Silent mob hangs Hartfield in Ellisville lynching
In Ellisville Mississippi on June 27 a mob of hundreds lynched John Hartfield a Black man after trailing him for ten days. He was hanged at a gum tree near a railroad trestle and burned to ashes following his identification and confession of attacking a local young woman. No arrests were reported.
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Ellisville
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John Hartfield
Hartfield
A. J. Carter
Big Gum Tree
Water Fight Tops Fourth of July Fire Department Festivities
The city fire department plans a first of its kind water fight between two platoons on July 4 at the high school grounds. Six men per team will hose from Arthur and Lander, and Arthur and Fremont, with spectators kept at a safe distance as the winner drives the other back.
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North Arthur
Pocatello
Arthur and
Lander Streets
Arthur
Fremont Street
State Supers in Convention
A delegation of county superintendents from Idaho arrived in the city for a meeting at the Idaho Technical Institute. State Superintendent Miss Ethel Redfield spoke in the morning as visiting city superintendents listened. Luncheon and campus tours followed with an auto trip to the Tech farm.
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Idaho
Idaho Technical Institute
Ethel Redfield
Tech
Legion youths praised Boise convention in Idaho session
Major C. M. Booth reported the Boise Idaho Legion convention as one of the best sessions in state history. He was not a candidate but served on committees and helped organize the permanent structure. La Verne Collier was named permanent secretary and will dedicate time as state organizer, resigning from the Pocatello Commercial Club secretary post but staying temporarily.
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Boise
Idaho
The
American Legion
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Major Booth
la Verne Collier
Pocatello Commercial Club
Street Fighting with Machine Guns in Hamburg
Paris reports from Hamburg indicate heavy street fighting between government troops and civilians. Both sides used machine guns, with casualties and rumors of the government losing ground as reinforcements arrive. American relief forces and ships are present in the harbor.
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Associated Press
American Relief Association
Ryan
Hamburg
Bernady
Upshur
Ellut
Labor leaders plan July protests over Russia intervention
British, French and Italian labor representatives announced a general demonstration in mid July to protest allied intervention in Russia. Arthur Henderson, British labor leader, announced the plan and the conference urged the Trade Union Congress to press the government to halt Russian operations.
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Southport
England
Russia
Arthur Henderson
Labor Conference
Trade Union Congress
Buck Private Heads Legion State of Idaho
Boise June 27 Private E O Boom Moscow attorney who lost a leg in world war service was named state commander Private Arthur Alworth Twin Falls who lost an arm was chosen master at arms and J W Cramer Hailey with the DSC was named historian Sergeant LaVerne Collier Petaluma was elected adjutant with 2500 annual salary and expense account Major Frank Estabrook Nampa was elected state vice commander The convention adopted universal military training opposed dangerous propaganda and urged veterans to wear uniforms at Fourth of July homecomings
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Twin Falls
Private Peat Talks Tonight at Chautauqua
The Chau tauqua program praises the Czecho-Slovan band last night for its excellent performance with native and English songs. Tonight Private Poet, the noted trench author, is the drawing card, expected to attract many attendees.
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Chautauqua
Trench
Record trip by auto saves time and cost says survey crew
Lee Bradley drove the federal road survey crew Salmon to Hailey covering 400 miles with eight passengers and 200 pounds baggage. The round trip by auto took one day, versus a train would take about a week and cost roughly double. Bradley received 90 dollars for the trip. Twin Falls annexation plans a forty acre tract in the Murtagh and Sylvester New area.
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Salmon
Lee Bradley
Federal Road Survey
Hailey
Bradley
Twin Falls
Murtagh and
Sylvester New
Petition for ten subdivisions presented to city council
M Murtaugh presented a petition on behalf of all property owners in the tract subdivided into parcels under five acres each as required by city ordinance. The document was filed with the city council for action on the subdivision proposal.
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M. M. Murtaugh
Wilson mulls new commission to Poland on massacres
President Wilson informed the Senate through the State Department that he is weighing a fresh commission to Poland to investigate reports of Jewish massacres. A decision will follow a Paris conference with Hugh Gibson, the American minister to Poland.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate Today
State Department
Poland
Paris
Hugh Gibson
Certainty of Death and a Fiances Funeral Tale
Representative Fess of Ohio cites a tale of a hired girl and Bill Scrage to illustrate certainty about the future. The girl explains she will attend Bill Scrage's funeral three weeks hence, then reveals Bill’s fate may be different as she believes he is to be hung.
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Bill Scrage
Fess
Ohio
Mary
Bill
Seattle Times
Doctor inquiring of surgeon on rounds questions doctoring
A distinguished surgeon moving through a hospital is asked by a wounded soldier if a doctor treating another doctor should treat them as the doctor wishes or as the treating doctor desires. The moment leaves the surgeon momentarily dazed.
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Medical Journal Vyoushes
Prophylactic Malted Milk Ad Promotes Digestive Health
An old advertisement touts Horlicks Malted Milk as a digestible tonic for use during and after illness, claiming it aids digestion and provides nourishment during convalescence.
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Horlick
Ady
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