Fatal Stampede at Shiloh Church in Birmingham
At the Shiloh Negro Baptist Church in Birmingham Alabama a stampede during the Negro National Baptist Convention evening session killed at least seventy eight people and left around eighty injured as panicked crowd surged toward the exits. Booker T Washington and other leaders witnessed the disaster as terrified worshippers crowded aisles and stairways creating a deadly crush.
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Birmingham
Ala
Shiloh
Negro National Baptist Convention
Booker T. Washington
Scott's Emulsion promotes blood production from marrow and spleen
An advertisement explains that healthy bone marrow and spleen need fats to produce blood. It claims cod liver oil in Scott's Emulsion nourishes these organs, improving blood quality for pale individuals and those with thin blood. It invites readers to send for a free sample from TT & Bowne and lists druggists selling the product.
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Scott
TT & Bowne
Sco
Pearl Street
New York
Ain Sioa
Annual Fall Opening in Millinery and Dress Goods
Miss Evans returns from the North with the latest styles in millinery and dresses. Our Dress Goods and Nation Department presents the nicest, most complete line yet. Ladies of all ages are invited to view the collection, or have a male escort relay the details.
Deadly stampede at Shiloh Baptist church in Birmingham
A chaotic exit caused 110 deaths and many injuries as worshippers fled the main entrance. Among the identified dead are Rev. L R Price of New Orleans and Rev. James Kelley of Birmingham, with a relief fund quickly launched. Negro lawyer J H Ballew was jailed for disrupting public worship after an altercation with choir leader Hicks.
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Booker T. Washington
National Convention of Baptists
Birmingham
Booker Washington
Judge Billou
Baltimore
J. W. Walker
Shiloh Church
Ala
Biham
Shiloh Baptist Church
L. R. Price
New Orleans
James Kelley
A. L. Hill
Grand Lodge of Negro Masons
Louisiana
Texas
United States
Sarah Piiton
J. 11. Ballew
Hicks
Ballew
A Noble Act Praise From Rev Budlong Of Ashaway RI
Reverend GO J Budlong of Ashaway Rhode Island extols Electric Bitters as a thorough reliable medicine curing his long jaundice and liver troubles. The tonic is praised for liver kidney and stomach relief, with Crawford Bros and J Mackrey Co drug stores guaranteeing satisfaction at 50 cents.
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GO. J. Budlong
Ashaway
S. I
Crawford Bros
J. Fh. Macksrey & Co
Grandson of Brigham Young Suspected in Mrs Pulitzer Murder
New York reports the murder of Anna Pulitzer, wife of Joseph Pulitzer, with body found in Morris canal cut at Kearny New Jersey. Police link evidence to Wilson Hooper Young, grandson of Brigham Young, including a trunk sent to Chicago and a buggy used to transport the body. Suspect has not been caught.
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New York
Polce
Anna Pulitzer
Joseph Pulitzer
West Korty-sixth Street
Morris’ Canal
Kearny
New Jersey
Newark
Wilson Hooper Young
Brigham Young
Morris Canal
Kearney
N. J
Young
Chicago
Hoboken
Boy 7 Is Smothered in Cotton Pile Tragedy
News from Anson county reports children playing bury the dead in a seed cotton pile near Ansonville. A 7 year old boy named Tyson was buried in the pile and smothered when cotton was packed around him. He died before adults could reach him. The Monroe Enquirer notes the distressing accident.
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Ansonville
Anson County
Tyson
Monroe
Peary Reaches Civilized Bounds After Polar Quest
Lieut Peary who hunted the North Pole arrives within civilized territory. Although he did not reach the pole, he asserts numerous important discoveries were made during the expedition.
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Lieut. Peary
North Pole
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Soft Core
Ren
Miss Evans
Tion Department
P. H. Johnson
Weir City
Ford
Pratt City
John Houston
Pittsburg
Kas
Wm. Stone
Greenville
Tenn
Karson
Brigham Young's
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