Assassination Verdict in Franklin Ky and Vatican Visit
King Howard, on Thursday in Franklin Kentucky, found guilty of murdering William Goebel and sentenced to life in prison after a four-ballot jury decision. Earlier, Howard met Pope Leo XIII in a ceremonial Vatican audience during a late Thursday visit. The report also notes a bicycle accident in Franklin Grove and urges a fearless press in Tennessee to favor honest, capable Democrats for better public service.
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Howard Thoursday
Vatican
Leo
Pontif
Franklin
Jim Howard
William Goebel
State Penitentiary
Howard
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Ford Williams mixed team routs Godwin squad
A combined Ford Williams and public school team defeated Godwin 18 to 4 on Saturday. Lyttle and Webb Hayes formed the battery for the Columbia side.
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Ford & Williams’ School
Godwin
Lyttleagan
Webb Hayes
Columbia Boys
Backache Tied to Kidney Weakness Prompts Doan's Pills
Memphis resident Henry Murphy reports persistent loins pain and kidney trouble, resolved by Doan's Kidney Pills bought from Hamner & Ballard's. He praises the remedy and notes many others in Memphis benefited, with Foaster Milburn Co. as US agents.
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Henry Murphy
Broadway
Memphis
Tenn
Dean
Hamner & Ballard
Doan
Price
Maury County Doctors Hear Notable Microbes Paper
The Maury County Medical Society met for its regular monthly session at Bethell House parlors with a full attendance. Dr. Hagle Padgett discussed a lip cancer operation and presented a landmark paper on microbes detailing cholera lockjaw bubonic plague consumption and other diseases. The meeting time was moved from 11 to 10 o clock a m.
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Maury County Medical Society
Bethell House
Hagle Padgett
Free Silver Baby Spoon Offered By Chicago Firm
The Eastern Manufacturing Co. of Chicago will give every baby under one year in the county a solid silver engraved baby spoon at no cost. No purchase required. The local distributing agent invites parents to bring the baby’s name and age to the Fly store in Fly Tenn to claim the gift. The firm promotes its jewelry and silverware line as premium advertising.
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Eastern Manufacturing Co
Chicago
W. M. Fly
Torpedo factory explosion in Cascayenne Street area
A large explosion at the Kohl torpedo factory on Cascayenne and Crane streets wrecked the plant near May Day weekend. Dozens missing or injured, with fire breaking out amid debris and nearby buildings damaged. authorities report 50 to 75 injured and several workers unaccounted. Firefighters battled the blaze while rescuers searched the ruins.
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Cleveland
Cascayenne
Aire
Woolby
Fey
T Monston
Tex
Ringin' Roll of Dixie and Wrecks and Remedies
Poem sections praise Dixie and Civil War reminiscence with a battle vibe and veterans callers. Next, a safety notice blames carelessness for railway wrecks and promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and lung illnesses with testimonials and a free trial offer.
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Dackeon
Lee
Dixie
Dr. King
Roger
Lois Craze
Dorcheth
Mass
Dr King
W. P. Woldridge
Reflections of a Bachelor
A humorous piece about marriage and family foibles. The narrator jokes about checks with the Bank of Motherhood and the quirks of hair styles, looks, and memories. It ends with a playful jab at a bachelor reading the newspaper at breakfast amid baby talk.
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Bank of Motherhood
George Washington
Napoleon
Presipatus
New York
Not a Sick Day Since
A customer from Fremont North Carolina praises Electric Bitters for curing kidney trouble after other medicines failed. The testimonial claims relief from rheumatism neuralgia liver and kidney troubles and general debility. The ad notes the product costs 50 cents at W B P Woldridge's Drug Store.
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B. FE. Bags
Fremont
N.C
W. BP. Woldridge
Chicago woman accused of improper use of tails
Washington reports Postmaster General Payne barred her letters from the mails after she sent a note asking for a personal hearing. The Chicago woman wrote a flirtatious reply about brown eyes and a josite, then sent it to Secretary of War and received a curt rebuke from Elihu Root.
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Washington
Chicago
Payne
Far
Chicagoan
Bapen
Secretary of War
Rock Me to Sleep Mother Poem Emerges From Elizabeth Chase Allen
A fragmented historical note recalls Elizabeth Atersy later known as Florence Percy born in Strong Maine. As a child she wrote verses and her early poem Rock Me to Sleep appeared in publication years later. The piece appeals to a mother’s lullaby and reflects yearning for motherly care and lost childhood.
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Elizabeth Agers Allen
Strong
Chase
Florence Percy
INS
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