Old Ku Klux Returns Feared Ferocity in Greenwood
A Washington dispatch reports Greenwood South Carolina after election day sees multiple white and Black deaths and many wounded as armed troops patrol the county. White residents Thomas Tolbert and others were killed or wounded while Black victims included Sidney Tubert and James Williams among the fallen. The unrest follows violent racial tensions as authorities tally race related attacks and evacuations.
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Washington
Greenwood
Ethertdee
Thomas Tolbert
Mor
Wedston McKinney
James Willams
Wintis
Eeex Harrison
Ben Collored
Kired
Sidney Tuibert
Turmoil in Charleston area after mob attacks and killings
The report describes violent clashes on election day involving white Tolbert family members and black residents. Etheridge is killed. Tolbert is wounded. several others including Miller Fleming and Armatrans are wounded. Four enslaved people die in woods as armed whites scour the countryside. Harrison is killed during an ambush on a road as riders pursue suspected leaders. Authorities report multiple lynchings and continued tension with guards posted. the Tolberts’ family and supporters face threats while authorities seek suspects.
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Tolbert
Miller
Fleming
Pola
Jesse Wil- Hac
Exeex Harrison
Harrison
Teed
Etherides
Tolberi
Tom Tolbert
John R. ‘Tolbert
Chareston
Joe Tolbert
Finnty
Charleston
Redd Tolbert
Greenville
Fara Tolbert
Ione
J. W. Tolbert
Mecormicks
Phoenix
Tolberts
Meade
Tost
Beck
Ben Ae Emon
Tesla’s electric torpedo weapon could render armadas obsolete
Nikola Tesla claims a wireless control device can direct torpedoes and ships from any distance, destroying enemy vessels without lines or direct contact. He envisions peaceful uses but warns sea power may end as nations gain invulnerability, with demonstrations imagined in world war era rhetoric.
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New York Herald
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Tessa
Tera
Houston Street
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France
Eutherto
Tesla Explains A Torpedo Boat Control Model
In a lab scene Tesla unveils a four-foot screw propelled craft with bulbs on twin masts and bow explosive chamber. He demonstrates steering from a distant office, predicting practical uses from rescue to propulsion, and discusses remote control limits and possible Paris display.
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New York
Dramatic Crawford theater sees amateur operetta debut
Professional tourists yield to amateurs as Crawford theater presents The National Flower for Christian church benefit. The show follows a past Casina Gar ford Park run with extra acts by Model club and Watson’s orchestra. Robert Downing stars in a triple bill, including The Gladiator and a Bower scene from Ingomar, with prices 7 and 2 cents, and 3 for chaperones.
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Modec
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Madrid News Reopens Amid Disorder and Exodus
The Madrid town reports resumed vigilance as residents flee amid ongoing attacks and disorder. Officials emphasize the need for stability and condemn violence while urging tolerance for American influence amid widespread unrest.
Topeka Cash Store Expands Basement Facilities
The Topeka Cash Store at 108 East Sixth adds a new basement to vastly enlarge space for Holiday Goods. The front area for wraps and skirts is carpeted while carpets wallpaper and staples fill the rest. A wide staircase improves selling flow and electric light and Edison heat support operations. Management plans a grand sale to clear room for Christmas items, hoping lower prices will benefit Topeka buyers.
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East Sixth
Edison
Topeka
Rich gold finds reported in Copper River country
Captain Abercrombie and surveying party arrive via the schooner Excelsior from Copper River Alaska. They claim to have cut a trail from Valdes to Copper River shortening the route by six miles. They report rich gold finds in the interior and note a dangerous glacier crossing.
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Copper River
Seattle
W. R. Abpercrombie
A. S
Excelsior
Alaska
Valdes
Abercrombie
Canadian government seizes two steamers and two barges
Beattle, Nov. A reports the Canadian Government has seized two steamers and two barges of the Yukon river fleet of the Boston Alaska Transportation company for breach of contract. The company, it says, faced enforcement actions as authorities moved to compel compliance.
Government goods delivery delayed from July to September
Captain Linkely of one bark is jailed at Dawson charged with breaching cargoes. He is accused of taking a quantity of whiskey belonging to Donohue & Co after failing to fulfill a government contract on time.
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Linkely
Dawson
Donohue & Co
Corn Crop Is Light, Reports Say November 1897
Washington reports from the department of agriculture indicate corn yields averaging 248 bushels per acre nationally, with state results listing Pennsylvania 82, Ohio 26, Indiana 34, Iowa 22, Missouri 26, Kansas 19, Nebraska 81. Buckwheat yields projected at 17.0 bushels per acre, hay at 2. Forage quality varies, with hay quality near 61.9, and Irish potatoes averaging 75.2 bushels per acre. A special wheat investigation nears completion to refine future reporting.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
A&m
York
How They Buy and Sell Spaniards Master Bargaining
A New York Tribone excerpt describes Spanish market bargaining with a maid of all work visiting stalls to inspect onions and negotiate prices. The dialogue shows cordial exchanges and sharp price questioning as buyers push for value in a Moorish historical market scene.
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New York
Spain
Onion prices and feuding sisters in old market talk
Fragmented dialogue shows family quarrel over onions and payments in cuartos and francs with religious exclamations. Tensions flare as a sister offers seven and six cuartos, while the other refuses, invoking God and Mary.
Stuart’s Dynpendia Tablets Offer Digestive Relief
An old newspaper ad touts Stuart’s Dynpendia Tablets as a simple, safe cure for digestion problems. It claims the tablets digest food to rest the stomach, with testimonials from users in Beara and Girty, Pa, noting relief from sour stomach and gas. The ad promotes 30 cents per package and a free tract on stomach diseases.
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Stuart
Stuart Co, Marshall, Mist
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