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Georgetown Daily Item

Location

Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1908

Page

3

Ellisor murder suspects held in South Carolina

Two young men named Black Toland and Ned Toland, brothers from Prosperity, are held at the South Carolina Penitentiary in connection with the murder of Mrs. Ellisor near Cayce in Lexington County. Brack Toland says he was nearby but that another unnamed negro did the killing. Mrs. Ellisor was killed with an axe and her body found in a clothes basket by her husband.

Columbia Black Toland Ned Toland South Carolina

Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Seeks Public Forgetting

Evelyn Nesbit Thaw plans to vacate her Park Avenue home at No 445 after her husband’s Tombs days. She says the public interest in her life is excessive and she hopes newspapers forget her, though she has a lease through fall and declines to discuss future plans.

Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Park Avenue

Murder attack near Family Theatre ends in fatal injuries

Shaw was attacked at night and fatally injured after being struck with an ax. He staggered to the sidewalk and collapsed as his assailant fled toward the Family Theatre. A crowd pursued and Nash was captured in front of the building. Police jailed Nash and Shaw was taken to the Emergency Hospital where doctors said he would not survive. Mrs. Shaw later appeared at the mayor's office to inquire about her husband and was arrested as a witness.

Shaw Nash Family Theatre

Kentucky Fudest Hanged in Hamilton County Jail

Ed Turner the Kentucky fordist was hanged at 4 50 pm in Hamilton County Jail Chattanooga Tenn, dying 11 minutes after the fall. He killed his wife Lillian Turner on April 26 1907 near Lookout Mountain on the Tennessee side. Turner confessed at trial. he is the second white man hanged in Hamilton County. The note about hotel supplies appears as stray text.

Chattanooga Tenn Ed Turner Turner Lillian Turner Tennessee Lookout Mountain Hamilton County

Irate Father Attacks Son-in-Law With Axe

Willville New Jersey February 27. An enraged father attacked his son in law James Nash with an axe at his home after learning of the marriage to his daughter. Nash sustained injuries and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Willville N. J Johnson Shaw James Nash

Five Thousand in Prizes for Women Needle Work Contest

Five thousand dollars in prizes offered for women completing needle work. One hundred prizes awarded with no charge or conditions. Free contest booklet available from BUCHAN'S SOAPS CORPORATION at 225 Fifth Ave New York City.

Buchan’s Soaps Corporation Fifth Ave New York Ity

Buchan's Soap Ad Promises Pure Refreshing Soap

A vintage advertisement touts Buchan's Soap as absolutely pure hygienic and refreshing. It invites readers to mail 10 cents in stamps to Buchan's Soaps Corporation at 225 Fifth Ave New York to receive a cake of Buchan's Cotton Bloom soap.

Buchan Buchtan’s Soaps Corporation Fifth Ave New York

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