Grand jury session probes feuds and murders in Kentucky
In JoJ on Ky on July 22 the grand jury continues hearings on the Gardner Plummer Edward Tharp and Joseph Crawford cases for arson at Ewen’s hood and possible coercion involving officials tied to the Marcum murder. The inquiry expands to Cox Cockrill murders while Bailiff Newland weighs treason charges as soldiers are roused by a dramatic dream.
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Joj On
Jos Atter
Gardner Plummer Pojary
Edward Tharp
Oph Crawford
Ewen
Jfurorace
Plummer Offord
Curtis Jett
Thomas Whie
Marcum
Cox
Cockrill
Newland
Alo
Plummer
B. Owen
Greene and Gaynor Case Under Extradition Vote
Law hearing opened on petition for leave to appeal in a London extradition matter. Counsel for the petitioners argued points of law as the respondents expressed a desire to see the case disposed of. Lord Chancellor granted leave to appeal while denials of allegations in the petition were made. In Charlotte a white carpenter faces charges of criminal organization in an unrelated city case, with officers still pursuing him.
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Aly
Gaynor
W. D
Toant Clarke
Charles Russell
Teave
Accault
Charlotte
N.C
Rafua Bi | Heider
Uttis
Holter
Boy Dies of Lockjaw in Augusta on Tracked Tongue Injury
In Augusta on July 22 a 12 year old boy Gordon Stevens son of J T Stevens died from lockjaw linked to a splinter in his tongue suffered days earlier. Also reports from Kane and Dublin note Cardinal Oreglia receiving a telegram from the Irish Parliament and Redmond’s party urging condolence for the pope with expressions of mourning and prayer for the Holy See.
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Augusta
Cardinal Oreglia
Kane
Cardinal Oregna
Howe
Commons
Weetmin
John T. Redmond
Joe Dillon
Holy See
Ireland
Pontus
Jsl
Thomas Esmonde
Captain Donelon
John Redmond
Turkish Treasury Emptiness Impacts Officials’ Pay
Constantinople July 22 Turkish treasury strain exposes unpaid officials as finance minister struggles for weeks to fund a full month’s salaries. Partial payments may be possible in coming days. Inhuman Acts of Father Nes Moines Iowa July 22 A father killed his 16 year old son Charles for not getting up, then shot himself after pursuit of another neighbor sparked by the incident. Lightning Disfigures Clay Statue Lexington Ky July 22 Lightning struck the Henry Clay statue in Lexington cemetery dislodging its head and arm and leaving the monument damaged.
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Constantinople
Nes Moines
Iowa
Charles
William Liard
Knoxville
Lexington
Henry Clay
Lexington Cemetery
Ceremonies at Pope Leo's grave in Vatican hall
Rome July 22 The first ceremonies for Pope Leo XII's funeral began with the body lying in state in the Vatican throne room from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Diplomats, princes, dukes, and church dignitaries passed in solemn procession before the bier while Franciscans offered continuous prayers. The scene combined royal splendor with stark simplicity as the pope's body lay robed in white, surrounded by candles, holy water, and devotional texts.
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Leo
Vatican
Pontim
Leo XII Gyor
Gma
Pope Leo
St. Damana
St. Damaso
Clermontino Hall
Palafremierl
Cholera Remedy Advised By Local Stores
Cholera latas. This has long been regarded as one of the most dangerous and fatal diseases. It can be f hared however when properly treated. All that is necessary is to give Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and castor oil as directed with each bottle. Captain W. W. Thoms and family have gone to Watkins Glens NY. The condition of Captain Thomas in Athens is steadily growing better.
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E. R, Palmer & Son
W. J. Smith & Bro
W. W. Thoms
Baltimore
Watkins Glens
Captain Thomas
Athens
Japan
United States
Funeral at Euclid Avenue Home for Chief Arthur
The late Grand Chief P. M. Arthur of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers will be privately memorialized Monday at 2 p.m. at his family home 1429 Euclid Avenue Cleveland. Remains arrive Sunday morning. Adjutant Grand Chief A B Young reported better from Meadville hospital. Also noted: Hall county Georgia court opens Monday with the trial of Mrs. Oale Tanner for alleged husband poisoning. Jackson Mississippi reports six months expense total 1 313 816 31. Rain damages roads and crops near Lacrosse Wisconsin and a near bridge washout south of Clayton Iowa.
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Cleveland
Ohio
P. M. Arthur
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Winnipeg
Euclid Avenue
City
Paul F. Sutphen
Second Presbyterian Church
A. B. Young
Brotherhood
Meadville
Death of Dog Caldwell a famed South Carolina hotel clerk
James M Caldwell known as Dee died at the Central hotel in Florence where he served nearly a quarter century as clerk. Born in Newbern North Carolina 68 years ago he traveled widely before railroads and was famed as a popular hotel man, former peddler and balloon ascensionist. He spoke little of his past and left a wife but no children. his father lives in Chicago.
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South Carolina
Columbia
D. C
James M. Caldwell
United States
Central Hotel
Florence
Dee
Newbern
N. C
Central Hatel
Doc
Caldwell
Ife
Uttle
Chicago
Cassius M Clay Dies Near 21 Hours at Whitehall
Telegraph from Richmond Ky reports General Cassius M Clay former ambassador to Russia under Lincoln and abolitionist lies dying at Whitehall Louisville, with children at his bedside. The aged figure famed for 1860s politics has an armed home guard and a cannon in the hallway as guardians against an imagined vendetta.
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Richmond
Cassius M. Clay
Russia
Lincoln
Whitehall
Clay
Floods in Germany and other 1900s news items
Oder river floods threaten Glogau as sections near the cathedral flood and a key bridge is at risk. In Virginia, professor Langley reports his airship drifting 2 miles up the Potomac amid strong gales, with tow plans under consideration. Melbourne committee backs Tumut as capital site. Auburn suffers a $160,000 fire destroying multiple structures including a high school. Brigadier General Thomas H. Karry appointed. Grover Cleveland's son born at Buzzards Bay home.
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Professor Langley
Mishipa
Wide Water
Langley
Potomac
Virginia
Chappawamic Creek
Quantico
Sagamore Hill Guests Include Meyer and Mayor Low
President Hoogevelt hosted a quiet day at Sagamore Hill with luncheon guests United States ambassador to Italy George W. L. Meyer, New York Mayor John P. Low and Mrs. Low, London Times correspondent George W. Smalley, New York's W. L. Ward, and Columbia University President Nichols. Meyer arrived recently from Rome and denied resignation rumors. Mayor Low arrived by yacht Surprise and discussed New York political prospects with the President, with administration expected to back his renomination and re-election. Mrs. Banders has returned to Gainesville after visiting Mrs. Price Hinton. Judge William Little of Carnesville was a prominent visitor to Athans.
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Oyster Bay
L. L
Hoogevelt
Roosevelt
George W. L. Meyer
United States
Italy
Low
New York
George W. Smalley
The
London Times
W. L. Ward
Presdent Nichols
Columbia University
Meyer
Rome
Sagamore Hill
New York City
Tima
War Over Silk Enters Dispute Risk in Japan
General B Congdon of New York, head of the American Silk association, returns from Japan amid rising prices and shrinking orders as Italian silk stock declines. He warns a war may be looming due to tense sentiment in Japan and readiness for any emergency.
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San Francisco
General B. Congdon
New York
American Sik Association
Japan
General Congdon
War years fete noted in Verdana Als readers letter
F. A. Galledge of Verbena Als complains about a long war years fete after him and mentions a terrible piles case. He also references Scot W. J. Smith & Bro and H. B. Palmer & Bons drug store in relation to remedies.
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F. A. Galledge
Verbena
Als
Thad
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. B. Palmer & Bons
Dr. Pierce Cure Promised For Digestive Ailments
Fragments advertise Dr. Pierce’s Discovery for stomach and digestion cures. Testimonial mentions rapid twelve minute measures and a Washingtonville case of stomach trouble improving after taking the remedy. Offers free paper Common Sense Medical Adviser or bound volume by mail with payment.
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Tyree
Tip
Dr. Pierce
Euboy
G V. Pierce
Buffalo
Telegraphic Briefities Era Synopsis
The text notes a fall camp service for the Firt cavalry in Savannah, a dress parade there, a petition to the Interstate Commerce Commission against rate discrimination, another hearing on the Augusta draw bridge, Gainesville Jefferson and Southern railroad sale ordered by Judge Kimsey, Chicago storm damage and injuries, Castro's forces reportedly capture Ciudad Bolivar after heavy fighting, rising war fever in Japan and public demand to drive Russia from Manchuria.
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Firt
Savannah
Interstate Commerce Commission
Quinn
United States
Augusta Draw
Gainesville
Trouble Looms at McKeesport Tin Plant Strike
Reports from Pittsburg describe a tense standoff at the Port Vue Tin Plate plant in McKeesport where management refuses to recognize the union and strike action is anticipated. Armed guards and revolvers are in use as workers and strikers face off near the facility.
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Pittsburg
McKeesport
Lauck
Shaffer
Amalgamated Association
Fishhooks from Stedditch England Impress World Market
The article notes Stedditch England produces almost all top quality fish hooks with an annual output near 400 million and about 10 million per week. Hooks vary from large shark hooks to tiny trout hooks, bend diameter about one sixteenth inch. Prices range from a few pence to two or three pounds per thousand. Mrs Chalmers Fraser visits Mrs Pred J Orr on Cobb street. Miss Eilen Bennett and Cornelia Steed mentioned in a brief social note.
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Stedditch
England
Chalmers Fraser
Lancaster
Pred J. Orr
Cobb Street
Eilen Bennett
Charleston
Cornelia Steed
Auto Crash Kills Woman in Brooklyn Police Find
Mrs Adelaide Hawley of New Milford Pa is killed instantly in a high speed automobile accident on Ocean Park Way Caton avenue Brooklyn. Wife Mrs Elizabeth Elberts also of New Milford Pa is seriously injured with concussion and facial cuts. Ed Hawley and two children escape unharmed as car careened past the curb and overturned.
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New York
Adelaide Hawley
New Milford
Ocean Parkway
Caton Avenue
Brooklyn
Mra. Hawley
Elizabeth Elberts
Edward JH. Hawley
Hawley
Pictures in the Eye Theories of Lying Down Hypnogogic Images
The article explains living pictures seen with eyes closed after an exciting day. It debates whether hypnagogic images are retinal or cerebral, cites Delage experiments showing retinal influence, and notes the brain also shapes the scenes. It references Hamlet, Millais, and other examples to illustrate these phenomena.
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Hamlet
Lond Brougham
Doubtius
Cerebrum
M. Yves Delage
M. Delage
Convict Bill Defeated In House After Close Vote
The Felder convict bill was defeated in the house of representatives on Wednesday by 83 to 77. The Hardman Holder Shackleford substitute failed with the bill though a motion for reconsideration was anticipated. Miss May Hodgson returned home after visiting Mrs O G Villard in New York.
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House of Representatives
Miss May Hodgson
O. G. Villard
New York
The Round Robin Mystery From Johnson Remonstrance
A London Globe piece explains the origin of the term round robin, detailing a signed circular remonstrance against Dr Johnson over Oliver Goldsmith’s epitaph. It notes the wheellike signature layout, famed signers like Gibbon Burke Warton Reynolds and others, and Johnson’s refusal to follow with an English inscription.
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Millar
Strance
Johnson Incon
Oliver Goldsmit
Gol
Josh Reynolds
Bell
Johnson
William Forbes
Wigan
Earl of Crawford
Gibbon
Burke
Joseph Warton
Shoridan
Sir Joshua Reynolds
George Colman
Westminster Abbey
London Globe
The Ant Queens Longevity Compared to Workers
The article recounts ant queen lifespans far exceeding workers, noting in artificial nests queen longevity with an example from Sir John Lubbock. It recalls a queen aged seven in 1887, died the next day, and another queen that died at fourteen, with workers mourning her death.
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John Lubbock
Lond Avebury
High Elms
Kent
Joho
London
John Jet
Bee
Sir John
IL C. McCook
Harper's Magazine
The Touch and scattered clippings in a humor fragment
A comic fragment features a wife praising a book as not materialist and a child’s quips about commandments. It includes stray lines about a dentist, a Westons Detroit prep press, and crude remarks from a saw-prize era. The reading hints at satirical notices from Philadelphia and Minneapolis papers.
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Detroit Prep Press
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