Col Thos Walson comments on Scranton murder case
Col Thomas Walson of Williamsburg County spoke in the city on the Scranton murder of a Black prisoner last Saturday. He denounced the crime and questioned the jurors’ verdict, noting premonitions of the prisoner’s move to Columbia and tensions on the train. He compared it to the Culbreath lynching in Edgefield, warning the mob’s influence and the failure of lynching law as a remedy.
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Thos. Walson
Cades
Williamsburg County
Scranton
Col. Wilson
Willismshirge County
McGox
Wilson
Col
Jol Wilson
Kingstree
Jumbin
Pegre
Cohmbia
Geo. Evans
Culbreath
Edgefield
Evans
Ernest Gary
Scramton
Night Was Her Terro Cure Promised in Ad
An Alexandrian resident Mrs Chas Ay gate claims a severe cough and throat infection kept her awake. She touts Dry King's Discovery as a guaranteed cure, noting a 5 pound gain after using 50 cent and one dollar bottles. Free titles offered at Crawford Brow, Mackey & Co., and Tundersurk Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas Aygate
Crawford Brow
Mackey & Co
Tundersurk
In Love Advice for Young Men Recounted
A reflective piece compares offering romance tips to feeding a bird with grain. It frames guidance as gentle but careful, noting that advice can shape feelings and outcomes while cautioning against overinstruction in matters of affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ueex Sonal
Train Crash Near Petersurg Claims Lives and Injures Passengers
A train derailed north of Petersurg in the evening, killing Thos Wiley of Springlioht and injuring 1 to 20 passengers, some seriously. The two coaches baggage car and engine plunged down a track embankment, turning over twice and scattering debris along the slope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byori Stud
Tagur Tulieast
Qstord
Petersurg
Acwaemaster
Thos Wiley
Springlioht
Mrs Minerva Smith Diagnosed With Longstanding Bronchitis
A Danville resident, Mrs Minerva Smith, reportedly suffered bronchitis for twenty years. The fragmentary text notes a chronic respiratory condition described in the local notice, with unclear reference to potential remedies or pharmacy names.
Dust Storm Destroys Cotton Stands Near Clio
A Sunday afternoon storm swept through the area, damaging cotton stalls up to fifteen miles high and stripping fruit. Wind speeds caused extensive destruction from Clio, eighteen miles west, to a three mile wide path. The disaster marks a rare event in local memory, with farmers planning to plant late corn after replanting damaged cotton.
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Thes Inn
Intia
Clio
Unclear protest text prompts election tone in fragment
Fragmentary OCR mentions protest after election and pressure. Includes stray lines about a brick for sale north of Lancaster on Lands Ford road with a phone number, and a reference to Taw McCain and Stewart. The readable content is disjoint and date/place unclear. Strong entities: Lancaster, Lands Ford road, McCain, Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Ford Road
McCain & Stewart
Fragmentary Medical Note From Verdona Alabama
A garbled OCR passage mentions Verdona Alabama and a patient with a severe illness and tumors. It references names such as Arnie Satye and Crawford Heros, and mentions Mackey & Co and Pinderburl Pharmsey in a listing-like fragment. The text is incomplete and unclear but indicates a medical context with named individuals and firms.
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Fy A. Gulledue
Verdona
Ala
Len
Crawford Heros
Mackey & Co
Pinderburl, Pharmsey
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Whattrop College
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