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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1912
Page
6
Washington reports Rep Roddenberry of Georgia condemns interracial marriage as a threat to law and morality. He cites Jack Johnson marriage and predicts future conflicts. The address accompanies a North Carolina poetry collection notice and literary prize details.
Wytheville Va Dec 1 Thirty five years in the penitentiary is the penalty Sidna Allen will pay for his part in the March shooting of Carroll county court house that killed five including the presiding judge sheriff and Commonwealth's attorney Wes Edwards will serve nine years. The sentences followed a compromise after a verdict of involuntary manslaughter for the murder of Commonwealth's Attorney Foster. Nine jurors favored acquittal on one count and three for second degree murder. The tragedy stirred the nation as Allen kin battled court officials. Floyd Allen and Claude Allen head death sentences while Sidna Sidna Edwards and Wesley Edwards receive prison terms. Reprieve granted for Floyd and Claude Allen to January 17 awaiting Supreme Court action.
Asheville December 12 police locate John Wilson the crippled boy after a nightlong hunt. Harriet Rogers of Greenville DC had accused George and James Metcalf of kidnapping. The brothers, jailed awaiting trial, gave conflicting stories as the boy is held in Weaverville before court.
A fragment notes a man reading an advertisement for Chamberlain's Tablet during his father's illness about six years ago and mentions sale by all dealers. The line reflects an old promotional snippet without full context or clear event details.
An antique advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a remedy for skin eruptions, eczema, salt rheum, chapped lips, burns, cuts, and bruises. Claiming it beautifies the face and treats piles, it notes a 25 cent price at English Drag Company.
In Hudson Wisconsin a husband and wife A L Tilseth were found dead in the river channel as they attempted to cross on skates. The bodies were discovered early today after a twelve hour search ended with a strand of the woman's hair frozen in the vee serving as the first clue for rescuers.
Sheriff T. P. Wilcox of Elizabeth City has applied to the Governor for a pardon for James Wilcox, imprisoned at Lisbon for 30 years for the murder of Neil Cropsey. The application, published in Elizabeth City papers, follows Wilcox’s June 16, 1903 commitment, marking nine and a half years served.
Mrs Marie Gerber of Lawelle Cal says a brief cold settled on her lungs causing pain and coughing until a friend recommended Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. She bought a bottle and by the first night her cough eased and within a week the cold and lung soreness disappeared. For sale by all dealers.
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