Edgefield lynching fears as Yeldell testifies of Blackwell death
The article recounts Edgefield after Blackwell’s murder with Yeldell admitting presence at the scene but denying firing the shot. Sheriff Ouell and Col Echols face threats from the Dark Corner mob while guards patrol the jail and orders threaten swift action against those involved.
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South Carolina
Yeldell-Flemon
Edgefield
Blackwell
Edgefield Rifles
Blackwells
Oucll
Yelden
Trenton
Mr. Benet
Tot Pepe
Emee
Ouell
Sullivan Kilrain Prize Fight Special Court Term Opens
A Mississippi special term of the Criminal Court at Purvis convened to probe the Sullivan Kilrain prize fight. Judge Terrill charged the grand jury to indict any who aided or abetted the event or received gates or wagers, with Sullivan and Kilrain among the principals. Indictments may be returned on prize fighting or assault charges as the grand jury acts.
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Saullivan
Kilrain
New York
Terrill
Criminal Court of
Marion County
Miss
Meridiaa
Neville
Quitman
Mobile and Ohio
Supreme Court
Wennad
Supreme Court of Mississippi
Mississippi
Sullivan
Yan
Mississippi City
Richburg
Meville
Lahuams Loka Acink Sullivan
Indictments Hit New York Figures in Prize Fight Scandal
New York reacts after a Mississippi grand jury indicts New Yorkers involved in a prize fight, with leaders and supporters named on both sides. Governors Lowry and Hill allegedly weigh response as sports factions plot steps to assert their rights under American law.
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New York
Sullivan
Lowry
Mississippi
Hill
New Ee Ae
William Muldoon
Lie Joh James Wakely
Jack Barn
Michael Cleary
Jack Cusick
Daniel Mu
Charlie Hi
William H. Gordon
Lumley
Erick Willets
Thaddeus Rich
John L
Sorvernor Lowry
Jake Kilrain
William E. Harding
Mike Donovan
Denny Butler
Richard Fox
Lewis B. Allen
Ed Mallahan
Billy Madden
Billy C . O'Brien
Pat Sharkey
Howe & H —Rleman
Vernor
Governor Seay Seeks Extradition of Georgia Duelists
Birmingham August 12 Governor Seay telegraphed Governor Gordon of Georgia to extradite Williamson and Calhoun the Georgia lawyers who dueled on Alabama soil. Seay expresses determination to have them brought back to Alabama for legal action related to the incident.
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Birmingham
Ala
Seay
Gordon
Georgia
Williamson
Calhoun
Alabama
Night Burglars Strike Elizabethport In Broad Moonlight
In Elizabethport on a Sunday night a gang burglarized four homes on South Park street while the moon brightened the streets. Victims include Harry Kennedy and James Keating as thieves lifted valuables totaling about $34 before dogs and residents disturbed others. Father Gessner reported the incidents to authorities, who remained largely unaware the next day.
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Divifaton
Evizaneth
N. J
Jack the Peeper
Elizabeth
Elizabethport
Jack
South Park Street
Harry Kennedy
James Keating
Setage
Eatechakee San Seco House
Father Gessner
Attack on Public Printer Sparks Political Pamphlet
August 12 HinocTos reports Frank W. Palmer was assaulted in print by Edward W. Oyster, a former Government Printing Office foreman, who produced a four page pamphlet titled Politics Versus Unionism. Oyster had been discharged after refusing to resign and claims unions took insult from his firing.
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Printing Office
Committee of the House
Land Office
Kinney and Tilley Predicted for Virginia Democratic Ticket
Delegates to the Virginia Democratic Convention arrive amid talk of Mahone's Republican bid and a bitter fight. Prominent figures including P. W. McKinney Charles T. O Ferrall and S. W. Ven contend for governorship. a warlike political mood centers on a McKinney and Tiller ticket.
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Distatch
Ricumoxd
Mahone
Richard F. Beirne
Richmond
P. W. McKinney
Prince Edward
Charles T. O Ferrall
Hockingham
W. Ven
Petersburg
Beirne
McKinney
Tiller
Quarrel Suspect Arrested in Lafferty Killing Case
The body of Patrick Lafferty, 21, was found in a Mahanoy county creek with a head gash and severed ear after a night out drinking. A Hungarian boardinghouse nearby sparked belief of intruder murder, but no arrests were made until yesterday when Chasien Adams, a Polish resident, was jailed in Pottsville.
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Potrivilue
Patrick Lafferty
Mahanoy County
Lafferty
Gerson
Bey
Nadant Chasien Adams
Adams
Toy
Negro Uprising Report Stirs Alabama Community
A Sumter County planter arrives in Birmingham with telegrams claiming large numbers of local Negroes are leaving farms and gathering in town armed with guns. He notes the county’s black population far outnumbers whites, fueling widespread alarm and suspicion.
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Alabama
Birmingham
Ala
Sumter County
Saloonkeepers Form Sunday Closing Associa tion in Kansas City
About 50 prominent saloon keepers in Kansas City form a Sunday closing association. They pledge to close their establishments on Sundays and refrain from political actions while authorities enforce Sunday closing laws.
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Kansas Orry
Ian
Public trials at Philadelphia test elixir of life
A large public demonstration in Philadelphia tests Dr Brown Sequard elixir with seven patients. Notable doctors attend as Andrew Drummond, 67, and James Edie, 60, receive injections. Cleveland reports anticipate further trials with juried panels and official scientific reporting amid mixed immediate results.
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Brainerd
Dr. Brainerd
Mr. Vader
Headley Street
Remarkable Elixir Demonstrations Reported in Western Ohio
Special telegram describes Brown-Seg experiments by Drs. Cur Metzgar and Terrilliger on a newly produced elixir in the city. People such as Mats, Be SNaa, Elisha Nagin, and George Roth are cited as benefiting from injections and observations, with claims of improved mobility and relief from long standing rheumatic ailments. The report notes numerous experiments and widespread satisfaction with the elixir’s effects.
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Ohio
Curi Metzgar
Terrilliger
Metzgar
Mae
Elisha Nagin
Sater
George Roth
Brown-Sequard Elixir Shows Promise for Paralysis Patient
In Memoors August 12 report a 70 year old man with long term illness and right side paralysis after a stroke regained arm movement in minutes and walked without a cane after taking Brown-Sequard elixir. By 2 o'clock he was reported improving.
Trial of Brown Sequard Elixir Reported in Moniz
August 12 report from Moniz Alabama describes an experimental Brown Sequard Elixir trial with Dr Peter Coleson and Thomas Bratton. Coleson claimed improved circulation and mobility after treatment while Bratton showed no measurable change.
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Moniz
Ala
Peter Coleson
Thomas Bratton
Coffeeville
Als
Closeson
Bratton
No More Crutches for Him in Indiana Patient Heals
Fort Wayne August 12 The Brown-Sequard elixir was tested by Dr. William H. Meyers on patient Michael Kenney of Columbia City who was severely rheumatic and could not walk without crutches. Within an hour he discarded crutches, astonishing the physician.
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John B. Cassidy
Trenton
Ctioneo
Peeers
Agian Fe
Cleveland
Indiana
Fort Warns
William H. Meyers
Michael Kenney
Columbia City
Kennedy
Tos
Moonlight Marriage On Switchback Road In Summit Hill
In the Switzerland of America on a Switchback road a moonlight ride ended with an impromptu marriage attempt. John T. Longley and Nellie White declared vows mid ascent as a car carried them at high speed along a moonlit edge, followed by a celebratory banquet afterward. The dramatic episode drew guests including Mrs. Theodora L. Mumford and others aboard the Switchback adventure.
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Mumford
Baid
San Francisco
Nellie White
New York City
John T. Longley
Philadelphia
Nan
Ce Arency
Luna
Western Interruption Blocks Telegraph Details
Disrupted telegraph and communication lines hinder reporters from obtaining complete information about the incident. Officials warned that details could not be confirmed until services resumed and communications restored.
Burke Identified as Suspect in Curcaco Case
August 12 Curcaco identification confirms Martin Burke, dubbed the man who rented the property, by owners Mr Mrs Carlson. The suspect is named Frank Willisms in this report.
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Martin Burke
Curcaco
Carlson
Dr. Cronin
Frank Willisms
Cathouse Murderers Targeted at Clan-na-Gael Exhibition
In Philadelphia an athletic exhibition by Clan-na-Gael drew 25 000 attendees with a peak collection of 5000 dollars pledged to arrest and punish those responsible for the murder of Dr H P Cronin.
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Philadelphia
Clan-na-Gael
Mver
H. P. Cronin
The Oldest Man Again Died at 108 in North Carolina
Charlotte August 12 Matthew Gibbs claimed to be the oldest man in the state died at his home near Salisbury at age 108 after a long illness. Gibbs was reported to have lived a remarkable life and attracted attention as a centenarian.
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Charlotte
N.C
Matthew Gibbs
Nates
nSibe Wa
Campbell Confident of Victory in Glass Worker Case
President Campbell and the Window Glass Workers' Union press for a fair inquiry into the Jeannette glass workers affair. Secretary Windom awaits District Attorney Lyon’s response on new information before deciding on suit and possible return of workers to England.
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Campbell
Europe
Windom
Lyon
James Campbell
Window Glass Workers’ Union
Washington Springs
Washington
Secre Windom
Jeannette
England
Dit
Knights of Tabas
Pittsburgh
Chambers & McKee
Iea Eneorkers
Batchellor
Abe
Fishing trip turns sour for Quay Fassett Conger Dudley Goodloe
New York August 12 Hamilton Dis sten's yacht Nanatee reached West Twenty third Street Pier after a weeklong Philadelphia to Atlantic City fishing voyage. Ex congressman Fessenden remains at Cape May with a broken leg. The party, once merry, kept quiet as they debated politics and made plans to return home.
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Dispatch
New York
Hamilton Dissten
Nanatee
Narrows
North River
West Twenty-third Street
Matthew Stanley Quay
Senator Fassett
A. L. Conger
W. W. Dudley
William Cassius Goodloe
Fessenden
Cape May
Philadelphia
Delaware
Chincoteague
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Litios
Sena
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General Dudley
Fifth Avenue Hotel
One Point For Norvin Green
August 12 report notes unsettled relations between telegraph firms and the Government. Secret service lighthouse and other officials allegedly send telegrams while away from their posts. The debate includes payment practices and proposed rate changes discussed by government aides.
Man and Money Missing in Peculiar Maneuver at Brokerage
The firm H. W. Tilton & Co. dissolved after mutual agreement. Ex-partner Henry J. Higgins allegedly opened morning mail, indorsed checks in the firm’s name, and cashed them, totaling about $3,200. He is also accused of embezzling $1,800 from H. W. Tilton before dissolution and is believed to have fled to Montreal.
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Bostos
H. W. Tilton & G Co
Exchange Place
Mutual ¢Onnat
H.W. Tilton
Henry J. Higgins
Tiltons
Tilton
Higgins
Montreal
Murder at a Christening in Whisky Hill Fight
August 12 at Scholeski home Polander on Whisky Hill. Peter Sillinski quarrels with Scholeski, a fight erupts leaving many with injuries. Constables restore order. Sillinski later fatally stabs Scholeski with a knife, arrest made. incident linked to alleged self harm claim.
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Wijtkesnarer
Scholeski
Whisky Hill
Peter Sillinski
Axdet
Sillinski
Tay Anon
Tragic Baltimore Husband Kills Himself Beside Wife’s Grave
In Baltimore on August 12 a German tailor Frederick Schimell who buried his wife a week earlier shot himself at the grave after visiting daily with his son. He had been deeply mournful after two decades of marriage and placed flowers on the tomb before the fatal act.
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Baltimore
Dispatch
Bltimore
Frederick Schimell
Glassware Trust Rumor Stirs Ohio to Pittsburg Claim
The Tribune reports a proposed immense glassware trust formed by leading Ohio Pennsylvania and West Virginia manufacturers with headquarters in Pittsburg. The trade canvassed the idea but notes such a cartel would still face challenges manipulating the market.
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Glassware Trust
New York
the Tribune
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Pittsburg
Oldest Maine man Elihu Stevens dies at 101 in Belgrade
Elihu Stevens of Belgrade died at 101, the state’s oldest man. He was a second cousin to Lot M. Morrill and A. P. Morrill, married three times, and fathered 22 children with many surviving. At his 101st birthday he reportedly had 396 in the third to fifth generations. He served in the war.
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AuGcusta
Elihu Stevens
Belgrade
Lot M
A. P. Morrill
Ebre
Og Eelnaion
Arson Arrest in Mountainville Woman Held for Trial
Mrs Mary Dugan of Mountainville avenue was arrested today on the fire marshal’s order on suspicion of setting her house ablaze yesterday morning. She is held for trial. evidence against her is circumstantial. The White street fire is linked to Barney Van Wie. insurance details are disputed and no policies issued.
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Danbery
Dawsung
Coxy
Mary Dugan
Mountainville Avenue
Superior Court
White Street
Barney van Wie
Reading
Daley
Cadet Delamater Convicted in Cadet Corps Conspiracy
Irving H. Delamater of the West Point Mill Academy detachment of field music was found guilty of conspiring with Cadet Charles Keller to surreptitiously introduce two violators into the cadet corps. He was sentenced to forfeit two pay.
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Washington
Irving H. Delamater
West Point Mill Academy
Field Music
Charles Keller
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