Reward Offered For Reelfoot Lake Killings
Governor Patterson posts a ten thousand dollar reward for the arrest of those who murdered Judge Taylor and Captain Rankin at Reelfoot Lake Tennessee. The victims from Trenton were seized at Walnut Log by masked night riders and shot, Rankin hanged and Taylor vanished last seen with the mob. Army and sheriff forces head to the scene amid fear and speculation about motives and possible pardons.
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Memphis
Tenn
Patterson
Judge Taylor
Captain Rankin
Reelfoot Lake
Union City
R. Z. Taylor
Quinton Rankin
Trenton
Ward
Walnut Log
Teno
Colonel Taylor
Eastwood
Haynes
Lake
Weat Tennessee Land Company
Taylor
Mr. Ward
Sid Waddell
West Tennessee Land Company
Colonel Saylor
Morrage
Partner
Gantam Rankin
Captain Ranisin
Rankin
Mr. Taylor
Powell
Hickman
Parisian Sage hailed as best hair restorer in America
Advertorial text extols Parisian Sage as the premier hair tonic restoring luster and curing dandruff. Quoting testimonials from Mrs C S Morton of Buffalo and noting a money back guarantee by agent T. E Hildebrand in Indiana, the piece promotes a 50 cent bottle and direct order options from Giroux Mfg Co Buffalo New York.
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America
Purivan Sage Ia
Becauae
I. Hildebrand
Indiana
Buffalo
T. HE. Hildebrand’s
Giroux Mfg. Co
Buffato
N. Y
HAWKING MACHINES AND HYOMEI CURE CLAIMS
An advertisement touts Hyomei as a remedy for catarrh and related ailments claiming it to be a simple cure after inhalation. It promotes a complete Hyomei outfit for a dollar with refills at fifty cents and cites a customer testimonial from C N Lindsay of Mitchell South Dakota.
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C. N. Lindsay
East First Ave
Mitchell
5. D
T. BE. Hilde
Hyomei
Chamberlain's Salve Promises Quick Skin Cure
Advertises Chamberlain's Salve as a one night cure for chapped skin on hands or face and sore nipples burns and other sores. Claims superiority and lists sale by all druggists.
Powell and Taylor in Bayou Escape Incident
Powell describes rounding up men and forcing lineups. Colonel Taylor, Captain Rankin and an unnamed surveyor were taken away while others returned to bed. After Kin’s killing a vote decided Taylor’s fate. Taylor dashed toward the bayou, shots fired as he swam, fled, and footprints mark the mud line. Taylor linked to Hillsman Taylor of Vanderbilt. Rankin, a noted Trenton lawyer and Cuban campaign veteran.
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Powell
Taylor
Rankin
Colonel Taylor
Vanderbilt
Hillsman Taylor
Kathene Taylor
Robert L. Taylor
Trenton
Old Guard Lines Up for Bryan at Carnegie Hall
Three Cleveland cabinet members and other Democrats addressed a mass meeting at Carnegie Hall urging support for William J. Bryan. Notables included former Governor David R. Francis Judson Harmon Hilary A. Herbert with Richard Olney unable to attend. George B. McClellan presided and read a letter from John Bigelow urging Bryan.
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Cleveland
New York
Miden
William J. Bryan
Bryan and Kern Business Men's Association
Carnegie Hall
David R. Francis
Missouri
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Hilary A. Herbert
Alabama
Richard Olney
Massachusetts
Bryan
George B. McClellan
John Bigelow
Abraham Hincoln
Stamuel J. Tilden
Mistaken identity ends six months in jail
Maurice Snooks, jailed in Courtland for a Canton hotel cigar stand robbery, is released after Frank Snooks confesses in Youngstown that he and his brother were mistaken for each other. The case prompts questions as to the verdict and identity errors.
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Anton
Maurice Snooks
Snooks
Pennsylvania
Courtland Hotel
Snacks
Frank Snooks
Youngstown
Canton
Basement Values Unpingram Co Offers Varied Goods
The unpingram Company lists basement value prices on coffees sugar hams flour and groceries. Readable items include Rio and Santos coffee Victoria Santos and other grades with per pound prices as well as half gallon mason jars and apple butter. The ad features canned goods and bulk staples alongside jars and crocks with promotional pricing.
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Santos
Rio
Victoria Santos
C. C
Our 5 and 10 Cent Departments Offer Useful Goods
A list of low price items is described including large slates, tablets, paring knives, scrub brushes, Vaseline jars, wash boards, hooded dust pans, and a selection of story books for children. Also advertised are flower pots and jardinieres with various cent values.
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Jardinieres
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Lynghers
Night Riders
Tennessee
Hawking Machines
Uncle Hez
Main Street
Saltsburg
Pittsburg
Westmoreland Coal
M. Hl. Guthrie
Farmers Bank Bldg
R. W. Wehrle & Co
Dewelers and
Opticians
Werrle Building
Indiana House
Sabstonrita
Waverly Oil Works Co
Ett Pittsburg
Waverly Bpecial
Waverly
J. B. Younkins
Phila
St., Indiana
Pillsbury’s
Atmore
Duke
Warren & Fisgus
Resemblance
Waynesburg
Washington
Atttorney
Savannah
Walter Warner
The
Unpingram Company
Toc
Cunningham Co
L. Pattison Co’s
Brussels
THEL
Pattisongo
Indiana, Penn
Leeks Eens
Welsbach
J. M. Stewart & CO
Acdiiann
Business Institut & Leader
Gorragpandence Lantiat
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