Happenings In State Chronicled by Alert Respondents
Weekly column from The Columbia State notes local events across towns Bennettville Newberry Spartanburg and Greer. A mayoral election ends with Hodges unopposed 98 votes total. hogs barred 58 to 40. a railroad crossing accident at Helena kills W D Diver. two burglars Miles B Smith and Will Smith captured near Saxon Mills store. arson attempts in Bishopville tied to two youths Jim Davis and Ben George. a Laurens man J H Polly commits suicide amid illness. Greer post office robbed of 300 stamps and 75 cash with three robbers tracked by bloodhounds.
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Bishopville
Jas
Main Street
Heason & Kelly
Jim Davis
Ben George
G. O. Rogers
Greer’s
Rutledge
Greer's
Most Powerful 16 Inch Gun Tested at Sandy Hook
New York January 17 a 16 inch coast defense rifle was tested at Sandy Hook in front of hundreds of officers and lawmakers including Congressman Gillette. The three firings demonstrated precise calibration of the powder charges and projectile speed with about 20 miles maximum range at high elevation and four to five miles for directed fire. General Crozier called the test a decisive success and noted potential deployment at Sandy Hook at a cost of about $100000.
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Sandy Hook
New York
Government Proving Ground
Army
Legislative Branch
Gillette
Massachusetts
Appropriations Committee
Crozier
Bucklen Arnica Salve Promises Pain Relief
Advertisement notes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a daily comfort aid. Claims include pain relief from burns and ulcers, skin eruptions, felons, corns and warts. Sold for 25 cents at Crawford Bros and J F Mackey Co drug stores.
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Bucklen
Crawford Bros
J. F. Mackey & Co
Legislature in Columbia maps new House committees
The Jan 15 report outlines Speaker Smith’s committee appointments with surprises. Richard S Wheeler becomes chairman of the judiciary. Sinkler loses Education chair. Morgan secures governor's message on Hampton Memorial Day. Crum’s Charleston port collector appointment faces Senate opposition from Charleston leaders. New bills address liquor licensing, dispensary powers, and county road bonds with full readings and referrals to a dispensary committee.
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Columbia
Smith
T. ¥. Williams
Bucot
Richard S. Wheeley
Sinkler
Morgan
Hampton Memorial
House
Y. Aull
Aull
Board of County Commissioners
Court Hove
Wilcox's Second Trial in Charlotte Opens
Hertfort dispatch reports the Wilcox case proceeds with juror twelve seated. Miss Cropsey witnesses testify, autopsy notes suggest a blunt instrument caused head trauma, drowning ruled out. Nellie Cropsey’s father and police describe arrests and key timelines as testimony continues tomorrow.
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Charlotte
N. C
Hertfort
Wood
Nellie Cropsey
Isaac Fearing
Pasquotank County
Oscar McMillan
Cropsey
Aydlett Cross
Hin
Wool
Leroy Shipp
Werribee
Ol Ho Cropsey
Grove's Chill Tonic Ad Claims Safe Cure
A damaged ad claims Grove's Taste Iss Chill Tonic contains quine in a tasteless form. It asserts no cure and no pay for the product. The note emphasizes plainly printed form va on every notice.
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Grove
Smallpox outbreak reported in Laurens County
A smallpox death occurred last Saturday near Barksdale's six miles north of Laurens. About fifty to seventy five Black residents near Barksdale's and one white person three miles south of Laurens are affected. The disease is described as milder yet more widespread than previously, with occasional cases in the county and town. Citizens appeal to the Governor. no current cases in Laurens city.
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Laurens
Barksdale’s
Barksdale
Discovery of a Life Lengthening Remedy Claim
Editor O H Downey of Churusavee Ind touts Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption as infallible for coughs colds and grip. He asserts it makes pneumonia and consumption avoidable and promises instant relief and a certain cure with availability at Mackey's Crawford Bros.
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O. H. Downey
Churusavee
Ind
Dr. King
J. F., Mackey’s & Co
Crawford Bro’s
Cropsey Trial Witnesses Planned By Sisters
Special from Hertford says Miss Ollie Cropsey will be the principal witness in the Wilcox case today as the two Cropsey sisters testify against the defendant.
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Currie Cropsey
Ollie
Greenleaf
Lances
Dawson
Wilcox
Nellie Cropsey
Ollie Cropsey
Leonard Owen
Cropsey
Nill Owens
Caleb Parker
Cropsey Place
Nell Cropsey
Cuarteto
Noc
Hertford
Wilcox Wial
Headache relief remedy advert claims cure for Mrs N A Webster
An advertisement promotes Dr King s New Life Pills as a cure for long standing headaches. It cites Mrs N A Webster of Winnie Virginia who claims relief after two years of illness and mentions headaches constipation and biliousness. Available at Crawford Bros J F Mackey Co.
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N. A. Webster
Winnie
Eighteen Horses Burned in Newton Livery Fire
Special to the Charlotte Observer from Newton reports a 2 am fire destroyed the Young & Corpening livery stable owned by Z H Yount. Loss estimated at 800 to 1000 dollars for stock and a large assortment of vehicles grain and equipment. Eighteen horses perished and one horse cared for by Dr I R Campbell also died in the blaze.
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Newton
Young & Corpening
Z. H. Yount
Young
I. R. Campbell
Notorious inmate at large in Shelby county barricaded
Siluria Alabama January 17 Tom Lenton a notorious convict broke jail three days ago and is at large with rewards posted for capture by sheriff and county officials. He is said to hold a fortified shack beyond Mardyville with about forty men at bay. He has killed one and wounded several whites, leaving inhabitants terror stricken.
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Siluria
Ala
Tom Lenton
Shelby County
Sherif
Mardyville
Cure for AO htin One Day Medical Claim
Advertisement style note claiming a cure in one day with laxative and quinine tablets. Warns druggists refund money if it fails to cure and asserts E.W. Grove’s signature appears on each box. Contains questionable medical claim and branding.
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AO Htin
E.W. Urove
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