Assassination and political outrage prompt demand for swift justice
The community condemns the Barnes shooting as a brutal crime and calls for rapid criminal court action in October. It warns that the perpetrator must face full legal penalties once identified, while also addressing a Louisville Globe-Democ rat dispatch on Bryan and Southern delegates as a political curiosity.
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Calvin Barnes
Jefferson
Captain Barnes
Louisville
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Bryan
William J. Bryan
Democratic Party
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
Florida
South Carolina
North Carolina
Texas
Louisiana
Kentucky
South
J. S. Wilson
Charlotte
F. C. Olds
E. G. Mears
F. M. Fox
False report on Wilmington refugees denied by Sprunt
James Sprunt of Wilmington writes The News and Courier to deny colluding to lure Black citizens back to Wilmington. He says Green was not in New York and he never authorized anyone to urge refugees to return. He calls other refugee claims fabrications.
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Charleston
S. C
James Sprunt
Wilmington
N. C
The
News and Courier
Brooklyn Eagle
Green
New York
Generals to Close In Near Impus Amid Rebel Concentrations
Manila reports that Aguinaldo ordered generals to close in on Impus and rebels massing at Das Marinas roads and Anabo with about seven hundred troops each. Americans dig in and express no fear of rebel assault.
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Manila
Aguinaldo
Impus
Das Marinas
Anabo
Hopes for Peace Amid Afrikander Pressure
Capetown August 30. In Afrikander circles peace is believed to be maintained as several strong communications urge Kruger to pursue peace. Prime minister Schreiner of Cape Colony has telegraphed President Stein of the Orange Free State hoping for preservation of peace and urging maximal effort.
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Capetown
Kruger
Shriener
Cape Colony
Stein
Orange Free State
Barbarity at Northampton State Farm Exposed
Revelation by investigating committee details cruel actions by Lewis Summerell and staff at the Northampton State farm. Reports describe killings and brutal beatings, severe cold punishments, and amputations for minor offenses, portraying a nightmare of savagery.
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Lewis Summerell
Northampton
North Carolina
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and Endorsements
A vintage medical ad offers one hundred dollars reward for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It cites testimonials from Toledo pharmacists West Triax Walding Kim Marvin and asserts internal cure with blood and mucous surface action. Sold by druggists at 75 cents per bottle.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Beli
Tudo
O. Hall
Confession at Inquest Ties Jefferson to Barnes Killing
In a Raleigh coroner's inquest the suspect Jefferson confessed to borrowing the gun used to kill Captain Barnes. He spoke of fear upon reaching Raleigh and sought the presence of Charlie Aycock at the next hearing. Grandchildren rested on his lap as he spoke with reporters.
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Jefferson
Charlie Aycock
Captain Barnes
Raleigh
Kidnapped The Groom In Durham Nuptial Plot
Dallas Scoggins, 17, and Mattie Creel, 14, faced a thwarted wedding when a mob halted the ceremony and carried off the groom. Rufus Scoggins and James Parker were arrested on conspiracy warrants for forcibly stopping the marriage in Durham North Carolina on August 30.
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Durham
N. C
Dallas Scoggins
Mattie Creel
Mattie
Rufus Scoggins
James Parker
Revolutionists Take Two Cities as Fighting Persists
Porto Plata Santo Domingo Aug 30 Leaders of the revolution refuse government proposals to suspend hostilities Santiago was surrendered Monday afternoon and this city yesterday after fighting The revolutionists strength makes government resistance impossible Jiminez remains at Vega.
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Porto Playa
Santo Domingo
Santiago
Jiminez
Vega
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