Execution by mob at stake in Limon Colorado
In Limon Colorado on November 17 Preston Porter Jr known as John Porter was executed by a mob. A crowd of about 300 watched as he was chained to a railroad rail and burned with kerosene oil after kneeling in prayer and pleading to be released. The incident followed the discovery of the mutilated body of Louise Frost. The report also notes a court session in Avord where Jacob F Miller pressed a motion to dismiss a bank case, with the judge reserving decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Limon
Colo
Preston Porter, Jr
John Porter
Lincoln County
Preston Porter
Richard Wrost
Louise Frost
Porter
United States District Court
Jacob F. Miller
Alvord
Mob Burns Negro After Abduction On Train
A lynch mob seized a prisoner on a train near Lake Station and decided to burn him at the stake rather than hang him. The victim had been accused of murdering a young girl whose body was found with fourteen stab wounds. The crowd carried out the act publicly, sparking national outrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman
Limon
R. W. Frost
Hugo
Lake Station
Lima
United States
Alvard Case Involving Former Five National Bank Official
In New York on November 17, the case of Cornelius Ly Alvard, formerly a note teller at the Fivei National Bank, was heard. Details indicate ongoing discussions over setting him at liberty at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cornelius Ly Alvard
Tell Ay
Fivei National Benk
Elopement befogs Kalamazoo man and his wife’s lover's wife
In Kalamazoo Michigan on November 17 James Lefleur eloped with the wife of his stepson Harry Lefleur after prolonged pursuit by authorities. The couple reportedly fled to Chicago, leaving the son heartbroken and loading up the home as officers chase the pair. Indiana club women elected officers at the federation session in South Bend with Rose Budd Stewart named honorary president and Jane McM. Smith as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo
Mich
James Lefleur
Harry Lefluer
Chicago
Indiana Club Women
South Bend
Ind
Indiana Federation of Woman’s Clubs
Rose Budd Stewart
Muncie
Jane McM. Smith
Alice M. Lewis
Minnetta Taylor
Greencastle
Bryan
Lagrange
Wood
Valparaiso
Kett
Condition of Senator Davis Noted in Latest Bulletin
St Paul report from the sick room says the United States Senator Davis shows little change with no new details released by physicians. Noon bulletin notes he sleeps most of the time yet remains lucid when awake and is aware of his serious condition and has arranged his estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
United States
Davis
Clinton taxpayer oldest voter in U S at 1799 birth
Clinton Iowa residents highlight William Zimmer born April 1799 as the nation’s oldest voter, voting first for James Monroe in 1820 and still active on Clinton streets. Details note his New York birth in Schoharie county and his long life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
United States
Iowa
William Zimmer
James Monroe
Schoharie County
New York
Griggs Says He Will Retire From Cabinet
Attorney General Griggs informed President and cabinet that he will resign from the next four years. March 4 is set for his departure. Other ministers are expected to stay, with possible exception of the Secretary of War. The cabinet discussed the Chinese question and the fate of Prince Tuan and other leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Griggs
Prince Tuan
China
Chwang
Tuan
Hay
Kang-Yi
Yu Hsien
Peking
Durbin Says No Pledge on Refugee Requisition
Indiana Governor Elect Durbin indicates he has not discussed or pledged any course on handling Kentucky refugees in Indiana. He dismisses a Louisville dispatch claiming Beckham will press him to surrender Durbin and others over the Goebel murder case and vows to act only when the requisition is presented.
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Indianapolis
Durbin
West Baden
Kentucky
Indiana
Louisville
Beckham
W. 8
Taylor
Chas
Finley
William Goebel
Kleet Durbin
Eleet
Pitiful job-seekers tale spans three cities
Miss Maud Sanders, who says she taught in Harrisburg Pennsylvania, told police in Logansport Indiana of her hardship while seeking work. She rode freight, offered a newspaper story, and received aid to Chicago. In Montgomery Alabama the Democratic caucus nominated J S Morgan for reelection to the U S Senate. In Leavenworth Kansas three convicts escaped from the Lansing state penitentiary with one killed named Sam Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Ind
Maud Sanders
Harrisburg
Chicago
Leavenworth, Kas
State Penitentiary
Lansing
Sam Smith
Market reports from Chicago and other grain hubs
Trade and receipts summary for livestock and grain across Chicago East Buffalo St Louis and Milwaukee markets. Hogs and cattle price ranges noted with daily receipts. grain prices provided for wheat corn oats rye and barley amid mixed activity and weather delays.
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East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Sheen
Lake Shore
Michigan Central
Phie
St. Louis Grain
St. Louis
Milwaukee Grain Milwaukee
Independent Royalists win Hawaii delegate and native majority
Robert W. Wilcox wins the Hawaiian delegate seat to Congress by a small margin over Samuel Parker. Natives vote solidly outside Honolulu, giving the House a native majority and signaling continued opposition to annexation. Whites fear restrictions on suffrage and a return of monarchy powers amid party shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
San Francisco
Robert W. Wilcox
Congress
Samuel Parker
Wilcox
Oahu
Prince David Kawananakoa
Parker
Lilnokalani
House
House of Representatives
Senate
National Women’s Council discusses reforms and race figures
The National Women’s Council finished its session in Minneapolis with resolutions on abolishing a supposed social evil in the Philippines, opposing sectarian school funding, and gathering data on industrial education for southern Blacks. May Wright Sewall outlined Berlin plans for 1904, and the Colored Women’s Association gained early admission. In Joliet, Rockdale mills face a temporary shutdown over boiler issues, and the Irish-American ambulance corps arrives in New York while the Stewart mansion on Fifth Avenue is slated for demolition.
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Minneapolis
National Women’s Council
Manila
Vse
May Wright Sewall
International Council
Berlin
Ooker Washington
National Association of Colored Women
Mary Church Terre
New York
Stewart
Marble Palace
Fifth Avenue
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Cuba
Tavana
Spain
Anyother
Decatur, Ills
C. W. Holton
C. W. Roberts
Blue Jeans
Grand Opera House
Corbett
Jeffries
Louis M. Houseman
Tattersall’s
Jefferies
Hawkeye State
Des Moines
Cincinnati
Ohio
Cedar Rapids
Phillips & Lansing
Alice P. Goulding
A & Cores Ae
Prince Chwang
Prince Yih
Prince Ying
Prince Lien
Duke San
Ying Nien
Kang Yi
Chao Shu Chiao
Wahsington
South
Philippines
Joliet
Peotone
Edward Smith
Hlinois Central
Winona
Minn
Andrew Rezek
Milwaukee Road
Te Marrioad
Alma Hearne
Keosaqua
Howard Holland
Concepcion
Chile
South America
Durbin and Taylor
Morgan
Senator
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
S. Morgan
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Marks&ts
Chicago Grain and Produce
Texas
Chicago Board of Trade
I. K. Powers
Bis
Apedal
Fionda
Opera House
Baird & Bailey's
O. F. Haight
Harwood
South Side
Evening Journal
Johnson's Bakery
Store
M. L. Logan
H. Knecht
Ashby
Nicola
the Reynolds Gallery
Hawaii
Island
Limokalan
Lila
Kex
Queen Liliuvokralanl
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Cash and Exchange
Officears
Joform Kren
Chhaas
Keen
Carl
Frank Stewart
I. M. Sprout
M. Keer
Colored Association
Mary
Sam
Bailey
A. S. Hays
Claas
C.J. Wilson
Attorney At Law
Qoffior
Alberson's Grocery
Temple Building
Washington, Iowa
W. H. Butterfield
Ore Centorea
Washington Town
W. E. Anderson
Hoveopathist
Orr
Klein's Clothing
Cor
B. OR &N. Ry
Jack Farner
AGP &Ta Bor&n Ry
No. 1
Hotel Allen
Frank Rowers
Marsh W. Bailey
City Hall
P. J. Hanley
Washington County Savings Bank
Doss
Jeffrey
A. Anderson
J.T. Anderson
Ass't
Don General Banking
AH. Wallach
A. Warre
Cashier
Wm. Buare
C. M. Keok
Cash
First National Bank
Irbcto Wes
Blair HH
Wallach
Beiseye
Wots Hoods
D. Fiohinent
Fran
BE. Dayton, Prop
Kratchwil
la Crosse
Wis
Gunther
Kemble
Kemble Flower Co
Oskaloosa
Laws
Madison Medicine Co
Madison
R. F. Riley
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