Proclamation by Governor Blease calling sheriffs and officials to enforce temperance laws
Governor Cole L Blease issues a proclamation directing sheriffs deputies magistrates constables rural police and town officials to enforce the act regulating alcohol manufacture sale use possession and transport. He warns of taking action under his authority if duties are not performed and urges all citizens to aid in enforcing criminal laws of South Carolina.
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Blease
Uuelitrate Itatoxiennes
State of South Carcation
Pallce
Ohty
South Carolina
Bey Iid
Coly L. Blease
White House names candidate for federal bench vacancy
Washington papers discuss possible appointee to succeed Judge William H. Brawley upon his May retirement. Reports name Hineat Cochran of Anderson and also mention Judge Brawley’s seat, with rumors of a preferred candidate among four leading Democrats, later narrowed to Mr. Obran.
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Washington
Hineat Cochran
Anderson
White House
William H. Brawley
President II
Augusta
Dge Brawley
Lee
Obran
Whitten by the Saviour Letter Claimed by Georgia Reader
An Atlanta Journal clipping discusses a letter alleged to be written by Christ and found under a stone near a cross. The piece traces copies spread across Virginia South Carolina and Georgia, with believers urging obedience to its commandments while others dismiss it as fantasy. The letter outlines Sabbath observance churchgoing and commandments and claims blessings for faithful holders.
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Lari
Athanta Journal
Courier
Georgia
McDaniel Street
Southern Law Works
M Tmily
Virginia
Mra. M. Pd.towson
P. C. Meteher
Rome
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W. W. Gillam
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W. H. Pasco
Spartanburg
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A Purported Letter Promises Protection for Copyholders
The text urges readers to publish and preserve a copied letter claiming divine blessing for believers and punishment for nonbelievers. It promises safety from pestilence, famine, and hunger to households that keep a copy, and a deliverance for a woman in birth. It foresees silence about the author until Judgment Day and vows prosperity for those with a copy.
Two Killed in Election Fights in Little Rock
Two people died from gunfire in election related clashes in Little Rock Arkansas on April 6. Constable Lindsay was killed in the office of J A Comer by patrolman Wil Scott. Charles Brown was shot by H A Photin after earlier fights. Lewis Hild was wounded. Brown had days of political altercations and had beaten Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Jank Henderson. The shooting of Brown is described as accidental while he and Mpkin had been friendly.
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Little Rock
Ark
Constable TV
Lidsay
Wil Scott
J. A. Comer
Charles Brown
H. A. Photin
Lews Hild
Brown
Jank Henderson
Mpkin
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Claims One Hundred Dollar Reward
Frank J. Cheney swears no partner of H J Cheney Co has a share in the Toledo firm and pledges a $100 reward for each catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notice, sworn in December 1886, promotes a remedy taken internally and claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces.
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State of Oslo
Toledo
Tens
Frank J. Cheney
H. J. Cheney &Co
Hall
Isvank J. Cheney
A.W. Gleason
Atlanta area man sentenced to hang for wife murder
A Savannah court sentenced Munter after the Supreme Court denied a new trial. He was condemned for the December Perry Street House killings that claimed his wife and two other women. The judge set the execution for May 12.
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Savannah
Munter
Huying
Perry Street
Supreme Court
Charlton Toy
Severed Mead with Cabbage Kulto Solves Bowlin Killing
In Mobile on April 6 a confession by Burke Davin, a negro, solved the murder of Geo W Bowlin of Mayfield Ky. Davin admitted going to a farmhouse, seizing a cabbage knife and nearly severing Bowlin s head. His defense claims Bowlin cursed him. Craig Lippincott head of J B Lippincott Company killed himself in Philadelphia at home after a period of aberration. He was 66.
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Mobile
Ala
Geo. W. Bowlin
Mayfield
Burke Davin
Bowlin
Philadelphia
Craig Lippincott
J. B. Lippincott Company
Weet Rittenhouse Sauate
Woman seeks cheaper book post trousers puzzle
A Devonshire lady sent her son a pair of trousers by book post, asking for clarification after the Post Office said clothes cannot be sent this way. She quoted the guide about items “open at both ends,” and asked how trousers fit the rule when they are not.
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Devonshire
Book Post
Post Office
Can We Afford It Judge on Milk Ordinance
Philadelphia enacts a new milk delivery rule requiring original packaging, a change seen as impractical for a milkman to service every house. In Loulaville a widow 80 announces engagement to 30 year old Carl Naumyer. wedding planned for Was ter. Cracksmen rob a Montgomery Grant parish store, stealing $2,000 in cash in the week’s third break-in.
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Philadelphia
Loulavilla
J. W. Smith
Loulaville
Carl Naumyer
Phil
Shreveport
Montgomery
Grant Parish
Securin
Dean's Oointment Cited by Mayor for Piles Cure
Hon John R Garrett mayor of Girard Alabama testifies to lasting relief after using Dean's Oointment for severe itching piles. He claims permanent cure. Local endorsement highlights product effectiveness for readers seeking treatment options.
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Dean
John R. Garrett
Girard, Aln
Augusta Bride shot by Husband After Domestic Trouble
Augusta Ga April 8 Fiverett Poe shot his wife to day and then subsided They had been separated several times Domestic trouble was the cause
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Augusta
Fiverett Poe
Harrison Harrison Wins Chicago Mayoral Victory in 1905
Carter H. Harrison, mayor of Chicago in 1897 and 1905, son of Carter H. Harrison Sr, who was assassinated during the World's Fair, won a fifth mayoral term today. He defeated Republican Charles B. Merriam by 17,082 votes, total 177,868, as Democratic victory continues despite local press opposition.
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Chicago
Carter H. Harrison
Wnt
Mair
Charles B. Merriam
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