Two Refugees Report Peonage on Mississippi Plantation
Avanza Amedea and Guibezzi Olando, aged 40 and 45, arrived in St Louis with accounts of a peonage colony of twelve Italian families on a Robinsonville Mississippi cotton plantation. They say guards prevent communication and that months of forced labor, flogging for sickness, and destroyed letters show a continuous system. The U S district attorney Blodgett and staff were informed, and the men are being aided by saloonkeeper Michael Deele.
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Louis
United States
Blodgett
Mississippi
Avanza Amedea
Guibezzi Olando
Michael Deele
Eighth Street
Franklin Avenue
Deele
Robinsonville
Miss
St. Louis
Mr. Blodgett
William D. Frazee
Peary Aims Fifth Polar Voyage For North Pole
New York commander Robert E Peary nears departure on a fifth voyage to reach the North Pole aboard the Roosevelt within ten days. He plans a westward dash across the Polar basin after leaving the ship and believes ice drift will carry him toward the Pole. From the north coast of Greenland he expects only a short crossing to Grantland where the Roosevelt will winter.
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New York
N. Y
Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Roosevelt
Grantland
Polar Basin
Greenland
Fire at Detroit Racetrack Stables Causes Loss
A Detroit area fire destroyed stables at a Grosse Pointe racetrack due to a carelessly tossed cigarette stub. Stable EH was partly destroyed while no horses were harmed. Estimated loss likely under $1,000.
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Detroit
Mich
Grosse Pointe Racetrack
Folk Commutes Brooks Brothers Sentences in Missouri
Governor Folk commutes the life imprisonment through to life terms for brothers John and Amaleck Brooks who were to be hanged in Iron County for the murder of neighbor John Clem onds.
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Folk
Brooks
Jefferson City
John and
Amaleck Brooks
Iron County
John Clemonds
Lumber Tragedy Kills Worker at Smedley Yard
In Philadelphia a fatal accident occurred at the Smedley Brothers yard when a large lumber pile toppled. Walter Kempa was killed almost instantly and fellow worker Sonisign Gowaski suffered injuries that may prove fatal.
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Philadelphia
Smedley Brothers’ Company
Walter Kempa
Gowaski
Three Die In Powder House Fire At Coal Mine
In Clarksburg West Virginia three men were burned to death by an explosion in a powder house at the Two Licks coal mine. The powder caught from a pipe one of the men smoked.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Two Licks
Here
Governor Glenn Defies Federal Courts in Rate Case Clash
North Carolina Governor Glenn challenges federal involvement in the 1924 rate law matter. U S Assistant Attorney General Sanford seeks to appeal to the Supreme Court, while Judge Pritchard argues the state action stands, threatens jail orders for officials and warns of militia protection if needed. Prosecutors push new indictments despite Pritchard’s constitutional objections.
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Asheville
N. C
United States
T. T. Sanford
Roosevelt
North Carolina
Sanford
Pritchard
Glenn
Federal Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Wood
Wilson
Southern Railway
Reynolds
2100 Mile Midland Rail Project Proposed
Guthrie Okla The American Midland railroad plans a 2100 mile line from Langdon NC through Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Indiana Territory and Texas to Galveston with 460 miles in Oklahoma Branch lines from Colgate I T to Poteau and Winnsboro Tex to Shreveport La Chief offices at Guthrie capital stock 60 million incorporators Henry Oppenheimer Frank Jerome Hoyle Mayer Oppenheimer C F Sankowski Lamar Lyndon A C Guss Ben F Hegler and C R Havigthore
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Guthris
Okla
American Midland Railroad
New
Wilson
Sne
Langdon
N. C
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Indiana Territory
Texas
Galveston
Colgate
I. T
Poteau
Winnsboro
Tex
Shreveport
Guthrie
Henry Oppenheimer
Frank Jerome Hoyle
Mayer Oppenheimer
C. F. Sankowski
Lamar Lyndon
New York
A. C. Guss
Ben F. Hegler
C. R. Havigthore
Home Sweet Home Cottage Sold to Brooklyn Buyer
New York reports the John Howard Payne cottage known as Home Sweet Home has sold to G. H. Buck of Brooklyn, with a 50 by 100 foot plot. St Luke's Church society bought the homestead and orchard earlier to build a church and parish house, preserving the exterior while interior renovations proceed.
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New York
John Howard Payne
G. H. Buct
Brooklyn
St. Luke's Protestant Wpiscopal Church Society
Buck
Explosion Kills Engineer in Sheboygan Gasoline Blast
In Sheboygan Wisconsin a gasoline explosion aboard the auxiliary schooner Josephine Dresden killed engineer Hanger Olson and wounded several crew members. The blast involved two hundred fifty gallons of fuel sobering the crew as authorities investigated causation and safety measures.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Josephine Dresden
Haginger Olson
Craw
Mob frightens Black man during chase in Cincinnati
James Wilson, a Black man, died of fright after a dramatic pursuit and arrest on a public safety incident. Charles Barlag, a white man, was among the crowd chased by the mob as police intervened to prevent harm during the incident.
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Cincinnati
James Wilson
Charles Barlag
Wilson
Woman Shot During Family Quarrel in Marceline
In Marceline Missouri a family quarrel over property division led to a fatal shooting when Mrs Andrew Coons was possibly killed by her brother-in-law Isaac Coons. Isaac surrendered to authorities.
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Marceline
Mra
Andrew Coons
Isaac Coons
Coons
Rise of the American farmer as a business force
The World Today Magazine argues farming is becoming a profession and a business. It notes agricultural schools and farmer trusts, contrasting urban reliance on immigrants, and praising the farmer’s rising national influence in railroads and trusts, urging city youths to learn wealth creation through nature.
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New England
World Today Magazine
New York Life Leads Half-Year Life Insurance Growth
The New York Life Insurance Company reports over seventy million dollars in new paid business in the half year ending June 30. Payments to policy holders totaled 21,660,761, split nearly evenly between death-related claims and living policy holder disbursements. The firm, aiming to stay within a one hundred fifty million annual limit, has grown to be a preferred company, reflecting broader views of modern life insurance as saving for old age and support for families.
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New York Life Insurance Company
New York Life
Armstrong
Courtesy at Home and Daily Habits of Courtesy
The piece argues daily life shapes character with selfishness as the root of bad manners. It asserts true courtesy slips at home where etiquette fades among friends, and that thoughtful consideration should become a second nature as essential as any limb.
Courageous trio in dawn back room with rat
A lawyer a doctor and a newspaper man sit in a dim back room at dawn. Empty bottles and cards litter the table as a rat darts across the hearth. The lawyer asserts he did not imagine seeing the rat.
No title available for Old Proverb Dialogue
A brief dialogue contrasts concern over drink and danger with a Native American reply. The man warns of firewater risk while the Indian notes the danger of what the paleface puts in his automobile, implying intoxication linked to modern transport.
David and Jonathan Friendship Based on Godly Purpose
A sermon on the biblical friendship of David and Jonathan, described as heaven born and rooted in righteousness and God's will. It argues enduring ties arise from a desire for goodness, not human conditions, and urges analyzing motives behind friendships to align with divine purposes.
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David
Jonathan
God
Bethlehem youth who slew Goliath dominates Israel chatter
In Bethlehem the tale of the youth who felled the giant Goliath sparks the only conversation across Israel. Jonathan listens as the armor bearer describes the feat that freed the army from fear and shock.
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Israel
Bethlehem
Goliath
Jonathan
Jonathan and David Form a Covenant of Friendship
Jonathan learns of the shepherd boy David who slew Goliath with a sling and a stone. He meets David at court, marvels at his courage, and they share their hopes in God. Jonathan offers David his robe and armor, promises his place in the kingdom, and they vow friendship for life.
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Ward
Israel
Jonathan
Abner
David
God
Samuel
Marked Fish In The Sea By Great Britain Study
The Marine Biological Association of Great Britain marks plaice using a thin metal disk and silver wire to track recapture rates. Steam trawlers collect data on locality, time, species, size, sex and environment, then tabulate results. Of 5039 marked plaice, 992 were recaptured in a year, with higher rates for medium and northern fish. Crew from regular fishing fleets send marked specimens to the Lowestoft lab for analysis.
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Marine Biological Association of Great Britain
North Sea
Association
Lowestoft
Ships Built in United States Last Month
Last month 107 vessels of 27 161 gross tons were completed in U S shipyards and registered with the commissioner of navigation. Twenty seven were built on the Atlantic and gulf coasts and 29 on the Pacific coast. The Great Lakes added eight vessels totaling 16 444 tons in May. Over the last 11 months total registered tonnage reached 150 828, vs 380 400 in the same period last year.
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United States
Commissioner of Navigation
Atlantic
Gulf Con
Pacific Coast
Great Lakes
Peasioner of Navigation
The Builders of Ancient Egypt Compared to Modern Labor
A contractor quotes Egyptians as master builders noting monuments will endure. he cites labor as almost free. He mentions a king employing 10,000 men and highlights 2,000 workers for three years to move a single colossal stone from Elephantine to Suis.
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Elephantine
Suis
Fish growth and movement tracked by recapture data
The report explains how measuring a fish’s size and weight since its last catch shows growth. It also notes that the distance between release and recapture indicates the fish’s movements.
Rough on the Count
A cheeky dialogue frames a witty jab at a romantic count. An heiress dismisses him as soft and seedy, likening him to a garden before the flowers appear and joking that he needs a good raking over.
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Helen
A Chilling Welcome at the Woodshed
A farmer’s wife confronts a grim scene as a tramp is found buried behind the woodshed. The terse dialogue and grim mood evoke a rural crime vignette from a weekly page.
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Peary
Explorer
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David and Johnathan
W-B. Exlon
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