Moonshine Conflict in Carroll County Raises Sheriff Action
Local notice reports a violent land dispute in Carroll County Ninth District near the Alabama line. Moonshiners allegedly plotted to force old veteran Lou Allen off his land by assault, prompting warrants and pursuit by Sheriff Jim Hewitt. James Smith is held as a principal actor.
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Meorcia
White County
Willbe
Cleveland
Georgia
D. M. Horton
E. J. Odell
JR. Dean
J. H. Westmoreland
J. Q. A. Westmoreland
Calvin Johnson
Mary Johnson
Mary Horton
D. C. Sutton
H. HH. Dean
D. W. Price
A. N. Vandiver
G.M
GC. P. Craig
George V. Vandiver
Superior Court
Dnefice Court
L. C
W. A. Allen
L. Brown
Said County
Bill Wiggins
Nicholson
S. N. Black
T. C
Wicholson
Ferdy
All’son
C. A. Agh
L. G. Carter & Son
D.C. Ingram
Allison
Brows
Sheriff
Carroll Unty
Carroll County
Nothwestern
Carroll
Alabama
Cleburne
Bowden
Edwardsville
Tallapoosa
Buchanan
Waco
Carrollton
James Lou Allen
Lou Allen
Jim Hewitt
Hewitt
Jim Smith
Fishing by electricity risks fish depletion and crime
The article condemns using electric light to attract and catch fish. It notes Indians used torches for night spearing, but electric lighting makes nets murderously effective. Salmon fisheries and large packers employing this method could wipe out species, waste vast amounts, and threaten national food supplies unless controls are imposed.
Bargain Faithful Woman Tries Goods Sellers With Caped Claim
A Minneapolis woman sought a fur shop bargain by swapping a brown marten cape for cash and demanding a lower price. She claimed she would buy a discounted hat and left the store elated, while clerks recovered from the unusual sales encounter.
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Minneapolis
Speciauie
Nicollew Avenue
Mmiving
Tobacco substitute for cotton urged by seed firm and planter
The piece argues tobacco as a substitute for cotton, noting cotton losses and tobacco profits, and advertises Ragland Seed Co offerings with seeds priced from 50 cents to 1 per bushel. It also mentions bamboo charcoal for blacksmithing, claiming higher heat and easier ignition, commanding higher prices in India.
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America
R. LL. Ragland Seed CO
Hyco, Halifax Co
Tadia
Eccentric Governor Pardons One Nome Gentleman
Captain King a former governor in an Australian colony faced two prisoners seeking pardon. One petition carried many names. the other only one. He asked why the lone petitioner had only one name and learned, I have lived with one mine all my time. The governor granted the first pardon and dismissed the second saying you know so many rich people you don’t need anything more.
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Thomas Bryne
Old Tommy
Arizona
Deludherin
Tommy
Colorado
Tommy Byrnes
Uncle Sam
Sud
Byrne
Hualpais
California
King
Sydney
Sorrel Sue and the Bleaching Horses Gang Nabbed
In Batesville Arkansas a shooting led to the capture of a woman known as Sorrel Sue and two accomplices. They operated a horse stealing ring that bleached horses to disguise them with rubberized jackets and sulphur baths, then rode them out of the district. Sheriff Timcoe led a posse to arrest them after a hospital visit exposed the scheme.
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Batesville
Ark
Sue
Spokane
Timcoe
Fragmented opinions and curiosities from a 19th century page
A garbled mix of moral reflections on temperance behavior and social hypocrisy followed by a note on Mediterranean mussel shells yielding textile fibers. The text includes scattered phrases about church life, gossip, and an offer to obtain the paper via subscription.
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Heaven
g—Ram
Tau
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Henderson & Underwood
Cleveland, Ga
Reading
Whenderson & Underwood
A. H. Henderson
J. W. H. Underwood
Atty & Abstractor
Burnside House
Thia
Carolina
F. J. Sutton
Mineral
Piedmont
Sutton & Williams
Legal Advertising
Sheriff Sales
Lorgia
Ff. T Craven
H. H. Crven
A Rougil Region
Smiths
Horseleys
Low Allen
W Tiey
Ana
Oto
Akutan
Unele
Allen
Papen
Jres
Ayer
Tommy Bryne and
THE
Indians
Missouri
Sodom
Webster County
Devils Lake
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