Judge Green's outlawed marriage order shocks Charleston
In Charleston, Judge Green issuing a brutal edict forced Black residents to marry within his jurisdiction. With Winchester pistols and six shooters, he tried to enforce the rule, prompting deadly ambushes and violent resistance as Black men faced forced unions and threats to quit or be killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Thomas Pr. Green
Tere
Judi
Roe
Bewdes
Green
All Negroes
Winchester
Joeee Oren
Beato
Salemient
Judke Green
Sones
Weile
Benet
Etronic Court
Pete
Judes
Cieaiaans
Fell Through a Hatch In Havana Cablegram Blames Columbia Troop Death
A Havana cablegram reports Henry Backer of Colugus, member of company A, 4003 Tawa volunteers, fell through a hatch while disembarking and was killed. The item notes transport issues to Washington and eastbound trains from St Louis Union Station and references line changes and travel specifics.
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Dubuque. In
Havana
Henry Backer
Colugus
Tawa
Kidl
The Rescue of the Winslow at Sea Battle
An account describes a brutal naval action in which the Winslow faced shell fire from multiple quarters. The ship was struck, damaged, and forced to maneuver amid heavy enemy fire as crews fought to keep the vessel afloat. The passage portrays the intense peril and the crew’s resolve under fire.
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Winslow
Wilmington
Tught
Bernadou
Try
Ernest Mead
Harper's Magazine
Ac Roemy
Grip of epidemic grips Washington officials
An early 20th century Washington dispatch reports an epidemic grip affecting prominent figures. Included are John Hay, secretary of state, and John D. Long, secretary of the navy, among others, with brief notes on their symptoms and periods of illness as the outbreak spreads through the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Der
John Hay
House
John D. Long
Bis Genk
Charles Emory Smith
Amid Naval Battle and Epidemic Strain in Washington
The text describes a naval collision where the Winslow and Hudson vessels engage, suffering damage and near destruction as they struggle against a shallow shore and heavy surf. It interleaves accounts of officials away from work due to illness, noting a widespread influenza epidemic affecting multiple government departments and delaying congressional activity.
Robets Rule 8 St Louis Burglary and Robbery Figures
In St Louis the Congrega tional ministers formed a committee to study a surge of robberies and highway crimes. Chief Campbell refused comment on police records. a partial recap notes robberies, booty, and arrests amid suppressed data. Incidents included masked attacks on streetcars, a jewelry store plunder, and a woman robbed near Pilgrim Congregational Church, church attendance dropping as a result.
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St. Towle
BL. Losia
Campbell
Murmider
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Burnham
Patton
Wrather
Compressed Air Powers Vehicles Proposed by International Air Power
Chicago Tribune reports Joseph Telter controls a system by International Air Power to propel streetcars using compressed air. The plan uses multi stage cylinders to reach high pressures and claims proven tests on New York’s Metroplitan Traction lines with a plant planned on the East River.
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Hosdley-Knight
Chicago Tribune
Strees
International Air Power Company
Joseph Telter
Leiter
Tribune
Metropoliitan ‘Traction Company
Oneundred
Fifteenth Street
New York City
Twenty
East River
Cars Run On Compressed Air Motors From Bottles
An article describes high pressure air storage and bottle systems for street cars. Bottles, punched and strong, sustain about 2300 psi. cylinder pressure at start reaches 2600 psi, reduced to 125 psi for engine use. Air power promises adjustable output, long range, and placement options. International Air Power Co holds Headley-imlent patents. Wall Street figures J H Ho adley, A M Franklin, George Z. Boucher, Thomas Jones lead the firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Air Power Company
Ate Power Ecompany
Excel
Ita Compass
Anen
New York
Internatonal Air Power Company
Weut_¥ Li
Keene Struck by Grippe at Waldorf Astoria
James F. Keene financier is confined to his Waldorf Astoria apartment in New York after grippe illness. He is not in serious danger and expected to recover after several days with Dr. Austin Flint attending. Wall Street associate Talbot J Taylor confirmed Keene’s condition and that the ailment began as a severe cold.
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Keene
Waldorf-Astoria
New York
Grippe
James Fr. Keene
Waltors-Astoria
Austin Flint
Talbot J Taylor
Wall Street
Gerippe
Keenie
Socialism Lectures Halted at Princeton Murky Hall
Princeton students gathered for Christopher Easton's seventh socialism lecture but were told the talk would not be delivered. Easton cited secrecy while declining to explain, urging continued private study on socialism's moral aspects. The talk touched on moderation, Christian ethical roots, and the movement's gradual progress amid student curiosity. Professor Camille Muller of Paris attended, and the audience gave unanimous thanks.
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Princeton
N. J
Christopher Easton
Murray Hall
Easton
Davis
Chicdro Agsinat
Socialist Party
America
Brotherhood of Man
Wrs
Camille Muller
University of Paris
Era
E Easton
Questionable Pacific Island King and Harbor of Port Lele
The article sketches Kunsit or Strone's Island in the Caroline group near the North Pacific border of Germany and Spain, noting a tiny king and 400 subjects living mainly by fishing and farming. Port Lele is described as a deep, safe harbor, with rich soil, coconut palms, and abundant seabirds, amid a landscape of lagoons and reefs.
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Hong Kong
Pacific
Kunsit
Strone’s Island
Sandwich Islands
Philippines
Kunslt
Caroline
Spain
North Pacific
Marshall Islands
Germany
Caroline Islands
America
Port Lele
Eld
Lele Island
North
South Pacific
American Pacifica
Agai
Port Lave
Island
Buache
Louis Becks
London
Hayes
Strona’s Island
Uri
Port Berard
May Irwin as Cook Delights in Her Christmas Dinner
New York diary notes actress May Irwin preparing a Christmas dinner at home. She describes a doughnut filled menu with clam soup fried chicken with cream sauce hot biscuits boiled thrice mince pies and a jelly dessert. Irwin jokes about audience hunger and performance.
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New York
May Irwin
Comedienne
Fust
Dee
Irwin Island cook provides clam and chicken dish
Jile Mise Trwin chops clams while Misa Irwin cooks chicken in butter and lard, then simmers clams in a cream sauce. Irwin boasts kitchen skill on Irwin Island as family members gather for a meal, despite the wary doughnut disappearance.
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Jile Mise Trwin
Misa Irwin
Esid
Alexander Selkirk
Sarah
Miss Irwin
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War Commission
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Thomas W. Cridier
Gary
George D. Merkelohn
tuMemle
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Afissouri
George G. West
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Senate
William
New Jersey
Tod ‘Henry & Houtell
Chicago
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Pitty
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Congress
Robets
Kuasie Borough
Naval and Coaling Station
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Cook
Neer
Regeen
N. K. Fairbank Company
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Anticome Live
Undertaker
Heaveea Palace
Traina
Lehman
Harper's Weekly
H. G. Wells
Robert W. Chambers
de Soto
E. S. van Zile
Manila
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Cuba
Puerto Rico
Harper & Brothers
Franklin Square
Lehigh Valley Railroad
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