Clay City Captive Nat Wesley Edwards
Roanoke Virginia June 22 W G Baldwin head of Baldwin Felts detectives wired Kentucky authorities to release a prisoner they held for resemblance to Wesley Edwards The released man was identified as not a likeness by Dexter Goad and Baldwin later agreed the face matched only in part with the Marlington West Virginia capture of Edwards continuous uncertainty remains.
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Roanoke
Clay City
W. G. Baldwin
Baldwin- Felts
Kentucky
Wesley Edwards
Hillsville
Dexter Goad
Baldwin
Marlington
W. Va
Reporter Shield Upheld in Milwaukee Case
Judge Turner ruled a newspaper reporter’s confidence is inviolable after John Killilea sought to compel disclosure of source names under oath. Killilea argued delaying the case prejudiced the inquiry and cited review of the history of the article.
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Turner
Milwaukee
Wis
John Killilea
Killilea
Court Proceedings Limit Reporter Swearing
Judge Turner ruled he could not compel the reporter to be sworn or examined unless the reporter volunteered. The record shows the proceedings were supplied to the reporter by interested parties in the case.
Practical Jokes Over Prescriptions In Wadesboro
In Wadesboro a medical depository sells liquor on prescription only. Citizens mock doctors by claiming sick wives require a drink, with tales of prescriptions for brandy and odd demands. A colored man paid for a joke and doctors mocked the requests, turning the prank into a local lighthearted scandal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadesboro
Southern Automobile College Promises Profitable Careers
Those desiring to master the automobile business are urged to write at once to Southern Automobile College in Oak Ridge, North Carolina, hailed as the leading school of its kind in the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Souhtren Automobile College
Oak Ridge
N.C
South
The Negro at Chicago M in Roosevelt era politics
Chicago Dispatch to Baltimore Sun describes the 1912 Republican convention season as dominated by black delegates and colored strategists. It notes vast Negro presence in hotel lobbies and headquarters, stage fright in hearings, provocations among Mississippi and Florida contestants, and pompous Negro politicians flaunting favors while toying with delegates.
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Mississippi
Florida
Chicago
Boas
Gentionen
de Jury
Alwaye
Colonel Roosevelt
Teddy
Taft
William Howard
Banks Refuse Drafts for Whiskey in New Bern
In New Bern on June 21 banks refuse to accept drafts tied to bills of lading for whiskey after Judge Connor's federal court order. Freight warehouses no longer stock whiskey with Order Notify marks and railways lose revenue, yet police report fewer blind tiger arrests since the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bern
Connor
Prohibition
Amputated leg leaves boy with two legs in Richmond story
Richmond Va June 20 Hummer Fitzgerald a seventeen year old Blackstone resident underwent amputation at St Luke s Hospital removing one leg. He retained a rare third limb with eight toes on a side foot, grown from the abdomen, causing curiosity and prompting the surgery for reasons of privacy and convenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Hummer Fitzgerald
Blackstone Va
St. Luke's Hospital
Fitzgerald
Stuart McGuire
Local Endorsement and Kidney Pills Ad in Mount Airy
A Mount Airy local interest piece promotes Doan's Kidney Pills with a citizen testimonial. The ad cites Henmis Drug Co and People's Drug Co as points of sale and notes Foster-Milburn Co of Buffalo as US sole agents. Remember the name Doan's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
T. D. Roberts
Ecpunischemer
Main St
Mt. Airy
N.C
Mirs
Dean
Henmis Drug Co
People’s Drug Co
Doan
Foster-Milburn Ce
Buffalo
New York
United States
Chamberlain's Tablets Promise Easy Bowels
An advertisement asserts Chamberlain's Tablets provide an agreeable bowel movement without unpleasant effects and urges readers to try them, noting availability from all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Prisoner Freed After 53 Years in Wethersfield Prison
John Warren aged 74 is pardoned and released after 53 years of confinement for second degree murder. He leaves prison in a motor car with Warden Garner, plans to ride again in an old horse drawn vehicle to visit family near Eagleville. Warren had long hoped for release since 1859 and has kept informed during imprisonment.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Wethersfield
John Warren
Warren
Garner
Eagleville
Pardon
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W. West Drug CO
Main Street
Mount Airy, N. C
Nat Wesley Edwards
Ae Cejanot
Southern Autcomobile College
Oak Ridge, N. C
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Chicago Dispatch
Baltimore Sun
Druc
Dr. Pierce
RK. V. Pierce
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Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Iion
Pierce
Creed’s Book Store
J. D. Jenkin
J. WW. Ghee
Soan
Mia
Julia Tromas
Jackson, Cal
Martin J. Tunis
16Th Ave
Paterson
N. J
Sloan
Earl S. Sloan
Boston
F. Carter
J. M. Fulton
GEO
D. Fawcett
Sec
Treas
Surry County Loan and Trust Company
Capital
the . E. Merritt Co
Waujn Welnen
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