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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1905
Page
2
The Wateres Messenger notes the Cotton Growers Association pushed for 10 cent cotton and urges farmer loyalty while Columbia Record laments limited gains for producers. York county mirrors concern with thousands of bales still unsold as Yorkville Enquirer reports.
Camden July 11 Special to News and Courier Vernon Nettles about 21 took his own life at his home near Lugoff. He killed himself with a pistol after his father reprimanded him on Sunday afternoon. The Nettles family is well known, and the community mourns the tragedy.
Walter Albright Desa a noted Montgomery cabinet maker died at his home 208 Bibb Street after a paralytic stroke. He was 49 native to the area and had lived in Texas and Atlanta before moving to Montgomery. Survived by two sons from his first marriage to Alice Boyd and four children from his second wife Jesis Bird. Body shipped to Winder, Ga for interment.
The Sumter Herald notes the growing campaign against the dispensary across Laurens Saluda Horry Newberry Anderson Edgefield Greenville Spartanburg Union counties. Prohibition is seen as likely to win in each, effectively wiping out the liquor trade from the Piedmont region.
Commissioner Tatum exposes extra bottles in several brands at dispensing houses prompting orders to open cases and mark bottles with contents. Hearing details reveal bottles in Old Joe Red Feather Peaceful Valley Tom Gin Mallard Rye Red Lion Riverside Rye Cordial Gin and P. L. corm drums were involved. The measure aims to stop this practice and require full invoicing to dispensers.
In Jackson Mississippi on July 11 Davis Collins, a Black man convicted of attempted criminal assault, was killed on a train en route to the penitentiary. Dickey, brother in law of Miss Hogg, fired three shots at Collins as the train neared Crystal Springs. Dickey surrendered and abided by authorities.
A South Carolina dispatch reports McCarter found dead on his engine near Bath after it moved, with suspected heart trouble. In Cross Keys a farmer Andrew Lamb died while plowing, likely from heart failure. An Orangeburg coroner closed an inquest into a baby killing near Knott's mill, mother injured by gunfire as someone fled for water. Anderson notes a Farmers' Union meeting backing a cotton warehouse project with farmer stock ownership and charter steps.
A Saturday evening brawl at Dunn's Creek between rival negro baseball teams led to eight people being shot. None died, but several were seriously wounded including a man with jaw bones broken. The incident occurred near Donald's.
A morning inquest examined Keith Dargan’s death from carbolic acid. Pegram Dargan was discussed as a possible accessory while a note by the deceased linked his own brother to the act. Witnesses described the tense scene and the brother’s emotional testimony.
The text describes a chain of distress following a tragedy including allegations about Mr Dargan, concerns over his involvement, and rumors about Keith Warcan’s fate. It notes a financial disaster affecting the Independent Cotton company with assets and liabilities itemized by Receiver Williamson. It also mentions John Carter’s jealous shooting attempt and a pending hearing, and ends with a plea to pay subscriptions.
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An old advertisement claims Foley’s Honey and Tar will cure a cold and throat symptoms. The copy touts throat relief and praises the product as a universal remedy, urging readers to rely on its purported benefits.
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