White Man to Hang for Negro's Murder
Darlington reports two white men, Bob Small and John Noll, convicted of murdering Frank Scott, a Black man. Noll received life imprisonment. Small is to be hanged May 5. The accounts highlight defense counsel Senator Geof Brown and public opinions on justice.
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Darlington
Phil
Frank Scott
John Noll
State
Bob Small
Geof Brown
Sam Marks
Hill Langston
Supreme Court
Marks
Killed With a Rock in Belton Murder Casualties
In Belton Ellis Greer and Sam Brenzeale, both Black men, fought last Sunday resulting in Ellis Greer dying Friday night from a skull fracture after being struck with a rock. In Edgefield, Lemuel Corley a county chain gang overseer killed Jim Lumer with a shotgun when threatened. Charles Holloway and Arthur Holloway, Black men, were convicted of murder in the death of Spencer Harris at Pleasant Grove church and face life imprisonment.
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Belton
Edgefield
Lemuel Corley
Jim Lumer
Corley
Charles
Arthur Holloway
Spencer Harris
Pleasant Grove Church
Agust
Notice to the Public inquests to be held countywide
J Montgomery Caskey coroner announces inquests will be held in the county. Readers may phone his Pleasant Hill residence for information or to arrange attendance as needed.
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Pleasant Hill
J. Montgomery Caskey
Ept
Oyama Keeps His Word To His Hungry Troops
Tokio reports Field Marshal Oyama telegraphs that Mukden was occupied at 10 o clock this morning and surrounding movements have succeeded. He says fierce fighting occurred around Mukden and that a great number of prisoners and large quantities of arms ammunition provisions and war supplies were captured.
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Oyama
Tokio
Marabal Oyama
Mukden
Sontag
Battle of Mukden Reported by Field Marshal Oyama
Tokio reports Field Marshal Oyama stating massive losses for Russia in the Battle of Mukden. He cites over 40,000 prisoners including Gen Nachmoss, about 90,000 killed or wounded, and 26,500 enemy dead, with extensive spoils such as 60 guns, 60,000 rifles, vast ammunition, rations, fuel, and other war materiel. No report yet from the sinking direction.
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Tokio
Oyama
Shakhe
Nachmoss
Singking
Mukden
Got Off Cheap
A satirical note on illness and recovery claims praises Dr. King’s New Life Pills as a quick pleasant cure for headache and constipation. It references Crawford Bros J F Mackey Co and Funderbark Pharmacy as sellers and adds a quip about General Oyama’s passes with a light political joke.
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Dr. King
Crawford Bros. J. F.mackey & Co’s
Funderbark Pharmacy
Kuropatkin Resigns as Russian Commander After Defeat
Gen Kuropatkin submits his resignation to Emperor Nicholas and takes full responsibility for the defeat. He cites miscalculated Japanese strength and declines to place blame on his council of generals. The army loses a trusted offensive strategist and idol of private soldiers.
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Kuropatkin
Nicholas
Aot
Baltic Fleet to Face Togo After Mukden Defeat
The Russian government vows a new army and reorganization of Far East forces. Vice Admiral Rozhestvensky is ordered to sail to engage Togo as Emperor Nicholas and advisers push a hard line, while peace terms are viewed as unlikely despite risks and retreat consider.”
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St. Petersburg
Mukden
Far
Rojestvensky
Togo
Nicholas
Far East
Harbin
Vladivostock
Russia
Labor Riot In Chicago Leaves Conductor Scarred But Safe
A Chicago Street car conductor was attacked by a mob during a labor riot and badly bruised yet recovered quickly. G J Welch of Tekonsha Michigan endorses Arica Salse as a family remedy for cuts and burns, priced 25 cents at Crawford Bros J F Mackey Co and Fonderburk Pharmacy.
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Chicago
G. J. Welch
Tekonsha
Mich
Crawford Bros
J. F. Mackey & Co
Fonderburk Pharmacy
Printing requests and subscription plea to The Ledger
A compact printing notice urges sending neatly printed work to the office of Roy S Strait and promotes subscribing to The Ledger. The fragment reflects a historical newspaper printing and circulation note without broader context.
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Roy S Strait
Whiskey king’s raid ends in death on Seaboard track
W H Sellers, known as the blind tiger king of Columbia, loses a henchman Charles Thompson who dies after attempting to flag down a speeding Florida Limited train while transporting 1000 half pints of King’s Choice corn whiskey and six kegs. Elias Waiters is jailed as authorities seize wagons and mules and recover several barrels at Blaney after a night pursuit from Weddell station.
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W.H. Sellers
Columbia
Charles Thompson
Seaboard
Flying ‘Florida Limited
Elias Waiters
Thompson
Weddell
Carolina Distilling Company
Hamlet
N. C
Blaney
Seas Board
Kershaw County
Thomson
Florida Limited
Osborne
Harling
Pegues
Boland
RR Seeley
Lower Main Street
Darkey
Thomas
Seeley
Waybills
TF Osborn
Morrison
TN Brown
Eling Watters
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Small
Nell
North Carolina
Harper’s Saw Mill
W. P Dubree
Noll
RF Howe
Howe
Howie
Darlingston
Mose Ham
Mose Tam
Johnson
Columbia State
Charleston News and Courier
Jnner Salv
Detroit Journal
Marrray
Marray Drug Co
Gen. Kuropatkin
St Petersburg
Isent
Baltic
Murrray
Murray
Ture
Murray Drug Co
Fanderburn Pharmacy
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