Cue dies on gallows in Charlottesville case
Samuel McCue once mayor of Charlottesville was hanged at the county jail at 7:84 for the murder of his wife on Sunday September 4. A signed confession by his spiritual advisers said he bore sole responsibility for the deed and prayed for his family as he faced the gallows.
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Charlottesville
D. Samuel McCue
McCue
J. Samuel McCue
Rogora
Rogers
Mc Cuo'n Novi
Kogora
Rogera
McQuo
McCuo
Seoret
Brooksville
Afton
Richmond
Moone
Ruby
Poraon
Montague
Justice Harlan
United States Supreme Court
M’our
Mouur
Charlottenville
J. Samuel McCno
G. L. Petrie
Thin City
Tragic double murder of former Charlottesville mayor’s wife
The report details a late 19th century Park Street tragedy in Charlott esville Virginia. Ex mayor J Samuel McCue returns home to find his wife Fannie Crawford McCue murdered in a bathtub after a burglary attempt. Evidence includes a bloody baseball bat and a shotgun, with the house undisturbed otherwise. The scene suggests a violent struggle with bludgeoning and a gunshot wound. The couple’s son in law and local physician Dr Frank McCue discover the body after a call. The article notes the ex mayor and his wife had been away, the house is left with an open window, and a murder investigation follows.
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Commonwealth
Ita Deptha
Fannie Crawford McCue
Charlotenville
Park Streat
McCue
Washington
Presbyterian Church
Frank
Manda
Fannie
Mc- Cue
Cotton Growers Meet in Oconee County at Walhalla
Richland February 18 Editora Courier reports that about 76 cotton farmers gathered at Seneca Academy to discuss the New Orleans convention and organize the Southern Cotton Association for Oconee County. Delegates will meet February 16 to finalize a permanent group and pledge acreage and fertilizer reductions for the year. J P Stribling presided.
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Richland
Editora Courier
Oconee County
Seneca Academy
F. Mary
New Orleans
Southern Cotton Association
Walhalla
Colombia
J.P. Stribling
Plan to form the Southern Cotton Association for unified oversight
A historic plan outlines creating the Southern Cotton Association to organize all cotton producing states and territories, regulate production and financing, secure broader markets, and reduce handling costs. It details state county parish structures, officer roles, term lengths, and first meetings to form regional constitutions.
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Southern Cotton Association
Interwiia
Gagh
Asheville
N. C
State
A Matter of Health in Royal Baking Powder
Physicians note a quality in Royal Baking Powder that makes food more digestible and wholesome. The product is endorsed and recommended by medical professionals for its health benefits.
Association officers and dues proposal amid cotton group
The document outlines leadership picks Harvie Jordan for president and E. B. Peters for vice president, with an executive committee able to appoint a secretary and treasurer. It recommends bonding officers, options for an assistant secretary, and funding via initiation fees, annual dues, and a per bale assessment. It lists representative states and members for the executive committee and names signing officials.
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Nee
Thie
Harvie Jordan
Peters
Paemaeria
Alabama
Arkanana
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Texas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Indian Territory
Moody
H. Y. Brooke
T. O. Banks
Arkansas
W. Y. Foster
Dr. L. B. Love
Thomas E. Watson
D. Stood
W.L. Pook
F. L. Maxwell
P.M. Potts
A. Witherapoon
John Moo. Martin
W. Clark
J. A. Brown
J. M. Fairley
Bie D. Smith
Lipscomb
Tennessee
W. G. Davia
HL. Jenkins
Pyle
J. H. Connell
John Latham
F. M. Green
L. B. Irvin
Todian Territory
G. W. York
Richard Cheatham
Chamberlains Cough Remedy the Mothers Favorite
Chamberlains Cough Remedy is praised as soothing, pleasant tasting, and effective for colds croup and whooping cough. It is advertised as non opium and safe for both babies and adults, available from Dr J W Bell Valhalla and W J Lunney Seneca.
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Vale
J. W. Bell
Valhalla
W. J. Lunney
Seneca
Reedy Fork Notes Illness Births and Visits
In Reedy Fork records dated February 13 Mrs W A Broom has been very sick but is able to be out again A new son was born to Mr and Mrs Sam Cleve land on February 1 Mrs Millie Cleveland and son Grover are very sick at the writing Wm King of Madison visited Mr and Mrs Broom last Saturday and Sunday Alma Mills and children are visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs a trap this wool
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W. A. Broom
Sam Cleveland
Millie Cleveland
Grover
Wm. King
Madison
M. Ts. Broom
Alma Mills
Woman Kills Peddler in Dorchester County
A woman in Dorchester county South Carolina shot a peddler named Greenburg with a shotgun at the Bivens home after he made advances toward Mrs. Bivens twice. The inquest verdict was justifiable homicide. The incident occurred about 10 miles from Summerville and 26 miles from the county seat St George.
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Charlotte
Greenburg
J. D. Bivons
Dorchester County
South Carolina
Mra. Bivona
Bivona
First Westminster quarterly conference noted with events
Westminster West minutes report a busy session this weekend with Rev. Mattison Wilbur Chase slated to lecture at the school house next Saturday at 8 o clock. Attendance and season-ticket sales details are given for the event. The item lists local visits, sleighing leisure, and various residents traveling to nearby towns, along with several family and health notices.
Townville Notes and Social Roundup for February
Townville records a flurry of visits and happenings. Mrs Fant stays with Mrs Felton at Ebeneuer. Miss Lizzie Woolbright visits Owl way Mine. Birmingham guest Mine Mante Walker returns home after a stay with Mrs Grant. Miss Helen Spearon suffers sore throat. Mr Ellis completes oil mill work and heads to Atlanta.
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Townville
Atlanta
Lizzie Woolbright
W. N. Brace
Owlway
Mante Walker
Birmingham
H. D. Grant
Ja. Janos Grand
Moore
Oakway
William Crenshaw
Pendleton
Richard Thrasher
Helen Spearon
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W. J. Stribling
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