Tragedy at Asheville School Ends in Double Suicide
Dr G O Swinney shot his 16 year old daughter Nellie at the Asheville Normal and Collegiate Institute then killed himself. Miss Swinney and teacher Miss Robinson were among those injured as chaos followed four gunshots in the reception room. Swinney, a former New York physician, had a documented unbalanced mind and had come to the school from New York.
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Asheville
N. Y
Nellie
G. 0
Swinney
New York
Wey
Ayale
Wien
Ie Normal and Collegiate Institute
Miss Swinney
Artting
Ttolf An Howe
Mion Swinney
Pala
Misa Robinson
Schooler
J. A. Stoclatt
Dentin
J Alice Wa
Dr. Swinney
Dangerous kidney trouble warning in a medical advert
An old advertisement warns that kidney trouble can be deadly if unnoticed. It promotes Foley's Kidney Cure to correct irregularities and prevent Bright's disease and diabetes, claiming early treatment is key. The ad notes the product is sold by Wingelate.
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Foley
Bright
All Wingelate
Ground to Death on Track in Milnos
A colored man named Pressley was fatally struck by Southern Railway train No. 7 while reportedly asleep on a track one mile south of Bindale, Georgia. The incident occurred Monday at 10 o'clock in the morning, and authorities in Milnos are handling the case as a fatal railway accident. A governor’s requisition targets Mrs. B C Hogan of Charleston in a DeWitt county matter involving perjury.
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Pressley
Chambers
Thin Place
Southern Railway
Atrick
Bindale
Apel
Milnos
Mra
B.C. Hogan
Charleston
DeWitt County
Miinots
Big Men Of The Nation At White House Conference
James J. Hill heads invited leaders for a White House conference on natural resource conservation. Notables include Grover Cleveland, William Jennings Bryan, John Mitchell, and Andrew Carnegie. Roosevelt to preside as sessions discuss railroads versus canals, with governors, cabinet members, justices, and Congress members in attendance.
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Washington
James J. Hil
Great Northern Railroad
White House
Whls Subject
President Hill
Grover Cleveland
William Jennings Bryan
John Mitchell
Andrew Carnegie
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Congross
Inland Waterways Commission
Indica
Taft
Cortetyou
Knox
Lafollette
Fairbanks
Cannon
Congress
Hughes
New York
Bryan
Johnson
Maghas
Minnesota
Tudo Gray
Dalaware
Davis returns to Washington amid national interest
Joffries Davis has come back to the capital from Arkansas after weeks of strain. The Washington Herald notes that things have been dull since his departure but points out he was not the only “bad man” in Congress. Also mentions Poley’s Honey and Tar as a safe cough remedy and reports Aiken County voting against prohibition with a lean to dispensary.
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News and Courier
Joffries Davis
Washington
Arkansas
Washington Herald
National Capital
Davia
Rita Davia
Senate
Arkanme
Poley
Richland to Bounty Land Elegy and Advertisements
An 19th or early 20th century style address praises Bounty Land as a queenly realm and laments human frailty while urging forgiveness and wisdom. The piece blends a lyrical tribute to a land with a didactic advertisement for Dr Shoop’s Restorative, touting renewed energy and better health, ending with a local merchant W. Bell selling the remedy.
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Jess
Harry R. Hughes
Dr. Shoop
Revivalist Bridewell Dismissed by Atlanta Presbytery
At the Atlanta Presbytery spring session in Atlanta on April 16 a motion to dismiss Rev. C. G. Bridewell, former pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta, to the Watchman Presbytery in Arkansas was strongly opposed and ultimately failed after a lengthy debate among prominent ministers.
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Atlanta
Cg, P. Upidewell
First Presbyterian Church of
Watchman
Atk
Bridewell
Wii Wis
Local Democratic Clubs Meet to Reorganize 1908
The County Chairman calls all local Democratic clubs in the county to meet on April 25 1908 at 4 p.m. for reorganization and delegate election. Delegates will attend the Democratic County Convention at Walhalla Court House May 4 1908 at 11 a.m. to select delegates to the State Convention in Columbia. New clubs are formed by county convention vote.
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Walhalla Court House
Columbia
D. C
R. D. Burns
Dr Shoop Pink Pain Tablets Offer Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Dr Shoop Pink Pain Tablets as stopping pain by easing congestion and balancing blood circulation within 20 minutes. It claims universal pain relief and offers a free package by writing to Dr Shoop in Rubine Washington and listing a local seller J W Bolt.
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Shoop
Dr. Shoop
Rubine
J. W, Bolt
Reverend G G Mayes Called to Ebenexer Church Pastorate
At a Sunday congregational meeting of Ebenexer Presbyterian Church Rev. G G Mayes of Blackstock was unanimously named pastor following extended deliberation. Rev W T Hall of Columbia Seminary moderated. Mayes is described as an able preacher and enthusiastic worker.
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Rock Hill
Mayes
Cortright Roofing Materials Endure Fire and Storm
Cortright products promise fire-proof and storm-roof coverage for country buildings. Easy to install and lasting as long as the structure, they invite visitors to Seneca Hardware for more details and availability.
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Seneca Hardware
Danville Votes Against License In Key Prohibition Move
Danville Virginia voters rejected licensing in a dry push on April 16 by a 45 vote margin, carrying two wards. The ballot follows earlier dry wins in 1903 and 1905, signaling a swing back to prohibition amid a heated two-week campaign with mass meetings led by prohibition advocates. Winchester, Virginia also voted dry by a 104 vote margin out of 41 votes, overturning a license majority from two years prior. Two boys, Mes tor, Hugh Cromer, left Charlton College by canoe for a Savannah River journey of about sixty miles toward Calhoun Falls with minimal trouble reported.
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Aiken
Hoxen
Aiken County
Prohibition
Sunnyardy
Oak Grove Woxen
Danville
Heartse
Meense
Winchester
Hcense
Greenwood
Witl Mestor
City
Hugh Cromer
Abbeville
Clamuon College
Savannah
Mii Wood
Calhoun Falls
Joe Tate
Cyclone Damages Homes Near Jonesville in April
A cyclone passed south of Jonesville around 3 PM causing extensive damage. The home of C. Spears was demolished and Mr Spears badly hurt, while W Fowler’s barn and well house were blown away. W F Hames and his wife were badly hurt as their dwelling torn apart. Trees and fences suffered heavy damage along the storm’s eastward track. The event follows a similar cyclone in years past.
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Jonesville
8. C
C. Spears
Mr. Spears
W. Fowler
W. F. Hames
Mr. Hames
Wear
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Wayne
W. Va
Patrick
Ratth
Begorra
Pat
Cork
Peneil
Moaven
Iiscuss
Countey
Aiken Couty
Richland
Bounty Land
Hor
Rome
Hill
Mat Ereater
Rev. Bridewell
Coun’ Democrace
Burns Tasues
Otaba
G. Mayes
Cortright
Bition
Danville, VA
Dean
J. R. Garrett
Girard
Ann
ALL
Santpicky Maths
Richmond
Oxfords
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