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Newspaper

The Lancaster Ledger

Location

Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1904

Page

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Fragmentary timetable entry with scattered city names

A garbled schedule lists times from 6 10am through 9 00pm with locations including Gastonia Yorkville Atlanta Columbia Fort Lawn Lancaster and Richburg. The text is incomplete and contains illegible segments and stray numbers.

Liv Lancaster Fort Lawn Basconville Richburg Chester Chartotte Columbia Atlanta Sal Yorkv C&n Gastonia Lengir Hastbounl Lenir Yorkville Atlania Lotte Ester Bascomville Lancaster

Deaths and a Fatal Shooting in Several Counties

In Chesterfield Miss Jenkins sister of Charlie Jenkins dies burned near her door after smoke was seen. In Yorkville Maj Thomas D White sides, aged about 83, dies of paralysis. In Union James Hicks, a cotton mill hand, is shot dead near Tryon by a man mistaking him for a spy.

Chesterfield Miss Jenkins Charlie Jenkins Heath Union James 0. Hicks Union Cotton Mills Tryon Wakefield

Murder in Newberry Woman Slays with Knife

February night in Newberry Laura Mitchell a colored woman killed Rebecca Neal on the Mark Nichols place near Utopia. Coroner's jury ruled Neal died from knife wounds inflicted by Mitchell. Mitchell surrendered to Sheriff Buford in town this afternoon.

Newberry Laura Mitchell Rebecca Neal Mark Nichols Place Utopia Buford

Sisters-in-law quarrel over spoon ends in murder

On Helena Island two sisters in law Emeline Gresn and Sarah Lockwood quarreled over a spoon. A fight followed and Emeline fatally stabbed Sarah, who died two hours later. Emeline Gresn was jailed after being brought to Beaufort Aton.

Beaufort Helena Island Emeline Gresn Sarah Lockwood Emeline Sarah

Bryan Addresses 2000 as He Urges Democratic Conscience

William J Bryan spoke to about 2,000 at a Greenville theatre audience, urging the Democratic party to awaken public conscience, denounce campaign funds, defend free silver, and oppose corporate power. He warned against branch banks and warned that tariff issues, trusts, and money questions must be fought in the coming campaign.

Greenville William Jannings Bryan Bryan General Assembly Tie Dessocratic Party Republicas Andrew Jackson Bank of the United States Trust

Night Alarm of Croup Relief from Foley’s Honey and Tar

A sharp brassy cough all night signals a dangerous croup. Mrs. P L Cordier of Mannington Kentucky reports her three year old daughter survived after using Foley’s Honey and Tar, the first dose bringing relief. Refuse substitutes. Sold by T Eugene Punderburk.

Voley P.L. Cordier Mannington Foley T. Eugene Punderburk

Dr Kings New Life Pills Offer Relief For Stomach Ailments

A short ad praises Dr Kings New Life Pills reducing domestic troubles by aiding stomach and liver issues. It mentions Crawford Bros J F Mackey Co and T Eugene Funderbark Drug Store as sellers. A separate note states the senate committee favors Crum's nomination as Charleston collector.

Dr. King Crawford Bros J. F. Mackey & Co T. Eugene Funderbark Senate Crum Charleston

Rabbit riddle on wood journey reaches center

The joke asks how far a rabbit can go into a wood and answers to the center, since beyond that it would be exiting the wood.

Lexington Farmer Shot From Ambush

John W. Meetze, a Lexington county farmer, was shot in the face with buckshot yesterday afternoon near his home, as a white attacker concealed behind a fence opened fire. A neighbor woman, shot in the lung and elbow, was taken to Brookland for treatment. she identified one assailant as clean shaven with black hair. Meetze’s father was killed in a similar ambush about 16 years earlier within half a mile of the same area.

John W. Meetze Lexington County Brookland Meetz C . Barron Lee Meeize Bob Doyle Woods Meetze Will Pond Meetze Dub Meatzs Aiken South Boundary Street Alec Miss Kirke Boston Walliams Mrs. Ashley Asheville J. W. Jay Long Raleigh

Burned At The Stake Near Crossett

The report states Glenes Bays a Black man was hunted by a mob and burned at the stake near Crossett. He was charged with murdering J D Stephens a wealthy Ashley county planter after a confrontation, while other violence and a separate shooting incident in Aiken are noted without clear links.

Little Rock Ark Glenes B Crossett J.D. Stephens Ashley County Stephens Bays

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Short R. Miles Lancaster Marble A. J. McNinch R E. Wylie Lancaster and Chester Railway Tian Southern Sesboard and Carling & Northwestern Railways Lancaster—Southern Railway AP Mlure Leroy , Prings Columbia State Jacob Rivers Thomas DP. Whitesides York County Roeene Uryan Tal Bible Lexington Farmer Save Licu J McRea Philippine Constabulary Bolomen Dr. Jay Ater T. Eugene Funderbar Gov. Heyward
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