Six Per Cent Dividend Declared By Laurens Mill Board
Laurens mill board of directors declared the usual six per cent semi annual dividend payable December 31 at the Laurens cotton mill offices. Yorkville reports heavy snowfall of eight inches, while Beaufort notes an accidental shooting death of Rebecca Patterson at age sixteen involving a boy of eleven. A whiskey seizure in Cayce led to no ownership claim and several suspects are described as negroes. Chester reports the hanging of Wohan Hardin, a colored man, for murder in a case tied to a family feud and a deadly shooting at the time.
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Laurens
Laurens Cotton Wills
Phecane
Orsoru
Chester
Wohan Hardin
Henry Saunders
William Hardin
Levey
Guerfernee
Hardin
Six Barns and a Residence Burned Near Honea Path
Honea Path December 17 reports six barns and a residence burned within ten miles of Honea Path. Farms of WM Shirley Col Bob Arnold Dr Valentine WR Mattison and Ashley Lipford are cited along with Ben Lipford's residence. The cause is suspected arson by incendiaries on several recent fires.
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Honea Path
WM Shirley
Bob Arnold
Greenville County
Valentine
Laurens County
Mattison
Abbeville County
W M Shirley
Joe M H Ashley
Anderson County
Ben Lipford
Counterfeit Coin Case In Orangeburg
In Orangeburg on Thursday Special Agent Thomas from Washington and Mr Oliver faced charges tied to a counterfeit coin scheme. Oliver, a young man raised in Timmonsville, recently resided here for two years after an early stint in the photograph business and a foray into brokerage.
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Orangeburg
U. S
Secret Services
Washington
Spec
Thomas
Charlo
Ne Oliver
Oliver
Timmonsville
Atwards
Fragmented OCR Story Teases Hidden Details
A garbled OCR passage hints at a local story with names and places obscured. Readable fragments reference a person and location but lack coherent context or clear events. Further restoration needed for full headline and summary.
Secretary Hester's Cotton Statement Features Higher December Figures
New Orleans December 16. Secretary Hester's weekly cotton statement shows for 16 days in December a rise over the same period last year of 197,000 bales. The season's opening sales reach 1,106,000 bales, with a lead of the prior year. Sight brought into view during the past week totals 164,453 bales, and year to date figures compare unfavorably to last year by 100,163 and 346,213 respectively.
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New Orleans
Hiester
Bitters Promised to Cure Ailments and Nervous Upsets
Local ad claims Bitters solves stomach issues nervousness and blood system troubles. It guarantees satisfaction or 50 cents back through Crayford Bros J F Meckey Co and Funderburk Pharmacy.
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AHL
Crayford Bros
J. F. Meckey & Co, Funderburk Pharmacy
Popular Vote for President in 1904 Election
A letter to the editor cites a New York Times canvass showing a total 13,533,820 votes. Roosevelt leads with 7,640,561, Parker 5,094,091, minor candidates share the rest, and the electoral tally lists Roosevelt with 386 votes and Joe Walker with 140.
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Isaac A Keels
Kingsiee
New York Times
Tennessee
Michigan
Parker
Roosevelt
United States
Joe Walker Wall
Murray’s cough cure claim from druggist ad note
An OCR fragment mentions Murray’s cough remedy sold by a druggist, claiming fast relief. It references Murray’s product name and price of 250, with phrases suggesting a quick cure and battle against a cough. Context is unclear due to damaged text.
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Murray
Maurray
Cotton Farmers Push for Higher Prices in Georgia
In several Georgia counties on December 17 farmers held meetings to organize the new movement aiming to hold cotton at ten cents. Resolutions urged growers to withhold tonnage and seek bank aid to support price gains.
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Uuing
Auit
Dr King’s New Discovery Cures Consumption Warning
Those who ignore Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption face a long, bitter struggle. T R Beall of Beall notes her mother’s full recovery after taking the remedy, with four bottles, as proof. Sold guaranteed by Crawford Bros J F Mackey Ch and Fanderburk Pharmacy.
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Dr. King
T. R. Beall
Beall
Br. King
Crawford Bros
J. F. Mackey & Ch
Fanderburk Pharmacy
Local traders pledge deeper price cuts in Lancaster
Gui on announces a 20 day campaign to offer the trading public more goods for their money than ever before in Lancaster. The plan aims to reverse a downturn by heavy discounts and expanded product value.
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Lancaster
Bargain Sale Promises Deep Discounts on Shirts and Shoes
A local trade notice advertises 60 dozen mens undershirts at 50 cents, two for 74 cents, 20 dozen ladies vests at 25 and 95 cents per garment, and remaining 50 cent shirts at 25 cents. A few shoes remain, with prices to entice buyers. Goods held only twenty days.
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Blesen
Cnsumer
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Tom
Dan Dy Bime
Hester
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Cotton Farmers Combine
Fundecburk Co
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