Local Notes Highlight Kershaw Residents and Fund Bonds
Items from The Kershaw area report Miss Ella Welsh returning from Baltimore Mrs Mary Cook and daughter visiting Sumter Dr B S Beckham elected Knights of Pythias delegate C h Horton elected alternate Rev D C Freeman new Baptist pastor Dr E Beasington moving to Caniten town urges, bond vote for water works failed 50 to 6 with about half the registered voters casting ballots
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Camden
Lancaster County Educational Association Meets at Tabernacle Academy
The Lancaster County Educational Association will hold its next regular meeting at Tabernacle Academy on April 12. Speakers from various groups will discuss educational topics to promote genuine interest in the education of the coming generation. Citizens are urged to attend and welcome visiting teachers.
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Lancaster County Educational Association
Tabernnacle Academy
Tabers Back
Fight Called Off By Governor After Price Fighting Ban
April 7. Gov McSweeney refuses to permit a Jeffries Fitzsimmons match in Charleston citing a state constitutional ban on prizefighting. He warns he may call militia to stop the contest. Jinden withdraws a $10,000 forfeit as the militia option looms, and the Townsend code outlines penalties for price fighting and related actions.
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Presentation of Major Micah Jenkins Sword at Exposition
The Exposition hosts a formal sword presentation to Major Micah Jenkins by President Roosevelt with former Governor Hughes-Thompson of South Carolina leading the presentation. The weapon, a mahogany box and silk lining, bears a plate honoring Major Micah Jenkins of the Rough Riders as the crowd awaits the President’s address.
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Intricate Neatly Engraved Civil War Sword Exhibit
A fragmentary description details a quinite imported weapon with gold arabesques and a jeweled hilt. It bears inscriptions honoring Major Micah J. Jenkins and Theodore Roosevelt Rough Riders, paired with a heavy gilt belt. The passage shifts to a New York Sun piece on South’s political sway and Democratic leadership for 1904, criticizing northern weakness.
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Sailor Killed by Trolley in Charleston
Special to The State from Charleston reports Gus Rooney of the U S cruiser Cincinnati crew was killed when struck by a trolley car on Meeting Street extension. He attempted to jump onto a stationary car, was struck, and fatally injured.
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Charleston
Gus Rooney
United States
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MM. Kurz
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Sioux City
Vaccination Provente and Local Injury Reported
The Yorkville Enquirer notes a single smallpox case at York Cotton mills with general vaccination efforts. A family outbreak followed vaccination, avoiding several members but two younger children contracted smallpox. Aiken county reports a fatal shooting near Augusta with a reward offered for suspects. Obituary lines and a fading, sentimental verse conclude the fragment.
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York Cotton Mills
Mill Villa
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Yorkville Enquirer
State loans to counties for road work rise in year
The State acts as a money lender to counties with road loans made since the year began. Totals by county include York 10000, Bamberg 3360, Clarendon 3500, Kershaw 5000, Dorchester 4520, Marion 5770, Hampton 5000, Williamsburg 5000, Sumter 8800, Darlington 8690, amounting to 57880. The sinking land commission plans further loans, with the State earning 5 percent from counties.
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Clarendon
Kershaw
Dorchester
Mariow
Hampton
Williamsburg
Sumter
Darlington
Sinking Land Commission
Pay One Year In Advance For The Ledger Offer
An offer invites readers to pay for one year of The Ledger in advance and receive a free Home and Farm subscription for the same year. The pitch emphasizes convenience and value as a bundled deal for loyal readers.
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