Prison break spurs yet wider manhunt in the South
A dawn chase across Arkansas and Louisiana followed a prison farm break led by 36 inmates. Four inmates were killed, a prison guard slain, others wounded or captured as posses combed swamps and roads near Columbia and Hope. Hostages were taken and a dozen fugitives remained at large as authorities sought to corral the breakout’s survivors and recapture the rest.
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Louisiana
Arkansas
Alandsy
Frank
Mot
Ke Gartmar
E. Erskine
Sammel
North
State Penitentiary Farm
Renegaine Trusty
Columbia
Arkansas River
Portland A. Baker
Beaumont
Texas
Eve de Peradoes
Alerm Oil Company
Baker
Duma
Stansling
Portland
Political rally speech fragment at Willard Hotel
An OCR fragment shows a speaker urging votes for the Presidency and national unity. It mentions meeting Attendee Medved and Douglas, with reference to John Willard and a greeting at the Willard Hotel. The text is garbled and appears to quote a campaign event and early encounters.
Local Navy Assignment for Hope Bay Native Lester Roberts Jr
Lester Roberts Jr a former Western Union messenger and telegraph worker from Hope Bay is assigned to the Pearl Harbor naval air station as a plane radio operator. He will depart the San Diego naval training facility for Hawaii on September 26, and he is the son of L L Roberts, long based in Nashville. He has prior Western Union prizes for song writing.
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Western Union
United States
Lester Roberts
Hope Bay
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Roberts
Old Debates Are Rehashed by Jack Stinut t
Washington notices revisit the Lincoln Douglas debates of 1858 and the broader political impact. The piece notes informal campaign tactics, staggered appearances, and shifting strategies by Douglas and Lincoln, with anecdotes of audience intrigue and warnings about the perils of early campaigning.
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Jack Stinutt
Washington
Stephen A. Douglas
Munis
Senator Davelas
Gang
Jing Abe
Douglas
Illinois
Lincolin
Abe
Rome
Hack
Fragmented Speech During Lincoln Era Ceremony Sparks Tension
The account recalls Douglas gripping Line col s hand and declaring devotion to the Constitution amid a tense scene. Lincoln's response is described as hesitant, with Andrew fears and a shifting mood as Stephen A. Douglas stands by, highlighting a fractured moment in a historic ceremony.
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Douglas
Linecol
Waeelern Furst
Parison
Lincoln Lite
Deamerith
Stephen A. Douglas
Stepper
Turkey Stea It's Just Bologna in Midwestern Hotel Menus
Fragmented OCR reports a curious scene in Columbia Missouri with references to a turkey steal and bologna in hotel menus. Names like Mayes Lepene Wisshmen and Cha Clay appear amid garbled text about steam and a song titled Yankee Dris dle.
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Columbia
Lupley Steute
Jeavell Mayes
Fire Department Gets a Lot of Birds
A garbled note reports the fire department contending with birds during a described incident. It mentions high pressure elements and references a city or area in a distressed context, with unclear names and details. The readable fragments imply a public safety scene and community response, but specifics are obscured.
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Hope City Hall
Marjorie Dildy
Lindenwood College
St. Charles
Carolyn Barr
Bellhaven College
Jackson
Miss
Martha Houston
Hendrix College
Laura Faye Reid
Spring Hill
Magnolia A
Elizabeth Pilkinton
Henderson State
Austin
Rayville
Iw. S. Royal de Luxe
Sumous
Usroyvalza
Hope Auto Co
Union
Willard Sales
Hope Star
Lester Roberts, Jr
Naval Air Radioman
Jack Stinnet
Lincoln
Chicago
Balti More Carter
Charleston
Lingally
Springfield
Maine
St Louis
Line World
Turkey
Bologna
Reg. U
I. Pat
Penney’s For Shoes
Schoal
Oxfords
Schoal Shoes
Hewess Publerns
Glen Row
Alwaye
Lusinoes
Dean Nedra
U. S
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Kanter
LENS
Kate
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