Riots Quelled as State Guard Suppresses Mob in Springfield
Rioting erupts in Springfield Illinois with mobs of Negro residents and miners. militia surrounds about 30 Negroes near Sixth and Edwards Streets and another group near Fifteenth and Kansas. Police foil attempts to cut telephone and telegraph lines to the city hall as Gen Wells and Gen Sanborn mobilize provisional brigades and arrive with Second Infantry from Chicago. Arsenal crowded with refugees, while a special grand jury is to probe the disturbances and assign responsibility.
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Illinois
State Guard
Scane
Springfeld
Springfield
Sixth
Edwards Streets
Black Belt
Perouery
Figuteenth
Kansas
Mit
Milliaen
Wells
Sanborn
Gen. Wells
Cicago
Wella
Col
Linborn
Gen. Wella
Btate
Frank Hatch
San Ramon County
Gus- Picton
Jonn Garrity
Khakidad
Transucs
Thore
Arsenst
Springfield Riots Strain Guards as Tensions Mount
In Springfield a wave of fear and unrest grips the city after violent race clashes. National Guard forces occupy the capitol area, with two deaths in hospitals and several arrestees. Officials report ringleaders among mobs, arrests of peddlers and aliens, and plans to keep order west of Seventh Street as troops bolster police. Residents fear further lynchings, while rumors of outside plots and armed readiness circulate.
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National Guard
Saliea
Ing Amps
Capitol
Black Belt
Eighteenth
Kansas
Hiter
Morris
Ife
Springfield
Hains Brothers Held After Murder Charge In New York
Capt Peter C Hains Jr and his brother Thornton Jenkins Hains were arrested after an alleged fatal shooting at the Bay Side Yacht Club. Both were arraigned in Queens court and held without bail as grand jury action is sought for first degree murder. Their father Brig Gen Peter C Hains and lawyer Percy discussed strategy while the brothers await possible November trial.
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Washington Post
New York
Peter ©. Hains, Jr
William H. Annis
Bay Side Yacht Club
Thornton Jenkins Hains
Flushing
Queens County
Long Island City
Long Island
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Darrin Seta
Flugking
Touriss
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W. C. Berny
Manhattan
Maurice C. Connolly
Matthew J. Smith
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Forcer
Fallon
Feige
Wiliam G. Baker
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Helus
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Smith
Hains
Court of Justice
Fortress Monroe
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Mains
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Hoowever
Tilght
Aha
Thornton Jenkins
William
Annis
Peter Meaie
Bay State Yacht Club
Mra. Hains
Peter C. Hanna, Jr
Boston
Charlea Libbey
Gen. Hanna
Teagan
New York St
John Philipps
Hanns
Gen
Corrigan Named Auxiliary Bishop in Baltimore Archdiocese
Spécial to The Washington rest Baltimore Md Aug 16 Rev C B Corrigan new vicar general succeeding the late Bishop Alfred E H Curtis to be an auxiliary bishop or assistant to Cardinal Gibbons He will handle archdiocese affairs in the cardinal’s absence Father Corrigan formerly at St Peters Church Baltimore Rector Starr and Rev George Devine are close advisers to the cardinal Starr an able theologian and spokesman for the cardinal in controversies with other denominations
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Baltimore
C.B. Corrigan
Archdiocese of
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Cardinal Gibbons
Father Corrigan Wea
St. Peter's Church
William H. ‘Starr
Gorgus’ Christi Church
George Devine
St. John's Church
Lions Kill Entire Family in Mexican Village
Special to The Washington Post reports two mountain lions entered the hut of Her culano Flores in Sedera de Cabello, Jalisco, and killed Flores his wife and two children. Villagers drove off the lions after they had devoured the two children.
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Washington Post
Mexico City
Herculano Flores
Sedera de Cabello
Jalisco
Flores
Gem in Bird Nest Found by Brooklyn Girl
Anna Dodge of Brooklyn in Caldwell New Jersey found a blackbird nest in a township woods yesterday containing a diamond ring set with four stones. A jeweler valued the ring at fifty dollars. It is believed the bird carried the ring to the nest by accident.
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Washington Post
Caldwell
N.J
Yestterday
Anna Dodge
Brooklyn
Women Bathers Drown In Lake Champlain Bay
Three young women staying near Adams Landing drowned while bathing in Lake Champlain. Lucy Perry and Sarah Disasway of Platteburg New York plus Eliza beth Disasway of Brooklyn were swept into deep water after one stepped into a hole. Two others attempted to help but also went under. Three others were rescued. A confused report also mentions unrelated drownings at Bowery Beach and unnamed locals.
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Adams Landing
Lake Champlain
Lucy Perry
Sarah Disasway
Platteburg
Elizabeth Disasway
Brooklyn
Our
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Dak. Dutton
Auto Upset Near Estellville Dam En Route to Atlantic City
An automobile accident at the Estellville dam injured Adam Shaner of Boyertown Pa his wife and several children while traveling from Ocean City to Atlantic City. The car slid into a steep embankment and turned turtle in a swamp. Mrs Shaner suffered a dislocated shoulder and minor bruises. A son Charles sustained facial injuries and another had a leg injury. all received aid and were taken to a nearby house for treatment before returning to Ocean City.
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Mays “Landing
N. J
Estellville Dam
Adam Shaner
Boyertown
Ocean City
Atlantic City
Hatélivilile
Charles
Shaner
Ocity
Steamer Lina Towed After Engine Trouble Near Cape Iddy
The steamer Lina from Lewes Delaware blew a cylinder head near McCrea Shoals by Cape Iddy and was disabled. The life crew ferried passengers ashore and the vessel was towed to a safe bay.
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Atlantic
City
N. J
Lina
Lewes
Del
McCréa Shoals
Cape Iddy
Debate With Bryan Calls One Charge False
A Denver platform debate centers on union legality and politician statements. The Manufacturers Association president rejects accusations of outlawing labor while asserting business groups support workers, amid questions about party positions and platform details.
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Manufacturers’ Association
An. Anawst
Denver
Banked War of Words Over Bryan Platform Clashes in Trade Debate
Special to The Washington Post details a heated exchange between James W. Van Cleave and William J Bryan regarding labor, tariffs, and banking. Van Cleave argues Bryan’s platform harms manufacturers, labor, and the economy, citing labor rights, boycott concerns, and proposed banking fixes while urging a decisive vote against Bryan in 1908.
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St. Louis
Tames W. van Cleave
National Asso~ Horation of Manufacturers
United States
Bryan
Congress
Ven Cleave
National Association of Manufacturers
Uke
Theras
Mr. van Cleave
Denver
van Cleave
Grafters Ag Hays
Mr. Bryan
van Cleave Gays
Department of Commerce and Labor
Commerce
Department of Commerce
Labor
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Bryaniem
Mystery Trunk Body Found Near Mount Ephraim
In Camden N J on August 16 a man’s body was found wedged inside an old traveling trunk hidden in a ravine near Bell road. Picnickers discovered the trunk. authorities note a breast wound suggesting a shooting and imply the body was placed in the trunk before death. The corpse, about 35, 5 feet 11 inches, wore dark clothes and cuff buttons with imitation opals, found amid straw and old newspapers from Philadelphia. The body was taken to the Camden morgue for further investigation.
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N. 2
Bell Road
Mount Ephraim
Howara Bell
Acrosy
Charles Meyers
D. Arrow
Lola
Phiadelphia
William “Crawford
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Giant Telescope Invented by Prof Wood At Johns Hopkins
New York report on a novel reflecting telescope using a mercury basin spun by an electric motor. Diameter to be half of Yerkes scale. focal length adjustable by rotation speed. Prof Robert Wood notes surface precision limits stem from machine quality, with a seven inch mirror already tested.
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New York
Robert Wood
Johns Hopkins University
Mack After Mountain Vote
Chicago reports a Democratic push to swing Northwestern states into the national campaign. Chair Mack plans a Western trip in late September to rally Rocky Mountain leaders, with John H. Atwood coordinating speakers for debatable districts as Martin Lows heads to Buffalo to open the national drive.
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Democratic National “Committee
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Pacific
Montana
Rocky Mountain
John Hy Atwood
Purlayy
van Mack
Martin
Buffalo
New York State
National Committee
Taft to Go A Fishing Quits Hot Springs Engagement
Taft plans a trip to address 19,600 Republicans from across Virginia in Hot Springs on August 28. He will respond to Bryan and appeal to Southern voters before returning to Cincinnati by September 6.
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Virginia
Bryan
South
Cincinnati
Taft Plans Virginia Campaign Tour and Fishing Trip
Taft accepts invitation to Middle Bass Island for a week of fishing before campaign. He will skip Hot Springs events, then return to Cincinnati for two months of front porch campaigning. Virginia Day crowd of 10,000 planned with speeches, rail excursions bringing thousands from Augusta, Highland, Bath, and other counties. Stonewall Brigade Band to perform. Taft attends St. Luke's services and keeps a busy schedule amid regional events.
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Hot Springs
Taft
Ddi
Middle Bass Island
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Rutherford B
Hayes
McKinley
Grover Cleveland
Foledo
Col. Bogey
Murray Bay
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Committee On
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Shenandoah Valley
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Highland
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Rockingham
Shenandoah
Page
Rockbridge
Botetourt
Stonewall Brigade
Staunton
Charles E. Haines
Robert A.hamilton
Canton
Ohio
Tatt
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Papal honors for Gibbons aides in Rome departure
Cardinal Gibbons left Rome for Switzerland as Pope Pius IX granted domestic prelate appointments to priests from Washington Baltimore and St. Paul. The group includes S T Lee James Mackin George Devine and Willam Starr with Corrigan awaiting a higher badge. Telegram from Merry del Val marks the fortieth bishop consecration anniversary.
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Cardinal Gibbona
Switzerland
Bishop O'Connell
Washington
Louw O'Donovan
Baltimore
Mgr
Germano Staniero
Hey
T. Tee
St. Mathew's
Washington, D. C
James F
Mackin
St. Paul
George Devine
St. John’s
Willam E. Starr
Corpus Christi
C. B. Corrigan
Cardinal Gibbons
Merry del Val
Castel Gandollfo
May Not Wed Westinghouse
Pittsburg society buzzes that Miles Violet Brockelbank the English fiancée of George Westinghouse Jr has called off or postponed the wedding amid rumor of a Westinghouse family death and recent financial reverses. Friends say the match may be delayed indefinitely while speculation swirls through Pittsburgh.
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Washington Post
Pittsburg
Miles Violet Brockelbank
England
George Westinghouse, Jr
Westinghouse
Senator Briggs Saves Life at Railroad Crossing
Senator Frank O Bugas narrowly escaped death when a freight train halted within an inch of his automobile at the East State street crossing. The driver, acting on the senator’s signal, applied the emergency brakes just as the car neared the tracks. The incident, witnessed in Trenton New Jersey, highlights the senator’s coolness under danger.
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Washington Post
Trenton
N. J
United States
Frank O. Bugas
East State Street
Pennsylvania
West Point
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