Birth of Robert E. Lee Revisited in Family Miracle Tale
The 101st anniversary of Gen. Robert E. Lee's birth recalls a dramatic family episode. Mrs. Lee, believed dead after a long illness, awoke in her casket on the third day after burial. She recovered and, over a year later, gave birth to Robert E. Lee Jr., making him one of Virginia’s noted figures.
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Robert BE. Lee
Gen. Lee
Stratford
Henry Lee
Mrs. Lee
Robert K
Ramey Case in U S Court Ends in Hung Jury
J M Ramey faces retrial after the jury failed to reach a verdict in the illegal distilling case in Wise county. John Ball of Buchanan county confessed to making slick low dimes and received a light sentence. Jury lists include many jurors and the foreman Otis Mousey of Wise county.
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My Stone Gap
United States
J. M. Ramey
Wise County
J. M. Barker
W. FE. Winn
Lee County
George W. Fuller
Co. W. Bond
W. T. Long
Scott County
Swn
Hise
Dickerson County
A. B. McClothian
Buchanan County
J. al. Dickerson
G. W. Fogleman
Russell County
J. W. Matthews
W. 4. Seater
BE. KH. Bucklaw
Tazewell County
Otis Mousey
T. J. Addington
Thurston Banner
W. W. Taylor
S. E. Wright
J. M. Russelt
EB. M. Gilbert
J. D. Russell
J. J. Flanary
George W. Pennington
George McClannahan
G. W. Williams
Douglass Cook
U. Owens
Jess Robinett
J. M. Gray
W. J. Gobble
John Hurd
R. L. Scott
Plenty of Valentines Seen in Local Stores This Year
Big consignments of valentines including funny and vulgar varieties arrive at local bookstores as demand surges for February 14. Er. Valentine’s Day is noted for its Christian significance with Saint Valentine revered by Christians while stores prepare window displays and the public buys cards priced from 15 cents to five dollars.
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Inefield
Maele Sam
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Norfolk & Western and South & Western executives tour city
N. D. Maher and M. J. Caples traveled via Iron No. 16. Caples predicted the new line finished by year’s end and praised the railroad as the finest in the country. The line will reach Dante to take coal from Clinch field Coal Company and cross the Clinch Valley division at St. Paul.
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N. D. Maher
Norfolk & Western
M. J. Caples
South & Western Railroad
Dante
Clinchfield Coal Company
Clinch Valley
St. Paul
GIVES LIFE TO SAVE TRAIN IN N C Wreck hero dies saving passengers
Wesley Jarrett a railway section man sacrificed his life to save east bound passenger train No 11 and about 200 passengers when a large jack on the Southern Railway track could not be moved. The crew fled as Jarrett threw himself against the engine and unloosened the jack. He was killed by the train as it passed.
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Mission
N. C
Wesley Jarrett
Wis
Southern Railway
No. 11
Jarrett
Trath
Ouida Portrait Emerges in Italian Grave Visit
An American woman in Lucca after Ouida’s funeral claimed her husband Col George Roy Guddoth, a Civil War Confederate veteran, was Ouida’s brother. She said Ouida came to England from America as a child under an adopting guardian. The tale cites Ouida’s father twice fortunes and a shared high forehead between the husband’s portrait and the writer.
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Florence
Ouida
Lucca
Col
George
Roy Guddoth
England
America
Italy
Cau thorne Crazy in Roanoke Jail After Cambria Killing
Roanoke police report Sergeant Tillett believes Cau thorne may be insane after his brief talk in the city jail about the killing of Mrs. Ada Jones in Cambria. Jailor Allen notes a railroad worker said Cau thorne appeared off while running and his desire to die supports the view.
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Roanoke
Tillett
Cauthorn
Ada Jones
Cambria
Allen
Cawthorn
Rioting in Lisbon Ends Quickly After Gunfire
A midday political riot in Lisbon left several wounded and a few mortally stricken before police restored order. The disorder was brief, with revolver fire reported for a short period and the crowd dispersed as authorities asserted control. The city returned to quiet.
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Lisbon
British Livestock Superior in Quality and Stamina
The London Times praises British bred animals noting superior quality and stamina across horses cattle sheep and pigs. It cites a special soil power yielding stronger fibre and enduring stock unique to the islands compared with the same breeds worldwide.
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London Times
Happy Home Motto From Tombstones Inspires Reflection
In a cemetery tour, Dublavin observes stones reading Good Husband Good Wife and Good Son and reflects that the happiest homes seem found among such graves, a succinct meditation on family virtue and lasting names.
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Dublavin
Allee praises Thompson’s charm in Kansas City chatter
The Kansas City Independent reports Allee compliments Thompson noting his attractive mouth and chin. An exchange hints at romantic interest with Haze teasing about kissing.
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Allee
Thompson
Haze
Kansas City Independent
Morning Strength and City Echoes in Huwor Voice
The fragment notes a morning stronger huwor voice and a Gotham Yonkers contrast claim. It mentions a baby sight imperfectly and a nan state, yielding limited legible context from the torn text.
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Gotham
Baby
Yonkers
Nan
Fresh Fish at Sublette and Barnes
A brief item notes a dish or sale at Sublette and Barnes offering fresh fish and a quoted Spanish proverb about appetite. The note presents a concise social item with local business reference and proverb usage.
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Sublette & Barnes
Doctor Peery Abroad Through February First
Dr Thomas B Peery will be out of the city until February first. The note indicates his absence extends into early February.
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Thos. B. Peery
Disturbing the Congregation Prompts Remedy Request
A person who disturbed the congregation last Sunday by coughing is asked to buy a bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar. The item is offered for sale by G. H. Wade, druggist, and the notice encourages subscribing to the Daily Telegraph.
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Foley
G. H. Wade
Tip the terrier leads to $100,000 bank recovery
An elderly Seattle woman’s missing Scotch terrier Tip inspires a police sting. A caller reports a suspect with the dog in Arlington, and the chief phones the dog to the bank. Tip’s reunion uncovers stolen securities and spoons, with a $100,000 reward funded by the bank president.
Man in Portchester Cuts Hand After Religious Mania
Portchester resident Rainsford Ferriss cut his right hand at the wrist with a hatchet in his cellar seeking biblical punishment. He is hospitalized. Psychiatric doctors say he suffers from religious mania following a past altercation with his father and prior self harm attempts restrained by family.
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Portchester
N. Y
Rainsford Ferriss
Ferries
Black Witch Aunt Winnie Burnett Dies in Indiana
Paoli Indiana January 29 Aunt Winnie Burnett known as the black witch of Orange county died here in her 96th year She settled in Paoli after the war having been a slave in the south Her prophecies about floods droughts epidemics and fires drew crowds and financial support from believers in her occult powers.
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Paoli
Ind
Winnie Burnett
Black Witch
Orange County
Dr King's New Life Pills Endorsement for Health
Letter from L. A Bartlett of Guilford Maine praises Dr King's New Life Pills for keeping well all year. The writer and family report relief from biliousness malaria and constipation and note the product is guaranteed at drug stores.
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L. A Bartlett
Guilford
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