Shipp Seeks Rehearing in Ed Johnson Lynching Case
Attorneys for ex Sheriff J F Shipp and others found guilty of contempt in the Ed Johnson lynching case file a motion for rehearing with the Supreme Court of Washington. They contend the court erred in treating the matter as civil contempt, misapplied evidence rules, and erred in affirming guilt while asserting Shipp and Gibson acted to protect Johnson.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
J. F. Shipp
Ed Johnson
Supreme Court of Washington
Capt. Shipp
Shipp
Hamilton County
Tennessee
Johnson
Criminal Court
United States
Gibson
Don't Get a Divorce Says Ill-Tempered Court
A Western judge granted a divorce over ill temper and bad breath. An advertisement for Dr King’s New Life Pills claims to prevent divorce by curing constipation and liver trouble, banishing headaches, and dispelling chills. 26 cents at druggists.
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Dr. King
Another Cotton Picker Invented by Decatur Man
Maj. Hugh H. McConnell of Decatur announces a tested aluminum cotton picker weighing about three pounds. Invented and patented by his brother H. I. McConnell, the band operated device can harvest 600 to 1,000 pounds of cotton per day with a small boy. Priced around $30, manufacture to start in the East, market rollout planned for early fall. The Decatur firm will host the main office, with Maj. McConnell in charge.
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Decatur
Ala
Hugh H. McConnell
H. I. McConnell
Maj
McConnell
Deafness Cured Only by Constitutional Remedies
An ad claims deafness cannot be cured by local applications and that nine of ten cases are caused by catarrh. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo and Hall's Family Pills for constipation, offering $100 for any case of deafness from catarrh not cured.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Women of Britain clash with police in suffrage protest
In Caxton Hall and Westminster, suffragists led by Mrs Pankhurst and Mrs Solomon clashed with officers as 112 women were arrested. Protesters attacked windows while police used restraint. many women were hospitalized from stress and fainting amid a districtwide uproar.
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Saul Solomon
Caxton Hall
House of Commons
Westminster Bridge
Pankhurst
Solomon
Haverfield
Lord Abinger
Miss Margesson
Margesson
Maud Joachim
Bucklen’s Arnica Balme touted as healing for burns
An old promotional account extols Bucklen’s Arnica Balm as the best remedy for burns, scalds, wounds, cuts, bruises, and various skin ailments. It claims rapid relief and lists widespread availability at druggists.
First Cotton Bale Sold On Exchange In Houston
The first bale of cotton sold at the Houston Cotton Exchange, weighing 68 pounds, came from Mercedes County and arrived on the floor only two minutes before the auction from Falfurrias. The event occurred on June 29 with wartime prices discussed at the floor.
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Houston
Tex
Cotton Exchange
Mercedes
Falfurrias
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Oklahoma
Frank G. Cook
Oklahoma City
Cook
South Main Street
Columbia, Tenn
Sheriff Shipp
Chatanooga
the Herald
Women OF
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Washington
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Interstate Commerce Commissit
Southern Railroads
Pullman Company
Weley J. Gaines
H. M. Turner
Evans ‘Tyree
Seaboard
Richmond
Fredericksburg
Mitchell &Lewis,co
Race
Mitchell Wagons
B. A. Satterfield
Bane
Ve Vlste
Dale Bros
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