Famine in the Czar's Empire Sparks Riots and Deportations
A St. Petersburg dispatch reports severe famine in Bessarabia with harvest failure and food scarcity. In Koushany villagers looted shops as police were beaten. reinforcements dispersed rioters, with executions and deportations to Siberia. Kishenau reports at least twelve starvation deaths and mass border exodus to Roumania.
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London
St. Petersburg
Bessarbia
Koushany
Bender
Siberia
Tom
Kishenau
Roumania
State Fair Premium List and Directors Named
The premium list for the Southern Exposition four day fair is ready for distribution. Directors listed cover Field and Garden Crops Major C H Clarke Horses Dr D W C Hendow Cattle W H S Bur Wyn Sheep R J Powell Poultry G B Alford Orchard and Nursery C B Denson Pan Y Supplies J S Wynne Manufacture W E Ashley Mercantile Displays N B Broughton Best premiums include largest lint yield 4 acres twenty dollars best bale of cotton twenty dollars and various cash prizes for crops and animals.
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C. H.larke
D. W. C. Hendow
W. H. S. Bur- Wyn
R. J. Powell
G. B. Alford
C. B. Denson
J. S. Wynne
W. E. Ashely
N. B. Broughton
Jno
W.hompson
W. S. Primrose
T. Bancey
State v Ferguson Breach of Promise Trial Next Week
Miss Hargett of Mecklenburg County sues J T Ferguson for breach of promise. The case previously resulted in a verdict against Ferguson at the last term, was appealed to the Supreme Court and granted a new trial, to be heard again in Charlotte N C next week.
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State Chronicle
Charrotte
N. C
Criminal Court
State
J. T. Ferguson
Miss Hargett
Ferguson
Supreme Court
Brutal Kentucky lynching disputed escape report
United Press report from Henderson Kentucky notes David King the brutal husband did not escape as claimed. King was taken from Dixon Webster county and hanged then shot multiple times before burial in a woods grave. His companion was whipped until fainting, revived, and released with a demand he spread the escape story.
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David King
United Press
Henderson
Dixon
Webster County
King
Heavy Rain in India Causes Floods and Drowning
United Press report from Bombay July 30 notes fifteen inches of rain in twenty four hours. Bhownugger and Mahooda in Gujarat overflowed with water breast high. three hundred people drowned. In VirginiaLuxomvre Virginia July 50 S Haris of North Danville Va engineer on Richmond and Danville R A died by self inflicted laudanum. He left a memorandum blaming bad treatment by his wife for the act.
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The
United Press
Bombay
Bhownugger
Mahooda
Gujarat
Luxomvre
S. Haris
North Danville
Richmond & Danville
R. A
Haley to Back Warren to Fight World Champion
Mike Haley pledged 1000 dollars to back Tommy Warren against world bantamweight champion George Dixon in a purse battle to be staged at the club with the largest offered prize. Warren will fund his share once Dixon or Tom O'Rourke agree to participate. Weight limit 118 pounds. The column also advertises tonics P P P and Bradycrotine as cures for various ailments.
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United Press
Norfolk
Mike Haley
Norfolk Virginian
Tommy Warren
George Dixon
Warren
Dixon
Tom O’rourke
Dastardly Murder Stuns Suffolk Two Women Arrested
A brutal murder outside Suffolk Virginia claims John Eppes a 25 year old Western Union telegraph manager. Two African American women have been arrested on suspicion of involvement as the town erupts with fear and calls for swift punishment.
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Petersborg
Suffolk
Norfolk and Western Railroad
John Eppes
Western Union Telegraph Office
Mysterious Case of Nannie Porter Death
The body of Nannie Porter daughter of wealthy contractor S. S. Porter arrived in CuarrancoGca Tennessee with a death certificate showing morphine poisoning yet two pistol wounds were found in the abdomen during burial prep. J W Beecher claimed husband status but left before the funeral. Mr Porter vows to spend his fortune to find the murderer.
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Nannie Porter
United Press CuarrancoGca
Tenn
8. S. Porter
Hill City
Knoxville
Knoxville Board of Health
J. W. Beecher
Porter
Harrison Invests Surplus Cash in Indianapolis Real Estate
President Harrison continues purchasing property in Indianapolis Indiana with a recent block purchase at the corner of Pennsylvania and Georgia streets for 200000 dollars. The item reflects his ongoing real estate investments and uses the city as the economic center of the note.
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United Press
IndianaPolis
Ind
Harrison
Pennsylvania and
Georgia Streets
Bank Cashier Jerman Leaves for New York on Trip
Mr. B. S. Jerman, cashier of the new Commercial and Farmers' Bank, has departed on a business trip to New York.
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B. S. Jerman
New Commercial and Farmers’ Bank
New York
Progress of the Baker Case in Roanoke Court
A Roanoke Times dispatch from Abingdon reports Dr. Baker on trial for wife murder with a crowded court. Witness Mrs. Gilmer testified of a long affair since 1878 and shared love letters, while discussions on prior poisoning questions delayed proceedings until tomorrow.
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Roanoke
Times
Abingdon
Warren Offers $1000 to Back Dixon Challenger
Daily Norfolk Virginian reports a backer pledging $1,000 to support Tommy Warren in a 115 pound bantamweight title bout against world champion George Dixon. Warren will fund the bid at the largest purse offered and will deposit funds once Dixon or Tom O Rourke agree to accept.
Two Hundred Drowned In Japanese Sea Collision
Advices from Yokohama report the Tama Maru sinking after a collision with Miyoshi Maru off Shiragami. Of 320 laborers aboard, 260 are confirmed drowned or missing while the captain, first officer, and sixty laborers reached shore.
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United Press
San Francisco
Cal
Pekin
Yokohama
Sutto
Shiragami
Oil Tanks Destroyed by Lightning in Baltimore Canton
Lightning struck the Baltimore United Oil Company tanks at Canton causing a fierce fire. Fire crews initially contained the blaze but it reignited and spread by morning, becoming uncontrollable with an estimated loss of 100000 dollars.
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United Press
Baltimore
Baltimore United Oil Company
Canton
Simple remedies touted for health woes in old advertisement
An elderly man claims Ely's Cream Balm cured ten years of catarrh. A quoted note praises Bradycrozine for headaches and a claim extols P. P. P. as a potent herbal mix from home woods, highlighting rapid health restoration.
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Ely
Henry Billings
U. S
Washington, D. C
Democratic State Convention Endorses Australian Ballot System
The Democratic State Convention at Ford's Grand Opera House approved the Australian ballot system and praised Senator Gorman for leadership against the Force bill. Frank T. Shaw nominated Frank Brown for Governor, who was unanimously chosen. ticket includes Brown, Martin DeKalb Smith, John P. Poe, and J. Frank Ford. The platform condemns war taxes and calls for tariff revision and equal coin exchange value.
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Battiore
Ford
Grand Opera House
Barnes Compton
Henry Lloyd
Republican Party
Congress
Maryland
Gorman
United States
Russia
Senate
Frank T. Shaw
Frank Brown
Edwin Warfield
Brown
Carroll County
Martin DeKalb Smith
Kent County
John P. Poe
Baltimore City
Court of Appeals
J. Frank Ford
St. Mary’s County
Charlotte District Conference Opens in Church Street Church
The Charlotte District Conference met at Church Street Church with Rev. A. P. Tyre in the chair. Bishop Duncan was expected. Rev. H. W. Spinks was elected Secretary as talks on religious literature and education were given by prominent church leaders. Afternoon session continued with fourteen charges and four lay delegates. Simmons Liver Regulator testimonial from Mrs. Edmund Fitton.
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T. A. Boone
Wadesboro
Siamens Liver Regulator Dinner Tip
After your dinner take Siamens Liver Regulator to prevent dyspepsia and indigestion. This remedy is promoted as aiding digestion and easing stomach discomfort.
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Ics
East India
Fergus
India
Virginia Fr
Haley
I. L. Irvin
Thomasville, Ga
Simmons Liver Regulator
James Irvin
Savannah
Irvin
VAILS
Venus
Florence
Democrats
TEM
Senator Gorman
Philadelphia
New, York
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Young
Zimmer
King and Mack
McQuade
Association
Cincinnati
Chicago
Rhines
Harrington
Hutchinson
Kittridge
Mahoney
Washington
Athletic
Foreman
McGuire
Sanders
Mulligan
Boston
Burlington
Murphy
Madden
Robinson
Davis
Charlotte
Tyre
Chaler
Edmund Fitton
Frankford
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