Damaging Evidence Emerges in Gillespie Lyerly Case
Salisbury July 21 report on the preliminary hearing for the Lyerly murder case. Fannie Gillespie testified she heard Nease Gillespie threaten Wary that the old man Lyerly might cut his wheat but would not live to eat it. Chief Miller found Lyerly’s axe with blood on blade and handle beneath the porch, tying to the investigation.
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Salisbury
Nease
Lyerly
Henry Gillespie
Fannie Gillespie
Jack Dillingham
Nease Gillespie
R. M. Cook
Miller
Salisbury, Testified To the Finding of Mr. Lyerly
R. F. Thompson
Little Henry
Henry
Toda
Charlotte
Rowan
Nease Gilles
Flo
Hartje Divorce Decision Possible This Autumn
Pittsburg reports the Hartje divorce ruling likely will not be handed down before autumn. The conspiracy charge against Hartje, Wlesnons, and coach Hope will be called Wednesday. Mrs Hartje denies alarm over kidnapping rumors to snatch her children for ransom.
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Pittsburg
Hartje
Wlesnons
Fever Strikes Fourth Class at Naval Academy
Typhoid fever developed among the new fourth class at Annapolis and three members are confined to the academy hospital. They became ill aboard the practice ship Severn, which carried about 100 others on a practice cruise before returning to the academy for treatment.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
Academy
Severn
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Claims Cure
An aged patent medicine advertisement touts Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a universal cure for back pain bladder issues and kidney problems. It urges readers to mail for samples, praising rapid relief and broad health restoration.
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Aira
Kilimer
Br Kilmer
Fatal derailment on Norwood branch leaves fireman dead
Fireman Harvey M. Smirley died after engine jumped the track near Salisbury on the Norwood branch of the Southern Railway. Engineer L. Lucas escaped with arm injuries and scalds. Brakeman RE Parker suffered a broken arm and other injuries. Conductor Allis uninjured. Smirley, a Spencer resident, left a wife and child.
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Salisbury
Harvey M. Smirley
L. ¥. Lucas
RE. M. Parker
Smirley
Lucas
Parker
Norwood
Southern Railway
Spencer
Conaudor Allis
Sensational testimony in Lyerly murder case surprised court
In Salisbury North Carolina on July 20 a ten year old boy Henry Gillespie testified how Nease Gillespie and others plotted the Lyerly killings. He described burning the beds and clothes, and said John Dillingham was present. The defendant’s wife held a lamp during the night attack. The case includes a claim the motive involved a wheat deal. Afterward the boy visited Mr. Manlius Walker as morning events unfolded.
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Jack Dillingham
Nease Gillespie
Lyerly
Salisbury
N. C
Henry Gillespie
Cniesie
Seal Face
Nisetey Hall
Nease Gilespie
Connecion
John Gillespie
John Dillingham
Manlius Walker
Lyerly murder hearing proceeds with testimony on blood evidence
The Rowan county preliminary examination delves into bloodstains on an axe and shirts linked to the Lyerly case. Witnesses include surviving Lyerly family members, Mat Webb, and J G Lyerly. Hearing, largely private, continues after 2:50 pm with around 20 attendees.
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Lyerly
Walker
Mat. Webb
J. G. Lyerly
Col Samuel Donaldson Dies During Carlisle's Term Speaker
Col Samuel Donaldson former door keeper of the House and assistant sergeant at arms for the Democratic committee died suddenly of heart failure in Washington at age 58. Born in Nashville he was well known among politicians nationwide.
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Durling Carlysle
Washington
Samuel Donaldson
House of Representatives
Carlisle
Donaldson
Democratic Committee
Nashville
Sage death impacts stock market and finance
July 25 report notes Russell Sage's death likely to cause little local market disruption, with experts saying he held limited loans and his passing should not disturb financial conditions. a broader economic reflection follows on remedies and health tonics of the era.
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New York
Russell Sage
Sage
Hibernians Meet Officers Chosen for Next National Convention
The Ancient Order of Hibernians named officers at its national convention in Saratoga on July 21. President Matthew Cummings of Boston, vice president John E. Reagan of St. Paul, secretary James C. Carroll of Columbus, treasurer John Quinn of Joliet, and directors P. Moran of Washington DC Edward T. McChrystal of New York, Dr. W. J. O'Brien of Pennsylvania, Ree M. J. Byrne of Indiana, and Joan T. Kelly of Milwaukee were elected. The Ladies Auxiliary Sew ing President Amelia of Scranton, secretary Mrs. Duross, and treasurer Mrs. Dally of Indianapolis were chosen for the next national convention.
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Indianapolis
Saratoga
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Matthew Cummings
Boston
John E. Reagan
St. Paul
James C. Carroll
Columbus
John ’¥. Quinn
Joliet
Til
P. ¥ Moran
Washington, D.C
Edward T. McChrystal
New York
W. J. O'Brien
Pennsylvania
Ree
M. J. Byrne
Indiana
Joan T. Kelly
Milwaukee
Amelia
Scranton
Mary McCarty
Mass
Duross
Dally
Seaboard Air Line schedules multiple routes and trains
The Seaboard Air Line Railway announces service linking Boston to many eastern and southern cities with two daily trains between New York and Jacksonville and other points including Washington Norfolk Philadelphia and Memphis. Trains feature vestibule day coaches Pullman sleeping cars and the latest dining cars with through connections at Memphis St Louis and New Orleans to western points. Interchangeable mileage books cover over fifteen thousand miles of Southern lines.
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Vxune
Joseph Richardson
Theatre Arcade
New Orleans
J. 8. Carr
Southern Railway
Atlanta
Montgomery
Mobile
Stan Gard Pullman
Raleigh
Berth Iz
Salisbury
Charlotte
Boston
New York
Ruundelphia
Balimore
Washington
Norfolk- Portsmouth
Otlanta
Birmingham
Memphis
Savannah
Jacksonville
Cumberland Presbyterians Restraining Order Issued in Nashville
Judge Childress of the Circuit Court grants an injunction restraining all those who claim Cumberland Presbyterian identity from interfering with church services property and judicature in Nashville Tennessee. The order covers parties asserting Cumberland Presbyterian affiliation and aims to protect the current church’s functioning and assets.
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Nashville
Tenn
Childress
Circuit Court
Cumberland Presbyterians
The
Presbyterian Church
Cumberland Presbyterian
Modest Claims and Cham Be Ltd Remedy Cited
A court trial evidence shows modest claims may outpace expectations. The article notes Cham berlain’s Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy avoids boastful claims, instead relying on user statements. It is advertised as curing diarrhoea and dysentery pains with a history of reliable results, sold by Shuford Drug Co.
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Iousanas
Gare Theiese Poisanely
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Gas
Shuford Drug Co
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