08 Jan 1902
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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1902
Page
1
The State's annual session nears with captiol renovations underway. Preparations include a new carpet and flag poles. many members seek boarding houses for the session as new bills loom. Key issues expected are child labor, anti trust, and compulsory education.
A Montgomery dispatch reports Captain Richmond P Hobson will resign from the navy and enter politics. He is said to plan challenging incumbent Senator John L. Blankhead for a congressional seat in the Birmingham district.
A Berlin dispatch to The World reports Miss Stone has been released. The Vienna and Berlin sources give no further details on her status or the circumstances of the release, and the article provides limited information beyond the confirmation.
A letter from Major Charles H. Smith known as Bill Arp in Cartersville disclaims any relation to Joel Smith of Monticello and denounces an endless chain scam promising $20 monthly to readers. He pleads editors to expose the fraud harming Southern women and offers $10 to identify the chain’s origin.
News from Galveston reports 55 Texas counties affected by cotton boll weevil with heavy losses in river counties and large districts. Texas production fell by about 24 500 bales in affected regions while 1899 1900 output totaled 2 658 555 bales, with over 1 558 500 grown in infested counties. San Antonio notes 600 head of horses and milch cows killed to prevent starvation amid drought. Also cites Great Britain war casualties and domestic disease deaths in South Africa.
A 1901 notice by W B Plyler bans walking riding hunting or cutting wood on two tracts two miles west and two miles south of town known as the Jasper Cunningham Chafee and J P Hunter lands. The public road boundaries and neighboring landowners are named. The unlawful trespass will be prosecuted. A cold remedy ad follows mentioning Kermott's Chocolates Laxative Quinine for head colds.
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