Frenzy of a Mob Defies Authority Near Lincoln Monument
Springfield Alabama witnessed a mob riot over the weekend resulting in multiple deaths and injuries among Black residents. The National Guard intervened as troops fired on the mob near Twelfth and Madison. Prohibition candidate FE W Chafin was attacked defending a fugitive, and Governor Deemen vowed to use state resources to enforce law and protect citizens and property. The violence followed threats and arson amid widespread clashes.
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FE. W. Chafin
United States
Abraham Lincoln
Springfield
Capitol
Demeen
Governor Deneen cites Springfield riot in race violence tale
Governor Deneen outlines a Springfield outbreak sparked by an alleged assault on a white woman by George Richardson and a later killing by Joe James. At night a mob attacked Loper’s restaurant, wrecked property, and hanged a Black man from a lamp post before the National Guard was deployed to restore order.
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Deneen
Springfield
George Richardson
Joe James
Street
Loper
Richardson
Bloomington
Lopez
National Guard
Decatur
Peoria
Torch Adds to the Terror
A violent mob burned or wrecked homes housing about 4000 Black residents in Illinois, while the state capital endured a 36 hour siege marked by shootings and fear. The event highlights racial violence and civil unrest in the capital.
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Illinois
Commonwealth
Rioting and lynching amid Lincoln shadow in city
Mob violence erupts near the Lincoln home as two elderly Black men are hanged and four thousand Black residents endure arson. William H. Bowe, county treasurer chief clerk, is shot and saved by Joe Farmer. Cobbler William Donnigan dies after his shop is burned and he is bound to a tree. Troops restore order. thousands flee, authorities plan protection and repatriation efforts.
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Springfield
Scott Burton
Twelfth
Madison Streets
Louis Johson
John Caldwell
William Donnegan
Frank Delmore
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
William H. Bowe
Bowe
Fourteenth
Mason Streets
Joe Farmer
Farner
Rowe
St. Johmn’s Hospital
William Donnigan
Donnigan
State House
Rioters Disrupt Prohibition Meeting Injuring Candidates
During a mass Prohibitionists gathering at Court house Square rioters pursued a negro through the crowd injuring Prohibition party presidential candidate Eugene W. Chafin and state representative candidate Joseph W. Inslee. Chafin threatened to shoot while missiles flew and speakers fled. the assailant escaped via a courthouse window. A separate disturbance formed in front of the state armory where a crowd gathered seeking to storm the building sheltering several negros.
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Courthouse Square
Eugene W. Chafin
Prohibition Party
Joseph W. Inslee
Prohibition
Chafin
Donnigan
New State Armory
Ferris Must Be Placed On Ballot Says Secretary
Lansing reports Secretary of State Prescott informed Woodbridge N. Ferris he cannot heed Ferris’s request to ignore petitions for his name. By law, if enough signatures are collected, Ferris’s name must appear as a Democratic governor candidate. Ferris, a schoolteacher and 1914 nominee, had limited his own bid while backing Lawton T. Hemans this year.
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Lansing
Mich
Woodbridge N. Ferris
Big Rapids
Ferris
Prescott
Secretary of State
Lawton T. Hemans
Mason
Albion romance ends with pastor's death in Bay City
Ortonville Michigan August 17 The death of Rev Roy F E Husted pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church here at the home of his fiance Miss Agnes Day in Bay City ends an Albion college romance The couple met at Albion and their marriage had been planned for this fall Rev Husted fell ill while visiting her His mother was summoned from Flint and he died twelve hours later The funeral services will be held in Flint.
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Ortonville
Mich
Roy FE. Husted
Methodist Episcopal Church
Agnes Day
Bay City
Albion College
Albion
Mr. Husted
Flint
Roosevelt Secretary Loeb in St Paul Visiting Editors
William Loeb Jr secretary to President Roosevelt stayed in St Paul as guest of George Thompson editor of The Dispatch. He later joined Thompson at Camp Wobikana near International Falls where he had been part of a fishing and hunting camp with Secretary Oscar Straus for weeks.
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St. Paul
William Loeb, Jr
Roosevelt
George Thompson
Dispatch
Loeb
Thompson
Camp Wobikana
International Falls
Oscar Straus
Coffin Bill Leads To Levy On Emma Burdick Property
Hastings Mich Aug 17 A writ of execution was issued by the circuit court to levy on the real estate of Mrs Emma Burdick after she failed to pay her husband s coffin bill. A judgment of 50 dollars had been obtained by the undertaker against her.
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Hastings, Mich
Emma Burdick
Franks Brown Defence and Divorce Decree Granted
Frank Brown appeared before Judge Torrison at Hyve Park court in Chicago seeking a divorce from Anna Renen of South Park Avenue. The Nebraska decree was presented, alleging cruelty. Brown had left his wife a year earlier for Nebraska, returning to Chicago where he was arrested on a wife abandonment charge based on his wife's warrant.
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Chicago
Arro
Torrison
Hyve Park
Frank Brown
Nebraeka
Mes
Anna
South Park Avenue
Nebraska
Simple services for evangelist Ira D Sankey held in Brooklyn
Simple services were held at Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church Brooklyn for evangelist Ira D Sankey. Hymns written by Sankey were sung by C Sankey an aged cousin of the deceased and the church quartet. The selections included The Ninety and Nine There'll Be no Dark Valley Steep on Beloved Only Remembered.
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New York
Ira D. Sankey
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church
Brooklyn
C. ©. Sankey
Uncle Dives In To Save Nephew Drowns In Illinois River
Beardstown Illinois August 17 190? Thomas F E Howell a Beardstown resident gave his life attempting to save his eleven year old nephew Henry M Howell from drowning in the Illinois river. Nine relatives rode in a gasoline launch when the boy fell overboard and both perished together.
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Beardstown
Thomas FE. Howell
Henry M. Howell
Illinois River
Howell
Misjudged De Playne-Vapa declares greatest treasure
A playful exchange cites Miss De Playne-Vapa declaring she is his greatest treasure while Mr Blunt-Indeed contests the claim, noting wealth assumptions. The Detroit Free Press quotes the banter in a light, humorous tone typical of society items.
Chicago Markets Report Hogs Cattle Sheep Prices August 1908
Market notes show hog receipts and price ranges with early and late session changes. Cattle and sheep trading remained steady to lower with estimated receipts around twenty two thousand hogs and twenty six thousand sheep and cattle, supported by Beach Wickham Grain Co. in Chicago.
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Texas
John A Babdock Promises Square Deal Pitch
A fragmented line mentions John A Babdock with The North American Commission Company promising a square deal. The text is incomplete but implies a business pitch and availability for contact. No clear date or location provided.
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The
North American Commission Company
Retirement of Evans Fighting Bob Ends After Forty Five Years
Washington August 17 Rear Admiral Robby Dunglilson Evans Fighting Rob retires tomorrow ending a 45 year career. He earned renown in Civil War action at Fort Fisher and later commanded the greatest fleet in U S history guiding a famed cruise. Born Floyd County Virginia August 18 1846 his mother opposed his Union service yet he persisted earning a sobriquet for his bold actions at Valparaiso during a Chile incident.
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Washington
Robby Dunglilson Evans
Rob
United States Navy
Evans
Sign
Fort Fisher
United States
Congress
Admiral Dewey
Tiorn
Floyd County
Virginia
Samuel Andrew Jackson Evans
Naval Academy
Territory of
Utah
Chili
Bob
Yorktown
Valparaiso
Van load of stolen mail articles found in Nolan room
A van load of articles valued at thousands of dollars, believed stolen from the mails in the past three years, was found in a room once occupied by Amos C. Nolan, a mail wagon driver now under arrest.
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New York
Amos C. Nolan
Wright Planed Arrival for London Aeroplane Demonstration
The British Motor club intends to arrange Wilbur Wright of Dayton Ohio to fly to England from Le Mans France to demonstrate his aeroplane at Brooklands racing track Weybridge.
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Wright
England
London
British Motor Club
Wilbur Wright
Dayton
le Mans
France
Brooklands
Weybridge
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Louis Hanen
Charles Helmle
Lester Hatz
Joseph W. Insiee
Prohibtion
M. J. Luicy
William Malott
Eugene Mayo
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Clarence A. Noll
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Robert Oakley
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Harry O. Parring
Gatling
Fifth Infantry
Ted Raney
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Riglt
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George Stusse
Arthur Twyman
Harrison West
Winters
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Charles Little
Ketten
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Loeb Hunting and Fishing
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