Typhoon Off Swatow Kills Thousands Of Fishermen
Reports from Victoria B C recount a devastating typhoon off Swatow on November 4 that wrecked hundreds of fishing junks. Rescue efforts by Hong Kong authorities and naval ships saved 122 men and towed several vessels, while an estimated 300 of about 400 junks were disabled or sunk, leaving thousands of lives lost and many fishermen without food or water for days.
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Victoria
B. C
South China
Swatow
Hongkong
Stanley
Trespass Notice in Gills Creek Township
Notice warns all persons against riding walking hunting or fishing on lands in Gills Creek township two to four miles northeast of town. Enforcement will apply to all who disregard. Signatories include Mrs E J Gregory J F Blackmon J B Sims A J Dunlap dated November 6 1903.
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Gills Creek
E. J. Gregory
J. F. Blackmon
J. B. Sims
A. J. Dunlap
Loan arrangements for cotton farms by Toan
Money 10 loan department reports arrangements by Toan to negotiate loans of 300 dollars and up on first mortgages on improved cotton farms at seven percent interest on sums of 1,000 dollars and over, and five percent on smaller sums. No commission charged, only a reasonable title fee. R. E. Wylie, Attorney at Law, dated September 18, 1903.
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Toan
Bechedale timetable dated 1902 Westbound and Eastbound routes
Schedule fragment shows July 1902 operations for Lancaster and surrounding towns with multiple daily departures and arrivals. It lists westbound connections via Chester Southern Seaboard Carolina Northwestern railways and Lancaster Southern Railway, with times from Fort Lawn to Columbia and Atlanta, plus eastbound returns through Lenoir and Charlotte to Lancaster and Charleston. Official notices credit A P McClure as superintendent and Leroy Springs as president.
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Lancaster
Fort Laws
Ty Basconville
Richburg
Chester
Charlotte
Columbia
Atlanta
Lenoir
O& OF
Eastbuunl
C& N
Cheater
Brascomville
Fort Lawn
Damien Soch
Charleston
Chester—Southern, Seaboard and
Carolina & Northwestern Railways
Lancaster—Southern Railway
P McLure
Leroy Sprin¢Rs
Sentenced to an Asylum in North Carolina Murder Case
Special to the Charlotte Observer from Kinston on November 26 reports Frank Davis was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to be hanged February 19. Emmett Boyett, acquitted on insanity grounds, is confined in the Raleigh asylum for the criminal insane by Judge Brown under the 1903 act. The decision sparked city debate as Boyett was moved to Raleigh today.
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Kinston
Frank Davis
Emmett Boyett
Raleigh
Brown
General Assembly
Boyett
Inas
Runaway Bicycle Heals By Bucklen Arnica Balm
A runaway bicycle left J. B. Orner of Franklin Grove, Alabama with a severe leg cut. The wound worsened into a stubborn ulcer for four years until Bucklen’s Arnica Balm cured it. Also advertised for burns scalds skin eruptions and piles at local druggists.
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J. B. Orner
Franklin Grove
Bucklen
Crawford Bros
J. F Mackay &Co
T. Eugene Funderbork Drug Store
Cleveland's Mind is Fully Made Up
New York reports Grover Cleveland has written to Brooklyn Eagle editor McKelway declaring he will not again be a nominee for the presidency. He thanks readers for support but states his decision is unalterable and insists the Eagle publish the message. Cleveland dates the note Princeton New Jersey November 25 1903.
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New York
Grover Cleveland
Brooklyn Eagle
Princeton
N. J
Mr. McKelway
Disastrous Wrecks and New Discovery for Lung Ailments
Carelessness causes railway wrecks and lung sufferings yet Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds saves lives including Mrs Lois Crage of Dorchester Mass The remedy guarantees relief for throat and lung diseases Crawford Bros J B Mackey Co and T Eugene Funderbark Drugists offer 50c and 1 00 prices Trial bottles free.
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Dr. King
Lois Crage
Dorchester
Mass
Crawford Bros
J.B. Mackey & Co
T. Eugene Funderbark
Convicted of Murder in Godwin case at Fayetteville court
In Fayetteville North Carolina on November 26 after a five hour jury deliberation the jury returned a verdict of murder in the first degree against Robert Munn for the shooting death of Isaiah Ray at Godwin.
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Fayetteville, N. C
Robert Munn
Isaiah Ray
Godwin
Supreme Court Defers Greenville Dispensary Case Against Constable
The State reports the supreme court yesterday handed down a decision in Calvin Smith of Greenville versus S G LaFar a dispensary constable. The suit concerns an interstate commerce issue over a seized liquor package before delivery to Smith a supposed blind tiger keeper. The matter returns to the circuit court for another trial on the facts with damages sought at 5000 dollars.
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Supreme Court Yeaterday
Calvin Smith
Greenville
S. G. LaFar
Smith
Circuit Court
Dr Nesom Urges Dairy Progress For Cheese Factories
Dr Nesom of Clemson College writes to Winnsboro easing doubts about South Carolina dairy farming. He emphasizes feeding and returning manure to soil, the need for good pastures and grain, and argues dairy cattle can be highly profitable with proper handling and local markets for milk, butter, and cheese. He notes cattle can be grown cost effectively in the South and urges utilization of dairy products to sustain farms.
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Winnsboro
Nesom
Clemson College
Tam
Eouth
Fairfield County
South Carolina
Healf
Jersey
Foley's Honey and Tar for Children Satire Safe
A brief note discusses Foley's Honey and Tar for children as a safe option, highlighting caution against opiates and addressing satire or mislabeling concerns for pediatric use.
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Meres Lees
HBO
Merrsees Foley
Foley
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