Latimer Sees Democratic Victory Wave from Connecticut
Senator Latimer arrived in New York after a Connecticut swing where he met the Democratic presidential candidate at Esopus. He expects Connecticut to deliver the largest Democratic vote in state history and predicts a phenomenal Democratic majority in New York. Meanwhile a Texas jail report details Oscar Lee Tucker, 17, lynched with a rope in a cell, with no clear perpetrator.
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News and Courier
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Latimer
Connecticut
Esopus
South Carolina
Parker
Empire State
Chicago
Weimer
Texas
Oscar Lee Tucker
Tucker
Converse College Students Get $700 on Train Roll Off
Miss Mary Moore of Converse College and Miss Bertha Hooper of Mississippi were left by a southbound Southern railway train last summer at Spartanburg. J H Marshall of Mississippi sued the railway. Evans & Finley represented the plaintiffs. The railway offered $1,000, which was refused. Moore refused to testify. The case was settled for $700 through Evans & Finley.
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Converse College
Mary Moore
Bertha Hooper
Mississippi
Southern Railway
Southern
J. H. Marshall
Miss Moore
Evans & Finley
Notice to School Children and Parents
A brief notice announces a complete line of school books and supplies for children and parents with affordable prices offered by B C Hough.
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B.C. Hough
Russian Victory and Mass Casualties at Liao Yang
A wired report from Lino Yang claims Russia suffered about 15 000 killed wounded or prisoners with 35 cannons 16 cannons 40 000 rifles and 200 wagons captured or destroyed. Tokyo reports Russian retreat as Japanese forces pursue in the Liao Yang battle. The St Petersburg dispatch notes the fighting as intensely deadly with Kuropatkin ordering a retreat to fortified positions after heavy Russian losses and heavy artillery exchanges.
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Rome
Lino Yang c
Italia Militaire
Lino Yang
Mickey
St. Petersburg
Liao Yang
Kondantvidth
Whole Gun Crew Killed on the Russian Side
A Russian correspondent reports Japanese forces pressed attacks with high energy while Russians believed no retreat remained. Five Japanese charges were repelled with shouts and hurrahs from trenches and rifle pits as fighting intensified near Liao Yang.
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Liao Yang
Walter J Moore Killed by Train Near Rock Hill
Walter J Moore, about 45, a truck driver and widower, was killed instantly by a northbound Southern passenger train near Rock Hill at about 6 p.m. He warned to leave the track but did not. The incident occurred three miles south of town.
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Rock Hill
Walter J. Moore
Southern
Man shoots eye of enemy's wife in Enoree yard
In Spartanburg on Sept 1 Tom Cheek and Bill Brown quarreled after a Laurens trip. Cheek fired a shotgun at Brown and his wife. Brown escaped with a slight wound while Mrs Brown suffered a gunshot to the right eye and is in critical condition awaiting extraction. Bail granted for Nan Patterson in Caesar Young murder case with 10000 dollars set.
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Spartanburg
Tom Cheek
Bill Brown
Enoree
Laurens
Brown
Cheek
New York
Justice Amed
Supreme Court
Nan Patterson
Caesar Young
A Knock Out Pricing Promise From Local Retailer
A local retailer pledges to offer the lowest prices with honest business practices. The ad rejects deceptive pricing and promises profits sufficient to live on while beating all competitors on value. The statement references the Godman and Drew-Selby shoe line as a past example.
The Best Lines on Earth Shoes Ad Claim
An advertisement touts guaranteed solid leather shoes with leather sole counter and double toe, offering a free replacement if any pair fails. It mocks competitors selling pasteboard goods and references a famed Douglas line, praising cow leather above all.
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Douglas
Special Drive on Winter Weight Clothing at Cost
The store offers a cash sale on suits from Strouse & Bros with a written guarantee against fading or shrinking. Overstocked clothing is advertised as readily inspectable, promising low prices across department and grocery items to attract all buyers.
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Strouse & Bros
Nation Department
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Alton B. Parker
of New York
Henry G. Davis
West Virginia
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Spartanburg Herald
Tokio
Geo. Kuropatkin
Tuites River
Rennenkampff
Mandariteff
Bakkankinwantun
Mukden
Sakharov
Columbia State
Anderson
Banister
Swansea
Beara
Godman
Drew-Selby
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