Johnson Admits Bigamy Suspect Known as John Madson
San Francisco dispatch reports Christian G Johnson, jailed for seven years in the penitentiary for bigamy, confessed to being the elusive John Madson sought for marriage swindles nationwide. He boasted of ten simultaneous lovers in one city and described his philosophy of exploiting women, with a long list of victims across several states. He is en route to San Quentin to begin his seven year sentence.
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Christian G Johnson
San Jove
John Madson
Johnson
Marty
Mary
Portland
Oregon
Cvatem
Birt
United States
Germany
Springfield
Miss
Mary Hyown
Johkon
Honey
Ada Jones
Minnie Cather
San Praneiaco
Mra
Josephine Henninger
Onl Dand
Cal
Wm Mra
Bitdie King
Hot Strings
Vienna
Elizabeth M
Jackson
Tola
Kansai
Mary Frick
East St. Louisa
Illinois
Bertha King
Memphis
Porn
DeLoem
John Hays
Julion
San Peanetico
San Quentin Prison
The College Tale of Horace and the Drunkard Father
A group of college friends gather around a Mosaic table to hear Horace recount his doomed friend’s descent into drink. The story follows a haunted memory of Lorena and a daughter named Belle, ending with a vow to abandon alcohol and a shared solemn pledge.
Income Tax Backed in Washington Vote on Tax Amendment
In Washington on July 12 the House adopted by 917 to 14 a joint resolution sending to the state legislatures the proposed constitutional amendment authorizing Congress to levy an income tax. Democrats supported the measure while fourteen Republicans joined them in voting yes.
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Washington
Congress
More Pinkham cures praised in Camden testimonials
A Camden reader and others tout Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for headaches back pain fatigue and nervous weakness. Testimonies claim cures for female ailments and general well being with notes from Mrs W P Vareston Gardiner ME and other correspondents. A separate Alton IL dispatch reports petroleum butter production and a Georgia death update covers two automobile crash victims and local recoveries.
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N.J
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
W. P. Varest Isn
Lincoln Avenue
Nu J. Gardner
Lydia Pinkham
Soa
Alton
Enya
Standard Oil
Wouil River
Mia
Goo
Ruby ‘Thomas
Geo. M. HM
Migs Lurline
Cooper
George Hilton
Geo, Hill, Sr
Max
Huby Thomas
Fragmentary Murder Story From Old Paper
Fragmented OCR text reports a murder scene with Kellings or McMillan figures and a wife killed inside a house. Witnesses describe a man named McDowell confronting the victim and a wife, with alleged statements about happiness and sorrow. The text is garbled and hard to parse.
Submarine Disaster Near Northwest Passes Crew Losses
The AiUeh submarine C18 and C17 were sunk in a collision with the steamer Eddystone off the Northwest, with patrol boats going to the bottom and nine survivors reported. The cruiser Bomadventure carrying eight submarines logged a southerly course as the Eddystone struck, causing damage to C17 but no fatalities aboard.
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Fly Td
Dobsnalid
Colt
Wak
Eddystone
Horthwest
Laebolous
Piteteen
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Liewtenants
Brodie Anl Witte
Bomadventure
Nolte
Kidystone
Gell
Tin
van Inte
M17
Crat
Landmark to Go as Washington Bridge Razed
The John Wilkes Heath landmark near Washington is slated for demolition to clear the way for a new bridge connecting Washington proper with the suburb of Anacastle. Proposals for razing the half century old structure are to be received on July 1 after the completion of the new linking structure.
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Annvouthe
Wilkes Booth
Lincoln
District Commission
Ers
Washington Proper
Anacastle
Stolen Mule Report From Greenville County
A colored man named Anderson on Dr. J. T. Carlisle’s farm reported a break in theft. A sorrel mare mule weighing about 900 pounds with a gray head and girth marks, flaxen mane and tail, was stolen and possibly taken toward North Carolina or Georgia. Neighbors and the sheriff seek information on a strange Negro and mule matching this description.
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Keenville
Anderson
J. T. Carlisle
Bowen Place
Pickens Road
Caroline
Georgia
Greenville County
Scholarship Examination and Public Notices
SOV CATIOT NA MAGITARY ACADEMY Scholarship Examination in Oconee County seeks applicants aged 16 to 20, fit for military service, with moral character, to cover college expenses. Subjects include United States History English Grammar Descriptive Geography Arithmetic and Algebra. Applications via guardians forwarded to the Citadel in Charleston by the 28th. Also notices of debts and estate of Elizabeth J. King with payment and claim deadlines. Scholarships listed with costs and terms in Columbia.
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Addrens
QO. J
Bond
Citadel
Charleston
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