Double lynching after train shooting near Lula, Mississippi
At Lula Mississippi three men are involved in a deadly incident on a Yazoo Valley Railroad train leaving Lula. Conductor John C Kendall was shot by Jim Davis after Frank Davis struck him. Kendall survived but two Davis brothers were later hanged by a mob.
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Memphis
Tenn
Lyle
Miss
Frank
Jim Davis
John C. Kendall
Helena
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad
Lula
Kendall
Frank Davis
Clarksdale
Calaboose
Married man in trouble over family remedies
A local married man faced neglect charges for letting family members use remedies other than Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and lung trouble. The ad asserts Foley's Honey and Tar as the sole effective cough medicine, noting it contains no opiates and comes in a yellow package.
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Foley
Alcorn
Chaser's Chances Improve Amid Engagement Rumors
Washington reports spring rumors of Miss Kath erin Elkins engagement to the Duke of Abruzzi fueled by ambassador returns and Rome cables. Miss Elkins remains retiring at Hallie hurst Elkins WV with parents, doubtful attendance at Benn ington show. Mississippi's Senator and Mrs McLaurine announce Laurie Rausch engaged to Robert Crenshaw Watts of Lynety burs.
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Washington
Thalian
Baron von Mayor Des Planches
Katherin Elkins
Duke of
Halliehurst
Elkins
W. Va
Anat
Bennington
McLaurine
Mississippi
Laurie Rausch
Robert Crenshaw Watts
Lynety Burs
White Bluff College Opens With Record Enrollment
White Bluff Tenn Oct 8 College opened its first term under Prof. Lyles and assistant Mrs Myrtle Rogers. Enrollment surpasses previous school records at the race and attendance grows daily. Prospects for a splendid year ahead are promising.
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White Bluff
Tenn
White Blunt College
Lyles
Myrtle Rogers
Freight business shows increase in local yards
A marked rise in freight activity indicates improving business conditions. Local yards report heavy demand for cars as hogs cattle sheep and mules move north and south. Phosphate shipments grow weekly and Mt Pleasant shipments remain strong while bricks from Thos. Simpson’s yards add to activity as merchants stock winter goods.
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Mt. Pleasant
Thos. Simpson
Columbians Get Into Trouble at Pulaski
A. J. Markham, said to be from Columbia, was arrested by Police Officer Sumpter Harrison and sent to the workhouse by Recorder Holt on a charge of maintaining himself by undue means. He had a petition claiming he lost household goods by fire and sought aid, but about £10 was found to be from a non existent loss. His wife, posing as a preacher, returned to Columbia. Local officers do not know the Mark name.
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Pulaski
Tenn
A. J. Markham
Columbia
Sumpter Harrison
Holt
Markham
Woman Interrupts Political Speaker in Quiet Cough Question
A well dressed woman interrupted a political speaker by persistently coughing. The ad urges Foley's Honey and Tar as a quick cure for coughs and colds, noting it contains no opiates and comes in a yellow package. Refuse substitutes. GEO. 8. AL CORN.
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Foley
Geo
Alcorn
Quarrel Over a Game of Cards in Huntsville
In Huntsville Alabama on October 11 George Carter lies at City Hospital with two deep chest wounds after an affray at Carter's place over a card game. Hill Wells of Lincoln County Tennessee and J M Braly of Huntsville are linked to the incident. Braly is missing and Wells says Braly struck Carter.
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Huntsville
Ala
George Carter
Hill Wells
Lincoln County
Tenn
J. M. Braly
Carter
Wells
Braly
Dean's Ointment Solves Itching Piles At Drug Stores
Itching piles provoke profanity but profanity won't cure them. Dean's Ointment cures itching bleeding or protruding piles after years of suffering at any drug store.
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Dean
Officer Killed While On Duty Near Cravens Yard
Chattanooga Tenn October 11 190? Special detective McElhaney of Nashville Chattanooga St Louis Railway was shot and killed at Cravens yards near Union Station while on duty. W. S. Smith a former railway detective is charged. Bloodhounds tracked Smith to his home. McElhaney leaves a wife and seven children.
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Chattanooga, Tann
McElhaney
Nashville, Chattanooga
Smith
M McElhaney
Rev J G Voorhies Dies After Pneumonia
Longtime local preacher Rev J G Voorhies passes away at his son J C Voorhies home after a brief illness of pneumonia. Survived by four sons Garrett Milton James C and Joe L and two daughters Mrs Green Maxwell and Mrs S V Waldo. Funeral Saturday at 10 30 at the First Methodist with interment at Rose Hill.
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Voutes Baling
Amery
Hils Son
J.C. Voorhies
North
Malin Street
Thehies
Southern Methodist Church
Susan Campbell
Garrett
Milton
James C
Joe L. Voorhies
Green Maxwell
Bigbyville
8. V. Waldo
Columbia
Bulgaria Moves On Turkey Amid Turmoil and Abdication Rumors
Dispatches from Constantinople and Paris report Bulgaria pressing toward independence with a four day window for recognition, while rumors swirl that the Sultan may abdicate under Young Turk pressure. Ferdinand praises Bulgaria’s peaceful progress, and Balkan tensions rise as Albanians clash over resisting Bulgarians.
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Bulgaria
Constantinople
Committee of Union and Precay
Mohemmed Rashed Effendi
Sabah Eddine
Aig
Young Turk Party
Ippopolis
Prince Ferdinand
Contantinople
Matin
Black man Henry White killed after mob at Younkers
Empire Ga October 11 A Black man Henry White was shot by a mob near Younkers six miles from Empire after allegedly attempting to shoot a family member and assault another Black man. White was captured, then abducted from the lockup and riddled with bullets near a tree.
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Empire
Henry White
Younkers
White
Thomas Allen
al Jen
Kern Answers Willie Hearst in Fincastle Speech
J W Kern defends himself against Hearst attack, recounting his work for the Big Four Railroad and for French Lick Springs Hotel Company and West Baden Springs Company. He says he did not seek the nomination and notes Indianapolis street railway franchise reforms delivering 4 cent fares and universal transfers.
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Fincastle
J. W. Kern
W. R. Hearst
Los Angeles
Cal
Big Four Four Railroad
French Lick Springs
Wat
West Baden Springs Company
Thomas Taggert
Karn
Denver
Taggart
Farnchise
Indianapolis
Indiavapolis
Cotton Outlook Not Very Good and Academy Boys Defeated
The Times Democrat reports September cotton conditions show moderate deterioration with rapid picking due to fine weather and labor. Louisiana boll weevil damage is severe, other areas mostly spared. Columbia Military Academy fell to Morgan at Fayetteville 27 to 5 on a muddy field, Mitchell starred for Morgan, Black and Davidson notable for CMA. Foley's Honey and Tar ad ends the piece.
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New Orleans
Times Democrat
Louisiana
Columbia Military Academy
Morgan
Fayetteville
Mitchell
Black
Davidson
Gibbons Defends Women of America in Interview
Cardinal Gibbons, head of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, rebukes a London critic’s claim that American women are idle and unhappy. He distinguishes between wealthy, virtuous women and those cited by foreigners, praising the many good women whose lives rarely enter society pages.
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New York
Cardinal Gibbons
Andrew McPhail
London
America
Amertof
All Quiet at Spartanburg After Riot and Arrests
John Irby, a Black man from Lawrence County, was jailed after a failed assault on Miss Lella Dempsey at Saxon Mill. The incident triggered a riot leaving three men wounded as deputies fired on the crowd. State troops patrol the jail area while six rioters are jailed, with two wounded and bail set for John Parks. The town remains quiet for the night.
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Spartanburg
John Irby
Lawrens County
Lella Dempsey
Saxon Mill
Irby
Sheri
Adjt
Hevek
Angel Bie
Nichols
Grover Fowler
Oscar Ochiver
John Parks
Parker to address Middle Tennessee Democrats in Nashville
Nashville October 10 Judge Jarlee Alton Parker of New York will speak to the democracy of Middle Tennessee next Wednesday night. Stile Chairman Austin Peay is arranging the event likely in the auditorium if the Confederate Veterans permit use of the hall. Democrats expect a large audience applauding Parker as a leading figure in Bryan's campaign.
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Nashville
Jarlee Alton B. Parker
New York
Middle Tennessee
Stile
Austin Peay
Judge Parkers
Bryan
Big Convention For Missions In New Orleans
In New Orleans on an October night delegates from 100 to 1500 gathered for the International Missionary convention of the Churches of Christ. A chorus of batt ered voices led by W M Huckleman of Indianapolis opened the welcome program. John Zigler of the city delivered the welcome address as plans for the convention’s business began to unfold across several departments.
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New Orleans
International Missionary Convention
He Churches of Christ
W M Huckleman
Indianapolis
John Zigler
Deafness Cure Claim By Local Remedies Ad
A damaged ad claims deafness cannot be cured by local applications and promotes a “Catarrh Cure” from J Cheney & Co promising one hundred dollars for any deafness case cured. The text discusses Eustachian tube inflammation and urges sending for the cure, with references to Toledo and mail order pills for constipation.
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J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
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Earls
Sloan
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Mass
U.S.A
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Turkey
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