Prisoner Kills In Jail After Long Standoff
A tense jail siege ends when Tillman Wetherall a noted prisoner is shot and killed after a night of gunfire and attempts to break from a county jail. Deputy Sheriff Scott and other officers narrowly prevent a mass breakout as Wetherall and Lonnie Robinson engage in a deadly firing spree. The incident leaves the jail on edge with prisoners terrified and a reported elderly inmate described by officials.
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Scott
Tillman Wetherall
Lonnie Robinson
Wetherall
Robinson
Marielle Stewart
Jas
Chainganga
Prominent Editor laments dispensary impact on society
The letter argues against the dispensary and whiskey use, urging church and school leaders to condemn drinking. It condemns denominational hypocrisy, warns of the drunkard’s ruin on families, and questions moral accountability of deacons and teachers. It cites Bible references and calls for abolition to protect public virtue.
Voters urged to act and avoid vice in faith and duty
The message urges strong moral conduct and public responsibility for voters urging men to use brains, avoid liquor, and pursue ambition. It questions trivial pursuits and extols steadfast faith, urging prominence of education, money, and societal improvement, while condemning vice and urging action. It also promotes running autos safely with odd phonetic advice and announces a newspaper subscription offer from the Charleston paper network.
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Kingdom of Heaven
Kivad Sivad
Walhalla
Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills advertised for numerous ailments
An old fashioned medical advertisement claims Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills relieve headaches neuralgia rheumatism and many other pains by restoring natural secretions. It touts safety and quick results with testimonials and mentions a free sample offer.
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Potter
Miles
Towa City
Naver
Town Struck by Cyclone Rips Marquette Region
Twenty four people killed and over thirty five injured as a cyclone devastates Central Kandis town of Marquette. Churches and the opera house block wrecked while a wide path cut through farming country. Rescue work begins as missing are counted and bodies recovered from wreckage.
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Kandis
Marquittt
Fife
Marquette
Lxenrohers
Alstriat
Not Run Again Roosevelt Refuses 1904 Nomination
The Omaha Bee on May 10 cites President Roosevelt declaring he will not seek reelection. He clarifies no misquote and states his Denver purpose is to press railroad reform. He vows no compromise on transportation relief and rejects renominating pressure from Congress or allies.
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Omaha Bee
The
Ree
Roosevelt
Bee
United States
Denver
Congress
Dyspepsia Explained and Rydale’s Stomach Tablets Ad
An odd ad explains dyspepsia as indigestion and promotes Rydale’s Stomach Tablets as a guaranteed cure for stomach trouble. The Walhalla Drug Company sells a trial box for 25 cents claiming proof after use.
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Rydale
Walhalla Drug Company
Mary Had a Little Lamb in a Massachusetts School
A garbled tale recounts Mary, a Massachusetts girl, and her lamb that followed her to school. The story notes an unnaturally strict teacher, a desk hiding the lamb, and a visitor named Rawlaton who later wrote verses before dying. The lamb lived many years before dying at an angry cow’s home.
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Mary
Massachusetts
Saya
St. Lonia
Rawlaton
Harvard
Murray's Tron Mixture bottle from Murray Drug Co
An advertisement states Murray's Tron Mixture is a spring tonic promoted to energize and clear fatigue. It urges readers to buy a bottle directed from The Murray Drug Company in Columbia, S.C.
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Murray
Murray Drug Company
Golumibin, S.C
Second Victim Killed On San Antonio and Arkansas Pass Train
Edward Calhoun was shot and killed aboard an inbound San Antonio and Arkansas Pass train at Wallis Texas by W T Eldridge of San Antonio formerly vice president and general manager of the Cane Belt railroad Calhoun a brother in law of Capt William Donovan who was killed by Eldridge about Ahres years earlier on a passenger train on the same line Eldridge was recently acquitted of murdering Donovan Tuesday s tragedy grew from that murder and later attempts on Eldridge Eldridge was shot through the lungs by an unknown party but recovered Dissension over Cane Belt railroad control linked Eldridge and Donovan with a feud among relatives of the parties All are prominent.
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Edward Calhoun
San Antonio
Elldridge
Eldridge
Cane Belt Railroad
Donovant
Despensed
Sex and birth ratio linked to environment says Kansas City physician
A Kansas City physician cites birth statistics to claim prenatal sex ratios respond to environment. He notes quiet settings yield more girls while active settings produce more boys, citing examples from Carson City and Butte to illustrate his theory. Environment, he argues, affects the sex outcome at birth.
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Kanaas
Malen
Carson City
Nevy
Jas Your
Butte
Mant
America
Value of education measured in dollars debate
The passage argues education adds earnings value. It compares an average educated man earning about $1,000 yearly over forty years to a noneducated worker earning about $450 yearly, totaling $18,000. The $22,000 difference is the value of education, equating roughly to $10 per school day over a 12 year, 180 day program.
Murder at Watkinsville: Elder Couple slain on porch
P M Haulbrook and his wife, an aged couple, were found murdered on their back porch near Watkinsville Ga Tuesday night. The Tarim and country store they ran was found broken into with robbery as a suspected motive. Black Anthony, an aged negro, saw the bodies and alerted neighbors led by Adam Smith. The community is in a state of high excitement. The telephone girl remains the busiest among local workers.
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P.M. Haulbrook
Watkinsville
Anthony
Adam Smith
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