Lynching scare as town bars black cook in Stigler
In Fort Smith Arkansas a mob threatened to lynch a 17-year-old Memphis black boy serving as cook at Chet LeFlore's home after a town ordinance barred black residents. Frank Felbrecht kept the mob at bay until officers arrived. LeFlore refuses to dismiss the cook despite orders.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Stigler
Okla
Chet LeFlore
Memphis
Tenn
Pathere
le Fiore
Frank Felbrecht
Leflore
Mia
LeBiore
Lynchings at Platte City End Doe Johnson’s Crime
Platte City Missouri Aug 2 George Johnson white who murdered farmer John W Moore near here June 20 was lynched early this morning. Mob overpowered jail guards and hanged Johnson from a tree opposite the jail after battering the cell door. His trial had been set to begin today.
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Platte City
George Johnson
John W. Moore
Johnson
Kansas City
British squadron sails for Moroccan waters
Madrid reports August 2 that Millilla situation unchanged with Moorish forces hidden in the hills. Spanish artillery bombards Mount Guruga as British cruisers Lancaster and Suffolk along with four torpedo boat destroyers depart for Moroccan waters.
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Wy Associated Press
Madrid
Spain
Millilla
The
Sudden Death of Sioux City Tribune Editor Railey
Clayton J. Railey, managing editor of the Sioux City Tribune, died suddenly today in Sioux City. A well known newspaper man in the northwest, his death ends a long career with the paper and regional journalism.
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Associated Press
Sioux City
Clayton J. Railey
Sioux City Tribune
Northwest
Defeat Faces Report Of Conferees In Senate
Washington state Aug 2 conferees in the tariff dispute faced possible defeat in the Senate over the hide and leather compromise. The conference committee was reconvened to craft an official explanation of the schedule. The president cited a jokers in the amendment on boots and shoes as agreed by himself Aldrich and Payne.
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Washington, D.C
Aldrich
Payne
House
Senate
Exan
Enact Bill This Week As New Tariff Debate Looms
Washington reports that unless provoked by new political fights the tariff bill should pass this week and Congress will adjourn the extraordinary session. Senate met at 1 5 this morning and plans daily sessions until a report is adopted. Aldrich aims to finish without carryover, while Culberson says Democrats will debate thoroughly but not filibuster.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Senate
Aldrich
Culberson
Republicans Relieved When Norris Lands
Guthrie reports relief among Republicans as Joe Norris and Herbert House secure federal posts, easing pressure from the party machine. Tulsa World and other papers credit past leadership neglect for referendum woes, hoping officers can now focus on party interests. Mrs. A L Churchill and daughter Helen visit St. Louis.
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Guthrie
Joe Norrin
Herbert House
Lke
Tulsa World
Kansas Senators Debate Tariff Report And Cloture Tactics
Kansas senators dissect the tariff report with Bristow opposing the measure while Curtis supports it. Taft influence looms over undecided Republicans as Democrats and progressives weigh fate of the bill. Victor Murdock defends recommitting the tariff while highlighting three cloture uses by the speaker and party leaders.
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Westington
Taft
Senate
Bristow
Curtis
Kansas
Preston B. Plumb
John J. Ingalls
Plumb
Ingalle
New England
West
LaFollette
Cummina
Dolliver
Beveridge
Victor Murdock
House
Strelf
San Rules
Mimcroity
Official Apologist Tells One Truth in Guthrie Okla
In Guthrie Oklahoma on Aug 2 the State Capital the official apologist of the Republican in Oklahoma ran a large red head in Saturday morning issue admitting the tariff bill aligns with campaign promises to trusts and combines rather than the people. This shows the party favors trusts over the public.
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Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma
G.O. P
Républican Campaign Committee
United States
Republican Party
Mother Relates Thaw Life Story in Hearing
In White Plains a report describes Harry Thaw's childhood and birth influences as recounted by his mother at a habeas corpus hearing. She showed visible emotion and attempted to steady herself while the testimony framed Thaw as a victim of nervousness from birth.
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Thaw
Ny Associated Press
White Plains
Harry Thaw
Jerome
Ter Sow
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Norris
Milford-Berger Shoe Co
Somue
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