williams. Noles was strapped to a tree, burned alive at 1 40 pm while witnesses watched, with around 600 people present. The Williams family home and victims are described as prominent locals. The mob action follows insufficient legal proceedings and appeals for law and order. In Birmingham, a separate incident reports Miles Brooks, a Afro American, accused of sending an improper letter to a white woman, his store burned by a mob amid a broader wave of vigilantism. A search for Brooks continues as authorities investigate the incidents.
J C Merriwether baggagemaster shot and killed Will Freeman a Black porter on the Georgia Southern and Florida line near Valdosta after a confrontation aboard the Shoe Fly train. The feud between them had lasted some time and Freeman died instantly from a head wound.
In Greeneville Tennessee James Ross and Walter Pierce two Black men were jailed after minor offenses and placed together in one cell. A scuffle with wives escalated and Ross killed Pierce during the confrontation. The incident was reported as a special dispatch from Knoxville.
Columbus Typographical Union approved the pressmen and stereotypers lockout at Press-Post printers after quitting their positions. The paper’s management said publication would resume at once with an entirely new news and mechanical staff, as no settlement appears likely.
An Illinois Central accommodation train from Fulton and a light engine collided on a curve near Paducah at 7:30 a.m. Three miles from the city. Engineer W C Eubanks was fatally hurt with both legs cut off. Conductor E T Aran Flagman Murphy Engineer Mike Kelly Express Messenger Clarence Wright Fireman William ay and several passengers injured, none seriously. Both engines demolished.
Captain James McQueen Forsyth U.S.N. spoke in Kansas City about the Schley-Sampson dispute, saying glory was enough for all and that promoting a junior officer caused the clash. He noted Sampson and Schley earned praise, while Washington’s choice sparked resentment among senior captains. Forsyth, ending forty years of service, moves toward retirement and will proceed to Philadelphia after time in St Louis.
The Florida and Metropolitan limited train operated by Sea board Airline was wrecked seven miles south of Cheraw due to a sand bank washout last night. Fireman Rosemond was crushed to death while Engineer Muse and engineer Tom Cleary were injured along with a postal clerk. Passengers escaped with a severe shaking up as the engine and four front cars left the track and overturned. The tender was thrown fifty yards and track torn up for 150 yards.
Harry Barnes, a prospector at Cape Nome, tells the Gold Digger he found a corked medicine bottle on Hagenmaister island in Bristol Bay containing a faded note. It reports the schooner Albert wrecked in Unimak Pass with eighteen hands aboard and state ship master C. E. McLeod.
The Illinois Sugar Refining Company plant at Peoria will produce no sugar this fall and will be repurposed to manufacture glucose. The growing crop has been sold to Ohio and Michigan factories, as legal battles between the trust and the independent owner continue in court.
London press analyzes the potential loan purpose behind Emperor Nicholas II’s contemplated visit to France. English financiers scrutinize the motive and implications for postwar finance.
In Zurich and London the report notes Prince Chung in Switzerland is ill while English envoy to Germany travels. Edicts authorize signing protocols en route to Peking as British naval boiler tests proceed. London stock market dull after holiday. rates ease though Bank of England holds rates steady amid gold and loan concerns. Madrid Bank of Spain notes show gold up 4000 pesetas and silver up 1766, notes outstanding down 8.71 million.
A Schepper's commando threatens Oudtshoern, thirty miles from the Indian Ocean. In Brussels it is asserted that Commandant General Botha has ordered Boer commanders to retain all captured British as hostages if Lord Kitchener acts on threats from his proclamation.
Admiralty tests on Hyacinth and Minerva stir debate over Belleville boiler as decisive judgment remains doubtful. Berlin stock market steadies amid strong sentiment and shift to government bonds. Dispatches report 10 million pounds in forest fire losses and 260000 acres burned as fires blamed on incendiaries. Rumors circulate of a military inquiry into Sergeant Hickel at Gumbinnen.
The Military Guard of the Philippine metropolis will be boosted with additional infantry companies to meet mounting security needs in the city. Authorities plan an increase in urban defense force strength and preparation for potential threats.
Manila authorities plan to add four infantry companies as guard duty rises, while Chaffee and Wright deem the city orderly. Colonel Loreel and 30 others surrender near Talisay. total surrenders exceed 100. Governor Taft headed back to northern Luzon after civil officer appointments.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal Minneapolis Minn Aug 25 United States District Attorney Robert G Evans died suddenly at his residence from heart failure. He rose from Indiana roots to Minnesota prominence through legal and political work with Judge Daniel Fish and the firm Keith Evans Thompson Fairchild. He also served on the Republican state central committee and led the Union League, with ambitions for a federal judgeship.
French ambassador Constans warned he would depart Constantinople by Aug 26 if French claims were not settled. Tewfik Pasha said the Porte dropped the quays purchase plan due to bad speculation and financial hurdles. Constans then set a Monday deadline for full rights to the quays company and indemnity for two years of denied rights.
London observers question if Turkey's capitulation yields real gains for France or merely a paper victory. They say Constans pushed for costly quays Turkey did not buy, leaving him with empty congratulations while the Sultan avoids unprofitable terms.
London dispatch says Li Hung Chang informed the ministers that edicts needed to sign the protocol by Chinese plenipotentiaries are en route from Si-Ngan-Fu and expected to arrive Wednesday. In Basel Switzerland Prince Chung and the Chinese mission, en route to Berlin to apologize for Baron Von Ketteler s murder, have arrived and he is ill.
London report indicates Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal will be named successor to the late Lord Herschel as head of the British delegation in the joint high commission representing British interests. The Daily Chronicle carries the anticipated appointment.
London dispatches report Boers heed no proclamation as Kitchener notes De Larey counter proclamation and cape colony fighting persists. Sharp skirmishes near Uniondale a day from the sea indicate ongoing resistance with Commandant involvement.
Well known here, Robert Grenap Evans United States district attorney for Minnesota, died suddenly Sunday morning in Minneapolis. Friends attribute his death to injuries from an accident ten days earlier while out driving with Senator Fairbanks. The two were guests at Evans's Kenwood home and were forced to leap from a frightened carriage to avoid danger last Friday.
The War Department reports Prof. Fred W. Atkinson’s annual summary on Philippine public instruction up to June 1901. It notes 487 teacher applicants for exams, 79 passing, 18 divisions to oversee schools, and urgent needs for proper school buildings, woman and girl education, local support, and salary schedules, with institutes to be formed.
Report from Manila city superintendent Dr Harrows cites rapid shifts in Philippine public schools. English instruction expands while Spanish is phased out, with teachers embracing English and higher dedication. Religious instruction and catechisms are removed, crucifixes and emblems cleared from classrooms, yet attendance reaches a record high as the June 1901 school opening approaches.
Maj. Gen. Arthur MacArthur recently back from the Philippines will depart for Washington on Wednesday to report to the War Department. He plans to stop at Canton to salute President McKinley, then return to Milwaukee on September 1. Seventeen members of the Twenty fourth Wisconsin Volunteers visited him at his hotel in their first reunion since 1865.
Buffalo reports this week at the Pan-American Exposition features grange week and furniture makers. Attendance surpasses 4 million with August averaging 50 percent higher than prior records. Municipal day, Temple of Music program, and addresses by city mayors and guests set the tone. General Miles to attend, with sessions featuring Porto Rican and Cuban events and a reception. Swine and dog shows promise high entries and $2600 in prizes. West Point cadets drill, and cultural events including Scottish and Irish sports fill the stadium schedule.
Reports from Zacapata county confirm poorer residents face starvation due to drought and failed range water. Cattle die as the landscape is burned. food must come from Laredo, two days away. Mayor Hicks has begun a relief fund and aid to Laredo, but funds are insufficient. No word yet from the War Department on ration requests.
Minneapolis endured fierce rain wind and hail about 9 PM causing heavy property damage across the city and nearby areas. Large downtown plate glass windows shattered streetcar wires were crossed and three hours of service disruption followed. A steel elevator cupola was blown off smashing a nearby house while many homes lost all windows.
The National Association of Mexican War Veterans will convene in Cleveland, Pennsylvania, with headquarters at the Lincoln Hotel and meetings in the City Council chamber. Officials promise a grand gathering and possibly the last for the old veterans, featuring speakers including Honorable figures and Colonel Hodge.
Pittsburg reports a week of planned changes in steel plant operations. The Star tin plate mill will resume with four double mills and three full shifts, aided by eighty skilled workers. Officials say other plants will run on full three shifts, while tube mills stay quiet. Pickets monitor the Star plant as Amalgamated and Civic Federation officials neare negotiations to reopen talks with United States Steel.
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