Thrilling Engine Runaway At Colliers West Penn Hospital
A runaway train battle between engineer McKinley and asylum seeking conductor occurred over 30 miles from Colliers to the West Penn Hospital. Engineer Kull, exhausted, was confined for mental examination after a switch failed and the engine lurched off the train. The incident rattled trainmen and prompted dispatchers to clear the route as the engine careened toward Burgettstown. Also a promotion for Dr King Discoveries remedies and a testimonial for King’s New Discovery for consumption and coughs.
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Colliers
Engineer
McKinley
Kull
R. L. Taylor
West Penn Hospital
Pittsburg
Brakman
Burgettstown
W. Va
Uncle Billy Bowers Dead in Bowersville Georgia
Hon. W. F. Bowers known as Uncle Billy died at his home in Bowersville Georgia at 10 o clock this morning. A staunch Republican figure from the Reconstruction era he helped shape Georgia politics and voted for Lincoln in 1860. His passing is mourned by thousands across the state for his rugged energy and steadfast convictions.
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Bowersville
W. F. Bowers
Billy
Billy Bowers
Atlanta
Abraham Lincoln
Hannibal Hamlin
Cyrus MecCullum
McCullum
Uncle Billy
State Senate
Uncle Billy Bowers
Elbert
Franklin
Franklin County
Constitution
Polk
Clay
Georgia
Athens Ice Goal Boosts Coal Price Ad Offer
A sales note promises major savings on Black Diamond Coal at five dollars twenty five cents per ton. The ad asserts customer satisfaction with the discount and provides a contact line in Athens.
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Athens Ice & Goal
Athens Citizens Praise Old Quaker Remedy in Testimony
Mrs. J W Blackstone of 623 Pulaski St testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills eased her dull back pain and kidney trouble after trying many remedies. She reports restored strength, normal secretions, and better sleep, with the product sold by H R Palmer & Sons and Foster Milburn Co as U S agents. Remember the name Dean's Kidney Pills.
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Athens
J. W. Blackstone
Pulaski St
Dean
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
I. X
United States
Hadn't the Nerve to Kill Herself
Milwaukee dispatch reports Arthur Henry Milligan alias E S Terry alias Arthur H Smith alias Arthur H Brown and Florence Groves plotted suicide at Hotel Platz after eloping from Chicago. Groves ingested poisons in three attempts, finally drinking oxalic acid to die. Milligan claimed he lacked the nerve to finish suicide and watched her death. He was arrested in Racine after a suicide attempt.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Arthur Henry Milligan
E. S. Terry
Arthur Henry Smith
Arthur Henry Brown
Florence O. Groves
Hotel Platz
Robert Barlow
Racine
Fred Pfister
Pfister
Milligan
Florence Groves
Groves
Chicago
Orland
Negro Refused Help as Two Women Burned in Norfolk Fire
In Norfolk on January 25 Mary Elwart and Mary Parsons, both colored women, died in a room fire caused by an overturned stove. A neighboring man ignored their cries to save them, claiming he needed his clothes more than others. The story contrasts a tragic death with a separate advert for Bucklen's Arnica Salve promising healing for skin ailments.
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Norfolk
Mary Elwart
Mary Parsons
Boll Weevil Damage Report for Texas in 1904
Washington reports the U S Bureau of Entomology estimates boll weevil destroyed 400 000 bales of cotton valued at 22 000 000 in Texas during 1904. Losses in 1903 were 15 000 000. Officials cite late spread and weather factors as reasons for not exceeding prior damage. The crop size and high prices helped Texas recover despite the pest.
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Washington
Bureau F Or Entomology
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Bureau
Department
Smith to undergo controversial lancinectony treatment
H L Smith of Bertha Kentucky will be suspended by straps in a hospital in Louisville as part of a treatment for a broken back. The operation Lancinectony involves hanging upright from a frame with weights on the feet to maintain the position.
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Louisville
H. L. Smith
Bertha
Smith
Coal Price Ad Brief From Athens
Local ad promotes Genuine Red Ash Coal at 5.59 per ton from Athens Joe & Coal Co. Contact by phone for orders.
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Athens
Joe & Coal Go
Little Girl Killed by Her Brother in Tennessee Tragedy
In Chattanooga on January 25 Frances Herriott a 13 year old girl died after a rifle shot from her 15 year old brother William the weapon a Christmas gift. The tragedy occurred in the Herriott backyard as Frances cried Mama he shot me before dying in her mother’s arms. The witness and family context are provided along with the rambling framed ad for a medicine in the same clipping.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Frances
Opie Herriott
William
Herriotte
Ind
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Newport Ni ‘Va
S.S.S
St. E. Gilderslerve
Mmpany
Atlanta, Ga
Askiniey
F. G. Huntley
Oaklandon
W. J. Smith & Bro
Ingowersville
Harriet Howard
W. 34Th St
New York
Bucklen
W. J. Smith
Boll Weevil
the South
Sec
New Opera House
Jules Murry
Max Figman
Rowe
Morton & Taylor Electrical -Contractors
College Ave
Southern Railroad
R. W. Sizer
Etsts
Clayton. Stroet
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