Murder of Fairfield Sheriff Feaster Recall 1828 Hanging
A Fairfield County story marks the centennial of Sheriff Andrew Feaster's 1828 murder near Salem Church. Outlaw Shadrack Jacobs fled for twenty years before being captured, tried, and hanged publicly in Fairfield. Feaster, a 23-year-old Pennsylvanian by birth, had become sheriff in the early 1800s.
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News and Herald
Fairfield County
Andrew Feaster
Shadrack Jacobs
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Fairfield
Winsboro
Twenty Eight Miners Entombed at Mid-Valley
Pottsville February 17 Twenty eight miners were trapped when a dam broke flooding a drift at Mid-Valley Colliery near Mont Carmel. Rescue workers heard digging and a shot from inside signaling air and possible self rescue as hopes rise for all entombed miners.
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Pottsville
Mid-Valley
Mont Carmel
Dam Break Tragedy Described in Mud Rush
Fragment describes men at risk as some may have died from being smothered in the rush of mud when the dam broke. The text hints at a disaster scene with survivors and potential fatalities amid the flood.
Heroism Was In Vain In Cartersville Train Tragedy
In Cartersville Georgia on February 17 Lilly May Kline twelve years old died while trying to rescue six year old David Rogers from an approaching train. They were on the tracks with the father nearby when the boy froze, the girl ran to save him and was struck as she lifted him. Both bodies were badly mangled.
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Cartersville
David Rogers
Lilly May Kline
Five Thousand Prize Contest For Needle Work
A free contest open to all offers one thousand prizes for women with needle work. Send for a free booklet detailing requirements from Buchan's Soaps Corporation at 225 Fifth Ave New York City.
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Buchan’s Soaps Corporation
Fifth Ave
New York City
Buchan's Soap Ad Promises Pure Refreshing Cleaner
An ad touts Buchan's Soap as absolutely pure hygienic and refreshing. It offers a cake of Buchan's Cotton Bloom for ten cents, with instruction to mail staples to Buchan's Soaps Corporation at 225 Fifth Ave New York.
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Buchan
Buchan’s Soaps Corporation
Fifth Ave
New York
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