Riots in South Omaha Wreck Greek Quarters After Patrolman Killing
A mass meeting followed by rioting in South Omaha erupted after Patrolman Edward Sowers was shot by a Greek prisoner. Mob violence wrecked and burned about 30 Greek-occupied buildings, injuring Greeks and locals, with two attackers shot and several attacked during the unrest. Police struggled to disperse crowds as fires spread, with deputies and guards deployed and authorities seeking to restore order.
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Oman
Nebr
Keb
Edward Sowers
Omaha
Joseph Gamble
Saul
Fae Nots
Wall
Louis
Ser Wey
Ken Fren
Jim
Chares Nestross
Flo
Salen Wayne
Pers
Ina
Ove
Remy
Demos Brothers
Mary‘Adama Evel
Ture
Briggs
Sherif Bralley
South Omaha
Omah
Rioting Greco American clash after police shooting in South Omaha
Riots erupted after Greek suspect mortally shot Police Officer Lowery during transfer. A mass meeting denounced Greeks and called for vengeance. A mob attacked the Greek quarter, damaging homes near the police station as officers struggled to restrain the unrest.
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South Omaha
Lee Tue
Lowery
Mitle
Roosevelt Defends Secret Service in Hemenway Debate
President Roosevelt replies to Senator Hemenway’s criticism of the Secret Service, calling the report inaccurate and misleading. He cites secret service work under Chief Wilde, asserting agents acted lawfully and with high character while combating land frauds and crime.
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Roosevelt
Secret Service
Hemenway
Senate Committee On Appropriations
Congress
Hale
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
Bonaparte
Garfield
Traasury
Witkle
Thad
State
Navy
Interior Department
Department of Justice
Xémini
Tiaa Bean
Wille
Wilde
Taft arrives in Philadelphia amid cabinet talks and plans
President-elect Taft, with Mrs Taft, arrives from Cincinnati and visits his daughter Helen at Bryn Mawr. He attends services, meets Dr S Weir Mitchell, and receives a cautious briefing on his future cabinet including Dickinson, Kellogg, Nagel, and others as he weighs new duties and travels.
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Philadelphia
Taft
Cincinnati
New York
S. Weir Mitchell
Walnut Street
Unitarian Church
Bryn Mawr
Helen
Mitchell
Frank
North Philadelphia
Winsver
Trank H. Hitchcock
Alaska
Texas
Riot Threat Near Ottumwa Jail Over Negro Assault
A mob of about 1000 gathered near Ottumwa Iowa jail after reports of a white woman assaulted by a Black man. Police and a vigilante group sought suspects and guarded prisoners including a Black man named John Jungin while crowds demanded action and attempted to storm the jail. The incident sparked fear of renewed race violence and police prepared for possible calls to arms.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
United States
John Junigin
Clara Rosen
National Guard
Behamp
Charles M. Johnston
Negara
Johnston
Harvard Youth Stewart Robinson Dies in Dormitory Fall
Cambridge Massachusetts February 21 Stewart Douglas Robinson nephew of President Roosevelt and Harvard sophomore fell from a Hampden Hall window to the pavement below. He was found by a patrolman at 5 30 am and died at Cambridge morgue. The death was ruled an accident. His family notified in New York and the White House was informed.
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Big Lawyere
Philander
Knox
Pennsylvania
George W. Wice
Bersham
New York
J. M. Dickinson
Tennessee
Navy
George Vow L. Meyer
Massachusetts
Commerce
Labor
Charles Nagel
Missouri
Interior
R. A. Ballinger
Washington
Frank H H. Hitchcock
James ‘Wilson
Towa
Taft
Alaska
Dickinson
Roosevelt
United States
Joint Highi Commission
Almaka
Douglas . Robinson
Hampton Hall
Casement
Cambridge
Mass
Stewart Douglas Robinson
Roosevalt
Harvard College
Hampden Hall
Massachusetts Avenue
Douglas Robinson
Robinson
Monrog Douglas Robinson
Mount Auburn Street
Monroe Robinson
Harvard
Stewart Robinson
Stewart
Pollecmain
University
Sphinx
A. D. Club
Hasty Pudding
Institute of 170
Delta Kappa Epsilon
Aminer Pwan
Hawipden Hall
A. D. Clube
Madison Avenue
Loeb
White House
Hampton Roads
Welcome to Admiral Sperry Fleet in Washington
Vast exodus of officials and civilians fills steamboats and railways to capacity to greet Admiral Sperry and the Atlantic fleet. President Roosevelt sails aboard Mayflower with family and officials as thousands line the Potomac and Hampton Roads. Crowds surge at Union Station and riverside docks while ships move toward Cape Henry and Cape Charles for the southern drill grounds.
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Queen Anne
Washington and Potomac Steamboat Company
Aamural Ellispury
Bureau of Navigation
Navy Department
Sperry
Admiral Pillsbury
Cape Henry
Cape Charles
Washington
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company
Maple
Straus
Department of Commeres and Labor
Wheeler
Hampton Roads
Norfolk Hne
Union Station
Richmond
Norfolk
Jammet
Pullman
Great Naval Program Aura Then President Visits Cruiser Fleet
The Mayflower with President Roosevelt and guests sails near the Horseshoe in Chesapeake Bay at 8 o clock as the Connecticut leads battleships into the capes. The fleet length exceeds seven miles and the Mayflower follows into the Roads. Roosevelt will board the Connecticut and other flagships at 2 pm to address the crews before returning to Washington. Admiral Sperry and 75 officers dine with the Navy League at Chamberlin Hotel Monday night.
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Washington
Hampton
Roosevelt
Navy Yard
Government Dock
Ethel Roosevelt
Kermit and Guentin Roosevelt
Miss Landon
Potomag
Chesapeake Bay
Hampton Roads
Admiral Sperry
Bo'slock
Dolphin
Norfolk
Naval Affairs
Senate
House
Newberry
Old Point
Capes
Connecticut
Anchorage
Old Point Pier
Louisiana
Georgia
Wisconsin
Washingtonians Check In At Norfolk For Fleet Arrival Festivities
Special to The Washington Fort reports many Washing tonians registered at Hotel Champlain Point Comfort and in Norfolk as thousands greet the homecoming battleship fleet. Names include Mrs F E Beatty Mrs P H McGowan and several others among guests and registrants.
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Washington Fort
Norfolk
Hotel Chamberlin
Oid Point Comfort
F. E. Beatty
P. H. McGowan
Louise McGowan
E. L. McGowan
E. B. Weeks
C. G. Koeper
A. A. Richards
George Ward Logan
Susan C. Foster
Adelbert Althouse
Robert L. Bacon
E. ¥. Qualtrough
Mary C. Foster
Willam C. Watts
W. W. Mathewsom
Ernest Mick
D. H. Smith
F. M. Allen
Hundred Dead in Storm Blocks 2000 Miles of Rail
Terrible snow swept across southwestern Russia halting traffic on the Southwestern Railway for two thousand miles. Freight piles up as workers shovel deep snow. Odessa reports more than a hundred deaths in the blizzards over the past three days.
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Kiev
Russia
London
Odessa
Funeral of Admiral Cotton in Nice
Funeral services for Rear Admiral Charles S. Cotton U S N retired were held in Nice with attendance by American and British officials. Notables included Rear Admirals Drake Boggs and Perry and Maj and Mrs Webster Iselin. The coffin bore an American flag and flowers. The body will be cremated at Marseilles tomorrow and ashes were sent to the United States aboard a battleship.
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Nice
Charles 8. Cotton
U. 3 N
Franklin J. Drake
L. G. Boggs
U. S. WN
Perry
Webster Iselin
Celtic to Spread Relief
Naples February 1 United States ship Celtic left for Messina with nearly half the crew of the gunboat Scorpion aboard along with Lieut Buchanan and Ensign Wilcox. The Celtic will help distribute lumber provided by the American government for earthquake survivor housing.
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Naples
United States
Celtic
Messina
Scorpion
Lieut
Buchanan
Ensign Wilcox
Sur-' Erers
Colored troops for Vermont telegraphs movement
The Fifteenth United States Cavalry will vacate Fort Ethan Allen today. Troops B and F depart for Fort Leavenworth by special train. Other units will follow to reorganize and prepare quarters at the fort, with colored troops expected to be stationed there around June.
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Burlington
United States Cavalry
Fort Ethan
Fort Leavenworth
Kans
Roo Poe
Manila
Gaits
Fleet 15 Off Capes for President's Navy Review
Twenty battleships in line near Virginia capes prepare for a grand Mayflower review with President aboard. Sperry keeps wireless to shore, awaiting ceremonies as hundreds of Navy families gather at Fort Monroe and Virginia Beach.
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