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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1900
Page
1
A two masted steam vessel of about 2000 tons went ashore before dawn on Thursday at the foot of the reef near St Marys. The crew launched boats but most perished as the wreck burned and sank. Residents saw the blaze from six miles away as the ship burned amid winter cold and heavy seas.
A party including Mr Cleveland and Captain Ratley D Ewans USN travels to Santee Gun Club preserves for a week of sport shooting ducks. General Waste Trinpton of Cass Manbing is to join the party. Mississippi Governor attacks Mormon teaching in a legislative message, denouncing it and urging measures to curb it. More than ten county fat mares home raised are reported killed and furans claim emancipation from western domination.
The report reviews South Carolina legislative actions in Columbia. Debates over ballot measures and election rules surface, with votes on court-related provisions and a measure to require assistance for injuries from ball incidents in the State House. Senate proposals include sale of State farms, child labor protections, and bond rules for county dispensers alongside other county government and registration measures.
In Columba SC on January 13 the General Assembly passed a bill repealing the income tax as a farce and approved a marriage license fee of 25 cents to be paid to the probate judge. The state fire committee was instructed to draft plans for statewide fire protection upgrades costing about 214,500 dollars, with opponents cautious on securing the appropriation. Union County’s grand jury for 1900 became an act, and several bills related to county courts and salaries were considered or killed amid a brief session and ongoing legislative activity.
Lieutenant Victor Blue of the U S Navy was awarded a gold medal by the Women of South Carolina for his courage and service in the Santiago Campaign. The presentation, connected to the battleship Massachusetts, honored his conduct on land and sea during World War I.
Special to Greenville News outlines Winkler’s dispensary bill with a retained State board of control, per-member salaries, bonds, and bids for liquor contracts. It details county dispensaries, enforcement powers, constable appointments, and revenue divisions, plus a separate clip on British battle losses in the South African War and political health shifts involving Lentern Butler and Gen Warren.
The committee in Titersstele sent a favorable report on the Mep born bill for the Niewragua canal. The measure mirrors the version previously reported by this committee in the bot can Areas.
Howard Patterson of Barnwell enters the coming race for governor describing his run as a bid for executive honors. He vows to reform dispensary issues and improve state governance.
Brave men plagued by stomach, digestion, and nerves say Electric Bitters restore strength and appetite. A Crawford Bros Drug Store ad claims the tonic cures backache, headaches, and fatigue, promising renewed vitality with every bottle guaranteed for 50 cents.
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