Returns Home To Save Two Men
William Dabbs a Mammoth Spring stockman returns home after 18 months presumed dead to help save two men from lynching tied to a murder that was never proven. He fled fearing gang violence linked to the Citizens Bank robbery case that year.
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Citizens’ Bank Re
Dobbs
Citizens’ Bank
Ben Jones
Sheriff's Posse
Dabbs
Mammoth Spring
Lee
Otto Burrow
Lee Burrow
Otto
Young Jones
Burrow
Dr. Jones
Howard Sayers
Ginseng Farmer Nears Big Harvest At Seven Acres
In Bristol Tennessee July 19 a Kentucky farmer J W Perry of Burnside Cumberland County turned an acre into a seven acre ginseng cultivation. He covers the beds with oak lath framing to mimic a woods and expects one acre to bring 15000 to 20000 dollars as roots mature in seven years. A Louisville dealer notes seed value and high prices for mature roots, suggesting Perry may net near forty thousand for the one acre if market holds.
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Perry
Manchuria
Louisville
After the Horse Show Comes the Merry Dance in Lucerne
July 19 drew large numbers of American horse lovers to a seacourse hippique event. The following dance at Palace Hotel hosted notable guests including an American minister, W Smith secretary, Dr. and Mrs. Allen Starr, Mr. and Mrs. Russell, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wiggins, and the Forster party. The first weekly Palace Hotel dance was a success with a large party of American visitors.
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Lucerne
Legation
Secreary
W. Smith
Allen Starr
Russell
Charles Wiggins
Forster
Palace Hotel
Fraternity's Realm Hibernians Booming in Local Meeting
A large gathering of Division No. 1 Ancient Order of Hibernians heard president George J. Sullivan praise attendance after 38 candidates joined and 29 applications were accepted. The evening featured speeches, songs, and a planned August smoker on the Y M C A hall third floor.
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Hibernians
Order of Hibernians
George J. Sullivan
Organization
Thomas A. Yeend
Y. M. B. Hall
Michael J. McDermott
Lee Allen
Aloysius H. Downey
John Lincoln
Philip Kearney
M. T. Judge
Thomas T. Palmer
M. L. Campbell
Frank J. Thompson
William B. McAtee
Thomas Jefferson Duggan
The
John A. Hughes
Thos. A. Yeend
T. J. Conboy
Ed Carlin
Printers Convention Draws Large International union Attendance
The International Typographical Union plans its Nashville convention August 11 16 with hundreds of delegates from across the United States. Nashville Local No 20 has raised funds and arranged headquarters at the Hermitage Hotel for I T U members, with sightseeing trips to Mammoth Cave Lookout Mountain and Chickamauga Park.
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United States
Union
Nashville
International Typographical Union
Mammoth Cave
Lookout Mountain
Chickamauga Park
Chatanooga
Hermitage Hotel
J. W. Hays
Athletic Park
Chattanooga
Tennessee State Fair Grounds
Liv-Ver-Lax Promises Relief and Safe Daily Use
An advertisement touts Liv-Ver-Lax as a safer natural remedy to replace calo mel. It claims quick system cleansing and constipation relief suitable for children, with guaranteed results and prices of 50 cents and 1 dollar. The ad lists Sutton Bros. of Reo as a for sale distributor.
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L. K. Grigsdale
Sutton Bros
Reo
Mobile Council Honors King as Financial Secretary Change
Mr. King, a fourth degree member of Mobile Council and former grand knight in 1912, becomes financial secretary effective August 1. Active for over six years, he is lauded by many friends who extend congratulations.
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Knights of Columbus
J. Edward McHugh
Mobile Council
M. Mahomer, Jr
James M. King
King
Beavers Hit Major Meeting and Expansion
Secretary Holt reports a large Beavers gathering last Monday with twenty new members processed. A further sizable class is expected at the next meeting as the supreme organizer builds ten new dams across the South.
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Beavers
Holt
The
Birmingham Seeks Elks Bid as National Meet Heads West
Edward Lgngh of Newark was elected grand exalted ruler of the Elks at Rochester meeting. Birmingham Elks plan to attend Denver next year and may bid to host 1915. Maple Camp No 5 W O W reports 15 new applications and aims for 1,000 members by November amid steady Moose activity.
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Birmingham
Elks
Edward Lgngh
Newark
Protective Order of Elks
Grand Lodge
Rochester
N.vs
Denver
Birmingham Elks
West
the Elks
Fred C. Robinson
Dubuque
P. H. Shields
Clarksburg
W. Va
H. H. Jennings
Bridgeport
Conn
E. M. Dickerman
Tucson
Ariz
Edwin_l. Kelly
Cheyenne
Wyo
S. V. Parrott
Indianapolis
James B. Nicholson
Springfield
Mass
Charles A. White
Chicago
Maple Camp
Maple Camp No. 5
Seiple
Bauer
Lodges Hold Joint Installation and Banquet After Warm Week
Four lodges Rescue No. 24 Mobile 67 Percivale 102 Red Cross 132 met last week. Past Grand Chancellor D. B. Dobbs installed all officers. speeches followed and a banquet with a mixed quartet entertained. Next week initiations possible. Very Rev. G. C. Tucker may visit and report.
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Rescue No. 24
Mobile
Percivale
Red Cross
D. B. Dobbs
J. F. Hogan
George W. Smith
M. M. Marsh
James G. Adler
O. J. Mickey
Tailor invents gauge for material handling
For dressmakers and tailors a new gauge holds material for sewing ripping ironing and other tasks keeping both hands free.
Mexican rescuer and girl wed after elopement in Kansas City
Francis Sandoval, 23, of Mexican origin, and Josefa Marchinez, 14, met again in Kansas City after Sandoval saved her from drowning in the Rio Grande years earlier. They eloped, police searched, and Judge Sims married them in Probate court with a small town collection paying for the license.
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Sandoval
Rio Grande
Josefa
Mexico
Kansas City
Kan
Myers Street
Span
No. 201
North Second Street
Will Adopt New Plan at Industrial Institution
HH Sherrill of the Florida Industrial Institute reports plans to switch from the current dormitory system to a cottage setup. Buildings will be planned to house small groups of boys, aiming for better results and eventually eliminating the dormitory.
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Pensacola
Fla
HH. Sherrill
Florida Industrial Institute
Marianna
Sherrill
Fine Reports on Crop Conditions
North Alabama crops are splendid with good outlooks in Lauderdale Franklin and Colbert counties. Southeast Alabama needs rain, especially Abbeville and Henry county, where prospects may suffer if showers do not come soon. Central Alabama shows strong prospects in Lowndes county on Joseph O Thompson’s 2700 acre farm. Overall state reports indicate crops will be larger than last year.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Noth
Lauderdale
Franklin
Colbert
George W. Dincan
Auburn
Duncan
R. F. Kolb
North Alabama
Woodson J. Martin
Etowah County
Gadsden
Coosa Valley
J. T. Gorman
Abbeville
Henry County
Gorman
Lowndes County
Captain Kolb
Joseph O. Thompson
Kolb
Mr. Thompson
Chinese President to Meet Belligerents in London Report
Peking dispatch says Yuan Shi Kai will meet southern rebel representatives tonight to seek a compromise amid a mainly military political movement. The Times correspondent notes no broad popular demand for government change.
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London
Yuan Shi Kai
Peking
The
Times
China
Gave Cheers For The Americans In Matamoros Demonstration
In Matamoros on July 19 800 Constitutionalists and locals cheered for the Americans near the Brownsville border during a Juarez anniversary event at the U S consulate. Major Mojica urged calm while Consul Johnson pledged to report the incident to Washington.
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Associated Press
Matamoras
Mex
United States
Brownsville
Rio Grande
Benito Juarez
Mojica
Blanco
Johnson
Mexico City
Pittsburg Millionaire Returns Without Chorus Girl
A Pittsburg millionaire reappears in the news with a new entry, noting there is no chorus girl in this story this time, according to the St. Louis Republic.
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Pittsburg
St. Louis Republic
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