Bloodhounds Trail to Homes of Leading Men
sensational development in the Odd Fellows distress signal case in Tennessee. Officers Coleman and Jay returned from Campbell county with bloodhounds Queen and Jude to follow a trail near LaVollette. The dogs led to a prominent Odd Fellow’s house and to the homes of the man’s brothers, corroborating witnesses who saw two suspects en route to the scene of the robbery. DeLap, wounded, had prepared a statement for possible death, noting the dogs’ confirmation of his suspicions.
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Odd Fellows
Tennessee
Order
Locn
Lakon
Memphis
Offcer
W. T. Coleman
Henry Jay
Campbell County
Liam DeLap
LaVollette
Queen
Jude
Coleman
Corporation of Labollette
Prosecution Considered After Election Robbery Plot
Distress over a robbery and attempted murder flares as Han aid pledges prosecution when able. Authorities delay arrests due to election proximity and fears of political mob influence, with suspects linked to DeLap and tensions rising among supporters.
Jeffries Beats Fitzsimmons To Retain Heavyweight Title
Jeffries defeats Fitzsimmons in a brutal championship bout to retain the title amid a crowd of about 10 000. Both men share pride in a hard fought fight with injuries reported on both sides and a $40 000 purse to be divided.
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Jeffries
Ellis
Boilermaker
Fitzsimmers
Dorchester Woman Credits Dr King’s New Discovery
Mrs Luis Cragg of Dorchester Massachusetts says she suffered years with severe lung trouble and an obstinate cough. She claims she could scarcely breathe and sometimes could not speak until using Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption, which she says cured her completely. The ad promises relief for coughs colds throat and lung trouble with a guaranteed cure, priced 50c and 1.00 with a free trial bottle from Crawford Bros J F Mackey & Co.
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Luis Cragg
Dorchester
Mass
Dr. King
Crawford Bros
J. F. Mackey & Co
Heavy Rains In Texas Cause Deluge and Loss
Heavy rains in West Texas continued, seen as the worst on record. In Stephensville a family perished while trying to be rescued. an assistant county attorney drowned while attempting the same. Floods disrupted rail lines from Sierra Blanca to El Paso, with washouts and prolonged travel paralysis across Pecos valley. Officials labored to repair damage as rains persisted.
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Stephensville
B. Whatley
Gardner
Texas
Weatherford
Pecos
Texas, Pacific
Southaea Pacific
Sierra Blanca
el Paso
Southern Pacific
Pecos Valley
San Martino
Toyah
Oilessi
Stummerville Suffers Major Fire on Central Avenue
Special to The State Charleston July 26 Fire destroyed 11 stores and two dwellings in a leading Summerville block. The blaze started behind Tupper's pharmacy on Central avenue and spread rapidly, water had to be drawn from nearby wells as bucket brigades proved insufficient. The same block burned a decade ago and another part of the business district was wiped out six months earlier.
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Charleston
Summerville
Tupper
Central Avenue
Gave Them The Slip in Aiken July 26
Charles Wes ner Jeffcoat the horse thief and murderer remains at large after a sheriff led chase by three counties. Sheriff Owen Alderman and a large posse searched Wagener area then Edisto river crossing believed to have fled to Georgia where he was seen near McBean. A $1,000 reward is offered for his capture.
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Aiken
Charles Wesner Jeffcoat
Marderer
Owen Alderman
Desperado
Wagener
Jefleoat
Min
Jeffcoat
Edisto River
Curtis
Georgia
McBean
Charley Johnson
Children Killed on Trestle Near Monroe Report
Charlotte Observer reports a Seaboard Air Line freight train struck five young girls on a trestle over Richardson's Creek two miles east of Monroe. Two died instantly, another died soon after, and a fourth was seriously injured with no expected recovery.
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Charlotte Observer
Seaboard Air Line
Hamlet
Monroe
Richardson's Creek
Isham Consort
Nelson
Eli Forest
Hartzog to resign Clemson presidency for Arkansas
Dr Henry B Hartzog announced yesterday he will resign as Clemson College president to become president of the University of Arkansas. He traveled to Fayetteville to study conditions and praised Arkansas large growth, equipment, and student body as motivation for the move.
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Clemson Collge
Henry 8. Hartzog
Clemson College
Rex Simpson
Hartzog
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville
Bothias
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Dian
Han Aid
Whem
Aoon
DeLap
Bia
Felines
Fitz
San Francisco
Fitzsimmons
Fitzsiu
Mons
Kitz
Mel
Caver
Dilem
H. Kurz
Jones
Sioux City
Candy Cathartic
Chicago
Montreal
Point de Bruxelles
Lancaster Mercantile (O
Dallas
Lex
Weet Texas
Stummerville
Candy Cathal TC
Seagate
Hec
UEC
Childen
Treatle
Clemson
Keempir's
Childeae Avon
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