Negro Murderer Shelton Hanged in Spartanburg Jail
John Shelton who killed Alf Briggs in 1905 and faced repeated delays in execution was hanged at noon in the Spartanburg county jail. He faced the crowd calmly, offered no statement, and was pronounced dead after twelve minutes. The case followed suspicions about Briggs living with Shelton’s wife and their child. A rheumatism testimonial and pain balm ad conclude the fragment.
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Spartanburg
John Shelton
Alf Briggs
General Sessions Court
Sachon
Supreme Court
Shelton
Chris Cannon
K. 11. Blassingame
Explosion in Canton Kills Many Injures City’s Walls and Pagoda
A Canton gun powder magazine explosion yesterday caused widespread destruction. Twenty one bodies were recovered and hundreds injured. Fifteen buildings razed, over a hundred damaged. A long section of the city wall collapsed and the nine story pagoda escaped with minor damage. Foreigners live in Shamian suburb where a fort-like shock was felt. Canton’s population is about ten thousand.
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Hong Kong
Canton
Shamion
Walla
Old City
Shamiou
Honan
Rive
History of Old Pendleton Book Nears Publication
For three years Col. It. W. Simpson has written a book on Pendleton and surrounding country. The work, now completed, is a history of the town and its people, with statistics and a full genealogy of nearly all residents.
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It. W. Simpson
Pendleton
Gol. Simpson
Anderson Mail
Mount Pleasant Dots and Local Notices
Mount Pleasant regular appointment at Mount Pleasant church by Rev W J Spearman. Numerous local names visit, social calls and small incidents noted. A Greenville county moonshine raid ends with distillery destruction and prisoner release during a tense shootout. Abbeville electric storm hits Nance household. fire consumes house and piano. insurance only covers part. Chamberlains Colic remedy advertised with local sellers listed.
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Mount Pleasant
W. J. Spearman
J. Hui
L. Dickney
Havlbrooks
Tom Bennett
J. H. Bennett
Lee Stovall
Maggie Moore
Lavonia
J. O. Hicks
By J. Lewin
Tom Honea
Earley Stancil
Jodie
Ada Harbin
Wayman Honea
Will Johnson
Greenville
J.O. Hicks
Ada Timms
Westminster
Fannie Land
Jolly Boys
Abbeville
Joseph Norton Nance
Tuo West
Chamberlain
Stand of Cotton Very Bad in Alabama
State Agricultural Department official reports a very poor cotton stand across Alabama. Farmers are fetching as high as $1.60 a bushel for seed with little success. Similar reports are arriving from other sections of the state.
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Montgomery, Alah
C. I. Bilelingsleau
State Agricultural Department
Alabama
Courtenay Resigns from Capitol Grounds Commission Chair
Capt W A Courtenay of this city yesterday sent his resignation to Governor Ansel as a member and former chairman of the commission overseeing the capitol grounds improvements. Appointed when the commission was created, he had shown real interest in the work, and Columbia residents regret his departure.
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W. A. Courtenay
Yeaterday
Ansel
Capitol
Capt. Courtenay
Gover
Columbia
Saluda Dismisses Policer In Dull Police Circles
Saluda town council has dismissed the town policeman due to dull police activity. The note recalls a past era when Saluda boasted a branch of the G. M. L. and implies a notable decline in local policing resumed after that period.
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Saluda
Home Canning Outfit Offers Year Round Canning
An affordable home canning kit promises to work on any oak stove and matches performance of a standard outfit. Includes free instructions detailing how to can vegetables and fruits. Price ten dollars. Orders should be placed by July 1 to ensure prompt delivery. J H Barnett Westminster SC.
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O Lange
J. H. Barnett
Westminster
8.C
Administrator's Sale of James Lee Sr Estate
James Lee Jr qualified administrator will sell at public auction at the late residence near Oconee Station on Saturday May 25 1907 for cash. Items include one cow one yearling heifer one buggy feather bed bureau safe jack plane hand saw drawing knife crosscut saw two tables and other articles. Sale begins at 10 oclock a.m.
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James, Lee, Sr
Oconeo County
South Carolina
Oconeo Station
Orelack A.m
James Lee, JR
James Lee
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