Violence Rages Near Yazoo City Miss After Plantation Clash
Special to The Washington Post from Memphis June 8 reports a race conflict at Trigg plantation near Anding Mississippi. A white planter and several others were killed or wounded after a tenant shot him. armed whites and black residents clashed, two more negros were killed, two captured and lynched, with fighting continuing into the night as posses form to quell trouble.
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Washington Post
Memphis
Tenn
Trigg
Anding
Miss
Necro
Triggs
Minots Central
Yazoo City
Yazoo River
Abe Johnson
Kirk Plantation
Girl's trip to clouds ends in a rough landing
Miss Maud Palmer of Poughkeepsie seeks aeronaut fame in Middletown North Carolina. She borrowed Maggie Dailey's balloon and wore Breen tights tied to a parachute. At about 600 feet she pulled the balloon valve after a pistol shot, releasing gas and landing a quarter mile away bruised but undeterred.
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Washington Post
Middletown
N. C
Maud Palmer
Poughkeepsie
Maggie Dailey
Miss Palmer
Miss Dailey
Miss
Wife shoots husband in barricade standoff at Springfield
In Springfield Ohio Mrs Ritta Fillinger after accusing her husband of infidelity fired five shots three hitting him as he lay in critical condition. She then barricaded herself in her home and defied police until they entered from a rear room and took her into custody.
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Ohio
Ritta Fillinger
Auto crash in Barnegat kills Laura Brown
A large touring car from Media Pennsylvania carrying A Maurice Brown and family collided with another auto near Barnegat New Jersey. Laura Brown died from a fractured skull while others suffered non fatal injuries as gasoline exploded and the car burned. Names of the second car occupants were not learned.
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Laura Brown
NO CONFESSION BY HALL REPORTED AS WIFE SUICIDE IN GERMANY
Karlsruhe June report says George Washington University Roman law professor Hall, jailed on the murder charge of his mother-in-law Frau Molitor, may have confessed to the governor of the prison. His wife, Mrs Hall, found in a low mood after visiting, then swam and died in a lake near Pfäffikon Switzerland. Police doubt a formal confession, citing a long farewell letter and Hall’s financial troubles. officials say he was deemed sane May 18.
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Washington, D. C
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Switzerland
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Pfaeffikon
Ana
Hall
Freiburg
Berlin
Washington
Lena Molitor
Reichstag
Grand Duke of
Baden
United States
Constantinople
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Baden’ Baden
Frau Moli
Taft Reaches Out To Ohio Backers In Wide Campaign
Secretary Taft held a three hour conference at his home with Arthur I. Vorys Ohio manager and Congressman T E Burton to map a expanded campaign beyond Ohio. They expect Taft to carry Ohio and push into other states while Foraker’s opposition is managed. Vorys may serve as outside campaign head with Burton endorsing Taft while convention plans stay unresolved.
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Arthur I. Vorys
Ohio
Cleveland
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Columbus
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National Committee
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Cruse Ahead in Oklahoma Nomination Bid
Returns indicate Lac Cruce of Ardmore, Ind. T., nominated for governor over C. N. Haskell of Muskogee and Thomas Doyle of Perry. Roy Hoffman of Chandler and T. Gore of Lawton lead in the Oklahoma side senatorial race, while R. L. Owens of Muskogee leads in Indian Territory. Rural districts, thought Haskell strongholds, report meager results.
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Oklahoma
Indian Territory
R. L. Owens
Muskogee
Haskell
Root to Visit Mexico City in Near Future
A special dispatch from Washington reports Secretary of State Elihu Root will visit Mexico City soon to confer with President Diaz. The Herald notes the trip carries no special political significance and should not affect Guatemala-Mexico relations. Official circles reportedly welcome the anticipated visit.
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Mexico City
Mexican Herald
Washington
Elihu Root
Mexico
Diaz
Root
Guatemala
Noted Biloxi Officer Shoots Wife Then Ends His Life
Capt John Walker a former United States Navy officer under Perry and later a Confederate sea commander and Biloxi Bank president killed his wife during a quarrel and then shot himself after luncheon. He was widely known in the region and the tragedy followed a marital dispute.
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United States
Biloxi
Miss
John Walker
Apt
Walker
United States Navy
Perry
Japan
Mississippi
Louisiana
Bank of
South
Guardian Dog Guards Drunk Man At Hospital Vigil
A dog refused to leave the unconscious drunken man lying on the pavement in front of a Portland apartment. Policemen moved the dog and forced it away to allow entry to an ambulance bound for Homeopathic Hospital. The dog returned to stand under the hospital window, keeping vigil into the early hours. The master’s identity remained unknown, with no pockets or name found.
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Beeline
Portland
Duval
Fourteenth Street
Vermont Avenue
Livingston
Homeopathic Hospital
Ae Master
Drowning Reveals Secret Label in Mrs. MacLean Dress
A coroner verdict of accidental death was returned for Mrs. Emily MacLean and G. Otto Eberich of New York after drowning in the Thames near Taplow following a skiff’s sinking. Eyewitnesses saw the boats strike the Berkshire bank as Mrs. MacLean appeared to smile before both slipped under. A linen label with a dated inscription was found in Mrs. MacLean’s dress.
Tragic Maryland Accident Reports Two Fatalities
Special to the Washington Post from Cumberland Maryland dated June 3 describes a double fatal accident near Backhor Virginia Terra Alta. Mrs Hannah Fytes aged seventy five was struck and killed by a passenger train and dismembered. Moments later her husband Charles Pyles aged seventy six was fatally struck by a freight engine while cars were being placed on a siding.
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Washington Post
Cumberland
Baltimore and
Cuban Fever Fear Grips Passengers From Havana
The quarantine against arrivals from Havana started today. Thirty four steerage passengers aboard the steamer Monterey were sent to the detention hospital for observation after health officers found abnormally high temperatures. If no serious illness develops they will be released on Monday.
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Yoris
Havana
Monterey
Fire Traps Employes Use Hose for Life Line
Ten to eleven workers trapped on the seventh floor of a ten story factory at Broadway and Great Jones Street during a rapid blaze that began in Kraus and Glauber storage. Sergeant Amon of Mulberry Street station unfurled a prepared fire hose to reach the roof, guiding others down to safety with the improvised life line.
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Washington Post
New York
Broadway
Great Jones Street
Kraus & Glauber
Weeber Hat Company
Dt’wea
Thoss
Fira Esennes
Jeap
Broadway Central
Bank P
Amon
Mulberry Street
Malite Steadlet
Hosilie Steidler
Deadly storms sweep three states in cloudburst fury
Chicago reports 29 known dead and 40 serious injuries across Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois after last night storms. Gradyville Ky suffered the worst, with a cloudburst submerging Big Creek and sweeping away homes, killing many residents. York and Graysville Indiana and Du Quoin Illinois also saw fatalities and heavy property damage.
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Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Gradysville
Big Creek
New Minden
York
Duquoin
Ill
Loulaville
Gradyville
I. C. Nell
Nell
Ada Williams
Carl Wilmore
Sraysville
Ind
Poperty
Henry Rook
Lucinda Pinkerton
John Bostick
Clyde Scott
B.P. Miler
B. Miller
B. F. Freeman
Annabel Newzian
Janes ‘Laxton
Grayweille
Watash
Layton
Eleven Killed in Race Fight
Emergency reports recount a deadly race-related melee with at least eleven killed. The article notes Hall has not confessed murder and cites Taft's campaign planning alongside thrilling rescues from a fire. Storms and destruction caused numerous casualties and structural damage. Masona lays a cornerstone as part of the day’s events.
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Taft
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Orchard
Howard Gould
Harriman
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Cable
London
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Army Clique
Washington Financial
Choral Society
Army and Navy
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Ohio
Society
Virginia Society
Dewey
England
Admiral Peters
W. W. Jacobs
Gotham
Matricide escape fuels guess on body identity
Bertha Beilstein, who died under the name Elgs Miller, may have sailed to Europe after escaping the Dixmont Insane Asylum. Police guard the vault at Evergreen Cemetery as relatives challenge the death finding tied to a fortune. telegrams from Fred Beilstein support the body’s identity while warnings of a possible removal span from Pittsburg to Los Angeles.
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Cal
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Elgs Miller
Dixmount
Europe
Fred Beilstein
Evergreen Cemetery
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Pittsburg
Dixmont
Here
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Rcom
Core resignation eyed as steel board reportedly unanimous
A United States Steel Corporation director indicated the board is unanimous on the subject of resignation, noting the issue was discussed ten days ago. The Washington Post reported from New York with special coverage on the developing corporate leadership matter.
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Steel Corporation
Washington Post
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Roosevelt Lays Cornerstone at New Masonic Temple
President Roosevelt uses Washington era trowel to lay the cornerstone of the Masonic Temple at Thirteenth Street and New York Avenue NW. A six ton granite stone is set as the United States Marine Band plays America. Notables include Woodman, Trimble, Richardson, and West. relics and ceremonial items from Washington era are presented and safeguarded.
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United States Capitol
Roosevelt
Thirteenth Street
New York Avenue
United States
America
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Jjr
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Masonic Temple Association
Masonic Fraternity of America
Masonry
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Capitol
Potomac Lodge
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Virginia
Fredericksburg Lodge
John P. Stitt
George C. Hacker
Woodman
Grand Lodge
Samuel Houston
Hope Lodges
John C. Colburn
Dawson Lodge
Louls D. Carman
Harmony Lodge
Louis Goldschmidt
Arminius Lodge
Thomas B. Cochran
W. M
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Lem Towers
Jr. W. M
Potomac Lodges
John T. Meany
Hiram Lodge
Willam Montgomery
Osiris Lodge
J. Eldridge Burns
Myron M. Parker
Ralph W. Lee
Federal Lodge
District of Columbia
Masonic
Jerusaem
William McNeil
United States Mint
Washington Evening Critic
Gay Meld
Joseph Herzox
Osiris Lodgs
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