State versus Bigham and Avant tied to grand jury for murder
Court proceedings report charges against G C Bigham and W C Avant for murder brought before a grand jury with a true bill returned. Trial expected to start Thursday morning. Also listed are Sam Sparks Sam Davis Chas Rutledge and James Langley facing related indictments or pleas. Sparks Davis and Rutledge pled guilty to lesser crimes with jail or chain gang sentences.
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G. C. Bigham
W. C. Avant
J. A. Thrall
Sam Sparks
Sam Davis
Chas Rutledge
Jas. Langley
Death of Mrs. Ross C. Davis at Highmarket Street
The death of Mrs. Ross C. Davis, age about 38, occurred yesterday at her Highmarket home. She leaves a husband, three sons, and her mother. funeral at 4 p.m. today in Duncan Memorial Church with Rev. W. H. Hodges, burial at Elmwood. Her loss is mourned by many friends.
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Elmwood Cemetery
Davis
Applauds Taft Man Dies On Street
F A Guerney aged 59 a Carrizozo New Mexico hotel man died suddenly in El Paso Texas while watching President Taft return from a Juarez banquet. He shouted his applause as Taft came into view and collapsed dying within moments.
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el Paso
Tex
F. A. Guerney
Carrizozo New Mexico
President Taft
Juarez
Taft
Miner Point Banker Dies at His Mother's Grave
Frank E. Hanscome cashier of the Mineral Point First National Bank killed himself with carbolic acid and a revolver last night after the bank doors closed. His mother-in-law Mrs. John Gray died on viewing the body. Phil Allen Jr. amid embezzlement charges said Hanscome was innocent.
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Graceland Cemetery
Frank E. Hanscome
John Gray
Hanscome
Phil Allen, Jr
Beauty Specialist Urges Rexall Mucu Tone for Catarrh
A famous beauty expert from New York endorses Rexall Mucu Tone as a cure for systemic catarrh which she says underpins tiredness dull complexions and eye bags. The letter promises renewed vitality by purifying blood and cleansing mucous membranes with a guaranteed refund and price 50 cents to 1.00 per bottle available at Georgetown Drug Co The Rexall Store.
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Mme. Swift
New York
Rexail
Georgetown Drug Co
Red flags and protests erupt over Ferrer execution in London
A October demonstration near the Spanish embassy in London saw police push back large crowds after a Trafalgar Square meeting. Protestors voiced anger at the Barcelona execution of Prof. Francisco Ferrer with banners, speeches, and calls to expel the Spanish ambassador.
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London
Francisco Ferrer
Barcelona
Buckingham Palace
Trafalgar Square
Nelson
Alfonso
Countess of Warwick
Europe
Ferrer
Victor’ Grigson
Manchester
Edward
England
Murder charges in Newport mayor shooting case
Beaufort North Carolina October 18 S J Sanders charged with the murder of H Z Newberry mayor of Newport who was shot at his home Saturday night his brother implicated as accessory prisoners brought in after a Newport coroner jury verdict. The case follows a crackdown on illegal whiskey activity and notes the mayor’s wife ill in bed and daughter present during the shooting.
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Beaufort
N. C
H. Z. Newberry
Newport
S. J. Sanders
Hancock
Newberry
Alleged Florence Lynchers Freed After Indictment
Florence court dismissed WL.Sham Jr Dan Hinds and A H Butler after indictments charged them with the murder of Arthur Davis a negro boy in the Hyman section. Not guilty words were read on the back of the indictment and the three white defendants were released to return home.
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Florence
WL. S.ham, Jr
Dan Hinds
A. H. Batler
Florence County
Arthur Davis
Hyman
J. Willard Ragsdale
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R. G. Davis
Mineral Point, Wis
Point First National Bank
Com
Phenix Furniture Co
Springs , Stan
Agents America Live Stock Insurance Co
Lavadura
Lavadura Chemical DO
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