Mobile Mob Violence Ends In Slaying And Injury
A mob at Mobile jail fights deputy sheriffs while seeking to lynch Dick Robinson a 17 year old Negro who attacked Ruth Sossman a 12 year old girl. Roy Hoyle a Mobile & Ohio special officer is killed and Alderman Sidney Lyons is wounded. Robinson is captured and identified and taken to a station away from Mobile to prevent mob violence. Detectives pursue the case as authorities move to avert a lynching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Hoyle
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Mobile
Sidney Lyons
Dick Robinson
Ruth
Blount Sossman
Sossman
Hatch
American Aero Competitor Wins James Gordon Bennet Prize
Lieutenant Frank P. Lahm of the Sixth Cavalry, United States Army, wins the James Gordon Bennett cup balloon race after landing near Whitby. He traveled 415 miles, finishing ahead of Signor von Willer of Italy and Count de la Vaulx of France. Rolls receives the endurance medal. Lahm earns the $2,900 prize and turns the cup into Aero club of America’s trophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lahm
James Gordon Bennet
James Gordon Bennett
United States
Signor von Willer
Italy
Count de la Vaulx
France
Hon. C. 8. Rolls
Great Britain
Lieutenant Lahm
von Willer
Aero Club of America
Rolls
Magoon Possibly Named Governor of Cuba Project
Nebraska man Charles E. Magoon, fresh from Panama, is seen as favored for the Cuba provincial governor post. President and Secretary Taft had eyed Beekman Winthrop for Puerto Rico, but Magoon’s Philippine duties may make him the better fit. Announcement expected soon as Taft nears Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Charles E. Magoon
Panama Canal Zone
Panama
Cuba
Taft
Beekman Winthrop
Porto Rico
Magoon
Philippines
Philippine Commission
Islands
Winthrop
Mr. Taft
Washington
Lora Makes a Final Trip Down Missouri River
The steamer Lora returned from Kansas City to St Louis on October 2 after a safe voyage with minimal delays due to a storm. Captain Mills reported the Missouri River full of snags but avoided them on the daylight trip. No further trips to Kansas City will be made by the Lora as talks proceed with the St Louis and Tennessee River Packet Co to add one or two boats between St Louis and Kansas City in October and November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lora
Kansas City
Missouri River
St. Louis
Mills
Missouri
L. M. Jones
California Fig Syrup Co
United States
Cured Of Gravel By Doan's Kidney Pills
J D Daughtrey of Suffolk Virginia reports recovery after kidney gravel and sediment. He says he passed about 20 pounds of gravel over years, has not passed a stone in three years since using Doan's Kidney Pills. He lists symptoms cured and notes owning 14 gravel stones. Sold by dealers, 50 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Daughtrey
Suffolk
Doan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Deaths in Westminster Abbey since Henry IV year 1413
A claim that no one has died in Westminster Abbey since Henry IV in 1413 is stated, except a minister named Shepherd who collapsed after finishing a speech at a recent meeting under the Dean of Westminster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Abbey
Henry IV
Shepherd
Westminster
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Excerpt in Irregular Text
An old advertisement promises a one hundred dollar reward for catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It claims 15 years of experience and references Wales Kirnan and Marvin, wholesale druggists in Toledo Ohio, with Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally and priced at 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heney
Frm
Wales
Kirnan & Marvin
Lesale Druggists
Toledo
O. Hall
Water and Epidemics Link Water to Germ Survival
A summary of the Revue Scientifique discussion by Dr. Malmejac on experiments from 1885 to today about Eberth’s bacillus typhus in water. It notes the bacillus survives longer in sterilized water than others and concludes water can host pathogens, potentially sparking epidemics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revue Scientifique
Malmejac
Eberth
Aunt Marys Quiet Funeral Ends With Military Honors
A New England spinster dies in Carlsbad after health travel. Her body sent home for burial as wished, but the opened casket reveals a fallen English general. The general’s heirs order a quiet funeral, while Aunt Mary is interred today with full military honors and six brass bands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
New England
Carlsbad
Doctor credits Postum over coffee for heart relief
A physician testifies Postum improved his 15 year nervous heart trouble after abandoning coffee. He notes better health, endorses prescribing Postum to patients with heart nerves or stomach issues, and praises its taste and sustenance. The statement ends with branding and a nod to The Road to Wellville booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Fifty Years a Publisher in San Francisco
Frederick Hess the California Demokrat publisher marks fifty years in the field. He started the paper in 1856 at age 18 and has continued to run it despite losing his plant in a fire and promptly rebuilding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Hess
San Francisco
California Demokrat
Defoe Starch Boosts Laundry Quality at Home
Household laundry suffers when starch hides fabric with paste. Defiance Starch offers greater strength allowing much thinner application. This preserves beauty and wear while delivering desired stiffness with fewer drawbacks.
Poacher Tales Told During Operation by Liverpool Surgeon
Robert Jones a Liverpool surgeon recalls treating an old poacher under cocaine during leg bone surgery. The patient regaled him with vivid accounts of his poaching exploits and adventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Jones
Liverpool
Important to Mothers Examine CASTORIA batches for safety
Important to Mothers cautions caregivers to carefully inspect every bottle of CASTORIA to ensure it is safe and suitable for infants and children, emphasizing diligence in choosing a trusted remedy.
Lady Minto Takes Up Indian Work After India
The countess of Minto extends Victorian Order of Nurses efforts to India where her husband is governor general. An assortment of old ads follows, including Defiance Starch and Lewis' cigars. Various lines mention Teething Syrup and a quip about a widower and widow marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Minto
India
Countess of Minto
Victorian Order of Nurses
Canada
Lord Curzon
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Bears
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Lumbago
Sciatica
ST. Jacobs Oil
Gardui
J. F. W. Metzler
Rosehill, Tex
Padidvisor Hattanooga Edicine Coccetoem
Tenn
Berne
W. L
Douglas Sik
Eeealotelnntie
Ieee
L. Douglas
Brockton
Mese
W. L. Douglas
Dept
Mass
U. S. Navy
Apprt- Canis
Lincoln
Hastings
Navy Brorviting Station
P.O. Building
Omaha
Success
Woman's Home Companion
B.C. Prises
Magszinb
Washington Sq. K
New York City
Saleshen
Fortnet Deo MN
Standard- Gillett Light Co
N. Halsted St
Chicago
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