Negro convict drowns in Little River incident
Yesterd ay Bud Lee Clinkscales and Lewis Miller two African American convicts on a roadwork gang swam at Martin's mill in Little River without shackles. They overestimated depth. Miller revived, Clinkscales died before help arrived. Clinkscales had about six months remaining on sentence.
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Abbeville
Bud Lee Clinkscales
Lewis Miller
Little River
Martin’s Mill
Miller
Clink
Scales
Clinkscales
Cyclone in Monroe county claims nine lives in Alabama
A special from Evergreen Alabama reports a cyclone last night in Monroe county causing at least nine deaths and immense property loss near Birmingham. Constable L C Knoxohn shot mill worker P Vernon in February. Vernon was acquitted in a brief trial in criminal court Tuesday.
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Birmingham
Als
Age-Herald
Evergreen
Monroe County
L. C. Knox
Ohn
Tr. P. Vernon
Cstunbin
Criminal Court
Great sensation in Leesville over dramatic cure claim
In Leesville Indiana W H Brown reportedly survived a near death after using King’s New Discovery for Consumption. He claims immediate asthma relief and eventual cure alongside numerous other lung ailment successes. Advertises 50c and 1.00 prices with trial bottles free from Crawford Broad and J B Mackay & Co druggists.
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Leesville
Ind
W. H. Brown
King
Asth
Crawford Broad
J. B. Mackay & Co
Tornado Strikes Fort Mill Area Wreckage Reported
Special to Charlotte Observer details a cyclone hitting Fort Mill on April 13. Andrew Quill’s house was unroofed and shifted from its foundation. Charles B. Kimbrell’s store and stock were demolished with debris spread for miles. Nearby A. S. Garrison’s home and barn suffered damage. Many residents fled to trees seeking shelter as more damage is feared.
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Fort Mill
Nowa
Andrew Quill
Chas. B. Kimbrell
Kimbrell
A. S. Garrison
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promised to Cure Burns and More
An advertisement extols Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best remedy for burns sores bruises cuts boils ulcers skin eruptions and piles. It claims thorough work and guarantees satisfaction priced at 25 cents from Crawford Bros and J F Mackey Co druggists.
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Bucklen
Crawford Bros
J. F. Mackey & Co
Fast Flyer Pulled by Dead Engineer in Baltimore
In Baltimore on April 13 a Royal Blue express sped at fifty miles an hour when a dead engineer’s body dangled from the cab. The fireman, coolly crawling to the throttle, stopped the locomotive, saving many lives as the engineer’s skull was crushed near the track.
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Baltimore
Tle
Royal Blue Express
Childs
Young Farmer Kills Himself Near Oakway
Spartanburg April 13 A Seneca special reports Thomas Ewbankes a young farmer of Oakway ten miles south of Seneca killed himself yesterday morning. He was missing for hours before being found dead in a field near his home with his throat cut from ear to ear. No reason was given for the act.
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Johnston
Saluda County
John Shaver
Rufus Dursi
Durst
Shaver
Spartanburg
Seneca
Thomas Ewbanks
Oakway
Grippe cough cure claim from 19th century ad
An advertisement by Eugene Fanderburk promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a guaranteed cure for grippe cough, claiming it stops coughing and restores strength after danger point has passed. The copy warns against substitutes and urges timely use.
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Foley
Eugene Fanderburk
Foley's Kidney Cure Makes Kidneys Right Again
A historical advertisement proclaims Foley's Kidney Cure restores kidney and bladder balance. It markets relief for urinary troubles with claims of natural healing and quick results, appealing to readers seeking a domestic remedy from a trusted patent medicine line.
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Foley
Farmers' Exchange officers sue. Coit and Donaldson file claims
J C Coit first president and V Verner first general manager of the Farmers Exchange claim unpaid salaries and profits. Coit seeks 548 dollars for balance of salary from 1889 to 1901 at 1000 per year. Donaldson claims 1739.50 for salary plus undistributed profits. Weekly crop summary notes corn oats and cotton planting progression across various states.
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J. C. Coit
Farmers’ Alliance Exchange
Coit
Ermers’ Alliance Exchange
Exchange
Verner
M. L. Donaldson
Greenville
Donaldson
Washington
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Missouri
Tennessee
North Carolina
Mississippi
Louisiana
Georgia
South Carolina
Texas
Robbed the Grave by Electric Bitters Revival Tale
John Oliver recounts a near fatal illness in Philadelphia and credits Electric Bitters with a dramatic recovery after three weeks. He states physicians had given up and urges others to try the remedy, available for 50 cents at Crawford Bros. and J. F. Mackey & Co. drug stores.
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John Oliver
Philadelphia
Crawford Bros
J. F. Mackey & Co
Smith guilty in Michigan bigamy case judged at Monrose
Charles D. Smith, arrested in Charleston weeks ago on Michigan requisition for bigamy, was tried and found guilty at Monrose Michigan and sentenced to four and a half years in Jackson penitentiary five years being the limit.
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Charles D. Smith
Charleston
Michigan
Monrose
Jackson Penitentiary
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Edgefield
Elinor Courtney
Trenton
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