Fleeing Venezuelan Millionaire Dies After Mistaken Prescription
Wealthy Venezuelan coffee planter Eduardo De Eraso arrives in New York with his party seeking refuge from plague. A clerk miscompounds a tonic containing asperteina, causing De Eraso to die and his wife to fall severely ill. The coroner probes the drug mix up at the local pharmacy and the tied medical error.
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York
Venezuela
Eduardo Aso
New York
Europe
de Eraso
de Braso
Tragedy in Oakfield: Lippitt Suicide Believed Accidental
In Oakfield Bany Georgia on May 19, Ack Lippitt, a young local man, shot himself with a revolver while preparing for church. He held the gun and, after a loud report, collapsed. Authorities suspect the trigger was pulled without awareness of danger, making the incident accidental.
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Lever
Bany
Oakfield
Ack Lippitt
Pitt
Aettal
Lipton Still Ambitious To Win the America's Cup
Sir Thomas Lipton reaffirmed in London and to a New England yacht club friend that he will not challenge for the America's Cup unless the New York Yacht Club changes its rules to allow a serviceable boat for the Atlantic crossing. He emphasized the ongoing ambition to win the cup as strongly as ever.
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New York
Thomaston
Eastern Yacht Club
London
Thomas
New England
New York Yacht Club
Sir Thomas
Seville man found dead in Sugar Hill district
Seville Georgia May 19 web dollar thirty five years old found dead in Sugar Hill district Saturday afternoon. Jury verdict indicates suicide with a shotgun tied to a chair and a hickory bark tether around the neck. the man reportedly pressed the gun against his chest and fired by striking the shoulder against the ceiling.
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Seville
Dollar
Sugar Hill
Lawren
Man Ends Life After Fear of Arrest
A man living with his father John Dollar left a charcoal note for his father asking to tell Boyd and Loyd to be good boys. He had been in trouble in a neighboring county and feared revenue officers would arrest him, leading to his suicide.
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Boyd
Loyd
John Dollar
British Punitive Expedition Advances Into Mohamed Country
From Simla dated May 19 Major General Will cock directs a British punitive expedition into the Mohamed country destroying native villages and forts. Cholera is abating and neighboring tribes stay loyal while the ameer of Afghanistan tries to restrain border tribes.
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Simla
Willcock
Mohamed Country
Ameer
Afghanistan
Toll gate wreckers attack Nashville turnpike office
Nashville residents report an early Tuesday raid on the Nashville and Goodlettsville turnpike toll gate about 15 miles north of Nashville. The raiders wrecked the toll office and cut the gate while Arthur Morton, the gatekeeper, was threatened with shotguns.
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Nashville
Tenn
Nashville and Goodlettsville
Acre
Arthur Morton
Will Compete in Olympic Games
New York May 19 The executive committee of the United States Revolver association A L A Helm wright president has decided to send a team of four revolver shots to compete in the international team competition at the Olympic games to be held on July 9.
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New York
United States Revolver Association
A. L
Ferguson Appointed Assistant Director in Printing Bureau
Frank B. Ferguson of Hagerstown Maryland has been named assistant director of the bureau of engraving and printing by Secretary Cortelyou. Ferguson has thirty years of experience with the bureau in various capacities.
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Washington
Frank B. Freguson
Hagerstown
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Cortelyou
Ferguson
Bureau
Paresis Germ Declared Curable By Doctor
In the laboratory of the Massillon state hospital, John W. O'Brien reaffirmed his claim made at the American Medico-Psychological association convention in Cincinnati that he discovered the germ of paresis and that the disease is curable.
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Massillon
Massillon State Hospital
John W. O’brien
American Medico-Psychological Association
Cincinnati
Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup Promoted
The remedy claims to avoid constipation while gently moving the bowels. It is described as pleasant tasting and suitable for children, marketed by Hanna Drug Company.
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Kennedy
Hanna Drug Company
Local Farm Loan Offer At 79 Percent In Jackson
A lender named T. J. Dempsey in Jackson Georgia advertises a loan of up to twenty thousand dollars on Butts County farms at seventy nine percent. The notice urges interested farmers to come quickly for funds.
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Butts County
T. J. Dempsey
Jackson, Ga
It Reached the Spot and Save My Life King Drug Ad
Mr E Humphrey owner of a large general store in Omega Virginia and president of Adams County Telephone Co and Home Telephone Co of Pike County testifies Dr King New Discovery saved his life reaching the cough spot and healing sore weak spots in throat lungs and chest. Hanna Drug Co sells 50 cents and 1 dollar with trial bottle free.
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E. Humphrey
Omega, V
Adams County Telephone Co
Home Telephone Co
Pike County
Dr. King
Dr. ‘King
Hanna Drug Co
Panic at Berwyn Circus Injures Twenty One Spectators
A charity circus at Oak Park avenue and Thirty third street Berwyn collapsed its tent on opening night. More than 500 spectators were present when seats gave way, injuring twenty one and trampling many as a scramble for breakfast food samples triggered the disaster.
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Chicago
Oak Park Avenue
Thirty-third Street
Berwyn
Moonlight Excursion Tragedy Drowns Seven at Clarendon
A gasoline launch exploded during a moonlight outing near Clarendon Arkansas killing seven aboard. Survivors were rescued with difficulty and one victim Miss Mary Cavett of Clarendon suffered severe burns. The boat, about thirty feet long, belonged to A. A. Fairier who aided several women to safety. No bodies have been recovered.
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Little Rock
Ark
the Gazette
Clarendon
Mary Cavett
A. Fairier
Bomb Explodes in New York Tenement Endangering Hundreds
A bomb hidden in a New York tenement at 316 Seventh Street was meant to coerce a wealthy Italian physician after he refused black hand demands. Four injured, Tony Lambarro gravely hurt. lower floors wrecked as residents fled at breakfast.
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New York
Halian
Seventh Street
Tony Lambarro
No Extra Session Called by Arkansas Legislature
In Little Rock on May 19 the Arkansas legislature did not convene despite a call from Speaker Allen H. Hamiter while acting governor. Both chambers met for four sessions with no quorum, and the House adjourned at six.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Allen H. Hamiter
Senate
House
Zine Die
Poisoned cake sickens Ellaville family in Georgia
In Ellaville Georgia on May 19 Cleve Burt his wife and child were poisoned after eating cake. A portion fed to a cat died within an hour and crumbs killed chickens. Dr B L Bridges says all are out of danger. Authorities suspect impure ingredients contaminated the cake.
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Ellaville
Cleve Burt
B. L. Bridges
Kodol Promoted For Indigestion By Hanna Drug Co
An advertisement urges readers to use Kodol for indigestion and stomach troubles. It claims the product digests all classes of food, acts promptly, and treats the stomach by digesting what is eaten. Hanna Drug Co sells the preparation.
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Hanna Drug Co
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