Startling tale of Reelfoot Lake formation
A Nashville Banner recounts a 1826 letter describing the 1811 1812 New Madrid earthquakes and the birth of Reelfoot Lake. It details darkness sulpurous vapor roaring Mississippi floods a sinking landscape forming a long north south lake amid drowned forests and shifting shores.
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Nashville Banner
Redfoot Lake
Lorenzo Dow
Reelfoot Lake
Brother
Providence
Mississippi
New Madrid
Tennessee
McAllister
Supreme Court
W. H. Swiggart
Obion
Lake Counties
Kentucky
Obion River
Mississi
Redfoot
Rankin
Samberg
Lake County
Lake
Obion County
Dyer County
J. M. Safford
Redcot Creek
Caraccas
South America
Joseph Guild
New New Madrid
Col. Walker
Missouri
Mississippi River
Reelfoot Creek
Prohibition candidate predicts Prohibition wins in 1912
Chicago on November 4 Eugene W Cha fin presidential hopeful of the Prohibition party declared after reviewing returns that the Democratic Bryan party is dead and that the fight for the White House will be between the Prohibition and whiskey Republican factions with a Prohibition President to be elected in 1912.
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Chicago
Eugene W. Chafin
Prohibition Party
Prohibition
Bryan and Taft exchange congratulatory messages
In Lincoln, Nebraska on November 6, Mr. Bryan sent a telegram to Hon. Wm. H. Taft in Cincinnati offering congratulations and best wishes for Taft’s administration. Taft replied from Cincinnati on November 5 thanking Bryan for the cordial gesture and telegram.
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Lincoln
Neb
Mr. Bryan
Wm. H. Taft
Cincinnati
W. J. Bryan
Mr. Taft
Ohio
Foley's Honey and Tar Cures Coughs and Guards Lungs
When lungs grow sore and inflamed pneumonia and consumption germs settle and multiply. Foley's Honey and Tar kills cough germs cures the most obstinate racking cough heals the lungs and prevents serious results. The genuine is in the yellow package. J. W. Bell Walhalla Stonecypher Pharmacy Westminster.
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Foley
J. W. Bell
Walhalla
Stonecypher Pharmacy
Westminster
Help for Aged Ministers and Desertion Case
Announcement from Miss Shelor of the International Sunshine Society seeks support for Mrs. HE D Wells of Leeds South Carolina wife of Rev EB D Wells to fund the aged ministers fund by purchasing her post cards. Also Navy musician Charles Joseph Magness 20 who married Ada Gorman 40 daughter of the late Senator Gorman faces desertion charges at Philadelphia Navy Yard and likely three year prison term at Charlestown.
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Shelor
International Sunshine Society
HE. D. Wells
S. C
EB. D. Wells
the Baptist Church
Charles Joseph Magness
Navy
Ada Gorman
Senator Gorman
Maryland
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Magness
Naval Prison
Charlestown
Mass
Tragedy in Georgia prompts arrest in Madison County
In Danielsville Madison County Georgia on November 4 Charles Grafth a prominent resident died after a quarrel over a business matter. His brother-in-law Clifford Graham is jailed after Griffith moved on with a weapon and Graham fired in self defense. Graham surrendered to the sheriff. The piece notes impending winter illnesses and advertises Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs and lung strength.
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Danielsville
Charles Grafth
Madison County
Clifford Graham
Griffith
Graham
Imith
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