White mobs torch Black man after hospital drag
In Coatesville Pennsylvania on August 14 a mob dragged Ezekial Walker from a hospital bed, bound him, and set his cot on fire, burning him to death after shouting for mob justice against a Black man accused of assaulting a white man. Police leaders vow action against mob leaders.
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Coatesville
Edgar Rice
Chester County
New England
Ezekial Walker
Walker
Umsted
Gawthrop
Davidson Gives Way to Sherer in Rock Island Swap
Rock Island Aug 14 veteran outfielder Paul Davidson is released to clear roster space for Roy Sherer a youngster from the Sioux City Western league club. Also licensed to Wed George Frantz Rochester N Y and Ethel Trible Waterloo 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Paul Davidson
Roy Sherer
Sioux City
George
Frantz
Rochester
N. Y
Ethel Trible
Waterloo
Wright Home Again After Abroad Visit
Wilbur Wright returns to New York following an extended trip abroad. He indicates he and brother Orville may enter aeroplane races and exhibition flights, signaling a shift from their previous stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Wright
New York
Wright
Homeseekers Fight to Register at Berthold Claim
Minot North Dakota Aug 14 violent crowding at the Berthold reservation registration required government supervisor Judge James W. Witten to threaten removal while Miss Ida Westerman of St Louis became the first woman to register. Seven hundred sixty five people had registered by 8 am as ten notaries processed about one hundred applications hourly. In Bismarck registration opened at 12 01 am with little excitement and an expected total of six hundred six thousand or more registrants before September 2 for the Berthold drawing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minot
N. D
Berthold Reservation
James W. Witten
Ida Westerman
Raymond Avenue
St. Louis
Bismark
Berthold
Carter Makes Bitter Complaint in Harbor Scandal
Washington reports former Army Captain GO M Carter testified before the house committee on expenditures in the department of justice. He complained about his treatment in the Savannah harbor scandal and urged a full investigation while denying involvement in the Green and Gaynor frauds. Richard H Weyman, Chicago special master, called the conduct a terrible travesty on justice and may be summoned as a witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Savannah Harbor
GO. M. Carter
House Committee On Expenditures
Department of Justice
Richard H. Weyman
Chicago
Weyman
Lecomte Elected President of Hayti
Port au Prince Haiti August 14 General Cincinnatus Lecomte was today elected president of Hayti unanimously by congress Lecomte led the larger revolutionary faction that toppled President Solomon and now assumes leadership to govern the republic under a new regime
Aged Vinton Man Struck and Killed by Train
Vinton Iowa August 14 William Alvord age 80 was struck by a Rock Island train this morning and killed confirming a fatal railroad accident with local authorities responding at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Vinton, Ta
William Alvord
Rock Island
Thousands Visit Guards at Camp Whipple in Iowa
About 3,000 visitors from Waterloo Cedar Falls and surrounding towns toured Camp Whipple near Vinton Iowa. The encampment remained cheerful with little sickness and good walking conditions after heavy rains. Captain Hildebrand and Co B greeted hometown guests and officials as trains from Cedar Falls brought crowds to the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Waterloo
Whipple
Hildebrand
Co. B
Cedar Falls
WEDDING STIRS SOLON AHEAD OF MARRIAGE LAW
Washington figures debate federal action to standardize marriage and divorce laws as Col John Jacob Astor and Miss Madeline Force prepare to wed. Senator Curtis of Kansas urges uniform laws and stronger constraints on marriages and divorces across states. Representative Shepherd of Texas proposes a voluntary plan if Congress stalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
John Jacob Astor
Madeline Force
Senate
House of Representatives
Curtis
Kansas
Shepherd
Texas
Congress
Wool Report Back To House
Washington August 14 The wool bill conference report a full agreement between the houses was submitted to the house by Representative Underwood Republican Leader Mann raised a point of order saying conferees exceeded their authority by fixing tariff rates on wool products higher than in either the house or senate bill Speaker Clark overruled the objection. New message delayed Washington August 14 President Taft veto message on statehood pill will not be sent to Congress today The cabinet decision kept the message at the White House until the president returns from Ocean Grove Minnesota on Wednesday Now bill arms at court Washington August 14 A bill requiring Supreme Court unanimous decisions on constitutionality of federal or state laws was introduced by Senator Bourne of Oregon Senator Berbara of Idaho called it an oddity or a move to increase minority power
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Washington
Congress
House
Underwood
Mann
Senate
Clark
Taft
White House
Ocean Grove
MN. J
Bill Arms
Supreme Court of the United States
Bourne
Oregon
Berbura
Idaho
Unclear fragment on the floor and seized items
A partial OCR fragment describes a scene with a rat and seized items as one person reacts from a window while another hurls something. The text is garbled and limits extraction of concrete names or events.
Chicago riot as dog fights with police injure officers
In a Chicago saloon on the northwest side a dozen men and a large mastiff attacked four police officers. Lieut. John Duffy and about a score of officers stopped the riot, eleven men were arrested, and four patrolmen were injured. A city editor notes a local family vacationing in Boone, Texas.
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Chicago
John Duffy
John Onzada
Louis Pfannouke
Frank Bender
Edward Sullivan
Condition of Pope Pius X Improves Slowly in Rome
Rome Aug 14 physicians report Pope Pius X changed little from yesterday with gradual improvement. Morning temperature slightly below normal and cooler weather aid his condition. The pope sat up briefly and, after meetings with Cardinal Merry del Val and Monsignor Vistell, asked for Cardinal De Lay to attend the consistorial con- ven.
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Rome
Pope Pius X
Merry del Val
Monsignor Vistell
Vatican
Cardinal de Lay
Two Rats Kill Cat Then Attack Man
Two large rats killed a household cat in Brooklyn and then attacked Frederick Schneider of 5323 Rockaway Avenue leaving him bitten scores of times and at risk of blood poisoning. He chased the rodents into the kitchen where one leapt at his neck and another bit his leg as he pinned the other rat.
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New York
Frederick Schneider
Rockaway Avenue
Brooklyn
Schneider
McCabe's Order Hampers U S Attorneys Work
Washington officials of the bureau of chemistry face talking restrictions imposed by Solicitor Mc Cabe. The rule bars bureau staff from communicating with district attorneys without his consent, hampering the district laboratories where prosecutors seeking pure food case expertise rely on such advice. Dr. W. D. Bigelow testified before the House committee investigating Dr. Harvey W. Wiley.
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Washington
Bureau of Chemistry
McCabe
United States
W. D. Bigelow
Chier
Bureau
House Committee
Harvey W. Wiley
Bigelow
Cardinalate speculation on Quigley false report
A United States report claimed Archbishop James E. Quigley of Chicago would be elevated to the cardinalate. The article states the claim is unfounded and notes the pope has never contemplated a consistory for that purpose.
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Ggregation
America
United States
James E. Quigley
Chicago
Beattie to Stand Trial for Wife Murder in Virginia
Henry Clay Beattie Jr faces first degree murder charges in the Richmond area case of his wife killed on July 18. Grand jury returned the bill, with witnesses including the victim’s uncle Thomas E. Owen and detective L. L. Scherer present during brief proceedings at Chesterfield Court House on August 14. The victim’s husband, Henry Beattie Sr., was also indicted for murder in the same case. Miss Clara Funston and Miss Amelia Morton of Des Moines are noted visitors in the accompanying notes.
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Chesterfield
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Richmond
Beattie
Thomas E. Owen
L. L. Scherer
T. P. Pettigrew
Midlothian
Clara Funston
Des Moines
W. G. Wise
Fremont Street
Miss Funston
Quebec
Montreal
New York
Washington
Boston
Maine
Amelia Morton
Local Guests Visit Waterloo Residents In Vacation Notes
Miss Viola Denkman of Walcott Iowa arrived in Waterloo last Saturday evening and stays with Mr. and Mrs. A H Peterson and Mr. and Mrs A T Peterson at 611 Fifth Street West. Miss Verna Goettsch, sister of the Mesdames Peterson, also visits in the same home from Durant. Mr. and Mrs E Corl and children travel to Illinois near Freeport for a vacation. Mr Corl works as a clerk at Eassey clothing store. For gentlemen Ian Felice Gc cigar.
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Viola Denkman
Walcott
Waterloo
A. H
A. T. Peterson
Fifth Street
Vernona Goettsch
Mesdames Peterson
Miss Goettsch
Durant
Mrs. E. Corl
Illinois
Freport
Mr. Corl
Eassey Clothing Store
Flyer Starts Record Trip Over Skyscrapers
Harry N. Atwood of Boston began a 1 460 mile continental flight from St Louis to New York via Chicago. He circled over Springfield and St Louis landmarks, skimming high above business districts, planning to reach Chicago by night and continue to Toledo, Cleveland, Buffalo, New York and Boston in about ten days.
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Springfield
Atwood
Chicago
Williamsville
Ill
Harry N. Atwood
Boston
St. Louis
New York
Capital Park
Bloomington
TLF
Capitol Park
Springfield Commercial associa_tion
Art Hill
Forest Park
Fotlers River
Mississippi River
Central District
Post-Dispatch
Venice
Granite City
Toledo
Cleveland
Buffalo
Senate kills monetary bill in major vote
Washington August 14 Senate today defeated a monetary bill by a wide 56 to 6 margin, excluding Smoke Martins Standard in reporting the final report and solution of the national commission by January 3 as the measure failed.
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Washington
National Commission
Senate
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Sherer
Fan Ae
Lincoln
Lemaes
Astor
Slater
Wilbur
Carter
Lecomte
Hayti
Ao OH Wedding
Stirs
Solon
Bill
Senator Curtis
Mrs. T
Cat
Harry N. Atwoor
Daxe
U.S
Ian Felice
Gc Cigar
Commercial Club
Smoke Martin
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