The Last of Taylor at Wise Courthouse
A long narrative recounts the 1892 execution of Dr. M. B. Taylor at Wise Court House after a failed appeal. It covers his sermon from the scaffold, the Mullens family massacre in Pound Gap, and the pursuit and capture of associates linked to Taylor and the Fleming fugitives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladeville
Taylor
Wis Pell
Graham
Baldwin
Taylor Wis
Wise Court House
Wiss County
Samuel Williams
Wytheville
Morison
Supreme Court
McKinney
Liis
Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Cure for Coughs
An 19th or early 20th century advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. It claims millions have benefited and guarantees refund with trial bottles free at McFarland & Co’s Drug Store. Sizes include large bottles priced at 50 cents and 1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
McFarland & Co
Dick Tate Captured En Route to Kentucky in Irons
Dick Tate the former Kentucky treasurer is in custody aboard a train near Yuma Aziz fifty miles from the border, escorted by a sheriff and a detective. The capture allegedly yields a $25,000 reward to the officers. Tate, known as Uncle Dick, faced a $100,000 shortage after an 1888 legislative inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Phil H. McHenry
Arkansas
Cotton Belt
Dick” Tate
Kentucky
Tate
Irons
Yuma
Aziz
J. W. Tate
Franklin
Stone Confesses Alone in Davies County Murders
James Stone, after implicating five others, claims last night that he alone killed the Wralan family in Davies County. He points officers to the murder weapons hidden near the scene, including a bloody knife and a corn knife. Authorities plan to present the statements to the grand jury. public belief is mixed due to Stone's notorious reputation as a liar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thd
James Stone
Wrattan
Davies County
Stone
Wralan
Bucklea’s Aroloa Salve advertised for skin ailments and piles
An old advertisement touts Bucklea’s Aroloa Salve as the best remedy for guts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money refunded with a 25 cent per box price and lists McFarlane & Co as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mclarland & Uo
Through the Heart
Miss Daisy Garland daughter of ex U S Attorney General Garland shot herself at home in Washington D C She was 34 and believed to be insane after an evening with her father and brothers at 915 Rhode Island Avenue Her brother Will found her dead after entering her locked room and smelling gas noted a gun nearby The family revolver had been in the house for thirty years She had disappeared for about two months earlier from Baltimore
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Gladeville
Washington
Daisy Garland
United States
Garland
Rhode Teland Avenue
Will
Suicide by gas and gun at Mrs Garland home
The account describes Miss Garland allegedly driven by religious mania to shoot herself. she reportedly stood before a large mirror and aimed at her heart, then opened all gas jets to ensure suffocation if the gunshot failed. The ex-Attorney-General had left for his office.
Secret of Miss Garland's Death Weighed by Love Hardship
The article reports Miss Garland's death by pistol in a troubled state. Her family, overwhelmed by shock, summoned intimate friends to manage the household. Friends suggest a concealed distress and possible love affair as a suspected cause, though none can confirm the specifics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Garland
Nona
Bitter's Bitters Promises Relief From Rheumatic Fears
An advertisement-style piece extols Hostover's Stomach Bitters as a cure for rheumatism and a range of ailments. It cites physicians and general testimony praising the product for malaria liver complaints constipation indigestion kidney trouble nervousness loss of appetite and weight, claiming it prevents the initial rheumatic attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hostover
Free catalogue promises guaranteed positions after study
An 80 page free catalogue from Pre-Draughton's P. Business College and School of Shorthand in Nashville Tennessee touts guaranteed job placement once a position is secured. It claims four weeks of bookkeeping instruction equals twelve weeks by old methods and invites readers to enter at any time mentioning the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Dravanos
Also Mentioned on This Page
Outlaw
Mullens
Pound Gap
Cumberland Mountain
Tennessee
Ira Mullens
Sarah Mullens
Wm. Mullens
Chadwell
Moore
Marshal B. Taylor
Calvin
Henry Flemings
Henry Adams
Man Mullen
Johnson County
Tenn
Potter Gang
Dr. Taylor
Fleming
Adams
Tutt
Dick Tate
Fiood
Hood
Stone Conpe
Wrattans
Bucklea
Trandlu
Anne of
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Alldruepiete
Ladien Tx
Parker
Liebig Company
W. T. Hill
Johnson City, Tenn
Physicians and Surgeons
Albert E. Cloyd
Orrick
Carr
Boone St
Johnson City
Thad. A. Cox
FAW & Cox
Attorneys AT Law
Solicitors IN Chancery
N. H. Reeve, M
Cvvic
Main Street
Bristol
G. M. Peavler
W. L. McCreary
West Inch Street
Knoxvitiz
Miller
Miller Physicians and Surgeons
Opera House
Robert Burrow
Sullivan
Carter, Johnson and Univol
Curti
Frank , Bonan
Ohms
Tone Bura
Chancery
Omice
Hart-Burrow Building
Edward D. Duncan
Ofice
Marr-Burton
Hart
Justice of the Peace & Notary Public
Moe
East Market Street
Hart Building
Grettorney AT Law
Tenweeven
Ait
Wilhoit & Stone
McNees
Watauga Bank
Jonnson City, Tennessee
Inna Ei
Ash Cay
A. B. Bowman
G, W, Bt
Joan Ike Bann
Anainiat Gnahier
Diandom
Ie P
Hoan
Fardy
Kridel Bartonic
Tamzanly
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