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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1901
Page
4
A garbled clipping reports extraordinary rainfall in Pex and lists historic bank checks by notable figures including Jay Gout and William Vand erbilt, mentioning sums like 6 000 000 and 2250 080. It notes floods, drownings, and a sensational rainfall event described as the heaviest ever seen.
Washington reports United States Senator Carter of Montana has been appointed to head the St. Louis exposition as a United States commissioner. He has accepted the new post. The position pays 85, a year.
A strange red sky and bloodlike rain have been observed across Termeo Sicily and southern regions. Dust from the African deserts carried by strong south winds is blamed for the phenomenon, with reports of red rain in Rome and yellow skies elsewhere.
The piece recalls Prieatedohn Allen's House departure and public persona, using a humorous anecdote about early party clashes and a Cleveland Hendricks club. It notes Allen's self-praise and contrasts with rivals while hinting at party dynamics and public perception. Nearby, reports mention three new smallpox cases near Biddle University outside Charlotte.
Health warning lists kidney strain effects and blood impurities. It notes that when kidneys are sick they fail to cleanse blood, leading to pains and rheumatism from excess uric acid due to neglect.
AC Wilhorn president of the Cotton Growers Protective Association calls cotton growers and farmers in South Carolina to join the American Agriculturalist sugar beet contest. He cites beet suitability for local soils, potential profits, and notes seed sources, prize funds exceeding 10 000 dollars, and class criteria for reporting beet yields and sugar content across the United States.
Manila reports Capt Gulick and the Twentieth Infantry receiving the surrender of insurgent officers and men near Burnag and in Balange province. The pursuit and arrests continue as leaders and rifles are surrendered. In Kansas, a Wetmore saloon keeper was ordered to close by Tuesday after distributing thousand hand bills for a Monday closing, described as the town’s biggest drunk event.
The Wide The ryanton Herald reports Mecklenburg advocates a 3-1/2 inch wagon tire law, arguing it would improve road safety and traveler morals. Farmers may resist but gradual adoption and tire upgrades are urged to reduce wheel damage and highway hazards. Also noted is a killing in South Carolina as Marshal Tomberlin shoots Fred Smoak during an arrest, Smoak dies instantly and Tomberlin is jailed.
One hundred dollars reward for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. FJ Cheney & Co. advertise as proprietors. West Truax and Walding Kinnan Marvin, wholesale druggists in Toledo endorse the firm. Internal medicine claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Price seven cents per bottle. Hold by all druggists. Testimonials free. Hall's Family Pills praised.
The editor of the Wustell, Gin, News in Atlanta was found dead in a Folsom hotel bed this morning. A note requests burial at his Dawsonville home with Masons, saying lay me to rests you find me. The report also mentions a state attorney general study on race and justice in court, noting disparities in convictions between white and Black offenders. Bamberg Herald
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