Reelfoot Lake Night Riders Lynching Sparks Martial Guard
About two thousand state troops guard those accused after the Union City killing of Attorney Rankin ten days ago. Confessions reveal an organized outlaw band aiming to murder, burn, torture and resist prosecution, with a special term court set to try the assassins. A New York paper links the Goebel assassination as a comparable tragedy in the South.
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Reelfoot Lake
Union City
Tenn
Rankin
Col
Taylor
New York
Goebel
Frankfort
South
Reelfoot
Sentenced for Life in Manila Cavalry Killing Case
Private Mike Beecham of the First Cavalry was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing four comrades in Camip Stostenburg last May. The court deemed the act unpremeditated, a sudden fit of anger, under Spanish law. He will likely appeal. the Supreme Court may substitute the death penalty.
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Manila
Mike Beecham
First Cavalry
Camip Stostenburg
Beecham
Supreme Court
Awakes to Find He's Wed Personal Crisis in Kentucky
In Lexington a man, J. W. Hutchison, age 55, a Harrison County farmer, shoots himself after discovering he had married 45-year-old divorcee Nannie C. Swinford. Earlier he spent the day in Cincinnati and at Mrs. Swinford’s home, then at Paris where the marriage occurred. He returned to Cincinnati and killed himself in a livery stable.
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Lexington
Nannie C. Swinford
J. W. Hutchison
Harrison County
Hutchison
Cincinnati
Homicide Suspect Arrested in Covington Murder Case
Covington police report Ferris Simpson a barber was arrested at Harrodsburg on murder charges in the death of Scipio Noble. Noble, a Jackson Ky native and three year US Army veteran, had left home with $490 notes and was last seen with Simpson before the body found near Covington. Police believe Noble was murdered. initial speculation of suicide gave way to foul play after developments.
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Cincinnati
Covington
Ferris Simpson
Harrodsburg
Scipio Noble
Noble
Jackson
United States Army
Simpson
Dried Head Found On Farm In Adrian Mystery
A dried severed head wrapped in bur lap was found in the well house on the late Samuel Bryant’s farm near Adrian Michigan. Deputies Holt and Seager moved the head to Adrian for examination. Dr S A Bryant Dowagh son says the head likely came from his collection when living at his father’s home.
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Adrian
Mich
Emmett Cooney
Samuel Bryant
Mr. Bryant
Holt and Seager
Dr. Wilcox
Clayton
Cooney
S. A. Bryant
Dowagh, Mich
Millionaire’s Offer Promotes Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets
An advertisement recounts a famous millionaire’s failed search for a new stomach and promotes Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets as a guaranteed cure. It claims the missing element in gastric juices is now supplied and offers a money back guarantee. Available at Georgetown Drug Co., Georgetown, S. C., for 25 cents.
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Georgetown Drug Co
Georgetown, S. C
Mr. Hepler From Charleston Visits City
Mr. J. Hepler of Charleston is in the city. A light frost was reported in the suburbs this morning.
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Mr. J. Hepler
Charleston
City
Double tragedy over meat prices in Williamsburg
In Williamsburg New York Mrs. George Obach was shot by her husband a butcher after a dispute over meat pricing. He fired four shots hitting her then killed himself. Mrs Obach died later at German Hospital while she had earlier opened the shop and faced a second customer upset by the overcharge. Sergeant McCarthy transported her to hospital.
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George Obach
Forrest Avenue
Williamsburg
N. Y
Obach
Ed English Escapes Kidnapping After Bandit Hold
Ed English a Mount Vernon lumberman escaped after a masked kidnapper bound and gagged him near Seattle. The abductor forced English to write and sign a note demanding 5 000 dollars and threatened ear removal, then released him as he fled toward his home.
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Seattle
Wash
Ed English
Mount Vernon
Hanney
Teachers Meeting of County Association Held at Court House
The next meeting of the county teachers association will be held at the Court House on Saturday October 31 at 12 oclock. President O M Mitchell of the Union Graded School will preside. Officers will be elected and topics for discussion chosen. Mrs Mattie B Price is secretary and treasurer.
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County Teachers Association
Court House
O. M. Mitchell
The
Union Graded School
Mattie B. Price
Sec
Treas
Dangers Lurk in the Clothes of Civilization
The passage recalls a girl who gained fame nationwide after breaking her arm attempting to button her waist from behind and contrasts her misfortune with a man who recently suffered an apoplectic stroke while trying to fasten a refractory collar, illustrating perils in everyday dress.
Bottle Reveals Suitor's Fatal Threat From 1906
A bottle found on Palm Beach, Florida hints at the death of a husband who wrote to his wife. Katherine Walsh of Bath Beach admits she was once pursued by Thomas Brophy of Ridgefield New Jersey, who reportedly threatened suicide after she refused his marriage proposal.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Palto Beach
Alderson McKenna
Kittie Welsch
Bay Sixteenth Street
Bath Beach
N. Y
James Welsch
Katherine Walsh
Welsh
Thoms Brophy
Ridgefield
N. J
Miss Welsh
Mr. Brophy
Family Laments Unknown Fate After Boat Incident
Neighbors describe the family as Welsch. The remark hints at a possible Bahamas trip and a drowning or drifting toward the Florida shore, but details remain uncertain and unexplained.
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Bahamas
Florida
Welsch
For Sale Shotgun And The Fur Country Film
Classified note offers a double barrel breech loading shotgun in first class condition for sale at this office. An entertainment listing states the electric theatre will show a beautiful Romance of the Fur Country this evening.
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Electric Theatre
Fur Country
For Sale At a Bargain Heating Store
A heating store advertises bargain sale details and directs inquiries to The Item office for more information.
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Butcher
Dancing
Mamie Doyle
M. L. Altman
Eaddy Livery Stables
J. W. Wingate
H. Kaminski & CO
Front St
Georgetown, S. G
Brazilian Optical Company
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