Wizard of the Saddle Fox Forrest's Pursuit of Straight
A detailed Civil War profile of Gen. Forrest known as the Wizard of the Saddle. It chronicles his relentless pursuit of Gen. Straight from Alabama toward Rome, Georgia, with multi day battles, heavy casualties, and Straight's surrender on May 3. The piece extols Forrest's genius, bravery, and strategic boldness, citing General Sherman's praise and a $10,000 reward offer for Forrest’s death or capture. It also notes Forrest's famed tenacity, redoubled by personal acts of mercy and ferocity.
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Straight
Bragg
Rome
Forrest
Wolf
Artilery
Gray
Alabama
Avery
Sherman
Tennessee
Brice’s Cross Roads
Sturgis
Jerry
Goss
Deafness Cure Promised by Constitutional Remedies
An advertisement claims deafness results from an inflamed Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It offers one hundred dollars for any catarrh deafness cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation, listing F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio, and druggist sales at 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Stiff-armed Howthead captain tops stars and stripes with green
In Galveston on St Patrick's Day Captain Moore of the British steamer Howthead refuses to keep the United States flag atop the display until customs officials issue formal orders. A government inspector confronted him and a revenue cutter threat followed. Also an ad touts Dr Shoop Cough Cure with claims of safety for babies and no narcotics.
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Galveston
Texas
Moore
Howthead
Belfast
Ireland
United States
Women and age in marriage laws teased in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia Bulletin piece recalls a marriage clerk hearing letters about age deception. A woman asks if exaggerating age could legitimize her marriage, claiming thirty while fiancé thinks thirty to nine. The clerk notes no law against it here, unlike Australia where a divorce was granted after a man argued a wife mistook her age. she appeared forty six though he believed thirty five.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Otten
Australia
Weeting County Farmers Union called to meeting
Weating County Farmers Union announces a special meeting on March 27 at 10 30 AM in Weatininater rose. The notice urges strong turnout from each local and promises good things to tell. Mr Stribling will speak first in the morning, by order of President Prichard Secretary-Treasurer ALN
Death of William Ashmead Courtenay at 78 in Columbia
William Ashmead Courtenay died at his Pendleton Street residence in thin city at 10 14 PM after a period of critical illness. He was 78 and survived by his widow, four sons and two daughters. A former Charleston mayor and prominent public benefactor, his life spanned notable civic service, including newspaper work, military service, and the Washington Light Infantry. Funerals were planned in Charleston at Grace Church with interment at Magnolia cemetery.
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Columbia
Williamm Ashmead Courtenay
Pendleton Street
Charleston
Grace Church
Bnolia
Ourtenay
J. M. Bwerran
L. M. Barnwell
Rev
Carlisle Courtenay
St. John Courtenay
Newry
Ashmead
Campbell Courtenay
New Gypt
Wm. Ashmead Courtenay
W. A. Courtenay
South Corona
Ireland
Mr. Courtenay
William
Ashmead Courtenay
Award Courtenay
J. @. Faber
Courtenay
William Courtenay
Charleston Mercury
The
Mercury
Washington Light Infantry
Boston
Hampton
Hayes
Peabody Educational Trust
Aiken
Innisfadlen
Landmark Lodge
University of Tennessee
University of South Carolna
South Carolina Historical Commission
State House
Courtenay Manufacturing Company
The Policeman Is Our King
The piece contrasts European regicide fears with American respect for the policeman as symbol of authority. It argues the anarchist regards both the police and the sovereign as targets, while Americans view the policeman as the established order to be defended.
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Minneapolis Journal
America
Europe
Foley’s Honey and Tar Cures Coughs and Colds
An old advertisement touts Foley’s Honey and Tar as a cure for coughs and colds. It warns against unsafe alternatives and notes the genuine product comes in a yellow package, available at druggists.
Black Sport Dies In Georgia Scaffold At County Jail
A condemned man known as Black Sport Andrew Johnson died on the Georgia county jail scaffold after a midnight to dawn drop at 11 o clock to the second on Wednesday. Sheriff Nelms operated the lever. the execution followed the December 26 murder of Patrolman J A Manier. Manier's body was later sent to New York for burial. An unrelated ad for Dr Shoop Health Coffee appears with the same column.
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Atlanta Constitution
Andrew Johnson
J. A. Manier
Atlanta
John W. Nelms
Andrew .Johnson
New York
Masonic Cemetery
Officer Manter
Oakland Cemetery
Langley Boy Killed By Electric Car Near Aiken
A Langley youth named Dean, son of a prominent local citizen, was killed after noon yesterday on the Augusta Aiken express line between Langley and Warrenville. He is believed to have slipped from or left a school setting and boarded the moving car, then fell or was shaken into the track and run over. The crew on the express reportedly did not notice the incident, and the body lay on the track until the Aiken-bound car arrived.
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Aiken
Dean
Langley
Warrenville
Two and One-Half Cents Rate Deferred by Railroad Commission
The Railroad Commission has decided to recede from enforcing the two and one half cents rate on the Blue Ridge, Seaboard Air Line, and Columbia Newberry and Laurens roads. A B Andrews of Blue Ridge and Gene ral Counsel Watts of Seaboard appeared to seek no reduction, while Childs of C N & L and the commission sought consistency with the Southern and Coast Line. The same rate will be enforced on these roads with the mileage book provision.
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Anderson Mail, I. Ltd
Railroad Commission
Blue Ridge
Seaboard Air Line
Columbia, Newberry and
Laurens
A. B. Andrews
Foley's Honey and Tar Ad Claims Quick Cough Relief
An advertisement asserts there is no case on record of a cough or cold leading to pneumonia after using Foley's Honey and Tar. It urges refusing substitutes, touts genuine Foley's Honey and Tar in a yellow package, and notes it contains no opiates and is safe. Sold by all druggists.
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J. W. Bell
Foley
In Memory of D W Fendley
Obituary note for D W Fendley who died March 6 1908 aged 72 buried Mount Pleasant March 7 1908 served in Orrs Regiment wounded at Fredericksburg leaves wife sister brother nine children five living Baptist member 43 years expressed sympathy from R L B Seneca March 16 1908
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D. W. Fendley
Ife
Mount Pleasant
Orr
Fredericksburg
Baptist Church
R. L. B. Seneca
For five years kidney cure relief ends life threat
B Spiegel of Fivanaville Indiana writes that after years of kidney and bladder trouble and failed medical care he was near death. One bottle of Foley's Kidney Cure brought relief and a second bottle completed his cure, with the product sold by all druggists.
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B. Spiegel
Virginia Street
Fivanaville
Ind
Foley
Hasty OCR Fragments Spark Minimal Local Notice
A readble OCR fragment hints at a local notice about a forthcoming event or item for public interest, though key names dates and places are obscured. The text suggests standard journal snaphot content but lacks complete details necessary for full synthesis.
A Shoe was His Bank in Kansas City Star tale
W. H. Webb, cashier of the Missouri Savings Association Bank, recounted a depositor who kept three worn twenty dollar bills in his shoe heels since the financial strain began. The bills, marked by nail wear, were sent to Ameron for redemption.
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Kansas City Star
Webb
Missouri Savings Association Bank
Ameron
Piece of hemp rope tied to hangings and a double murder note
A fragment from Atlanta dated March 16 describes a hangings eyewitness account of Andrew Johnson, known as Black Sport, who killed patrolman Jamey A. Manter. The writer recalls the execution and includes an advertisement for Dr. Shoop's Restorative. Additionally a Cleveland restaurant shooting on March 18 left Edward Draudt dead and James Barr wounded, with suspect Wm. Krueger nearby after a failed suicide.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Wm. Krueger
Edward Draudt
James Barr
Krueger
Immigration Refused: 65 000 Passages Rejected
Secretary Oscar S Straus in Philadelphia stated more than 65 000 applications for U S passage were rejected at European agency offices in the last fiscal year due to fears applicants would be returned to their homes by immigration authorities. He argued current laws are nearly perfect and require few amendments, urging no public anxiety over enforcement, which he would pursue energetically and promptly.
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Philadelphia
Oscar 8
Straus
United States
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Walhalla
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D. H. Traxter
Timmonsville
Traxler
Dr. Shoop
Weeting County Farmers Union
Patelot
King
Mantor
Mia
Shoop
Will
Aiken County
Pitchford Setdy
Jamey A. Manter
Sheriff Nelms
Valhalla
Pitchford
Restauran
Scott
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