mob drags Mayfield man to courthouse yard and hangs him
In Mayfield Kentucky a mob of 300 to 400 citizens seized Richard Allen after his arrest for burglary. They hanged him at the courthouse yard, following a previous hanging of Jim Stone. Allen confessed to belonging to a burglary gang and named others. Holmes was acquitted. The mob, while orderly, claimed summary justice was the only remedy to stop burglaries. Probing after other gang members, the mob was reported to have gone after the rest.
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Mayfield
Graves County
Richard Allen
Jim Stone
Allen
James A. Wright
Wright
Tom Holmes
Holmes
Tom Hales
Harvey Rice
Bob Grundy
Conmmunity
Galena Prosecutors Charged With Grand Larceny
Charles Stevens Populist county attorney of Cherokee County along with W N Rust and Thomas Hendrickson faced grand larceny charges in Galena Kansas for allegedly stealing 500 bushels of corn from Tyler Gaylett. The preliminary exam drew much interest as three top local lawyers defended the defendants who were bound over to district court to answer.
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Galena
Kan
Charles Stevens
W. N. Rust
Thomas Hendrickson
Tyler Gaylett
Miss Willard's Remains Come to Chicago in State
Miss Frances E. Willard former president of the World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union arrived in Chicago from New York by the Mid Central and lay in state at Willard hall temple. Thousands filed past to view the body before it is conveyed to its final resting place.
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Miss Willard
Chicago
Iss Frances BE. Willard
World's Woman’s Christian Temrance Union
Rewards Offered for Post Office Fire Arrest
J Washington Feb 24 The postmaster general has offered a reward of 3000 for the arrest and conviction of the person who burned the Lake 8 post office. A reward of 5000 is posted for the arrest and conviction of the suspect.
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Washington
Postmas
Lake 8
Postmaster General orders Lake City office discontinued
Purcell, I. T., Feb. 24. At a dance east of Awces, O. T., a quarrel left John Blackwell dead and W. R. Perkins wounded. Perkins surrendered to officers. Also reports: three years in penitentiary for Custer Bookman theft of oxen in Hempstead. Shipp kills Horton in a duel in Campbellsville, Ky., Horton dying. New York banker Charles Coolidge Pomeroy dies of heart disease at 65. P. H. Golden, Dallas labor leader, dies of Bright’s disease.
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Hempstead
Tex
Custer Bookman
Campbellsville
Robert Shipp
Lloyd Horton
Taylor County
Shipp
Horton
New York
Charles Coolidge Pomeroy
Post and Pomeroy
Bankers
Cincinnati
Dallas
P. H. Golden
Bright
Fire wipes out three quarters of DeKalb business district
Large blaze in DeKalb Texas on Tuesday night destroyed about four fifths of the town’s business houses. Estimated loss runs to around 250000 with insurance coverage about 25000. Fire authorities and residents fight flames through the night.
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DeKalb, Tex
Smallpox at Columbus Texas Grows in Gardner Family
Four more cases of smallpox have developed in the Gardner family in Columbus with one additional suspected case reported on February 24. Local health officials monitor the situation as the outbreak continues to spread through the household.
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Columbus
Tex
Gardner
Old Captain Hebich Dead At 62 In Stettin Germany
Captain Hebich former Hamburg America Line commodore died suddenly at Stettin Germany on Feb 31 at age 62. He joined the line in 1858 as fourth officer on the Teutonia and later led vessels including Donna Germania Bavaria Saxonia Cimpbria Weiland Columbia and Normannia. Retired in 1893 he served as superintendent at Steton until his death.
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New York
Hebich
Hamburg- American Line
Stettin
Germany
Teutonia
Donna
Bavaria
Saxonia
Cimpbria
Weiland
Columbia
Normannia
Steton
Death of Navy surgeon in Washington hints at suicide by cocaine
Surgeon T B Bailey formerly of the United States Navy was found dead in his Albany room in Washington on February 24. Authorities believe the death was self-inflicted with cocaine after discovery under circumstances suggesting suicide.
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Washington
T. B. Bailey
United States Navy
Albany
Mrs Whitney’s Condition Serious
Mrs William C Whitney is seriously ill in Washington with paralysis setting in at her bedside. The report from Aiken, D C, dated February 24 notes the gravity of her health and ongoing medical concerns.
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Whitney
Aiken
D. C
William C. Whitney
Smallpox case in Columbus Texas family
Smallpox returns to Columbus Texas with a new case among the Kerr family. A 5 or 6 year old boy contracted the disease on February 23. Little fear is entertained of further spread.
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Columbus
Tex
Charles Kerr
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Postmiter
Gary
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Purcell
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Bailey
William Enders & Son
UT Mammm Wen
Parrin
Texas Street
Shreveport
General Actu
New Orleans
Enders and Son
Goldstein, Mabry & CO. Limited
ROSE
Henry Rose
S.B. McCutchen
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Spring
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Otugdoaumed & Asta
J. K. Grubbs
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