Arrests Rock Blocton Alabama Governor Bid Riot
Violent clashes near Blocton Bibb County leave three dead and fifteen wounded as federal and local authorities arrest miners and strike leaders. National Guard units guard the area while investigations proceed. violence spreads to nearby Shelby County with homes dynamited and casualties reported.
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Cenereville
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St. Vincent's Hospital
Robert Sigman
Colpn
Washington, D. C
Alabama National Guard
W. H. Long, Jr
Sherif Higdon
Jefferson County
Shelby County
Robert Hayes
John P. White
National Organization of the United Mine Workers of America
Indianapolis
W.R. Fairley
Alabama
United Mine Workers
Blodtoe
Foley's Honey and Tar Promoted for Asthma Relief
An advertisement notes Foley's Honey and Tar provides immediate relief for asthma sufferers and claims to have cured cases resistant to other treatments. It is promoted as best for coughs colds throat and lung trouble and states the product contains no harmful drugs. GEO. 8 ALCORN
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Foley
Alcorn
Murder Over Cup of Coffee Near Lick Run Road
Cincinnati August 10. A quarrel over an extra cup of coffee led to a shooting and the murder of Harry Rinear at the Kirschner Construction Camp on Glenway Avenue near Lick Run Road. Wm. Jones, a 35 year old Black man from Cleves and camp cook, fled after firing the shot and is being sought by police. Rinear died instantly. Jones reportedly refused to surrender and held pursuers at bay with a revolver.
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Jones
Rinear
Dean's Ointment Sold As Cure For Itching Piles
Testimonial from B P Fraser of Columbia Tennessee praising Dean's Ointment as the best remedy for years of itch and pain from piles and eczema. He reports relief after one box bought at Adams & Martin's drug store and endorses the product as finest on the market. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as US sale agents for five cents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Columbia
Dean
B. P. Fraser
Garden St
Tenn
Doan
Adame & Martin
Dig
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
New York
United States
Best Pills Ever Sold Guarantee Says Dr Kings Life Pills
A testimonial from B F Arscue of Ingleside North Carolina after 16 years of chronic indigestion. He spent over two hundred dollars and found Dr Kings Life Pills the best pills ever sold. Sold under guarantee as GEO 8S at Alcorn's drug store for 25 cents.
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Dr. King
B. F. Arscue
Ingleside
N. C
Alcorn
Shah of Persia Reported Prisoner of Wild Tribesmen
A Teheran dispatch describes the Shah effectively held by marauding tribesmen enlisted to defend the throne from revolutionaries. They demand money, threaten destruction of the palace, and have exhausted the crown jewel loan and bank funds. Famine in Southern Persia could trigger a political crisis in autumn.
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Teheran
Shah of Persia
Persia
Alrendy
Liahof
Badeshakh
Salaanabad
Georgia Convict Probe Spurs Extra Legislative Session
A Georgia legislative convict investigation, ongoing since July 22, is expected to trigger an extra session. The special committee has heard 50 to 60 witnesses, including legislators and prison officials, detailing inhuman cruelty, excessive tasks, and neglect in convict camps. Witnesses report wardens admitting extra pay from lessees while enforcing harsh conditions.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Penitentiary Commission
Optimistic New Crop Report From Agriculture Dept
Washington reports the general crop assessment shows south central states with conditions about 2 percent above last year and above average. Cotton matches the ten year average while corn hay wheat tobacco and peaches lead gains. apples potatoes sorghum and sugar cane run slightly below or near average.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
South Central States
Balloon falls at dizzy height over Dallas lake
In Dallas on August 9 Mule Pearl Leaven narrowly escaped drowning when a balloon failed to open its parachute over a lakeside resort. Lavon entered a balloon race. after a soft inflation error the parachute was cut over the lake center and she surfaced after three and a half minutes underwater. She was revived within half an hour and remained shocked.
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Dallas
Tex
Mule
Pearl Leaven
Mile Lavon
Well Known Tennessee Writer Eva Malone Dead in Cumberland Gap
Mrs Eva Williams Malone a renowned Tennessee poetess and authoress died today at Cumberland Gap after a three week illness. Her remains will be brought to Knoxville for interment tomorrow. She wrote prolifically including children's stories and had lived in Nashville for several years.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Aug
Eva Williams Malone
Tennessee
Cumberland Gap
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