Trial of Andrew Thompson Ends in Hanging Sentence
In Greenville a sensational case concerning Andrew Thompson ends with a guilty verdict for raping Mrs. Frank James near Taylorn Dec 14 1805. The trial features vivid testimony about a whiskey bottle used during the assault and the witness Mrs. James describing the attack while the jury convicts Thompson, with the defense highlighting alleged neighborhood suspicion. The court's decisive ruling follows extensive argument by both sides and a final statement by the defense.
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Oriel
Greenville
Andrew Tuonp Fon
Frank Jimes
Oear 'Laylor
Ocaslong
Len Smith
Charles Mossley
Huchdown
James Home
Thompson
Teotloh
Tha Jamesmo
Thia
Pauley
Bollestor Hoggs
Sue
Andrew Thompson
Orl
Holter Boggy
Ratney
Mrs. James
Mwe
Oriaye
James
Alvin
Bolletter LE Yyya
Ifo
Courageous Defense As Judge Considers Innocence
A fierce courtroom battle debated the admissibility of State testimony as potentially irrelevant. The defense urged jurors to avoid convicting an innocent man, while the attorney argued for the defendant’s duty and law, culminating in a guilty verdict after about an hour. The prisoner faced a January or February execution date pending a new trial.
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Hirneaty
M-Swain
Officer Killed in McCormick Shooting Breaks Local Shock
State constable J. Holaston died in August hospital after a gunfight on Main Street near McCormick. Wade Cothran, a farmer, shot him. Cothran was arrested as witnesses described the struggle over the pistol. Holaston, about 40, had served two and a half years in McCormick and was a Knight of Pythias member. State authorities release the medical details and funeral plans as the community mourns the officer.
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Anguate
J. Uolation
McVormick
State Constabulary
Aguste Clhy Hospital
Holatein
Km, Buller
McCormigk
Whio
Cothhran
Mr .Trump
Mr. Cothran
Iarahiall
BR. Brown
Lubho
Tha Marnual
Mr. Holatein
Cothran
Cobhiran
Stolstein
Hater
Peter
Ashord
Volstola
MeJorni'ok
Pything
Religious mania ends in slaying attempt and arrest
Philip Rubin, victim of intense religious fervor, and Wiley were lodged on complaint of A. I. Hing, pastor of a local church. Robinson, claiming divine commission, attacked the pastor after hymns and Scripture quotes, then fled before authorities. He was captured, examined by private physicians, and is to be committed to a state hospital.
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Philip Rubin
Ajod Wiley
Catalan, Jr
Meesing
A. I. Hing
Mebhodtet
Placa Pal Ohiroh
Ak Leeds
Robina
Ths
Marion House
South
Anairo
Snd
Robiin
Mindy
Moshoies
M. Soag
Guinea
Washington
Tolman
Dillman
Bebbor
Han Boon
South Osrolina
Hamaul
Agatashih
Wanted conquet tn The people if Georgin came mighty near lynching
A fragment describes a preacher accused of stealing and desertion, with references to a wife and children, a former partner, and a community border dispute. The text notes a mock lynching threat and a woman left with children after a man fled with another wife.
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Georgin
Wes
Jie
Brind Tomate
Valencia Wreck Disaster Off Vancouver Island
The Valencia steamship, with 154 aboard, wrecked off Cape Beale on Vancouver Island in dense fog. About 100 are feared drowned, with 33 definitively accounted for, including survivors on the raft. Rescue vessels such as the City of Topeka and Salvour report harrowing scenes and failed attempts to reach the wreck as the vessel broke up amid high seas.
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Adiapatoh
Victoria
B. C
Queen
San Francisco
Onos Beale
Valencia
Vancouver Island
Olovse
Ughthouse Koopar
Nator
Capo
Gaudin
Marine Gérvice
Telegraph
Cape Bears
Vancony Island
Konghorn
Biarelay Tound
Bulmekamd
KOKEN
Tae
Vancouver Vonnt
Cupe Bale
Stearmerd
Fuga
Raftea
Wreckaga
Nurylvora
Pera
Orton
Hix
Talen
Nina Othera
Simliar
Topeka
Annie
Associated Frese
Kbeamer
Salvor
Bamfield
Valanota
Potot Plinway
Cape Boale
Czse
Investigae
Aliya
Ward Lo
le Maignal
Abe
Capa
Troy
Warnin
Pbtideon
Dowd Roskoning
Bn Iron
Bhouyeh
Te Valinoa
Surya
Port-Intelligencer
Port Angeles
Mooraday
City of
Miley
Beals
Monk
Toyoke
Muah Ali
Ling
Renons
Confederate Graves and Memorial Plans Stir Northern States
Debate rages over using 9000000 to buy lands for Confederate graves in the North to honor dead soldiers. Figures show thousands died in Northern prisons. leaders like Roosevelt and McKinley supported proper graves. opposition centers on federal funding and national sentiment. Also reports a Chinatown shooting in Atlanta area and a towing accident with fatalities.
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Sopatoy Woraler
Ismaell
Roosevelt
Norther
Prigond
Ife
Iagt Monsage
Proatland McKinley
Ibe
Disbergh
Columbia
Ariington
Hary
P Boperabs
Senate
Phon Anid
Notable Confederate General Wheeler Dies at 88
Gen Joseph Wheeler veteran of two wars dies at his sister’s Brooklyn home after a long illness. Funeral plans pending. burial expected in Arlington. Wheeler’s career spanned Civil War campaigns, later U.S. Army service, and a stint in Congress.
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Joseph Wheeler
United States Army
Spain
Hile Stator
Sterling jSmith
Brooklym
Boty
Ariagion
Washington
Wheeler Waa
Gan
Whipeler
Mra. W
Hartix
Mia En Ajine
Lucia
Carrie Wheeler
wumMmongd
Ly Aon
Maj
Jos
Wheeler, Jr
Wheeler
UN. Sterling Smith
Joseph J. Thrinston
James B. Stuart
Avitar
Corter
Congress
Wax
M. Lowe
Tawa
Kerved
Spal
Wores Chan War in Allegheny County Industry Signs
A garbled report notes 17 700 ponpty Joab Hhotr Tivpa in Allegheny County Pennsylvania last year by Audi. It mentions iron and steel, furnaces, fish, railroads and other industrial lines.
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Allichony Conpty
Pennsylvania
Audi
Mysterious Pauline Webster Arrest Prompts Perjury Case
A South Carolina woman identified as Pauline Webster, daughter of Tate Noah Webster of Gaffney, was arrested in Kansas City, Missouri, on charges tied to masquerading as a man, fraudulently procuring a marriage license, and marrying another widow. The case centers on the alleged deception in the wedding with John Allan Whitman, with Webster’s long tale of identity and motive revealed in a Kansas obituary-style writeup.
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South Carolina
Pauling Webster
Kanaan City
Osman
Biat Alby
Murry
Webster
Jah Allalna Whitman
Kansas
John Allaine Whitwall
Hayes
Pauline
Marietta Jolley
Shettigh
Ryan Otty
Amokea & Pipe
Yark
Hawe Tobago
Obscure Kolkata Talk Sparks Broad Controversy at Conference
A chaotic report outlines a fiery denunciation by Rev. Syd ney Bhrony against a reform movement at a Second Congregation gathering in Obtaign. The speech includes sharp accusations about moral depravity and imperial politics, linked to a memorial hospital fundraiser. Parallel items mention a New York Confederate banquet and a proposed January 16 observance.
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New York
Confedarate Waterang
New York City
Irodorlale
Robert J
Lee
Ohear
Itopitinaun Solin
Tragic Explosion Sinks Aquidaban Off Rio de Janeiro
The 1886 turret ship Aquidaban exploded in the powder magazine and sank within three minutes off Port Jacarepua south of Rio Janeiro. About 260 aboard. 100 dead and 36 injured. Rear admirals and several officers lost. Barroso docked with wounded and bodies, while crew lists and casualty names were reported from Rio Janeiro.
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Jsnolro
Aquidaban Nad Buen Adk
Port Jacarepigua
Janarto
Poriallnd
Hobilla
Barroso
Ot Iorina
Ninatait
Tony Maplacamcat
Wagland
Duel Ends in Ball Room Death Between Lovers
In Laraal HU Prioosaward County Va two men James Walker and Forbes were killed in a pistol duel sparked by jealousy over Miss Rosa Carow. They left the ballroom together and fired as she passed a window. Walker died. Forbes was mortally wounded. The story ties to a romantic triangle and a broader political backdrop.
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James Walker
Waa
Pater Mors
Taemue
Laraal HU
Prioosaward County
Torbes
Rosa
Hie
Walker
Bren
Morbo
Mira Caréw
Shippeere
Forbes
Fury
Everal
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