Rape Case Recall and Lynching Talk Across Counties
A long dispatch recalls a Franklin county rape case from nearly 75 years ago and notes no lynching then. It compares with a Sherman army incident near Archer's Lodge where a Black man was killed after identification, highlighting Northern and Southern views on women’s honor and vigilante action.
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News and Observer
Daniel RK
Goodloe
Franklin County
Joseph Blake
Wake County
Sherman
Raleigh
Archer's Lodge
Johnson
Hir
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a Great Favorite
The soothing remedy has pleasant taste and quick permanent cures. Mothers praise its use for colds croup and whooping cough as it contains no opium or harmful drugs and can be given to babies and adults. For sale by Blackburn.
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Jobo
Blackburn
Ex-preacher J F Austin Convicted of Larceny in Rowan
Ex-preacher and labor agitator J F Austin was convicted in Rowan Superior Court of larceny and sentenced to 18 months in the penitentiary. In default of a $500 bond he was jailed pending appeal after a lengthy sentencing tirade against prosecutors, his counsel, and others. The item ends with an advertisement for Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
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Mechmoka
Ala
Dispatch
George Howard
Robert White
Howard
White
J. F. Austin
Rowan Superior Court
Austin
Rush
Hague McCorkle Dry Goods Company Ad Invites Merchants
The Hague McCorkle Dry Goods Company invites merchants to Greensboro or meet traveling salesmen before placing orders elsewhere. They are importers and wholesalers of dry goods notions and hats and sell nothing at retail.
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THE
Hague McCorkle Dry Goods Company
Greensboro
Starbuck and the Jones Case in Statesville
The Statesville Landmark questions Judge Starbuck after H F Jones was convicted of perjury and nearly jailed. Jones paid costs and reimbursed Alleghany for a twice-collected order, while Starbuck later said Jones lacked criminal intent. The paper asks why no new trial or verdict reversal occurred. It notes Senator Tillman and a mocking Tribune remark.
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Starbuck
Jones
Statesville
H. F. Jones
R. B. Glenn
Alleghany
Collector Harkins
Political Banquet and Cotillion Remarks Highlight Newport
The Free Press notes a colored delegate may grasp big American politics but misreads the candidate tied to a barrel. The Memphis Commercial Appeal quips that Mr. Harry Lehr and Mrs. W K Vanderbilt Jr plan a Newport dog banquet and calls a jackass cotillion more appropriate.
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Free Press
Harry Lehr
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Newport
Memphis
The Eminent Kidney and Bladder Specialist
An advertisement promotes Kilmer’s Swamp-Root as a cure for kidney and urinary issues including Bright's Disease. It claims rapid relief and offers a free sample and a book by mail, noting sizes and prices of fifty cents to one dollar.
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Bright
Kilmer
Joan Pang Fron
Atdru Jn
Samy
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