Grim chain of tragedies and mill disasters hit South Carolina towns
March reports chronicle a string of fatal incidents and factory mishaps. Wash Brace, a prominent local farmer, died suddenly while working in a field, with apoplexy suspected. a neighbor’s misfortune followed as a fire claimed the old woman’s home. In Griffin, a fly wheel wreck damaged the mill, costing up to twenty thousand dollars as workers suffered injuries. A Philadelphia man credits Electric Bitters with saving his life after severe illness. The cotton mills prepared to halt night work for four months to curb overproduction. A Columbia case notes a local burn and strangulation tied to prison crime, while Lancaster reports a condemned man’s suicide in his jail cell after murder charges.
Pensions Fall Off and a Daring Greenwood Burglary
A mix of items reports pension reductions under the new law, with Spartanburg seeing about 150 fewer pensions than last year. Also described is a bold Greenwood burglary where Manuel Bayond and John Fauntleroy escaped a jail by burning the door and stealing goods valued around 30 dollars from Bolton's clothing store. Manuel Hagood, a suspected accomplice, was previously arrested.
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Manuel Bayond
Little John Fauntleroy
Three Killed by Lightning in Atlanta Home Fire
A lightning strike in Atlanta on Monday night killed Postmaster Morgan family members including a twelve year old son and six year old daughter as the house burned. Morgan, awakened by flames, found his wife and two younger children dead. three other children survived. The blaze toppled the burning roof moments after the bodies were removed.
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Atlanta
Gia
Doty Baro Burned Near Winnaboro South Carolina
Fire destroyed the Doty bar near Winnaboro Winnsboro South Carolina on March 5 consuming the building and four to five wagons and about twenty sets of harness. Five mules were burned and four or five more scratched while trying to rescue them. Loss estimated at 1500 with 400 insured and the fire regarded accidental. A$500 reward per participant offered in Terre Haute for Ward lynching case.
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Gether
Doty
Terre Haute
Ind
Fasig
International Council of the World
Lawe
Washington
Seattle
Editor's awful plight cured by arnica salve
FH Higgins, editor of Seneca News, suffered for years from piles. After trying Bucklen's Arnica Salve, he was wholly cured in two boxes. The salve is advertised as the surest pile cure. Cure guaranteed. Only 25 cents. Sold by Crawford Bros druggists.
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FH Higgins
Seneca
News
Bucklen
Crawford Bros Druggs
Dr Be Deichon’s Anti Diurete Offered at Drugstore
A vintage advertisement from JB Mackey & Co druggists in Lancaster promotes Dr Be Deichon’s Anti Diurete as a remedy for nocturnal bedwetting and related discomforts. The copy appeals to parents with children and promises relief for both old and young, urging immediate purchase at $1. Sold by the Lancaster druggist at 5 C.
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JB Mackey & Co
Lancaster
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