14 Dec 1901
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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1901
Page
1
A fragmented ad outlines a sale with coats priced around $5.40 to $12 per suit and wool finishes on two lots. It touts knee pants suits for boys and vest suits for little men, emphasizing low prices and reliability.
Houston police officers J. C. James and Herman Youngat tried to arrest Sid Preacher, an alleged bunco steerer. Preacher shot with a shotgun wounding James, then battled Youngat before James rose and fired killing Preacher. both officers died in the moment.
A Washington dispatch reports Andrew Carnegie will donate 10 million dollars to support university extension across the United States. The gift eyes a national board to oversee the effort with cooperation from universities and likely White House backing. Nicholas Murray Butler has aided the plan, and Roosevelt is expected to set the organizing machinery in motion.
The ad describes a cycle where a weak body and thin blood worsen each other. It argues that external help is needed and touts Scott's Emulsion as the solution. It claims the product first stabilizes the stomach, then enriches the blood, strengthens the body, and promotes new flesh so the person can manage without further medicine.
State reports warrants issued for the arrest of company officers who have fled. An Ames Owen Cherry Tree company agent in Henrietta North Carolina faced federal charges for using the mails to defraud. The firm allegedly sent a suspension notice amid newspaper attacks and widespread confusion in the Carolinas.
Special to The State reports Ben Gates a Black tenant was awoken by intruders and shot as he rose from his bed about 2 AM on December 11 near Counts Ferry. Gates died about an hour later. Coroner Wilson was notified and authorities pursued possible motives tied to racial intimidation.
A Postal Telegraph Co. manager, his son, and a Black driver were killed when a tree fell on their vehicle while repairing a telegraph line three miles from Newton, Mississippi. The accident occurred this morning as they worked along the road.
A fragmented OCR item quotes M M Austin of Winchester lamenting a wife’s illness and failed medical help, noting a con unclear to readers. The snippet appears to be part of a larger, damaged text with missing context and attributions.
Fragmentary text notes an end to a suit related to a miner identified as 1 with references to Samm Peauetee Se. The readable portion indicates a conclusion or cessation of legal action without detailed context.
Public notice warns all persons not to trespass on lands two miles west of town known as Jasper Cansingham and Chafee places and J.P. Slunter lands bounded by public road and named landowners. Law will be rigidly enforced. Dated November 21, 1901.
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