Miss Biggar’s Dramatic Suit Ends in Court
Laura Biggar, former actress, abandoned her claim to the estate before Justice Wilbur A. Heisley. She accepted 60 percent of the will. Conspiracy warrants were served on Samuel Stanton and Dr. C. C. Hendrick, jailed in Freehold as the search for Biggar continued for a grand jury presentation.
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Low Branch
N.J
Laura Biggar
Henry MW. Bennett
Wilbur A. Heisley
Biggar
Samuel Stanton
Bodies Found in Woods Near Ewporia Virginia
In Ewporia Virginia on September 27 William Batte reported the discovery of two bodies in nearby woods. The deceased are R. B. Mitchell and Miss Mabel Lee of Stoney Creek who recently fled to marry. Both had bullet wounds and a revolver lay between them, suggesting a murder suicide.
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Ewporia
Wm. Batte
R. B. Mitchell
Mabel Lee
Stoney Creek
Mitchell
Scott's Emulsion Promotes Strong Bodies for Children
Men of oak timbers stand by the old homestead and healthy vigor through years. The advertisement claims Scott's Emulsion as the right stuff to stimulate growing powers in children and build a sturdy constitution. Free samples offered and a dollar price at all druggists.
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Scott
Very Oldest Woman Claimed Dead in Laurens
Special to the State reports Hannah Milner an old enslaved woman described as the oldest in Laurens. Born October 1773 in Virginia, she remembered Washington and the Revolution, with a life spanning nearly 129 years had she lived six weeks longer. The piece notes her family, church, health, and longstanding memory of four generations.
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Laurens
Hannah Milner
George Washington
Virginia
Washinton
South Carolina
Milner
Thos. Milner
the Knob
Granny
Hannah
Henry Milner
Henry
Chilldren
Martin Burnsides
African Methodist Church
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Promises Clear Complexions
Advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a cure for skin eruptions blotches sores pimples eczema salt rheum and chapped skin. Claims it smooths the face and heals sore lips piles and other conditions. Available for 25 cents at Crawford Bros and J B Mackey & Co drug stores.
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America
Bucklen
Crawford Bros
J. BF. Mackey
S. Drug Store
Corinith Mississippi Confession Sparks Lynch Mob Execution
A white crowd gathered in Corinth to witness the planned hanging of Tom Clark, a Black man who confessed to murder and other crimes after a prolonged manhunt. He sought a farewell interview with relatives before death by hanging from a telegraph pole in the street at 3:80 PM.
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Corinth
Will Gibson
Clark
Mississippi
Currie Whitfield
Whitield
Tow Clark
Here
French Camp
Miss. Clark
Townspeople witness heated public execution debate
A crowd of over five thousand gathered as a committee discussed capital punishment for a named defendant. The heated exchange included calls for hangings and burnings, with J H Henning opposing the hanging and urging burning instead.
Disaster In Sicily Not Exaggerated
Rome reports indicate a deadly Sicily storm caused extensive damage with rising death tolls. East coast recoveries reach 370 bodies as salvage continues and Modica alone records about 300 lives lost amid flooded churches and mud filled cemeteries.
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Rome
Lis
Modica
Pension Rolls Near One Million Despite Gain
The annual report of Commissioner Eugene F. Ware shows 999,446 names on the pension rolls as of July 1, with a net gain of 5,732 since 1898. The total includes 8,809 soldiers 260,697 widows and dependents, and 4,695 pensioners abroad.
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Washington
Commissioner of Pensions
Eugene F. Ware
United States
Rainstorm Pounds Texas Regions Causing Cotton Loss
Heavy rainfall across southern and eastern Texas in the last twelve hours caused extensive damage to open cotton fields and destroyed numerous small bridges. The downpour led to flooding and additional structural and property damage.
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Houston
Texas
South
East Was
Dr King 8 New Discovery for Consumption and Coughs
Davis Kentucky salesman claims Dr King 8 New Discovery cures consumption coughs and colds. He says it saves throat and lung diseases when doctors offer no aid. Crawford Bros. JD Mackey Co. guarantee satisfaction or refund with trial bottles free and sizes 50 cents and 1 dollar.
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Drag
Smith
Davis
King
Crawford Bros
FP. Mackey & Co
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Bennett
Fuand
Sicily
Men of
Oak
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
Mptema Oh
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Miss Evans
North
Tion Department
Lancaster
Tom Clark
Laterfere
Jd. H. Henning
Birmingham
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