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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1902
Page
2
At Ibrox Park during an England vs Scotland international, a section of the spectators terrace collapsed under the weight of panicked crowds. About 70,000 inside and many outside surged toward exits. the disaster killed at least five with 125 injured, many severely.
The disaster's casualty lists report 91 dead and 250 injured, with nearly 200 seriously hurt, following the spectators’ stand collapse yesterday afternoon in Glasgow.
The governor pardoned Wade H. Rowland convicted of bigamy in Pickens county after serving two months of a six month sentence. Judge Gage and Solicitor Boggs supported the clemency. W R Parker, convicted of forgery in Anderson county and sentenced to two years, also received a pardon after exposing a prison plot to kill the jailer and enable an escape.
An advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as a remedy to aid pale anemic and flat-chested children and to stimulate growth. It claims the oil brings health to undernourished kids and urges use with free samples, reflecting a long-standing marketing tactic.
Hundreds were taken to infirmaries for operation and treatment. One hundred fifty remain in infirmaries. A large proportion of the injured had limbs broken bodies crushed and mangled with heads and faces gashed. Several more deaths likely from fractured skulls among the most critical cases.
Charlotte April 5 an attorney turned over to an officer 55 pearls and 7 diamonds the jewels lost by Mrs Harriet Blaine Beale on a sleeping car between Charlotte and Jacksonville weeks ago A railroad employee on the car produced the jewels He surrendered them promising immunity from publicity and prosecution The necklace is valued at 5000 dollars
Cobwebs put on a cut stately grey woman lockjaw. It advertises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the infallible healer of wounds ulcers sores skin eruptions burns scalds and piles. Cites pay-if-not cured policy and lists Crawford Bros and Mackey Co. drug stores at a price of 25 cents. Mentions a newspaper subscription appeal with a Tagus Bay Philippines note.
Duke Little of Union County was shot by Emil Hunt at Chesterfield Court House after an argument about a tired horse. Little, who had ridden in from Wadesboro, was struck in the jaw but the injury is not considered fatal. Hunt is the son of the Chesterfield justice of the peace.
A twister and hailstorm struck Prattville Texas on April 6 between 8 and 9 pm. Two inches of hail damaged crops and buildings, with the Prattville Methodist church blown from its foundation and Prattville stores wrecked. Losses are not yet known.
Richmond Virginia April 4 The State Constitutional Convention after nine months discussion adopted the suffrage amendment providing a temporary understanding clause for two years a poll tax and an educational qualification with broad implications for voters and eligibility.
A strange animal hunted nearby Bennettsville for weeks, attacking poultry and small stock. Mr B F Stanton of Hebron finally killed it. Hundreds witnessed the hunt and the verdict was a gray wolf though its origins remain debated. Reverend H Caldwell preached Einster sermons at Heath Springs services last Sunday.
Sumterville Fla April 5 Henry Wilson a noted negro desperado has been hanged for the murder of Lee Graham a prominent white man Great crowds witnessed the execution with no violence a planned lynching did not occur The execution breaks all legal speedy justice records Wilson was captured in another state area ten days ago and his trial began last Tuesday at a special term of court He was legally executed within four days of the trial start.
County treasurer Epps received a $1000 prize check from August Kohne of the State commission for Spartanburg's finest county exhibit at the Charleston exposition. The prize was handed to the ordinary county fund for county purposes, ending speculation on its use.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a guaranteed cure for chronic constipation. It emphasizes the remedy’s effectiveness and assures genuine tablets stamped C C C, noting they are never sold in bulk and available through druggists.
An Indianapolis telegram quotes a Matthews Indiana glassmaker who after two years of experiments announces he has solved the mystery of making malleable glass. The product resists sudden heat or cold changes and can be molded similarly to iron.
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