30 Dec 1903
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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1903
Page
1
In Vicksburg Mississippi on December twenty second two intoxicated Black men named Peter McLerfton and Jake Husband were killed after firing on railway conductor R F Carr who returned fire with fifteen shots. Carr was unharmed.
Seventeen people die and thirty two are injured in a head-on crash of Pere Marquette passenger trains six miles east of Grand Rapids Michigan. Officials say a high wind blew out a signal lamp causing the westbound Train No 5 to fail to stop at McCord and pass at Fox. A lynching attempt leads to jail and property fires in Pine Apple Alabama with losses pegged at twenty five thousand dollars and rewards totaling one thousand dollars for suspects.
R W Guston and Miss Belle Wofford of Woodruff were wed on a moving train between Woodruff and Spartanburg. Rev B J Wofford, cousin of the bride, performed the ceremony. The couple said the plan was to have a romantic affair and they left tonight for Atlanta.
J G Gluck superintendent at Pruntytown West Virginia reports adopting Foley's Honey and Tar as the exclusive remedy after trying others. T Eugene Funder of The Charleston News and Courier announces a centennial celebration with a monster special edition reviewing the state's growth over one hundred years.
An advertisement promises Electric Bitters will regulate kidneys and bowels, stimulate the liver, and purify blood to ease nervousness sleeplessness and stomach issues. It claims quick relief for run down systems with a guarantee of satisfaction by Crawford Bros J F Mackey Co and T Eugene Funderburk.
Six persons suffocated by illuminating gas in San Francisco Saturday night. Turkey yields to U S demands and orders the governor of Alexandretta to apologize to Consul Davis and punish the man who assaulted him.
B I Bass of Fremont Nebraska writes that after severe kidney illness and trying various medicines he found relief and eventual cure using Electric Bitters. Neighbor reports cite Rheumatism Neuralgia Liver and Kidney issues improved. 50 cents at Crawford Bros Mackey Co and T Eugene Funderburk Druggist. Also a note that Rockefeller donated 2 million to the University of Chicago prompting salary raises for professors.
A wild horse fleeing occupants and hundreds of minor accidents highlight daily danger. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve touted for burns cuts and sores with shops listed. Earthquake shocks reported in Ogdensburg New York and Los Angeles California. Joseph Phillips killed his three motherless children and himself at Hudson New York over Christmas gifts. L. O. Murray of Chicago named assistant secretary of commerce and labor.
A vintage ad touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a remedy for dyspepsia dizziness headache liver and bowel trouble. It promises gentle but thorough relief and lists J E Mackey Co Crawford Bros and T Eugeese Fanderbark Drug Store as sellers at 25 cents.
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