Life of John Campbell From Prison to Pine Bluff
The article recounts John Campbell born in Montgomery County Indiana who killed a friend while intoxicated, served 25 years, was released in 1895, vanished then resurfaced in Pine Bluff Arkansas as a prominent mill owner and temperance reformer. It also covers related court cases involving Wall Street gossip about John D Rockefeller Jr and broker disputes over Wabash stock with a jury ruling against Courtney.
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John Campbell
Montgomery County
Indiana
Michigan City
Pine Bluff
Ark
Campbell
Alamo
Tom Little
Little
Crawfordsville
Montgomery Co
Daniel Voorhees
Congressman White
P. S. Kennedy
Benjy Harrison
R. B. S. Pierce
Southwest
St. Louis
Wall Street
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Justice Kelley
Supreme Court
George Coutney
Sidney C. Love
Frederick Swift
J. P. Rawley
Witness Love
Rawley
Mr. Rockefeller
Coutney
Wabash
Doutney
Astonishing matriarch heads nation’s largest family record
Mrs. Jacob Dearinger of Taylorville Illinois, age 87, claims the nation’s record for most descendants. Born Elizabeth Padgett January 18 1818 in Jessamine County Kentucky she wed Jacob Dearinger September 1 1836. They had sixteen children, seven more via later births. the fourth generation totals 171 descendants, fifth generation seven, for 271 living descendants. Mrs Dearinger cared for her blind husband until his death in 1883 and now enjoys quiet life with her pipe.
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United States
Jacob Dearinger
Taylorsville
Illinois
Jessamine County
Kentuckey
Taylorville
Holy Land Railroad Plan Through Galilee Envisions Ancient Cities
A proposed railway in the Holy Land would run from Haifa through Galilee with stations at Capernaum Cana Mount Tabor Magdala and Tiberias. Nazareth would become a commerce hub and Lake Gennesaret would host steamships while warehouses grow under Mount Carmel.
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Holy Land
Haifa
Bay of Acre
Mount Carmel
Galilee
Capernaum
Cana
Mount Tabor
Magdala
Tiberias
Lake
Gennesaret
Mt. Carmel
Land of Galilee
Tel Hum
Nazareth
Jordan
Death Kindly Released Him The Rathdrum Tribune
A reader's letter thanks neighbors for support during illness and death of a husband who died at breakfast. The writer lists possessions for sale including a milch cow a roan horse eight years old and a few items described as cheap. The note ends with a biblical quote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rathdrum
Idaho
Tribune
Bucklens Arnica Salve Promises Thorough Healing
Purports to cure Burns Sores Bruises Cuts Ulcers Skin Eruptions and Piles. Sold for 25e at City Drag Store with a satisfaction guarantee.
The People's Prayer for Strong Minds and Honest Hands
A classic patriotic exhortation calls for leaders with strong minds and great hearts who refuse office’s lure and dishonesty. It contrasts bold public duty with private integrity while warning that Freedom suffers and Justice sleeps when demagogues thrive.
Carnegie Gifts Push Total Above One Hundred Million
The Boston Herald catalogs Andrew Carnegie’s philanthropy totaling over 100 million dollars. Major allocations include 7.85 million to Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh and 10 million to Carnegie National University, with hundreds of thousands to libraries, endowments, and educational institutions in the U.S. and abroad.
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Carnegie
Boston Herald
Carnegie Institute
Pittsburg
Polytechnic School
Pension Fund
Carnegie Nat’l University
Dumfermline Endowment
U.S
Peace Temple
the Hague
Naz
Engineering Societies
Heroge Fonds Pi Diac Cae Yee
U. S
Widow Honors Dying Promise In Burial Of Alice Brennan
John Cahill a St Louis night watchman arranged for the burial of Mrs. Alice Brennan at the Poorhouse, honoring a death bed pledge from her husband Brennan who died years earlier after injury from a falling stone. The piece frames grief and social commentary on women’s roles through a secondary tale from Youth's Companion.
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John Cahill
St. Louis
Four Courts
Alice Brennan
Brennan
Mr. Cahill
John
Alice
Cahill
Great Sensation in Leesville Over Saving by New Discovery
In Leesville Indiana W H Brown near death was saved by Dr King s New Discovery for the Consumption. He reports immediate relief from asthma and a complete cure after treatment. The remedy is advertised for consumption pneumonia bronchitis and grip with trials and pricing at 50 cents and 1 00 guaranteed by City Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leesville
Ind
W. H. Brown
City Drug Store
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George Keating
Leavenworth
Washington
G. W. Hoxley
Smith’s
J J. King
Leavenworth, Wash
Lewis J. Nelson
Jobn B. Adams
S D. Griffith
Wenatchee, Wash
Prank Reeves
Chelan County
Wenatchee
Wash
Court House
Free Reeve
The
Wenatchee Canal Company
J. A. Gellatly
Offee
Mission and
Palouse Streets
L. H. Turner
Prop
Tumwater Lodge No
L. H. Laden
John W. Laden
A. OU. W. Leavenworth Lodge No. 22
Amanda Martin
H. Lottie Doyle
Louise McGuire
Oo. FF
Fox
Companion Court
Independent Order of Forresters
Forresters
G. English
C. R
B. Turner
R. S
R. M. Tumwater Tribe
Improved Order of Red Men
E. Downing
W. Walker
Chip
Rockefeller
Bunco
E. A. King
Death
the People’s Prayer
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