Davidson Jones Suicide At Cedar Creek
Devideon Jones a prominent farmer and trader in the Third district near Marshall county line, killed himself Saturday night by cutting his throat with a razor. His body was found in Cedar Creek near sunrise Sunday, tied with a rope around his waist and the razor nearby. He had been ill for a week and reportedly wished to die to avoid typhoid fever. He left a wife and four children, and was uncle to Miss Mabel McAfee who recently visited Columbia.
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Cedar Creek
Devideon Jones
Marshall County
Sud
Columbia
Hia Howe
Davidson
Mabel McAfee
Democrats Push for Statewide Joint Canvass in Tennessee
Nashville August 21. The State Democratic Executive Committee met with full attendance. Governor candidate James B Brazier and Railroad Commissioner nominee D N McKenzie attended. A motion to invite the Republican nominee to join a joint canvass statewide was adopted.
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Nashville
Tenn
Democratic Executive Committee
James B. Brazier
Nminee
D. N. McKenzie
Medical Talk. a Home Magazine for Health Education
Medical Talk, a popular home magazine now in its fourth year, aims to interpret medical developments for the public. It covers vaccination sanitary laws dietary rules and drugless healing while translating technical medical journals into household facts. Sample copies are offered by Medical Publishing Co. of Columbus, Ohio.
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Medical Talk
Medigal Talk
United States
Canada
Mediaek Publishing Co
Columbus
Claims to Be 104 Years Old Bob Sharp Stirs Interview Interest
A man calling himself Bob Sharp from Happy Hollow near Columbia visited the Herald office to be interviewed. He claims to be 14 years old, though he appears much younger, described as a big boy with a storied past. An uncle reportedly died at 14, and Sharp hints at a dramatic family history.
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Bob Sharp
Happy Hollow
Columbia
Herald Office
Sava
Kim
Pulaski Residence Fire Noted At Local School Nearby
A structure near the Cobblerton High School building was damaged in a fire this afternoon. Officials say the blaze originated from an unknown source and caused smoke and water damage to adjacent areas. Firefighters responded quickly but could not prevent the damage. No injuries reported.
Amerson’s Melange Notes On Peace And A Boer Women Tale
The Philadelphia Bulletin quotes a fragment on a teacher harmony and a Boer women near Johannesburg who remarried after hearing of their husbands death only to learn they were alive. A biblical line about living with God closes the passage.
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Harmony 2
Philadelphia Bulletin
Johannesburg
Comande
Li Hung Chang's Last Words Revealed by Physician
Dr Robert Coltman Jr, private secretary to Prince Su and Lord High Chancellor to the Chinese emperor, recounts Li Hung Chang's final hours. Coltman, who trained in Philadelphia, attended Li as Hu and Dr Velde, a German, kept vigil. Li joked asking if they had come to dine, then drifted unconscious and died next morning.
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Li Hung Chang
Robert Coltman
Prince Su
China
Philadelphia
Coltman
Hong Chang
Li, Hu
Velde
Value of Black Diamonds for Drilling and Prospecting
Black diamonds or carbons are fed in drilling for mining prospection. They combine hardness and toughness unmatched by other materials and are used to point steel bits in rock boring. Found mainly in Brazil along the river beda. Finest grade costs about 42 dollars per carat and suspicious deals of lower prices arise from dealers coloring or treating imperfect stones.
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de- Rae
Brazil
Beda
Smith Thomas Wins Second Money at Edwinburg Race
Hardin Thomas received a letter from his brother Smith stating he won two heats and second money in the 2:85 purse at Edwinburg Indiana Friday with The Sentinel. The seven heat contest saw The Sentinel place first in two heats and second in three others, all within the race noted for the 2:20 wood property.
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Hardin Thomas
Smith
Edwinburg
Ind
The
Sentinel
Elixir of Life claims cure all diseases
After years of study Dr. James William Kidd announces an elixir of life that supposedly cures rheumatism neuralgia stomach heart liver kidney blood and skin diseases plus coughs colds and fevers. The advertisement says the remedy is sent free to any sufferer with no lab work and includes testimonials of rapid, miraculous recoveries and restored mobility.
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de James Wutatam Kipp
Witnaraes
He Was a Good Man Drink Turned Him Violent
A man described as a good husband and father brutalized his wife and harmed his child after drinking. The piece argues whiskey erodes judgment, calling for total abstinence and warning of the transformation from savior to savage. Frederick Dietacher, a Health Department driver, is cited as the victim of alcohol’s ruinous effects.
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Prom
Ee York Journal
Phi
Marz
Mma
Bietwood
Wifc
Frederick Dietseher
Health Department
Alcatel
Kat Dietacher
Hhis
Editors Eat Too Much Debate Emphasized by The Atlanta Journal
Hallie Krmninie Rives argues editors should limit meals while The Atlanta Journal contends they cannot. The brief exchange highlights editorial opinions on restraint and appetite in media culture.
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Hallie Krmninie Rives
The
Atlanta Journal
Dreams and Reality Interprets Love in a Chicago Tribune Card
In a playful exchange Bea and Hugh discuss dream meanings and marriage. Bea seeks an interpreter, while Hugh hints dreams reflect real life desires. Bea reveals she uses him as a test, and their flirtation leads to a kiss as she concedes to marriage plans. The tale ends with playful irony.
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Elliott Midbard
Bea
Abe
Hugh
Tregis
Alli
Lo Bier
Iamy
Sarah
Damages Sought in Circuit Court Over Dotterer Death
D. Satterwhite administrator, through attorney B. E. Hateber tsq, sues L. and N. Ry J. J. Hobbs and Tom Douglas for 385,000 damages for the death of Henry Dotterer near Mt. Pleasant as he crossed the railroad track to catch a train to Columbia. The case remains in Circuit Court as the L. and N. Ry is a Kentucky corporation. Hobbs is the conductor and Douglas the engineer of the train involved.
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D. ©. Satterwhite
Henry Dotterer
BE. H. Hateber
Tsq
Eait
J.J. Hobbs
Tom Douglas
Dana
Mr. Dotterer
Imonths
Mr. Dorterer
Hobbs
Dotterer
Douglas
Reduced Rates to the West by Wisconsin Central Ry
The Wisconsin Central Railway announces reduced settlers tickets from Chicago to Montana Idaho Oregon Washington and British Columbia from late September daily through October Brist 1902. Inquiries should be made to local ticket agents or T. D. Campbell Cincinnati or Jan Pond Milwaukee for details.
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Wisconsin Central Ry
Chicago
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
British Columbia
T. D. Campbell
D. P
Pike Building
Cincinnati
Pond
Milwaukee
Wis
Angis-T& Pw
Wu Ting Pang Praises American Press Influence
Minister Wu Ting-Pang commends the American press, noting the intelligence of the average citizen. He attributes broad literacy to strong schools and to newspapers, observing daily papers in towns of all sizes and metropolitan outlets reaching distant regions.
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Etx
Wu Ting Pang
Fat Woman and Thin Man in Car Encounter
A Fat Woman boards a Bay View bound train car at Petosky sobarkean station and rebukes a thin, young man who urged her to sit in a cramped space. She scolds him for approaching in a rude way, threatening to expose his behavior. The conductor calls out Stuart Avenue and the young man exits with the car.
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Petosky Sobarkean
Bay View
Bat
Stuart Avenue
News-Tribune
Clifton brand Clifton flour advertisement claims perfection
Perfection Attained. Clifton fancy patent flour is described as superior soft wheat flour made from Kentucky grown grain. It touts meticulous cleansing and a silk belt filtration to create velvet softness and quality. Sold by Chaffin Bros at Bransford Mills Owensboro Kentucky.
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Clifton
Contaisia
Kentucky
Chaffin Bros
Bransford Mills
Cod&wtf
Owensboro
Indians Hide Free
A New York Commercial Advertiser piece quotes a retired New Yorker in Florida praising Henry M. Flagler as a major developer and owner of key transport and resort assets. It claims Flagler offers Seminoles annual passes on his rail system and notes the Osceola band’s belief they own the road, contrasted with government actions.
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New York
Florida
Everglades
Henry M. Flagler
Ofl
Florida Coast Railway
Wilhous
Flagler
Peninsula
Oscola
Relief in Six Hours by New Great South American Kidney Cure
Distressing nnane relieved in six hours by New Great South American Kidney Cure. It relieves bladder, kidneys and back pain promptly and eases urinary retention almost immediately. Sold by A. K. Rains, druggist. Feb 7.
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A. K. Rains
The Fourth of July Death Toll Stuns Public Officials
The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports Fourth of July fatalities reached 477 with 8,000 wounded and 1,689,000 in property losses. It argues such celebration risks patriotism, urging a safer, more rational approach to the holiday and notes wartime deaths in the Philippines.
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Philippines
Memphis
Late wage settlement in Chiag rail men
After days of talks in Chiag between railroad officers and workers, a wage scale granting about 100000 dollars extra yearly is set. Affected parties include local freight contractors, freight and passenger engineers and firemen. On sedition charges, fines of 1000 dollars and six year imprisonment were imposed, with further sentence pending.
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Chiaag
Ee Pracieine Et Or Freedom
Sunrrdss
Locieran
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Petra Fast
Melange
Amerson
Smith Thomas
Mri
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Lromogine
Davite
Yansa Ic
James William Kidd
Baltes Building
Fort Wayne
Chicago Tribune
Mt. Pleasant
E. A Hatcher
Circuit
Owens
Brownsville
J. G. Burton
Merchant
Ployd Medicine CO
Dotrelt, Mich
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