Sensational testimony promised in Bigham murder trial
Marion witnesses from Murrells Inlet prepare to testify as W B Avant and S C Bigham face trial for killing Mrs Bigham. Prosecution seeks new details while defense notes witnesses saw no recognition of the victim. Local interest runs high as Georgetown area residents gather for the case.
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Marion
W. B. Avant
S. C. Bigham
Murrell’s Inlet
Marion County
Henry Buck
J. D. Murchison
Edgar Smith
Mullins
Buck
Murchison
Avant
Bigham
Ruth Crisp
Laurens County
Matthew Crisp
Mountville
L. S. Bigham, Sr
L. S. Bigham, Jr
L. S. Bigham Sr
Judge shifts execution date in Omaha murder case
Judge Sutton of Douglas county district court rejects Friday as the execution day. He sentences John Masourides, killer of a South Omaha police officer, to be hanged on Monday, saying Friday executions are a mockery of the crucifixion and noting other available days to vindicate law and justice. The Nebraska case marks an unprecedented departure from tradition.
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Omaha, Neb
Sutton
Douglas County District Court
John Masourides
South Omaha
Omaha Ministerial Union
Nebraska
Prize Fight Between Ketchell and Langford Called Off
New York September 16. The boxing match between Stanley Ketchell and Sam Langford scheduled for tomorrow night at the Fairmont Athletic Club was canceled. Club directors and President William Gibson announced the stoppage after Governor Hughes urged District Attorney Jerome and Sheriff Foley to enforce the prize fighting law and prosecute violators.
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New York
Stanley Ketchell
Sam Langford
Fairmont Athletic Club
William Gibson
Hughes
Jerome
Foley
Johnson Seeks Savannah Fight With Jeffries
Heavyweight champion Jack Johnson writes the Savannah athletic club offering to fight Jim Jeffries here. Jeffries has already given consent. Promoters will bid for the contest if the governor approves.
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Savannah
Jack Johnson
Jim Jeffries
Jeffries
The Greatest Spectacle The World Has Ever Seen
Announcement of the Hudson Fulton celebration excursion via Atlantic Coast Line from Lanes to New York with a Sept 25 to Oct 9 event window. Highlights include land and water parades, naval representations, replicas of Half Moon and Clermont, and extensive electric illumination. Fare details: $23.70 excursion rate, $28.70 round trip from Lanes with return by Oct 10. Inquiries and reservations through Whaley or Josey at Lanes.
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Lanes
New York
Greater
Hudson River
Troy
Hendrik Hudson
Robert Fulton
Clermont
Atlantic Coast Line
Whaley
Georgeton and Western Railway
R. H. Josey
Gillette’s Clergyman Friend Found Insane
Auburn Aug 16 The Rev Henry McIlravy a youth evangelist who befriended Chester Gillette before his execution has been sent to Utica State Hospital for the insane He had long been regarded as unstable by locals and showed jealousy toward Chaplain Merrick at Auburn Prison His later claims of divine inspiration and drunken conversions led to his resignation from Freeville and establishment of a missionary parish in Herkimer County.
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Auburn
N. Y
Henry Mcllravy
Chester E. Gillette
Utica State Hospital
Little Falls
Mcllavy
Cordello Merrick
Gillette
Freeville
George Junior Republic
Derrick
Mcllravy
Freevillé
Herkimer County
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Murrell’s Inlet Goleny
the People’s Bank
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