Lancaster and Railway Interchange Notice at Lancaster
A fragmented timetable notes connections and routes for Southern Railway and related lines from Lancaster. It lists arrivals and departures around 9 PM to 4 AM, with connections to Charlotte Atlanta Camden Marion and other points, naming officials Heath Bass and Leroy Springs.
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Rochedale
Daly
Pia ' Pat
Baswombyilie
Teste
Southern Railway
Charlotte
Pointa
Guth
Cylunly Seaboard Air Line
Northern and Southern Railway
Eastern Pointe
Wyt Jaater
Lancaster
Dai Pa
Fem
Camden
Marion
Cheater
Mmecia
al Chester
Neat Fem
Ane
M. Heath
Gien Bass Ager
Leroy Springa
Suthionsy Bailaay Aansot Cantary Nl
Simon Ellis Convicted of Murder at Monarch Mills
Special to the State reports Simon Ellis, colored, was convicted at 12:30 PM for the October 924 killing of Charles Byrd, colored, at Monarch Mills. Judge Hodson appointed A. Sawyer and J. G. Hughes to defend Ellis. eleven State witnesses faced three for Ellis. Ellis shot Byrd after a dispute involving a woman Byrd had lived with. Ellis returned from home, took a gun, and killed Byrd from behind. This marks the first murder conviction since 1890.
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Union
Simon Ellis
Chas. Byrd
Hodson
J. A. Sawyer
J. G. Hughes
Elis
Byrd
Defendant
Wade Davis
Early Says Visit to West Virginia Ends Frigid
General Lee, now retired brigadier general in the regular army, visited West Virginia and found an old comrade’s reception cool. The elder officer pressed for the truth, and the companion confessed a desire to dine before death to hear General J. Marley’s reaction in the hereafter.
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Lee
West Virginia
Leo
Gen. Dubal Marly
New York World
Ledger subscription notice in garbled text
An unreadable plea for payment and renewal, listing names and a request to pay the subscription for 160. The fragment suggests a newspaper ledger notice seeking subscribers and addressing readers directly.
Court-martial testimony on Samar killings cited
Major Waller testified that General Smith ordered killing and burning on Samar with the line that everything over ten should be killed. He said Smith urged harsh measures and no prisoners. Captains Porta Bears and Lt Blufford supported the claim. defense sought adjutant general records on Balangiga massacre to refute Smith.
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Samara
Waller
Smith
Porier
David D. Porta
Jhhan I. Bears
Frank Dlufford
Alarme Corps
How Rhodes Found the War News in a Shark's Stomach
Chief Wilkie recounts a tale from a foreign edition of Mark Twain's Lonocents Abroad. An English youth stranded in Australia aided a shark fisherman, discovering a London Times in a shark's stomach. He used the paper to spur a wool-buying scheme based on a wartime declaration, proving a startling financial windfall.
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Wilkie
Secret Service
Econgressmpen
Mark Twain
Australia
The
London Times
Ounce
Sydney
Wouldsbe
Germany
France
London
Englishman Cecil Rhodes sails from Australia with a million
A garbled Washington Post note mentions an Englishman named Cecil Rhodes allegedly leaving Australia with a sum of one million dollars. The quote includes unclear attributions to Chief Wilkie and stray garbled words, rendering the passage as a puzzling, fragmentary report with no clear context or confirmation.
Right of Jurisdiction as Seaman Killed Aboard Cincinnati
Angus Williams, a colored seaman on the cruiser Cincinnati, was killed by Robert Paine aboard the vessel. Jurisdiction controversy arose whether US or South Carolina authorities handle the case since the ship was in state waters but a US warship. Coroner to take charge. inquest set for tomorrow. second tragedy since Cincinnati arrived.
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Charleston
Angus Willims
Cincinnnati
Robert Paine
United States
Cincinnati
Wields a sharp ax of cures at Crawford Bros store
Readers marvel at the claims of Dr Kings New Life Pills eradicating a flood of ailments from liver and bowel troubles to dyspepsia loss of appetite jaundice bilious attacks and malaria as touted by Crawford Bros and J F Mackey Co druggists in a bold advertisement.
Trespass Notice Warns Against River Property Trespass
A 1909 notice warns individuals to stay off a marked tract along the Catawba River near the Best site. It lists owners D. J. Adams and Carter Adams and others, asserting legal action for violations. The message, dated March 20, 1909, names Abe Culp and M Wilquatrick & Bro as parties involved in the property.
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Hinsad
Catawba
Doda
Abe
Brown
Wilquatrick & Bro
Berkham Tract
Catiwba
Cobb
D. J. Adams
Carter Adams
Chay Fy Adams
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New York
Rory Oy Wetverne
Beary
Lancaster and CubSe Il
Edward
Betiruyry
Jane W. Wawards
Addiniwistrairix
North Carolinas
Noremost
Charlotte Observer
CAL Ow Tut & Tompkins
Pre
Observer
Washington
Athenta
North Carolina
Sunday Observer
Crawford Bros. Druggisie
Ageuis
Atlant Ta
Ewe Wren
Lancaster Ledger
Toni Feenids
Salacrbara
Otter
Joe Neiny Prom
Roy
Waser Lewin
Harvie Jordin
Berton Lee
Charles Byrd
Monarch Mills
Patrick
Rice
Wildeaaie
Folaje
Wauding
Kinnay
Marvin
Netinie
Gen. Smith
Hin
Rhodes
Young
London Pius
Cecil Rhodes
Janet Ming
Kemedy CO
Chicago
Lan Cor
Crawtoat
Martin Sata
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