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Newspaper

The Lancaster Ledger

Location

Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1905

Page

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Darlington Trust Doors Close as Oil Company Fails

In Darlington the Trust company suspended operations after the Independent Cotton Oil Company faced a receiver appointment. Officials said depositors and stockholders would be paid in full, while the 21 plant network across multiple towns remains under the oil company’s control.

Cotton Oil Company Darlington Trust Company E. C. Hide Cuehier K K.dargan iv Darlingidn 'Crint Company Snp Peasient Cotton Oil Company

Charleston Financiers Hit In Oil Failure

Charleston July 8 Special Judge Brawley on creditor petition appoints Bright Williamson R Bee Lebby and G H Saas receivers for the Independent cotton Oil company of Darlington. Charleston exposed to heavy losses with liabilities around 750000 and assets chiefly mills seed and bulls.

Charleston Brawley Bright Williamson R. Bee Lebby G. H. Saas Independent Cotton Oil Company Darlington

Price denies advance information claim

Theodore H Price says a report that he received early crime department tips is false and libelous. He denies any inquiry or charges by the department and warns he will seek legal redress for further publications.

Associated Press Holmes Department of Agriculture New York Theodora H. Price

Clerk Holmes Dismissed Over War Time Speculation

Washington July 8 Secretary of Agriculture Wilson dismissed Edwin Folmes assistant statistician for providing advance government crop reports to speculators and for manipulating figures. Holmes reportedly received 78 900 from a brokerage firm disguised as payment for mining stock, with investigation prompting new safeguards and reorganizing the Bureau of Statistics to seal field reports until official release. Secretary Wilson consulted the district attorney but found no obstruction. Folmes was the only department employee implicated.

Washington Wilson Edwin Folmes Government Service Colt Aecrat Service Holmes Wartern United States District Attorney District of Columbia Richard Cheatham Southern Cotton Growers’ Assecition Bureau of Statistics Department Texas Georgia Folmes

Two Bottles Cure Kidney Trouble Promoted

A. H. Davis of Mt Sterling Ia reports kidney trouble for two years was cured by two bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure. Sold by Kanderburk Pharmacy. The note also urges preparing for a second crop of Irish potatoes, with favorable yield expectations despite some risk. Yorkville Enquirer.

Yorkville Enquirer

Foley's Honey and Tar for Children Advised

A medical advisory cautions against giving Foley's Honey and Tar products to children. Officials warn about potential risks, urging caregivers to choose safer alternatives for coughs and throat relief.

Mutineers’ Leaders Said to Kill Ten Officers

In Roumania’s Kutenji area Admiral Krueger seized the Russian battleship Kniaz Potemkin after transfer formalities. Mutineers and crews deserted under guard, with seven officers held and records claiming Matuschenko killed ten officers amid bloodstained cabins and scattered ammunition.

Roumania Kniaz Potemkin Krueger Kutenji Kroeger Koslinsky Admiral Krueger Charles Associated Press Kniaz Potemkin Matuschenko

Bronchitis treatment claim in local ad and quotes

Mrs Minerva Smith of Danville NL reports lasting relief from chronic bronchitis using Foley’s Honey and Tar sold by Fanderburk Pharmacy. The item also contains assorted civic remarks and a note that stuffing a ballot box is criminal, but no law bans stuffing a contribution box.

Minerva Smith Danville, NL Foley's Fanderburk Pharmacy O Floyd Kershaw

Depot Fire at Fapesville Knocks Out Southern Rail Line

Jonesville reports the new Southern railroad depot at Fapesville, built about three years ago, destroyed by fire. Estimated loss around 5000 with freight damaged. Brick Williams Brothers building spared contents. Fire blamed on rats.

Union Fapesville Southern Railroad Williams Brothers

Negroe's Hot Broken By Rail road Engine

Luke Gray a colored man was struck on a railroad track one mile west of Montimor by engine No 1 556 traveling from Charleston to August about midnight He suffered severe head injuries including a scalp wound and a fractured skull Doctors attended him and Gray remained conscious during examination He is dying and death feared

Spartanburg Dalys Hopital Seithie Ing Ile Adolphus Mull Mull Ounhe Clie Aiken Luke Gray Montimor Charleston 5. G. Croft Gray

Dr King’s New Life Pills Endorsed by Local Stores

In a revived ad style notice Crawford Bros JF Mickey Co and Funderbark Phinney advertise Dr King’s New Life Pills as a brand and system cleanser. The copy claims relief for stomach and liver troubles and notes the product is sold by a local drug store with a guarantor. The piece ends with a moral vignette about girls growing into happy wives and novelists and a wary nod to asking favors from a woman after a good dinner.

Dr. King New Life Crawford Bros JF Mickey & Co’s Funderbark Phinney

Man Drops Head After a Dispute in Illinois Town

In a tragic incident today in Lucknow Illinois a man reportedly died after a dispute with a magistrate and others. The conflict involved heated language and an ensuing collapse believed to be from heart failure. Police and local witnesses described a chaotic scene as bystanders and family members reacted with shock.

Appointment of Kit Root as secretary in Oyster Bay ward

Official notice from Oyster Bay dated July 7 announces Kit Root has been appointed secretary of the ward. Secretary Leon eBliby posted the tender and says Root will take oath with a small ceremony. no one plans to travel to Washington this September.

Oyster Bay Daly Kit Root Seeratney Etyty Leon eBliby

Fragmented OCR Note Lacks Clear News Readout

Scrambled text with multiple garbled names and phrases. The readable bits mention names like Beebe and Tarbi and refer to throws and a contest but lack coherent events, dates, or locations to form a factual summary.

Fragmented Local Notice: unclear text

Readable fragments describe a local event but details, names, and actions are obscured by garbled OCR text leaving the notice unusable for precise summary.

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