Blydenburgh trial jurors named in poison case
The Blydenburgh murder trial secured a jury after a day and a half. The panel includes farmers from Hardin and surrounding townships. State opening alleges Mrs Blydenburgh died May 24 1903 after dinner poisoned by arsenic, with autopsy and experts cited. Defense counters she was chronically sick and that poisoning by another was possible. Proceedings reveal testimony from Dr Gethman and local neighbors, with further expert evidence on stomach and organ tests to come.
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Blydenburgh
Hardin
Hardin Township
Bea
Geo
Stringer
Aldento
B. R. Wood
Providence
Rene O. A.hendrickson
Farmas
Concord County
Noble
Postal
Mra. Corp. D. Kell
Jennie
Hardin County
Kellar
Eldora
C. C. Gethman
Beard
Defendant
Undertaker's
Ohio
W. Hartman
Wauseon
Scales
Vaughn
Ann Arbor
Mich
Hartman
Tornado Insurance Ad Urges Early Purchase
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Jury selection and confinement described in Blydenburgh case
The Blydenburgh trial laboriously reaches a jury after exhaustive for cause challenges. Jurors sleep in the courtroom with beds and are guarded whenever court isn’t in session, escorted to meals at the Barnes hotel. Accused man E Blydenburgh sits with counsel, relatives nearby, while observers note his calm bearing and insistence on innocence.
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Blydenburgh
Barnes
Herald
Cure the cough and saves the life
The Herald seeks more correspondents across the county and nearby towns. It invites residents from Hubbard Radcliffe Union and other areas likely to report news to contact the paper for details by next mail. The appeal emphasizes building a wider network of local news gathering.
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Hubbard
Radcliffe
Union
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Fast Relief
An advertisement claims One Minute Cough Cure relieves coughs in one minute by killing the microbe that irritates the mucous membrane while clearing phlegm reducing inflammation and soothing the area. It says the remedy strengthens lungs wards off pneumonia and suits all ages, sold by Smith & Reed.
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Sol
Smith & Reed
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