Race violence erupts in Springfield Illinois mob attacks
A large threatening mob roams Springfield injuring black residents and attacking properties after a black man allegedly assaults a white woman. Troops and militia rush to restore order as fires consume houses. Prohibition candidate Eugene W. Chafin is struck by a brick.
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Erhor
Ill
First Cavalry
Deneen
Peoria
Bloomington
Pekin
East End
Eugene W. Chafin
Taylorville
George Richardson
Sangamon
East Washington Street
Deacon
Springfeld
Harry T. Loper
Second Brigade
Illinois National Guard
Lopez
Woman climber Miss Annie Peck reaches 25000 feet on Huascaran
Lima reports Miss Annie Peck of Providence and two Alpine guides reached 25000 feet on Mount Huascaran surpassing prior records. She started in New York two months earlier after a 17800 foot attempt failed due to guide illness. Peck began mountaineering in 1895 on the Matterhorn.
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Lima
Peru
Ang
Annie 8 Peck
Providence
R. L
Mount Huascaran
Miss Peck
New York
Hemisphere
W. W. Graham
Himalayas
Miss Teck
Matterhorn
Sorata
Bolivia
Millionaire Edward R. Thomas In New Auto Crash
New York reports Edward R. Thomas driving at high speed in West End Long Branch struck a carriage injuring Mrs. Hyman Cohen and her daughter and a hydrant. The carriage horses were killed and coachman injured. Thomas has a history of speeding calls and a prior fatal incident in 1908 with a $8,125 verdict.
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New York
Edward R. Thomas
West End
Long Branch
Hyman Cohen
Dantel Donnelly
Mr. Thomas
Harry Thies
Famous Evangelist Sankey Dead at Sixty Eight
Ira D. Sankey world renowned evangelist and hymn writer dies at his Brooklyn home at age sixty eight. Once Moody’s partner, Sankey had been blind for five years yet continued writing hymns and spreading the gospel across the English speaking world. Born in Edisburg Pennsylvania he rose from Methodist choir leader to Y M C A official before meeting Moody in 1870 and forming a lifelong partnership.
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Ira D. Sankey
Dwight L. Moody
New York
Brooklyn
Sankey
Edisburg
Nele
Methodist Episcopal Church
Y. M.C
Moody
Indianapolis
Purchaser Found For What You Have To Sell By Pricing
General Markets notes indicate a purchaser was found through pricing efforts. The report mentions Seadr as the Democrat and references a sale context.
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Priciig
Seadr
Prosperity congress optimism boosts drummers and bankers
New York on August 15 hosts 4000 commercial travelers at the international prosperity congress. Henry Clews praises easy money and rising Wall Street, while A Berkman and Dr. Reitman are barred from a session. Comptroller Metz says no place for anarchists as others tout farm gains and declining hard times.
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New York
International Prosperity Congress
Henry Clews
A. Berkman
Henry C. Frick
Benjamin L. Reitman
Prosperity Congress of Optimists
Lafayette Street
United Commercial Travelers of America
Travelers’ Protective Association
Herman A. Metz
Hoboes’ Union
Amalgamated Tramps of America
Russian Feud Ends in Shooting Here
Pittsburg August 15 a feud dating from Russian secret societies and carried to New York Philadelphia and Pittsburg culminated when Morris Horvitz thirty five was shot by Max Scholnick twenty six as Scholnick walked Crater avenue Detective Homer Crooks witnessed the shooting and arrested him Scholnick said Horvitz was chosen to kill an army officer but failed and was expelled from the secret society Horvitz exposed the society and its objects leading to conflict with Scholnick involved police actions and escape attempts.
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Pittsburg
Russia
New York
Philadelphia
Morris
Horvitz
Crater Avenue
Max Scholnick
Scholnick
Homer Crooks
Secret Society
Schoinick
Etymology of ogre and cross-cultural kisses in old lore
A fragmented summary discusses the word ogre once linked to Hun sufferings but now tied to Orcus, the god of the underworld in Roman folklore. It contrasts Mongolian and European kisses as primitive preservation instincts, then shifts to social quips about a widower and a Wright competing for a prize.
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Europe
Orcus
American Atlantic fleet sails from Auckland after warm farewell
The American Atlantic fleet departed Auckland Harbor for Sydney amid large crowds and cheers led by Premier Sir Joseph Ward. Admiral Sperry thanked Major Myers for hospitality and praised Auckland's decorations. Messages of friendship were exchanged affirming close ties between the United States and New Zealand.
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Auckland
N. Z
Sydney
Connecticut
Joseph Ward
Sir Joseph
Kentucky
New Zealand
Sperry
Major Myers
Admiral Sperry
Dominion
Pacific
Call For Democratic Clubs Across United States
Chicago August 15 The Democratic national committee issues a call to organize Democratic clubs in every voting precinct to boost Mr Bryan's campaign. He believes clubs nationwide will give the strongest push to the Democratic cause.
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Chicago
United States
Bryan
Democratic National Committee
Mack
Jailer Arrested In Connection With Prisoner Escape
Wheeling W Va Aug 15 Deputy Sheriff Curtiss Rice jailed Jailer William McGannon on charges of conspiring and aiding in a prison escape. He was held in default of bail. Prosecutor Schuck said accomplice William Pickett confessed that McGannon handed him jail keys to release Ross Murphy a prisoner awaiting transportation. McGannon did not comment.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Curtiss Rice
William McGannon
McGannon
Schuck
William Pickett
Pickett
Ross Murphy
State Penitentiary
Grafting A Lesson In Horticulture With One Serious Omission
A humorous piece recounts how a neighbor misinterprets grafting apples as deceit. The narrator explains grafting steps but includes stealing branches and hiding evidence, prompting the neighbor to repeat the dubious method to his wife, who doubts the advice and mocks the mixing of grafting with theft.
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Brown
Fragments on Marine Sounds and Odd Gossip
A column of whimsical notes mentions fish vocalizations such as the horse mackerel and herring, and describes the ham mer sea creature producing a buzzing sound. It then shifts to social quips about women's reasons for remaining single and a brief, humorous jab at wedding card engravings.
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London News
Mrs
Caiis
Clarice
Jane Smiley
Women Were Scarce in California's Early Camps
Reminiscences from former Senator William M. Stewart describe a California camp where women were rare and an emigrant wager involving a woman caused a furor. A Buckeye hills crowd gathered to watch a wagon maiden reveal herself as gold dust pours from a buckskin bag. the owner returns the gesture with a dramatic escape and the group departs with the prize.
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California
William M. Stewart
Wwe
Coyote
Joe
Buckeye Hills
Where the Funds Went in Albany Church Records
In 1820 Albany trustees of the African Baptist church sought permission to circulate a public subscription in six church funds. The petition was tabled pending investigation after reports that most funds had been used by trustees for their own suppers.
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Albany
African Baptist Church
Common Council
The Too Faithful Dog Bomb Incident
A group of young Australians filled a bottle with dynamite and attached a waterproof fuse to fling into a pool. Their retriever retrieved the bomb, swam toward shore as the others fled, and a blast occurred, injuring none seriously but destroying the dog. Fry's Magazine mentions the event.
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Fry
The Strainer and a First Telephone Call Tale
A fragmented humorous snippet depicts a woman using a telephone for the first time and nervously testing the mouthpiece holes. The drug clerk explains their purpose while she forgets the number she dialed, with scattered lines about marriage, widowers, and tired tatters from a Chicago source.
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