Tried for Peonage but Was Discharged
A man named W M Thornton swore out a war rant against John Scott and Robert Daniel of Madison county charging peonage. Trial held. both defendants discharged. The court voided indenture contracts binding two children to Scott and Daniel due to lack of authority. Defendants had held the children in good faith. no guardian, no guardian demand, no mistreatment. Children returned to Scott and Daniel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Thornton
Messrs
John Scott
Robert Daniel
Madison County
Thornton
Scott
Daniel
James Jones
Henry
Will
Jones
Nan Patterson Rewed at Father's Home in Washington
New York report states Nan Patterson married her divorced husband Leon C. Martin at her father's residence in Washington. Martin had visited her during imprisonment, sending food and support. After a failed stage run, Nan resurfaced at the races and later appeared with the Minnesota lumberman Ashe amid reported card-trick disputes and town-side upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nan Patterson
N. W
Washington
Leon C. Martin
Nan
Martin
Lmelight
Minnesota
Ashe
Mayor Smith Again 1 Race in Macon Georgia
Macon Georgia September 16 Mayor Bridges Smith and twelve aldermanic candidates formed the people's ticket as the race to succeed himself began. The slate lists Smith for mayor and aldermen for four wards with several incumbents and new businessmen among the contenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Bridges Smith
People’s
Smith
Judge Miller
Hridges Smith
T. O. Chestny
Gee
P. Rankin
Davison and Lowe's Display of Fall Dress Goods Sale
Davison and Lowe's advertises a grand display of silks taffetas satins and lawn fabrics with wide ranges of yard goods. New Morla Silks, various taftetta and silks in grays and blacks, plaids and checks, plus curtains linens and lace goods. Also featuring woolen sweaters coats cloaks school wear and extensive discount prices on linens aprons and rugs.
Remarkable nineteenth century romance woman reappears
Mrs Lydia Montgomery of Sharon Pennsylvania, missing since 1886 after two marriages and presumed dead, reappears near Kensington, Ohio at 72. She is the widow of a wealthy farmer named Montgomery and reveals a history of three marriages and a concealed life, including returning to claim kin and estate details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Ohio
Lydia Montgomery
Sharon
Penn
Leander Hole
Kensington
Montgomery
A Remedy Without a Peer
J B Klote of Edina Missouri praises Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as more beneficial than any other remedy for stomach trouble. The ad claims relief for stomach disorders billousness and constipation and lists H R Palmer & Bons and W J Smith & Bro as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
J. 2. Klote
Edina
H.R. Palmer & Bons
W. J. Smith & Bro
Improvements in Lexington Ga Portend New Growth
Lexington Ga September 16 work progresses on a three story Oglethorpe County building with Knights of Pythias and Masonic lodge to occupy the top floor. A large brick cotton warehouse will rise behind the bank by October 1 under Barron of Monticello in charge. F R Smith buys the late Dr Willingham home as city faces no vacant houses and rising demand. A new brick hotel costing 7000 dollars will replace the Roane hotel site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph Chambers
Knights of Pythias
Masonic Lodge
Bank
Barron
Monticello
F. R. Smith
Willis Willingham
Rattlesnake Fangs Embed in Farmer’s Face at Barn
Winamac Indiana September 16 Charlea Hardin a Pulaski county farmer went to feed his horses in the barn. A four foot rattlesnake struck his face while he reached into an oats bin. The fangs buried in his cheek required the snake’s head to be cut off and fangs extracted with steel nippers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winamac
Ind
Charlea Hardin
Pulaski County
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Praised for Wounds and Burns
A labor riot incident left a Chicago car conductor covered with sores, but Bucklen’s Arnica Salve quickly healed him. G. J. Welch of Tekonsha Michigan endorses it for family use. The product is marketed as excellent for cuts and burns and priced at 60 cents through local dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiga St
Bucklen
G. J. Welch
Tekonsha
Mich
H. R. Palmer & Bons
W. J. Smith & Bro
Governor Glenn Escaped Death in Roadside Crash
Winchendon Mass Sept 16 An auto carrying members of Governor R B Glenn party plunged over a bridge and landed in a ditch pinioning occupants J C McNeill staff correspondent The Charlotte Observer badly hurt Guy Townsend Winchendon knee injury and back sprain Governor Glens motor car narrowly avoided collision after the first car swerved into the ditch
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchendon
Mass
R. B. "Glenn
North Carolina
Royalston
J. C. McNeill
Charlotte
N. C
Guy Townsend
Governor Glenn
Negro Claiming God’s Power Seeks 11 Cent Cotton Price
Commerce Georgia September 16 A black man Will Car Ruth living near Fort Lamar in Madison county drove into town with two bales of cotton on his wagon and demanded 11 cents a pound saying God ordered him to set that price. He claimed all power in heaven and earth and warned destruction if refused. He tried to halt a Southern freight train by ordering the engineer to stop and was arrested by the chief of police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commerce
Will Carruth
Fort Lamar
Madison County
Caerath
Shepard's Pictures At Opera House Sept 20
Archie L Shepard presents high class moving pictures at the opera house on September 20. The exhibit promises spectacular scenes from around the world including the English army in the Tibetan mountains and Bedouin life, offering wholesome amusement and instruction for the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thibetan
L'Hassa
Tho
Egypt
Archie L. Shepard
Opera House
Are You Engaged Electric Bitters End Dyspepsia Tale
A Bennettsville man cites his wife’s recovery from dyspepsia and a torpid liver after using Electric Bitters. He says the remedy strengthened her, restored health, and improved daily life, urging engaged couples to keep their digestive systems well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Brown
Bennettsville
8. C
H.R. Palmer
Prem Par Bel Ce Rrage i Tod Srsrenter
Atte
Seventeen year old claims wireless voice transmission discovery
A San Francisco youth, Francis J. McCarthy of 445 Octavia street, reports experiments on an ocean beach showing transmission of oral speech over one mile without wires. He credits earlier tests and notes that seasoned electricians have yet to prove such wireless telephony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Ocean Beach
Francis J. McCarthy
Octavia Street
Presidio
McCarthy
Skept Ciom
San Francisco Chronicle
Mistook Father for a Burglar in Arlington
Arlington Ga Sept 16 Rolly Mil liner a prosperous Baker county farmer was shot and killed by his son who believed him to be a burglar He entered the dining room to set a lunch and, not wanting to wake his family, heard someone at the door and fired a shotgun at his father before realizing the error Authorities reported the fatal shooting occurred late at night in a home near Arlington and the son gave no other details
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Rolly Milliner
Baker County
Forced wife to drink carbolic acid tragedy in Little Rock
In Little Rock on September 16 Hiram Sigler 54 attempted to kill his wife and daughter by forcing carbolic acid down their throats then killed himself. The wife survived badly burned but expected to recover while the daughter escaped and alerted authorities. Sigler had threatened the family after leaving them two weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Hiram Sigler
Sixler
Sigler
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