Mob Hangs Accused Attacker Near Murfreesboro
In Murfreesboro Tennessee on August 33 a mob hanged George Johnson a young Black man who confessed to attempting an assault on Miss Maud Morris. About 75 to 100 armed men escorted him from a limb of a hollow oak near the Nashville pike after preventing a Nashville transfer. Sheriff Primm and Deputy Shipp faced resistance as they tried to move him to Nashville. The crowd grew to 800 900 with fear of retaliation among Black residents. The mob action followed Johnson’s identification by the victim early evening leading to the vigilante execution.
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Murfreesboro
Tenn
George Johnson
City
Tuite
Nashville Pike
Nashville
Shipp
Loving
Shen
Nesro
Maud Morris
Franklin Road
Primm
Youth Charged With Awful Crime Burkesville Ky
Sul ivan Short a 14 year old boy was examined before County Judge C H Carter and held under a 500 bond to await the next Cumberland Circuit Court grand jury in November The suspect claims the death of 11 year old Ollie Dodson was accidental but opinion holds it intentional and harsh punishment is expected Short would be the youngest person tried here for murder.
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Burkesville
Sulivan Short
Ollie Dodson
Bear Wallow
C. H. Carter
Cumberland
Short
Hesters Estimate of Cotton Crop Declines in 1907-08
New Orleans August 31 Secretary Hester of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange reports the U S cotton crop for 1907 08 ending August 31 at 11 571 966 bales down from 12 610 983 a year earlier Total port receipts reach 8 579 842 with overland movement 59 450 Southern consumption estimated at 2 183 277 bales.
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New Orleans
Hester
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
United States
Burdock Blood Bitters Cured Longstanding Dyspepsia
J. H. Walker of Sunbury Ohio reports years of dyspepsia and poor appetite followed by a strong claim that Burdock Blood Bitters cured him. The testimonial emphasizes digestive relief and improved eating without detailing clinical evidence or broader context.
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J. H. Walker
Sunbury
Ohio
Gen Stewart Pases Away and Theatre Season Opens
The era opens with Hortense Neilson headlining at Columbia Opera House on September 24 as manager Wilkins books attractions from The Trastor to The Clansman and Parsifal. Gen. Alex Stewart dies at Biloxi aged 91 after a long career from West Point to Confederate Army and university leadership.
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Columbia Opera House
Hortense Neilson
Monnayadna
Mine Nellson
Wilkins
Thomas Dixon
Columbia
Henry Miller
Jeffersons
Joe Jefferson
Coe
Rosa Belle Morrison
Lewis Morrison
Human Hearts
Coburn
Field
Bryan Flays 6 0 P Leaders in Democratic Rally
Sioux City reports a large Democratic rally where William J. Bryan denounced Republican leaders Coleman Dupont and Senator Bob Penrone as aligned with trusts and unfavorably reviewing Taft's platform. He attacked tariff and bank-deposit guarantees, promised reform, and traveled from Minnesota to Alton and St Paul, ending with a breakfast stop and a brief train stop before Lincoln.
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Sioux City
J. Bryan
Coleman Dupont
Delaware
Bob Penrone
Pennsylvania
Republican Executive Committee
Minnesota
Bryan
Vielock
Alton
Taft
St. Paul
Tafton
Sears
Beck
Quick
van Wagonen
Lincoln
Omaha
Chicago & Northwestern
Burlington
Troops Remain Awhile Longer In Birmingham Alabama
Developments in the mining fields today sparked a reaction to hold troops at the camps. Only two companies will be sent home yet. Gov Comer cited unions as pressing to continue the strike independently of the national body. He called the strike a thing of the past and warned mobs and vagrants will be treated as such. Some confusion is expected in adjusting matters after the strike, but no serious trouble is anticipated.
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New York
South
Congress
Frank H Hitchcock
Virginia
Alabama
Louisiana
Taft
Hot Springs
Hitchcock
Alvan H. Martin
National Committee
Rep. Slemp
Hitchock
Slemp
Richmond
P. O. Barker
Williams
Straus
Department of Commerce and Labor
Hitcock
New York City
Bryan
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Birmingham
Als
Gov
Comer
Hitchcock Faces Harmony Push in Illinois
Chicago dispatch reports Chairman Frank Hitchcock of the Republican National Committee struggles to unite Illinois factions over the governor and senator contests. A harmony program is sought as he confers with Speaker Cannon and Gov. Deneen to align Deneen Foss Hopkins forces for the national ticket.
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Chicago
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Illnois
Hughes
New York State
Deneen
Yates
Hopkins
Foss
Hitchcock
Cannon
McKinley
Congressional Committee
Gov
National Committee
Hitchock
Ine
Cupid Responds To Advertisement In Nashville Matrimony
W J Thompson a 67 year old Confederate veteran from Remans Madison County Tenn and Miss Jennie L Chamless 49 of Chapel Hill Marshall County Tenn married at the Broadway hotel Nashville after a newspaper advertisement for a wife led to an exchanged correspondence Photographs were sent and the couple met at the hotel Thompson fled in embarrassment upon Charless arrival but was coaxed back by friends for the ceremony hosted by Squire Levine.
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Nashville
Tenn
W. J. Thompson
Remans
Madison County
Jennie L. Chamless
Chapel Hill
Marshall County
Broadway
Squire Levine
Thompson
Charless
Jold
Sail Ends in Death Off Deer Island Maine
Seven summer visitors in a party of ten drowned when a 36 foot sloop capsized in Penobscot Bay off Deer Island. The dead include Miss Allee Torre and Miss Eleanor Torre of Washington DC, Miss Kellogg and Little Kellogg of Baltimore, Mrs Lucy Crawley of Philadelphia, Miss Elizabeth Evans of Mount Holyoke Seminary, Jason Hutchins of Junger Maine, and Capt Haskell of Deer Island. Survivors include Prof Edward Crawley of Philadelphia and Henry Eyans of Mount Holyoke.
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Deer Island
Penobscot Bay
Allee Torre
Washington
D. C
Eleanor Torre
Washington, D. C
Kellogg
Baltimore
Junger
Capt
Haskell
Edward Crawley
Philadelphia
Mia. Crawley
Henry B. Eyans
Mount Holyoke
Elizabeth Iizabeth Eyans
Escaped convict held for larceny in Huntsville case
Tom Treece, an escaped convict, captured near Fayetteville Tennessee as he allegedly sold a stolen Huntsville horse for 50 dollars. He faces 110 days of hard labor before transfer to authorities.
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Huntsville
Ala
Tom Treece
Fayetteville
Tenn
Treece
Handsome prize for growing fern offered at county fair
An additional premium of much interest to the ladies of the county has been offered by the Woman's Department of the county fair. A prize of $5 will be given for the best growing fern that is exhibited.
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Woman's Department
Drowned Couple on Orcutt Lake Near Tulsa
Frederick Cornelius of Muskogee and his Tulsa sweetheart Miss Bubble Metcalf drowned when their boat capsized on Orcutt Lake three miles from Tulsa. Jamie Lafferty and Frances Kemble escaped. Lafferty swam to shore with Kemble, then tried to rescue the other two but they had already perished.
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Tulsa
Okla
Orcutt Lake
Frederick Cornelius
Muskogee
Bubble Metcalf
Jamie Lafferty
Frances Kemble
Lafferty
Miss Kemble
Cornelius
Miss Metcalf
Dean's Regulate: Gentle Cure for Constipation
A brief 19th century ad announces Drastic physics gripe and related symptoms such as headache nausea sea sickness dizziness languor and heart palpitations. It claims the Dean's Regulate acts gently to cure constipation for 25 cents and can be found by asking a druggist.
Quiet Reigns at Coalmont Mines in Tenn
Tracy City Tenn Sept 2 Union miners called out on strike by United Mine Workers officials report no serious incidents in the strike district. Sewanee Fuel Iron Company loaded coal at Apples and expects capacity soon. Mine B opens with normal crew. Flat Branch nearing full. Some union men sign new independent contracts and work, others refuse open shop. Company serves warrants on over 100 tenants to evict for nonunion labor. The Coalmont strike not expected to impact local mines.
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Tracy City
Tenn
Coalmont
United Mine Workers of America
Sewanee Fuel & Iron Company
Brief Session of County Criminal Court Recap
A brief session in County Criminal Court heard two cases. A Gaulston charged with petit larceny had the case continued to the October term. Fayre Taylor, charged with trespass, was found guilty and fined ten dollars plus costs, with an appeal to the Circuit Court.
Indian pirate chase ends with capture on canal pursuit
Police pursuit along the Chicago River and drainage canal led to the recovery of the stolen motorboat Alice. An alleged Indian participant, 20, escaped briefly but surrendered at Lockport after detectives closed in. He was brought back to Chicago aboard the Elk.
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Chicago
W. C. Wilcox
Ibe Pulley Company
Edward Bb
Pulau Rees
Wycox
Alice
Columbia Yacht Club
Alioe
Folsom
Johneuy
Witcox
Lockport
Burnett
Matt
Bear Trap
Interstate shipment held legal to Birmingham arrest
In Montgomery Alabama Judge Thomas G Jones ruled that a beer shipment to Birmingham remained interstate until delivery to the purchaser The Lemps Brewis Company had a shipment halted at the express office The City Judge said interstate haul ends at the depot and transfers to the consignee are unlawful The transfer company and express company are within the national interstate order statute
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Montgomery
Ala
Birmingham
Thomas G. Jones
United States Court
Lemps Brewis Company
Jones
Vermont Joined To Her Idol In 1910 Election
Vermont towns and cities report results for Governor with Prouty 2 170, Burke 8 935, Loch 561, Bell 625, Dunbar 269. In 1904 Bell led with 27,194 and Porter Democrat. Prouty’s plurality nears 28,000, versus 31,657 in 1904.
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White River Junction
Prouty
Republica
Burke
Democrat
Loch
Independence League
Bell
Prohibition
Dunbar
Cialist
Porter
Robert Claggett Wins Recognition
Robert Claggett will leave Mvli for Terrell Texas where he accepted the position of commandant. In military academy Robert bit a reseale future and his friends confident of his success. -Hickman Co. News.
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Robert Claggett
Mvli
Terrell
Texas
Robert
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