World's Greatest Trotters in Memphis Exhibition Mile Race
In Memphis on Oct 11 a new feature for the meeting is planned. Secretary Murry Howe and George H.etcham seek Crescens and The Monk to race against the Rid's record of 2.12% set by G. Hamlin and Globe Independence ten years ago. Advert says Happiness depends on liver and kidney health and promotes Herbine as a remedy.
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Emphis
Tenn
Memphis
Murry .Howe
Mephis Association
George H. ‘Etcham
Crescens
G. Billings
Rid
G. Hamlin
Belle Hamlin
Globe Independence
Mexican witness Berbier found dead near Brownsville
The body of Hercu ano Berbier, 40, a Mexican and prominent witness in the Ranger Roebuck assassination case, was located twenty seven miles from Brownsville with two bullet holes. Authorities suspect killers fearful of his testimony. The item includes an unrelated medical ad noting digestive weakness and a course of Her Price.
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Brownsville
Tex
Hercuano Berbier
Berbier
Te Ranger Roebuck
Atot
Counties Fight Over Mary Roland Custody Battle
In St Joseph Missouri on October 10 officials in Buchanan and Dekalb counties clash over the custody of Mary Roland. A district court suit filed today seeks resolution of which county should care for her while she lies in jail.
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St. Joseph
Pillar Post
Mary Roland
Buchanan County
Dekalbunty
Buchan
Jealousy Tragedy Strikes Government Printing Office
In Washington on October 11 Miss Alie Isher, a Government Printing Office employee, was shot at noon and killed by William Dougherty, a coworker. Dougherty killed himself. The motive was jealousy over a past relationship and disputes at a friend's house where Isher had gone to seek reconciliation.
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Washington
Alie Isher
William Dougherty
Dougherty
Jeal
Mise
Choctaw Legislature Tense as Rival Factions Clash
United States Agent Shhoenfelt leads Indian police and U S Marshals in Tulsa area to quell violence during Choctaw Nation Legislature organization. McCurtain and Hunter factions feud for governorship, repeatedly seizing the Capitol before being ousted. Legislature remains deadlocked with grave prospects cited to headquarters. Corn husker injuries briefly noted alongside Ballard's Snow Liniment ad.
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Muscogee, L. T
United States
Shhoenfelt
Tuskahoma
Central District
McCurtain
Hunter
Capitol
Shoenfelt
Ancient corn revived from Indian mound seed in Newington
In Newington New Hampshire Doctor F A Pickering found a kernel of corn in an old earthen vessel. He planted it and grew two ears of sweet corn of an unseen variety. Seed saved this year yields a very sweet crop said to have survived for over two millennia. Also a note on White's Cream Vermifuge priced 25 cents.
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Newington
F. A. Pickering
Portsmouth
Vick’s
Strange Kentucky Romance Sparks Town Gossip
Middlesboro Kentucky on October 10 Elford Lunsford aged 83 pursued Margaret Kranscomb aged 12 from a neighboring farm and took her to Beverly West Virginia seeking marriage. The minister refused and faced threats as the girl's father and brother rode up ready to kill the suitor but the dominie intervened. Lunsford says he will yet marry the girl.
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Middlesboro
Tragic Eldorado Shootout Leaves Four Dead in Feud
In Eldorado, Arkansas, a feud flare after Mullins killed by Constable Deering weeks ago escalated to a mass shooting. Tom and Walter Parnell died, city physician Hilton was wounded, Mat Parnell injured, and militia was mobilized as about 75 shots rang out on the street amid crossfire.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Eldorado
Trion County
Mullins
H. L Deering
Tom
Walter Parnell
Hilton
Mat Parnell
Texarkana
Deering
Mulling
Guy Tucker
Tucker
Newton
Parnell Brothers
Jim Parnell
Tom Parnell
Marshal Tucker
Doctor Hilton
Man Believes Teeth Swallowed After Night in Cleveland
Meveland Ohio October 11 Frank Buettner a local contractor had his esophagus opened along its entire length to recover missing teeth after believing he swallowed them in sleep Tuesday. No teeth were found and the search revealed the teeth were not swallowed but a swelling from laryngitis mistaken for teeth by an X ray operator.
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Meveland
Frank Buettner
Duettner
Trade mark of Cascarets Candy Cathartic described
An advertisement notes the "C" with a tail as Cascarets Candy Cathartic trademark. Described on a light blue enameled metal box. Each tablet stamped c.C.C. and warns it is never sold in bulk, available at all druggists for roc.
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Cascarets Candy Cathartic
C.c.c
Roc
Boy with an axe kills family in Homestead
In Homestead Pennsylvania, 17 year old Charles Cawley killed his mother Hannah and daughter Belle with an axe and seriously injured four other children aged 15 months to 10 years. He attacked his brothers James and Harry but was restrained by police. The victims died or were not expected to live. the motive appears linked to mental strain from patent work on an air brake device.
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Homestead
Charles Cawley
Washington
Hannah Cawley
Belle Cawher
South Side Hospital
Josephine
Adeline
Raymond
Agred
Agnes
Cawlove
Second Avenue
Welock
Mire
Cawley
Belle
Charles
James
Harry
Painkiller promises fast stomach relief
An advertisement touts Painkiller Perry Davis as a cure for stomach ache claiming relief in five minutes. It warns buyers to beware of imitation products since many try to imitate the genuine article.
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Perry Davis
Eleven States Back Coal Strike Resolution Plan
Detroit report notes eleven states attended a city called conference on the coal strike. Resolutions urged the president to act under the Sherman anti-trust law and interstate commerce act, support eminent domain, Pennsylvania condemnation of coal roads, and a congressional inquiry to build cases for civil and criminal anti trust actions. A supplementary measure condemned operators, supported miners, and sought federal receivership of the mines.
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Detroit
Pennsylvania
Woman Kills Two Sons Then Herself in Onithea Nebo
Amelia Haubens wife of Henry Haubens vice president of Styke Brewing murdered her two sons aged 12 and 10 then committed suicide by gas in their Onithea Nebraska home. A sister discovered the scene after fearing trouble. the husband is en route from Norfolk. He remains uninformed of the tragedy.
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Onithea
Nebo
Mirs
Amelia Haubens
Henry Haubens
Styke Brewing Company
Weetol
Haulons
Lad
Haubens
Norfolk
Motherland Tragedy Near Wentzville Solved as Possible Suicide
Mrs. Henry Benus, years old, was found dead at her rural home south of Wentzville by two schoolchildren. A revolver lay on her chest and a bullet hole was in the back of her head. Neighbors suspect self-inflicted. husband employed in city car shops. Coroner notified. inquest to be held tomorrow.
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St. Charles
Oet
Henry Benus
Bull A
Ile
Wentzville
Klus County
Wie
Ste
de Bose
Norrow
Painkiller Cure Quacked By Menee Runes Story
Fragmentary notes describe a person named Menee Runes applying berry-based painkiller to injured areas. Text references energy and frequency, with a claim of a unique painkiller by a Perry Duaves. Content is highly garbled and lacks clear events or dates.
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Perry Duaves
Grave Robbers Stripped 150 Bodies in Indy Cemeteries
Indianapolis faces daily revelations about a three year scheme by a gang of grave robbers aided by doctors. About 150 bodies were stolen from suburban cemeteries. The gang leader has confessed. seven others are jailed. several prominent physicians arrested and briefly released on bail.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Stops the Cold and Works off the Cold
Advertising claim for Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promising a cure for a cold in one day with no cure no pay and a price of 25 cents. The snippet presents a medical remedy promotion typical of early 20th century newspapers.
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Tabler
H. L. Tucker
Professor Iglehart Dies by Own Action in Globe Hotel
Centralia Missouri reports Prof J J Iglehart former superintendent of wheels in Columbia shot himself twice in the head in his Globe hotel room yesterday. He died without regaining consciousness. Remains taken to Columbia for interment. No cause can be assigned for the act.
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Centralia
J. J. Iglehart
Globe
Wheels
Columbia
The Way to Win and Work Opposing Forces
An Indianapolia sentinel transcription speaks of labor, effort, and perseverance. The excerpt alludes to steady work and cooperation, noting a belief that collective effort yields progress and that circumstances are shaped by persistent action.
Tiger Attacks Trainer at St Nicholas Gardens Show
In New York on October 11 a Bengal tiger attacked trainer Lerman Wen don during a ring performance at St Nicholas Gardens. The tiger, long considered dangerous, leaped and gripped the trainer before a rescuer intervened as spectators watched.
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New York
Lerman Wendon
St. Nicholas Gardens
Attvek
Indian Scare in Colorado Near Meeker Violence Feared
A Denver dispatch says Indians who shot Warden Harris are moving northwest toward Meeker. Grande County asks Governor Orman to keep state troops ready after a 5 year old fatal shooting by wardens and a sheriff. Officials fear renewed violence against farmers.
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Denver
Col
Orman
Harris
Meeker
Grande County
Hurtis
Girnude
Oil Baths and Nutrition Advice from a Nurse
A trained nurse asserts skin absorbs nutrients and oil can aid nourishment. She recalls a physician ordering beef tea for a dying baby with bowel trouble and notes warm olive oil as an effective tonic for delicate persons. She suggests oil baths for a sickly baby to preserve body oils and cleanliness.
Lynching of Two Negroes in Newbern Tennessee
In Newbern Tennessee last night a mob of about 500 hanged Garfield Burley and Curtis Brown. Burley had killed D. Flat, a young farmer near Dyersbury, over a horse trade dispute last Saturday. Burley implicated Curtin Brown in his confession. Both men were tied face to face and hanged from a telephone pole after being captured at Huffman Arkansas.
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Newbern
Tenn
Garreld Burley
Curtis Brown
Burley
D. Flat
Dyersbury
Huffman
Ark
Curtin Brown
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