Italians Lynchings Shock Tampa After Murder Claim
In Tampa on September 20 two Italians Castenge Fic carrotta and Ragio Albano were seized from deputies and hanged at a wooded site after being held for suspected involvement in the shooting of J. D. Easterling. Police and deputies reported the mob of 50 to 75 men halted the wagon and executed them on a tree as Chief Woodward arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
Castenge Ficcarrotta
Ragio Albano
J. D. Easterling
Bustillo Brothers & Diaz
West Tampa
Evans
Bryan
Howard and
Grand Central Avenues
Woodward
Shackled to Attend Sister's Funeral in New Jersey
Peter Murphy will attend his sister's funeral in Patterson New Jersey today while shackled to ensure his return to Passaic county jail. He has been jailed since April for illegal voting after indictment and conviction but was never sentenced. During his imprisonment his father died and his sister died Sunday of consumption.
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Peter Murphy
Patterson
N. J
Passaic County
Murphy
New York
South Carolina
Agricultural leaflet urges removal of stumps and brush
The United States Department of Agriculture appeals to agents and cooperators to remove stumps, brush, weeds, and grass to cut farm labor costs and improve tillage. It argues stumps raise costs, occupy arable space, harbor weeds, and hinder new implements, urging removal to boost productivity and land use efficiency.
Bullets Fired at Wanderers at Hermit One Home Near Jackson
In Jackson Tenn on September 20 B V Brown his wife and four children were attacked when wanderers sought arms at a hermit farmer near Jackson. Brown was fatally wounded his wife injured and the children unharmed. Possees hunted the shooter without success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Tenn
B. V. Brown
Brown
Weed and grass seed losses blamed on poor farming
The article argues faulty management by farmers allows weeds and grass to seed fields. It cites careless cultivation and neglected roadsides and fences as weed sources, estimating losses of over 511 million dollars yearly across several southern states. It urges intensive cultivation and mowing in June and August to curb weeds and support progressive agriculture.
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Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Continuance Granted in Chaping Banker Case
Governor elect Cole L Bleas e appears in Lexington before Judge Gage seeking a continuance of three indictments against J A Blackwelder former Bank of Chapin president. The judge grants the request noting the defense motive and need for counsel. The report ends with an unrelated note from Scranton Pa about hobble skirts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Newberry
Gage
J. A. Blackwelder
Bank of Chapin
Bilease
Blackwelder
Timmerman
Blease
Atlanta Doctor Killed by Patient in Office Shooting
In Atlanta on September 20, W N Cox of Austell aged 36 shot and killed Dr J R Sewell in his office at 106 Whitehall Street as the physician emerged from surgery. Cox then shot himself and is hospitalized with a fractured skull. A coroner's jury orders Cox held for investigation. Dr Sewell, 46, leaves a wife and six children.
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Cox
Grady Hospital
Dr. Sewell
Sewell
Catarrh Cure Claimed as Constitutional Remedy
Solice proclaims catarrh a constitutional disease needing internal treatment. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio offer a internal remedy with a money back promise of one hundred dollars if it fails. Readers are urged to send for circulars and testimonials.
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eTueney & Manu! F .O
Toledo
Ohio
J. Cheney & CO
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Front St
Tribune, Cleveland
Crescent Wheels
Mouzon
Howard
United States Department OF Agriculture
Bureau of Plant Industry—Farmers’ Co
South
Hermit Farmer
Scranton
Atlanta
J. R. Sewell
Wall Street
Day
Austell
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