Curing a Medicine Eater in a Prairie Drug Store
A Kansas tale of a city clerks trick on Melissa Higgs a drug loving wife and her husband Higgs. The hoax uses fake Eliot s Electric Bitters a phony dose and a dark room to stage a miracle effect that backfires exposing their gullibility and prompting a swift vow to switch drug suppliers.
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Higgs
Berdin
Melissa
Eliot
New York
Boston
Australy
Wa-al
People’s Home Journal
Mississippi Troops Details at Buena Vista and Monterey
The report of Col. Jefferson Davis with notes by Col. Davis and officers covers the Mississippi First Regiment at Buena Vista and Monterey during the Mexican War. It highlights the V shaped formation, cross fire tactics, and heroism of Col. A. K. McClung Lieut. Col. McClung and Lieut. Patterson, with mentions of Capt. Downing and Capt. Sherman.
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Buena Visita
Monterey
Jefferson Davis
Mississippi
Indiana
Miller
Sherman
Davis
A. K. McClung
McClung
Patterson
Downing
Hinds County
Court rules against chastising prisoners in Davis v. State
The Supreme Court held that guards or contractors cannot legally chastise a convict under their charge even when done moderately for discipline. The case Davis v. State originated in Copiah County Circuit Court with the defense claiming a right to moderate chastisement when necessary. Reports from railroads show net revenue gains for the quarter, with two exceptions, as the railroad commission reviews figures. The Baptist Young People's Union met in Oxford with Meridian chosen for the next gathering. Bishop Thompson calls for a coadjutor bishop election in Jackson January 20. Gen Evander McNair dies in Hattiesburg at age eighty three. he served with the Confederacy and is buried at Magnolia.
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Supreme Court
Davis
Circuit Court
Copiah County
Railroad Commission
Evander McNair
Hattiesburg
Jefferson Davis
Washington, Ark
Fourth Arkansas
Kielmond
Magnolia
Kicked Out of Bed in Newcomb Divorce Suit
In New York on November 16, H Victor Newcomb of Wall Street fame sues for a limited divorce from Mrs Horatio Victor Newcomb. He alleges cruelty and abandonment and claims his wife refused to utter obey at marriage and subjected him to indignities including being sent to a sanitarium. Attorneys mention a $100000 damages action tied to hospital placement.
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New York
Horatio Victor Newcomb
H. Victor Newcomb
Wall Street
Louisville & Nashville
Lfe
A. H. Hummel
Gignoux & Gignoux
Messrs
Gignoux
Newcomb
Growig
Extra Session Rumor Denied by Close Presidential Aide
A Milwaukee report claimed President Roosevelt would call a late March tariff revision session. A cabinet officer near the President says there is no such plan and the President has not considered an extra session. Separate sources say Babcock discussed nothing about tariffs with the President.
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Washington
the Post
Milwaukee
Babcock
Wisconsin
Congress
Roosevelt
Senator Seed
Mr. Babcock
Senator Spooner
Snoring Leads to Fatal Shooting at Colyer Hotel
In Somerset Kentucky James Pratt of Whitley County shot and killed John Sloan after an intoxicated Sloan resisted an order to turn over. Pratt fired from under his pillow as Sloan advanced with a knife. Sloan died in the hallway. Pratt is under arrest.
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Somerset
John Sloan
James Pratt
Whitley County
Colyer
Sloan
Pratt
Merchant Lavoisier Lamar Ends Life in Dawson
In Dawson Georgia on Nov 16 Lavoisier Lamar a 27 year old merchant and relative of the Georgia Lamar family shot himself on the Central of Georgia railroad track and allowed a train to pass over him after visiting the Methodist church where he told the pastor farewell and asked that no one speak ill of him.
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Dawson
General Increase Planned for Nickel Plate and Lake Shore Labor
The Lake Shore line will post notices tomorrow showing an average 10 percent wage increase for about 1,000 switchmen across the system. The move follows recent raises in Chicago yards and Nickel Plate is said to plan a general increase as well.
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Cleveland, O
Lake Shore Road
Chicago
Texas Cotton Crop Yields Revised By Galveston News
The Galveston-Dallas News revises its estimates of Texas cotton crop yield after reporting September 16 that correspondents' data show a 10 percent drop from last year in Texas and a 7 percent drop in the territories.
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Galveston-Dallas News
Galveston
Tex
Texas
Territories
Labor Federation in New Orleans Convenes amid Jurisdiction Clash Fears
The American Federation of Labor opened its 22nd annual convention in New Orleans with about 400 delegates. President Gompers warned that conflicting jurisdiction claims threaten labor unity unless calm, moderate action is taken. Reports show 1,558 international strikes affecting 412,874 workers, with 217 federation strikes. The federation posted receipts of 152,012 and expenses of 120,086 for the year.
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New Orleans
American Federation of Labor
Odd Fellows
St. Charles
Trades and Labor Assembly
Robert E. Lee
James Leonard
Louisiana
Lee
Gompers
Committee On
Mitchell
Morrison
Defense Fund
National
John B. Lennon
Duncan
Bishop Potter Sees Labor Unions Here to Stay
Duluth Minnesota November 13 Bishop H C Potter commented on mine operators refusal to recognize the United Mine Workers of America calling it a great mistake that will prove persistent. He said labor unions of this country have come to stay.
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Duluth, Minn
H. C. Potter
United Mine Workers of America
Coman Concedes Atty General Race To Cuneen
Albany on November 14 Deputy Attorney General Henry Bb Coman a Republican conceding defeat to John Cuneen of Buffalo in the race for attorney general The statement confirms Cuneen as the winner following the recent election.
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Albany, N. Y
Atty Gon
Henry Bb. Coman
John Cuneen
Buffalo
United States commission acts to curb ladronism
Manila reports the United States commission approved an act to aid suppression of ladronism. The law declares highway robbery by three or more persons a capital offense.
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Manila
United States Commission
Train Robbery Trial Of Kid Curry Opens In Federal Court
Harvey Logan alias Kid Curry faces a federal trial in Knoxville for the 1901 Great Northern express train robbery. A crowd of witnesses from the West and figures from the sub treasury and express companies arrive to testify, with preparations for an immediate hearing and prior rewards noted.
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Harvey Logan
Kid Curry
Knoxville
Tenn
Great Northern
R. Leroy Livingstone
H. S. Davenport
Washington
Sub
Treasury Department
A. L. Smith
Helena Bank
Waggoner
Wyo
Logan
Mike O'Neil
J. H. Mellrath
H. Smith
Express Company
St. Paul
Socialists Aim for a Seat on AFL Executive Council
New Orleans reports a plan to enlarge the AFL executive council from nine to eleven and seat a Socialist representative. Socialists claim about a third of convention votes and push for change despite opposition. Buffalo and Milwaukee are候候候a the next convention sites, with Kennedy proposing a DC voting rights resolution likely to face federation opposition.
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New Orleans
American Federation of Labor
Buffalo
Milwaukee
Hape Weerieere
W. E. Kennedy
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
District of Columbia
Preacher Shot by Wife in Tennessee Incident
In Jackson Mississippi? no, in Jackson Tenn Mrs M S Arnold shot her husband Baptist preacher and farmer three miles west of Medon with an old army musket. He is gravely wounded and may not recover. She claims accident. warrants awaited. Neighbors doubt accident amid domestic strife reports.
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Lacy
Medon
Muzzle of Gun Fatality in Ohio Hunting Incident
In Chillicothe near Greenwood Pearl Justice and his brother spoke with William Smith who then asked justice to smell the gun. Justice complied, Smith fired, killing the youth. Smith says he did not know the gun was loaded.
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Chillicothe, O
Greenwood
Pearl Justice
William Smith
Smith
Justice
Battle With Robbers Ends With Death In Elyria
In Elyria Ohio on November 15 a gun battle with four robbers left Town Marshal Henry Krohm seriously wounded and a robber killed by Hillier of the railroad after the gang terrorized the town. J E Baird awoke to the intruders and fired as the gang fled. The dead robber carried a mileage book from Oil City Pennsylvania marked Davis. A posse formed and pursued the remaining robbers.
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Elyria
Henry Krohm
J. E. Baird
Krohm
Baird
W. J. Hillier
Cleveland, Elyria & Western Railway
Hillier
Marshal Krohm
Davis
Oil City
Beeved
Former St Louisan and Hila Partner Arrested in New York Extortion Case
A man using the name Harry A Williams but identified by police as Henry Wilson, longtime chief clerk and civil engineer for the U S Army in the East, is jailed in New York on extortion charges. Benjamin J Whitmore, claiming to be a reporter, is charged alongside him for attempting to extort 4500 dollars from the Water Front Improvement Co in Jersey City by threatening to halt river work and pull Army machinery. The pair allegedly received marked bills for the payoff.
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Caesar
Turkey Creek
Kansas
Higgs
Ipjiany
Waal
Melissa
Perdy
Berdin
New York
Harry A. Williams
Henry ©. Wilson
Department of the East
United States Army
Army
Benjamin J. Whitmore
Water Front Improvement Co
Jersey City
Ricker’s Island
East River
Benjamin Thomas Whitmore
Charles County
Cote Brilliante College
St. Louis
Louisville School of Medicine
Manhattan College
Mullan Phy Hosp!el
Life for the flag by Swedish sailor Nystrom
John Nystrom, a Swedish sailor aboard the U S Army transport Sumner, sacrificed his life to save an American flag torn from the steam launch. He swam to recover the banner but was swept by the ebb tide and drowned before rescue.
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San Francisco
John Nystrom
United States Army
Sumner
Illinois Zinc Ore First Carload Shipped From Pope County Mine
A first carload of zinc ore shipped from the Empire lead and spar mines on the Illinois Central railway in Pope county marks Illinois's initial zinc production. The mine sits on land owned by Mrs. William McKinley and was once operated by the Sauxtons for spar and lead after the Civil War. Persistent carbonate ore and uncertain value led to earlier abandonment before recent restart by an Ohioan operator.
Kidnaping Charge Against Richard Blaisdell
Richard Blaisdell was arrested in Freeport Illinois and taken to Oregon on a charge of kidnaping his six year old daughter. He followed his wife from California to Illinois and took the child before being stopped by officers. Both parents were former Chicago residents. Mrs Blaisdell is the daughter of the late Charles Gossage a dry goods merchant.
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Freeport
Richard Blaisdell
Oregon
Ill
Blaisdell
California
Illinois
Chicago
Charles Gossage
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First National Bank of Chicago
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Department of History
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Thompson
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