Notable Happenings In Brief From Around The Nation
Alaska’s James Wickersham elected to Congress. Alice Webb Duke convicted in Chicago for passing forged checks. Harry K Thaw declared bankrupt in Pittsburgh. William J Bryan notified of Democratic presidential nomination in Lincoln. Evansville mayor John W Boehne nominated for Congress. Mehmed Ali Bey admits recall from US post. Wilbur Wright completes ascent at Le Mans after two false starts. Eugene W Chafin narrowly escapes drowning in Lincoln pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wickersham
Juneau
Congress
Alaska
Alice Webb Duke
Brodie L. Duke
Chicago
Harry K. Thaw
Pittsburg
W. R. Blair
William J. Bryan
Democratic Party
Lincoln
Neb
John W. Boehne
Evansville
Ind
Democrats
Mehmed Ali Bey
United States
Wilbur Wright
Dayton Aeroplanist
Lemans
France
Eugene W. Chafin
Prohibition
Springfield Riot Strikes City Amid Richardson Mob Action
A widespread mob in Springfield Illinois controlled the city for hours after George Richardson a black man accused of assaulting a white woman was removed. One man died and several injured while Lopez’s restaurant and black residents shanties were burned Gov Deneen ordered Illinois National Guard troops to restore order. R. W. Chafin Prohibition party candidate was struck by a brick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
First Cavalry
Gatling Gun
Illinois National Guard
George Richardson
Lopez
Algonquin
Tl. E. R. Thomas
Long Branch
N. J
Northern Pacific
Spokane
Wash
Thomas BE. Howell
Beardstown
Henry M. Howell
Illinois
Holland
Louis A. Ryan
Bridgeport
Noble
Chicago
Leemond Smith
William Fay
Indiana Coal Operators’ Association
United Mine Workers of America
London
Lovelace
New York Aero Club
Miss Hill
Baldwin
Fort Myer
Auckland
New Zealand
Sydney
Australia
J. Montgomery Sears
Boston
Massachusetts Senate
Texas
Col. J Simpson
Dallas
Wilbur Wright
Dayton
Lemans
France
Dozens Die or Are Involved in Wide Range of Incidents Across Cities
The report lists violent deaths, arraignments, and accidents from multiple cities. It notes a police fatality in New Orleans, drownings after a boat capsize in Kilbourn Wisconsin, a prison story in New York, and various suicides, murders, and robberies across Illinois, California, Kansas, and beyond. It also mentions religious and political events, a major fire in San Francisco, and notable obituaries and divorces.
Iowa tragedy and town notices sweep readers in 1906 report
A child dies from lockjaw after being injured by an ice wagon. A baby girl dies from burns and peritonitis after hot tea spills. A Marshalltown woman dies after a tooth extraction rupture. Des Moines ex-mayor Brenton fined for horse abuse. Divers hunt timber in the Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald
C. B. Overman
Villisca
James Hogan
Iowa Falls
Eliza Clark
Marshalltown
E. B. Connley
Jim Brenton
Des Moines
Stewart
Brenton
The
Humane Society
Oscar A. Rosengren
F. F. Michaels
Burlington
Ed Wagner
Joe Burns
Marshall Vinegar Company
Frank Haas
Cerro Gordo County
County Board of Supervisors
Eugene Ferris
Burlingtom
Fortis
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Springfield turmoil ends as guards quell Illinois capital
Two deaths from mob clashes, a failed attempt to cut fire alarm wires, and a court of inquiry exonerating Private J B Klein mark a tense day in Springfield. National guard units, numbering about four thousand, patrolled riot districts while 200 civilians sought refuge at the arsenal amid fears of further violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprinfield
J. B. Klein
First
Illinois Infantry
Earl Nelson
Kankakee
Springfield
Wells
Klein
James Miles
Jacob Judson
Vr. High
F. D. Dunford
Illinois
Scott
Illinois Central
Guilford
Kelin
Nelson
Cooper
Arsenal
Allen
Spring Streets
Eddy
National Guard
Sixth Infantry
Eighth Infantry
Aged Negro Lynched in Springfield Race Riots
In Springfield Michigan on August 16 a mob killed William Donigan an 80 year old Black cobbler. A mob torched his shop near the state house then hanged him from a tree after beating him with bricks and stones. A woman named Kate Howard was reported as leader of the Friday night mob.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Lopez
Kate Howard
William Donigan
Donigan
State House
Tuttle
Daniel Boone Rel Interred in St Louis Area
Daniel Boone’s remains were reportedly removed from Bryam cemetery near Martinsville Sty and reinterred, according to Lorance N. Boone a Webster Grove Mo great grandson. He counters Rev. R. E. McQuie of Montgomery Mo who claimed the disinterred body was not Boone’s. Boone died at Col Nathaniel Boone’s home in ville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Lutes
Iowa City
Evelyn O’conner
Mason City
Chicago
H. J. O’conner
St. Louis
Alvin Carter
Robert Carey
Daniel Boone
Bryam
Martinsville
Sty
Lorance N. Boone
Webster Grove
Trapper
R. E. McQuie
Montgomery
Boone
Col
Nathaniel Boone
Ville
Magnetic brake for trains uses hand and motor generated power
British Thomson-Houston develops a magnetic track brake for trains operable by hand and via motor generated current. The two steel shoes form alternating poles, press onto the rail between wheels, delivering several tons of braking force. It works on down grades and typical slows, with electro magnets optionally controlling retardation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson-Houston Company
Tramway and Railway World
London
Electrical Review
New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
General News
John J. Carroll
New Orleans
Kilbourn
Wis
W. G. Heath
Mabel Ward
E. G. Pfeiffer
Martin Phillips
Upper Westside
Neville R. Moxley
Phillips
Los Angeles
Cal
H. J. Duffy
Stuart Huntley
California
Decatur
Parsons
Kan
Vivian Burden
Kansas City
George Vail, Jr
Batavia
William Lush
Supreme Grand Lodge of Orangemen
Henry Stewart
Cleveland
Ohio
Frances Sholes
Evanston
Pietro Brilla
Woodhaven
Long Island
San Francisco
Coney Island
Harry Jarrel
Baltimore
Rochester
N. Y
Charles Foresman
Henry Rose
Marquette
Mich
Isthmian Canal
Methodist Episcopal Church
Les Salins d’Hyeres
Charles B. Higbee
Denver
Shoshone
Glenwood Springs
American Federation of Catholic Societies
Edward Feeney
Brooklyn
Grand Trunk
Detroit
Colorado Federation of Labor
Adeline M. Miller
Konghau
Wuchow
Onyang
le Mans
E. J. Lewis
Savings Life Insurance Company of
Peoria
Department of Commerce and Labor
Washington
May Williams
Missouri
Ripetown
Nev
Stirling City
York (Pa
Daniel Leroy Dresser
Sioux Falls
S. D
Daniel Dresser
Ship Building Trust
Trust Company of the Republic of New York City
Iowa News
Charles Denton
Denton
Fred P. Strunk
Frank Reeves
Middledorfer
Sigourney
John Bailey
Keokuk County
Reeves
James M. Brenton
C S. Haydem
Iowa Central
Ingie
Hayden
Marshallfowr
Mayder Guard
N. Grimes
Newton
Tere
West
Willam Marvin
Sheldon
Omaha Union Station
Carver
Ife
Omaha
Paris
Iowa State Fair
R. R
F.o.evans Piano Co
Ninth & Locust Sts
Iowa
Kodaks
Fioma
Des Moines Photo Materials Co
Drake University
Schiller
Yuou
Jones Piano CO
Davidsons
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