Second Mob Lynching in Pennsylvania Highlights Northern Racist Violence
Historical report lists lynching incidents across multiple states over twenty years, noting Coatesville’s 1907 burning in Pennsylvania and earlier cases in New York, Iowa, Delaware, Illinois, Ohio, and Indiana. The survey details several mob killings, hangings, and battles with authorities, underscoring widespread racial violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Coatesville
New York State
Port Jervis
Iowa
James Cullen
Charles City
Stroudsburg
Richard Puryear
Delaware
Wilmington
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Cook County
Cairo
Springfield
Newark
Carl Etherington
Kenton
Millersburg
Urbana
Charles Mitchell
Richard Dixon
Ripley County
Rockport
Evansville
Indian Chief Claims Lost Silver Treasure Buried Eighty Years Ago
Big Keyes a Chickasaw Indian says he and his tribe hid a cache of silver in a cave on the White river in southwestern Missouri more than eighty years ago. He narrates the tribe moved from Georgia to Arkansas and Missouri, discovered a silver mine, and hid the bars behind a rock and earth to guard against white settlers. He recalls landmarks along the trail to the cave and a tree marking entrance with a carved archer image, though the elm tree to locate it is now missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Big Keyes
Oklahoma
Keyes
White River
Georgia
Arkansas
Bee Sting Fatal for New Hampshire Man
George S. Putney aged 54 of Unity New Hampshire was stung while picking blueberries. He felt sick immediately and died before reaching home.
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George S
Putney
Unity
N. H
No Damage From Frisco Earthquake Debunked
San Francisco officials dispute exaggerated reports of a July 1 quake noting no injuries or property damage. The Lick Observatory suffered nominal effects but losses tied to 1906 quake. duration limited to twenty seconds. residents did not panic, and business activity quickly resumed.
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San Francisco
Hiram, Johnson
Californe Ienia
Armin O. Leyschner
Students’ Observatory
University of California
Sturla Einarsson
R. G. Aitken
Lick Observatory
Nathaniel Ellery
State of California
H. D. Connick
San Franccisco
Jerome 8. Ricard
S. J
Santa Clara College
Santa Clara
Cal
Otto von Geldern
Technical Society of the
San Jose
Taft Anecdote From Ohio Admiring Letter
Secretary Hilles recalls an Ohio admirer’s praise of Taft after listing major achievements. The president grins at a joke about orators and famous names, noting why pull in Burke when Solomon is the reference in his quick reply.
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Ohio
Taft
Hilles
White House
Supreme Court
Tariff Board
Buckeye
Solomon
Edmund Burke
Burke
Hindustani Craze Grows in London Ahead of Durbar
London fashion notes a Hindustani study craze as society members fit lessons between meals and rides. The aim is to signal attendance at the coronation durbar in Delhi, though English suffices for most high caste Indians. Indian students in London profit from the trend.
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London
Mall
Delhi
India
Paris Reporter Plans 42 Day Trip Around World
The Paris Excelsior correspondent Andre Jagerschmidt aims to circumnavigate the globe in forty two days. He departed Paris on July 16 and hopes to return August 26, following a route shortened by the Trans Siberian Railway and rapid steamship links. Nellie Bly’s 1889 90 record is cited as a benchmark plus Magellan Drake and others are recalled as inspirations.
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Mother Earth
Paris
Nellie Bly
Amiens
France
Jules Verne
Phileas Fogg
Magellan
Philippine Islands
Sebastian del Cano
Seville
Spain
Drake
England
Plymouth
Robert Gray
Boston
Columbia
Northwest
Pacific
Canton
Cape of Good Hope
Globe
Alps
India
Transsiberian
Elizabeth Cochrane
Elizabeth Seaman
Hoboken
Southampton
Post Office
London
India Mail
Folkestone
Calais
Brindisi
Suez Canal
Ismaila
Red Sea
Aden
Colombo
Ceylon
Calcutta
Singapore
Hongkong
Yokohama
United States
Golden Gate
San Francisco
Southern Pacific
Atchison
Topeka
Santa Fe
Chicago
Philadelphia
New York
Andre Jagerschmidt
The
Excelsior
Asia
Italy
Indian Ocean
Moscow
Vladivostok
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Frisco
I PD Awad
Fernao de Magalhaes
Diaz
da Gama
America
Columbus
Prince Henry
Portugal
Charles V
Moluccas
Panama
Atlantic
South Sea
Trinidad
Teneriffe
Pernambuco
Rio Janeiro
la Plata
Strait of Magellan
Tierra del Fuego
Cape Deseado
South Pacific
Ladrones
Guam
Philippines
del Cano
Borneo
South Africa
Cape St. Vincent
Warren
Penn’a Ave. W
Warren, PA
Bell
T. S. Sheldon
Mer
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