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Horrible Murder at Dandridge and Burning Murderer
A June report from Athens Pow details a brutal Tennessee murder at Dandridge Jefferson county. Hirah Moore, his wife, and Miss Lotspeech are slain as the slave Tom massacres, then is captured and burned at the stake amid publicoutcry. The article notes severe injuries, lynch mob excitement, and a large public assembly. Also reported is a Swispie New York item on July 5 about an over-issue of stock in the New York and New Haven Railroad.
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Dandridge
Tonn
Athens
Jefferson County
Tennessee
Hirah Moore
French Broad River
Chucky
Miss
Moore
Tom
Miss Lotspeech
Asorser Gas
Swispie
New York
New York Sod New Haven Railroad
New York and New Haven
Berlin
Leipsic
Brussels
Hamburg
St. Petersburgh
United States
Canada
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Nova Scotia
Mather
Apparsius, &c
Alsophert
Broadwar
Canal St
Jettom
North Street
Maine
Windsor
Wyatt & Bateman
Agtas
I. G Worth & Co
Dever
Deshler
Wm. A. Newell
U. D
Congress
New Jersey
Sud Abc
New Brounswick
Thea
Frelinghursen
Hos
Theodore Frelinghorses
Drs. Newell
Mrr
Deshter
Tupo
Frearmxearsses
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N. J
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Deslee
Dexetes
Califorsia
Oreran
Deshiea
D. Deshler
X. Bromswick
X.J
United Sistes
Oregon
California
New York City
Dd. F. Burton
Dover
Del
Bru
India
Panama
Morocco
New Orleans
Java
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