Baseball train wreck injures Darlington players near Bennettsville
Bennettsville Aug 11 There was a wreck on the Coast Line between Robbins and Lumber today likely costing a life and seriously injuring four Darlington base ball team members. Gabe Williams or Thompson was thrown atop the passenger car as four players rode the caboose top. William McLean of Cheraw suffered severe injuries including leg dislocation and chest injuries while J White Wilcox of Darlington dislocated hip and Fred Stein of Darlington had a dislocated shoulder and facial bruising. Nobody was inside the caboose.
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Bennettsville
Robbins
Lumber
Darlington
McCall
Geo. Williams
Thompson
William McLean
Cheraw
J. White Wilcox
Fred Stein
Caboose
Reverend J W Little in trouble over liquor remark
Rev J W Little faced a warrant in Montgomery County for assault with a deadly weapon after a sermon allegedly saying liquor sellers would steal from a dead negro. Bolin attacked the preacher with a knife but a bystander stone deterred him. warrant withdrawn. Governor pardoned Perry Cooper of Laurens for manslaughter after his 1903 case, where a gunshot killed his brother in law Henderson Garret following a night alarm.
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Charlotte Observer
Plummer Stewart
Star
Montgomery County
J. W Little
Little
Bolin
Greenville
Columbia
Mally
Perry Cooper
Laurens
Cooper
Henderson Garret
Bridge Let for Horton Creek Crossing on Fork Hill Road
On Tuesday September 6 1904 at 11 oclock a m bids will be received for the construction of a new bridge across Horton Creek on the road from Fork Hill to Kershaw. Plans and specifications will be available at the letting. Bond required of the successful bidder. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved. L J Perry County Supervisor.
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Iwill
Horton Creek
Fork Hill
Kershaw
L. J. Perry
Speeches to Farmers Highlight Pest, Roads and Cotton
At Clemson College Aug 10 Col J S Newman opened the institute with Dr G B Nesom outlining contagious diseases in livestock. He urged care for distemper and proposed a cauterizing wound treatment. Prof P T Brodie spoke on good roads and drainage. Col Peterson praised cotton growing while E D Smith of Lee County urged early nitrate use.
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Greenville
Clemson College
J. S. Newman
G. B. Nesom
Farey
Glanders
Fearcy
South Carolina
P. T. Brodie
Brodie
Richland
Col Peterson
E. D. Smith
Lee County
Entire Family Poisoned In Charlotte Region
Spencer dispatch reports eight members of L. D. Cole’s family became seriously ill after a meal prepared by a colored servant suspected of adding poison. Victims included G. H. Frick who remained unconscious. four sufferers vomited blood. The poison’s nature is undetermined and the servant fled after medical aid arrived.
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Spencer
Charlotte Observer
L. D. Cole
G H. Frick
Prediction and peril as Russo Japanese war looms
An Augusta Chronicle article cites Weale arguing China and Japan rise as world powers, predicting Russia faces two fires no matter the outcome. It notes Japanese superiority in peacetime business and warns of China’s growing leverage in Manchuria, while contemplating broader European intervention and a potential peaceful settlement through diplomacy.
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Russia
England
Japan
Baltic
Northwest Passage
Melville
China
United States
Weale
Manchuria
Augusta Chron
Icle
Qualifications to Vote in August Primary
The Georgetown Outlook explains voter qualifications for the August primary. A white male citizen aged 21 by the general election, resident of the state one year and county sixty days, with a name on the precinct club roll, may vote. Registration certificate is not required, but the club roll must contain the name. Prepare to be on the roll.
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Georgetown Outlook
Reward Offered in Columbia Murder Case
The governor announced a $200 reward for the arrest and conviction of the parties responsible for the murder of Jacob Kind in Charleston on August 11.
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Columbia
Jacob Kind
Charleston
Public notice statement on honest pricing and value
A public appeal declares a knockout for competitors by offering the lowest prices with honesty and integrity. It touts the Godman and Drew-Selby line of shoes, rejecting deceptive advertising and promising profits only to sustain service.
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Godman
Drew-Selby
The Best Lines On Earth Shoes Ad Claim Ledger
An advertisement boasts solid leather construction for every pair with reinforced toe details and a money back guarantee if any pair fails. It mocks competitors for inferior pasteboard sole and touts Douglas line as supreme while asserting cow leather materials.
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Douglas
SPECIAL DRIVE ON WINTER WEIGHT CLOTHING
A local retailer advertises a clearance on winter weight clothing with suit prices at cost to clear stock before the fall line. Strouse & Bros Clothing offers a written guarantee against fading or shrinking with every suit. The shop promotes overstocked merchandise and invites inspections to show broad stock and low grocery prices.
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Strouse & Bros
Nation Department
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the Ledger
Thurlow S. Carter
Tkbued Wei
Columbia State
J. W. Little
Nesom
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