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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1905
Page
2
A South Carolina report details county superintendents declaring compulsory school attendance. It notes public sentiment and debate, with observers from Bute and surrounding counties chronicled by The Columbia State. The piece also recalls a fatal accident near Easley and a judge’s lenient stance on crimes involving women and alcohol.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Eastover with a date of December 30 and references to people, places, and an unclear event. The legible elements are sparse, lacking coherent actions or outcomes to summarize into a full item. The readable content does not identify a clear subject or event.
A Memphis dispatch says Louis Allwhite, accused of assault and murder of Mrs Rachel Kinkanoon and her daughter, was lynched today at the crime scene by a mob. Reports detail that Allwhite and his son prevented the victims from escaping and killed them, with testimony from the younger Allwhite about the assault and river disposal of the body.
New Orleans on December 30 reports Secretary Hester's weekly cotton statement for November indicating a 32,000 bale drop from last year, a 216 bale rise from two years prior, with 1,000,000 bales the first 121 days of the season and 1,276,009 a year earlier. Total supply to date stands at 6,088,027 against 7,030,787 a year ago, including stock at ports and interiors. A separate Alabama item notes a violent incident in Middle City where Arch Pope shot and killed by ihn brother, and the couple Pope, prominent southeastern Alabama settlers, were left with families.
Tokyo reports the capitulation of Port Arthur after Russian and Japanese plenipotentiaries signed terms at 4 30 o clock. The city to be occupied by Japan. Stoessel’s defense ended as Emperor Nicholas and officials remained uninformed. Rejoicing across Tokio followed the news of the fall and questions linger about peace prospects.
At a Georgia Alabama ginners meeting in Atlanta on December 30 two Georgia vice presidents were named to attend the next National Ginners Association convention in Dallas Texas. President J A Taylor urged better reporting on cotton production noting government crop reports are inaccurate and ginners often miscount or guess bale numbers. The Charlotte dry law closing saloons at 9 pm Saturday night led to sixteen saloons going out of business.
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