Man to Direct Union Effort Against Steel Combine
Iteburg Pa Aug 4 With union workers of United States Steel to rally behind Amalgamated Association in a strike against the great steel trust Shaffer leader of the Amalgamated association says the fight will go to a finish and that all workers will be called out if needed He promises peaceful means within power but asserts management controls the battle lines and that no guarantee can be given while the strike spreads to many mills
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Iteburg
United States Steel Corporation
United States Steel Corpora
Amalgamated Association
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Proves Quick Healer
Mrs Ke, of LaGrange Georgia, used Bucklen's Arnica Salve for frightful disfigurement on the head and face. The salve cured sores and eruptions, skin issues, cuts, and burns swiftly, surpassing all other remedies. H L Tucker, druggist, sells the remedy.
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Ke Or
LaGrange
H. L. Tucker
Prominent Kentucky Woman Figures in a Prison Story
Frankfort Kentucky August 2 It has leaked out that Robert Hilton one of the most famous of all the convicts in the penitentiary here made his escape Thursday night Hilton is connected with one of the most prominent families in Bowling Green and was serving a life sentence for the murder of Hadnett in Warren county in 1900 He is also famous as the author of Ten Years a Convict which attained wide circulation The story of his escape reveals a tale of his troubles Although he is a married man and a father he became infatuated with a woman of wealth in Bowling Green This woman was the cause of his killing Hadnett but she has stuck to him since It is said a pair of pistols were found on him in the Bowling Green jail soon after she visited him but he denied she smuggled them to him By exemplary conduct he has become a trusty with outside of the walls at times and freedom of prison offices He has never received a black mark since his arrival Last Thursday this woman visited him and soon afterward left When roll call was made in the evening Hilton was among the missing It is supposed she gave him money and he took the Chesapeake and Ohio train to join her at some distant point
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Frankfort
Robert Hilton
Hilton
Bowling Green
Hadnett
Warren County
Deadwood
E. T. Pierce
Doc” Pierce
Black Hills
Bender
Kansas
Mie
Pierce
York
Benders
Pierre
Cherryvale
Bender Roadhouse
West Room
Buffalo Hunter
Old Man Bender
John
Kate
Dor Pierce
Kate Bender
She
What a Tale It Tells Liver Health Miracle
An old ad copy promises Dr. King's New Life Pills cure liver trouble regulate the liver purify the blood and improve skin tone and complexion. Available for 25 cents at H. L. Tucker's drug store.
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Dr. King
New Life
H. L. Tucker
British Navy's Loss Viper Wrecked After Rock Collision
London Aug 4 The British torpedo boat destroyer Viper struck a rock off Alderney and is a total wreck with no loss of life. The Viper was the sole turbine engine ship in the navy and during trials in May and June reached 30.4 knots, with builders hoping for 34 knots. an inexperienced crew was blamed for the reduced speed.
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London
Alderney
English Channel
Mayand
Cuba’s undeveloped isle eyed for capital and growth
New York dispatch quotes Governor General Leonard Wood aboard the Kanawha predicting a bright Cuban future. He cites untapped sugar land, a reserve fund of 1.5 million pounds, 43,600 schools, reforms in judiciary and local government, and improving health among troops. He notes yellow fever will cease next year and outlines development plans before retirement. The piece also references Turkish limits on women’s public life and schooling under Abdul Hamid.
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New York
Leonard Wood
Cuba
Kanawha
New England
Havana
Nashville
Abdul Hamid
Despondent Odessa Girl Ends Life in Rifle Tragedy
Odessa Mo July 31 Miss Anna Wood 24 daughter of farmer James Wood three miles northwest of town shot herself through the heart with a rifle. Despondency due to illness cited as the cause of the death.
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Odessa
Anna Wood
James Wood
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Cure for Scrofula
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a radical, permanent cure for scrofula and associated ailments. It claims the tonic expels humors, cures eruptions, and rebuilds the whole system for both young and old, noting symptoms like swollen neck glands, eye inflammations, dyspepsia, and general debility.
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Hood
Noted Bender massacre tale from Black Hills scout
E T Pierce known as Doc Pierce recounts a long unfamiliar version of the Bender family killings at their Kansas roadhouse. He describes a Cherryvale posse tracking the family, surrounding the home, and burning four corpses plus the wagon and camp outfits after a fatal volley from the Benders.
Starved Miners Defeated by Cannibal Survival Tale
Port Townsend August 5 A grain of tragedy from the Aviapuk mining district as George Dean dies after forty eight days of starvation. Jack Houston and Joseph Thiers are near death with Houston likely to recover while Thiers faces dire peril. Desperate hunger led to the severing of a thigh from a dead companion to be cooked until aid arrived. Dean left a farewell letter to his Canton family. Thiers is from Davenport Iowa and Houston once served as mate on the Yukon river boat Sovereign.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Aviapuk
Nome
George Dean
Jack Houston
Joseph Thiers
Houston
Thiers
Thiery
Good Hope
Aginpuk River
Teller City
Dean
Canton
Masonic Order
Davenport
Sovereign
Bennettsville Editor Praises Electric Bitters Cure
Editor A Brown of Bennettsville South Carolina recounts his wife’s recovery from dyspepsia and stomach distress after using Electric Bitters. He credits four bottles with restoring strength, appetite, and liver function in a grand tonic with gentle laxative effects. Sold at H L Tuckers drug store.
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A. Brown
Bennettsville
S.C
H. L. Tucker
Dru
Lynching Threat Grows After Sheriff Death
A Shelby police chief was shot and killed by Jim Lowery, a depot worker, while serving a whisky license warrant. Lowery fled, firing. the chief died from a heart wound. Bloodhounds and a crowd pursue Lowery, with a dog killed during the chase.
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Charlotte
Shelby
N. C
Observer
Jones
Jim Lowery
South Cafolina
Georgia
Lowery
Our Grocery Department Prices Attention Week
A vintage grocery pricing notice urges readers to compare costs and save money by shopping in the store. It lists numerous canned goods, preserves, and soaps with prices attached, highlighting value across items like tomatoes, beans, fruit, sardines, oysters, and household essentials.
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Warrior One
Cove
Columbia
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