Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic Promises Restored Vitality
A 1896 testimonial from J. R. Lassiter of Hendersonville and a Savannah reader extol Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic. They report improved digestion, liver function, appetite, strength, and renewed health after using the tonic during malaria and fever seasons. Lassiter notes it kept one hundred sawmill workers productive, with all returning to duty after treatment.
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Johnson
J. KR. Lassiter
Hendsonville
A. B. Griarveau
Savannah
J. R. Lassiter
Masked mob lynches two at Missouri jail break in
A mob of masked men seized Charles Balyers and Harry Salyers from the county jail in Lexington Missouri at 1 30 am and hanged them near a southern tree after a claim that George W Johnson a wealthy farmer was killed during a confrontation at his hen house. The mob, orderly and well directed, cut through steel doors to reach the cells and level of the deaths followed a brief statement from Salyers claiming Gates fired the fatal shot.
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Lexington
Charles Balyers
Harry Gates
George W. Johnson
Salyears
Gates
Johnson
Salyers
Little Hope for Wilcox Feigning Insanity to Escape Noose
Norfolk August 12 Condemned to die for Nellie Cropsey murder in Elizabeth City North Carolina Jim Wilcox flags under suspense with life in Supreme Court hands. Reports say he may not receive a new trial and could be lynched even if acquitted. Observers claim feigned insanity and note a recent knife incident after jailer delay. Friends insist on his innocence and visit regularly.
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Nellie Cropsey
Norfolk
Elizabeth City
N. C
Jim Wilcox
Supreme Court
Tts
Wilcox
Grand Carnival of Knights of Pythias opens in San Francisco
San Francisco hosts a grand carnival with city decorations on a scale unseen, drawing 60,000 to 75,000 visitors by midweek. Market street canopied with electric bulbs, a 25 foot diameter illuminated disc at the Market Kearney Geary Third crossing, and 27 white columns dressed with frosted lamps mark the display. The Mechanics' pavilion serves as a camp with tents and uniformed guards under Major General R. Carnahan. Today's program began with county product exhibits and addresses by Ogden H. Fethers and Major General Carnahan.
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San Francisco
the Knights of Pythias
Market Street
Grand Court of Honor
Market
Kearney
Geary
Third Streets
Knights of Pythias
R. Carnahan
Ogden H. Fethers
James R. Carnahan
Roosevelt May Call Senate Extra Session In November
Rumors say President Roosevelt will call an extraordinary session of the senate in November to consider Cuban reciprocity. Officials note September and October are busy. a November session is viewed as more likely to advance ratification after elections. A treaty with Cuba is nearly ready for presentation to the senate pending final touches by Quesada and Hay.
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Cuba
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Congress
United States
Quesada
Hay
T Fg
Wonders of the Galapagos as Capt Nye reports
Captain Richard Nye aboard the W S Phelps describes Galapagos finds. He cites an Albemarle crater with 40 000 tons of sulphur and a wild dog population left by whalers. He mentions a 3000 foot elevation lake on Chatham that rises with the tide and never found its bottom. Relics of an ancient people are also noted.
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Nye
Galapagos Island
San Francisco
Richard Nye
Theas
Phelps
Galapagos Islands
Albemarle
Albemarle Feland
Captain Nye
Island
Chatham
Death of Senator McMillan in Massachusetts
Dispatch from Washington reports Senator James McMillan of Michigan died suddenly at his Manchester by the Sea summer home Massachusetts heart failure following a brief illness. He leaves a widow three sons and a daughter. Born in Ontario May 12 1838 he moved to Michigan and became a prominent businessman and politician.
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Massachusetts
Washinton
James McMillan
Michigan
Manchester-by-the-Sea
Mass
Washington
Congress
Senator McMillan
Detroit
Elmwood Cemetery
John H. McMillan
W. C
Philip
Frank
Ontario
Hamilton
Davis lands state senate nomination in Millen
In Millen the seventeenth district senatorial convention nominated William H. Davis of Burke by unanimous vote, praising his statesmanship and legal reputation. Davis is set to be the nominee for Georgia’s senate, reflecting local political support in a tight county contest. Troup County’s Bale reports new cotton bale sale details in LaGrange as the season opens with a 101 1/2 cent price paid by Bammsen Drinkard.
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Troup County
LaGrange
George W. Truitt
Frm
Bamunsen & Drinkard
Plan to End Coal Strike By Government Seizure of Mines
President Roosevelt with a plan from Martin Dolphin to end the anthracite strike uses eminent domain to seize and operate key mines for government use. Government action would compel operators to resume work in all mines, citing past federal intervention in the 1893 Chicago strike. The proposal is under review by the attorney general's department in New York.
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New York
Roosevelt
Martin Dolphin
International Order of Farse
Dolphin
Attorney General's Department
H. M. Hoyt
Navy Department
Clevelan
Chicago
United States
Mr. Cays
Hotel Fire Claims Seven Lives at Landon Tex
A Sunday morning blaze at the Landon hotel in San Angelo Texas destroyed the building. Seven people perished including Mrs Landon and several guests, with property damage estimated at 75000 dollars. Several guests escaped as others remained unlocated amid a chaotic search. The interior dining room remained a blaze as the night clerk led evacuations by breaking doors and shouting.
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San Angelo
Tex
Landon Hotel
Landon
Ed Hendrick
Waco
Fowler
Houston
Schulimpaky
Sheepherders Attack Town Sparks Fatalities in Wyoming Battle
In Battle Wyoming on August 11 a crowd of Mexican sheepherders attacked the town in retaliation for sheep slaughter. Two attackers were killed, one shot in the leg, a citizen wounded in the heel, and Miss Estell Landers seriously cut by a broken window. Residents armed themselves fearing further raids as numerous sheepherders remain nearby.
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Wyo
Saveral
Estell Landers
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Fla
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