Dendy Describes Cuban Life From Pinar del Rio Letter
Dendy writes to his father from Pinar del Rio describing heavy rains, cattle and mule work with oxen, and a farming district where fruit trees thrive. He notes tropical fruits such as mamay and mango, fine sugar, strong coffee, and a social coffee culture. He struggles with language but hopes to learn Spanish, and mentions reading The Courier and travel plans back to the States with Ward Line rates.
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Dendy
Pinar del Rio
Guba
Charles Randall
K. Dendy
Walhalla
Caneda
Witter
Tam
Fean
States
Richland
Connecticut
Dendys
New York City
Havana
Tampa
Woman Predicts June 28 Death in Jamestown
Jamestown New York July 3 Coroner Ilston was notified of the death of Mrs Leroy Noble twelve miles east of Jamestown at thirty four. She died Sunday night after four months predicting she would die on June 28. She was in perfect health Sunday evening when her husband visited a neighbor. Hours later he found her in bed as if asleep. No sign of violence or suicide. She had repeated injunction I ll die June 28. The coroner does not believe mental foes caused death. The suicide theory rests with the husband and friends. An autopsy will be performed by two surgeons designated by the coroner.
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Jamestown
N.Y
Ilston
Leroy Noble
Traton
Sutelde
Blease Bets Two To One On Next Governor Race
A Columbia dispatch reports Cole L. Blease of Newberry claims he will defeat Governor Ansel by a large majority, predicting thirty six of forty two counties. He says he has banks ready to back the bet and challenges doubters to publish the assertion. A Edgefield report notes Blease denies wagering on an illegal election.
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Blease
Columbia
Cole Ll
Newberry
Ansel
Jolly
Gettine
Edgefield
Cole L. Blease
Augusta Chronicle
The Conscience Fund And Its Growing Balance
Augusta Chroniele reports on the U S Treasury conscience fund rising to about 550 000 with gifts ranging from stamps to large sums. Examples include a 1 postage stamp restitution, a 14 000 English contribution via an exchange draft, and a 6 000 bond gift after the Civil War. Officials say the fund waned not from virtue but from a decline in public conscience.
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Augusta
Sumter
Treasury Department
Morahan
Cleveland
Fort Sheridan
Conscience
England
Department
Treasury
Washington Post
Witness Testimony Sparks Lawyer Collapse in Farm Case
A woman testified for her son in court about his lifelong farm work. The cross-examiner pressed if he had worked since birth and asked what he did first year. She answered milking, prompting the lawyer to collapse from the retort.
Near Wedding At Savannah
Savannah July 1 wedding near matrimony ended before the ceremony when Hastings Munsch 21 and Miss Ocis Alcorn 18 called off the union. The bride's father warned the groom if he mistreated her he would be shot, and if unable to support her she could return home. The couple showed affection though, and rumors said the wedding may still occur. Miss Alcorn had been missing three days prior and was found at a friend's house. Kidney health note ends.
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News and Courier
Savannah
Hastings Munsch
Ocis Alcorn
Florida
Miss Alcorn
Trousseau
Heroic rescue saves child on Stone Mountain
Little Essie Maxey of Atlanta was rescued from death on Stone Mountain yesterday by Charles Smith and stone cutters. He was lowered to the child, tied her to his body, pushed into space, and was drawn up after a brief, dangerous operation. The child recovered with minor bruises, and the town praised the young hero.
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Stone Mountain
Essie Maxey
Atlanta
Taylor Newman
Charles Smith
Muan
Justified Killing of Peeper in Raleigh
Raleigh coroner’s jury ruled Engineer B M Stultz was the man shot by Turner Smith and that the killing was justifiable after Smith said Stultz peeped through a window watching his sister. Smith remains in city jail awaiting a police justice hearing. Stultz supporters seek evidence the act was not justifiable. Stultz’s body shipped to Roanoke Virginia.
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Raleigh
N. C
B. M. Stultz
Turner Smith
Stultz
Smith
Stults
Roanoke
Greenwood Man Dies by His Own Hand in Tragic Morning
Greenwood was startled by the news that B. F. May, a highly respected citizen, died by self-inflicted gunshot at about 5 30 o'clock this morning at his South Main street residence. The 38 caliber pintel bullet entered the left temple as health had been poor for some time.
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Greenwood
B. F. May
May
Hia Rosidence
South Main Street
The Unknown Sufferers of the Civil War
J Russell Wright from Walhalla argues the greatest sufferers of war are not fallen soldiers but the unseen victims. He emphasizes wives mothers and children left behind and veterans with lifelong injuries, sharing reflections on the cost beyond the battlefield.
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Twn
Ike
J. Russell Wright
Poison in coffee case shocks Danville
Mrs Alexander T Clark wife of a well known farmer residing near Ingrams was held for the grand jury at Chatham preliminary hearing on July 8 for thrice attempting to poison her husband and two grown stepsons by Paris green in their coffee. Illness after the third attempt led a physician to analyze the coffee. The accused cited quarrels with her husband as motive.
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Danville
Alexander T. Clark
Ingrams
Grand Jury
Chatham
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Reader
A Columbus Ohio reader testifies to improved health during the Change of Life after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter extols relief from nervousness headaches and other symptoms and notes the longstanding claim of the remedy aiding women with displacements inflammation fibroid tumors irregularities bearing down and indigestion. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to seek advice by writing to Lynn Mass.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mra. FE. Hanson
Long St
Columbus
Ohio
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia Bi
Pinetham
Lydia EB. Pineham
Vanderbilt to Close Biltmore Estate for One Year
Asheville July 4. George W. Vanderbilt will close Biltmore House and estate for twelve months. The Vanderbilt family plans to travel to Europe with the household personnel discharged with two weeks’ pay. Horses from the stables to be sold and many departments cut as economy measures amid financial stringency.
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Asheville
N. C
Biltmore House
North Carolina
George W. Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Biltmore
Eus Rope
Europe
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